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.

feet landed on the

grabbed the lock on the door to the second location as she continued to

the things Gersey’s subordinate said

hurry up and find the feed for those monsters!’

“…Monsters?”

He then quickly

eye contact

to fulfill our liege's orders

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

on her finger started to shake along with the

Click click.

to move the lock

subordinates found me. I barely

about what she just said, started

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

nodded his head and started

have a feeling that the seal will be removed on the last day of

Cotton started to frown.

we need to hurry up and destroy that place

moment before asking a

if those terrible

“Do I look weak?”

hands around

Eruhaben-nim, It’s not like

Bud’s reaction and

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

the same thing,

Cale started to speak.

that is why we

made eye contact with Cotton

then continued

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

of the reasons we

frowning as she

why the hell

she

“Move.”

“What?”

on her

moved away from

you

“Eruhaben-nim.”

see Eruhaben moving forward

“Step back.”

was moved back with Cale and Bud each grabbing one of

could see a gold powder

there for only

eyes

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall

Pat. Pat.

her shoulder as he whispered

way forward since they already

“…Crazy bastard.”

wall because of that? What if

a lot of things she wanted to

and he noticed numerous machines and magic circles that

started to speak

Star had to go through many purifications

“Purification?”

human body needed to be purified in order for it to become a body that was

pointed to the northern

a small

“Is that it?”

is

his head and looked toward Eruhaben and

destroy them

Ooooooong-

shoot out from the

was pointed toward

at that

“They're here.”

the first location that was visible through the destroyed

Boom!

that made loud noises as they entered the underground

see them clearly as they were too

vaguely make

“They’re so big.”

see five large robed priests entering

so far away. But there doesn’t

“Shut up!”

Bud’s eyes turned

was not shocked because of what Cotton

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started

“T, the glass containers-!”

priests destroyed a

welcomed the dead mana flowing

group heard Cotton’s voice at that

for one! They are dead corpses with dead mana

Gersey

four priests became

like bombs that had become even bigger after absorbing more dead

Boom. Boom. Boom.

priests started to walk

no life in

really were corpses based

will! They just obey

at

We need to

her as he

scared of Gersey’s subordinates? Aren’t you

flinched for a

“I.”

before she continued

dead mana.

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

is a secret that

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

Why the hell are those things so

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

large things that looked like balloons covered in dead mana were rushing toward

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

forward at an explosive

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

them. Cale had grabbed Cotton's

of them had almost instantly arrived at

someone shouting from

“Block them!”

was pointing at Cale

eyes were extremely

Chhhh!

to gather above his

“That is!”

in the northern mountain, channeled more of

3 meters long was pointed

at

the machines and the magic

Eruhaben stepped forward.

then stomped

Boom!

scattered in front

“Block them.”

instantly appeared and

second locations had been was now filled by Eruhaben's

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