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.

stood there with

‘First young lady Huayans.’

had requested the following from Mineh and the

want you to launch the most explosive attack you can cast the moment the reconnaissance team

had added

a talented black mage when they

tree would not know about the strength of magic yet. Most of the reconnaissance team members who had died

first attack to

recalling the

not know

black tree should know quite a lot about

had been connected to black magic since it was

‘Foolish things.’

Mineh’s attack will not

the reconnaissance team members who would rush forward without

in the

looked to the

the long-range necromancer groups with people like

Prince and his helper were a bit away from them mixed in with the

take

filled with

came to the middle of the formation at that moment. She approached Mineh and the Dragon as she started

care of

Mineh nodded her head.

her hands out to

Ooooooooo---

mana round her started to

soon be released

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

around the

Dragon was about

Mineh and the Dragon focused and started to cast their

Boom-!

ground shook

“Don't be shocked!”

Eaen shouted.

expected this

Chhhhhhhhh!

up from the transparent

was a black

monster had started to move after seeing the reconnaissance team

Boom-! Boom!

The ground shook nonstop.

Some people turned pale.

The earth was moving.

Ssssssssssss-

started to push forward from

the way the

vines seemed more

“This is crazy!”

who had been rushing

were already in the

was the

was moving because the area below ground was probably full

“Please hurry!”

held back a laugh while looking at Eaen urgently, shouting and looking

white mana was visible in

was

white magic would soon signal

wary of the sword master and

take down the sword master and the other helper would take down Heni

Chhhhhhh, chhhhhhhh-!

tree roots shot

“Now!”

moved both of her hands as Chief Eaen shouted in

to release the light that would signal the start of the

Ruuuuuumble----

heard an odd noise from the sky

“!!”

Mineh’s eyes opened wide.

“Ugh!”

glowing

young lady's eyes looked

“...You-”

dagger stabbed into her

that dagger. She twisted

“Ugh!”

Mineh released a groan.

‘Shit!

I've been had!’

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

“Ha!”

looking at

of the black mages from Precinct 9 were aiming their

team members were not looking at the tree roots shooting up from the lake but were pointing their swords at

‘The First Imperial Prince!’

look toward the First

she could

‘!’

aura brushed past her

directed right

heading

about it, the Dragon had been

look at the

“...What is that?”

surrounded

stiff as

not

pupils

was as if

‘She’s scared......?

This Dragon is scared?

is scared because of something other

It’s mana.

dust

filled with chaos echoed around Mineh just

one of those voices at

the fuck do you think you are doing?! Heni Wishrop, why did

Heni Wishrop.

hand as soon as she heard

white dead mana that had stabilized at some point

Bang!

light could

quickly

expected, you bastards have partnered

sparkling violent black light had gotten in its

looked at the sword master and

pulling this kind of shit with the monster right in front

Zero walked over to Choi Han with a stiff expression on his face as he

are you doing? Is there some kind of internal

His gaze looked cold.

are splitting our forces with the monster right in

other candidates and their helpers were

by the members of Precinct

of Mineh’s lips

“Shit!”

of the candidates

roots are coming! What are

Chhhhhh--

tree roots were cutting through the

Sssssssss--- sss---

vines were already surrounding

happy that their prey had all

‘Let’s run away.’

she should escape

Helson is thinking

team here was not enough to escape from