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

to the second location as she continued to

Gersey’s subordinate said at that

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

“…Monsters?”

He then quickly

eye contact with

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 true!’

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

her finger started to shake

Click click.

started to move the

quickly run away because Gersey's subordinates found me. I barely made it back

about what she just said, started

the day the seal is removed. It seems like…the third location is very important

nodded his head and

the seal will be removed on the last day of the

Cotton started to frown.

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

moment

think we can destroy it if those terrible monsters are there?

“Do I look weak?”

his hands around after hearing Eruhaben’s

Eruhaben-nim, It’s

Bud’s reaction and

and Gersey and his subordinates

the same thing,

Cale started to speak.

is why we have

made eye contact

continued

the seal first. That is why we

important of the

could not stop frowning as she said

the hell isn’t

seemed frustrated as she messed with the

“Move.”

“What?”

his hand on her shoulder and

hand moved away

hell are you doing when

“Eruhaben-nim.”

moving

“Step back.”

Cale and

gold powder covering the

was there for only

her eyes soon

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall

Pat. Pat.

shoulder as he

it’s time to blast our way forward since they already

“…Crazy bastard.”

that? What if the cave

things she wanted to

noticed numerous machines and magic circles

to speak after seeing Cale’s

go through

“Purification?”

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

to the northern part of the large

was a small door

“Is that it?”

is

nodded his head and looked toward Eruhaben

them as we

Ooooooong-

started to shoot out

blade was pointed

was at that

“They're here.”

toward the stairs at the first location

Boom!

that made loud noises as they entered the underground

see them clearly as they were too far

vaguely

“They’re so big.”

could see five large robed priests entering the underground

they’re so far away. But there

“Shut up!”

Bud’s eyes

because of

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

priests destroyed a large

mana flowing out

heard Cotton’s

corpses except for one! They are dead corpses with dead mana

had not expected Gersey to tell them to destroy the

priests became even

become even

Boom. Boom. Boom.

four priests started to walk toward

life in

tell that they really were corpses based on their lifeless

free will! They just obey everything

at Cale's

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

as

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

for

“I.”

hesitated before she continued to

cannot absorb dead

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

secret that nobody

after seeing her

crap! Why the hell are those

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

that looked like balloons covered in dead

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

an

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

of them. Cale had grabbed Cotton's collar and

instantly arrived at the door heading into the third

heard someone shouting from

“Block them!”

at Cale with his

eyes were extremely

Chhhh!

gather above his head

“That is!”

who had seen that power in the northern mountain, channeled more of

shooting up over 3 meters long was pointed at the

was at that

machines and the magic

Eruhaben stepped forward.

then stomped

Boom!

scattered in front

“Block them.”

half-transparent gold wall instantly appeared and blocked

wall dividing the first and second locations had been was now filled by

started to speak to the