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 soon as he started to

Baaaaaaaaaang!

Han’s sword was pointing

large black Yong swept through

in front of the building before it disappeared as if it

instantly created a path for

into the path and stood

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

his hands that had become full of goosebumps before quickly

didn't want to be accidentally

“Please hurry.”

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

‘He’s strong.’

thought filled his mind

he didn't have time to stand

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

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

slapping them with his

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

this with shock from outside the building entrance, could not hide their joy after seeing Lee Soo

“…Mm.”

Hyuk's expression did not look good as he looked

because all of

have

had been fighting in the front,

slightly over an hour and

must have been

while the Assistant Squad Leader shook

You came

expression was quite

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

Soo over here is in charge right now. Listen to

“Excuse me?”

members, who were peeking

and looked toward

Puh Rum

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

not take the two

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

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

your two subordinates help with the

“Sure.”

who always argued with Lee Soo Hyuk, agreed to what this man named

looked toward the

"And-”

the Assistant

going

sir! Please

toward Lee Soo Hyuk before quickly walking into

a bright expression on his

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

up to

that’s left is to safely go back

Squad Leader looked

said something at that

did the monsters

long after we found the people.

was happy at the fact that they would get to rescue

not see the grim expressions on the people behind

“I see.”

asked in

you rescued

they are all too weak and found it difficult

Assistant Squad Leader then stepped onto the third floor and waved

"Squad Leader-nim!”

Leader was already waiting for them outside the third-floor

for a moment after seeing Cale,

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

Hyuk held up his hand before

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

all that was left of

“…Who are you?”

of the rescue team

through the third

in charge

blocking Cale flinched

toward the center of the third

Choi Han, and the others

“…Ho.”

help but sigh while Kim Woo

“Sob.”

“Sob, sob.”

Feeble.

Weak.

They looked extremely pitiful.

shaking in fear in the middle of the third floor as rescue team members surrounded them

that anybody would be

“Mm.”

Han was

are monsters?

to be

too much like

seemed

were very similar

adults, or old

were looking at Cale, who was heading toward them,

seemed to be hopeful because this person came to save them, but also wary

subconsciously stopped walking and stood in front of Choi

left Bae Puh Rum and Kim

understand why Cale

toward Choi Han with

Choi Han stood 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 over

to speak

to drag this

front of the

worn out, so it’ll be best to

slowly crouched

to an old man who was on the

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

rescue team

died after being tricked and

Lee Soo Hyuk had been

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

opened his mouth to

“In this world…”

corners of his mouth seemed to

is weak

team

“What-”

rescue

this when they

Shhhhh.

someone moved their

“Leader?”

was Lee Soo

Soo Hyuk stopped the rescue team member with his hand

was looking around at the

members at the corner of the floor who had received

Everybody looked terrible.

they were trying

like this while

those people were

inside of Lee Soo

if your heart is