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

lock on the door to the second location as

repeating the things Gersey’s

need to hurry up and find

“…Monsters?”

He then quickly added

made eye

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

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

finger started to

Click click.

to move the

Gersey's subordinates found me. I barely

thinking about what she

the seal is removed. It seems like…the third

head and started

be removed on the

Cotton started to frown.

is why we need to hurry up and destroy that place

hesitated for a moment before asking

think we can destroy it if those terrible monsters are

“Do I look weak?”

flinched and waved his hands around after hearing

Eruhaben-nim, It’s

chuckled at Bud’s reaction and added

are still sealed and Gersey and his subordinates

thinking the same

Cale started to speak.

why

made eye contact

continued to

why

most important of the reasons we need

stop frowning as she

the hell isn’t

seemed frustrated as she messed with the

“Move.”

“What?”

his hand on her shoulder and pulled

away from

hell are you

“Eruhaben-nim.”

see Eruhaben moving forward at

“Step back.”

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

gold powder covering

was there for only

her eyes soon

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall was

Pat. Pat.

patted her shoulder as he whispered to

way forward since they already know we’re

“…Crazy bastard.”

the wall because of that? What if the cave starts to

she wanted to say, but just quietly stepped

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

to speak after

to go through many purifications

“Purification?”

be purified in order for it to become a body that was suitable for a

to the northern part of the

a

“Is that it?”

that is the third

his head and looked toward

destroy them as we

Ooooooong-

to shoot out from the tip of Bud’s

blade was pointed toward

at that

“They're here.”

stairs at the first location that was visible through the destroyed

Boom!

things that made loud noises as they

them clearly as

he could vaguely make them

“They’re so big.”

five large robed priests entering the

away. But there doesn’t

“Shut up!”

and Bud’s

not shocked because

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

priests destroyed a large

then welcomed the dead mana flowing out with their

heard Cotton’s voice at

They are

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

four priests

that had become even bigger after absorbing more dead

Boom. Boom. Boom.

priests started to walk toward

life in their

they really were corpses based

have no free will! They just obey everything Gersey tells

at

We need to get to the third location

followed her as he asked

subordinates? Aren’t you

flinched for a

“I.”

before she continued

cannot absorb dead

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

a secret

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

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

in dead mana were rushing toward them

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

at an explosive speed at that

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

whirlwind was surrounding the two of them. Cale had grabbed Cotton's

of them had almost instantly arrived at

shouting

“Block them!”

was pointing at Cale with his

eyes were

Chhhh!

above his head as he opened

“That is!”

in the northern

up over 3 meters long was

was at that

the machines

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with his

Boom!

powder scattered in front

“Block them.”

appeared and

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

to speak to the others