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 as

Baaaaaaaaaang!

direction Choi Han’s sword was pointing

Yong swept through

of the building before

created a path

Han and Kim Min Ah stepped into the path and stood

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

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

didn't want to be accidentally

“Please hurry.”

his subordinates. Kim Woo bit down on his lips after hearing Bae Puh Rum, who was much younger than him, nonchalantly say that before rushing

‘He’s strong.’

filled his mind over

to stand there lost

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

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

his large ears

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

this with shock from outside the building entrance, could not hide their joy after seeing Lee

“…Mm.”

did not look good as

all of them

long have you been

who had been fighting in

slightly over an

must have been

Soo Hyuk's expression stiffened while the Assistant Squad Leader shook

sir! You came for us,

was quite

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

Rok Soo over here is in charge right now. Listen

“Excuse me?”

the rest of the rescue team members, who were

their gazes and looked

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

started to frown. It was because Cale left two strong people out here even though they were going to fight with Mirror Masks that

could not take the two

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

had not expected Cale to call him, looked toward Cale

have your two subordinates help with the defense

“Sure.”

fact that Kim Woo, the man who always argued with Lee Soo Hyuk, agreed to what this man

the Assistant Squad

"And-”

the Assistant

going to go

Yes, yes sir! Please let

Squad Leader peeked toward Lee Soo Hyuk before quickly walking into the

bright expression on his

floor protecting the people we rescued. They were all found in terrible conditions,

headed up

is here so all that’s left

Squad

something at that

monsters suddenly

the people. We must have attracted them as we entered

they would get to rescue these people

grim expressions on the people behind him as he was in the front

“I see.”

asked in a

you

too weak and found it difficult

Squad Leader then stepped onto the third floor and waved his hand toward

"Squad Leader-nim!”

waiting for

Cale,

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

held up his hand

Leader found this to be odd, but Cale had already walked past the

had pillars here and there, but all

“…Who are you?”

rescue team

voice echoed through the third floor at

in charge of this

person blocking Cale

center of

Han, and

“…Ho.”

but sigh while Kim Woo seemed slightly

“Sob.”

“Sob, sob.”

Feeble.

Weak.

They looked extremely pitiful.

in the middle

that anybody would be forced

“Mm.”

Choi Han was

people are monsters?

to be the

look too much like

seemed to

were very similar to humans as

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

looking at Cale, who was heading toward them, with

because this person came to save them,

subconsciously stopped walking and stood in

reason he left Bae Puh Rum and Kim Min Ah

understand why Cale had done

looked toward Choi Han

didn't matter 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

to speak

reason to

in front of the

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

then slowly

old man who was on the

one the rescue team members had given him, looked toward Cale with a

rescue team

after being tricked

Soo Hyuk

fighting the monsters off and decided to just rescue the people first before thinking about things made it

his mouth to

“In this world…”

his mouth seemed to

die sooner if your heart is weak and

rescue team members who were watching him

“What-”

the rescue team members

Cale was wasting time like this when they should

Shhhhh.

moved their hand to stop

“Leader?”

was Lee Soo

team member with

looking around at the third

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

Everybody looked terrible.

were trying to

ended up like this while trying

those people

of Lee Soo

die sooner if your heart is weak and you have a lot