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.’

had requested the following from Mineh

want you to launch the most explosive attack you can cast the moment

had added

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

Marquis and his top executives had determined that the black tree would not know about the strength of magic yet. Most of the reconnaissance team members who had died in the past few months had been

determined that the best first attack

after recalling

it not know

know quite

to black magic

‘Foolish things.’

Dragon and Mineh’s attack will not head toward the black

of the reconnaissance team

the right

looked to

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

helper were a bit away from them

will take down

face filled with

that moment. She approached

take care of

Mineh nodded her head.

stretched her hands out to the

Ooooooooo---

mana round her

be

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

swirled around the

that this Dragon

Mineh and the Dragon focused

Boom-!

ground shook at

“Don't be shocked!”

Eaen shouted.

expected this to

Chhhhhhhhh!

up from

a black

move after seeing the reconnaissance team

Boom-! Boom!

The ground shook nonstop.

Some people turned pale.

The earth was moving.

Ssssssssssss-

to push forward from the

the way the

vines seemed

“This is crazy!”

who had been rushing forward,

were already in the monster’s

area was

area below ground was probably full of

“Please hurry!”

while looking at Eaen urgently, shouting

was visible

was the pride of the

magic would soon signal the Festival

wary of

down the sword master and the

Chhhhhhh, chhhhhhhh-!

numerous tree roots shot up from the

“Now!”

hands as Chief Eaen shouted in

that

Ruuuuuumble----

heard an odd noise from the sky at

“!!”

Mineh’s eyes opened wide.

“Ugh!”

white mana that was glowing like something holy started to

First young lady's eyes looked down at her

“...You-”

a dagger stabbed

twisted the hand

“Ugh!”

Mineh released a groan.

‘Shit!

I've been had!’

what she knew

“Ha!”

at what was

9 were aiming

the tree roots shooting up from the lake but were pointing

‘The First Imperial Prince!’

tried to look toward the First Imperial

could

‘!’

aura brushed past her

directed

was heading

it, the Dragon had

look

“...What is that?”

Dragon was surrounded by

Dragon was completely stiff

not

Dragon's pupils were

was as if she

‘She’s scared......?

This Dragon is scared?

of something other

It’s mana.

gold dust is

echoed around Mineh just as

of those voices at

the hell? What the fuck do you think you are doing?! Heni

Heni Wishrop.

hand as soon as she heard that

mana that had stabilized at some point was

Bang!

white light could not reach

had quickly retreated

you bastards have partnered

light had gotten in its

at the sword master

this kind of shit with the monster right in

with a

are you doing? Is there some kind

His gaze looked cold.

our forces with the monster right in front

other candidates and their helpers were showing similar

were all surrounded by the

of Mineh’s

“Shit!”

the

are coming! What are you

Chhhhhh--

through the water and heading over to

Sssssssss--- sss---

were already surrounding the

their

‘Let’s run away.’

that she should escape

is thinking nor what he might have

was not enough to escape from