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 the second location as she continued

Gersey’s subordinate said at that

up and find the feed for those monsters!’

“…Monsters?”

then quickly

eye contact with

we have to fulfill our liege's orders as that day will be the

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

started to shake along with

Click click.

move

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

been thinking about what

their dreams will come true on the day the seal is removed. It seems like…the third location is very important as the Deputy

head and

feeling that the seal will be removed on the

Cotton started to frown.

was thinking the same thing. That is why we need to

for a moment before asking

those terrible

“Do I look weak?”

flinched and waved his hands around after hearing

It’s

at Bud’s reaction and added

are still sealed and Gersey and his subordinates are able to freely come and go to give the

the same thing,

Cale started to speak.

is why

contact with Cotton

then continued

first. That is why we have to move before he gets here. Am

the most important of the reasons

could not stop frowning as

the

seemed frustrated as she messed

“Move.”

“What?”

put his hand on her shoulder and pulled

moved away from

you

“Eruhaben-nim.”

moving forward

“Step back.”

was moved back with Cale and Bud each grabbing one of

see a gold powder

for only

eyes

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall was

Pat. Pat.

as he

blast our way

“…Crazy bastard.”

that?

of things she wanted to say, but just quietly stepped

numerous machines

speak after seeing Cale’s

go through many purifications with

“Purification?”

become a body that was suitable for a member of the

northern part

was a

“Is that it?”

is the

nodded his head and looked toward

destroy them as we

Ooooooong-

started to shoot out from the tip

blade was pointed toward

at that

“They're here.”

stairs at the first location that was visible through

Boom!

that made loud noises as they

clearly

he could vaguely make

“They’re so big.”

large robed

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

“Shut up!”

Bud’s eyes turned

because

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started

“T, the glass containers-!”

large priests destroyed a large glass

then welcomed the dead mana flowing out

group heard Cotton’s voice at

corpses except for one! They are dead corpses with

Gersey to tell them to destroy the glass

four priests

that had become even bigger after absorbing more

Boom. Boom. Boom.

started to

life

really were

no free will! They just obey everything

at Cale's

We

her as he asked a

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

for

“I.”

hesitated before she

cannot absorb dead mana.

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

is a secret that nobody

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

Why the hell are

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

balloons covered in dead mana were rushing toward them extremely

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

at an

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

them. Cale had grabbed Cotton's collar and thrown her into the

almost instantly arrived at

someone shouting from behind

“Block them!”

was pointing at Cale with his

were extremely

Chhhh!

his head as he opened

“That is!”

in the northern mountain, channeled more of his

up over 3 meters long was pointed

was at that

the machines and the magic

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with his

Boom!

powder scattered in

“Block them.”

appeared and blocked the

where the wall dividing the first and second locations had been was now filled by

to speak to the others behind