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 lock on the door to

the things Gersey’s subordinate said at

and find the feed for those

“…Monsters?”

He then quickly

eye contact with

We must give everything we have to fulfill our liege's orders as that day will be the day our liege and our majesty’s dreams

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

on her finger started

Click click.

started to move the

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

been thinking about what she just said,

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

nodded his head

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

Cotton started to frown.

That is why we need to hurry up and destroy that place

a moment before asking

think we can destroy it if those terrible monsters are there?

“Do I look weak?”

his hands

It’s

chuckled at Bud’s reaction and

are still sealed and Gersey and his subordinates

thinking the same thing,

Cale started to speak.

why we have to

eye contact

continued to

first. That is why we have to move before he gets here.

important of the reasons

stop frowning as she

it, why the hell isn’t

as she messed with

“Move.”

“What?”

put his hand on her shoulder

away

you doing

“Eruhaben-nim.”

see Eruhaben moving forward

“Step back.”

was moved back with Cale and Bud each grabbing

see a gold powder

there for

eyes

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall

Pat. Pat.

her shoulder as he whispered

way forward since

“…Crazy bastard.”

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

of things she wanted to say, but just quietly

numerous machines and magic

to speak

go through

“Purification?”

in order for it to become a body that was

northern part of the large

a small door

“Is that it?”

is the third

his head and looked toward Eruhaben

them

Ooooooong-

out from

blade was pointed

at that

“They're here.”

stairs at the first

Boom!

the things that made loud

them clearly

he could vaguely make

“They’re so big.”

five large robed priests

there doesn’t

“Shut up!”

and Bud’s

because of what Cotton just

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started

“T, the glass containers-!”

of the large priests destroyed a large glass

dead mana

group heard Cotton’s voice at that

one! They

Gersey to tell them to destroy the

four priests became

like bombs that had become

Boom. Boom. Boom.

four priests started to walk toward

no life

tell that they really were corpses based on their lifeless

right! They have no free will! They just obey everything Gersey tells them

pulled at

We need

followed her as he

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

flinched for

“I.”

before she continued to

absorb dead mana. I'm

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

secret that nobody

her hesitate. However,

hell

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

large things that looked like balloons covered in

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

an explosive speed at that

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

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

of them had almost instantly arrived

heard someone shouting from

“Block them!”

was pointing at Cale with his

were

Chhhh!

aura started to gather above his head as he

“That is!”

in the northern mountain, channeled

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

at

destroy the machines and the

Eruhaben stepped forward.

then stomped with

Boom!

powder scattered in front of

“Block them.”

gold wall instantly appeared and blocked the

and second

to speak to