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 shake as soon as

Baaaaaaaaaang!

direction Choi Han’s sword was

Yong swept

the building before it disappeared as if it

a

Min Ah stepped into the path

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

the back of his hands that

to

“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

‘He’s strong.’

thought filled his mind over and

have time to stand there lost

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

could not attack them because of Kim Min Ah's spear, Choi Han's sword, as well as Bae Puh Rum and Park

Rabbit slapping them with his large ears played a

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

members, who were watching this with shock from outside the building entrance, could not hide their

“…Mm.”

expression did not look good as

because all of them looked

long have you been

Assistant Squad Leader of the group, who had been

over an hour and

have been

Assistant Squad Leader shook his head without noticing

sir! You came for

was quite

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

is in charge right

“Excuse me?”

and the rest of the rescue team members, who were peeking this

their gazes and looked

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

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

Cale could not take the two

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

who had not expected Cale to

help

“Sure.”

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

the Assistant Squad

"And-”

the Assistant Squad

going

yes sir! Please let

Leader peeked toward Lee Soo Hyuk before quickly walking

had a bright expression

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

headed up to the third

leader-nim is here so all that’s left is to safely go

Squad Leader

something

monsters suddenly start

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

at the fact that they would get to rescue these people and

the people behind him as he was in the front

“I see.”

in

the people you

are all too weak and found

onto the third floor and waved his hand

"Squad Leader-nim!”

was already waiting for them outside

seeing Cale,

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

Hyuk held up his

Cale had already walked past

open third floor had pillars here and there, but all that was left of

“…Who are you?”

of the rescue team

through the third floor at that

in charge

person blocking Cale flinched and moved

the center

and the others

“…Ho.”

help but sigh while Kim Woo

“Sob.”

“Sob, sob.”

Feeble.

Weak.

They looked extremely pitiful.

fear in the middle of the third

that anybody

“Mm.”

Han

people are monsters? They're Mirror

to be the

look too

seemed

very similar

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

looking at Cale, who was heading toward them,

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

and stood in front of Choi Jung

was a reason he left Bae Puh Rum and Kim Min

why Cale had done

Soo looked toward Choi Han with

Soo was taller, so he just quietly stopped walking and looked forward as

speak at that

no reason to drag

in front of the gathered

be best to quickly take care

then slowly

old man who was on

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

rescue team

being tricked

Soo Hyuk had

had been frantically fighting the monsters off and decided to

opened his

“In this world…”

his mouth

your heart is weak and you have

Hyuk and the rescue team members who were watching him

“What-”

the rescue team members stepped

when they should be

Shhhhh.

their hand to

“Leader?”

Lee Soo

the rescue team member with his hand as he looked at

he was looking around at the

of the floor who had received severe

Everybody looked terrible.

were trying to save

like this while

people were

filled the inside of Lee Soo Hyuk’s

die sooner if your heart is weak and