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 he

Baaaaaaaaaang!

the direction Choi Han’s

large black Yong swept through

of the building before it disappeared as if

instantly created a

Han and Kim Min Ah stepped into the path and stood in front

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

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

want to be

“Please hurry.”

Kim Woo bit down on his lips after

‘He’s strong.’

filled his mind

to stand there lost in

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

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

slapping them with his large ears played a role

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

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

“…Mm.”

Soo Hyuk's expression did not look good as he

all of them

long have

who had been fighting in the front, started

been slightly over an hour and a

must have

Hyuk's expression stiffened while the Assistant

came for us,

expression was

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

Soo over here is in charge right now. Listen to

“Excuse me?”

team members, who were peeking this way while still fending

gazes and

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 fight with

take the two

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

who had not expected Cale to call

have your two subordinates help with

“Sure.”

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

toward the

"And-”

the Assistant

going to

sir! Please let

peeked toward Lee Soo Hyuk before quickly walking into

bright expression

protecting the people we rescued. They were all

up to the third

leader-nim is here so all that’s left is

Assistant Squad Leader

something at

monsters

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

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

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

“I see.”

in

the people you rescued said

they are all too weak and found it difficult to say

Leader then stepped onto the third floor and waved his hand

"Squad Leader-nim!”

Leader was already waiting for them outside the

after seeing Cale, but he soon greeted Lee

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

Hyuk held up his

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

but all that was left of

“…Who are you?”

the rescue

Soo Hyuk's voice echoed through the third floor

charge

person blocking Cale

the center

Choi Han, and the others followed behind

“…Ho.”

but sigh while Kim Woo seemed

“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

so pitiful that anybody would

“Mm.”

Choi Han

people are monsters? They're

that to be the

look too

seemed

very similar to

adults, or old people… They all reacted the

looking at Cale, who was heading toward them, with both hope

person came to save them, but also wary because they didn’t

stopped walking and stood in front of Choi

left Bae Puh Rum and Kim

seemed to understand why Cale had done

Jung Soo looked toward Choi Han

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

started to speak at that

reason to

in front of

it’ll be best to quickly take care

slowly crouched

to an old man

bundled up in a jacket one the

rescue

all died after being tricked and ambushed by these Mirror

Hyuk

and decided to just rescue

his

“In this world…”

his mouth seemed to

heart is weak and you

Soo Hyuk and the rescue team members who were watching

“What-”

of the rescue team

Cale was wasting time like this when they should be quickly getting out of here

Shhhhh.

their hand to

“Leader?”

Lee Soo

Hyuk stopped the rescue team member with his hand as he looked at

was looking around

corner of the floor who had received severe injuries and had only gotten emergency

Everybody looked terrible.

they were trying to save

like this while

those people were

of Lee Soo Hyuk’s

your heart is weak and you