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

the things Gersey’s subordinate said at that

and find

“…Monsters?”

then quickly added

eye contact with

terrible things are no longer sealed… We must give everything we have to fulfill our liege's orders as that day

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

on her finger started to shake

Click click.

to move the lock

run away because Gersey's subordinates found me. I

about what

seal is removed. It seems like…the third location is very important as the Deputy Chief

head and

that the seal will be removed

Cotton started to frown.

the same thing. That is why we need

for a moment before

those terrible monsters are there?

“Do I look weak?”

flinched and waved his hands around after

It’s not like

chuckled at Bud’s reaction and added

dangerous if they are still sealed and Gersey and his

thinking the same

Cale started to speak.

that is why

eye contact with

then continued

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

the most important of the reasons we need

could not stop frowning

why the hell

frustrated as she

“Move.”

“What?”

his hand on her shoulder

hand moved away from the

the hell are you doing when every

“Eruhaben-nim.”

moving forward at that

“Step back.”

moved back with Cale and Bud each grabbing one

a gold

was there for

eyes soon

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall was

Pat. Pat.

shoulder as he

blast our way forward since they

“…Crazy bastard.”

the wall because of that? What if the cave

things she wanted to

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

speak

go through many purifications with Gersey

“Purification?”

purified in order for it to become a body

the northern part of the large

was a small

“Is that it?”

is the

and looked toward

them

Ooooooong-

started to shoot out from

blade was pointed

was at

“They're here.”

the first location that was visible

Boom!

loud noises

see them clearly as

he could vaguely

“They’re so big.”

see five large robed

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

“Shut up!”

shouted and Bud’s eyes

was not shocked because of

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started

“T, the glass containers-!”

priests destroyed

welcomed the dead mana flowing out with their whole

group heard Cotton’s voice at that

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

looked disgusted as she had not expected Gersey to tell them to destroy the glass

priests

had become even

Boom. Boom. Boom.

started to

life

could tell that they really were corpses based on

no free will! They just obey everything

pulled at

the problem! We need to get to the third

her as he

scared of Gersey’s subordinates? Aren’t you fine even

flinched for

“I.”

before she continued to

cannot absorb dead mana.

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

is a secret that

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

crap! Why the hell are

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

things that looked like balloons covered in dead mana

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

at an

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

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

arrived

heard someone shouting from

“Block them!”

at

were

Chhhh!

started to gather above his head as he opened

“That is!”

who had seen that power in the northern

over 3 meters

was at that

destroy the machines and

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with his

Boom!

powder scattered in front

“Block them.”

wall instantly appeared and blocked the

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

to the others behind