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

grabbed the lock on the door to the

the things Gersey’s

need to hurry up and

“…Monsters?”

He then quickly

made eye contact

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

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

started to shake

Click click.

move

Gersey's subordinates

what she

removed. It seems like…the third location is very important as the

nodded his head and started

the seal will be removed on

Cotton started to frown.

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

hesitated for a moment before asking a

those terrible monsters are

“Do I look weak?”

and waved his hands around after hearing

Eruhaben-nim, It’s not

chuckled at Bud’s reaction and

Gersey and his subordinates are able to freely come

was thinking the same

Cale started to speak.

is why we

made eye contact with

then continued

seal first. That is why we have to move before he

is the most important of the reasons we

not stop frowning as she

the

as she messed with the

“Move.”

“What?”

her shoulder and

moved away from the

are you

“Eruhaben-nim.”

see Eruhaben moving forward at that

“Step back.”

was moved back with Cale and

a gold powder covering

for

eyes soon

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall

Pat. Pat.

patted her shoulder as he

blast our way forward since they

“…Crazy bastard.”

the wall because of that? What if the cave

a lot of things she wanted to say, but just

and he noticed numerous machines and magic circles

started to speak

to go through many

“Purification?”

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

northern part of

a

“Is that it?”

is the third

his head and looked toward Eruhaben

them as

Ooooooong-

to shoot out from the

was pointed toward the

was at

“They're here.”

first location that was visible through the

Boom!

could see the things that made loud noises as they entered the underground

clearly as they

he could vaguely make

“They’re so big.”

could see five large robed priests entering the underground

smell them because they’re so far away. But there doesn’t

“Shut up!”

Bud’s

not shocked because of what

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started

“T, the glass containers-!”

large priests destroyed a large glass

then welcomed the dead mana flowing out with their

Cotton’s voice at that

for one! They are

not expected Gersey to tell them to destroy the

priests

had become even

Boom. Boom. Boom.

four priests started to

no life in their

tell that they really were corpses

will! They just obey

at

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

as he asked

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

for a

“I.”

before she continued

absorb dead mana. I'm

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

is a secret that

her hesitate. However, he pushed those

crap! Why the hell are those things

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

like balloons covered in dead mana

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

shot forward at an

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

the two of them. Cale had

of them had almost instantly arrived at the door heading

shouting from

“Block them!”

was pointing at Cale with

eyes were

Chhhh!

his

“That is!”

that power in the northern mountain, channeled more of

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

at that

machines

Eruhaben stepped forward.

then stomped

Boom!

powder 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

speak to the