Trash of the Count’s Family

all out.

The strongest of the White Star ’s ancient powers…

The sky attribute ancient power was slowly showing itself.

The rocks that Cale had raised to the air were mainly destroyed already.

There was not much left to block the sky.

People started reacting to that noise.

It was because people knew and feared the White Star ’s white thunderbolts as much as his red rock. They had not seen any power that could block it.

“Fuck!”

Cage started moving faster. She was running without anything getting in her way.

Puzzle City was in pandemonium.

”We need to run away!”

“Lock the door!”

“Mama, mama!”

“Come here! Mommy said to stick next to her, right? The thunderbolt, we need to dodge the thunderbolt! Where can we go?”

People hiding in their houses… People running away… People quietly hiding and looking around.

All order had crumbled a long time ago in Puzzle City due to the chaos.

“Ohhhh! Finally the gods thunderbolt!”

“Oh sky, punish those who created this chaos!”

The White Stars followers screech-like shouts reached Cages ears.

“You damn Tigers!”

“I guess you want to die, little teddy bear?”

The Tigers and Bears were busy fighting in their berserk states.

The Bears outnumbered the Tigers quite a bit, but the Tigers were fighting as if there was no tomorrow and the small number of troops from the northeast region and the other kingdoms were helping them barely maintain balance. The Bears who had the numbers advantage will be the victors should this balance ever break.

‘Ha, this is driving me nuts.

However, she could not help them. A bead of sweat slid down her cheek. Her eyes lit up in rage as she looked forward.

“That weak ass Lion bastard!”

Boooom!

There was a dull thud and Cage saw Beacrox Molan slamming into a building wall. Crack- His greatsword cracked and broke before falling to the floor.

Boom. Beacrox fell to the ground as if he was breaking into pieces.

“Ugh!”

A groan-like breath burst out of his mouth.

“Kahahaha! As expected, Cale Henituse is not a bastard who would submit so easily!”

The gatekeeper of this place, Lion King Dorph, was laughing loudly with a black presence around him.

“Grandpa Ron! What should we do?”

Raon removed his invisibility and looked uncertain as to what to do while next to Ron.

Rons eyes looked at Dorph and the area behind Dorph.

“…They didn ’t have their guard down as we expected.”

The entrance to the underground area with the sacrifices… Ron had attempted to avoid that area while infiltrating the basement.

He thought that it would be fine if they destroyed a wall and headed down but the enemies had been more thorough than he had expected.

”We cant put our guard down already when it has only been one year.”

Dorph was laughing extremely loudly, almost exaggeratedly, but his eyes were more rational than anybody else.

The people coming up from the basement started speeding up as he motioned to them.

They were wearing grey priest robes with sleeves that fluttered with the wind. They were the priests working for the White Star and the God of Despair.

“Ugh.”

“Ooo……”

The groans become louder as they quickened their pace.

There were chains in their hands.

The chains were similar to the shackles around the necks of the people behind them.

The priests had blindfolded sacrifices in each hand as they dragged them to the surface.

Dorph had his arms open as he spoke to Ron and the children averaging ten-years-old who were watching.

“I knew that Cale Henituse would try to rescue these sacrifices at some point. That is why we always had priests keep their eyes on the sacrifices during the celebration day.”

Cales side knew that there would be people on guard.

However, they had not expected it to be so many priests.

‘We haven ’t seen them until now.

Ron and everybody who had come to the White Sky building to deliver the sacrifices had never seen this many priests.

They had only seen a few priests and Lions standing guard.

Dorph ’s Lions surrounded the area with the priests and sacrifices to guard them.

‘This is bad.

Ron, who had planned on rescuing the sacrifices and leaving, wondered what he should do.

The priests would rather die than release the chains with the sacrifices.

‘We were in too much of a rush.

Ron admitted his mistake.

They had to hurriedly prepare after Cale told them that he was going to Puzzle City immediately that they had not searched the temple properly. They should have at least spent six months scoping it out.

‘The young master-nim is fighting the White Star right now. If we are unable to do this in such a situation-

That was too unfathomable.

Ron quickly started thinking about how to take care of this situation.

