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

the door to the second location as she continued to

the things Gersey’s subordinate

and

“…Monsters?”

then quickly

eye contact

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

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

started to shake along with

Click click.

to move the

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

thinking about what she just said, started to

on the day the seal is removed. It

head and started to

will be removed on the last day of the

Cotton started to frown.

is why we need to hurry up and destroy that

moment before asking a

it if those

“Do I look weak?”

and waved his hands around

It’s not

Bud’s reaction and added

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

the same

Cale started to speak.

why we have

contact with

then continued

is why we have to move

most important of the reasons we

stop frowning as she

it, why the hell

she messed with the

“Move.”

“What?”

hand on her shoulder and pulled

hand moved away from the

hell are you doing

“Eruhaben-nim.”

could see Eruhaben moving forward at

“Step back.”

and Bud each grabbing one of

gold powder covering the

was there for

her eyes soon opened

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall

Pat. Pat.

shoulder as he

blast our way forward since they

“…Crazy bastard.”

destroyed the wall because of that? What

of things she wanted to say, but just quietly stepped

and he noticed numerous machines and

started to speak after seeing

Star had to go through

“Purification?”

in order for it to become a body that was suitable for a member of

northern

a small

“Is that it?”

is the

his head and looked

them as

Ooooooong-

aura started to shoot out from the tip of

was pointed toward the

at that

“They're here.”

toward the stairs at the first location

Boom!

things that made loud noises as they entered the underground

not see them clearly as they were too

could vaguely make them

“They’re so big.”

robed priests entering the

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

“Shut up!”

Bud’s

because of what

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

of the large priests

the dead mana flowing out

Cotton’s voice at that

except for one! They are

disgusted as she had not expected Gersey to tell them to

four priests became

had become even bigger after absorbing more

Boom. Boom. Boom.

four priests started to walk

no life

could tell that they really were

have no free will! They just obey everything Gersey tells them to

pulled at Cale's

facility isn't the problem! We need to get to the third location

as he asked a

subordinates? Aren’t you

for a

“I.”

before she continued

cannot absorb dead mana.

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

is a secret that nobody

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

crap! Why the hell are those things so

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

looked like balloons covered in dead mana were rushing

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

body shot forward at an explosive speed

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

had grabbed Cotton's collar

two of them had almost instantly arrived

shouting from behind

“Block them!”

pointing at Cale

were extremely

Chhhh!

started to gather above his head as he opened his

“That is!”

who had seen that power in the northern mountain,

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

was at that

machines and

Eruhaben stepped forward.

then stomped with

Boom!

powder scattered in

“Block them.”

instantly appeared

dividing the first and second

to