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.”

of the team

“…Ah, you’re right.”

toward the dispatched team, and one of those people caught

‘Why is that bastard?’

there with a holy-looking

does not seem

it. However, Clopeh had volunteered, and the crown prince had thought about it for a bit before nodding his head after

now. His quiet mumbling could only be heard

will follow the path of someone who is even greater than the

accept Clopeh after hearing that. This bastard would easily kick apart a god’s test with his faith

has the best

better than anybody else. Even the gods

the option to not send anybody in

a resolute expression on his

people in if a party is not sent in at certain intervals, so we must avoid that

this question during his

out of the temple and the temple does not attack. Wouldn’t things have slowly progressed if you waited and observed? You wouldn’t have had to send tens of thousands of people into

doesn’t work. A maximum of three days. The temple randomly summons about a hundred people inside if you don’t send at least one person inside within that time. It can summon people from anywhere in the world you are

to prevent that random summoning

‘It is not easy.’

as it was a test that messed with a person’s emotions and

why Alberu was planning on having Saint

thing he

will shout that we give up

Slowly, slowly.

One by one.

least amount of people hurt as possible. Alberu was making up his

first party to

who had forced his way into it despite everybody else

“Huh?”

“That is?!”

being pushed

‘It’s here!’

also looked out the window toward the

round sphere was ripping through the sky and

His eyes opened wide.

“Huh?”

He sounded confused.

* * *

hand, Cale was staring at the man in front of him without knowing that the first party to be dispatched had been

were someone from

slowly observing the other

why did you only change your hair

same while his hair

can’t reveal my full

Hilsman shook his now red hair to push

me to reveal myself. That is why you can

back and forth between Cale and the fake Hilsman’s red hair before clapping his front

hair colors

same color. The fake

hair used to

No, it completely disappeared from the world without a

thicker as he leaned

The Thames family had completely disappeared with Drew Thames’s

believed to be true until

However, the truth was…

the Thames are alive

toward

it is not just you, but a lot

was certain that there were other Thames survivors aside

do you think

own. You must have people working with you. That could be the Thames people or

nice

his head. He then

not look like someone

“Hmm?”

wondering what

unfathomably deep were looking

those his age. Something is different. Is it because

for a moment. However, he did not realize

was certain while

guess he doesn’t know

was someone named Kim Rok

to know about that. That

of status this man has in the Thames

say Cale’s biological mother, Drew Thames’s name without any hesitation, was someone in a position to hear

who could personally

of Drew Thames’s siblings or someone of the

Drew

have a

Dragon burst in between

going to

an underground prison

fake Hilsman stopped for a

he ran

“…Ran away?”

“Yes.”

calmly explained

main branch of the Flynn Merchant Guild two days ago. There was a fire in the kitchen, but the explosion seems to

have been Billos

“That’s right.”

go down without a

trying

“…Mm.”

would Billos Flynn

Cale frowned.