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.”

Hyuk felt the ground start to shake as soon as he

Baaaaaaaaaang!

Han’s

black Yong swept through

the building before it disappeared

created a path for

Min Ah stepped into the path and stood in

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

the back of his hands that had

didn't want to be accidentally

“Please hurry.”

Kim Woo bit down on his lips after

‘He’s strong.’

filled his mind over

he didn't have time to stand there lost in

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

Han's sword, as well as Bae Puh Rum and Park Jin Tae's supporting attacks

his large ears played a

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

team members, who were watching this with shock from outside the building entrance, could not hide their joy after seeing Lee Soo

“…Mm.”

Soo Hyuk's expression did not look good as he looked

was because all of them looked

have

Leader of the group, who had been fighting in the front, started

slightly over an hour and

must have

while the Assistant Squad Leader shook his head without

sir! You came for

expression was quite

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

in charge right now. Listen

“Excuse me?”

the rescue team members, who were peeking this way while still fending

ignored their gazes and looked toward his

Ho-Shik, Kim Min Ah, and Bae Puh Rum

Cale left two strong people out here even though they were going to fight with Mirror

Cale could not take the two

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

Cale to

help with

“Sure.”

that Kim Woo, the man who always argued with Lee Soo

looked toward the

"And-”

the Assistant

going

Yes, yes sir! Please let me lead the

Leader peeked toward Lee Soo Hyuk before quickly walking into

bright expression on

Squad Leader-nim and some rescue team members are currently on the third floor protecting the people we rescued. They were all found in terrible conditions, but thankfully, none of them have any severe

up to the third

here so all that’s left

Assistant Squad

quietly said something at

did the monsters

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

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

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

“I see.”

asked in

the people you

too weak and

onto the third

"Squad Leader-nim!”

waiting

Cale, but he soon greeted Lee

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

his hand before looking toward

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

all that was left of the walls

“…Who are you?”

of the rescue team

Soo Hyuk's voice echoed through

charge of

blocking Cale flinched and

the center of

Soo Hyuk, Choi Han, and

“…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

so pitiful that anybody would

“Mm.”

Choi Han was

monsters? They're

to

look too much

seemed to

actions were very similar to humans as

adults, or old people… They

looking at Cale, who was heading toward

be hopeful because this person came to save them,

and stood

was a reason he left Bae Puh Rum and Kim

to understand why Cale had done

looked toward

Soo was taller, so he just quietly stopped walking and looked forward as

to speak at

no reason to drag

stopped in front

rescue team members are all probably worn out, so it’ll be best to quickly take care of

slowly

gaze moved to an old man

while bundled up in a jacket one the rescue team members had given him, looked toward Cale

Yeonsan-dong rescue

tricked and ambushed

Hyuk

off and decided to just rescue the people first before thinking about things

his mouth to

“In this world…”

corners of his mouth seemed

weak and you have a lot

team members who were

“What-”

of the rescue team members

when they

Shhhhh.

their

“Leader?”

Lee Soo

the rescue team member with his

he was looking around

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

Everybody looked terrible.

trying to

up like this while trying to do

people

the inside of Lee

heart is weak and