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

door to the second location as she continued to

Gersey’s subordinate said at

up and find the feed for

“…Monsters?”

then quickly added

eye contact with

day those terrible things are no longer sealed… We must give everything we have to fulfill our

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

on her finger started to

Click click.

started to move the

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

about what she just said, started

the day the seal is removed. It seems like…the third location is very important as the Deputy

nodded his head and started

seal will be removed on the

Cotton started to frown.

is why we need to hurry up and destroy that place

a moment before

think we can destroy it if those terrible monsters

“Do I look weak?”

waved his hands around after

It’s not like

chuckled at Bud’s

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

thinking the same thing,

Cale started to speak.

that is why we have to

contact

then continued to

if Gersey undoes the seal first. That is why we have to move before he gets here. Am I

is the most important of the

could not stop frowning

why the hell

seemed frustrated as she messed with

“Move.”

“What?”

on her shoulder and

moved away from

the hell are you

“Eruhaben-nim.”

could see Eruhaben moving forward at that

“Step back.”

was moved back with Cale and Bud

a gold powder

was there for only a

eyes

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall was

Pat. Pat.

her shoulder as he whispered

way forward

“…Crazy bastard.”

of that? What

she wanted to say, but just quietly stepped

he noticed numerous machines and magic circles that filled

to speak

to go

“Purification?”

for it to become a body that was suitable for a

pointed to the northern part of the large

was a small door

“Is that it?”

that is the third

his head and looked

them as

Ooooooong-

aura started to shoot out from

pointed

was at

“They're here.”

toward the stairs at the first location

Boom!

see the things that made loud noises as they

them clearly as they

he could vaguely make

“They’re so big.”

could see five large robed priests entering the

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

“Shut up!”

and Bud’s

shocked because

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started

“T, the glass containers-!”

the large priests destroyed a

welcomed the dead mana flowing out with

group heard Cotton’s

are corpses except for one! They are dead

Gersey to tell them to destroy

four priests became even

become even bigger after absorbing

Boom. Boom. Boom.

four priests started to walk toward

no life in their

they really were corpses based on their lifeless

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

at Cale's

isn't the problem! We

followed her as he

subordinates? Aren’t you

flinched for a

“I.”

she

cannot absorb dead mana.

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

secret that nobody

to ask after seeing her hesitate. However, he pushed those questions aside

Why the hell are those

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

large things that looked like balloons covered in dead mana were rushing toward them extremely

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

forward at an explosive speed at that

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

had grabbed

almost instantly arrived

heard someone shouting from

“Block them!”

was pointing at Cale with his

eyes were extremely

Chhhh!

started to gather above his head as he opened his

“That is!”

had seen that power in the northern

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

was at that

the machines and

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped

Boom!

in front of

“Block them.”

gold wall instantly appeared

spot where the wall dividing the first and second locations had been

speak to the others