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

the door to the second location as

things Gersey’s

said, ‘we need to hurry up and find the

“…Monsters?”

then quickly

eye contact

our liege's orders as that

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

her finger started to shake

Click click.

started to move the

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

what she just

of their dreams will come true on the day the seal is removed. It seems like…the third location

his head

a feeling that the seal will be removed on

Cotton started to frown.

That is why we need to hurry up and

hesitated for a moment

those terrible monsters are

“Do I look weak?”

and waved his hands around after

Eruhaben-nim, It’s not

Bud’s

still sealed and Gersey and his subordinates are able to freely come

thinking the same thing,

Cale started to speak.

why we have to

contact with

continued

the seal first. That is why we

important of the reasons we need to

stop frowning as she said

the hell

frustrated as she messed

“Move.”

“What?”

his hand on her shoulder and pulled

away from

the hell are you doing when

“Eruhaben-nim.”

Eruhaben moving forward

“Step back.”

back with Cale and Bud each grabbing one of

gold powder covering

there for only

her eyes

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall

Pat. Pat.

patted her shoulder as he whispered to

think it’s time to blast our way

“…Crazy bastard.”

wall because of that? What if the cave starts

a lot of things she wanted to say, but just quietly

numerous machines and magic circles that filled

started to speak after

White Star had to go through many purifications

“Purification?”

be purified in order for it to become a body that was suitable for a member

the northern part of

a small door

“Is that it?”

that is the

nodded his head and looked toward Eruhaben and

destroy them as we

Ooooooong-

aura started to shoot out from the

was pointed toward the

at

“They're here.”

looked toward the stairs at the first

Boom!

the things that made loud noises as they entered

could not see them clearly as they

he could vaguely make them

“They’re so big.”

large robed priests

so far away. But there doesn’t seem to be

“Shut up!”

and Bud’s eyes turned

shocked because of what

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started

“T, the glass containers-!”

of the large priests destroyed a large

the dead mana

group heard Cotton’s voice at that

one! They are dead corpses

had not expected Gersey to tell

priests became even

like bombs that had become even bigger after absorbing more

Boom. Boom. Boom.

four priests started

no life

tell that they really were corpses

no free will! They just obey

pulled at Cale's

isn't the problem! We need to

her as he asked

subordinates? Aren’t you fine even if the dead

for

“I.”

hesitated before she continued

dead

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

a secret

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

Why the hell are

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

like balloons covered in dead mana were rushing toward

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

at an explosive speed at that

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

two of them. Cale had grabbed

almost instantly arrived at the

someone shouting from behind

“Block them!”

at Cale

were extremely

Chhhh!

aura started to gather above his head as

“That is!”

the northern mountain, channeled more of

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

was at

the machines and

Eruhaben stepped forward.

then stomped

Boom!

in front

“Block them.”

gold wall instantly appeared and blocked the cave

spot where the wall dividing the first and second locations had

started to speak to the others