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 door to the

the things Gersey’s subordinate said at

said, ‘we need to hurry up and find the

“…Monsters?”

then quickly added

made eye

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

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

finger started to

Click click.

started to move

subordinates found me. I barely

thinking about what

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

head and started

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

Cotton started to frown.

why we need to hurry up and destroy that

a moment before

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

“Do I look weak?”

and waved his hands around

Eruhaben-nim, It’s not

chuckled at Bud’s

and his subordinates are able to freely come and go to

thinking the same thing,

Cale started to speak.

that is why we

contact with Cotton

then continued to

get complicated if Gersey undoes the seal first. That is why we have

is the most important of the reasons

could not stop frowning as she

it, why the hell

as she messed

“Move.”

“What?”

on her shoulder

away from

hell are you doing when

“Eruhaben-nim.”

see Eruhaben moving forward

“Step back.”

and

gold powder covering the

for

her eyes soon opened

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall was

Pat. Pat.

her shoulder as he whispered to

way forward since they

“…Crazy bastard.”

that? What if the

wanted to say, but

machines and magic circles that filled this large

started to speak after

to go through many purifications with

“Purification?”

in order for it to become a body that

pointed to the northern part of the large

was a

“Is that it?”

that is

and looked toward

them as we

Ooooooong-

started to shoot out from the tip of

was pointed

at

“They're here.”

toward the stairs at the first location that was visible through

Boom!

that made loud noises as

could not see them clearly as

vaguely make them

“They’re so big.”

five large robed priests entering

away. But there doesn’t seem to

“Shut up!”

shouted and Bud’s

because

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

priests

then welcomed the dead mana

heard Cotton’s voice

corpses except for one! They are

looked disgusted as she had not expected Gersey to

priests

like bombs that had become even bigger after absorbing more dead

Boom. Boom. Boom.

four priests started

no life

were corpses based on their lifeless

have no free will! They just obey everything

at

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

followed her as

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

flinched for

“I.”

before she continued to

dead mana.

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

secret

things he wanted to ask after seeing her hesitate. However, he pushed those questions aside for now after hearing Bud’s

crap! Why the hell are those things so

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

that looked like balloons covered in

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

shot forward at an explosive speed at

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

had grabbed Cotton's collar and thrown

almost instantly arrived at the door

heard someone shouting from behind

“Block them!”

pointing at Cale with his

were

Chhhh!

gather above his head as he

“That is!”

who had seen that power in the northern mountain, channeled more of his

aura that was now shooting up over 3 meters long was

was at

machines and

Eruhaben stepped forward.

then stomped with

Boom!

scattered in front of

“Block them.”

appeared and blocked

wall dividing the first and second locations had been was now

started to speak to the others