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

Baaaaaaaaaang!

Han’s sword was pointing

large black Yong

of the building before it disappeared as if

a

into the path and stood in front of

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

that had

want to

“Please hurry.”

on his lips after hearing

‘He’s strong.’

thought filled his mind over

didn't have time to stand there lost in

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

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

Rabbit slapping them with his large

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

outside the building

“…Mm.”

not look

all of them

have

the group, who had been fighting in the front,

slightly over an hour

must have

expression stiffened while the Assistant Squad

sir! You came for

was

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

Soo over here is in charge right now. Listen to

“Excuse me?”

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

gazes and

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

people out here even though they

could not take the two of

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

who had not expected Cale to call him, looked

two subordinates help with the

“Sure.”

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

looked toward the Assistant Squad

"And-”

Assistant

are going to go

Please

Squad Leader peeked toward Lee Soo Hyuk before quickly walking into

had a bright expression

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

quickly headed up

here so all that’s

Assistant Squad Leader

something at

the monsters suddenly start

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

they would

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

“I see.”

in a casual

people you rescued said

Ah, they are all too weak and found it difficult to say

third floor and waved his hand toward the

"Squad Leader-nim!”

Leader was already waiting for them outside the third-floor

for a moment after seeing Cale, but he soon greeted Lee Soo

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

Hyuk held up his hand before

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

third floor had pillars here and there, but all that

“…Who are you?”

the rescue

Hyuk's voice echoed through the third floor at that

in charge of this

blocking Cale flinched and

toward the center of the

Hyuk, Choi Han, and the others

“…Ho.”

but sigh while Kim Woo

“Sob.”

“Sob, sob.”

Feeble.

Weak.

They looked extremely pitiful.

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

anybody

“Mm.”

Choi Han was

monsters? They're Mirror

to

look too

truly seemed to be

very similar to

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

heading toward them, with both

came to save them,

stood in front of Choi Jung

reason he left Bae Puh Rum

to understand why Cale had

Jung Soo looked toward

Han stood in front of him because Choi Jung Soo was taller, so he just quietly

speak at

no reason to drag

front

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

slowly crouched

to an old

while bundled up in a jacket one the rescue

Yeonsan-dong rescue team

died after being tricked

Soo Hyuk

that he had been frantically fighting the monsters off and decided to just rescue the people first before thinking about

opened his mouth

“In this world…”

corners of his mouth

weak and

Soo Hyuk and the rescue team members who were

“What-”

of the rescue

like this when they should

Shhhhh.

their hand to stop

“Leader?”

was Lee Soo

stopped the rescue team member with his hand as he looked

around at the third

the corner of the floor who had received severe injuries

Everybody looked terrible.

were trying to

up like this while trying to do

people

inside of

You die sooner if your heart