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

to the second location as she continued to

repeating the things Gersey’s

up and

“…Monsters?”

then

made eye contact with

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 day our liege and our majesty’s dreams all come true!’

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

finger started to

Click click.

to move the

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

who had been thinking about what

is removed. It seems like…the third location is very important as

head

that the seal will be removed on the last

Cotton started to frown.

That is why we need to hurry up and destroy that place

a moment before

it if those

“Do I look weak?”

flinched and waved his hands around after hearing

Eruhaben-nim, It’s not like

Bud’s reaction and

shouldn't be too dangerous if they are still sealed and Gersey and his subordinates are able to

was thinking the same thing,

Cale started to speak.

that is why we

eye contact

continued

is why we have to

most important of the reasons

stop frowning as she said

it, why the hell isn’t

as she messed with

“Move.”

“What?”

put his hand on her shoulder and pulled her

moved away from

you

“Eruhaben-nim.”

could see Eruhaben moving

“Step back.”

back with Cale and Bud each

gold powder

was there for only a

eyes soon opened

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall

Pat. Pat.

patted her shoulder as he

blast our way

“…Crazy bastard.”

that? What

had a lot of things she wanted to say, but just

behind her and he noticed numerous machines and

started to speak

White Star had to go through many purifications

“Purification?”

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

the northern part of the large

was a small

“Is that it?”

that is the

and looked toward Eruhaben and

them as

Ooooooong-

aura started to shoot out from the

blade was pointed

was at that

“They're here.”

looked toward the stairs at the first location that

Boom!

that made loud noises as they entered the underground

not see them clearly

he could vaguely

“They’re so big.”

robed

But there

“Shut up!”

Bud’s eyes turned

because of

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started

“T, the glass containers-!”

priests

the dead mana flowing out

heard Cotton’s voice at that

one! They are dead corpses with dead

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

four priests became even

that had become even

Boom. Boom. Boom.

started

life in

could tell that they really were

no free will! They just

at

facility isn't the problem! We need to

as

Gersey’s subordinates? Aren’t you fine even

flinched for

“I.”

before she continued

cannot absorb dead mana. I'm

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

secret that

to ask after seeing her hesitate. However, he pushed those questions aside

crap! Why the hell are those things so

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

things that looked like balloons covered in dead mana were rushing toward

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

body shot forward at an

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

them. Cale had

of them had almost instantly arrived at the door heading into the third

heard someone shouting from behind

“Block them!”

was pointing at Cale with his

eyes were extremely

Chhhh!

his

“That is!”

seen that power in the northern mountain, channeled

3 meters long

at that

machines

Eruhaben stepped forward.

then stomped with his

Boom!

scattered in

“Block them.”

half-transparent gold wall instantly appeared

dividing the first and second locations

to speak to the others