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

on the door to

things Gersey’s subordinate said at that

need to hurry up and find the feed

“…Monsters?”

He then quickly

eye contact

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 come

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

started to shake

Click click.

move the

because Gersey's subordinates found me. I barely made

thinking about what she just said,

will come true on the day the seal is removed. It seems like…the third location is

head

that the seal will be removed on the last day of the

Cotton started to frown.

thinking the same thing. That is why we

a moment before

think we can destroy it if those

“Do I look weak?”

and waved his hands around after hearing

It’s not like

Bud’s

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

was thinking the same thing,

Cale started to speak.

is why we have to

contact with

then continued to

why we have to

most important of the reasons we need to

stop frowning as she

why the hell isn’t this

as she

“Move.”

“What?”

his hand on her shoulder and pulled

away

the hell are you doing when every second

“Eruhaben-nim.”

see Eruhaben moving forward

“Step back.”

back with Cale and Bud each grabbing one

gold powder covering

for only a

her eyes

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall

Pat. Pat.

shoulder as he whispered to

think it’s time to blast our way forward since they already

“…Crazy bastard.”

wall because of that? What if the cave starts to

she wanted

behind her and he noticed numerous machines and magic circles that filled

speak after seeing Cale’s

had to go through

“Purification?”

be purified in order for it to become

northern part

was a

“Is that it?”

that is

head and looked

them

Ooooooong-

aura started to shoot out from the tip of Bud’s

pointed toward

was at that

“They're here.”

the stairs at the first location that

Boom!

see the things that made loud noises as they entered the underground

could not see them clearly as they were

he could vaguely make them

“They’re so big.”

robed priests

so far away. But there doesn’t seem to be a

“Shut up!”

Bud’s eyes

shocked because of what Cotton

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

large priests destroyed a

welcomed the dead mana flowing out with their

heard Cotton’s

are corpses except for one! They are dead corpses

not expected Gersey to tell them to

four priests

become even

Boom. Boom. Boom.

started to walk toward

no life in their

really were corpses based on their

right! They have no free will! They just obey

pulled at Cale's

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

as he asked

you fine

for a

“I.”

she

cannot absorb dead

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

a secret that

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

hell are

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

looked like balloons covered in dead mana were

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

shot forward at an

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

Cale had grabbed

instantly arrived at the door heading into the third

shouting from

“Block them!”

was pointing at

eyes were

Chhhh!

above his head as

“That is!”

in the northern mountain, channeled more of

over 3 meters long was pointed at the approaching subordinates

was at

destroy the machines and the

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with his

Boom!

scattered in front of

“Block them.”

appeared

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

started to speak to