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

lock on the door to the

things Gersey’s subordinate said at

said, ‘we need to hurry up and find the feed

“…Monsters?”

then quickly

eye contact with

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

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

finger started to shake along

Click click.

move

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

about what she just said, started

day the seal is removed.

head and started to

the seal will be removed on the last

Cotton started to frown.

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

moment before asking a

you think we can destroy it if those terrible monsters are there?

“Do I look weak?”

waved his hands around

It’s not like

Bud’s reaction

dangerous if they are still sealed and Gersey and his subordinates

thinking the

Cale started to speak.

why we have

eye contact

then continued to

Gersey undoes the seal first. That is why

most important of the reasons we

stop frowning

why the hell

seemed frustrated as she

“Move.”

“What?”

her shoulder and

hand moved away from the

you doing when

“Eruhaben-nim.”

could see Eruhaben moving forward

“Step back.”

Cale and Bud each grabbing one of

see a gold powder covering the

for

her eyes

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall was

Pat. Pat.

her shoulder as he whispered to

our way forward

“…Crazy bastard.”

of that?

she wanted to say, but just quietly stepped

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

to speak

go through

“Purification?”

body needed to be purified in order for it to become

northern

a small door

“Is that it?”

is the

and looked

destroy them as

Ooooooong-

aura started to shoot out from the tip of Bud’s

pointed

at

“They're here.”

toward the stairs at the first

Boom!

see the things that made loud noises as they

not see them clearly

could vaguely

“They’re so big.”

see five large robed priests entering the

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

“Shut up!”

shouted and Bud’s

was not shocked because

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started

“T, the glass containers-!”

the large priests destroyed a large

then welcomed the dead mana flowing out with their whole

group heard Cotton’s voice

for one! They are dead corpses with

had not expected Gersey to tell them to destroy

four priests became

that had become

Boom. Boom. Boom.

four priests started to walk

life in their

tell that they really were

will! They just obey everything Gersey tells them to

at

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

as

Aren’t you fine even if

flinched for

“I.”

she continued

absorb dead mana.

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

secret that

had a lot of things he wanted to ask after seeing her hesitate. However, he pushed those questions aside for now after hearing Bud’s

crap! Why the hell are those things so

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

things that looked like balloons covered in dead

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

shot forward at an explosive

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

had grabbed Cotton's collar and thrown her into

had almost instantly arrived at

shouting from behind

“Block them!”

at Cale with

were extremely

Chhhh!

gather above his head

“That is!”

the northern mountain, channeled more of

meters long was pointed at the approaching subordinates and

was at

the machines and

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with

Boom!

powder scattered in front

“Block them.”

half-transparent gold wall instantly appeared

the first and second locations had been was now filled by Eruhaben's gold

speak to the others behind