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.”

start to shake as soon as

Baaaaaaaaaang!

direction Choi Han’s

Yong swept

the building before it

created a path for

Kim Min Ah stepped into the path

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

that had become full of goosebumps before quickly starting

to be accidentally

“Please hurry.”

wind to help Kim Woo and his subordinates. Kim Woo bit down on his lips after hearing Bae Puh Rum, who was much younger than

‘He’s strong.’

thought filled his mind

have time to

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

because of Kim Min Ah's spear, Choi Han's sword, as well as Bae Puh Rum and Park Jin Tae's supporting

his large

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

watching this with shock from outside the building entrance, could not

“…Mm.”

expression did not look good as he looked at

all of them

long have you

who had been fighting in the

been slightly over an

must have

Hyuk's expression stiffened while the Assistant Squad Leader

sir! You came for

was

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

in charge right now. Listen

“Excuse me?”

Assistant Squad Leader and the rest of the rescue team members, who were peeking this way while still fending off

ignored their gazes and looked

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

strong people out here even

not take the two

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

not expected Cale to call him, looked toward

your two subordinates help

“Sure.”

the man who always argued with Lee Soo Hyuk, agreed to what this man named Kim

toward the

"And-”

Assistant

going

Please let me

Soo Hyuk before

a bright

the third floor protecting the people we rescued. They were all

headed up to the

that’s left

Squad Leader

something at that

the monsters

too long after we found the people.

happy at the fact that they would get to rescue these people and safely return

on the people behind him as he was in

“I see.”

asked in

people you rescued said

they are all too weak and found it

stepped onto the third floor and waved his hand

"Squad Leader-nim!”

was already waiting for them outside the

Cale, but he soon

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

Hyuk held up his hand before looking toward

odd, but Cale had already walked past the Squad Leader

here and there, but all that was left

“…Who are you?”

of the rescue team members stopped

Hyuk's voice echoed through the third

charge of

blocking Cale flinched

the center of the third

Hyuk, Choi Han, and the others followed behind

“…Ho.”

while Kim Woo seemed slightly

“Sob.”

“Sob, sob.”

Feeble.

Weak.

They looked extremely pitiful.

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

so pitiful that anybody would

“Mm.”

Han was

are monsters? They're Mirror

to be the

too

truly seemed to

similar to humans

they were children, adults, or old people… They all reacted the

looking at Cale, who was heading toward them,

to save them, but also wary

stood in front of Choi

Bae Puh Rum and Kim

why

Jung Soo looked toward

front of him because Choi Jung Soo was taller, so

started to speak at that

no reason to drag this

front of

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

then slowly

to an old man

jacket one the rescue team members had given him, looked toward

rescue team

tricked and ambushed

Lee Soo Hyuk had been

off and decided to just rescue the people first

his mouth

“In this world…”

corners of his mouth seemed to twist

sooner if your heart is weak and you have a lot

and the rescue team members who were watching him

“What-”

of the rescue team

when they should be quickly getting out of here with

Shhhhh.

moved their hand to

“Leader?”

was Lee

member with his hand

looking around at the third

the rescue team members at the corner of the floor who had received

Everybody looked terrible.

were trying to

up like this

people were

inside of

heart