Trash of the Count's Family

Chapter 698: How did it get here 5

“Don’t you think that this is not enough people?”

Queen Litana could not help but be anxious after looking at this list of names. However, Alberu responded calmly, without any hesitation.

“As I explained earlier, there is no need for a lot of people to go into the temple, your Majesty.”

Toonka, who had been quietly listening, frowned and mumbled to himself.

“…Emotions? Damn it. It’s so much easier to fight.”

Sword master Hannah, who was next to him, was sighing.

“My mind is a mess.”

“Me too.”

Toonka agreed with Hannah, who frowned and looked away. Saint Jack patted Hannah’s shoulders as he started speaking.

“To summarize, there is a key to close the temple doors at the end of the temple. However, there are tests that people need to pass in order to get there?”

“That is correct, Saint-nim.”

According to Ahn Roh Man, there would be a white key once they got to the end of the temple.

The temple would disappear if they brought that key out and closed the temple door with it.

“That test changes based on the color of the orb above the temple.”

“Correct.”

Entry into the temple became possible once a large orb floated above the temple.

Furthermore, the contents of the test within the temple changed based on the color of the orb.

“And the tests show illusions based on emotions?”

Ahn Roh Man had also said the following.

Tens of thousands of people had to be sacrificed.

That sacrifice did not mean that they were physically injured or that they died.

‘A lot of people suffered mentally after coming back from there. In some aspects, the aftershock of this test was even greater than from the battle with the Lion Dragon.’

People who enter the temple are individually shown different illusions. These illusions are so realistic that they are frightening.

“Illusions based on emotions…”

Caro Kingdom’s crown prince Valentino looked down at his notes and read them off one by one.

“Sadness when the orb is blue. Sloth when it is yellow. Failure when it is green. Indignity when it is purple. Wrath when it is black.”

Ahn Roh Man said that they figured out the orb has five different colors after one year of studying it.

“Once a group enters the temple, others are not allowed to enter for 24 hours and the orb changes colors five times during that time. That means that those who enter will have to see illusions related to all five emotions.”

“It is not easy.”

Dragon Mila was the one who responded.

She shook her head.

“If these illusions are almost the same as reality, these tests will be extremely difficult unless a person has an extremely strong will. We need to be even more careful as this is the test of a god.”

Alberu nodded his head.

“That is right. That is why I must say this.”

This test…

“It is possible to give up. It is also possible to challenge it multiple times.”

Ahn Roh Man had also said the following.

‘If you feel like you can’t handle the test in the temple, you must give up right away. You get thrown out of the temple if you shout that you are giving up. We didn’t know that at first-’

His voice sounded bitter.

‘Many people died at first. They died by their own hands.’

A lot of people had killed themselves after being unable to handle the illusions inside the temple. Others were so submerged in the illusions that they would kill other people after giving up and being cast out of the temple.

This test was so similar to reality that it shook people’s hearts.

“Will the illusions change when someone attempts it again?”

“No, they do not. They will apparently see the same illusion from the first time.”

Saint Jack quietly commented on Alberu’s response.

“It truly seems like the test of a god. It is not there to destroy those who intrude into the temple. It is as if those who pass his test are given the key as a reward. That seems to be the case to me.”

Alberu was silent for a moment before he opened his mouth again.

“Anyway, those who have been chosen to enter should not overdo it.”

“That is right.”

Everybody turned toward the person who had spoken up in shock.

Choi Han, who had been quiet until now, was standing behind the crown prince as he spoke.

“Little by little. If we face the tests that are shaking our hearts and persist, we will reach the end. There is no need to hurry.”

Someone who usually does not speak speaking calmly like this made it seem like a fact. Hannah scoffed before nodding her head.

“Yes, let’s do it.”

not part of the team going

“…Ah, you’re right.”

turned toward the dispatched team, and

‘Why is that bastard?’

was quietly sitting there with a holy-looking

will does not seem

crown prince had thought about it for a bit before nodding

now. His quiet mumbling could only be heard by the crown prince

the path of

could not help but accept Clopeh after hearing that. This bastard would easily kick apart a god’s test with his faith in Cale,

the best

Sekka might be the one who could deal with this test better than anybody else. Even the gods could

the option to not send anybody

with a resolute expression on

sent in at certain intervals, so we must avoid that

during his chat

the temple does not attack. Wouldn’t things have slowly progressed if you waited and observed?

maximum of three days. The temple randomly summons about a hundred people inside if you don’t send at least one

that they needed to prevent that random

‘It is not easy.’

even more careful as it was a test

having Saint Jack, mages, and

thing he had emphasized from

give up and come back out. Anything longer

Slowly, slowly.

One by one.

needed to do it in that way in order to get the least amount of people hurt as possible. Alberu was making up his mind

first party to be

of the members was Alberu Crossman, who had forced his way into it despite everybody else being

“Huh?”

“That is?!”

sounds of chairs being pushed back as

‘It’s here!’

the window toward the

was ripping through the sky and appearing above the

His eyes opened wide.

“Huh?”

He sounded confused.

* * *

at the man in front of him without knowing that the first party

were someone from

eyes were slowly observing

you only change your hair

remained the same while his hair had turned

can’t reveal my full

fake Hilsman shook his now red hair to push it

to reveal myself. That is why you can ask Deruth Henituse

and the fake Hilsman’s red hair before

hair colors are the

same color. The fake Hilsman smiled

to be

No, it completely disappeared from the world without

observed fake Hilsman’s smile getting thicker as he leaned on the chair

family had completely disappeared with Drew

what everybody believed to be true until

However, the truth was…

the Thames

pointed toward

is not just you, but a lot more

certain that there were other Thames survivors aside from

do you

your own. You must have people working with you. That could

nice

nodded his

not look like

“Hmm?”

Cale, wondering what he meant by that.

eyes that seemed unfathomably

like those his age.

for a moment. However, he did not realize that Cale was able to

certain while

doesn’t know

someone named Kim Rok Soo from a

about that. That was why he kept talking about his

tell what kind of status this man

someone in a position to hear a

could personally come to see Duke

is either one of Drew Thames’s siblings or

was most likely Drew

have a

in between the two

is going to

heard that he was imprisoned in an underground prison for revealing information to

fake Hilsman stopped for a

then he ran

“…Ran away?”

“Yes.”

fake Hilsman calmly explained the situation at Cale’s

Flynn Merchant Guild two days ago. There was a fire in the kitchen, but the explosion

must have been Billos

“That’s right.”

go down

Guild is going crazy trying to find him while the

“…Mm.”

would Billos Flynn have run

Cale frowned.