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

to the

repeating the things Gersey’s subordinate said at

up and find the

“…Monsters?”

He then quickly added

eye contact

terrible things are no longer sealed… We must give everything we have to fulfill our liege's orders as that day will be the day our liege and our majesty’s dreams all come true!’

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

her finger started

Click click.

to move

run away because Gersey's subordinates found me.

about what she just said,

on the day the seal is removed. It

his head and started

seal will be removed on

Cotton started to frown.

we need to hurry up and

a moment

destroy it if those terrible monsters are

“Do I look weak?”

hands around after

Eruhaben-nim, It’s not like

Bud’s reaction and

shouldn't be too dangerous if they are still sealed and Gersey and his subordinates are able to freely come and

was thinking the

Cale started to speak.

why we have

made eye contact with Cotton

continued to

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

of the reasons we

could not stop frowning

why the hell isn’t

seemed frustrated as she messed with

“Move.”

“What?”

her shoulder and

away from the

hell are you doing when every second

“Eruhaben-nim.”

see Eruhaben moving

“Step back.”

with Cale and Bud each grabbing one of

a gold powder covering

there for

eyes

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall

Pat. Pat.

her shoulder as he whispered to

time to blast our way forward since they already know we’re

“…Crazy bastard.”

the wall because of that? What if the cave

wanted to say, but just quietly

her and he noticed numerous machines and magic

to speak

White Star had to go through many

“Purification?”

to be purified in order for it to become a body

pointed to the northern part of

was a

“Is that it?”

that is

head and looked toward Eruhaben and

destroy them as

Ooooooong-

started to shoot out from the tip

was pointed toward

was at that

“They're here.”

stairs at the first location that was visible through the destroyed

Boom!

the things that made loud

not see them clearly

he could vaguely

“They’re so big.”

robed priests entering the underground

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

“Shut up!”

and Bud’s eyes

was not shocked because of what Cotton

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started

“T, the glass containers-!”

of the large priests destroyed

then welcomed the dead mana flowing out with their whole

heard Cotton’s voice at

one! They are dead

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

priests became even

like bombs that had become even bigger after

Boom. Boom. Boom.

started to walk

life in

tell that they really were corpses

They just obey everything Gersey tells them

at Cale's

problem! We need to get to the third location right

as

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

for

“I.”

before she

absorb dead mana. I'm

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

secret

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

hell are

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

covered in dead

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

an explosive speed

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

Cale had grabbed

had almost instantly arrived

someone shouting from

“Block them!”

was pointing at

eyes were extremely

Chhhh!

gather above his head as he

“That is!”

power in the northern mountain, channeled more of his

3 meters long

was at that

the machines and the

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with

Boom!

in front

“Block them.”

wall instantly appeared and blocked

second locations had

started to speak to the others