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.”

ground start to shake as soon as he

Baaaaaaaaaang!

direction Choi Han’s sword

black Yong swept

Yong stopped right in front of the building before it disappeared as if it had ascended

instantly created a path

the path and stood in

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

back of his hands that had become full of goosebumps before quickly starting to

want to be accidentally left

“Please hurry.”

lips after

‘He’s strong.’

filled his

to stand there lost in

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

of Kim Min Ah's spear, Choi Han's sword, as well

Mister Rabbit slapping them with his

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

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

“…Mm.”

Soo Hyuk's expression did not look

because all of them

have you

Squad Leader of the group, who had been fighting in

slightly over an hour and

have

the Assistant Squad

You came for

was

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

here is in charge

“Excuse me?”

and the rest of the rescue team members, who were peeking this way while

gazes and

Min Ah, and Bae Puh Rum and help the rescue team members defend against

frown. It was because Cale left two strong people out here even though they were going to fight

Cale could not take the

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

had not expected Cale to call him, looked toward Cale

two subordinates help with the

“Sure.”

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

looked toward the Assistant

"And-”

Assistant

going to

yes sir! Please let

Lee Soo

a bright expression

we rescued. They were all found in terrible conditions, but

headed up to

all that’s left is to safely go

Assistant Squad Leader looked

quietly said something at that

did the monsters suddenly

we found the people. We must have attracted them as we

was happy at the fact that they would get to

not see the grim expressions on the people behind him as he was in the front with

“I see.”

asked in a casual

you rescued said

are all too weak

Assistant Squad Leader then stepped onto the third floor

"Squad Leader-nim!”

waiting for them outside

flinched for a moment after seeing Cale, but he

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

Soo Hyuk held up his hand before looking toward

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

and there, but all that was left of the walls were the

“…Who are you?”

the rescue team

echoed through the third

charge of

Cale flinched and moved

the center of the third

Han, and the others followed

“…Ho.”

help but sigh while Kim

“Sob.”

“Sob, sob.”

Feeble.

Weak.

They looked extremely pitiful.

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

pitiful that anybody

“Mm.”

Choi Han was

monsters?

to

too

seemed to be

very similar

or old people… They

Cale, who was heading toward them, with both

hopeful because this person came to save them,

and stood in front

he left Bae Puh Rum and Kim

to understand why

Jung Soo looked toward Choi

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

speak

to drag

stopped in front of

it’ll be best to quickly take care of things and then get some rest back at

then slowly crouched

an old man

man, who was shaking while bundled up in a jacket one the rescue

rescue

died after being tricked and ambushed by these Mirror

Hyuk

fighting the monsters off and decided to just rescue the people first

his mouth

“In this world…”

mouth

heart is weak and you have

and the rescue team members who were

“What-”

the rescue

couldn't understand why Cale was wasting time like this when they should be quickly

Shhhhh.

their hand

“Leader?”

was Lee

Soo Hyuk stopped the rescue team member with

was looking around at the third

the corner of the floor

Everybody looked terrible.

they were trying

up like this while trying to

those people were

filled the inside of Lee Soo

die sooner if your heart is weak and you