Trash of the Count’s Family - Chapter 568

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I felt the movements of Bae Pureun and Kim Min-ah following behind me.

Thud. Thud. Thud!
A serpent-headed giant approached from the front, wielding an enormous club. A colossal being well over three meters tall.

“Graaagh!”

The serpent-headed giant raised its arm.
The black club pointed skyward.
The movement was not sluggish in the slightest.

In fact, it was far more agile than the serpent wolves or skeletons before it.
But its power appeared far more formidable.

The moment Kim Min-ah and Bae Pureun swallowed hard as the club was lifted, I opened my mouth.
A command sharp as frost cut through the air.

“Bae Pureun! Take Kim Min-ah and move two meters to the left!”

Bae Pureun, as though entranced, instinctively grabbed Kim Min-ah by the nape of her neck and swiftly moved two meters to the left.
Flying slightly through the air was considerably faster than running on foot.

In that instant, Bae Pureun’s eyes caught sight of me moving two meters to the right.

‘The opposite direction?’

Our movements were opposite to each other.
Then I cried out once more.

“Kim Min-ah! Strike!”

Tap.
The moment Kim Min-ah broke free from Bae Pureun and her feet touched the ground, she immediately pushed off.
She saw me standing to the right, raising my spear.

My spear aimed for the giant’s right thigh.
In that fleeting instant, our eyes met.

“Don’t think about direction—just thrust straight ahead with all your strength!”

Ah.
Kim Min-ah finally understood what Kale Heniatus meant when he told her not to hold back her power.
Her two hands gripped the spear tightly.

Whoooosh—
Kim Min-ah felt an enormous force coursing through her body and into her arms.
Her muscles hardened with intensity.

Crack.
A small fissure appeared on the translucent spear she gripped in both hands.
Kale Heniatus’s shout reached her ears.

“Now!”

Kim Min-ah thrust the spear forward.
In that instant.

Crash—!

The giant’s club collided with the spear.
Kale Heniatus’s spear met the giant’s club in a thunderous explosion of sound.
The serpent-headed giant was quick to react.
Because of this, its downward swing shifted direction in response to Kale Heniatus’s attack.

Crackle—
The water-formed spear fractured and shattered.

“Ugh.”

Kale Heniatus’s body was knocked backward by the force.
Then.

“Roooaaarrr!”

The monster writhed and shrieked.
Kim Min-ah looked down at her spear.

Drip, drip, drip.
Black blood from the monster cascaded down the spear that had pierced through the giant’s thigh.

With only one club.
The monster couldn’t evade all the attacks coming from both sides.
Both were moving at instantaneous speed.

“…Insane… that monster’s skin is incredibly tough?”

Lee Chul-min, who had been watching, couldn’t hide his shock.
The others felt the same way.
What made this snake-headed giant so terrifying was its skin—no matter how many attacks landed, it wouldn’t even leave a scratch.

However, if there existed a spear imbued with enough tremendous force to pierce through it.
There was no reason it couldn’t be breached.

Kim Min-ah’s gaze turned toward Kale Heniatus.
As if he had never been sent flying, Kale straightened his body and created another water spear, speaking as he did.

“You pierce through. I’ll block. Or we can switch.”

Kale Heniatus smiled.

“Easy, right?”
“It’s difficult.”

A smile bloomed on Kim Min-ah’s previously stern face.
Kale Heniatus charged toward the snake-headed giant once more.

“Roooaaarrr!”

The monster turned toward Kim Min-ah, who had wounded it.
At that moment, Kale Heniatus’s voice pierced her ears.

“Kim Min-ah, I won’t explain anymore with words—watch with your eyes and follow my lead.”

Kale Heniatus trusted in Kim Min-ah’s abilities.

“No need to hold back. Thrust with all your strength.”
“It’s difficult to control the direction.”
“Just thrust when I tell you to.”

