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 lock on the door to the

the things Gersey’s subordinate

and find

“…Monsters?”

He then quickly

eye

we have to fulfill our liege's orders as that day will be the

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

ring on her finger started to

Click click.

to move the lock

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

thinking about what she just said, started to

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

head

that the seal will be removed on the last day of

Cotton started to frown.

That is why we need to hurry

moment before asking

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

“Do I look weak?”

waved his hands around after hearing Eruhaben’s

It’s

chuckled at Bud’s reaction and added

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

thinking the

Cale started to speak.

is why

eye contact with

continued to

Gersey undoes the seal first. That is why we have to

most important of the reasons we need to

could not stop frowning as

why the hell

she

“Move.”

“What?”

on her shoulder and pulled

moved away from

the hell are you doing when every

“Eruhaben-nim.”

Eruhaben moving

“Step back.”

back with Cale and Bud each grabbing

see a gold

was there for only

eyes soon

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall

Pat. Pat.

patted her shoulder as

way forward since

“…Crazy bastard.”

that? What

things she wanted to say, but just

followed behind her and he noticed numerous machines

speak after seeing

go through many purifications with Gersey

“Purification?”

in order for it to become a

the northern part of the

was a

“Is that it?”

is the

head and looked toward Eruhaben

them as

Ooooooong-

to shoot out from

was pointed

was at that

“They're here.”

the first location that was visible through the

Boom!

that made loud noises as they entered the

see them clearly as they

he could vaguely

“They’re so big.”

see five large robed priests

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

“Shut up!”

shouted and Bud’s

not shocked because

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started

“T, the glass containers-!”

priests destroyed a large glass

mana flowing out

heard Cotton’s voice at that

of them are corpses except for one! They are dead corpses with dead mana bombs

not expected Gersey to tell them to

four priests

bombs that had become even bigger after absorbing

Boom. Boom. Boom.

four priests started

no life in their

were corpses based on their

have no free will! They just

at

facility isn't the problem! We need to

followed her as he asked

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

for

“I.”

before she continued to

dead mana. I'm

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

a secret that

to ask after seeing her hesitate. However, he pushed those questions aside for now after hearing Bud’s

hell are those things so

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

in

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

forward at an explosive speed at

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

of them. Cale had grabbed Cotton's collar and thrown

had almost instantly arrived at the door heading

heard someone shouting from behind

“Block them!”

at Cale

were

Chhhh!

above his head as

“That is!”

that power in the northern mountain, channeled more

now shooting up over 3 meters long was pointed at the

was at that

the machines and the magic

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with

Boom!

scattered in

“Block them.”

gold wall instantly appeared and blocked the cave

dividing the first and second locations had been

started to speak to