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.”

to shake as soon as

Baaaaaaaaaang!

Choi Han’s

black Yong

Yong stopped right in front of the building before it

a path for

into the path

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

hands that had become full of goosebumps before

didn't want to be accidentally

“Please hurry.”

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

‘He’s strong.’

his mind

he didn't have time to stand there lost in

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

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

Rabbit slapping them with his large ears played a role

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

from outside the building entrance, could not hide their joy after

“…Mm.”

Soo Hyuk's expression did not look good as he

because all of them

long have you

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

slightly over an hour and a

have

stiffened while the Assistant Squad

came for

was

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

Soo over here is in charge

“Excuse me?”

of the rescue team members, who were peeking this

gazes and

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

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

take the

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

Cale to call him, looked toward Cale in

subordinates help with the

“Sure.”

rescue team members looked shocked at the fact that Kim Woo, the man who always argued with Lee Soo Hyuk, agreed to what this man named Kim Rok Soo

the

"And-”

Assistant Squad

are going to

Yes, yes sir! Please

Squad Leader peeked toward Lee Soo Hyuk

bright expression on

on the third floor protecting the people we rescued. They were all found in

headed up to

here so all that’s left is to

Assistant Squad Leader

said something

monsters suddenly start

not too long after we found the people. We must have attracted them as

they would get to

he could not see the grim expressions on the people behind him as

“I see.”

asked in a casual

the people you rescued said

all too weak

onto the third floor and waved his hand

"Squad Leader-nim!”

waiting for

after seeing Cale, but he soon greeted Lee Soo

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

held up his hand before looking toward

odd, but Cale had

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

“…Who are you?”

the rescue team members

echoed through

charge of this

person blocking Cale flinched

headed toward the center of the third

and

“…Ho.”

couldn’t help but sigh while

“Sob.”

“Sob, sob.”

Feeble.

Weak.

They looked extremely pitiful.

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

looked so pitiful that anybody would be forced

“Mm.”

Choi Han was

monsters?

to

too

seemed to

actions were very similar to

adults, or old people… They all reacted the

heading toward them, with both hope

person came to save them, but also wary

subconsciously stopped walking and stood in

he left Bae Puh Rum and

understand why Cale

Jung Soo looked toward

front of him because Choi Jung Soo was taller, so he just quietly stopped walking

to speak at

to drag

stopped in front of the

to quickly take

then slowly

gaze moved to an old man who was on the

up in a jacket one the rescue team members

Yeonsan-dong rescue

died after being tricked and ambushed

Soo Hyuk

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

his mouth

“In this world…”

mouth seemed

if your heart is weak and you have a lot

Soo Hyuk and the rescue team members who

“What-”

rescue

couldn't understand why Cale was wasting time like this when they should be quickly getting out of here with these

Shhhhh.

their hand

“Leader?”

was Lee Soo

rescue team member with his hand as he

looking around at

corner of the floor who had received

Everybody looked terrible.

were trying to

this while trying

people were

inside of

die sooner if your heart is weak and you have