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

‘First young lady Huayans.’

had requested the following from Mineh and the

you to launch the most explosive attack you can cast

had

a talented black mage when they ran into the black tree. They didn't have

Marquis and his top executives had determined that the black tree would not know about the strength of magic yet. Most of the

determined that the best first attack to

after recalling the

would it not know about

should know quite a lot

been connected to black magic since it was

‘Foolish things.’

and Mineh’s attack will not head toward the black

attack the backs of the reconnaissance team members who would rush

in the right

looked to

of the long-range necromancer groups with people like Heni Wishrop

Prince and his helper were a

will take down the

filled with

the middle of the formation at that moment. She

care

Mineh nodded her head.

hands out

Ooooooooo---

round her started to

would soon be released from

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

swirled around the Dragon

that this Dragon was about to do

Mineh and the Dragon focused and started to cast

Boom-!

ground shook at that

“Don't be shocked!”

Eaen shouted.

this

Chhhhhhhhh!

from the transparent

a black tree

after seeing the reconnaissance team

Boom-! Boom!

The ground shook nonstop.

Some people turned pale.

The earth was moving.

Ssssssssssss-

to push forward from

the way the

vines seemed more like

“This is crazy!”

had been rushing

already in

whole area was the

the area below ground was

“Please hurry!”

back a laugh while looking at Eaen urgently, shouting

white mana was visible in

the white magic that was the pride of the

would soon signal the Festival of Blood in this

wary of

master and the other helper would take down Heni

Chhhhhhh, chhhhhhhh-!

roots

“Now!”

as Chief Eaen shouted in

to release the light that would signal

Ruuuuuumble----

odd noise from the

“!!”

Mineh’s eyes opened wide.

“Ugh!”

was glowing like something holy started to

First young lady's eyes

“...You-”

dagger stabbed

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 one over on

“Ha!”

at what was

from Precinct 9 were aiming their dead

looking at the tree roots shooting up from the lake but were pointing their swords at

‘The First Imperial Prince!’

to look toward the

could

‘!’

scary aura brushed past her at that

was directed

heading toward

it, the Dragon had been

to look at

“...What is that?”

was surrounded by radiant

stiff as she

could not even say

Dragon's pupils were

if

‘She’s scared......?

This Dragon is scared?

is scared because of

It’s mana.

gold dust is

echoed around Mineh just as she realized

those

are

Heni Wishrop.

as soon as

white dead mana that had stabilized at some point was

Bang!

white light

had quickly

expected, you bastards have partnered with

sparkling violent black light had gotten

the sword master and

pulling this kind of shit

Zero walked over to Choi Han with a

are you doing? Is there some kind of internal

His gaze looked cold.

with each other, you are splitting our forces with the monster

candidates and their helpers were

were all surrounded by the members of Precinct

Mineh’s lips

“Shit!”

of the

tree roots are coming! What are

Chhhhhh--

the water and heading

Sssssssss--- sss---

were already surrounding the

that their prey

‘Let’s run away.’

she should escape since she was

is thinking nor what

enough to escape from the