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

door to the second location as

the things Gersey’s

to hurry up and find the feed

“…Monsters?”

He then quickly

made eye contact

those 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-

her finger started to

Click click.

started to move the lock

because Gersey's subordinates

who had been thinking about what she just said, started

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

nodded his head

a feeling that the seal will be removed on

Cotton started to frown.

why we need to hurry up and destroy that

moment before asking

destroy it if those terrible monsters are

“Do I look weak?”

his hands around after hearing Eruhaben’s

Eruhaben-nim, It’s not

Bud’s

still sealed and Gersey and

the

Cale started to speak.

is why

made eye contact with

continued to

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

the most important of the reasons

stop frowning as she said

why the

she messed with

“Move.”

“What?”

her

moved away from

are you doing when every second

“Eruhaben-nim.”

moving

“Step back.”

and

gold powder covering

for

her eyes

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall

Pat. Pat.

shoulder as he

way forward since they already know we’re

“…Crazy bastard.”

wall because of that? What if the cave starts

she wanted to say, but just quietly stepped forward

numerous machines and magic circles that filled

started to speak after seeing

go through

“Purification?”

to become a body that was suitable for a member

pointed to the northern part of the large

a

“Is that it?”

is

his head and looked toward Eruhaben and

them as

Ooooooong-

out from the tip

was pointed toward

at

“They're here.”

at the first

Boom!

things that made loud noises as

clearly as

could vaguely make them

“They’re so big.”

could see five large robed priests entering the

because they’re so far away. But there doesn’t seem to be a mage and they

“Shut up!”

Bud’s eyes

because

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started

“T, the glass containers-!”

priests

dead mana flowing out with

Cotton’s voice

are corpses except for one! They are dead corpses

expected Gersey to

priests became even

bombs that had become

Boom. Boom. Boom.

four priests started

no life in their

could tell that they really were corpses based

no free will! They just obey everything

pulled at

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

followed her as

Aren’t you fine even if the dead mana

for

“I.”

she

cannot absorb dead mana.

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

a secret

after seeing her hesitate.

the hell are those things

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

things that looked like balloons covered in

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

forward at an

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

them. Cale had

them had almost instantly arrived at

someone shouting from

“Block them!”

pointing at Cale

were extremely

Chhhh!

to gather above his

“That is!”

seen that power in the northern mountain, channeled more of

now shooting up over 3 meters long was

was at that

destroy the machines and

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped

Boom!

powder scattered in

“Block them.”

appeared and blocked the cave

and second locations had been was now filled

speak to the others