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 the Dragon

‘First young lady Huayans.’

following from

the most explosive attack you can cast the

had

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

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 past few months had been

best first attack to damage that monster was

recalling the

would it not know about

should know quite a

to black magic since

‘Foolish things.’

will not head

the backs of the reconnaissance team members who would rush

in the right

to

of the long-range necromancer groups with people like Heni

Prince and his helper were a

take

filled

formation at that moment. She approached

take care of

Mineh nodded her head.

her hands out

Ooooooooo---

mana round her started

would soon be released

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

around the Dragon as

Dragon was about to

moment Mineh and the Dragon focused

Boom-!

shook at that

“Don't be shocked!”

Eaen shouted.

this to

Chhhhhhhhh!

shot up from the

was a

after seeing the reconnaissance team

Boom-! Boom!

The ground shook nonstop.

Some people turned pale.

The earth was moving.

Ssssssssssss-

push forward from

way the

vines seemed

“This is crazy!”

who had been rushing forward, looked around in

already in the monster’s

whole area was the monster’s

earth was moving because the area

“Please hurry!”

at Eaen urgently, shouting and

mana was visible

that was the pride of the

magic would soon signal the Festival of Blood in this

wary of the

down the sword master and the other helper would take down Heni

Chhhhhhh, chhhhhhhh-!

tree roots

“Now!”

her hands as Chief

to release the light that would signal

Ruuuuuumble----

an odd noise from the sky at

“!!”

Mineh’s eyes opened wide.

“Ugh!”

mana that was glowing

eyes looked

“...You-”

dagger stabbed into

holding that dagger. She twisted the

“Ugh!”

Mineh released a groan.

‘Shit!

I've been had!’

what she knew for

“Ha!”

at what was

from Precinct 9 were aiming their dead

team members were not looking at the tree roots shooting up from the lake but

‘The First Imperial Prince!’

urgently tried to look toward the

she could

‘!’

past her at that

was directed right

heading toward the

that she thought about it, the Dragon

look

“...What is that?”

surrounded by

stiff as

not even say

pupils

if

‘She’s scared......?

This Dragon is scared?

is scared because of something

It’s mana.

dust is

filled with chaos echoed around Mineh just as she realized

heard one of those

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

Heni Wishrop.

as soon as she heard

mana that had stabilized

Bang!

white light could not

had quickly retreated

you bastards have partnered with Marquis

sparkling violent black light had gotten in

looked at the sword master and

kind of shit with the monster right

with a stiff expression on his face as he

you doing? Is there some kind of internal

His gaze looked cold.

our forces with

and their helpers

surrounded by the

of Mineh’s lips

“Shit!”

the candidates

tree roots are coming! What are you going to

Chhhhhh--

were cutting through the water and heading

Sssssssss--- sss---

were already surrounding

seemed happy that their

‘Let’s run away.’

should escape since she was

know what Marquis Helson is thinking nor what

team here was not enough to escape from