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

‘First young lady Huayans.’

Helson had requested the following from

explosive attack you can cast the moment the reconnaissance

had

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

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 past few months had been

that the best first attack to damage that monster

recalling

would it not know

quite a lot

black

‘Foolish things.’

will not head

the backs of the reconnaissance team members who would

the

to

long-range necromancer groups with people like Heni

his helper were a bit away from them mixed in

take

face filled

came to the middle of the formation at that moment.

take care of

Mineh nodded her head.

stretched her hands out

Ooooooooo---

dead mana round her started to

be

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

the Dragon as

that this Dragon was about to

Mineh and the Dragon focused and

Boom-!

ground shook at that

“Don't be shocked!”

Eaen shouted.

expected this to

Chhhhhhhhh!

up from the

was a

had started to move after seeing the reconnaissance team approach

Boom-! Boom!

The ground shook nonstop.

Some people turned pale.

The earth was moving.

Ssssssssssss-

push forward from

the way the

vines seemed

“This is crazy!”

been rushing

in the

area was

was moving because the area below

“Please hurry!”

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

glowing white mana was visible in Mineh's

was the pride of the

holy white magic would soon signal the Festival of Blood in this

wary of

master and the other helper would take down Heni

Chhhhhhh, chhhhhhhh-!

tree roots shot up from

“Now!”

both of her hands as Chief

release the light that would signal the start

Ruuuuuumble----

odd noise from the sky

“!!”

Mineh’s eyes opened wide.

“Ugh!”

that was glowing like

First young lady's eyes looked

“...You-”

was a dagger stabbed

was holding that dagger. She twisted the hand

“Ugh!”

Mineh released a groan.

‘Shit!

I've been had!’

knew for sure was that Marquis Helson had pulled one

“Ha!”

at

black mages from Precinct 9

roots shooting up from the lake but were pointing their swords at

‘The First Imperial Prince!’

urgently tried to look toward the First Imperial

she could

‘!’

brushed past her

was directed right next to

was heading

thought about it, the Dragon

turned to look at

“...What is that?”

Dragon was surrounded by radiant gold

stiff

not even say

pupils

was as if she

‘She’s scared......?

This Dragon is scared?

is scared because of

It’s mana.

gold dust is

echoed around Mineh just as she

one of those

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

Heni Wishrop.

soon as she

that had stabilized at some point was directed

Bang!

the white light could not

had quickly

you bastards have partnered with

light

looked at the

pulling this kind of shit with

Choi Han with a stiff expression on his

you doing? Is there some kind of

His gaze looked cold.

have some issues with each other, you are splitting our forces with the monster right in front of us?

other candidates and their helpers were showing similar

were all surrounded by

Mineh’s

“Shit!”

of the

What are you

Chhhhhh--

tree roots were cutting through the water and

Sssssssss--- sss---

already

happy that their prey had all gathered

‘Let’s run away.’

thought that she should escape since she

what Marquis Helson is thinking

was not enough to escape