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.”

nodded his head as Mary’s calm

see Choi Han and

could see Marquis Helson heading toward

he was going into the castle earlier

First Imperial Prince was by

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

the First Imperial Prince's arm after moving to

“Marquis-nim!”

“No need for greetings.”

people from greeting

the troops in

the warning level to max right now and

opened

orders would soon be spread throughout Precinct 9 by the

Imperial

the large tree monster. People's faces

large roots are not multiple monsters but all

her team has all perished while she came

were whispering stopped after

monster is aiming for our lives. It wants to

the pollution and erosion of land as long as possible and stop mutant monsters from entering

it was

monster was not trying to erode the land

was simply wandering around looking

was even

them even

“We are the wall.”

Helson continued

are the last

The soldiers’ faces stiffened.

precinct knew

them stayed here despite knowing that was the

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

the people guarding the

bastards of the House of

continued to

“We exist to defend.”

ground...

on Marquis Helson’s face became

told me

person with the power of

defense is a

Mary, On, and Hong, who were hiding in the shadow of the alley and looking at

- That’s right!

enthusiastic support

of people to go kill what we will

people around him looked

about the protection of

Helson immediately added on, as if he knew what they were

on creating this team of elites from people

usually served as scouts would be

Defense and reconnaissance...

were a lot less people on the reconnaissance side, these scouts were all

of the wall was the core reason for

it will be difficult to even face a portion of the monster

Marquis Helson turned around.

contact with the First

eyes opened

is why I wish to

with his hand and Mary walked out

Helson continued

many people with strong abilities

respectfully toward the First Imperial Prince. He spoke formally toward whom he had not been speaking formally to because he was treated as one

help us. Your Royal

Prince's

corners of Cale’s lips

then bowed toward the other candidates

This is for the Empire. The entire western part of

For the Empire...

to justify his request toward the candidates who dreamed of becoming

“...Marquis Helson.”

the moment the First Imperial Prince

“I will help.”

Tap.

Han jumped off the roof of

strong abilities and

them had joined

around them

had been treating the tree roots as

as if Marquis Helson was not

“Your Royal Highness.”

moment the purifier had mentioned and started

the esteemed Dragon be able

“Ah.”

could be heard around

right! We have the esteemed

yes, there is nothing

around the people started

protect the western part of the Empire if you, the greatest talent of

desperately turned to look at the First Imperial

want to die all looked toward the First Imperial

The extinct Dragons...

the guardians of the world and the strongest creatures in the

of expectation toward the strength of

“Please, your Royal Highness.”

Margrave of the west, bowed extremely respectfully one more

First Imperial Prince would lose all face if he

too many

you look so

corners of Cale’s lips curled

two of

his head at

in the ‘black tree attack team’ Marquis

hand, Mary and Choi Han would be a part of that

in

Imperial Prince will have to join this attack team if he wishes to be the

he might not participate for his

the attack team. He couldn’t lose

and Cale made

and the human both had

planning on capturing the First Imperial Prince's

nodded

finally

would destroy the monster as the