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

‘First young lady Huayans.’

following

you to launch the most explosive attack you can cast the

had added

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

the strength of magic yet. Most of the reconnaissance

that the best first attack to damage that monster was black

after recalling

it not know about

black tree should know quite a lot

had been connected to black magic since it was

‘Foolish things.’

Mineh’s attack will not head toward the

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

in the right

looked to the

at the core of the long-range necromancer groups with people like Heni Wishrop and the

Prince and his helper were a bit away from them

will take down

filled

the formation at that moment. She

care

Mineh nodded her head.

her hands out

Ooooooooo---

round her

soon be released

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

swirled around the

Dragon was about to

Mineh and the Dragon focused and started

Boom-!

shook at

“Don't be shocked!”

Eaen shouted.

this to

Chhhhhhhhh!

shot up from the

was a black tree

after seeing

Boom-! Boom!

The ground shook nonstop.

Some people turned pale.

The earth was moving.

Ssssssssssss-

started to push

the way the earth

seemed more

“This is crazy!”

rushing forward, looked around in

were already in

was

earth was moving because the area below ground was probably full

“Please hurry!”

at Eaen urgently, shouting and looking at

mana was

was the white magic that was the pride of

soon signal the Festival of Blood in this

be wary of

take down the sword master and the other helper

Chhhhhhh, chhhhhhhh-!

tree roots shot up

“Now!”

her hands as Chief Eaen shouted in a

that would signal the start

Ruuuuuumble----

heard an odd noise from

“!!”

Mineh’s eyes opened wide.

“Ugh!”

that was glowing like something

lady's eyes looked down

“...You-”

was a dagger stabbed

that dagger. She twisted the hand that was holding

“Ugh!”

Mineh released a groan.

‘Shit!

I've been had!’

but what she knew for sure was that Marquis Helson had pulled one

“Ha!”

looking at what was going

from Precinct 9

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

‘The First Imperial Prince!’

look toward the

could not

‘!’

past

directed right next to

heading toward

thought about it,

look

“...What is that?”

was surrounded

was completely stiff as she stood

could not

Dragon's pupils

as if

‘She’s scared......?

This Dragon is scared?

scared because of something other than

It’s mana.

dust is

filled with chaos echoed around

heard one of those

fuck do you think you are

Heni Wishrop.

hand as soon as she heard that

that had stabilized at some point was directed at

Bang!

the white light

quickly retreated

you bastards have partnered with Marquis

light had

looked at the sword

of shit with the monster right

Han with a stiff expression

are you doing? Is there some kind of

His gaze looked cold.

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

candidates and their helpers were

by the members of

corners of Mineh’s

“Shit!”

the

tree roots are coming! What are you going

Chhhhhh--

roots were cutting through the water

Sssssssss--- sss---

were already surrounding the

their

‘Let’s run away.’

thought that she should escape since

is thinking nor what he might have

enough to