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

to the second location as she continued to

the things Gersey’s subordinate

said, ‘we need to hurry up and

“…Monsters?”

then quickly added

eye

everything we have to fulfill our liege's orders as that day will be

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

her finger started to shake

Click click.

move

quickly run away because Gersey's subordinates

who had been thinking about what she

of their dreams will come true on the day the seal is removed. It seems like…the third location is

nodded his head and started

be

Cotton started to frown.

the same thing. That is why we need to

a moment

it if those terrible monsters are there? Aren't

“Do I look weak?”

hands

It’s not like

chuckled at Bud’s reaction and

too dangerous if they are still sealed and Gersey and his subordinates are able to freely

the same

Cale started to speak.

is why

contact with

continued to

why we have to move before he gets

of the reasons we need to

not stop frowning as she

the

as she messed with

“Move.”

“What?”

his hand on her shoulder and pulled her

hand moved away from the

the hell are you doing when every second

“Eruhaben-nim.”

Eruhaben moving forward at that

“Step back.”

and Bud each grabbing one

could see a gold powder covering the

was there for only

eyes

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall

Pat. Pat.

her shoulder as he whispered to

our way forward since they

“…Crazy bastard.”

the wall because of that?

lot of things she wanted to say, but

and he noticed numerous machines and

started to speak after seeing Cale’s

go through many purifications with

“Purification?”

order for it to become a body that was suitable for a member of the

the northern part of

a small door

“Is that it?”

that is the

and looked toward Eruhaben

them as

Ooooooong-

started to shoot out

pointed toward the

was at that

“They're here.”

at the first location that was visible through the

Boom!

loud noises as they entered the

see them clearly as they were

could vaguely make them

“They’re so big.”

could see five large robed priests

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

“Shut up!”

Bud’s eyes turned

was not shocked because

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

priests destroyed a large

welcomed the dead mana flowing out with

Cotton’s

are corpses except for one! They are dead

looked disgusted as she had not expected Gersey to

priests became even

like bombs that had become even

Boom. Boom. Boom.

four priests started to walk toward

no life in their

they really were corpses based

will! They just obey everything Gersey tells

pulled at Cale's

second facility isn't the problem! We

followed her as he asked

are you so scared of Gersey’s subordinates? Aren’t you

for a

“I.”

hesitated before she continued to

cannot absorb dead

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

is a secret that

to ask after seeing her hesitate. However, he pushed those questions aside for now after hearing

Why the hell are those things so

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

large things that looked like balloons covered in dead

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

an

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

surrounding the two of them. Cale had grabbed Cotton's collar and

them had almost instantly arrived at the door heading

shouting

“Block them!”

was pointing at

were

Chhhh!

gather above his head as he opened his

“That is!”

in the northern mountain,

was now shooting up over 3 meters long was pointed at

was at that

machines and the magic

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped

Boom!

in front

“Block them.”

appeared and blocked

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

started to speak to the others behind