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 as he

Baaaaaaaaaang!

direction Choi Han’s sword was pointing

black Yong swept through the

building before it disappeared as if

instantly created a

Kim Min Ah stepped into the path and stood in

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

rubbed the back of his hands that had become full of goosebumps before quickly starting

to be accidentally left

“Please hurry.”

Kim Woo and his subordinates. Kim Woo bit down on his lips after hearing

‘He’s strong.’

his mind over

didn't have time to stand

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

sword, as well as Bae Puh Rum and

them with his large ears played a

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

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

“…Mm.”

Soo Hyuk's expression did not look good as he

because all

have you

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

been slightly over an

have been

while the Assistant Squad Leader shook his head without noticing

sir! You came for us,

expression was quite

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

Soo over here is in

“Excuse me?”

Assistant Squad Leader and the rest of the rescue team members, who were peeking this

their gazes and looked toward his

Ah, and Bae Puh Rum and help the rescue team members defend against the monsters

frown. It was because Cale left two strong people out here even though they were going to fight with Mirror Masks that were

not take the two of

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

expected Cale to call him, looked toward

help with the defense as

“Sure.”

looked shocked at the fact that Kim Woo, the man who always argued with Lee

toward the Assistant

"And-”

the Assistant

are going

yes sir! Please

toward Lee Soo Hyuk before quickly walking into the

bright expression on

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

quickly headed up

is here so all that’s left

Squad

said something at

monsters

found the people.

Squad Leader was happy at the fact that they would

grim expressions on the people behind him as he was in the front

“I see.”

in

the people you rescued

all too weak

Squad Leader then stepped onto the third floor and

"Squad Leader-nim!”

waiting for them outside the

after seeing Cale, but he

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

Hyuk held up his hand before

had already walked past the

but all that was left of the walls were the

“…Who are you?”

of the rescue

Soo Hyuk's voice echoed through the

charge

blocking Cale flinched and

the center of the third

Soo Hyuk, Choi Han, and the others followed behind

“…Ho.”

sigh while

“Sob.”

“Sob, sob.”

Feeble.

Weak.

They looked extremely pitiful.

fear in the middle of the third floor as rescue

pitiful that anybody would be

“Mm.”

Han

monsters? They're

to

too

truly seemed to be

actions were very similar

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

was heading toward

person came to save them, but also wary because

stood in front of

left Bae Puh Rum

why

looked toward

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

to speak at that

reason to drag this

front

rescue team members are all probably worn out, so it’ll be best to quickly take care of things

then slowly

gaze moved to an old

in a jacket one the rescue team members had given him, looked

rescue

all died after being tricked

Lee Soo Hyuk

to just rescue the people first before

opened his mouth

“In this world…”

corners of his mouth seemed to twist

heart is weak and you have

Soo Hyuk and the rescue team members who

“What-”

rescue

Cale was wasting time like this when they should be quickly

Shhhhh.

moved their hand

“Leader?”

was Lee Soo

rescue team member with his hand as he

he was looking around at the third

could see some of the rescue team members at the corner of the floor

Everybody looked terrible.

they were trying to save

this while trying to do

people

the inside of Lee Soo

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