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

Baaaaaaaaaang!

direction Choi Han’s sword was

black Yong swept through

stopped right in front of the building before it disappeared as if it had ascended to

instantly created a path

Min Ah stepped into the path and

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

rubbed the back of his hands that had

to

“Please hurry.”

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

‘He’s strong.’

thought filled his mind

have time to

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

sword, as well as Bae Puh Rum

slapping them with his large

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

outside the building entrance, could not hide their

“…Mm.”

not look

was because all of them

long have

Assistant Squad Leader of the group, who had been fighting in the

slightly over an hour and a

have been

the Assistant Squad Leader shook his head without noticing

You came for us,

was

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

here is in charge

“Excuse me?”

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

their gazes and

please stay here with Joo Ho-Shik, Kim Min Ah, and Bae Puh

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

take

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

Woo, who had not expected Cale to call him, looked toward Cale in

your two subordinates help with

“Sure.”

argued with Lee Soo Hyuk, agreed to what this

toward the Assistant Squad

"And-”

the Assistant Squad

going to go

Yes, yes sir! Please let me lead

Lee Soo

bright expression on his

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

up

so all that’s left is to safely go back

Assistant Squad

said something at that

the monsters suddenly

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

happy at the fact that they would

see the grim expressions on the people behind him as he

“I see.”

asked in a

you rescued said

Ah, they are all too weak and found it difficult to

Squad Leader then stepped onto the third floor and waved his

"Squad Leader-nim!”

Squad Leader was already waiting for them outside the third-floor

moment after seeing Cale, but

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

Soo Hyuk held up his hand before looking

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

had pillars here and there, but all that was

“…Who are you?”

the rescue team members

voice echoed through the third floor at

charge of this

Cale

headed toward the center of the third

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.

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

looked so pitiful that anybody would be forced

“Mm.”

Han

monsters?

to be

look too

truly seemed to

actions were very similar

or old people…

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

to save them, but also wary because they

walking and stood in front of Choi

a reason he left Bae Puh Rum

understand why Cale

looked toward Choi Han with

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

speak at

reason to drag this

front

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

then slowly

gaze moved to an old man

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

Yeonsan-dong rescue team

being tricked and ambushed

Hyuk had been

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

his mouth

“In this world…”

mouth seemed to twist

weak and you have a

Soo Hyuk and the rescue team members who

“What-”

of the rescue team members stepped

time like this when they should be quickly getting out of here

Shhhhh.

someone moved their hand

“Leader?”

Lee Soo

stopped the rescue team member with his hand as he

he was looking around at the

members at the corner of the floor who had received

Everybody looked terrible.

they were trying

like this while

those people

of Lee Soo

your heart is weak and