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 the

grabbed the lock on the door to the second location as

Gersey’s subordinate said at that

up and find the feed for those

“…Monsters?”

then quickly added

eye contact with

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

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

started to shake along with the

Click click.

started to move the

to quickly run away because Gersey's subordinates found me. I barely

about what she

their dreams will come true on the day the seal is removed.

his head and started

a feeling that the seal will be removed on the

Cotton started to frown.

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

moment before asking a

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

“Do I look weak?”

and waved his hands around after

It’s not like

chuckled at Bud’s reaction and

and his subordinates are able to freely come

the same thing,

Cale started to speak.

that is why we have

eye contact with

continued

if Gersey undoes the seal first. That is why we have to move before he gets here.

important of

not stop frowning as

the hell isn’t

frustrated as she messed with

“Move.”

“What?”

his hand on her shoulder and

away from

are you

“Eruhaben-nim.”

Eruhaben moving forward at

“Step back.”

back with Cale and

a gold powder

for only a

her eyes

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall was

Pat. Pat.

as he

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

“…Crazy bastard.”

that? What if the

things she wanted to

and he noticed numerous machines

to speak after seeing

White Star had to go through

“Purification?”

be purified in order for it to become a body that was suitable for a member of the Demonic

northern part of

a small door

“Is that it?”

that is the third

and looked toward

destroy them as

Ooooooong-

out from

pointed toward the

at that

“They're here.”

at the first location

Boom!

things that made loud noises as they entered the

not see them clearly as they were too

he could vaguely make

“They’re so big.”

robed priests entering the

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

“Shut up!”

Bud’s eyes turned

shocked because of what Cotton

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started

“T, the glass containers-!”

large priests destroyed

mana flowing

heard Cotton’s voice at

are corpses 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

priests became

looked like bombs that had become even bigger after

Boom. Boom. Boom.

priests started to walk

life

that they really were corpses based on

have no free will! They just obey everything Gersey tells them

at

We need to

her as he asked a

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

flinched for a

“I.”

she

dead mana.

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

a secret that

to ask after seeing her hesitate.

crap! Why the hell are those

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

balloons covered in dead mana

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

body shot forward at an explosive

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

was surrounding the two of them. Cale had grabbed Cotton's collar and thrown her

arrived at

someone shouting from behind

“Block them!”

was pointing at

were

Chhhh!

above his head as

“That is!”

in the northern mountain, channeled more of

3 meters long was

at that

destroy the machines and

Eruhaben stepped forward.

then stomped with his

Boom!

scattered in front of

“Block them.”

half-transparent gold wall instantly appeared and blocked the cave

wall dividing the first and second locations had

speak to