‘Make On and Hong use their paralyzing poison? Then the close to two thousand sacrifices will be unable to move as well.

Or maybe we attack Dorph first to distract them?

…Kill that bastard?

Rons cold gaze headed toward Dorph.

Dorph seemed to enjoy that gaze as he spoke.

“How foolish.”

“…What?”

“Our liege has yet to finish the celebration.”

“…What the hell are you talking about?”

Boom. Boom. Ron started to get an ominous feeling.

He heard the rumbling in the sky at that moment.

Ruuuuumble- ruuuuuuumble-

They had been hearing this noise since earlier.

“Grandpa Ron! Its the White Stars attack! The thunderbolt!”

Ron scowled as Raon shouted.

“Damn it! Go to the sacrifices, go to the priests!”

The people of the Molan household quickly headed toward the priests behind the Lions at his shout.

But Dorph laughed.

“Alright, let ’s go.”

He gave the order and the Lions charged toward Ron and the others.

No, they brushed past them.

Plop. Plop.

The priests all knelt down and clasped their chain-holding hands together.

“The celebration is not over!”

“We will all give our lives for the White Star-nim and this world!”

The priests smiled toward the white thunderbolts that were crackling in the sky.

“Oo, oooo! I, I don ’t want to die!”

“Fuck! Its not time for me to die yet!”

Although they were blindfolded, the sacrifices who could sense what was going on based on what they heard started screaming or swearing.

The White Star lowered the fire sword he had raised as if he was going to attack Cale and looked at Cale.

“You are strong in your complete state.”

He sighed and wiped some blood off his cheek.

“However, you are a bit weaker than me.”

Cale looked up at the sky.

He could see the priests and sacrifices through a broken wall. The thunderbolts were revealing their faces toward those people.

The White Star calmly spoke.

“Being a bit weaker than I am… The difference is quite large despite only being about the width of a single piece of paper. You should know that as well, dont you?”

The White Star raised his sword again, charged toward Cale and spoke with certainty.

“You cannot protect them since you need to stop me.”

The sky let out a loud roar at that moment.

Baaaaaang—!

White light, pure white thunderbolts that looked as if they would erase all light and color from the world, struck down from the sky to the ground.

It was directed toward the sacrifices and priests.

“Don ’t stop!”

Ron shouted while looking at the light. He was still running toward the sacrifices.

He heard some noises around him but couldnt hear them properly. The light seemed to even absorb the sounds.

However, his two feet did not stop. He could feel that the others around him were moving forward without stopping as well.

‘Ron. Do not fear no matter what happens.

Before they came to Puzzle City…

Cale had said something to Ron.

‘I will block whatever it is. You guys understand too, right?

He had said that to the children averaging ten-years-old and Vice Captain Hilsman as well.

‘The moment I block it…

Silver wings had glowed around Cale as he had said that. A silver shield had appeared to protect him. Cale had spoken with confidence the moment he activated the shield.

The moment he blocks it…

‘That will be the moment everything changes.

Ron raised his head.

He could slowly start to see a silver light in front of the white thunderbolts.

‘Have faith. Have faith in my words. And remember. Remember what I told you.

He had faith and remembered.

It was not only Ron but everybody who had been with Cale when he said that felt the same way.

Once the silver shield appeared above Ron and the sacrifices…

Cale looked at the White Star.

The White Star had said the following just now.

‘Being a bit weaker than I am… The difference is quite large despite only being about the width of a single piece of paper. You should know that as well, dont you?

Cale, as he had shown until now, would find it difficult to have an overwhelming victory over the White Star. Cale knew that much as well.

The White Star had also said the following.

‘You cannot protect them since you need to stop me.

Cale smiled and the White Star frowned while turning away from Cale. Cale spoke while looking at his back.

“Why would I block you on my own? We can do it together.”

The White Star who had turned his back… a black yong was viciously charging toward him with its jaws open.

Choi Han was swinging his sword toward the White Star behind the black yong.

Baaaaang—!

The black young smashed against the White Star and…

Baaaaaaaaaang—!

The silver shield blocked the white thunderbolts.