Trash of the Count's Family

“Grr… you’re annoyingly persistent.”

The Cat tribe leader was trying to catch his breath while frowning at Ron.

“Huuuuuu.”

Ron’s breath was also slightly heavy. His face was calm but his back was full of sweat. The old man’s eyes observed the berserk tribe leader.

“I’ve heard stories about berserk Cats but this is my first time seeing it in person.”

Berserk transformations were different based on the attributes of the Beast tribe.

Some of them, such as Tigers and Wolves, grew bigger and their strength increased exponentially. There were also transformations like the Whale tribe’s where there were no physical changes but a medium was used to increase their strength.

The Cats had their own unique transformation as well.

‘First, their whole body becomes covered in fur.’

Their body didn’t grow bigger like the Wolves but there were some physical changes.

‘Most importantly, they become extremely agile and don’t make any noises in their movements.’

They moved very quickly and didn’t make any noise when their feet touched the ground as they moved. This berserk transformation was probably why the Cats were known for being stealthy.

The tribe leader smirked while looking at Ron observing him.

“Keke. You sound very tired.”

Ron didn’t respond to the tribe leader. It was the truth.

Ron had barely caught up to the tribe leader.

“So persistent. Such annoyingly persistent old bastards.”

The tribe leader commented while looking around.

“How they hell do none of you groan even after getting hurt? Your venomous aura should decrease with age but your eyes are all boiling with venomous aura.”

The reason Ron was able to catch up to the tribe leader…

“…….”

“…….”

It was thanks to the people from the Molan Household surrounding the tribe leader.

Whether it was their arm or leg… They were all bleeding with injuries here and there but none of them had released a single groan.

“…You pestering bugs.”

On the way here… Attacks that made the Cats who were running away with the tribe leader stop temporarily or forever had continued all around the forest.

They were all attacks by the Molan household.

They were so persistent in chasing the Cats that they forced the Cats to split up and escape in different directions.

Ron responded with a stoic expression on his face.

“You’re left all alone thanks to those so called pestering bugs.”

“Ugh!”

The tribe leader frowned.

The Cat that was taken down by Ron’s dagger just moments ago was the last one who had been escaping with the tribe leader.

Ron had heard Dodori shouting behind him the moment before he jumped into the forest.

‘Cale fainted! It’s serious!’

On and Hong had run off earlier than he did and did not hear it. Ron realized that there was not much time. He needed to take care of the enemies as quickly as possible before returning to the Roan Kingdom.

Shhhhh.

Ron raised his hand and the people from the Molan household who had not made a single noise disappeared into the fog at his signal.

“Hmph.”

The Cat tribe leader scoffed as if he found them ridiculous but still prepared for their attacks.

Oooooo– oooooo–

There was an eerie noise and the fog around them started to roar.

“Grrrrrrr. Did you really think you could survive after stepping into my domain?”

The tribe leader’s fog ability… Adding on his extremely improved speed and soundless movement from his berserk transformation…

Those two together made it so that coming into the fog domain of a berserk Fog Cat was pretty much asking to be killed.

However, he soon frowned.

“…These crazy bastards!”

The rest of the Molan household other than Ron who had disappeared into the fog moved away from the tribe leader.

The tribe leader quickly swung the dagger in his hand.

Claaaaang!

Ron’s dagger and the tribe leader’s dagger slammed into each other and made a terrible noise.

They were inside the tribe leader’s thick fog. However, the tribe leader could see Ron’s face clearly because he was the master of this fog.

Ron was smiling.

“I’m pretty sure I said I was going to kill you, you bastard.”

“…Is that why you sent your damn subordinates elsewhere?”

“That’s right.”

The tribe leader frowned.

Ron should not be able to see him inside this thick fog. But he was looking right at him. What was going on?

“……!”

The tribe leader then saw a faint red light in his fog and urgently looked behind him.

He could see a red fog trying extremely hard to break into his fog domain.

Small amounts of it were able to push its way into his fog domain.

‘Those motherfucking mutant bastards!’

This was definitely On and Hong’s fog.

Not just that, this was poisonous fog.

That red fog must be telling this damn Molan patriarch about his location.

The tribe leader started sweating.

He had seen the fog that had covered about half of the mountain as he ran away earlier.

