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

was repeating the things Gersey’s

hurry up and find the feed for those monsters!’

“…Monsters?”

then quickly

eye contact

We must give everything we have to fulfill our liege's orders as that day will be the day our liege and

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

her finger started to shake along

Click click.

to move

run away because Gersey's subordinates found me.

thinking about what she just said, started

removed. It seems like…the third location is very

head and started

will be removed on

Cotton started to frown.

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

for a moment before

those terrible monsters are

“Do I look weak?”

waved his hands around after hearing

It’s

chuckled at Bud’s

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

thinking the same thing,

Cale started to speak.

why we have

contact

then continued to

That is why we have to

is the most important of the reasons we need

could not stop frowning as she said

it, why the hell isn’t

seemed frustrated as she messed with

“Move.”

“What?”

put his hand on her shoulder

away

hell are you doing

“Eruhaben-nim.”

moving forward

“Step back.”

and Bud each grabbing one of her

a gold powder

there for

her eyes soon

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall

Pat. Pat.

patted her shoulder as he whispered

it’s time to blast our way

“…Crazy bastard.”

destroyed the wall because of that? What

things she wanted to say, but

followed behind her and he noticed numerous machines

started to speak after seeing

White Star had to go through many purifications with

“Purification?”

to become a body that was suitable for

the northern

a small door

“Is that it?”

is

and looked toward Eruhaben and

destroy them as

Ooooooong-

started to shoot out from the

was pointed toward the

was at

“They're here.”

looked toward the stairs at the first location that was visible

Boom!

the things that made loud noises as they entered

them clearly as they were too far

vaguely make them

“They’re so big.”

could see five large robed priests entering the

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

“Shut up!”

shouted and Bud’s

shocked because of what Cotton

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started

“T, the glass containers-!”

of the large priests destroyed a

the dead mana flowing out with

group heard Cotton’s voice at

of them are corpses except for one! They are dead

she had not expected Gersey to tell

priests became

become

Boom. Boom. Boom.

started to

life

were corpses based

free will! They just obey

pulled at Cale's

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

as

Gersey’s subordinates? Aren’t you fine

flinched for

“I.”

hesitated before she continued

dead mana. I'm

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

is a secret that

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

the hell

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

balloons covered in dead mana were rushing toward

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

forward at an

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

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

arrived at the door heading into the third

heard someone shouting from behind

“Block them!”

was pointing at Cale with his

eyes were extremely

Chhhh!

to gather above his head as he

“That is!”

power in the northern

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

at that

machines and the magic

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped

Boom!

powder scattered in front

“Block them.”

instantly appeared and

dividing the first and second locations had been was now filled by

to the