Trash of the Count's Family

“Raon. I’ll need to look in the formation as well.”

Cale got up and opened the door.

He could see the red dirt of the vast plains that had been trampled on.

Of course, this too was only faintly visible thanks to the moonlight.

“Right this way, Hae-il-nim.”

“Human, follow me!”

Cale followed Choi Han and Raon to where they saw the numerous jiangshis.

* * *

It was not very far away.

It was at the outskirts farthest from the castle wall and looked like a regular plain.

‘I can clearly tell now that I am up close.’

The castle wall in the distance and everything he was looking at were all lies.

It could not be helped.

They had used invisibility magic and speed magic to stealthily move here.

He could see around him despite it being the middle of the night.

‘They were trampled on.’

The vast plain responsible for the food of the citizens of Yunnan was destroyed.

However, what he was looking at right now showed no signs of being trampled on.

It was clearly a lie.

– Human, over here!

Raon’s front paw was no longer invisible and Cale walked toward where Raon was pointing.

However, he only saw the same thing.

– Wait a little bit!

Black mana that assimilated with the night started moving.

It then seeped into the air.

– I studied formations a lot! I am great and mighty and know formations very well now!

Sssssssssss—

There was a sudden gust of wind as if a blocked hole was opened.

‘Hmm?’

It was a stiff and sticky breeze.

The type that would make someone feel suffocated.

Cale could see a hole the size of a palm starting to appear. He knew what he had to do.

He looked through the opening.

Very carefully.

– Oh, this.

The Fire of Destruction. The cheapskate gasped.

Cale clenched his eyes shut.

He could understand why Raon and Choi Jung Soo had returned with such shocked faces that he had not seen in a while.

– This is crazy.

He could not see much through that palm-sized opening.

Even that opening was just a crack, giving a faint view of the inside.

However, what Cale saw was beyond what he had expected.

‘Ha.’

Underneath the moonlight…

Although he knew that nobody was walking around despite torches being lit around the walls…

There were so many corpses standing there that it was impossible to feel the light of those torches.

Yes, these were corpses.

They were different from the jiangshis he saw in Xiaolen.

Although he was certain that they had used dead mana to create these jiangshis, their appearances showed no signs of darkness.

In fact, a gentle blue light was sparkling on them from the moonlight.

The Blue Bloods household.

These jiangshis looked as if they would bleed blue to match that name.

The Blood Cult.

Just hearing that term would make Cale think of the color red, but starting today, he would only think about blue blood whenever he thought of the Blood Cult.

The jiangshis didn’t even blink as they looked forward.

They looked like statues.

However, they looked completely human.

Living corpses.

That expression was quite an accurate assessment of them.

– Cale, each of them look like they would be difficult to handle.

As the Cheapskate mentioned, all of the jiangshis were properly equipped.

The Blood Cult seemed to have not saved the significant profits they had earned through the Pure Silver Merchant guild and instead invested for their future.

The results of that investment was this endless number of jiangshis all being fully equipped.

– There seem to be more than ten thousand of them.

Cale bit down on his lips after hearing the Cheapskate’s comment.

The jiangshis were standing extremely tightly next to each other.

The formation with a radius of one kilometer that surrounded Yunnan Castle…

It was not an even circle with exactly one kilometer in all directions. Some areas were shorter than that while the place Cale was looking at was about 1.3 kilometers long.

At that moment…

Rustle.

They felt someone’s presence behind them.

“!”

Cale saw the eyes of all of the jiangshis on the other side of the gap turning toward them, toward the direction of the sound.

As the gazes instantly headed toward them…

– Human, I’m closing it!

Raon’s judgment was accurate.

Cale immediately moved back.

