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.”

to shake as soon as he started

Baaaaaaaaaang!

Han’s sword

black Yong

front of the building before it disappeared as if

created a path for

stepped into the path and stood in

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

hands that had become full of goosebumps before quickly

didn't want to

“Please hurry.”

on his lips after hearing Bae Puh Rum,

‘He’s strong.’

filled his

didn't have time to stand there lost

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

Han's sword, as well as Bae Puh Rum and Park Jin Tae's supporting attacks

them with his large ears

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

outside the building entrance, could

“…Mm.”

expression did not look good as he

because all of them

have you

Squad Leader of the group, who had been fighting in

over an hour

must have been

expression stiffened while the Assistant Squad Leader shook his head without

came for us,

was

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

here is in charge right now. Listen to

“Excuse me?”

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

ignored their gazes and looked

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

was because Cale left two strong people out here even though they were

take the two of

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

not expected Cale to call him,

two subordinates help with

“Sure.”

the man who always argued with Lee Soo Hyuk, agreed to what this man named Kim Rok Soo said

looked toward the

"And-”

Assistant

going to

Yes, yes sir! Please let

Lee Soo Hyuk before quickly walking

bright expression on his

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

headed up to the

all that’s left

Assistant Squad Leader looked

quietly said something at

did the monsters

attack not too long after we found the people. We must have attracted them as we entered the

at the fact that they would

could not see the grim expressions on the people behind

“I see.”

asked in

people you rescued

too weak and found it

the third floor and waved his hand

"Squad Leader-nim!”

was already waiting for them outside the third-floor

Cale, but he soon

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

up his hand

Cale had already walked past the Squad Leader and entered the

here and there, but all

“…Who are you?”

the rescue team members stopped

Soo Hyuk's voice echoed through the

charge of

person blocking Cale

center of the third

Hyuk, Choi Han, and the others followed behind

“…Ho.”

Tae couldn’t help but sigh while Kim Woo seemed slightly

“Sob.”

“Sob, sob.”

Feeble.

Weak.

They looked extremely pitiful.

and weak people was gathered together and shaking in fear in the

looked so pitiful that anybody would be

“Mm.”

Choi Han

people are monsters? They're Mirror

that to be

look too much like

seemed to be

were very similar to humans as

children, adults, or old people… They all reacted

Cale, who was heading toward them,

came to save them, but also wary because

Han subconsciously stopped walking and stood in front of Choi

was a reason he left Bae Puh

to understand why Cale had

Jung Soo looked toward

Soo was taller, so he just quietly stopped walking and looked forward as he could still see everything over

speak at that

reason to drag this

stopped in front of the

to quickly take care of things and then get

then slowly

old

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

Yeonsan-dong rescue team

tricked and ambushed by these Mirror

Hyuk

to just rescue the people first before thinking

opened his mouth to

“In this world…”

his mouth seemed to twist

if your heart is weak and

team members who were

“What-”

of the rescue team

wasting time like this when they should be quickly

Shhhhh.

moved their hand

“Leader?”

Lee

team member with his hand as he looked at

he was looking around

team members at the corner of

Everybody looked terrible.

trying to

ended up like this while trying to

those people

the inside of Lee

if your heart is weak and you