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.’

the following from Mineh and

launch the most explosive attack you can

Marquis had added

a talented black mage when they ran

the black tree would not know about the strength of magic yet. Most

the best first attack to

after recalling the Marquis’

would it not know

black tree should know quite a lot about black

been connected to black magic

‘Foolish things.’

and Mineh’s attack will

of the reconnaissance team members who would rush forward

the right

to

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

Prince and his helper were a bit away from them mixed in with the

will take down

filled with

the middle of the formation at that moment. She approached Mineh

care of

Mineh nodded her head.

hands out to the

Ooooooooo---

round

would soon be released from

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

around the

to Eaen that this Dragon was about to do something

and the Dragon focused and started to cast their

Boom-!

ground shook

“Don't be shocked!”

Eaen shouted.

expected this

Chhhhhhhhh!

up from the transparent

was a black tree

move after seeing

Boom-! Boom!

The ground shook nonstop.

Some people turned pale.

The earth was moving.

Ssssssssssss-

started to push forward from

the earth was

vines seemed

“This is crazy!”

had been rushing forward, looked around in

in the

whole area was the

because the area below

“Please hurry!”

laugh while looking at Eaen urgently, shouting and looking at

white mana was visible

that was the pride of the House of

white magic would soon signal the

of the sword master

master and the other

Chhhhhhh, chhhhhhhh-!

tree roots shot up from the

“Now!”

of her hands as Chief Eaen shouted in a

the light that would signal

Ruuuuuumble----

an odd noise from the sky at that

“!!”

Mineh’s eyes opened wide.

“Ugh!”

that was glowing like something holy started

eyes

“...You-”

a dagger stabbed

that dagger. She twisted the hand

“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 on

“Ha!”

while looking at what was going

the black mages from Precinct 9

up from the lake but were pointing

‘The First Imperial Prince!’

to look toward the First

she could not

‘!’

aura brushed past her at that

was directed right next to

heading toward the

about it, the Dragon had been

look at

“...What is that?”

was surrounded

stiff

not even

Dragon's pupils

was as if she was

‘She’s scared......?

This Dragon is scared?

scared because of

It’s mana.

dust is

with chaos echoed around Mineh just

heard one of those voices at

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

Heni Wishrop.

hand as soon as

that had stabilized at some

Bang!

white light could not

had quickly

expected, you bastards have partnered with Marquis

light

at the sword

kind of shit with the monster right in

with a

are you doing? Is there

His gaze looked cold.

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

their

by the members

Mineh’s lips

“Shit!”

the

coming! What are you going to

Chhhhhh--

cutting through the water and heading

Sssssssss--- sss---

already surrounding the

that their prey had all gathered

‘Let’s run away.’

should escape since she was

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

was not enough to escape from