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 lock on the door to the second location as she

was repeating the things Gersey’s

said, ‘we need to hurry up and find the

“…Monsters?”

then

eye

longer sealed… We must give everything we have to fulfill our

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

ring on her finger started to

Click click.

move the lock

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

thinking about what she just said, started

seal is removed. It seems like…the third location

his head and started

the seal will be removed on the last day of

Cotton started to frown.

That is why we need

for a moment before asking a

we can destroy it if those terrible monsters are

“Do I look weak?”

his hands around after hearing Eruhaben’s

Eruhaben-nim, It’s

Bud’s reaction and

be too dangerous if they are still sealed and Gersey and his subordinates are

thinking the

Cale started to speak.

is why

eye contact with Cotton

then continued to

Gersey undoes the seal first. That is why we have to move before he gets here. Am

of the reasons we need

could not stop frowning as she

it, why the hell isn’t this

frustrated as she messed with the

“Move.”

“What?”

on her shoulder and pulled

moved away from

are you doing when every second

“Eruhaben-nim.”

could see Eruhaben moving forward at

“Step back.”

was moved back with Cale and Bud each grabbing one

a gold powder covering

there for

her eyes

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall

Pat. Pat.

patted her shoulder as he

to blast our way forward since they

“…Crazy bastard.”

of that? What if the cave

had a lot of things she wanted to say, but just quietly stepped

machines and magic circles that filled

to speak after seeing

Star had to go through many purifications with Gersey

“Purification?”

in order for it to become a body that

pointed to the northern part of the

was a small

“Is that it?”

that is the

nodded his head and

destroy them as

Ooooooong-

aura started to shoot out

was pointed toward the

was at that

“They're here.”

the stairs at the first location

Boom!

things that made loud noises as

could not see them clearly as they were too

he could vaguely make

“They’re so big.”

could see five large robed priests entering the underground

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

“Shut up!”

and Bud’s eyes turned

not shocked because of what Cotton

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

of the large priests destroyed a large

then welcomed the dead mana flowing out with their whole

Cotton’s voice

They are dead corpses with dead mana bombs

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

four priests

become even

Boom. Boom. Boom.

started to

life in their

that they really were corpses based on their lifeless

free will! They just obey

pulled at Cale's

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

her as he

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

for a

“I.”

before she continued to

cannot absorb dead mana. I'm

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

a secret that

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

hell are those

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

like balloons covered in dead mana were rushing toward them extremely

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

at an

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

two of them. Cale had

instantly arrived at the door heading into the third

shouting from

“Block them!”

at

eyes were

Chhhh!

gather above his head as he

“That is!”

power in the northern

shooting up over 3 meters long

at that

the machines

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with his

Boom!

scattered in

“Block them.”

appeared and blocked

second

to the