Trash of the Count's Family

Cale quietly observed the fear in Cotton's eyes.

'Why is she so scared that Gersey is chasing us?’

Eruhaben started to speak as Cale remained quiet.

“Will we need to capture Gersey?”

Cotton shook her head.

“That is not a good idea, sir.”

She was speaking respectfully to the ancient Dragon.

“Based on Gersey’s personality, he would have immediately contacted the White Star after suppressing my subordinates. He will only enter the underground passage after doing that. He does not make rash movements. He is the thorough type.”

Eruhaben understood the meaning behind those words.

“You're saying that it is better to destroy this place before the White Star comes rather than handling Gersey?”

“Yes, sir, that’s right.”

Cotton took a map out of her pocket.

“In order to destroy the cave, it is best to destroy it from the innermost area.”

She looked at the map as she started to walk to the inner area of the cave.

No, she was running.

“The third location is the most important place, so it is most effective to destroy that spot!”

Not getting all this dead mana was a pity, but it was not a facility that needed to be destroyed.

It was at that moment.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

They heard noises coming from the top of the stairs.

“…It must be Gersey's trusted subordinates! Hurry up!”

She became anxious and started to move even faster.

“Aaaaah!”

She suddenly felt as if her body was starting to float up.

Her two feet actually did leave the ground.

“What the hell?”

She looked toward Cale who was now next to her.

"We need to go quickly if we need to hurry. We’ll be late if we ran.”

There were whirlwinds at the tips of Cale's feet and her feet.

Bud and Eruhaben looked ready to quickly shoot forward as well.

Cotton looked down at her feet for a moment before nodding her head.

“Okay! I'll guide you!”

She started to move even faster.

Cale was up there next to her.

His eyes observed the numerous glass containers full of dead mana.

He could feel the numerous lives that were lost in order to create this much dead mana.

‘That is why I need to completely destroy this facility.’

Cale made up his mind as he started to speak.

“Why are you in such a rush? You seem extremely scared.”

Cotton stopped biting down on her lips.

“…I told you that the third location was the most important, right? I also said I have proof that is the case.”

“Yes.”

Boom. Boom. Boom.

They could still hear people rushing down behind them.

Who the hell were Gersey's trusted subordinates that they were making so much noise heading down?

Cale noticed a wall and door at the end of the glass containers.

Cotton started to speak while looking at that door.

“We received dead mana from many places.”

“The Mogoru Empire?”

“Yes, The Mogoru Empire was one of those places.”

Bud asked in shock.

“You received it from other places too?”

Cotton started to frown as she turned her head toward Bud.

“I don’t have time to explain all of that right now!”

She looked at the map over and over as she continued to speak.

“The underground facility was created when the white castle was created. I participated in its creation, but the innermost area of this facility… I couldn’t hear anything about the third location.”

Cale's expression turned odd.

He had heard that it took a long time between the beginning of the Endable Kingdom's construction and the end.

But the Deputy Chief Priest who seemed to be in her twenties had participated in all of it and was still alive?

‘…I guess I can't trust her appearance.’

Cale finally fully understood that she was an illusionist.

“I did think that it was an important place at first, but I didn’t suspect anything after that.”

Cale focused on what Cotton had to say again.

"But once our grasp on the Mogoru Empire ended, Gersey started to enter the third location very frequently.”

“It hasn’t been that long then.”

“Haaaaa.”

Cale could see Cotton sighing in response.

She quietly looked at Cale and responded.

“Was it short even if 24 lives disappeared every day?”

“…What?”

Cale's face stiffened as Cotton started to speak faster.

“It happens every eight hours. Gersey brings his trusted subordinates with him and brings 'feed’ to the third facility.”

“That ‘feed’ was humans?”

“…Sometimes it was humans, but there were other living beings as well. Regardless of their origin, they brought eight living beings three times a day.”

Cotton who was extremely sensitive to Gersey's movements and had been observing his daily routine had picked up on this odd routine at some point.

“How did you know that if you can’t go to that area?”

"His subordinates find the feed from outside. Gersey isn’t with them at that time.”

It seemed that although Gersey was always with his subordinates to come in here and deliver the feed to the third location, only his subordinates went out to find the feed.

“Once I figured that out, I cast an illusion and stealthily followed them once.”

Cotton let out a small sigh.

“I heard one of the subordinates talking at that time. He’s the only one of Gersey’s trusted subordinates who can talk. This is what that bastard said.”

Tap.

feet landed on

grabbed the lock on the door to the second location as she

repeating the things Gersey’s subordinate said at that

up and find

“…Monsters?”

He then quickly

eye contact with

terrible things are no longer sealed… We must give everything we have to fulfill our liege's orders as that day will be the

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

started to shake along with

Click click.

move the

run away because Gersey's subordinates found me. I

thinking about what she

of their dreams will come true on the day the seal is removed. It seems like…the third

head and started to

feeling that the seal will be removed on the last

Cotton started to frown.

the same thing. That is why we need to hurry up and

moment before

you think we can destroy it if those terrible monsters

“Do I look weak?”

hands around after

Eruhaben-nim, It’s not

at Bud’s reaction

are still sealed and Gersey and his subordinates are able to

thinking the same

Cale started to speak.

is why we have

made eye contact with Cotton

then continued to

the seal first. That is why we have to move before

of the reasons we

stop frowning as she said

why the

she messed

“Move.”

“What?”

hand on her shoulder and pulled

hand moved away

you doing when

“Eruhaben-nim.”

see Eruhaben moving forward

“Step back.”

with Cale and Bud each grabbing one

could see a gold powder covering

there for only a

her eyes soon

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall was

Pat. Pat.

shoulder as he whispered to

it’s time to blast our way

“…Crazy bastard.”

destroyed the wall because of that? What if the

she wanted

her and he noticed numerous machines and magic circles that filled this large

to speak after seeing Cale’s

go through many purifications with Gersey

“Purification?”

human body needed to be purified in order for it to become a body that was suitable for

northern part of the

was a small

“Is that it?”

that is the third

and looked toward Eruhaben

them

Ooooooong-

started to shoot out from the tip

pointed toward

at

“They're here.”

first location that

Boom!

made loud noises as they

not see them clearly as

could vaguely make

“They’re so big.”

large robed priests entering the underground

can't smell them because they’re so far away. But there doesn’t

“Shut up!”

and Bud’s eyes turned

not shocked because of what

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started

“T, the glass containers-!”

the large priests destroyed a large glass

the dead mana flowing out

heard Cotton’s voice at that

except for one! They are dead

as she had not expected Gersey to

priests became even

had become even bigger after absorbing

Boom. Boom. Boom.

priests started to walk

no life in their

they really were corpses based on their lifeless

no free will! They just obey

pulled at

me! The second facility isn't the problem! We need to get to the third location

followed her as he asked a

you so scared of Gersey’s subordinates? Aren’t you fine even if the dead mana bomb

for a

“I.”

hesitated before she continued

absorb dead

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

is a secret

after seeing her hesitate. However, he pushed those questions

Why the hell are those things so

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

balloons covered in dead mana

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

an explosive speed

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

them. Cale had grabbed Cotton's collar and thrown

arrived at the

heard someone shouting from

“Block them!”

pointing at Cale

eyes were

Chhhh!

gather above his head as he opened his

“That is!”

the northern mountain, channeled more of his

now shooting up over 3 meters long was pointed at the approaching subordinates

was at that

machines and

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with his

Boom!

powder scattered in front of

“Block them.”

instantly appeared and blocked

and second locations had been was

speak to the