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 the

lock on the door to the second

Gersey’s subordinate

need to hurry up and find the

“…Monsters?”

He then

made eye contact

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

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

her finger started to shake

Click click.

move the lock

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

about what she just said, started to

seal is removed. It seems like…the third

his head and started to

feeling that the seal will be removed on the

Cotton started to frown.

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

moment before

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

“Do I look weak?”

hands around after

It’s

chuckled at Bud’s reaction and

and Gersey and his subordinates are able to freely come and go to

was thinking the same

Cale started to speak.

that is why we

eye contact with

then continued to

That is why

most important of the reasons we

not stop frowning as she

it, why the hell isn’t

she messed with the

“Move.”

“What?”

her

moved away from the

hell are you doing when

“Eruhaben-nim.”

see Eruhaben moving forward at that

“Step back.”

back with Cale and

could see a gold powder covering

for

eyes

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall

Pat. Pat.

as he whispered

time to blast our way forward since they already know we’re

“…Crazy bastard.”

because of that? What if the cave

lot of things she wanted to say, but just

numerous machines and magic circles that filled this

to speak after

go through many purifications with

“Purification?”

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

the northern part

a

“Is that it?”

that is

head and looked toward

them

Ooooooong-

aura started to shoot out from the

was pointed toward

was at that

“They're here.”

first location that was visible through the

Boom!

made loud noises as

see them clearly as they were

he could vaguely

“They’re so big.”

robed priests

because they’re so far away. But there doesn’t seem

“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 a

dead mana

heard Cotton’s voice

of them are corpses except for one! They are dead

looked disgusted as she had not expected Gersey to tell

priests

looked like bombs that had become even

Boom. Boom. Boom.

four priests started to walk

no life in their

really were corpses based on their

They just

pulled at

facility isn't the problem! We need to get to the

followed her as he asked

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

flinched for a

“I.”

before she continued to

absorb dead mana. I'm

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

secret

had a lot of things he wanted to ask after seeing her hesitate. However, he pushed those questions aside for now after hearing

Why the hell are those things so

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

in dead mana were

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

body shot forward at an explosive speed at

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

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

arrived at

heard someone shouting

“Block them!”

pointing at

eyes were

Chhhh!

started to gather above his

“That is!”

power in the northern

was now shooting up over 3 meters long was pointed

was at that

machines and

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with his

Boom!

in front of

“Block them.”

wall instantly appeared

the wall dividing the first and second locations had been was now

speak to the others behind