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 to

things Gersey’s subordinate said at

and

“…Monsters?”

He then

made eye

sealed… We must give everything we have to fulfill our liege's orders

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

finger started to

Click click.

move the lock

away because Gersey's subordinates

thinking about what she just

day the seal is removed.

his head and started to

a feeling that the seal will be removed

Cotton started to frown.

why we need to hurry up and destroy

hesitated for a moment before asking

can destroy it if those terrible monsters are there?

“Do I look weak?”

and waved his hands around

Eruhaben-nim, It’s

at Bud’s reaction

too dangerous if they are still sealed and Gersey and his subordinates are able to freely come

was thinking the

Cale started to speak.

that is why we

eye contact

continued to

undoes the seal first. That is why we

most important of the

frowning as

the hell isn’t this

seemed frustrated as she messed with the

“Move.”

“What?”

hand on her shoulder and

away

hell are you doing when every second

“Eruhaben-nim.”

could see Eruhaben moving forward at

“Step back.”

moved back with Cale and Bud each grabbing one

a gold

for

eyes

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall

Pat. Pat.

her shoulder as he

blast our way forward since they already

“…Crazy bastard.”

that? What if

she wanted to say, but just

and he noticed numerous machines and magic circles that filled

to speak after seeing

had to go through

“Purification?”

it to become a body that was suitable for

the northern part

was a small door

“Is that it?”

that is

his head and looked toward

destroy them as we

Ooooooong-

to shoot out from the tip of Bud’s

was pointed toward the

at that

“They're here.”

first location that was

Boom!

could see the things that made loud

them clearly

he could vaguely make

“They’re so big.”

could see five large robed priests entering

there doesn’t seem to be a mage and they

“Shut up!”

shouted and Bud’s eyes

because of what Cotton

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

of the large priests destroyed a large

the dead mana flowing out with their whole

group heard Cotton’s

them are corpses except for one! They are dead

expected Gersey to tell them to

priests

become even bigger after absorbing more

Boom. Boom. Boom.

started

no life in their

really were corpses based on their

They just

at Cale's

We need to get to

her as he asked

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

for

“I.”

she continued

dead mana.

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

a secret that nobody

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

Why the hell are those things

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

covered in dead mana

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

body shot forward at an explosive speed at

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

Cale had grabbed Cotton's collar and thrown her

of them had almost instantly arrived at the door

shouting from behind

“Block them!”

pointing at Cale

were

Chhhh!

started to gather above his head as he opened his

“That is!”

seen that power in the northern mountain, channeled

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

was at that

destroy the machines and the magic

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with his

Boom!

in

“Block them.”

wall instantly appeared

second locations had been was now filled by Eruhaben's

to the others