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 as

‘First young lady Huayans.’

Helson had requested the following

attack you can cast the moment the reconnaissance team starts to

had

not have a talented black mage when they

the strength of magic yet. Most

best first attack

after recalling the

not know

should know quite

been connected to black magic

‘Foolish things.’

and Mineh’s attack will

attack the backs of the reconnaissance team members who would rush forward

the right

to

groups with people like Heni Wishrop

a bit away from them mixed in

will take

face filled with

moment. She approached Mineh and the Dragon

care

Mineh nodded her head.

her hands out

Ooooooooo---

dead mana round

be released

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

around the Dragon as

Eaen that this Dragon was about to do

the Dragon focused

Boom-!

ground shook at

“Don't be shocked!”

Eaen shouted.

this to

Chhhhhhhhh!

up from

a black tree

move after seeing the reconnaissance team

Boom-! Boom!

The ground shook nonstop.

Some people turned pale.

The earth was moving.

Ssssssssssss-

started to push forward from

way the

seemed more

“This is crazy!”

rushing forward, looked around

in

was the monster’s

area below ground was probably full

“Please hurry!”

looking at Eaen

white mana was visible in

that was the pride of

signal the Festival of Blood

be wary of the

the sword master and the other helper

Chhhhhhh, chhhhhhhh-!

roots shot up from the

“Now!”

hands as

release the light that would signal

Ruuuuuumble----

from the sky at that

“!!”

Mineh’s eyes opened wide.

“Ugh!”

glowing like something holy started

First young lady's eyes looked down at her

“...You-”

dagger

holding that dagger. She twisted the hand that was holding

“Ugh!”

Mineh released a groan.

‘Shit!

I've been had!’

knew for sure was that Marquis Helson

“Ha!”

looking at

from Precinct 9

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

‘The First Imperial Prince!’

to look toward the First Imperial

she could not do

‘!’

past her at

directed right next to

heading toward the

thought about it, the Dragon had

turned to look at

“...What is that?”

Dragon was surrounded by radiant gold

completely stiff as she stood

not

pupils

if she was

‘She’s scared......?

This Dragon is scared?

of something other

It’s mana.

dust is

echoed around

one of those voices at that

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

Heni Wishrop.

hand as soon as she

that had stabilized at some

Bang!

the white light could not reach

quickly

have

sparkling violent black light had gotten in

the sword master and

fools! You are pulling this kind of shit with the monster

walked over to Choi Han with a stiff expression on his face

Is there some kind

His gaze looked cold.

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

their

were all surrounded by the members of

Mineh’s

“Shit!”

the candidates

roots are coming! What are you

Chhhhhh--

the water and heading over

Sssssssss--- sss---

vines were already surrounding

happy that their prey

‘Let’s run away.’

thought that she should escape since she was

Marquis Helson is thinking nor what he might have

team here was not enough to escape from