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

lock on the door to the

Gersey’s subordinate said

and find the feed for those monsters!’

“…Monsters?”

He then quickly added

made eye

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

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

finger started to shake along

Click click.

to move the lock

Gersey's subordinates found me. I barely

thinking about what she just said, started to

of their dreams will come true on the day the seal is removed. It seems like…the third location is very important as

nodded his head and started

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

Cotton started to frown.

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

for a moment before asking a

destroy it if those terrible monsters are there?

“Do I look weak?”

waved his hands around

Eruhaben-nim, It’s not like

Bud’s reaction and added

and Gersey and his

the

Cale started to speak.

is why

made eye contact with Cotton

continued

seal first. That is why we have to move before

is the most important of the reasons we

frowning

why the hell isn’t

she messed with

“Move.”

“What?”

his hand on her shoulder and

hand moved away from

hell are you doing when

“Eruhaben-nim.”

moving forward

“Step back.”

Cale and Bud each grabbing

could see a gold powder covering the

was there for only

her eyes soon

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall

Pat. Pat.

as he whispered to

think it’s time to blast our way

“…Crazy bastard.”

destroyed the wall because of that? What if the cave

of things she wanted to say, but just quietly stepped

and he noticed numerous machines

speak after seeing Cale’s

Star had to go

“Purification?”

body needed to be purified in order for it to become a body that was suitable for a member of the Demonic

pointed to the northern part of the large

was a

“Is that it?”

is the

and looked

destroy them as we

Ooooooong-

started to shoot out from the tip of Bud’s

pointed

at

“They're here.”

stairs at the first location that was visible through

Boom!

the things that made loud noises as they entered the

not see them clearly as

could vaguely make them

“They’re so big.”

robed priests

away. But there doesn’t seem

“Shut up!”

Bud’s eyes

was not shocked because of what Cotton just

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

the large priests

welcomed the dead mana flowing out with

Cotton’s voice at that

are corpses except for one! They are dead corpses

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

priests became

looked like bombs that had become

Boom. Boom. Boom.

started

life in

that they really were corpses

right! They have no free will! They just obey everything

at Cale's

isn't the problem! We need

as

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

for

“I.”

hesitated before she continued to

dead mana.

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

is a secret that

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

hell are those things so

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

looked like balloons covered in dead mana were rushing toward

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

at an explosive

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

of them. Cale had grabbed Cotton's collar and thrown

had almost instantly arrived at

shouting from

“Block them!”

was pointing at Cale with

eyes were

Chhhh!

above his head

“That is!”

had seen that power in the

meters long was pointed at the approaching subordinates and

was at that

destroy the machines and the magic

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with his

Boom!

powder scattered in

“Block them.”

wall instantly appeared and blocked

first and second locations had been was now filled

started to speak to