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

to the second location as she continued

was repeating the things Gersey’s

said, ‘we need to hurry up and

“…Monsters?”

He then quickly added

eye contact

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

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

on her finger started

Click click.

to move the

because Gersey's subordinates found me. I

had been thinking about what she just

will come true on the day the seal is removed. It seems like…the third

head

be removed on the last day

Cotton started to frown.

was thinking the same thing. That is why we need to hurry

moment before asking

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

“Do I look weak?”

hands around after hearing Eruhaben’s

It’s not like

at Bud’s reaction and

too dangerous if they are still sealed and Gersey and his subordinates are able

the same thing,

Cale started to speak.

is why we have to

made eye contact with

continued

first. That is why we have to move

most important of the reasons we need

stop frowning

why the hell isn’t this

seemed frustrated as she

“Move.”

“What?”

put his hand on her

away from

are you doing when every second

“Eruhaben-nim.”

moving forward

“Step back.”

moved back with Cale and Bud each grabbing one of

gold powder covering the

for only a

her eyes

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall was

Pat. Pat.

shoulder as

time to blast our way forward since they

“…Crazy bastard.”

of that? What if

wanted to say, but just quietly stepped forward

noticed numerous machines and magic circles that filled this

speak

to go through many purifications with Gersey

“Purification?”

for it to become a body that was suitable for a member of the

to the northern part

was a

“Is that it?”

that is

nodded his head and looked toward Eruhaben and

them as we

Ooooooong-

aura started to shoot out from the tip of

pointed toward the

at that

“They're here.”

the first location that was visible through the destroyed

Boom!

things that made loud noises as they entered

could not see them clearly as they were

vaguely

“They’re so big.”

see five large robed priests

away. But there doesn’t seem to be a mage and they don’t

“Shut up!”

shouted and Bud’s eyes

shocked because of what

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

priests destroyed a large

the dead mana flowing

heard Cotton’s voice at

corpses except for one! They are dead

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

priests became

bombs that had become even bigger after absorbing more

Boom. Boom. Boom.

started to walk

life in

tell that they really were corpses based on their lifeless

have no free will! They just obey everything Gersey

at

the problem! We need to

her as he asked

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

for

“I.”

she continued to

cannot absorb dead mana.

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

a secret that

her

the hell are those

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

covered in dead mana were rushing

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

an

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

whirlwind was surrounding the two of them. Cale had

had almost instantly arrived at the door

shouting from behind

“Block them!”

pointing at Cale

were

Chhhh!

to gather above his head as he opened

“That is!”

seen that power in the northern mountain, channeled more of his

meters long was pointed at the approaching subordinates

was at

machines

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped

Boom!

powder scattered in front of

“Block them.”

gold wall instantly appeared and blocked the

wall dividing the first and second

started to speak to the