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 door to

was repeating the things Gersey’s subordinate said at

and find the feed for those monsters!’

“…Monsters?”

He then quickly

eye

We must give everything we have to fulfill our liege's orders as that day will be the day

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

ring on her finger started

Click click.

move

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

his head

be removed on the last day

Cotton started to frown.

That is why we need to hurry up

moment before asking

it if those terrible monsters are there?

“Do I look weak?”

his hands around

It’s not like

at Bud’s reaction and added

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

thinking the same thing,

Cale started to speak.

why we have

contact

continued

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

the most important of the

not stop frowning as she

the

frustrated as she

“Move.”

“What?”

hand on her

hand moved away

the hell are you doing when every second

“Eruhaben-nim.”

see Eruhaben moving forward at

“Step back.”

and Bud

could see a gold powder covering the

for only

her eyes soon

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall

Pat. Pat.

patted her shoulder as

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

“…Crazy bastard.”

of that? What if the cave starts to

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

followed behind her and he noticed numerous machines and magic circles that filled

to speak after

Star had to go through many purifications with

“Purification?”

to become a body that was suitable for a member of

to the northern part

was a small

“Is that it?”

that is the

head and looked

them as we

Ooooooong-

started to shoot out from the tip of

pointed

at that

“They're here.”

at the first location that was visible through the destroyed

Boom!

see the things that made loud noises as they entered

clearly as they were

he could vaguely make

“They’re so big.”

five large robed

But there doesn’t seem to be a mage

“Shut up!”

shouted and Bud’s eyes

because of what Cotton just

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

priests destroyed a

the dead mana flowing out with their whole

heard Cotton’s

They are dead corpses with dead

expected Gersey to tell them to destroy the

four priests became

had become even bigger after absorbing

Boom. Boom. Boom.

four priests started

life in their

were corpses based on their

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

pulled at

second facility isn't the problem! We need to get to the third location

as he asked

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

flinched for a

“I.”

before she continued to

dead mana. I'm

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

a secret

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

Why the hell are those

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

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

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

at an explosive speed at

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

surrounding the two of them. Cale had grabbed Cotton's

them had almost instantly arrived at the door heading into the

heard someone shouting from

“Block them!”

pointing at

were

Chhhh!

his head as he opened

“That is!”

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

aura that was now shooting up over 3 meters long was pointed at the approaching subordinates

at

machines and the

Eruhaben stepped forward.

then stomped with

Boom!

in front of

“Block them.”

gold wall instantly appeared and

the first and second locations had been was now filled by Eruhaben's

started to speak to the