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

on the door to the second location

Gersey’s subordinate

to hurry up and find

“…Monsters?”

then quickly added

eye contact

fulfill our liege's orders as that day will be the day our liege and our majesty’s dreams all

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

on her finger started to

Click click.

move the lock

because Gersey's subordinates found

thinking about what she

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

head and

feeling that the seal will be removed on

Cotton started to frown.

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

for a moment before

destroy it if those terrible monsters are there? Aren't we

“Do I look weak?”

his hands around after

Eruhaben-nim, It’s

at Bud’s reaction and

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

the same

Cale started to speak.

is why we have to

made eye contact with Cotton

then continued to

That is why we have to move before he gets here.

important of the reasons we need

not stop frowning as she said

the hell isn’t

frustrated as she

“Move.”

“What?”

put his hand on her shoulder and pulled her

hand moved away from

you doing when

“Eruhaben-nim.”

moving forward at that

“Step back.”

was moved back with Cale and Bud each

gold powder

for only

her eyes soon opened

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall was

Pat. Pat.

patted her shoulder as he whispered to

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

“…Crazy bastard.”

destroyed the wall because of that? What if

had a lot of things she wanted to say, but just quietly stepped forward

he noticed numerous machines and magic

to speak after seeing Cale’s

had to go through many

“Purification?”

it to become a body that was suitable for

to the northern part of the large

was a small door

“Is that it?”

is the third

his head and

them as we

Ooooooong-

shoot out

blade was pointed

at

“They're here.”

the stairs at the first location that was visible through the destroyed

Boom!

the things that made loud noises as

see them clearly as they

could vaguely make them

“They’re so big.”

large robed

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

“Shut up!”

shouted and Bud’s eyes turned

shocked because of what Cotton

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

the large priests destroyed

then welcomed the dead mana flowing

heard Cotton’s voice at that

They are dead corpses

as she had not expected Gersey to tell

priests became even

had become even bigger after absorbing more

Boom. Boom. Boom.

priests started

no life

really were

will! They just obey everything Gersey tells them

at

me! The second facility isn't the problem! We need to

her as he

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

flinched for a

“I.”

before she continued to

cannot absorb dead

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

secret that nobody

seeing her hesitate. However, he pushed those questions aside for now after hearing

crap! Why the hell

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

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

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

an explosive speed at

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

of them. Cale had grabbed Cotton's

of them had almost instantly arrived at the door heading

heard someone shouting

“Block them!”

was pointing at Cale with

were

Chhhh!

gather above his

“That is!”

who had seen that power in the

that was now shooting up over 3 meters

was at

machines and the magic

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with his

Boom!

scattered in front

“Block them.”

wall instantly appeared

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

started to speak to