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.

there with the Dragon

‘First young lady Huayans.’

had requested the following from

the most explosive attack you can cast

had added

Olivia did not have a talented black mage when they ran into the black tree.

his top executives 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

best first attack to damage that

recalling

would it not know about

know quite

to black magic since it was

‘Foolish things.’

attack will

the reconnaissance team members who would rush

the

to the

of the long-range necromancer groups

were a bit

will take down the

face filled with

the formation at that moment. She

care of

Mineh nodded her head.

stretched her hands out to the

Ooooooooo---

dead mana round

spell would soon be released from her

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

the Dragon

seemed to Eaen that this Dragon was

and the Dragon focused and started to

Boom-!

ground shook at that

“Don't be shocked!”

Eaen shouted.

expected this

Chhhhhhhhh!

from the transparent

a black

after seeing the reconnaissance

Boom-! Boom!

The ground shook nonstop.

Some people turned pale.

The earth was moving.

Ssssssssssss-

push forward from

the way the earth was

vines seemed

“This is crazy!”

been rushing forward, looked around

were already in

whole area was the monster’s

area below

“Please hurry!”

back a laugh while looking at Eaen urgently, shouting

was visible in

was the white magic that was the pride of the House

magic would soon signal

of the sword

down the sword master and the

Chhhhhhh, chhhhhhhh-!

numerous tree roots shot

“Now!”

hands as Chief Eaen shouted in a

moved to release the light that would signal the start of

Ruuuuuumble----

noise from the sky at

“!!”

Mineh’s eyes opened wide.

“Ugh!”

mana that was glowing like something holy started

First young lady's eyes looked down at her

“...You-”

dagger stabbed

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 for sure was that Marquis Helson had pulled

“Ha!”

at what was

black mages from Precinct 9

at the tree roots shooting up

‘The First Imperial Prince!’

look toward the First Imperial

could

‘!’

scary aura brushed past her

aura was directed

heading

about it, the Dragon

turned to look

“...What is that?”

surrounded by

completely stiff as she stood

could not even say

Dragon's pupils

was as if

‘She’s scared......?

This Dragon is scared?

of something other

It’s mana.

gold dust

with chaos echoed around Mineh just as she realized

those voices at

think you are doing?! Heni Wishrop, why did you do that to our

Heni Wishrop.

moved her hand as soon as she heard that

had stabilized at some point was

Bang!

light could

had quickly

have partnered with

light had gotten in its

at the sword master and

You are pulling this kind of shit with the monster right in

Han with a stiff expression on his face

doing? Is there some kind

His gaze looked cold.

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

other candidates and their helpers were showing

all surrounded by the members of

of Mineh’s lips curled

“Shit!”

the

coming! What are you going

Chhhhhh--

through the water and heading over to

Sssssssss--- sss---

already

seemed happy that their prey had all

‘Let’s run away.’

she should escape

what Marquis Helson is thinking nor what he might have found out,

here was not enough to escape from the