Trash of the Count's Family

“…The ones our rescue team members are trying to save in there aren’t human?”

Lee Soo Hyuk's eyes opened wide.

Cale just responded by nodding his head.

The Yeonsan-dong rescue team incident.

The incident that made people stop relying solely on ‘strength’ to rank the monsters and start adding the monster’s ‘attributes’ as well.

"The Mirror Masks have two special abilities. One is the ability to copy the appearance of a living creature they killed.”

It didn’t have to be humans.

The Mirror Masks perfectly copied the appearance of any creature they consumed.

“However, the Mirror Masks usually look like humans.”

This was because they ate a lot of humans.

They were wicked creatures.

Cale, who had fought against many monsters, wouldn't usually make such a harsh judgment about a monster, but the Mirror Masks were truly wicked creatures to him.

It was not just because they ate a lot of humans.

“It eats the weakest of a race and then drags in and kills stronger beings who show concern about the weak. These monsters continue to get stronger by doing that.”

For example…

“If we were to use humans as an example, they would first eat children and old people and act extremely pitiful looking like them before dragging in and eating other humans who want to help them.”

These Mirror Masks aimed for the weak first.

Then they used human compassion to their advantage in order to hunt the people trying to help them.

“…Ho.”

Kim Woo, who was listening, gasped.

Cale just stared at Lee Soo Hyuk's emotionless face as he continued to speak.

“The Mirror Masks’ second special ability is their ability to lure monsters and make them lose their rationality.”

Cale slowly turned toward the monsters surrounding the building.

He could see the monsters doing everything they could to get inside the building to where the rescue team members and the Mirror Masks were hiding.

“Mister Rabbit.”

The White Rabbit was already looking at the monsters as if they were odd.

“Those monsters will not become afraid even if you step in.”

“That must explain why they are showing no responses when the fact that I am here should make them become at least a bit wary or start to run. They definitely seem to have lost their rationalities as you mentioned, Mr. Rok Soo.”

One of Kim Woo's subordinates started to speak.

“Isn’t this a complicated situation then?”

He quickly continued to speak once he made eye contact with Cale.

“Isn’t it, sir? That means the monsters will continue to come charging in.”

Lee Soo Hyuk started to speak at that moment.

“It doesn’t seem that complicated at all.”

“Excuse me?”

Cale started to speak once Kim Woo's subordinate asked.

"We just need to create a path.”

Joo Ho-Shik shouted at the same time.

“I have faith!”

Lee Soo Hyuk instantly got chills on his back.

It was the same for Kim Woo as well. Kim Woo’s eyes opened wide.

“W, what is that?”

He could see black smoke slowly starting to gather in the air once Joo Ho-Shik shouted.

Cale quietly said something at that moment.

‘Kim Woo, Heo Sook Ja, and Lee Soo Hyuk… All three of you fighting together would not be able to defeat Choi Han.”

Cale could see Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Jung Soo’s gazes focused on Choi Han.

“…Really?”

Choi Jung Soo subconsciously clenched the White Rabbit's fur that he was holding. Mister Rabbit peeked toward Choi Jung Soo before starting to smile.

Choi Jung Soo did not realize this as he focused on each and every one of Choi Han’s movements.

‘I will only teach you sword arts.’

Those words that Choi Han said to him in the past were filling his mind.

“That sword art-”

‘He was going to learn that sword art?’

Choi Jung Soo's heart started to beat wildly. However, his gaze turned sharp, unlike his excited heart.

‘He's definitely related to my family somehow.’

This sword art was similar to the ancient sword art that the Choi family had been researching.

“The foundation does not change.”

Choi Jung Soo focused on this man from the Choi family who was younger than him but used a sword art that had the same foundation as his own.

And one more person…

“Ha.”

Lee Soo Hyuk let out a short gasp.

His eyes were observing how the black smoke in the air was slowly turning into the shape of a Yong.

“…He is strong.”

Lee Soo Hyuk had figured out that Choi Han was an extremely strong swordsman when he shook Choi Han’s hand.

The scars and calluses on his hand told him about how much work Choi Han had put in.

But seeing Choi Han using his sword with his own eyes…

‘I can’t beat him.’

However…

‘But I won’t lose.’

