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

Baaaaaaaaaang!

Choi Han’s

Yong swept through

building before

a path for

and Kim Min Ah stepped into the path and stood in front

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

that had become full of

want to

“Please hurry.”

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

‘He’s strong.’

his mind over

have time to stand there lost in his

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

attack them because of Kim Min Ah's spear, Choi Han's sword, as well as Bae Puh Rum

his large ears played a role

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

outside the building

“…Mm.”

not look good as he

was because all of

have you

the group, who had been

slightly over an hour and a

must have been

the Assistant Squad Leader shook

sir! You came for

was

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

in charge right now. Listen to

“Excuse me?”

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

and looked toward

please stay here with Joo Ho-Shik, Kim Min Ah, and Bae Puh Rum and help the rescue team members defend against the

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

take the two

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

Cale to call him, looked toward Cale in

subordinates help with the

“Sure.”

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

looked toward the Assistant

"And-”

Assistant Squad

going

sir! Please let

Lee Soo Hyuk before quickly

bright

and some rescue team members are currently on the third floor protecting the people we rescued. They were all found in terrible

up to

that’s left

Squad

said something at

the monsters suddenly

found the people. We must have attracted them

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

the grim expressions on the people behind

“I see.”

in

you rescued said

me? Ah, they are all too weak and found it

Leader then stepped onto the third floor and waved his hand toward

"Squad Leader-nim!”

was already waiting for them

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

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

up his

to be odd, but Cale had already walked past the Squad Leader and entered the third-floor

open third floor had pillars here and there, but all

“…Who are you?”

the rescue team

Soo Hyuk's voice echoed through the third

charge of

person blocking Cale flinched and moved

toward the center

Han, and the others

“…Ho.”

sigh while Kim Woo

“Sob.”

“Sob, sob.”

Feeble.

Weak.

They looked extremely pitiful.

in the middle of the third floor as rescue team members surrounded

pitiful that anybody would be forced to

“Mm.”

Han

monsters?

to

look too much like

seemed to

were very similar

children, adults, or old people… They

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 know this

stood in front of

a reason he left Bae Puh Rum

why Cale had done

Jung Soo looked toward

of him because Choi Jung Soo was taller, so he just quietly stopped walking

speak

no reason to drag this

stopped in front of the gathered

so it’ll be best to quickly take care of things

then slowly crouched

moved to an old man

the rescue team members had given him, looked toward Cale with

rescue

after being tricked and

Hyuk had

been frantically fighting the monsters off and decided to

his mouth to

“In this world…”

mouth seemed to twist

is weak and you have

and the rescue team members who

“What-”

rescue team members

was wasting time like this when they should be quickly getting out of

Shhhhh.

moved their hand

“Leader?”

was Lee

team member with

he was looking around at the

members at the corner of the floor who had received severe

Everybody looked terrible.

trying to

ended up like this while trying to do

people were

filled the inside of

this world… You die sooner if your heart is weak and