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.”

start to shake

Baaaaaaaaaang!

Choi Han’s sword was pointing

Yong

front of the building before it disappeared as if it

a

into the

"We are moving.”

Cale followed behind them.

“…Ha!”

the back of his hands that had become full of goosebumps

want to

“Please hurry.”

Puh Rum approached him and used his wind to help Kim Woo and his subordinates. Kim Woo bit down on his lips

‘He’s strong.’

thought filled his mind

have time to stand there lost

“Roooooar!”

“Screeeeeeeeeeeeech---!”

sword, as well as Bae Puh Rum and Park Jin

with his large ears played

“Leader-nim!”

“Leader!”

outside the building entrance, could not hide their joy after

“…Mm.”

expression did not look good

was because all of

have you

group, who had been fighting in the front, started to

been slightly over an hour

must have

Hyuk's expression stiffened while the Assistant

came for us,

expression was quite

“Leader-nim, but these people-”

here is in charge right now. Listen to

“Excuse me?”

members, who were peeking this way while still fending

gazes and looked

stay here with Joo Ho-Shik, Kim Min Ah, and Bae Puh Rum and help the

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

not take the two of

“Mr. Kim Woo.”

“…Huh?”

not expected Cale to call him, looked toward Cale in

have your two subordinates help with the defense as

“Sure.”

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

toward the Assistant

"And-”

Assistant

going

yes sir! Please let me lead the

Leader peeked toward Lee Soo Hyuk

had a bright expression on his

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

headed up to the

so all that’s left is to safely

Squad Leader looked

something

the monsters suddenly start

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

fact that they would get to rescue these people and

the grim expressions on the people behind him

“I see.”

in a

people you

Ah, they are all too weak and found it difficult

the third floor and waved his hand toward the

"Squad Leader-nim!”

Squad Leader was already waiting for them outside

moment after seeing Cale, but

“Leader, you’re here?”

“Hold on.”

his hand

this to be odd, but Cale had

had pillars here and there, but all that was left

“…Who are you?”

the rescue team members

Soo Hyuk's voice echoed through the

charge

Cale flinched and

center of the third

Soo Hyuk, Choi Han, and the

“…Ho.”

Tae couldn’t help but sigh while Kim Woo

“Sob.”

“Sob, sob.”

Feeble.

Weak.

They looked extremely pitiful.

shaking in fear in the middle of the third floor as rescue team members surrounded them to

pitiful that anybody would be forced to

“Mm.”

Choi Han was

monsters? They're Mirror

that to be the

look too much

seemed to

similar to

they were children, adults, or old people…

Cale, who was heading

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

stopped walking and stood in front of Choi Jung

Bae Puh Rum and

understand why Cale

toward

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

speak at

reason to drag this

stopped in front of the

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

slowly

an old man who was on

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

Yeonsan-dong rescue

tricked

Soo Hyuk had

decided to just rescue the people first before thinking about things

opened his

“In this world…”

corners of his mouth seemed

die sooner if your heart is weak and you have

Hyuk and the rescue team members

“What-”

of the rescue team

understand why Cale was wasting time like this when they should be

Shhhhh.

moved their hand to

“Leader?”

was Lee Soo

Hyuk stopped the rescue team member with his hand as he

looking around

see some of the rescue team members at the corner of the floor who had

Everybody looked terrible.

were trying

like this while trying

those people

inside of

your heart is weak and you