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 second location as she

the things Gersey’s subordinate said at

‘we need to hurry up and find the feed for those monsters!’

“…Monsters?”

then

made eye contact

sealed… 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-

ring on her finger started to shake

Click click.

move the

subordinates found me. I barely made it

thinking about what she just said,

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

head and started to

will be removed on the last day of the

Cotton started to frown.

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

for a moment before

can destroy it if those

“Do I look weak?”

and waved his hands around after hearing Eruhaben’s

Eruhaben-nim, It’s not like

chuckled at Bud’s reaction and added

and his subordinates are able to freely come and go to give

thinking the same

Cale started to speak.

why we

contact

then continued to

That is why we have to move before

the most important of

frowning as

why the hell isn’t

seemed frustrated as she

“Move.”

“What?”

her

moved away

hell are you

“Eruhaben-nim.”

Eruhaben moving forward

“Step back.”

and Bud each grabbing

see a gold

for only

her eyes soon

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall was

Pat. Pat.

patted her shoulder as he

way forward since they already know

“…Crazy bastard.”

of that?

lot of things she wanted to

he noticed numerous machines and magic circles that filled

speak after seeing Cale’s

White Star had to go through many

“Purification?”

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

pointed to the northern part of the large

was a small

“Is that it?”

that is the third

head and looked toward Eruhaben and

them as we

Ooooooong-

aura started to shoot out from the tip of

blade was pointed

at that

“They're here.”

the stairs at the first location that was visible

Boom!

see the things that made loud noises as they entered the

not see them clearly as they were too far

vaguely

“They’re so big.”

five large robed

smell them because they’re so far away. But there doesn’t seem to be a mage and they don’t seem

“Shut up!”

Bud’s eyes

shocked because

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started

“T, the glass containers-!”

of the large priests destroyed a large glass

dead mana flowing out

Cotton’s voice

one! They are dead corpses with dead mana bombs

expected Gersey to tell them to destroy the

four priests became even

that had become even bigger after absorbing more

Boom. Boom. Boom.

started

life

really were corpses

will! They just obey everything Gersey tells them

at Cale's

isn't the problem! We need to get

as he asked

you fine even if the dead mana bomb goes

flinched for

“I.”

hesitated before she continued to

absorb dead mana. I'm

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

is a secret that nobody

a lot of things he wanted to ask after seeing her hesitate. However, he

hell are those

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

balloons covered in dead mana were rushing toward them extremely

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

body shot forward at an explosive speed at

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

whirlwind was surrounding the two of them. Cale had

two of them had almost instantly arrived at the door

heard someone shouting from

“Block them!”

at Cale

were extremely

Chhhh!

started to gather above his

“That is!”

power in the northern mountain, channeled more of his

was now shooting up over 3 meters long

at

destroy the machines

Eruhaben stepped forward.

then stomped

Boom!

scattered in front of

“Block them.”

appeared

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

to