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

‘First young lady Huayans.’

following from Mineh and the

explosive attack you can cast the moment the reconnaissance team

Marquis had added

when they ran into the

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

that the best first attack to

smiled after recalling the Marquis’

it not know

know quite a lot about

been connected to black magic

‘Foolish things.’

and Mineh’s attack will not head toward the black

of the reconnaissance team members

the

to

the core of the long-range necromancer groups with people like Heni Wishrop

a bit away from them mixed in with

will take

filled

of the formation at that moment. She approached Mineh and the Dragon

take care of

Mineh nodded her head.

her hands

Ooooooooo---

mana round

would soon be

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

swirled around the

that this Dragon

moment Mineh and the Dragon focused

Boom-!

ground shook

“Don't be shocked!”

Eaen shouted.

expected this

Chhhhhhhhh!

from the transparent

a black

to move after seeing

Boom-! Boom!

The ground shook nonstop.

Some people turned pale.

The earth was moving.

Ssssssssssss-

started to push forward

the

vines seemed

“This is crazy!”

had been rushing

in the

whole area was the monster’s

was moving because the area below ground was probably

“Please hurry!”

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

white mana was

magic that was the pride

would soon signal the Festival of

of the sword master and Heni

down the sword master and the other helper

Chhhhhhh, chhhhhhhh-!

tree roots shot

“Now!”

of her hands as Chief

that

Ruuuuuumble----

an odd noise from the sky at

“!!”

Mineh’s eyes opened wide.

“Ugh!”

glowing like

eyes looked down

“...You-”

dagger stabbed into

She twisted the

“Ugh!”

Mineh released a groan.

‘Shit!

I've been had!’

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

“Ha!”

while looking at

mages from Precinct 9 were aiming

tree roots shooting up from

‘The First Imperial Prince!’

to look

she could

‘!’

scary aura brushed past her

directed right next

heading

she thought about it, the

to look

“...What is that?”

was surrounded by

stiff

not even say

Dragon's pupils

if she

‘She’s scared......?

This Dragon is scared?

because of something

It’s mana.

gold dust

echoed around Mineh

heard one of those voices at that

think you are doing?! Heni Wishrop,

Heni Wishrop.

hand as soon

that had stabilized at some point was directed at

Bang!

light could not

quickly

you bastards have

sparkling violent black light had gotten in its

the sword master

You are pulling this kind of shit with the monster

over to Choi Han with a stiff expression on

there

His gaze looked cold.

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

other candidates and their helpers were showing similar

all surrounded by

Mineh’s

“Shit!”

of the

tree roots are coming! What

Chhhhhh--

tree roots were cutting through the water and heading over

Sssssssss--- sss---

already surrounding the

their prey had all gathered

‘Let’s run away.’

thought that she should escape since

Marquis Helson is thinking nor what

not enough to escape