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.”

ground start to shake as soon as he

Baaaaaaaaaang!

Choi Han’s sword was

black Yong swept through the

building before it disappeared as if it

instantly created a path

the path

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

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

didn't want to be accidentally

“Please hurry.”

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

‘He’s strong.’

filled his mind

he didn't have time to stand

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

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

with his large ears played a role as

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

the building entrance,

“…Mm.”

Soo Hyuk's expression did not look good

because all of

have

who had been fighting in the front, started to

over an hour and

must have

Assistant Squad Leader shook

came for us,

expression was quite

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

Rok Soo over here is in charge right now.

“Excuse me?”

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

their gazes and looked toward

here with Joo Ho-Shik, Kim Min Ah, and Bae Puh Rum and help the rescue

strong people out here even

not take

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

Woo, who had not expected Cale to call him,

help with the defense as

“Sure.”

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

looked toward the Assistant Squad

"And-”

the Assistant Squad

are going to go

Please let

Assistant Squad Leader peeked toward Lee Soo Hyuk before quickly walking into the

bright expression on

some 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

up to the

all that’s left is

Squad Leader looked

quietly said something at that

the monsters

after we found the people. We must have attracted them

fact that they would get to

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

“I see.”

asked in

you

too weak and found it difficult

stepped onto the third

"Squad Leader-nim!”

Leader was already waiting for them outside the

after seeing Cale, but

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

held up his hand

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

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

“…Who are you?”

of the rescue team members

voice echoed through the

charge of this

person blocking Cale flinched

toward the center of

and the others followed behind

“…Ho.”

Jin Tae couldn’t help but sigh while Kim Woo

“Sob.”

“Sob, sob.”

Feeble.

Weak.

They looked extremely pitiful.

fear in the middle of the third

looked so pitiful that anybody would be forced

“Mm.”

Han was

monsters? They're

that to

too much

truly seemed

similar to humans as

adults, or old people… They

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

came to save them, but also wary because they didn’t

Han subconsciously stopped walking and stood in front of Choi Jung

was a reason he left Bae Puh Rum and Kim Min

understand why Cale had done

toward Choi Han with

Soo was taller, so he just quietly stopped walking

started to speak at

no reason to drag this

in front of the gathered

it’ll be best to quickly take care of things and then get some rest back

slowly

moved to an old man who was on

while bundled up in a jacket one the rescue

rescue team

all died after being tricked

Lee Soo Hyuk had been

fact that he had been frantically fighting the monsters off and decided to just rescue

opened his mouth

“In this world…”

corners of his mouth seemed to

if your heart is weak and you have a lot of

Hyuk and the rescue team members

“What-”

rescue

Cale was wasting time like this when they should be quickly

Shhhhh.

moved their hand

“Leader?”

Lee

team member with his hand as he

he was looking around at

at the corner of

Everybody looked terrible.

trying to save

ended up like this while trying

people

of

die sooner if your heart is weak and