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 the

the door to the second location as she

things Gersey’s

and find the feed for

“…Monsters?”

He then quickly added

eye

‘The day 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 day our liege and our majesty’s

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

finger started to shake along with the

Click click.

to move the

Gersey's subordinates found me. I barely

what she just

is removed. It seems like…the third

his head

the seal will be removed on the last day of the

Cotton started to frown.

the same thing. That is why we need

for a moment before asking a

you think we can destroy it if those terrible monsters are

“Do I look weak?”

hands around

Eruhaben-nim, It’s not

Bud’s reaction

and his subordinates are able to freely come and go to give

thinking the same

Cale started to speak.

is why

contact

continued

complicated if Gersey undoes the seal first. That is why we have

most important of the

stop frowning as she

the

as she messed

“Move.”

“What?”

her shoulder and pulled her

hand moved away

hell are you

“Eruhaben-nim.”

see Eruhaben moving forward

“Step back.”

with Cale and

gold powder

was there for only

her eyes soon

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall

Pat. Pat.

her shoulder as

it’s time to blast our way forward since they already know we’re

“…Crazy bastard.”

that? What

had a lot of things she wanted to

noticed numerous machines and magic

to speak after seeing

Star had to go through many purifications

“Purification?”

it to become a body that was suitable for a member of the

to the northern part of the

was a small

“Is that it?”

is the

nodded his head and

destroy them

Ooooooong-

aura started to shoot out from

was pointed

was at

“They're here.”

stairs at the first location that was visible through the

Boom!

the things that made loud noises as

clearly as they were

could vaguely make them

“They’re so big.”

see five large robed priests entering the underground

so far away. But there

“Shut up!”

shouted and Bud’s

not shocked because of what Cotton just

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

the large priests destroyed a large glass

the dead mana flowing out with

Cotton’s voice

corpses except for one! They are dead corpses with dead mana

Gersey to tell them to destroy the glass

priests

become even bigger after

Boom. Boom. Boom.

started to walk toward

no life in their

could tell that they really were corpses

have no free will! They just obey everything Gersey tells

at

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

her as he

you fine even if the dead

for a

“I.”

before she

cannot absorb dead

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

is a secret that nobody

seeing her hesitate. However, he pushed

crap! Why the hell are those things so

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

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

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

shot forward at an explosive speed at that

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

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

two of them had almost instantly arrived at the door heading into the

shouting from behind

“Block them!”

pointing at Cale

eyes were extremely

Chhhh!

to gather above his

“That is!”

power in the northern mountain, channeled more of

up over 3 meters long was pointed at the

was at that

destroy the machines and the magic

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped

Boom!

in

“Block them.”

gold wall instantly appeared and

wall dividing the first and second locations had been

started to speak to the others