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.”

Soo Hyuk felt the ground start to shake as soon as

Baaaaaaaaaang!

Choi Han’s sword was pointing

large black Yong swept

the building before it disappeared as

instantly created a path

the path and stood in

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

quietly rubbed the back of his hands that had become full of goosebumps

want to

“Please hurry.”

his lips after hearing Bae Puh

‘He’s strong.’

his mind

he didn't have time to

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

sword, as well as Bae Puh Rum and

course, Mister Rabbit slapping them with his large ears played a

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

outside the building entrance, could not

“…Mm.”

Soo Hyuk's expression did not look good as he looked

all of them looked

long have

of the group, who had

been slightly over an

have been

stiffened while the Assistant Squad

sir! You came for

expression was quite

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

here is in

“Excuse me?”

team members, who were peeking this way

their gazes and looked toward his

Puh Rum

Cale left two strong people out here even though they

take the

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

to call him, looked toward Cale in

your two subordinates help with the defense

“Sure.”

man who always argued with Lee Soo

looked toward the

"And-”

Assistant

going to go

yes sir! Please let me lead the

Leader peeked toward Lee Soo Hyuk before

bright

floor protecting the people we rescued. They were all found in terrible conditions, but

headed up

here so all that’s left

Assistant Squad Leader

said something at that

the monsters suddenly

not too long after we found the people. We must

Leader was happy at the fact that they

the grim expressions on the people behind him

“I see.”

asked in

people you rescued said

too weak and

then stepped onto the third

"Squad Leader-nim!”

Leader was already waiting for them

a moment after seeing Cale, but

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

Hyuk held up his hand

but Cale had already walked past the Squad Leader and entered the

but all that was left of the walls were the

“…Who are you?”

the rescue team members

Hyuk's voice echoed through the

in charge

blocking Cale flinched and moved

the center of the

Choi Han, and the others followed

“…Ho.”

while Kim Woo seemed slightly

“Sob.”

“Sob, sob.”

Feeble.

Weak.

They looked extremely pitiful.

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

anybody would be

“Mm.”

Han was

people are monsters? They're

to

look too much like

seemed to be

similar to humans as

they were children, adults, or old people… They all

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

seemed to be hopeful because this person came to save them, but

stopped walking and stood in front of Choi Jung

was a reason he left Bae

seemed to understand why

toward

Choi Han stood in front of him because Choi Jung Soo was taller, so he just quietly

started to speak at

reason to drag this

front of the

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

then slowly crouched

to an old man who

old man, who was shaking while bundled up in a jacket one the rescue team members had given

Yeonsan-dong rescue team

tricked and ambushed by

Hyuk had

had been frantically fighting the monsters off and decided to just rescue the people first before

his

“In this world…”

corners of his mouth seemed to twist

if your heart is weak and you have

team members

“What-”

of the rescue team

wasting time like this when they should be quickly getting

Shhhhh.

someone moved their hand to

“Leader?”

was Lee Soo

the rescue team member

around

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

Everybody looked terrible.

they were trying to save

like this while

those people were

filled the inside of Lee Soo

You die sooner if your heart is weak and