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 lock on the door to the second location as

was repeating the things Gersey’s subordinate

hurry up and find the feed for those

“…Monsters?”

then quickly added

made eye contact with

our liege's orders as that day will be the day our liege and our

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

finger started

Click click.

move the

away because Gersey's subordinates

about what she just

their dreams will come true on the day the seal is removed.

his head

seal will be

Cotton started to frown.

why we need to hurry

a moment

destroy it if those terrible monsters are

“Do I look weak?”

flinched and waved his hands around after

It’s not like

chuckled at Bud’s reaction and added

shouldn't be too dangerous if they are still sealed and Gersey and his subordinates are able

was thinking the

Cale started to speak.

why we

made eye contact

then continued to

why we

most important of the

could not stop frowning

the hell isn’t this

she

“Move.”

“What?”

hand on her

hand moved away

are you doing when every second

“Eruhaben-nim.”

see Eruhaben moving

“Step back.”

was moved back with Cale and Bud each grabbing one of her

could see a gold powder

there for

eyes soon opened

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall was

Pat. Pat.

her shoulder as he

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

“…Crazy bastard.”

because of that? What if the cave

lot of things she wanted to say,

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

speak

to go through many purifications

“Purification?”

for it to become

the northern part of the large

was a

“Is that it?”

that is

and looked toward Eruhaben

them as we

Ooooooong-

started to shoot out from the tip

pointed toward the

at

“They're here.”

first location that was visible through

Boom!

that made loud noises as

them clearly as they

could vaguely make

“They’re so big.”

five large robed priests entering

can't smell them because they’re so far away. But there doesn’t seem to be

“Shut up!”

and Bud’s eyes turned

not shocked because of what

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started

“T, the glass containers-!”

large priests

welcomed the dead mana flowing

heard Cotton’s voice

except for one! They are dead corpses with dead

had not expected Gersey to tell them to

priests became even

had become even bigger after

Boom. Boom. Boom.

priests started to

no life in

that they really were corpses based on their lifeless

no free will! They

at

We need to get to the

followed her as he asked a

subordinates? Aren’t you fine even if

for

“I.”

hesitated before she

cannot absorb dead

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

is a secret that nobody

lot of things he wanted to ask after seeing her hesitate. However, he

hell are

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

in

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

at an explosive speed at

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

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

arrived at the

shouting from behind

“Block them!”

was pointing at Cale with his

were extremely

Chhhh!

to gather above his head

“That is!”

that power in the northern mountain, channeled more of

up over 3 meters long was pointed at the approaching

was at

the machines and the magic

Eruhaben stepped forward.

then stomped with

Boom!

powder scattered in front of

“Block them.”

appeared and blocked the cave

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

to the others