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

lock on the door to

things Gersey’s

and find the feed

“…Monsters?”

then quickly added

made eye

terrible things are no longer sealed… 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-

finger started to

Click click.

to move the

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

had been thinking about what she just

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

nodded his head and started

feeling that the seal will be removed on the last day of the

Cotton started to frown.

thinking the same thing. That is why we need to hurry up and

hesitated for a moment before asking

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

“Do I look weak?”

hands around after

It’s not

Bud’s reaction and added

dangerous if they are still sealed and Gersey and his

the same

Cale started to speak.

that is why we

made eye contact with Cotton

then continued to

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

the most important of the reasons

not stop frowning as she

the hell isn’t this

seemed frustrated as she messed

“Move.”

“What?”

put his hand on her shoulder and

hand moved away from the

you doing when every

“Eruhaben-nim.”

could see Eruhaben moving forward at that

“Step back.”

moved back with Cale and Bud each grabbing one of her

see a gold powder covering

there for only

eyes soon opened

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall was

Pat. Pat.

patted her shoulder as he whispered

blast our way forward since they already know we’re

“…Crazy bastard.”

because of that?

things she wanted

and he noticed numerous machines and magic circles

started to speak after seeing Cale’s

White Star had to go

“Purification?”

needed to be purified in order for it to become a body that was suitable for a member of the Demonic

northern part of

a small door

“Is that it?”

is

his head and looked

destroy them

Ooooooong-

out from

was 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

could not see them clearly

vaguely

“They’re so big.”

could see five large robed priests entering

smell them because they’re so far away. But there doesn’t seem to be a mage and they don’t seem that

“Shut up!”

and Bud’s eyes turned

shocked because of

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

the large priests destroyed

the dead mana flowing

heard Cotton’s voice at that

one! They are dead corpses with dead mana bombs

looked disgusted as she had not expected Gersey to tell them to

four priests

that had become even bigger after

Boom. Boom. Boom.

started to walk toward

no life in their

they really were

no free will! They

pulled at Cale's

problem! We need to

followed her as he asked

you fine even

flinched for

“I.”

before she continued

cannot absorb dead mana. I'm

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

is a secret

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

Why the hell

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

covered in dead mana were rushing

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

at an explosive speed at that

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

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

arrived at

someone shouting from

“Block them!”

was pointing at Cale with

were

Chhhh!

gather above his head as he opened

“That is!”

had seen that power in the

up over 3 meters long was pointed

was at that

destroy the machines

Eruhaben stepped forward.

then stomped with his

Boom!

scattered in front

“Block them.”

appeared and blocked the cave

wall dividing the first and second locations had been

to the