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

to the second location as she continued

repeating the things Gersey’s subordinate said

hurry up and find

“…Monsters?”

then

made eye contact with

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

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

on her finger started to shake along

Click click.

to move the lock

Gersey's subordinates found me. I barely made it

thinking about what she just said, started to

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

head and started

that the seal will be removed on the last day of

Cotton started to frown.

why we need to hurry

for a moment before

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

“Do I look weak?”

and waved his hands

It’s not like

Bud’s reaction

sealed and Gersey and his

was thinking the

Cale started to speak.

is why

made eye contact

continued to

seal first. That is why we have to move

of the reasons

could not stop frowning as she

the

she

“Move.”

“What?”

hand on her shoulder and pulled

away

hell are you doing when

“Eruhaben-nim.”

Eruhaben moving forward

“Step back.”

was moved back with Cale and

could see a gold powder

there for only a

eyes soon

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall was

Pat. Pat.

patted her shoulder as he whispered

it’s time to blast our way forward since

“…Crazy bastard.”

the wall because of that? What if the

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

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

speak after seeing

Star had to go through many purifications

“Purification?”

to become a body that was suitable for a

to the northern part of the

a small door

“Is that it?”

is the

and looked toward Eruhaben

destroy them

Ooooooong-

to shoot out from the tip of

was pointed toward

at that

“They're here.”

first location that was visible through

Boom!

things that made loud

them clearly as they were too

could vaguely make

“They’re so big.”

five large robed priests entering the underground

But there doesn’t seem to be a

“Shut up!”

Bud’s

not shocked because of what Cotton

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

the large priests destroyed a large glass

welcomed the dead mana flowing out with

group heard Cotton’s voice at

for one! They are dead corpses with

expected Gersey to

four priests became even

like bombs that had become even bigger

Boom. Boom. Boom.

four priests started to walk

no life

they really were corpses based

have no free will! They just

at Cale's

We need to get to the

her as he asked

subordinates? Aren’t you fine even if the dead

flinched for

“I.”

before she

cannot absorb dead mana.

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

secret that

things he wanted to ask after seeing her hesitate. However, he pushed

crap! Why the hell

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

things that looked like balloons covered in

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

an

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

was surrounding the two of them. Cale had

arrived at the

shouting

“Block them!”

was pointing at

were

Chhhh!

his head as he opened

“That is!”

the northern

over 3 meters long was pointed at the approaching subordinates and

was at that

the machines

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with his

Boom!

powder scattered in front

“Block them.”

gold wall instantly appeared and blocked the cave

the first and second locations had been was

started to speak to the