Trash of the Count's Family

TCF2-55

“D, Dragons? What nonsense!”

The knight looked at Eruhaben and raised his voice as if telling him not to speak nonsense.

However, his voice was shaking so much.

‘...The palace-’

The palace right next to the Emperor’s Palace was disappearing.

It did not get destroyed.

It did not crumble.

‘Powder-’

The palace was turning into powder, into dust and instantly disappearing.

“Haaaa.”

Eruhaben let out a short laugh and smiled.

“Whether my existence makes sense or not... Why is a punk like you making a judgment on them? Who do you think you are?”

Ooooooooong-

Gold dust sparkled around Eruhaben as they rumbled.

The knight felt as if his grip on his sword would release.

That wasn’t all.

The eyes of everybody around them were shaking.

‘...His pupils!’

The blond man... His pupils became long vertically.

“My goodness, h, he truly is a Dragon......?!”

Plop. A black mage, who had been using the staff in his hand like a cane to stay standing, ended up with one knee on the ground.

Black mages. They were people who used magic, albeit using dead mana.

Dragons who used mana as if they were born with the instinct to use it were creatures of legends and mythologies to them.

They had thought, ‘oh she is a Dragon,’ when the black-haired woman who was the Imperial Crown Prince's helper was introduced as a Dragon, but... Recognizing that and facing the strength of one was completely different.

“...Haaaaaaaaaa........”

Aphei let out a deep sigh.

She looked down at her hands. Her fingertips were slightly shaking.

Her eyes moved past her hand to the ancient Dragon in front of her again.

She was looking at his back.

This Dragon was angry.

Since he learned that the Dragons of this world went extinct because of the Hunters...

Since he learned that they made Aphei be born inside dead mana...

Since he heard that they took the traces of the dead Dragons, the corpses, and turned them into jiangshis...

This extremely dignified Dragon had been sharpening his anger.

And the moment the chains on this dignified Dragon were removed...

‘Ah.’

Aphei's body started shaking as she recalled that moment.

It was trembling.

‘Eruhaben-nim, please make a large explosion that will be visible from the central plaza. As for the rest, please feel free to do whatever you'd like.’

The Purifier did not give the ancient Dragon any specifics.

It was as if he knew what the ancient Dragon would do even without telling him anything.

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

The gold dust fluttered in the wind. The ancient Dragon looked around before calmly speaking.

“But why aren’t there more?”

One of the palaces in the Imperial Palace was gone and there was a large explosion in the Imperial Palace Black Mages building that was a bit away from them.

Although Eruhaben asked, wondering why the amount of troops who had come to capture him was so little, he quickly found the answer.

‘A large number of troops must have gone to the central plaza.’

He realized that the Huayans patriarch had pulled some kind of ploy.

But it didn’t matter.

Today was a day he could do as he pleased.

“I’ve never been that nice of a Dragon.”

Oooooo-- oooooo--

A significant amount of mana fluctuated with Eruhaben at the center.

Suffocating pressure flowed out of him.

It was Dragon Fear.

“But it's about to get even worse today.”

Eruhaben moved his hand.

The gold dust pushed forward toward the enemy like waves.

“S, stop him!”

"Fuck, deliver a message to the central plaza right away!”

One of the knights shouted to his subordinate.

“Let them know that the entire Imperial Palace might get destroyed! Go now!”

Eruhaben was speaking into Aphei's mind at that moment.

- Watch and learn.

The corners of Aphei’s lips curled up.

Aphei started fidgeting even more thinking about watching Eruhaben destroy everything. However, Eruhaben was not done speaking.

when he spoke into her mind compared to when

way to make the enemy as angry as possible is

‘Hmm?’

head to

haughty as he swept the enemies

if I am destroying everything out of anger

Basically, we will steal and then

go to the

‘Funny little punk.’

was sure that

Eruhaben was, he would not destroy the entire Imperial Palace as

that Eruhaben would swipe those Dragon

knows me

gently moved

“How weak.”

recognized it since noticing that

This world...

Xiaolen...

since about

Tap. Tap.

was nothing here that could make him stop walking and headed toward the basement of the Emperor’s Palace without any

a thought on

all of the troops have been moved to the central

and the House of Huayans... He was almost certain that the core of their forces

ancient Dragon thought about the Emperor and the Huayans

‘They were strong.’

were strong

the forces following them... He was certain that all

‘It doesn't matter.’

was not

‘...That power-’

he felt the power that Cale had used against the lake with

Eruhaben had a thought.

‘I’ll lose.’

would definitely

The only thought on

was just half of

‘Yes, Eruhaben-nim.’

bigger as he recalled that conversation with

listened to Aphei following behind him and headed toward the

Bang, bang! Bang!

destroyed all of the traps along the

care of this quickly and head over to the

* * *

all around the plaza were

the mood was clearly different

there a fire at

Palace being

what the hell is going

and chaos dominated

affecting the candidates

is this even a

was no longer connected to the test. They also realized that taking the wrong step in this situation

‘...The arrow-’

because the sky above their heads was currently full of white arrows made of white magic that were giving off

Click. Click.

shape of a Dragon flapping its wings

Clunk.

the luggage carts that Zero had brought, they had completely cleared the black burlap sacks from their heads. The ropes tying their hands and feet were easily removed

of the Empire were still

was quite the explosive situation that might go boom at any

“It was you.”

was Reddock Huayans, the patriarch of the House of Huayans and the current instructor of the

slowly walked to the end

you. You were the one who caused

down at

gaze and started to

“Yes, it was me.”

As the Chief of Staff slightly

Cale continued to speak.

one who purified

Human, are you finally accepting the results of your

‘Haaaa.’

from sighing

‘Fuck.’

the decision to reveal himself as the Purifier, Cale still did not like

‘It’s quite unsettling.’

leave this world once things were

felt as if the God of Death

“Purify?”

people reacted to that word. The Emperor was one of them. Cale's eyes clouded over. The Chief of Staff started to

“Purify? What ridiculousness!”

that man’s

Chief of Staff motioned to the Knight Captain and the Captain of the Imperial Palace’s black mages with his

sword and a black magic spell were directed

- Human!

Raon shouted in shock.

- Cale!

and urgently called out

“......!”

of a building

as if he was a spectator

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

arrow that had left that bow

aimed at

up at the platform as soon as

‘!’

shaking his head and sighing while the patriarch was looking at

of them looked as if they were merely killing a

how nonchalant

Olivia turned her head.

in

heard the

“Choi Han.”

Olivia closed her eyes.

Baaaaaang---!

She opened her eyes.

into two and had fallen

a violent black

swordsman was standing in front

headed up

had also looked away from Cale and was speaking with

“Kill them.”

was at that

Baaaaang!

and Zero frowned as

“Fuck!”

One of the candidates...

envy and jealousy toward Zero... The person Zero had looked at

hell? You’re

on

“...And?”

candidate was