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.”

felt the ground start to shake as soon

Baaaaaaaaaang!

direction Choi Han’s sword was pointing

black Yong

front of the building before it disappeared as if it had ascended to

created a path for

Min Ah stepped into the path

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

back of his hands that had become full of

to

“Please hurry.”

Woo and his subordinates. Kim Woo bit down on his lips after hearing Bae Puh Rum, who was much younger than him, nonchalantly say that before rushing past him as if it

‘He’s strong.’

thought filled his mind over

have time to stand there

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

Ah's spear, Choi Han's sword, as well

slapping them with his large ears played

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

building entrance, could not hide their joy after seeing Lee Soo Hyuk and

“…Mm.”

Hyuk's expression did not look

was because all of them

have you been

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

over an hour and a

have been

Soo Hyuk's expression stiffened while the Assistant Squad Leader shook his head

sir! You came for us,

expression was quite

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

here is in

“Excuse me?”

members, who were peeking this way while still fending off monsters,

and looked toward

stay here with Joo Ho-Shik, Kim Min Ah, and Bae Puh Rum

people out here even though they were going to fight with Mirror Masks that were Grade 1

Cale could not take the two

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

who had not expected Cale to call him, looked toward Cale

have your two subordinates help with the defense

“Sure.”

the man who always argued with Lee Soo

the Assistant Squad

"And-”

the Assistant Squad

are going to

sir! Please let me lead the

Lee Soo Hyuk before quickly walking

bright expression

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

quickly headed up to the third

all that’s left is to safely go back

Squad Leader looked

said something at

the monsters suddenly start

long after we found the people.

that they

grim expressions on the people behind

“I see.”

asked in a

you

all too weak

third floor and

"Squad Leader-nim!”

Leader was already waiting for them outside

moment after seeing Cale, but he soon greeted Lee

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

Soo Hyuk held up his hand before looking

to be odd, but Cale had already walked past the Squad Leader and

there, but all that was left of the walls were the steel

“…Who are you?”

rescue

Hyuk's voice echoed through

in charge of

blocking Cale flinched and

center of

Soo Hyuk, Choi Han, and the others

“…Ho.”

couldn’t help but sigh while Kim Woo

“Sob.”

“Sob, sob.”

Feeble.

Weak.

They looked extremely pitiful.

and shaking in fear in the middle of

that anybody would be forced

“Mm.”

Choi Han

monsters? They're Mirror

to

look too much

truly seemed to

very similar to

or old people… They all reacted the

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

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

subconsciously stopped walking and stood in front of

a reason he left Bae Puh Rum and Kim Min Ah

seemed to understand why Cale had

looked toward Choi

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

started to speak

no reason to

in front of the

probably worn out, so it’ll be best to

then slowly

gaze moved to an old man who

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

rescue team

all died after being tricked and ambushed

Hyuk had been

been frantically fighting the monsters off and decided to just rescue

opened his

“In this world…”

his mouth seemed to twist

sooner if your heart is weak

team members who were watching him

“What-”

of the rescue team members

when they should be quickly getting out of here with these

Shhhhh.

someone moved their

“Leader?”

was Lee Soo

stopped the rescue team member with his hand as he looked

looking around at the third

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

Everybody looked terrible.

were trying to

up like this while trying to

those people

filled the inside of

heart is