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.”

start to shake as soon as he started to

Baaaaaaaaaang!

Han’s

black Yong

right in front of the building

instantly created a

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

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

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

didn't 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

‘He’s strong.’

thought filled his

didn't have time to stand there lost

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

of Kim Min Ah's spear, Choi Han's sword, as well as Bae Puh Rum and Park Jin

slapping them with his large ears played a role as

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

who were watching this with shock from outside the building

“…Mm.”

expression did not look good as he

because all of them looked

have you been

the group, who had

been slightly over an

have

stiffened while the Assistant Squad Leader shook his head without noticing

sir! You came for

expression was

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

over here is in charge right now. Listen

“Excuse me?”

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

their gazes and looked toward his

Bae Puh Rum and help

Ah started to frown. It was because Cale left two strong people out here even though they

could not take the two of

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

to call him, looked toward

two subordinates help with the

“Sure.”

the fact that Kim Woo, the man who always argued with Lee Soo Hyuk, agreed to what this man named Kim Rok Soo said without

looked toward the

"And-”

the Assistant Squad

going

yes sir! Please let me

Soo Hyuk before quickly walking

had a bright

members are currently on the third floor protecting the people we rescued. They were all found in terrible conditions,

quickly headed up to

here so all that’s left is to

Assistant Squad

something

the monsters suddenly

started to attack not too long after we found the people. We must have attracted

Assistant Squad Leader was happy at the fact that they would get to rescue these

expressions on the people behind him as he was

“I see.”

asked in a

the people you

they are all too weak

Squad Leader then stepped onto the third floor and waved

"Squad Leader-nim!”

Squad Leader was already waiting

a moment after seeing Cale,

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

Hyuk held up his hand before looking

found this to be odd, but Cale had

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

“…Who are you?”

of the rescue

echoed through the third floor at that

charge

person blocking Cale flinched

center of the third

Hyuk, Choi Han, and the others followed behind

“…Ho.”

Tae couldn’t help but sigh while Kim Woo seemed

“Sob.”

“Sob, sob.”

Feeble.

Weak.

They looked extremely pitiful.

skinny and weak people was gathered together and shaking in fear in the middle of the third floor as rescue team

so pitiful that anybody would

“Mm.”

Han was

are monsters? They're

to

look too much like

truly seemed

very similar to humans

old people…

was heading toward them, with both hope

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

subconsciously stopped walking and stood in

reason he left Bae Puh Rum and Kim Min Ah

why Cale had done

looked toward Choi Han with

was taller, so he

to speak at

reason to

stopped in front of the gathered

all probably worn out, so it’ll be best to quickly

then slowly crouched

gaze moved to an old man who was on the

man, who was shaking while bundled up in a jacket one the rescue team members had given him, looked toward Cale with a

rescue

all died after being tricked and ambushed

Soo Hyuk had

off and decided to

opened his mouth to

“In this world…”

of his mouth seemed to twist

sooner if your heart is weak and you have a lot

Hyuk and the rescue team members who

“What-”

rescue team

Cale was wasting time like this when they should be quickly getting out of here with these

Shhhhh.

moved their hand to

“Leader?”

Lee

stopped the rescue team member with his hand

looking around

the rescue team members at the corner of the floor who had received severe injuries

Everybody looked terrible.

they were trying

ended up like this while trying to do

people

the inside of

heart is weak and you have