Trash of the Count's Family

TCF2-32

"What is this?”

Cale quickly scanned the note Mary handed him.

“The First Imperial Prince handed it to me a few moments ago as he walked past.”

- Human! The First Imperial Prince hit Mary’s shoulder as he walked past when he gave this to her! He hit it very hard! Of course, our good little Mary didn't even twitch at such a hit!

Cale did not let Raon's comments in one ear and out the other ear for once. He made sure to remember what Raon said as he scanned the note.

< All of the necromancers who lose the candidate test die as humans. However, they are reborn as something that is not human. >

< Those things that are reborn are still able to use a portion of their necromancer abilities. >

< The Emperor controls those necromancers. >

< The Emperor is their host. >

The note did not end there.

“Mm.”

Eruhaben, who had been standing behind Cale as he read through the note written on the cloth with blood, groaned.

< My goal is to make sure that every single necromancer participating in this test dies. >

“Meeeeeow.”

On and Hong in their cat forms approached Cale from the darkness.

“Mm. Cale.”

Eruhaben started to speak.

"If the contents of this note are true, it sounds like someone is trying to kill all of the candidates except the First Imperial Prince in order to turn them into undeads that are his loyal subordinates.”

It was obvious who that someone was.

“Cale, this is probably why the House of Huayans has been the instructor for generations.”

Cale did not say anything to oppose Eruhaben’s words. In fact, he showed his agreement through silence.

‘The Emperor is dying.’

After learning about the Emperor’s condition, Cale had looked into the lifespan of the past Emperors before leaving the capital.

‘They lived decently long lives before they died.’

For the past 300 years, every Emperor had lived a decent amount of time in other people's eyes.

Basically, there were no instances of short or long lives.

It might seem like nothing much but it could be quite meaningful when considering the fact that the current Emperor was dying.

‘...The Emperor is the only candidate who survives and turns the other candidates into undeads that are in his control.’

And...

‘The Emperor changes at a set period of time.’

In addition, the current Emperor was dying.

What if all of this was being controlled by someone from the shadows?

‘The Emperor's instructor.’

The House of Huayans.

‘Basically, it is highly likely that the Black Bloods are the real rulers of the Empire.’

It was quite possible that they were controlling everything from the shadows.

“The Emperor should be strong. It sounds like he will be controlling quite a large army.”

Cale nodded his head at Eruhaben’s comment.

The Emperor controlled necromancer undeads. Those undeads then controlled skeletons.

Furthermore, the Emperor himself was a skilled necromancer.

“...It will be quite the large army as you mentioned, Eruhaben-nim.”

An army of the dead that is.

“Young master-nim.”

Mary started to speak at that moment.

“It sounds like the First Imperial Prince is planning on killing all of the candidates including himself.”

Cale nodded his head.

< My goal is to make sure that every single necromancer participating in this test dies. >

Every single one.

That meant that he was including himself.

“The First Imperial Prince wasn’t a puppet either.”

The corners of Cale’s lips twisted up. Mary spoke in a calm voice at the same time.

"The First Imperial Prince's goal will fail.”

Eruhaben responded with a satisfied look on his face.

"Why? Because you will stop him, Mary?”

“Yes Eruhaben-nim. That is correct.”

There was a strong gust of wind at that moment.

The whole group looked in that direction for a moment.

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

A white bone dragon with broken parts and many cracked bones flew up to the sky and flapped its wings.

The gust of wind was caused by the bone dragon flying up above Precinct 9.

“The tree roots have been defeated.”

his head as Mary’s

see Choi Han and

Marquis Helson heading

was going into the castle earlier but now, mm, well, his expression makes it

Imperial Prince was

a confused look on his face as Marquis Helson grabbed his arm. On the other hand, Marquis Helson had a bright smile on his

moving to a spot where quite a lot of attention was focused on

“Marquis-nim!”

“No need for greetings.”

Marquis stopped people from greeting

troops in Precinct 9 were gathered

now and enter a state of emergency

Helson opened his

spread throughout

information Imperial Princess Olivia brought

the information about the large tree monster. People's faces stiffened as they

are not multiple monsters but

goodness, everybody knows that the Second Imperial Princess is talented! But her team has all perished while she came back

who were whispering stopped after hearing the last

monster is aiming for our lives. It wants

9 was to prevent the pollution and erosion of land as long

was different

not trying to erode the land or take

simply wandering around looking for

that was even

follow them even if

“We are the wall.”

continued

last line

The soldiers’ faces stiffened.

edge precinct knew that they

of them stayed here despite knowing that was the

after seeing that his numerous allies were looking right at him despite feeling fear

are truly the

not those bastards

continued

“We exist to defend.”

ground... From the

on Marquis Helson’s face became

told me the

plan that the person with the power of a god had created with

greatest defense is a preemptive

Hong, who were hiding in the shadow of the alley and looking at Marquis Helson,

- That’s right!

extremely enthusiastic support for Marquis

people to go kill what we will call the black tree from here

around him looked

worry about the protection of the

added on, as if

on creating this team of elites from people

meant that people who usually served as scouts would be included

Defense and reconnaissance...

scouts were all skilled. Of course, the defense side had more of the

was the core reason

even face a portion of the monster with just

Marquis Helson turned around.

eye contact with the

First Imperial Prince’s eyes opened wide

I wish to ask for

with his hand and Mary walked out

continued to

are many people with strong abilities

had not been speaking formally to because he was treated as one of

us. Your Royal

First Imperial Prince's

of Cale’s lips

Helson then bowed toward the other candidates around him as

Empire. The

For the Empire...

justify his request toward the candidates who

“...Marquis Helson.”

the moment the First Imperial

“I will help.”

Tap.

off the roof of a building and stood behind

with extremely strong abilities and the

two of them had

around them

two people who had been treating the tree roots as if they were nothing much had

if Marquis Helson was not being

“Your Royal Highness.”

that this was the moment the purifier had mentioned and

the esteemed Dragon be able

“Ah.”

be heard around the

We have the

is nothing

air around the people started to heat

able to protect the western part of the Empire if you, the greatest talent of the Imperial family, the Dragon-nim, and young lady Huayans

at the

to die all looked toward the First Imperial Prince

The extinct Dragons...

were said to be the guardians of the world and the strongest creatures in the

were all full of expectation toward the strength of

“Please, your Royal Highness.”

Helson, the Margrave of the west, bowed extremely respectfully one more time in front

all face if he rejected

were too many eyes

Human, you

of Cale’s lips

Cale, then are the two of us going to follow them

his head at Eruhaben’s

in the ‘black tree attack

other hand, Mary and Choi Han would be a

in a low

to join this attack team

not participate

will have to join the attack team. He couldn’t lose all face if

Cale made

both had big smiles on

on

nodded

Are we finally going to destroy

the monster as