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 second location as she continued to

things Gersey’s subordinate said at that

said, ‘we need to hurry up and find the feed for those

“…Monsters?”

then

made eye contact with

we have to fulfill our liege's orders as that day will be the day our liege and our majesty’s dreams all

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

ring on her finger started to shake along with

Click click.

move

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

what she

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

his head and

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

Cotton started to frown.

was thinking the same thing. That is why we

for a moment before

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

“Do I look weak?”

flinched and waved his hands around

It’s

chuckled at Bud’s reaction and

dangerous if they are still sealed and Gersey and his subordinates are able to freely come and go to give

was thinking the

Cale started to speak.

that is why we have to

eye contact with Cotton

continued

the seal first. That is why we have to move before he

the most important of the reasons we

could not stop frowning as

it, why the hell isn’t

seemed frustrated as she

“Move.”

“What?”

hand on her shoulder and

moved away from the

hell are you doing when every second

“Eruhaben-nim.”

see Eruhaben moving forward

“Step back.”

Cale and Bud each grabbing one of

see a gold powder covering

was there for only a

eyes soon

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall

Pat. Pat.

her shoulder as he whispered

time to blast our way forward

“…Crazy bastard.”

wall because of that? What if the

of things she wanted to say, but just

and he noticed numerous machines and magic circles that filled this

speak

had to go

“Purification?”

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

to the northern part of

was a small

“Is that it?”

that is the third

his head and looked toward Eruhaben and

destroy them as we

Ooooooong-

aura started to shoot out from the

blade was pointed

was at that

“They're here.”

the stairs at the first

Boom!

loud noises

them clearly as they were too

he could vaguely make

“They’re so big.”

could see five large robed priests

I can't smell them because they’re so far away. But there doesn’t seem to be

“Shut up!”

and Bud’s

shocked because of what

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started

“T, the glass containers-!”

the large priests destroyed

mana

group heard Cotton’s

one! They are dead

disgusted as she had not expected Gersey to tell them to destroy the glass

priests became even

looked like bombs that had become even bigger after absorbing more dead

Boom. Boom. Boom.

priests started to walk

no life

tell that they really were

have no free will! They

at

We need

followed her as he asked a

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

for

“I.”

she

dead

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

a secret

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

hell are those

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

large things that looked like balloons covered in dead

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

forward at an explosive speed at

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

the two of them. Cale had

two of them had almost instantly arrived at the door heading into the

someone shouting from behind

“Block them!”

at Cale with his

were

Chhhh!

started to gather above his head as he

“That is!”

had seen that power in the northern mountain, channeled

aura that was now shooting up over 3 meters long

was at

destroy the machines

Eruhaben stepped forward.

then stomped

Boom!

in front of

“Block them.”

gold wall instantly appeared and blocked the

and second locations had been was

speak to the others behind