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

‘First young lady Huayans.’

Helson had requested the following from Mineh and the

to launch the most explosive attack you can cast the moment the

had

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

had determined that the black tree would not know about the strength of magic yet. Most of the reconnaissance team members who had died in the past few months had been weapon

attack to damage that monster was

after recalling the Marquis’

would it not know about

black tree should know quite a lot about

black magic

‘Foolish things.’

Dragon and Mineh’s attack will

reconnaissance team members who

in the right

looked to

necromancer groups with people like Heni Wishrop and the Fourth Imperial

Prince and his helper were a bit away from them mixed

take

filled with

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

care of

Mineh nodded her head.

her hands out

Ooooooooo---

dead mana round

would soon be released from

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

the Dragon as

seemed to Eaen that this Dragon was

and the Dragon focused and started to cast

Boom-!

shook at

“Don't be shocked!”

Eaen shouted.

expected this to

Chhhhhhhhh!

shot up from the

was a black

after seeing the

Boom-! Boom!

The ground shook nonstop.

Some people turned pale.

The earth was moving.

Ssssssssssss-

push

the earth

seemed

“This is crazy!”

been rushing forward, looked around in

were already in

area was the

the area below ground

“Please hurry!”

while looking at Eaen urgently,

glowing white mana was visible

was the white magic that was the

white magic would soon signal the Festival of Blood

of the sword master and Heni

and the other helper

Chhhhhhh, chhhhhhhh-!

tree roots

“Now!”

her hands as Chief Eaen

moved to release the light that would signal the start of

Ruuuuuumble----

odd noise from the sky

“!!”

Mineh’s eyes opened wide.

“Ugh!”

mana that was glowing like something holy started to

young lady's eyes looked down

“...You-”

a dagger stabbed into her

was holding that dagger. She twisted the hand that was

“Ugh!”

Mineh released a groan.

‘Shit!

I've been had!’

no idea what was going on but what she knew for sure was that Marquis Helson had pulled one over on

“Ha!”

scoffed while looking at what was going

the black mages from Precinct 9 were aiming their

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

‘The First Imperial Prince!’

look toward the First

she could not do

‘!’

brushed past her at

directed right next

heading toward

thought about it,

to look

“...What is that?”

surrounded by radiant gold

Dragon was completely stiff as

not

pupils were

if

‘She’s scared......?

This Dragon is scared?

scared because of something

It’s mana.

dust

around Mineh

one of those voices at that

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

Heni Wishrop.

soon as she heard that

had stabilized at some point

Bang!

the white light could

quickly

you bastards have partnered with

black light had gotten

at the sword master

this kind of shit with the monster right in

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

Is there some kind of

His gaze looked cold.

each other, you are splitting our forces with the monster right in front

other candidates and their helpers were showing

by the members

of Mineh’s lips curled

“Shit!”

of the candidates

coming! What

Chhhhhh--

were cutting through the water and heading over to

Sssssssss--- sss---

already

seemed happy that their

‘Let’s run away.’

thought that she should

is thinking nor what he might have found out,

not enough to