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 the

Gersey’s subordinate said at

said, ‘we need to hurry up and find

“…Monsters?”

then quickly

eye

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

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

on her finger started to shake along with

Click click.

to move

had to quickly run away because Gersey's subordinates

had been thinking about what

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

nodded his head and started

seal will be removed on the last day

Cotton started to frown.

the same thing. That is why we

for a moment

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

“Do I look weak?”

his hands around after hearing Eruhaben’s

Eruhaben-nim, It’s not

chuckled at Bud’s reaction and added

and Gersey and his subordinates are

was thinking the same

Cale started to speak.

that is why we

made eye contact with

then continued to

if Gersey undoes the seal first. That is why we have to move before he gets here. Am

the most important of

could not stop frowning as she

the hell isn’t

she messed with

“Move.”

“What?”

put his hand on her shoulder and

away from

are you doing when

“Eruhaben-nim.”

Eruhaben moving

“Step back.”

and Bud each grabbing

a gold powder

there for only a

her eyes soon opened

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall was

Pat. Pat.

shoulder as he

our way forward since they already know we’re

“…Crazy bastard.”

the wall because of that? What if the

a lot of things she wanted to say, but just quietly stepped

machines and magic circles that filled

speak

to go through many purifications

“Purification?”

to become

the northern part of

was a

“Is that it?”

is

his head and

destroy them as we

Ooooooong-

started to shoot out from

blade was pointed

at

“They're here.”

the first location that was visible through the

Boom!

could see the things that made loud noises

clearly as they

vaguely

“They’re so big.”

could see five large robed priests

I can't smell them because they’re so far away. But there

“Shut up!”

Bud’s

because of

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

of the large priests destroyed a

then welcomed the dead mana

Cotton’s voice

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

disgusted as she had not expected Gersey to

priests became

bombs that had become even bigger after absorbing more

Boom. Boom. Boom.

four priests started to

life in their

that they really were corpses based

They have no free will! They just obey everything

pulled at Cale's

facility isn't the problem! We need to get to the third location right

her as

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

for

“I.”

hesitated before she continued to

absorb dead

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

is a secret that

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

crap! Why the hell are those

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

in

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

body shot forward at an

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

of them. Cale had grabbed Cotton's collar

of them had almost instantly arrived

heard someone shouting from

“Block them!”

was pointing at

eyes were extremely

Chhhh!

his head

“That is!”

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

now shooting up over 3 meters

was at

the machines and the magic

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with

Boom!

in front

“Block them.”

instantly appeared and blocked

first and second locations had

started to speak to the others behind