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

to

was repeating the things Gersey’s subordinate

up and find the

“…Monsters?”

then

eye contact with

We must give everything we have to fulfill our liege's orders as that day will be the day our liege and our majesty’s dreams all come

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

on her finger started to shake along

Click click.

move the

run away because Gersey's subordinates found me.

been thinking about what she just said,

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

head and started

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

Cotton started to frown.

was thinking the same thing. That is why we need to hurry

for a moment before asking a

you think we can destroy it if those terrible monsters are there? Aren't we

“Do I look weak?”

and waved his hands around after hearing

It’s not

chuckled at Bud’s

and his subordinates are able to freely come and go to

was thinking the

Cale started to speak.

that is why we have to

eye contact with

then continued

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

most important of the reasons we need

stop frowning as she said

why the hell isn’t

frustrated as she messed with

“Move.”

“What?”

put his hand on her shoulder and pulled her

away

the hell are you doing when every

“Eruhaben-nim.”

moving forward

“Step back.”

back with Cale and

a gold

there for only

her eyes

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall was

Pat. Pat.

her shoulder as he whispered to

time to blast our way forward since they already

“…Crazy bastard.”

wall because of that? What if the cave starts

things she wanted to say, but just quietly stepped forward

he noticed numerous machines and magic

to speak after

had to go through many

“Purification?”

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

the northern part of the large

was a small

“Is that it?”

is

head and looked toward Eruhaben and

them

Ooooooong-

shoot out from the tip of Bud’s

pointed toward

was at that

“They're here.”

looked toward the stairs at the first location that was visible through the

Boom!

could see the things that made loud noises as they entered

see them clearly as they were

vaguely make

“They’re so big.”

large robed priests

far away. But there doesn’t

“Shut up!”

Bud’s eyes

because of what

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

the large priests destroyed a

the dead mana flowing out

heard Cotton’s voice at

except for one! They are dead

she had not expected Gersey to tell them to destroy the

four priests became even

bombs that had become even

Boom. Boom. Boom.

four priests started to

no life in

that they really were

right! They have no free will! They

pulled at

me! The second facility isn't the problem! We need to get

followed her as he asked

you

flinched for

“I.”

before she

cannot absorb dead

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

a secret

after seeing her hesitate. However, he pushed those questions

hell are those things

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

in dead mana were

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

an explosive speed at that

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

them. Cale had grabbed Cotton's collar and thrown

two of them had almost instantly arrived at the door heading into

heard someone shouting

“Block them!”

pointing at Cale

were

Chhhh!

his head

“That is!”

power in the northern mountain, channeled more of

over 3 meters long

was at

machines and

Eruhaben stepped forward.

then stomped with his

Boom!

powder scattered in front of

“Block them.”

appeared and blocked

dividing the first and second locations had been

to the others