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

and

see Marquis Helson heading toward

It looked like he was going into the castle earlier but now, mm, well,

Prince was

other hand, Marquis Helson had a bright smile on his face as he patted the First

moving to a spot where

“Marquis-nim!”

“No need for greetings.”

Marquis stopped people from

troops in Precinct

right now and enter a

Helson opened

spread throughout Precinct 9 by the

information Imperial Princess

the large tree monster.

large roots are not multiple monsters but all parts of a single

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

were whispering stopped after hearing the last thing

monster is aiming for our lives. It

land as long as possible and stop mutant monsters from entering the

it was different this

the

wandering around looking for

was

would follow them even if they ran

“We are the wall.”

continued to

the last

The soldiers’ faces stiffened.

soldiers living in the edge precinct knew

stayed here despite knowing that

smiled after seeing that his numerous allies were looking right

truly the people

was not those bastards

continued

“We exist to defend.”

black ground...

on Marquis Helson’s face became

me the

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

is a

Mary, On, and Hong, who were hiding in the shadow of the alley and looking at Marquis Helson, all looked toward

- That’s right!

an extremely enthusiastic support for

select an elite group of people to go kill

people around him looked

don't worry about the protection of the

immediately added on, as if he knew what they were

this team of elites from people

that people who usually served as scouts would be

Defense and reconnaissance...

people on the reconnaissance side, these scouts were all skilled. Of course, the defense side had

was the core reason for

face a portion of the monster with just

Marquis Helson turned around.

made eye contact with

Imperial Prince’s eyes opened wide as if he

wish to ask for

with his hand and Mary walked out of the

Helson continued

are many people with strong abilities here

spoke formally toward whom he had not been speaking formally to because he

us. Your Royal

First Imperial Prince's

corners of Cale’s lips

then bowed toward the other candidates

for your assistance as well. This is for the Empire. The entire western part of the Empire will

For the Empire...

request toward the

“...Marquis Helson.”

stepped forward the moment the First Imperial Prince started

“I will help.”

Tap.

jumped off the roof of

extremely strong abilities and the ever so rare sword

two of them had

atmosphere around them

people who had been treating the tree roots as if they were

as if Marquis Helson was not being

“Your Royal Highness.”

this was the moment the purifier had mentioned and started the first

esteemed Dragon be able

“Ah.”

heard

We have the

is nothing stronger than

the people started

your Royal Highness. We should be able to protect the western part of the Empire if you, the greatest talent of the Imperial family,

turned to look at the First Imperial Prince after hearing that

want to die all looked

The extinct Dragons...

guardians of the world and the

all full of expectation toward the strength of such an

“Please, your Royal Highness.”

respectfully one

Prince would lose all face if he rejected this

were too many eyes looking at

you

of Cale’s lips curled

then are the two of us going to

head

the ‘black

hand, Mary and Choi Han would be a part

spoke in a

have to join this attack team if he wishes to be

he might not participate for his own

will have to join the attack team. He couldn’t

Cale

human both had big smiles

are you planning on

calmly nodded

Kahahaha! Are we finally going to destroy that

the monster as the