His attribute was ‘slash’.

That made it so that Lee Soo Hyuk would not lose even if he could not win.

This was especially the case when it came to the sword.

The foundation of a sword was to slash.

Lee Soo Hyuk, who had that foundation, recalled how Kim Rok Soo had said that he would not be able to win.

‘Does he know about my ability?’

Kim Rok Soo had figured out the true identity of his ability?

Just making that assumption made Lee Soo Hyuk slowly move his gaze from Choi Han to Cale.

“…This is no joke.”

the ground start to shake as soon

Baaaaaaaaaang!

Han’s sword

black Yong swept through

the building before it disappeared as if it had ascended to

a

Han and Kim Min Ah stepped into the path

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

quietly rubbed the back of his hands that had become full of goosebumps before quickly starting

to be

“Please hurry.”

Rum approached him and used his wind to help Kim Woo and his subordinates. Kim Woo bit down on his lips after hearing

‘He’s strong.’

filled his

he didn't have time to stand there lost in his

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

monsters could not attack them because of Kim Min Ah's spear, Choi Han's sword, as well as Bae Puh Rum and Park Jin Tae's

with his large ears

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

building

“…Mm.”

look good as

because all

long have

who had been fighting in the

slightly over an hour and a

must have

Assistant Squad Leader shook his head

You came

expression was

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

here is in charge right

“Excuse me?”

members, who were peeking this way while still fending off

ignored their gazes and

Rabbit, please stay here with Joo Ho-Shik, Kim Min Ah, and Bae Puh Rum

strong people out here even though they were going to fight with

not take the two

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

not expected Cale to

help

“Sure.”

rescue team members looked shocked at the fact that Kim Woo, the man who always argued with Lee Soo Hyuk, agreed to what this man

the Assistant Squad

"And-”

Assistant Squad

going

Please let

Soo Hyuk before quickly walking into

had a bright expression on his

the people we rescued. They were all found in terrible conditions, but thankfully, none of them have any

quickly headed up

here so all that’s left is to

Assistant Squad Leader

something

the monsters suddenly start

started to attack not too long after we found the people.

happy at the fact that they

expressions on the people behind him as he

“I see.”

in

the people you

all too weak and found it difficult to say

Assistant Squad Leader then stepped onto the third floor and waved

"Squad Leader-nim!”

Leader was already waiting for

moment after seeing Cale, but he soon greeted

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

up his hand before looking toward

to be odd, but Cale had already walked past the Squad Leader and

open third floor had pillars here and there, but all that was left of the walls were

“…Who are you?”

the rescue

through the third floor at that

in charge

blocking Cale flinched and

the center of the third

Soo Hyuk, Choi Han, and the others

“…Ho.”

Tae couldn’t help but sigh while Kim Woo seemed slightly out

“Sob.”

“Sob, sob.”

Feeble.

Weak.

They looked extremely pitiful.

gathered together and shaking in fear in the middle of the third floor as rescue team members surrounded them to protect

anybody would be forced to

“Mm.”

Han was

monsters? They're

to be

too

seemed to be

very similar to

they were children, adults, or old

at Cale, who was heading toward them, with both

hopeful because this person came to save them, but also wary because they didn’t know

stopped walking and stood in front of Choi

Bae Puh Rum

understand why Cale had done

looked toward Choi Han with

stood in front of him because Choi Jung Soo was taller, so he just quietly stopped walking and looked forward as he could still see

started to speak at

no reason to drag this

stopped in front

team members are all probably worn out, so it’ll be best to quickly take care of things and then get some rest back at the

slowly crouched

moved to an old man who was on

up in a jacket one the rescue team

Yeonsan-dong rescue team

after being tricked and ambushed by

Soo Hyuk had

been frantically fighting the monsters off and decided to

his mouth

“In this world…”

of his mouth

heart is weak

the rescue team members who were

“What-”

the rescue team

why Cale was wasting time like this when

Shhhhh.

moved their hand to stop

“Leader?”

Lee Soo

Soo Hyuk stopped the rescue team member with his hand as he looked

looking around at the

of the rescue team members at the corner of the floor who had received severe injuries and had only

Everybody looked terrible.

were trying to save

this while

people

inside of Lee Soo

heart is weak and you have