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

‘First young lady Huayans.’

Helson had requested the following from Mineh

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

Marquis had added

not have a talented black mage when they ran into

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

best first attack to

recalling the Marquis’

would it not know about

know quite a lot about black

to black

‘Foolish things.’

Mineh’s attack will

will attack the backs of the reconnaissance team

in the right

to

at the core of the long-range necromancer groups with people

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

will take down

filled

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

take care of

Mineh nodded her head.

her hands out to

Ooooooooo---

mana round her

spell would soon be released

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

the Dragon as

Eaen that this Dragon was about to do

the Dragon focused and started to cast

Boom-!

ground shook at

“Don't be shocked!”

Eaen shouted.

this to

Chhhhhhhhh!

up from the

a

had started to move after seeing the reconnaissance team approach

Boom-! Boom!

The ground shook nonstop.

Some people turned pale.

The earth was moving.

Ssssssssssss-

push

the

vines seemed more like

“This is crazy!”

who had been rushing

already in

area was the

the area below ground was probably full

“Please hurry!”

held back a laugh while looking at Eaen urgently,

mana was visible

the white magic that was the pride of

white magic would soon signal the Festival of

need to be wary of the sword

down the sword master and the other

Chhhhhhh, chhhhhhhh-!

moment numerous tree roots

“Now!”

both of her hands as Chief Eaen shouted in a

light that would signal the start of

Ruuuuuumble----

noise from the

“!!”

Mineh’s eyes opened wide.

“Ugh!”

mana that was glowing like something holy started to

young lady's eyes looked

“...You-”

a dagger stabbed into

She twisted the hand that was holding the

“Ugh!”

Mineh released a groan.

‘Shit!

I've been had!’

knew for sure was that

“Ha!”

at what was

mages from Precinct 9 were aiming their

looking at the tree roots shooting up from the lake but were

‘The First Imperial Prince!’

tried to look toward

could

‘!’

past

was directed right next to

was heading toward

about it,

look

“...What is that?”

was surrounded by radiant

stiff as she stood

not even say

Dragon's pupils

as if she was

‘She’s scared......?

This Dragon is scared?

because of something other

It’s mana.

dust

filled with chaos echoed around Mineh just as she realized

heard one of those voices at that

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

Heni Wishrop.

her hand as soon as

white dead mana that had stabilized at some

Bang!

white light could

had quickly

expected, you bastards have partnered with Marquis

light had

looked at the sword master and

kind of shit with

with a

are you doing? Is there some kind of

His gaze looked cold.

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

their helpers were showing similar

all surrounded by the members

Mineh’s lips curled

“Shit!”

of the

What are you going

Chhhhhh--

the water and heading over

Sssssssss--- sss---

vines were already

their

‘Let’s run away.’

thought that she should escape since

is thinking nor what he might have found

was not enough to escape from the