‘…How the hell can a twelve year old create such fog?! How can she be so similar to her father-?!’

On and Hong’s father, the former tribe leader, was extremely weak physically compared to the other Cats because he could not go berserk.

The Cats were also a tribe that had to fight. Stealthiness and movement were the two most important things when it came to assassination.

However, the former tribe leader’s fog ability was much stronger than anybody else his age.

the fog of an inferior

Oooooo– oooooo–

title as the current

faint red fog, even dust could not make it

one who could see in this

though his feet were stepping on

Slaaash-!

at him even as he was moving stealthily and

does he know

could see Ron’s dagger that was flying

quickly blocked

‘Fuck!’

leader could not say anything and just changed directions. It was to aim for Ron’s side since Ron should not be able to see

Bang!

blocked that attack with

other hand that aimed

Baaaaang! Bang!

the thick fog… The tribe leader and

“Unbelievable!’

block his attack and launch

‘Holy shit, how?!’

pester away to take the tribe

area only has my

fog was not here and

old bastard moving as if he could

daggers aiming for him. He had to focus on Ron’s attacks that were

Baaaaang! Clang! Claaaaang!

sounds of their daggers clashing ripped through

the fuck is an old man

tribe leader’s forehead

Dagger arts. Strength.

surpass the tribe leader in

Cats did not grow stronger when they went berserk.

‘Unbelievable!’

leader’s hand that was holding his

didn’t have time to pay attention to

to attack me when

also the Fog Cat Tribe’s fog. The tribe leader had achieved victory over

since all three

Claaaaang!

“Ugh!”

finally could not help but groan while pushing away a dagger headed

moment the silence

“How?!”

while looking at

the hell did you do it?! Are you

him. The old man’s entire body was covered in sweat but he said a single word with a calm expression on his

“Breath.”

“What?”

didn’t care about the tribe leader’s response

“Ugh!”

Claaaaang! Clang! Tang!

Ron focused as much

that last battle against the Cats at

against the Fog

had been

‘Find the enemy’s opening.’

a different manner from Choi Han, Rosalyn, Beacrox

wasn’t important for an assassin to be

how well they could aim for an

the important

the Cat’s

Rustle.

help but make noises whenever he moved.

Cat tribe leader

the sound of

out. Ron followed that noise and

breathing is slowly getting

aging body was trying to make his hearing get worse but

for the

away with the young

for survival… Running to

anything and everything to avoid the enemies. The

enemies who would kill him

where he had to cover his mouth and his son’s mouth despite their heavy breathing while

his senses to be as sharp

Claaaaang!

“This motherfucking old bastard!”

Drip. Drip.

dripped down the side of Ron’s face and

lot of his mental fortitude

then smirked toward the tribe leader who should be looking at

old so it would have been difficult if you got stronger after going berserk. I’m

eyes

that he could not run away or hide in the fog and chose to put everything on the line to attack

“I’ll kill you!”

used every ounce of

Claaaaang! Clang! Tang!

continued again. The tribe leader sneered after seeing that Ron was extremely tired

Fine! Let’s keep fighting like this! You’ll be the

could see a

his foot and kicked toward

Pow!

his dagger the moment Ron raised both arms to block his kick and Ron barely dodged that dagger before his

Boom!

loud noise and the tribe leader saw the slightly stiffened

“Time to finish this!”

benign smile appeared on Ron’s face as

“Who knows?”

subconsciously questioned what

children who are learning

he knew other than assassination skills to the children who had lived the

Rustle.

very quiet noise reached the

was above

heard it from the

than he had expected and the sound of their daggers clashing had been

‘An intruder!’

the tribe leader finally realized someone was in his

that intruder land

Slaaash-!

heard something being

leader looked down after hearing the

You, you-”

ankle and revealed the flesh

careful of what’s underneath

heard the voice of

across trees and stealthily approached him, smiled the

not too deep yet not too

Drip. Drip.

was dripping from

“You shithead-, ugh!”

swing his dagger toward Hong stumbled

moved his claws once

Slaaaash-

and the

You, you-!”

leader plopped down on the ground and felt as if he

Black poison.

most likely

calm voice through the fog. Rustle. Rustle. On did not hesitate as