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

the door to the second location

repeating the things Gersey’s subordinate

‘we need to hurry up and

“…Monsters?”

He then quickly

made eye

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

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

finger started

Click click.

move the

because Gersey's subordinates found me.

thinking about what she just said, started

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

head and started

the seal will be removed on the

Cotton started to frown.

was thinking the same thing. That is why we

for a moment before asking a

destroy it if those

“Do I look weak?”

flinched and waved his hands around after hearing

It’s not

at Bud’s reaction and added

sealed and Gersey and his subordinates

was thinking the same thing,

Cale started to speak.

why

contact with

continued

Gersey undoes the seal first. That is why we have to

most important of

not stop frowning as she said

why the

frustrated as she messed

“Move.”

“What?”

on her shoulder and pulled her

moved away from

are you

“Eruhaben-nim.”

see Eruhaben moving

“Step back.”

Cale and Bud each grabbing

a gold powder covering the

was there for

her eyes soon

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall

Pat. Pat.

shoulder as he whispered to

time to blast our way forward since they already

“…Crazy bastard.”

wall because of that? What if

a lot of things she wanted to

numerous machines and magic circles that

to speak after seeing Cale’s

to go through many purifications

“Purification?”

become a body that was suitable for

the northern part of the large

was a small door

“Is that it?”

is the third

nodded his head and looked toward Eruhaben

them as we

Ooooooong-

aura started to shoot out from the tip of

blade was pointed

was at

“They're here.”

the stairs at the first

Boom!

the things that made loud

see them clearly

could vaguely make

“They’re so big.”

could see five large robed priests entering the

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

“Shut up!”

and Bud’s

was not shocked because of what

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

the large priests destroyed

welcomed the dead mana flowing out with their

heard Cotton’s voice at

for one! They are dead corpses with dead mana bombs inside

not expected Gersey to tell them to destroy the glass

four priests became even

become

Boom. Boom. Boom.

started to walk

life

could tell that they really were corpses based

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

at

isn't the problem! We need to get

as

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

for

“I.”

before she

dead mana. I'm

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

a secret that

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-!

covered in dead

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

at an explosive

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

Cale had grabbed Cotton's

almost instantly arrived at the door heading into the third

shouting from

“Block them!”

pointing at Cale

eyes were extremely

Chhhh!

his head as

“That is!”

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

now shooting up over 3 meters long was pointed at

was at

destroy the machines and the

Eruhaben stepped forward.

then stomped

Boom!

powder scattered in front

“Block them.”

wall instantly appeared

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

to the