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 as

‘First young lady Huayans.’

the following from Mineh and

to launch the most explosive attack you can cast the moment

had

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

the strength of magic yet. Most of the reconnaissance team members who

best first attack

smiled after recalling the Marquis’

it not know

know quite a lot about

connected to black

‘Foolish things.’

Mineh’s attack will not head toward the

of the reconnaissance team

the

looked to

groups with people like Heni Wishrop

were a

take down

face filled

middle of the formation at that moment. She approached Mineh and the Dragon as she started

take care

Mineh nodded her head.

hands

Ooooooooo---

mana round her started to

spell would soon be released from

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

the Dragon as

Eaen that this Dragon was

Mineh and the Dragon focused and started to

Boom-!

ground shook at

“Don't be shocked!”

Eaen shouted.

expected this

Chhhhhhhhh!

up from the transparent

a

after

Boom-! Boom!

The ground shook nonstop.

Some people turned pale.

The earth was moving.

Ssssssssssss-

started to push forward from

the way the earth

seemed more like

“This is crazy!”

been rushing forward,

in the monster’s

was

moving because the area below ground

“Please hurry!”

laugh while looking at Eaen urgently, shouting

glowing white mana was visible in Mineh's

magic that was the

holy white magic would soon signal the

of the sword master and

down the sword master and the other helper would take down

Chhhhhhh, chhhhhhhh-!

tree roots shot up

“Now!”

hands as Chief

that would signal

Ruuuuuumble----

from the sky at that

“!!”

Mineh’s eyes opened wide.

“Ugh!”

glowing like something

lady's eyes

“...You-”

was a dagger

She twisted

“Ugh!”

Mineh released a groan.

‘Shit!

I've been had!’

had no idea what was going on but what she knew for sure was that Marquis Helson had pulled one over

“Ha!”

looking at what was going

mages from Precinct 9 were aiming their

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

‘The First Imperial Prince!’

look toward the First

could not

‘!’

scary aura brushed past her at

aura was directed

heading toward

thought about it, the Dragon had

turned to look at the

“...What is that?”

surrounded by radiant gold

completely stiff as

not

Dragon's pupils

if

‘She’s scared......?

This Dragon is scared?

because of something other than the

It’s mana.

gold dust

chaos echoed around Mineh just

of those

are doing?! Heni

Heni Wishrop.

hand as soon as

had stabilized at some point

Bang!

the white light could not reach

quickly retreated

bastards have partnered

sparkling violent black light had

looked at the sword master

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

Han with a

doing? Is there some

His gaze looked cold.

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

and their helpers

all surrounded by the members of Precinct

corners of Mineh’s lips

“Shit!”

the candidates

What are you going

Chhhhhh--

cutting through the water

Sssssssss--- sss---

already

seemed happy that their

‘Let’s run away.’

that she should escape since she was

don’t know what Marquis Helson is thinking nor what he might have found out,

here was not enough to escape from the