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.

landed on the

the lock on the door to

things Gersey’s subordinate said at

to hurry up and find the feed

“…Monsters?”

He then quickly added

made 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 day our liege and our majesty’s dreams all

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

her finger started to shake

Click click.

started to move the

run away because Gersey's subordinates found me. I barely made it back

thinking about what

removed. It seems like…the third location is very important

head

be removed

Cotton started to frown.

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

a moment

we can destroy it if those terrible monsters are there? Aren't we

“Do I look weak?”

and waved his hands

Eruhaben-nim, It’s

chuckled at Bud’s reaction

if they are still sealed and Gersey and his subordinates are able to freely come and

thinking the

Cale started to speak.

is why we have to

made eye contact

continued

get complicated if Gersey undoes the seal first. That is why we have to move before he gets

is the most important of the reasons we need to

frowning as she

why the hell

seemed frustrated as she messed with

“Move.”

“What?”

her

hand moved away

the hell are you doing when every second

“Eruhaben-nim.”

could see Eruhaben moving

“Step back.”

with Cale and Bud each grabbing one of her

could see a gold powder covering

was there for only a

her eyes

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall

Pat. Pat.

as he whispered to

way forward since they already know we’re

“…Crazy bastard.”

because of that? What if the cave starts

she wanted

noticed numerous machines and magic circles that filled this

speak

White Star had to go through many purifications with Gersey

“Purification?”

to become a body that

to the northern part of the

a small door

“Is that it?”

is the third

head and

them as we

Ooooooong-

aura started to shoot out from the tip of

blade was pointed toward the

at that

“They're here.”

toward the stairs at the first

Boom!

could see the things that made loud noises as

not see them clearly

vaguely make them

“They’re so big.”

five large robed priests

away. But there doesn’t seem to be

“Shut up!”

and Bud’s eyes turned

not shocked because of what

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started

“T, the glass containers-!”

the large priests

the dead mana flowing

heard Cotton’s voice at that

They are dead corpses

looked disgusted as she had not expected Gersey to tell them to destroy the

four priests became

looked like bombs that had become

Boom. Boom. Boom.

four priests started to walk

no life

they really were corpses based on their

right! They have no free will! They just obey everything Gersey tells them

at Cale's

problem! We need to get to the third

followed her as

are you so scared of Gersey’s subordinates? Aren’t you fine even if the

for

“I.”

before she

dead

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

a secret

things he wanted to ask after seeing her hesitate. However, he pushed those questions aside for now after

the hell are

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

that looked like balloons covered in dead mana were rushing toward

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

at an

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

whirlwind was surrounding the two of them. Cale had grabbed Cotton's collar and thrown her

had almost instantly arrived at

shouting from behind

“Block them!”

was pointing at

were

Chhhh!

his head

“That is!”

power in the northern mountain, channeled

over 3 meters long

at that

machines and the magic

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped

Boom!

in front of

“Block them.”

wall instantly appeared and blocked

first and second locations had been was now filled by Eruhaben's

to the others