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

lock on the door to the second location as she

Gersey’s subordinate

to hurry up and find the feed for those

“…Monsters?”

then quickly

eye

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

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

her finger started to shake along with the

Click click.

started to move

because Gersey's subordinates found me. I barely

been thinking about what

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

his head and

have a feeling that the seal will be removed on

Cotton started to frown.

was thinking the same thing. That is why we need to hurry up and destroy that place

hesitated for a moment before asking

it if those terrible monsters are

“Do I look weak?”

and waved his hands around

Eruhaben-nim, It’s not like

chuckled at Bud’s reaction and added

and his

the same thing,

Cale started to speak.

that is why we

made eye contact with Cotton

continued to

is why we

most important of the reasons we need

stop frowning

it, why the

seemed frustrated as she messed

“Move.”

“What?”

hand on her shoulder

hand moved away from

the hell are you

“Eruhaben-nim.”

moving

“Step back.”

back with Cale and Bud each grabbing one of

see a gold powder covering

was there for

her eyes soon

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall was

Pat. Pat.

patted her shoulder as he

blast our way

“…Crazy bastard.”

because of that? What if the

wanted to say, but

and he noticed numerous machines and magic circles that filled this

started to speak after seeing

White Star had to go through

“Purification?”

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

northern part of the

a small door

“Is that it?”

is

and

destroy them

Ooooooong-

to shoot out from the tip of

pointed

was at that

“They're here.”

at the first location that was visible through

Boom!

loud noises as they entered the underground

them clearly as they

vaguely make them

“They’re so big.”

could see five large robed priests

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

“Shut up!”

shouted and Bud’s

was not shocked because of what Cotton

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

large priests

welcomed the dead mana flowing

Cotton’s

for one! They are

expected Gersey to tell them to destroy

four priests became even

bombs that had become

Boom. Boom. Boom.

priests started

no life

tell that they really were corpses based on their

They just obey everything Gersey tells

at

We need to get to the third

followed her as

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

flinched for

“I.”

she

cannot absorb dead

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

a secret that

to ask after seeing her hesitate. However, he pushed

crap! Why the hell

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

things that looked like balloons covered in dead mana

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

forward at an

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

had grabbed Cotton's collar and thrown

almost instantly arrived at the door heading into the third

shouting

“Block them!”

was pointing at Cale with his

were

Chhhh!

to gather above his head as he

“That is!”

power in the northern mountain, channeled

shooting up over 3 meters long was pointed at the

at

the machines and

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped

Boom!

scattered in front of

“Block them.”

half-transparent gold wall instantly appeared and blocked

the first and second locations had been was now filled by Eruhaben's gold

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