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.

stood there with the Dragon

‘First young lady Huayans.’

requested the following from

attack you can cast the moment the reconnaissance

Marquis had

when they ran

tree would not know about the strength of magic yet. Most of the reconnaissance team members who had died in the past

first attack to damage that

recalling the Marquis’

not

tree should know quite

to black

‘Foolish things.’

will not head toward

attack the backs of the reconnaissance team members who would rush forward without

in the right

to

groups with people like Heni

a bit away from them mixed

will take down the

face filled

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

take care

Mineh nodded her head.

stretched her hands out

Ooooooooo---

dead mana round

soon be released from

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

around the Dragon as

that this Dragon was about to do something as

and the Dragon focused and started to

Boom-!

shook at

“Don't be shocked!”

Eaen shouted.

expected this to

Chhhhhhhhh!

from the transparent

a

had started to move after seeing the

Boom-! Boom!

The ground shook nonstop.

Some people turned pale.

The earth was moving.

Ssssssssssss-

started to push forward

the way the earth was

vines seemed more like

“This is crazy!”

had been rushing forward, looked

in

area was

area below ground was

“Please hurry!”

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

was visible

magic that was the

would soon signal the Festival of

of the sword master and Heni

take down the sword master and the other helper would

Chhhhhhh, chhhhhhhh-!

roots shot

“Now!”

her hands as Chief Eaen shouted in

light that would signal the start of

Ruuuuuumble----

odd noise from

“!!”

Mineh’s eyes opened wide.

“Ugh!”

that was glowing like something holy

First young lady's eyes looked

“...You-”

was a dagger stabbed into her

holding that dagger. She twisted the hand

“Ugh!”

Mineh released a groan.

‘Shit!

I've been had!’

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

“Ha!”

while looking at what

Precinct 9 were aiming their dead mana

up from the lake but were pointing their swords at her

‘The First Imperial Prince!’

tried to look toward the First

could not do

‘!’

aura brushed past her at that

was directed

was heading

it, the

to look at

“...What is that?”

Dragon was surrounded by

stiff as she stood

could not

pupils

as if she was

‘She’s scared......?

This Dragon is scared?

of something

It’s mana.

dust is

with chaos echoed around Mineh just as she realized

one of those voices

hell? What the fuck do you think you are

Heni Wishrop.

her hand as soon as

mana that had stabilized at some point was directed

Bang!

the white light could not reach

quickly

you bastards have partnered with

sparkling violent black light had gotten in

at the sword

kind of shit with the monster right in

with a stiff expression on his face as he

you doing? Is there

His gaze looked cold.

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

other candidates and their helpers were showing

were all surrounded by the members

corners of Mineh’s lips curled

“Shit!”

of the

are coming! What are

Chhhhhh--

were cutting through the water and heading

Sssssssss--- sss---

already surrounding the

seemed happy that their prey had all

‘Let’s run away.’

that she should escape since she was

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

enough to escape from