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.’

had requested the following from Mineh

launch the most explosive attack you

had added

not have a talented black mage when they

black tree would not know about the strength of magic yet. Most

that the best first attack to damage that

after recalling the

not know

know quite a lot about

black magic since

‘Foolish things.’

Mineh’s attack will not head toward the

team members who

in the right

to the

long-range necromancer groups with people like

his helper were a bit away

will take

face filled

to the middle of the formation at that moment. She approached Mineh and the

care of

Mineh nodded her head.

her hands

Ooooooooo---

dead mana round her started

soon be

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

swirled around the Dragon as

Dragon was about to

focused

Boom-!

ground shook at

“Don't be shocked!”

Eaen shouted.

this to

Chhhhhhhhh!

from

was a

to move after seeing the reconnaissance

Boom-! Boom!

The ground shook nonstop.

Some people turned pale.

The earth was moving.

Ssssssssssss-

push

the

vines seemed

“This is crazy!”

been rushing forward, looked

in the monster’s

area was the

because the area below ground was probably full of

“Please hurry!”

laugh while looking at Eaen urgently, shouting and looking at

was visible in Mineh's

the white magic that was the pride of the

holy white magic would soon signal the Festival of Blood in

just need to be wary of

would take down the sword master and the

Chhhhhhh, chhhhhhhh-!

tree roots shot up from

“Now!”

her hands as Chief Eaen

the light that would

Ruuuuuumble----

heard an odd noise from the

“!!”

Mineh’s eyes opened wide.

“Ugh!”

glowing like

young lady's eyes looked

“...You-”

a dagger stabbed

dagger. She twisted the hand that was holding

“Ugh!”

Mineh released a groan.

‘Shit!

I've been had!’

no idea what was going on but what she knew

“Ha!”

at

the black mages from Precinct 9 were aiming their dead mana at

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 Imperial

she could not do

‘!’

brushed past her

was directed right next

was heading toward the

about it, the

turned to look at

“...What is that?”

Dragon was surrounded by radiant

completely stiff as

not

pupils were

was as if she

‘She’s scared......?

This Dragon is scared?

because of something other

It’s mana.

dust is

echoed around Mineh just as she

one of those

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

Heni Wishrop.

as soon as she heard

that had stabilized at

Bang!

light could not

quickly retreated

bastards have partnered with Marquis

sparkling violent black light had gotten in

the sword master

this kind of shit with

to Choi Han with a stiff expression on his face as

doing? Is there some kind of

His gaze looked cold.

our forces with the monster right in front of

and their helpers

surrounded by the members of

corners of Mineh’s lips

“Shit!”

of the candidates

roots are coming! What are you

Chhhhhh--

the water and heading over

Sssssssss--- sss---

already surrounding the

happy that their prey

‘Let’s run away.’

she should escape since she

what Marquis Helson is thinking nor what

here was not enough to escape from the