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

on the door to the second location as she continued

things Gersey’s subordinate said at

said, ‘we need to hurry up and find the feed for

“…Monsters?”

He then quickly

made eye contact

our liege's orders as that day will be the day our liege and our majesty’s dreams all

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

finger started to shake along

Click click.

started to move

Gersey's subordinates found me. I barely made

about what she just said, started

removed. It seems like…the third location is very important as the Deputy

nodded his head and started

will be removed on the last day

Cotton started to frown.

we need to hurry up

hesitated for a moment

those terrible monsters are there? Aren't

“Do I look weak?”

and waved his hands around after hearing

Eruhaben-nim, It’s not

at Bud’s reaction

Gersey and his subordinates are able to freely come and

the

Cale started to speak.

why we have to

contact with Cotton

continued to

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

important of the reasons

stop frowning as she

it, why the

seemed frustrated as she messed with

“Move.”

“What?”

his hand on her shoulder and

away

you doing when every second

“Eruhaben-nim.”

Eruhaben moving forward at

“Step back.”

back with Cale and Bud each grabbing one of

could see a gold

there for only

her eyes soon

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall was

Pat. Pat.

as he

our way forward since

“…Crazy bastard.”

wall because of that? What if the cave

of things she wanted

he noticed numerous machines

started to speak

White Star had to go through many

“Purification?”

it to become a body that

northern

was a

“Is that it?”

that is the third

his head and looked toward Eruhaben

destroy them as we

Ooooooong-

shoot out from the tip

blade was pointed toward the

was at that

“They're here.”

at the first location

Boom!

could see the things that made loud noises

them clearly

he could vaguely make

“They’re so big.”

robed priests entering the underground

away. But there doesn’t seem to be a mage and they

“Shut up!”

Bud’s eyes turned

not shocked because of

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started

“T, the glass containers-!”

of the large priests destroyed a large

mana flowing out with their whole

Cotton’s

of them are corpses except for one! They are dead corpses with dead mana bombs inside

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

priests

that had become even bigger after absorbing more dead

Boom. Boom. Boom.

four priests started

no life in their

were corpses based

They have no free will! They just obey everything Gersey tells them

pulled at Cale's

problem! We need to get to the third location

as he asked

Gersey’s subordinates? Aren’t you

for

“I.”

hesitated before she continued

absorb dead mana.

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

a secret

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

Why the hell are those

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

looked like balloons covered in dead mana were

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

shot forward at an explosive speed at that

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

of them. Cale had grabbed Cotton's collar and

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

shouting

“Block them!”

was pointing at Cale

were extremely

Chhhh!

above his head as he opened

“That is!”

in the northern mountain, channeled more of his

now shooting up over 3 meters long was pointed

at that

destroy the machines and the

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with

Boom!

scattered in front of

“Block them.”

wall instantly appeared and

second locations had been was now

started to speak to the others behind