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.”

Soo Hyuk felt the ground start to shake as soon

Baaaaaaaaaang!

Han’s

Yong swept through the

in front of the building

a path

Kim Min Ah stepped into the path and stood

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

of his hands that had

want to be

“Please hurry.”

Kim Woo and his subordinates. Kim Woo bit down on his lips after

‘He’s strong.’

his

he didn't have time to stand

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

not attack them because of Kim Min Ah's spear, Choi Han's sword, as

Mister Rabbit slapping them with his large

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

building entrance, could not hide their joy after

“…Mm.”

expression did not look

because all of them

have you been

Assistant Squad Leader of the group, who had been fighting

an hour and a

must have

while the Assistant

came for us,

was

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

here is in charge right now.

“Excuse me?”

of the rescue team members, who were peeking

ignored their gazes and looked toward his

Joo Ho-Shik, Kim Min Ah, and Bae Puh Rum and help the rescue team members defend against the monsters surrounding the

started to frown. It was because Cale left two strong people out here even

take the

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

to call him, looked

help with

“Sure.”

Kim Woo, the man who always argued with Lee Soo Hyuk, agreed to what this man named Kim Rok Soo said without any

looked toward the

"And-”

Assistant Squad

are going to

sir! Please

Lee Soo Hyuk before quickly

bright expression on his

some rescue team members are currently on the third floor protecting the people we rescued. They were all found in terrible conditions,

quickly headed up to the third

so all that’s left is to safely go back

Assistant Squad Leader looked

said something at that

the monsters suddenly start

long after we found the people. We must

they would get

expressions on the people behind him

“I see.”

in

you rescued

weak and found it

Leader then stepped onto the third floor and waved his

"Squad Leader-nim!”

waiting for them outside

for a moment after seeing Cale, but he soon greeted Lee Soo

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

up his hand before

but Cale had already walked past the Squad Leader and entered the third-floor

but all that was

“…Who are you?”

of the rescue team

Hyuk's voice echoed through the third

charge of

Cale flinched

toward the center of

Han, and the others

“…Ho.”

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

“Sob.”

“Sob, sob.”

Feeble.

Weak.

They looked extremely pitiful.

weak people was gathered together and shaking in fear in the middle of the third floor as rescue team

that anybody would be

“Mm.”

Choi Han was

monsters? They're

that to be

look too much like

seemed

similar to humans

were children, adults, or old people… They

who was heading toward them, with both hope and

save them, but also wary because

and stood in front of Choi Jung

Bae Puh Rum and Kim

seemed to understand why Cale

toward Choi Han with

if Choi Han 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 everything over Choi

speak at

reason to

stopped in front of the gathered

all probably worn out, so it’ll be best to quickly

slowly

an old man who was on

old man, who was shaking while bundled up in a jacket one the rescue team members had given him, looked toward Cale with a shaking

Yeonsan-dong rescue team

all died after being tricked

Hyuk

the monsters off and decided to just

his mouth to

“In this world…”

his mouth seemed to twist

weak and you have a lot

the rescue team members who were

“What-”

of the rescue team members

was wasting time like this when they should

Shhhhh.

their hand to stop

“Leader?”

Lee Soo

Hyuk stopped the rescue team member

around at

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

Everybody looked terrible.

were trying

like this while trying to

people were

the inside of Lee

sooner if your heart is