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

on the door to the second location as she continued to

things Gersey’s

to hurry up and find the feed for

“…Monsters?”

He then quickly

eye

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

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

started to shake along with

Click click.

to move

away because Gersey's subordinates found me. I barely

been thinking about what she just said,

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

nodded his head and started to

be removed on the

Cotton started to frown.

is why we need to hurry up and destroy

moment before asking a

destroy it if those

“Do I look weak?”

his hands

Eruhaben-nim, It’s

chuckled at Bud’s reaction and added

if they are still sealed and Gersey and his

was thinking the same thing,

Cale started to speak.

why

contact with Cotton

continued to

first. That is why

important of the reasons we need to

frowning as she

the hell

seemed frustrated as she

“Move.”

“What?”

hand on her shoulder

moved away

you doing

“Eruhaben-nim.”

moving forward at that

“Step back.”

back with Cale and Bud

see a gold powder

for

her eyes

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall

Pat. Pat.

shoulder as he

think it’s time to blast our way forward

“…Crazy bastard.”

wall because of that? What if

she wanted

numerous machines and

to speak after seeing Cale’s

White Star had to go through

“Purification?”

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

to the northern part of

a small door

“Is that it?”

is the third

and

destroy them

Ooooooong-

aura started to shoot out from the tip of

blade was pointed

at that

“They're here.”

stairs at the first location

Boom!

see the things that made loud noises as they

not see them clearly as they were

could vaguely

“They’re so big.”

see five large robed priests entering the

they’re so far away. But there doesn’t seem to be a mage and they don’t seem

“Shut up!”

Bud’s eyes turned

because of what Cotton just

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started

“T, the glass containers-!”

the large priests destroyed a

welcomed the dead mana flowing

heard Cotton’s voice

one! They are dead corpses with dead mana

not expected Gersey to tell them

priests

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

Boom. Boom. Boom.

priests started

no life in their

they really were corpses

no free will! They

at

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

followed her as he asked

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

flinched for

“I.”

she continued to

cannot absorb dead

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

is a secret that nobody

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

the hell

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

covered in dead mana were rushing toward

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

forward at an

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

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

them had almost instantly arrived at the door heading into the third

someone shouting

“Block them!”

pointing at Cale

were extremely

Chhhh!

aura started to gather above his

“That is!”

power in the northern

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

was at that

destroy the machines and

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with

Boom!

scattered in

“Block them.”

wall instantly appeared and blocked the

first and second locations had been was

speak to