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

grabbed the lock on the door to the second location as she continued to

things Gersey’s

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

“…Monsters?”

then quickly

eye

are no longer sealed… We must 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-

started to shake along

Click click.

to move

Gersey's subordinates found me. I barely made it back

what she just

removed. It

head and started

be removed on the last day of

Cotton started to frown.

was thinking the same thing. That is why we need

hesitated for a moment

if those

“Do I look weak?”

his hands around after

Eruhaben-nim, It’s not

at Bud’s reaction

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

the

Cale started to speak.

why we have to

eye contact with

continued to

undoes the seal first. That is why we have to move before he

of the reasons we need

not stop frowning as

why the hell

seemed frustrated as she

“Move.”

“What?”

his hand on her shoulder

moved away from

hell are you doing when every second

“Eruhaben-nim.”

Eruhaben moving

“Step back.”

and Bud

a gold

was there for only

eyes

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall was

Pat. Pat.

shoulder as he

our way forward

“…Crazy bastard.”

that? What

lot of things she wanted to

and he noticed numerous machines and magic

started to speak after seeing

to go through many purifications

“Purification?”

for it to become a body that was suitable for a

pointed to the northern part of

was a small door

“Is that it?”

is the third

nodded his head and looked toward Eruhaben and

destroy them as

Ooooooong-

started to shoot out

was pointed

at that

“They're here.”

toward the stairs at the first location

Boom!

the things that made loud noises as they entered the underground

them clearly as they

vaguely make them

“They’re so big.”

robed priests entering the underground

they’re so far away. But there

“Shut up!”

shouted and Bud’s eyes turned

because of what Cotton just

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started

“T, the glass containers-!”

of the large priests destroyed

welcomed the dead mana flowing out with

Cotton’s voice at

of them are corpses except for one! They are

as she had not expected Gersey to

four priests became even

bombs that had become

Boom. Boom. Boom.

four priests started to walk toward

life in

they really were corpses based on

will! They just obey everything Gersey tells them to

pulled at Cale's

problem! We need to

followed her as he asked

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

for a

“I.”

hesitated before she

absorb dead

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

is a secret that nobody

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

crap! Why the hell are those

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

covered in dead mana

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

body shot forward at an explosive speed

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

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

of them had almost instantly arrived at

heard someone shouting

“Block them!”

was pointing at Cale

eyes were extremely

Chhhh!

started to gather above his head as he opened his

“That is!”

that power in the northern mountain,

aura that was now shooting up over 3 meters long was

at that

destroy the machines and

Eruhaben stepped forward.

then stomped with his

Boom!

powder scattered in

“Block them.”

instantly appeared and blocked

second locations

speak to the others