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

grabbed the lock on the door to the

was repeating the things Gersey’s subordinate said at that

and find the

“…Monsters?”

He then

eye contact

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

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

finger started to shake along with the

Click click.

move

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

about what she

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

head

the seal will be removed on the last day of the

Cotton started to frown.

we need to hurry up and destroy that place

hesitated for a moment before

destroy it if those

“Do I look weak?”

hands around after

Eruhaben-nim, It’s

Bud’s

sealed and Gersey and his

was thinking the

Cale started to speak.

is why we have

eye contact with

continued to

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

most important of the reasons we need

stop frowning

the hell isn’t

as she

“Move.”

“What?”

on her shoulder and pulled her

moved away from

are 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

see a gold powder

for only a

her eyes soon opened

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall

Pat. Pat.

patted her shoulder as he whispered to

time to blast our way forward

“…Crazy bastard.”

the wall because of that? What

lot of things she wanted to say, but just quietly

he noticed numerous machines

started to speak after seeing Cale’s

White Star had to go through many purifications with

“Purification?”

it to become a body that was suitable for a member of the

pointed to the northern part of the large

was a

“Is that it?”

is

nodded his head and looked toward Eruhaben

destroy them

Ooooooong-

shoot out from the tip of

pointed

was at

“They're here.”

the stairs at the first location that was visible through the

Boom!

that made loud noises as they entered the underground

see them clearly as they were too

vaguely

“They’re so big.”

see five large robed

away. But there doesn’t seem to

“Shut up!”

and Bud’s eyes

was not shocked because of what

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

priests

dead mana flowing out

heard Cotton’s voice

corpses except for one! They are dead corpses with dead

disgusted as she had not expected Gersey to tell them

priests became even

looked like bombs that had become even bigger after absorbing

Boom. Boom. Boom.

started to walk

no life

really were

have no free will! They just obey everything Gersey

pulled at

problem! We need to get to the third location

her as he asked

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

flinched for a

“I.”

before she continued

cannot absorb dead

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

secret that nobody

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

the hell are

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

covered in dead mana

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

body shot forward at an

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

two of them. Cale had grabbed Cotton's

instantly arrived at the

heard someone shouting

“Block them!”

was pointing at Cale with his

eyes were extremely

Chhhh!

to gather above his head

“That is!”

that power in the northern mountain, channeled more

now shooting up over 3 meters

at that

machines and the magic

Eruhaben stepped forward.

then stomped with his

Boom!

in front of

“Block them.”

appeared and blocked the cave

second locations had been was now filled by

started to speak to the others behind