Kim Min-ah’s weakness was directional control.
Possessing such overwhelming strength, she struggled to drive this power precisely where she intended. At this stage of her development, accuracy was her greatest challenge.
Against moving monsters, it became exponentially harder.
One misstep could wound her allies or strike the terrain, only compounding the chaos.

But watching Kale, Kim Min-ah understood.

‘If that man freezes the monster’s movement! If it remains perfectly still where he tells me to strike!’

Then her attack would land true.
The moment this realization crystallized in her mind, Kale moved toward the giant’s back and drove his water spear forward.

“Front! Thrust!”

Following his command, Kim Min-ah swung her spear from the front.
Though their directions opposed, their movements mirrored each other like a perfect reflection.

Crash!
The giant’s club collided with Kim Min-ah’s spear.
Kim Min-ah did not yield.

Instead, the giant was driven backward.
And across the giant’s exposed back—

“Krraaaagh!”

The water spear pierced through.

“Hmm. So I still can’t do it?”

But Kale’s spear had failed to penetrate the giant’s hide.
A mere fragment of the Ancient Powers—its limitations were undeniably clear.

Crack.
Instead, fissures began spreading across the giant’s black club.
It couldn’t withstand Kim Min-ah’s strength.

“Follow my lead.”

I moved immediately. My body surged toward the left ankle.
Kim Min-ah charged toward the right ankle.

“Thrust!”

Kim Min-ah’s spear plunged deep into the giant’s right ankle.
And my spear blocked the black club.

“…Wow…”

Bae Pureun watched the spectacle with his jaw slack.
Then our eyes met as I moved.

“Bring the bird-headed snake here. It only targets one person at a time.”
“What?”
“It’s behind you.”
“Gasp!”

Bae Pureun shot into the air in shock.

Hisss—!

In that instant, Bae Pureun saw the snake’s tongue flicking as the bird-headed creature opened its maw where he had been standing.
The bird’s eyes fixed on Bae Pureun.
His entire body erupted in goosebumps.

“Come to me!”

He rushed toward me at my command.
The bird-headed creature pursued him with its maw agape.
Hisssss—
The snake moved with terrifying speed. The bird’s beak seemed inches from Bae Pureun’s back.

‘Faster…! More!’

Bae Pureun instinctively poured every ounce of strength into flying faster.
He didn’t realize it, but his speed was incrementally increasing with each moment.

“…Insane!”

Before he knew it, Bae Pureun had reached the spot directly in front of Kale Heniatus, who was already raising his spear to aim at the giant’s flank.
Bae Pureun’s pupils trembled.

‘You told me to come!’

He had come as instructed, yet Kale Heniatus remained composed.

“We’re going to collide!”
“Yes. Don’t stop. Keep coming.”

Bae Pureun’s face twisted. His speed had become too great to halt now.

“This…madman!”

That was when it happened.

“Ride the wind.”

Kale Heniatus stepped aside with those brief words. Bae Pureun’s eyes widened.
Now what lay before Bae Pureun was not Kale Heniatus, but the giant’s flank.

‘Damn it!’

He couldn’t even cry out.
Collide with the giant?
With that creature of leathery skin?
Am I going to die?
A thousand thoughts flooded through Bae Pureun’s mind in that instant.

Whiiiiiii—
The sound of wind echoed.

“…What?”

Bae Pureun could see the whirlwind enveloping his body.
The wind wrapped around him.

‘Ride the wind.’

The moment Kale Heniatus’s words echoed in his mind, Bae Pureun witnessed multiple whirlwinds converging before him.
Like a shield cradling him.
Yet like an arrow aimed at the enemy.

He became one with the arrow itself, hurtling toward the giant.

Bae Pureun felt it instinctively.

‘I won’t be hurt.’

The wind—this colossal wind arrow—bestowed upon him reassurance and courage.
In this moment, he truly felt the wind.

Free yet unyielding, sharp and cutting.

Bae Pureun curled his body inward.
In that instant.

Boom!

The wind arrow cradling Bae Pureun collided with the giant.

