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.”

the ground start to shake as soon as he

Baaaaaaaaaang!

direction Choi Han’s sword was

large black Yong swept through

black Yong stopped right in front of the building before

a path for

Min Ah stepped into the path and stood

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

of his hands that had become full

want to

“Please hurry.”

Kim Woo bit down on his lips after hearing Bae Puh Rum, who

‘He’s strong.’

his

didn't have time to

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

sword, as well as Bae Puh Rum

them with his large ears played a role as

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

team members, who were watching this with shock from outside the building entrance, could not hide their

“…Mm.”

expression did not look good as he looked at

all of

have

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

an hour

must have

expression stiffened while the Assistant Squad Leader shook his head without

You came for

expression was quite

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

Soo over here is in

“Excuse me?”

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

and looked

Kim Min Ah, and Bae Puh Rum

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

not take the

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

had not expected Cale to call him, looked toward Cale

subordinates help

“Sure.”

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

the

"And-”

the Assistant

going

sir! Please let me lead the

toward Lee Soo

had a bright expression

team members are currently on the third floor protecting the people we rescued. They were all found in terrible conditions, but thankfully, none of

up

here so all that’s left is

Assistant Squad

quietly said something

did the monsters suddenly start

to attack not too long after we found the

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

the people behind him as he was in the

“I see.”

in

people you rescued said

weak and found

Leader then stepped onto the third floor and waved his hand

"Squad Leader-nim!”

Squad Leader was already waiting for them outside

seeing Cale, but he soon greeted Lee

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

held up his

but Cale had already walked past the Squad Leader and entered

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

“…Who are you?”

rescue team members stopped

Soo Hyuk's voice echoed through the

in charge of

blocking Cale flinched and moved

toward the center of the third

Hyuk, Choi Han, and the

“…Ho.”

while Kim

“Sob.”

“Sob, sob.”

Feeble.

Weak.

They looked extremely pitiful.

skinny and weak people was gathered together and shaking in fear in the middle

pitiful that anybody would be forced

“Mm.”

Han was

people are monsters? They're Mirror

that to be the

too much like

truly seemed to

similar to humans as

old people… They

who was heading toward them, with both

person came to save them, but also wary

and stood in

reason he left Bae

why Cale

Jung Soo looked toward Choi Han

him because Choi Jung Soo was taller, so he just quietly stopped walking and looked forward as he could still see everything over

speak

no reason to drag this

stopped in front of the gathered

members are all probably worn out, so it’ll be best to quickly take care of things and then get some rest back at

then slowly crouched

to an old man who was on

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

Yeonsan-dong rescue team

tricked and ambushed by

Hyuk had been

to just rescue the people first before thinking about things made it

his mouth to

“In this world…”

of his mouth seemed

die sooner if your heart is weak and you have a lot of

Hyuk and the rescue team members

“What-”

rescue team members

like this when they should be quickly getting out of

Shhhhh.

their

“Leader?”

Lee Soo

the rescue team member with his hand as he looked at

around at the

members at the corner of the floor who had

Everybody looked terrible.

they were trying

up like this

those people were

the inside of Lee Soo Hyuk’s

heart is weak and you have a lot