The opening was closed.

the opening closed, the jiangshis were still looking toward them and he could see

– Let’s run away!

needed to run

course, he grabbed the arm of the individual who suddenly made the

“!”

grabbed his arm when nothing seemed to be around him,

without any

turn the Heavenly Demon

to arrive here was the Heavenly Demon who had arrived much

* * *

At dawn…

surroundings were slowly getting brighter but it didn’t feel as if the sun was rising. In fact, all they could see was

From within Yunnan Castle…

Clan, a clan famous for their heavy blade in the Orthodox faction despite not being

could see ash-colored

made everything look so

filled Dokgo

was at

Pow!

“Ugh!”

Ryeong staggered and

lifted her

were two people looking down

Isn’t the Dokgo Clan a

“That’s right.”

that clan’s young clan leader? Why is she so

pretty strong if you consider her

about

wide while looking at

‘Blue-’

They had blue hair.

had sky-like blue hair while the

time she saw people

the young Blood Demon

had heard some things on

least her

man smiled while looking at Dokgo

innocent yet leery smile on the man’s

a pity to turn her into

‘…What?’

tell why

did not see her

saw her as an

“Okay.”

woman nonchalantly responded and motioned to a

that, right? Take her

“Yes ma’am.”

subordinates approached Dokgo

an angry gaze. However, there was a gag in her mouth and her hands were bound behind her back, making it impossible for her

‘Should I run away?’

it is not

to

man brushed back

you’ll have your answer

from

people whose bodies were dyed black before they died and

these corpses were the seniors of the Dokgo Clan as well as martial artists she had interacted with inside Yunnan

were all stronger than

something one of the clan’s seniors

Those young Blood Demon bastards are at least at the Profound Realm! Little Ryeong, you have to survive! At least you have

had also said the

has fallen, you

That was right.

father had fallen while fighting against

died while his body was poisoned by

and little Chang manages to get reinforcements! Then there

had escaped while her father, the Patriarch, was running wild against the Blood Cult. It was only possible because the

They knew as well.

patriarch and Dokgo Chang were the only ones within Yunnan Castle who

gamble had

uncle had managed

You must be

after

no signs

while looking at Dokgo Ryeong follow the subordinate with

seems only right to turn her into a True Jiangshi. She’s very good at assessing the situation. We will be

told you to

suffered because of you already? How can you ask me to

see them as the Blood Cult’s young Blood

naïve-looking young man and his younger sister, the beauty with the cold gaze, looked as if they were just having a friendly

dripped down as Dokgo Ryeong’s lowered face as

‘It’s fine.’

were not full of despair and

to persist

message. The message that had come to Dokgo Ryeong had news that she had not expected at

I travel past. There is also something I would like to request your cooperation with as well. Would that

Kim Hae-il had been the one to send

splitting from his group, The Dokgo Clan had returned to Yunnan and had been hearing the stories of young master Kim’s increasing fame and had not put much thought into this

Hae-il had sent a message that although no date had been set, he would still stop by. He personally sent

young master Kim-nim helps

that her uncle had

meet a martial artist or a member

desperately hoped that was the

for that were

was thoroughly looking around, trying to find any

now, I will resist becoming a jiangshi for as

However…

‘Is that possible?’

her eyes just a

True Jiangshis. She had no idea what these True Jiangshis were, but the people who were designated to become jiangshis were supposedly

would they

could not imagine the process, she

Ryeong raised her

see the castle walls that were even sturdier now that the Blood Cult fortified

about the endless number of jiangshis beyond that wall made her

would be difficult for young master Kim-nim

difficult to fight

were other obstacles beyond

well as the

one of them are

Peak Realm experts who were treated as top tier experts in any other sect or clan were dime a dozen in

candidates are in

were two

they also seemed to have

young master Kim-nim

he be able to handle all of this

if the jiangshis were not here and

their allies outside Yunnan Castle would have less difficulties fighting the Blood

the Blood Cult’s people. Who could have expected

then killed that

Lord’s beheaded head was dangling in front

feel the true nature of

these bastards rule

firmed

all she could do was wait for a small opportunity to turn this situation

* * *

In a small farmhouse…

people were

They are

The Pinnacle Demon gasped.

“Mm.”

the matriarch of the Tang

Gulp gulp.

Dan must be