“Grraaah!”
“Ugh!”

Both the giant and Bae Pureun gasped in agony.
Kale Heniatus cried out.

“Kim Min-ah!”

The giant and Bae Pureun collided, sending both of them flying in opposite directions.
And in the space where the two disappeared.
There was one more entity that couldn’t slow down and came rushing forward.

And the person who had been standing still because Kale Heniatus, who had told her to follow his lead earlier, did nothing.
A spark of light flashed across Kim Min-ah’s eyes.

“Thrust!”

The moment Kim Min-ah heard Kale Heniatus’s voice, she drove the spear forward with all her might.
Crack.
With such force behind the thrust, cracks spider-webbed across the cement floor beneath her feet.

“Screeeee!”

And the spear’s tip pierced directly into the gaping maw of the bird-headed serpent.
The instant Kim Min-ah witnessed the sight.
Kale Heniatus had already drawn near, wrapped around her, and pulled her backward as he murmured.

“Push.”

She pushed the spear.

“Release.”

She released the spear.
The spear pierced through the bird-headed serpent’s skull.

“Sssss–sss–”

The bird-headed serpent couldn’t even manage a proper scream as its body convulsed.
Blood poured from its jaws.
Then, its movements ceased.

Kim Min-ah stared silently at the sight.

“…I—”

Did I actually defeat that monster?
Kim Min-ah’s eyes wavered.

I recalled my memories of Kim Min-ah.

Mother, older brother, Kim Min-ah.
The three of us living together as a harmonious family.
Mother had died at the hands of the monster.

“You won.”

At my voice, she shifted her gaze.
Kim Min-ah bounced back after colliding with Bae Pureun, and as she pushed herself up, she caught sight of the enraged snake-headed giant.

“Should I eliminate that now?”
“Yes. Let’s go.”

I took the lead, and Kim Min-ah followed, drawing out the spear that was still half-embedded in the monster’s body.

“Oh, I’m perfectly fine?”

And Bae Pureun followed behind, marveling at his unmarked body as he examined himself, still holding the Voice of Wind I had given him at his side.
No, rather, he surged ahead.
The Voice of Wind I had entrusted to him—the whirlwind still circled around him.

‘He’s grasping it quickly, as expected.’

Bae Pureun was gradually learning how to drive the wind forward.
Kim Min-ah chased after Bae Pureun as he surged ahead.

I watched their backs quietly.

Bae Pureun with his rapid speed and directional shifts, capable of playing the tank role.
And Kim Min-ah with her difficult-to-control but terrifying brute strength.

These two were an excellent combination.
They would complement each other’s weaknesses.

I opened my mouth as I watched their backs.

“Listen, you two. If you’re grateful for what I’ve taught you, then help me out and come with me somewhere.”
“…Where to?”

Bae Pureun asked, and Kim Min-ah turned slightly to look back.

“Krraaaaaaagh!”

The serpent-headed giant came charging at them.
But the two showed no fear whatsoever.
Already bearing wounds from countless encounters, defeat loomed before them.

Kale Heniatus opened his mouth.

“Busan Seomyeon. Let’s go there.”

A picture formed in my mind.

Choi Han.
Lee Soo-hyuk.
Choi Jung-soo.
Kim Min-ah.
Bae Pureun.
Park Jin-tae.

An image of allies gradually taking on portions of the assault began to crystallize.
The sudden mention of a location brought confusion to their faces. Kale shared his thoughts with them.

“I won’t ask you to do anything dangerous. Think about it.”

The two exchanged puzzled glances before rushing toward the serpent-headed giant, prioritizing the immediate battle.
Kale Heniatus pushed off the ground and followed them.

‘It will be over soon.’

The serpent-headed giant would soon fall to those two who were gaining the upper hand.

Kale Heniatus gazed beyond the serpent-headed giant, toward the south.

The leader of seven Grade 1 Tasting Monsters.
A dark tiger—a hybrid of lion and tiger—stared at Kale Heniatus with piercing intensity.
Its gaze was terrifying, as if it would tear him apart at any moment.

