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

the lock on the door to the second location

was repeating the things Gersey’s subordinate said at that

hurry up and find the feed for those monsters!’

“…Monsters?”

then

made eye contact

day those terrible things are no longer sealed… We must give everything we have to fulfill our liege's orders as that day will

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

finger started to shake along with the

Click click.

started to move the

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

had been thinking about what she just said, started

true on the day the seal is removed. It seems like…the third location

nodded his head and

that the seal will be removed on the last day

Cotton started to frown.

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

a moment before asking a

if those terrible monsters are there?

“Do I look weak?”

and waved his hands around after hearing Eruhaben’s

It’s not

chuckled at Bud’s

still sealed and Gersey and his subordinates are able to

thinking the same thing,

Cale started to speak.

why we have

eye contact with Cotton

then continued to

if Gersey undoes the seal first. That is why we have

most important of the reasons we need

stop frowning as she said

the hell

as she

“Move.”

“What?”

put his hand on her shoulder and

moved away

the hell are you doing when

“Eruhaben-nim.”

moving forward at

“Step back.”

with Cale and Bud each grabbing one of

a gold powder

for

her eyes soon

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall was

Pat. Pat.

shoulder as he whispered

time to blast our way forward since they already know

“…Crazy bastard.”

that? What if

she wanted to

he noticed numerous machines and magic circles that

speak after

White Star had to go through many purifications with Gersey

“Purification?”

become a body

to the northern part

a

“Is that it?”

is the

his head and looked toward Eruhaben and

destroy them as

Ooooooong-

to shoot out from the tip of Bud’s

blade was pointed toward

was at

“They're here.”

toward the stairs at the first location that was

Boom!

made loud noises

could not see them clearly as they were

vaguely

“They’re so big.”

five large robed priests entering

far away. But there doesn’t seem to be a

“Shut up!”

and Bud’s

was not shocked because of what

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started

“T, the glass containers-!”

large priests destroyed a

dead mana

heard Cotton’s voice at that

They are dead corpses with

had not expected Gersey to tell them to destroy the glass

priests

bombs that had become even bigger after absorbing more dead

Boom. Boom. Boom.

four priests started

no life in

were corpses based on their lifeless

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

pulled at Cale's

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

her as he asked a

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

flinched for a

“I.”

before she

absorb dead mana.

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

is a secret that nobody

seeing her hesitate. However, he pushed those

the hell are those

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

balloons covered in

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

shot forward at an explosive speed at

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

had grabbed Cotton's collar

instantly arrived at the door heading into the third

heard someone shouting from behind

“Block them!”

was pointing at Cale

were extremely

Chhhh!

aura started to gather above his head

“That is!”

in the northern mountain,

shooting up over 3 meters long was pointed at the approaching subordinates and

at

the machines and the magic

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with

Boom!

scattered in

“Block them.”

appeared and blocked

the first and second locations had been was now filled

to