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.”

Hyuk felt the ground start to

Baaaaaaaaaang!

Han’s sword was

large black Yong swept through the

black Yong stopped right in front of the building before it disappeared as if

instantly created a path for

Kim Min Ah stepped into the path

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

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

to be accidentally

“Please hurry.”

to help Kim Woo and his subordinates. Kim Woo bit down on his lips after hearing Bae Puh Rum, who was much younger than him, nonchalantly say that before rushing past him as

‘He’s strong.’

filled his mind over

he didn't have time to

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

Han's sword, as well

Mister Rabbit slapping them with his large ears

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

with shock from outside the building entrance, could not hide their joy after seeing Lee Soo Hyuk

“…Mm.”

did not look good

was because all

long have

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

been slightly over an hour

have been

Assistant Squad Leader shook his head without

sir! You came

expression was

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

in

“Excuse me?”

members, who were

their gazes and looked

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

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

take

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

to call him, looked toward Cale

your two subordinates help with the defense

“Sure.”

rescue team members looked shocked at the fact that Kim Woo, the man who always argued with Lee Soo Hyuk, agreed to what this man named Kim Rok

the

"And-”

Assistant Squad

going

Yes, yes sir! Please let me lead

Lee Soo Hyuk before quickly

a bright expression

the third floor protecting the people we rescued. They were all found

up to the third

all that’s left is

Assistant Squad Leader looked

something at that

did the monsters suddenly

too long after we found the

the fact that they

expressions on the people behind him as he

“I see.”

in a casual

people you

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

onto the third floor and waved his hand toward the

"Squad Leader-nim!”

waiting for them outside the third-floor

Cale, but he soon

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

Soo Hyuk held up his hand

Cale had already walked past the Squad Leader and

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

“…Who are you?”

rescue team members

voice echoed through the third floor

charge

person blocking Cale

center of

and

“…Ho.”

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 middle of

anybody

“Mm.”

Han was

are monsters? They're Mirror

to

look too

truly seemed to be

actions were very similar to humans as

old people… They all reacted the

was heading toward them, with both hope and

person came to save them, but also wary because

and stood in front

left Bae Puh Rum and Kim Min

seemed to understand why Cale

toward Choi Han

in front of him because Choi Jung Soo was taller, so

to speak at

no reason to drag

front

worn out, so it’ll be best to quickly take care of things and

then slowly crouched

to an old man

up in a jacket one the rescue team members had given him,

Yeonsan-dong rescue

being tricked

Lee Soo Hyuk

monsters off and decided to just rescue the people first before thinking about things made

opened his mouth

“In this world…”

his mouth seemed

die sooner if your heart is weak and you

the rescue team members who were

“What-”

the rescue team members

was wasting time like this when

Shhhhh.

someone moved their hand to

“Leader?”

Lee Soo

Soo Hyuk stopped the rescue team member with his

looking around at the third

could see some of the rescue team members at the corner of the floor who had received severe injuries and had only gotten

Everybody looked terrible.

were trying to save

up like this while trying

those people were

of Lee

world… You die sooner if your heart