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

Baaaaaaaaaang!

the direction Choi Han’s sword was pointing

large black Yong swept

of the building before it disappeared as

instantly created a path

Min Ah stepped into the path and stood in front of

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

his hands that had become full of goosebumps before quickly starting

to be

“Please hurry.”

approached him and used his wind to help Kim Woo and his subordinates. Kim Woo bit down on his lips after hearing Bae Puh Rum, who was

‘He’s strong.’

filled his

time to stand there lost in

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

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

his large ears played

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

shock from outside the building entrance,

“…Mm.”

not look

because all of

long have you

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

been slightly over an

must have

Soo Hyuk's expression stiffened while the Assistant Squad Leader shook his

came for

expression was quite

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

over here is in charge right now. Listen

“Excuse me?”

the rescue team members, who were

and

with Joo Ho-Shik, Kim Min Ah, and Bae Puh Rum and help the rescue team

because Cale left two strong people out here even though they were going to fight with Mirror Masks that

Cale could not take the two

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

to call him, looked toward Cale

help with the defense

“Sure.”

Woo, the man who always argued with Lee Soo Hyuk, agreed to what

the Assistant Squad

"And-”

the Assistant

are going

Yes, yes sir! Please let me

peeked toward Lee Soo Hyuk before quickly walking into the

bright expression on his

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

quickly headed up to

that’s left

Assistant Squad

something

monsters

too long after we found the people.

Leader was happy at the fact that they would get to rescue these people and safely return

the grim expressions on the people behind him as he was in the front with

“I see.”

asked in a casual

the people you rescued

me? Ah, they are all too weak and found

then stepped onto the third

"Squad Leader-nim!”

Leader was already waiting for them

after seeing Cale, but

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

Soo Hyuk held up his hand

to be odd, but Cale had already walked past the Squad Leader and entered the third-floor

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

“…Who are you?”

the rescue team members stopped

through

in charge of this

person blocking Cale flinched and

the center of the third

Soo Hyuk, Choi Han, and

“…Ho.”

sigh 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 as rescue team members surrounded them to

that anybody would be

“Mm.”

Han was

monsters? They're Mirror

to be the

look too much

seemed to

similar

adults, or old people…

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

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

walking and stood

he left Bae

seemed to understand why

toward

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

to speak

to drag

stopped in front

worn out, so it’ll be best to quickly

slowly

an old man who was on

shaking while bundled up in a jacket one the rescue

Yeonsan-dong rescue team

all died after being tricked and

Hyuk had been

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

opened his mouth to

“In this world…”

of his mouth seemed to

sooner if your heart is weak and

the rescue team members who were watching

“What-”

rescue

when they should be quickly getting out of here with these

Shhhhh.

someone moved their hand

“Leader?”

Lee

stopped the rescue team member with his hand as

he was looking around at the third

of the floor who had received severe injuries and had only gotten emergency

Everybody looked terrible.

they were trying

up like this while trying to do

those people were

inside of

world… You die sooner if your heart is weak and you have a lot