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

‘First young lady Huayans.’

following from

to launch the most explosive attack you can cast the moment the reconnaissance team starts to

Marquis had

talented black mage when they ran into the

about the strength of magic yet. Most of the reconnaissance team members who had died in the past few months had been

first attack to damage

recalling

it not

should know quite

been connected to black magic

‘Foolish things.’

Dragon and Mineh’s attack will not head toward the

reconnaissance team members who would rush forward without

the right

to the

groups with people like Heni Wishrop and the Fourth Imperial

helper were a

take down the

filled with

moment. She approached Mineh and the Dragon as she

take care of

Mineh nodded her head.

stretched her hands out to

Ooooooooo---

dead mana round her started

would soon be

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

around the Dragon

seemed to Eaen that this Dragon was about to

focused and started to

Boom-!

ground shook at

“Don't be shocked!”

Eaen shouted.

expected this to

Chhhhhhhhh!

shot up from the transparent

a

to move after seeing

Boom-! Boom!

The ground shook nonstop.

Some people turned pale.

The earth was moving.

Ssssssssssss-

started to push forward

way the

seemed

“This is crazy!”

had been rushing forward, looked around

already in

whole area was the

the area

“Please hurry!”

looking at Eaen urgently,

glowing white mana was visible

the white magic that was the pride of the House of

signal the

to be wary of the sword

and the other helper would take down Heni

Chhhhhhh, chhhhhhhh-!

moment numerous tree roots shot up

“Now!”

of her hands as Chief

the light that would signal the start of

Ruuuuuumble----

noise from the

“!!”

Mineh’s eyes opened wide.

“Ugh!”

glowing like something holy started to

young lady's eyes looked down

“...You-”

was a dagger

holding that dagger. She twisted the

“Ugh!”

Mineh released a groan.

‘Shit!

I've been had!’

idea what was going on but what she knew for sure was that Marquis Helson had

“Ha!”

at what was

the black mages from Precinct 9 were aiming

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

‘The First Imperial Prince!’

to look toward

she could not do

‘!’

scary aura brushed past

was directed

heading toward

she thought about it, the

turned to look at the

“...What is that?”

was surrounded by

completely stiff as she

could not

pupils

was as if she was

‘She’s scared......?

This Dragon is scared?

of

It’s mana.

dust

around Mineh just

heard one of those voices

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

Heni Wishrop.

moved her hand as soon

white dead mana that had stabilized

Bang!

light could not

had quickly

you bastards have partnered with

violent black light

the sword master and

of shit

walked over to Choi Han with a stiff expression on

you doing? Is there some kind of

His gaze looked cold.

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

other candidates and their helpers

were all surrounded by the members

corners of Mineh’s lips

“Shit!”

the candidates

roots are coming! What are you

Chhhhhh--

through the

Sssssssss--- sss---

were already

seemed happy that their prey

‘Let’s run away.’

she should escape

don’t know what Marquis Helson is thinking nor

enough to escape from the