Trash of the Count's Family

TCF2-34

“It is oddly quiet.”

Choi Han’s gaze moved after hearing the voice.

“Seriously, it is too quiet.”

Zero ruffled through his disheveled hair as he looked around.

“...It's weird.”

Nobody objected to his comment.

Chief Eaen, who had said that they would now be entering the enemy’s territory, could not tell Zero to be quiet.

‘Something is weird.’

She too felt a mysterious sense of déjà vu and could not enter into the enemy's territory.

She was hesitating.

‘Nothing is different from what Imperial Princess Olivia told us.’

According to the Imperial Princess’s explanation, the lake and the area around the black tree was silent at first.

She said that the tree monster suddenly started attacking once they approached the black tree.

“This... I don’t think we can go in there right away?”

Eaen kept her mouth shut after Zero approached her and made that comment.

Why could they not enter despite the situation being as Imperial Princess Olivia explained?

The reason was simple.

"What the hell is the monster planning?”

The monster had sent its roots to attack the wall not too long ago.

However, it was now pretending not to know anything; it was pretending to be a silent lake and a beautiful tree.

“How despicable.”

Most of the people in the group agreed with Zero.

Choi Han quickly looked around the area.

‘I don’t see any vines either.’

The large lake and the area around it...

The starlight and the beautiful night sky were shining down in that area.

‘I don’t see any corpses.’

There were no corpses like candidate 17’s corpse they had just seen.

‘That means that this monster took care of the corpses as well.’

However, the monster had left candidate 17's corpse behind.

That could only mean one thing.

‘It was used as a sign.’

This large tree that was a bit larger than the Lord’s Castle had used candidate 17's corpse to have the attack team come find it.

‘Ha!’

Choi Han barely held himself back from scoffing.

‘It truly is despicable.’

This monster was despicable and shrewd as Zero mentioned.

That was why Chief Eaen was scared.

‘I'm basically a grain of sand compared to the size of that monster's body that is visible right now.’

The black tree at the center of the lake...

There were basically no roots showing right now.

The roots that were long enough to attack the wall from here were not visible right now.

Neither were the vines that were supposedly as scary as the roots.

“Chief-nim.”

Eaen looked away from the black tree after hearing a voice.

“...Mm.”

She groaned.

Heni Wishrop. She had taken off the hood covering her face and stepped forward.

Plop. Plop.

The pouch that was upside down in her hand was releasing white bone pieces without stopping.

"We must proceed as planned.”

Her voice was as calm as usual.

Black thread flowed out of Mary's hand and wrapped around the bone pieces as she walked forward.

Clack. Clack. Clack.

They could hear the bone pieces clacking against each other.

Skeleton monsters the size of a person appeared.

Mary started to speak once around ten of these skeleton monsters were created.

“An ambush wasn’t going to be possible anyway.”

They had expected that the tree monster would be aware of the attack team and be waiting for them.

"Chief-nim, when will we start?”

Eaen closed her eyes for a moment before opening them back.

“Right now.”

The group started to move at that moment.

Smile.

Mineh started to smile.

She looked around.

‘The reconnaissance team and the close combat weapon users to the front.’

Precinct 9’s reconnaissance team was in front of the formation.

Right behind them were close combat weapon users such as the sword master and Zero.

‘The center is mainly magic based.’

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa----

The black mages were at the center of the formation, creating a gust of wind for the reconnaissance team.

It was so that they could charge forward like arrows at any moment.

with the Dragon as

‘First young lady Huayans.’

the following from

the most explosive attack you can cast the moment the reconnaissance team starts to

had

mage when they ran into the black tree. They

of magic yet. Most of the reconnaissance team members who had died in

first attack to damage that monster

smiled after recalling the Marquis’

it not know

should know quite a lot

had been connected to black magic since it was

‘Foolish things.’

Mineh’s attack will not head toward the

attack the backs of the reconnaissance team

in the right

to the

groups with people like Heni Wishrop

Imperial Prince and his helper were a bit

will take

filled with

the formation at that moment. She approached Mineh and the Dragon as she

care

Mineh nodded her head.

her hands

Ooooooooo---

dead mana round her started

be released

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

around the

Eaen that this Dragon was

Mineh and the Dragon focused and

Boom-!

ground shook at

“Don't be shocked!”

Eaen shouted.

expected this

Chhhhhhhhh!

up from the

a

started to move after seeing the reconnaissance team approach

Boom-! Boom!

The ground shook nonstop.

Some people turned pale.

The earth was moving.

Ssssssssssss-

to push forward from

the way the earth

seemed

“This is crazy!”

had been rushing forward, looked

already in the monster’s

was

the area

“Please hurry!”

at Eaen urgently,

glowing white mana was visible in

magic that was the pride of the House of

magic would soon signal the Festival

to be wary of the sword master and

take down the sword master and the other helper would take

Chhhhhhh, chhhhhhhh-!

roots shot up

“Now!”

of her hands as

moved to release the light that would

Ruuuuuumble----

from

“!!”

Mineh’s eyes opened wide.

“Ugh!”

glowing like something holy started to

First young lady's eyes looked down at her

“...You-”

dagger stabbed into

that dagger. She twisted the hand

“Ugh!”

Mineh released a groan.

‘Shit!

I've been had!’

what was going on but what she knew for sure was that Marquis Helson had pulled

“Ha!”

at what

mages from Precinct 9 were aiming their dead

tree roots shooting up from the lake but were pointing

‘The First Imperial Prince!’

tried to look toward the First

she could

‘!’

past her at that

was directed

was heading toward the

that she thought about it, the Dragon had

look at the

“...What is that?”

was surrounded by radiant

was completely stiff as she stood

could not even

pupils

was as if she was

‘She’s scared......?

This Dragon is scared?

is scared because of something other

It’s mana.

gold dust is

filled with chaos echoed around Mineh just as

of those voices at

do you think you are doing?!

Heni Wishrop.

her hand as soon as she

white dead mana that had stabilized

Bang!

the white light could not

had quickly

you bastards have partnered with Marquis

black light

at the

You are pulling this kind of shit with the monster right

Choi Han with a stiff expression on his face

Is there some kind of

His gaze looked cold.

with each other, you are splitting our forces with the

candidates and their helpers were showing similar

surrounded by the members of

corners of Mineh’s lips

“Shit!”

of the candidates

tree roots are coming! What

Chhhhhh--

the water and heading over to

Sssssssss--- sss---

were already

seemed happy that their

‘Let’s run away.’

should escape since

is thinking nor

enough to escape from