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.

with the Dragon as

‘First young lady Huayans.’

the following from Mineh and the

launch the most explosive attack you can cast

had added

when they ran into the black tree.

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

attack to damage

smiled after recalling the Marquis’

would it not know about

should know quite a lot about

connected to black magic

‘Foolish things.’

will not head

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

in the right

looked to the

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

a bit away from them mixed in

take down

face filled with

that moment. She approached Mineh and the Dragon as she

take care of

Mineh nodded her head.

hands out

Ooooooooo---

mana round her started to

spell would soon be released from

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

swirled around the Dragon

Dragon was

moment Mineh and the Dragon focused and started to

Boom-!

ground shook

“Don't be shocked!”

Eaen shouted.

this

Chhhhhhhhh!

up from the

a black

monster had started to move after

Boom-! Boom!

The ground shook nonstop.

Some people turned pale.

The earth was moving.

Ssssssssssss-

to push forward

way the

vines seemed more

“This is crazy!”

who had been rushing forward, looked around

in the

area was

area below ground was probably full

“Please hurry!”

laugh while looking at Eaen

mana was visible in

was the pride of the House

would soon signal

just need to be wary of

and the other helper would take down

Chhhhhhh, chhhhhhhh-!

numerous tree roots shot up from

“Now!”

hands as Chief Eaen shouted

moved to release the light that would signal the start of the

Ruuuuuumble----

odd noise from the sky

“!!”

Mineh’s eyes opened wide.

“Ugh!”

that was glowing

young lady's eyes looked down

“...You-”

a dagger

holding that dagger. She twisted the hand that was holding the

“Ugh!”

Mineh released a groan.

‘Shit!

I've been had!’

but what she knew for sure was that Marquis Helson

“Ha!”

scoffed while looking at what

mages from Precinct 9 were aiming their dead mana at

the tree roots shooting up

‘The First Imperial Prince!’

to look toward the First Imperial

could not

‘!’

aura brushed past her at

aura was directed

heading

she thought about it, the Dragon had

turned to look at

“...What is that?”

was surrounded by radiant gold

Dragon was completely stiff

not even say

Dragon's pupils were

if

‘She’s scared......?

This Dragon is scared?

scared because of something other than

It’s mana.

dust is

with chaos echoed around Mineh

of those voices at that

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

Heni Wishrop.

soon as she

stabilized at

Bang!

light could not

quickly

you bastards have partnered with

light had

at the

fools! You are pulling this kind of shit with the

walked over to Choi Han with a

are you doing? Is there some kind of internal

His gaze looked cold.

you are splitting our forces with

other candidates and their helpers were showing similar

were all surrounded by the members

corners of Mineh’s lips curled

“Shit!”

the

coming! What are you going to

Chhhhhh--

were cutting through the water and heading

Sssssssss--- sss---

already

happy that their prey

‘Let’s run away.’

that she should

what Marquis Helson is thinking nor what he

was not enough to escape from