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 the Dragon as

‘First young lady Huayans.’

had requested the following

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

Marquis had

when they ran into the black tree. They didn't have any mages

strength of magic yet. Most of the reconnaissance team members who had died in the past few months

best first attack

after recalling the Marquis’

would it not

know quite

been connected to black magic since it was

‘Foolish things.’

and Mineh’s attack will

the backs of the reconnaissance team members who would

the

to

looking at the core of the long-range necromancer groups with people like

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

take down

face filled with

that moment. She approached Mineh and the Dragon

care

Mineh nodded her head.

hands out to

Ooooooooo---

dead mana round her started

be released from her

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

around the Dragon

that this Dragon

focused and started

Boom-!

shook at that

“Don't be shocked!”

Eaen shouted.

expected this

Chhhhhhhhh!

shot up from the transparent

was a black

had started to move after seeing the reconnaissance

Boom-! Boom!

The ground shook nonstop.

Some people turned pale.

The earth was moving.

Ssssssssssss-

started to push forward

the way the

vines seemed

“This is crazy!”

who had been rushing forward, looked

in the

whole area was the

because the area below ground

“Please hurry!”

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

mana was visible in Mineh's

was the

would soon signal the Festival of Blood in this

be wary of the sword

sword master and the

Chhhhhhh, chhhhhhhh-!

numerous tree roots shot

“Now!”

as Chief Eaen shouted in

that would signal the start

Ruuuuuumble----

heard an odd noise from the sky at that

“!!”

Mineh’s eyes opened wide.

“Ugh!”

that was glowing like something holy

lady's eyes looked down at

“...You-”

was a dagger stabbed into

dagger. She twisted the

“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 had pulled

“Ha!”

while looking at what was going

of the black mages from Precinct 9 were aiming their dead

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

‘The First Imperial Prince!’

tried to look toward the First Imperial

she could not

‘!’

past her at

was directed right

was heading toward the

thought about it, the Dragon

turned to look at the

“...What is that?”

surrounded by

completely stiff as she

could not even

Dragon's pupils were

was as if she was

‘She’s scared......?

This Dragon is scared?

of something other than

It’s mana.

dust

around Mineh just as

one of those voices at that

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

Heni Wishrop.

as soon

dead mana that had stabilized at some point was directed at

Bang!

light could not

quickly retreated

have partnered with Marquis

sparkling violent black light had gotten

the sword master and

pulling this kind of shit with the monster right in front of

Choi Han with a stiff expression on his face as he

there some kind

His gaze looked cold.

if you have some issues with each other, you are splitting our forces with

other candidates and their helpers

were all surrounded by the members of Precinct

corners of Mineh’s lips

“Shit!”

the

What are you going to

Chhhhhh--

roots were cutting through the water and heading over to

Sssssssss--- sss---

were already surrounding the

their prey had

‘Let’s run away.’

she should escape since

Helson is thinking

enough to escape from the