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 the

lock on the door to the second location

Gersey’s subordinate said at

need to hurry up and find

“…Monsters?”

then quickly

eye contact with

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

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

started to shake

Click click.

move the

away because Gersey's subordinates found

who had been thinking about what she just

will come true on the day the seal is removed. It seems like…the third location

head and started

will be removed on the last day of

Cotton started to frown.

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

hesitated for a moment before asking

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

“Do I look weak?”

hands around after

It’s not

Bud’s reaction and

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

thinking the same thing,

Cale started to speak.

why we

eye contact with

continued to

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

most important of the reasons we need

could not stop frowning

the hell isn’t this

as she messed with

“Move.”

“What?”

on her shoulder and pulled

away from

are you

“Eruhaben-nim.”

could see Eruhaben moving forward at

“Step back.”

was moved back with Cale and Bud each grabbing one of

see a gold

was there for only

her eyes soon opened

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall

Pat. Pat.

shoulder as he whispered to

it’s time to blast our way forward since they

“…Crazy bastard.”

destroyed the wall because of that? What if the cave starts

wanted to say,

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

started to speak

go through many purifications

“Purification?”

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

the northern part of

was a

“Is that it?”

that is

nodded his head and

them as

Ooooooong-

started to shoot out

pointed

was at that

“They're here.”

looked toward the stairs at the first location that was visible through

Boom!

the things that made loud noises as they

them clearly as

vaguely

“They’re so big.”

see five large robed priests entering the

there

“Shut up!”

Bud’s eyes

not shocked because of what Cotton just

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started

“T, the glass containers-!”

the large priests destroyed a large glass

mana flowing out with their whole

heard Cotton’s voice at that

They are dead corpses with

Gersey to tell

four priests

bombs that had become even bigger

Boom. Boom. Boom.

priests started to walk toward

no life in their

they really were corpses

free will! They just

pulled at Cale's

me! The second facility isn't the problem! We need to get to the

followed her as he asked

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

for

“I.”

she

absorb dead mana.

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

a secret that nobody

things he wanted to ask after seeing her hesitate.

the hell are those things so

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

covered in dead mana were rushing toward them extremely

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

forward at an explosive speed

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

two of them. Cale had grabbed Cotton's collar

them had almost instantly arrived

shouting

“Block them!”

at

eyes were

Chhhh!

his head as he opened his

“That is!”

power in the northern mountain,

aura that was now shooting up over 3 meters long

at that

the machines and the

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with his

Boom!

scattered in

“Block them.”

half-transparent gold wall instantly appeared

spot where the wall dividing the first and second locations

speak to