Kale met that stare and opened his mouth.

“You can speak human language, can’t you?”

The dark tiger’s eyes widened as if it had read the shape of Kale’s lips.

A faint smirk crossed his face.
Kale laughed at the sight.
A memory surfaced in his mind.

【Among Grade 1 Tasting Monsters, the leader was generally 1.5 times stronger than ordinary Grade 1s and uniquely possessed one special attribute.】
【This was a characteristic that appeared only in this Tasting Monster leader—the only one observed since the Great Cataclysm.】

Since the Great Cataclysm.
Only in this moment.
A trait visible only in the leader of the Tasting Monsters.
A special power that would never appear again.

【It was the ability to communicate.】

The only Tasting Monster leader capable of conversation.
Kale smiled toward the dark tiger.

And in that moment, Kale assigned the dark tiger to the allied attack team that would face the unranked monster.

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Albert Crossman’s gaze turned toward the person seated across from him.
His eyes were weary.
And filled with anxiety.

An unexpected situation had unfolded.

‘…Damn it.’

I had been blindsided by the White Star.
Albert Crossman had to make a decision as soon as possible.

Should I withdraw from the Endable Kingdom?
Or should I hold out to the very end?

In this situation, I opened my mouth to address the person who had sought me out.

“You want to make a deal?”

The other person nodded.

“Yes.”
“…What’s the price?”
“The curse the Sun God Cult placed upon the Crossman Family bloodline.”

My eyes widened.
The curse the Sun God Cult had placed upon the Crossman Family.

【Cursed children of blood,】
【May the hand of the Sun God Cult forever linger by your side.】
【Never dare to reach for the heavens.】
【For the sun will always rise.】
【The moment darkness takes root in your bodies,】
【When the one who harbors that darkness becomes the leader, the heavens shall crumble and the earth shall overturn.】

Those words—which I had read thousands of times over—surfaced in my mind.
My voice emerged low and heavy.

“…How could you possibly do that?”
“I happened to learn about it as a side effect of this whole situation.”

The other person offered an awkward smile.

“Don’t worry—I’ll keep it secret.”
“…Ha!”

I found myself at a loss for words.
But the other person continued speaking calmly.

“In any case, if you place it on the scale as a trade item, I will provide appropriate compensation in return.”
“…Is that what the God of Death conveyed?”
“Yes.”

Priestess Cage, who had been excommunicated, nodded her head.
Alberu hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth.

“This is beneficial for me?”

If they took the curse away, it would be an enormous gain.
Cage had learned the secret, but if they took the curse away, it would now be gone and nonexistent.
What could Cage possibly do with a curse that no longer existed?
That was why I found it strange.

“Why would the God of Death want such compensation?”

Doubt settled in his eyes.
I knew that Choi Han had made a deal with the God of Death. I couldn’t know the detailed circumstances or what price Choi Han had offered since he hadn’t told me, but it certainly wasn’t a light price.

“What benefit would the God of Death gain from taking away the curse of my bloodline?”
“The God cannot provide direct assistance. Instead, they wish to help in another way.”

She shrugged her shoulders and answered playfully.

“The God cherishes and loves heroes. Especially heroes who have escaped their fate.”

And she added,

“Why do you think this is a deal proposed by the God of Death?”
“…Then?”
“The God of Death is merely a ‘messenger.'”

Cage turned around and headed toward the tent entrance.
Rustle.
The tent entrance opened and a person stepped inside.

“…Saint.”

When Alberu uttered that name like a curse, Saint Jack smiled at him.

“The Sun God wishes to take back the curse once more.”
“…Why?”

The Saint shook his head.

“I do not fully understand either. However, he did leave behind a message.”

Saint Jack recited the words the Sun God had conveyed.

“‘I must correct my mistakes and the path that went wrong long ago.’ And he said that this moment—only ‘now, this generation’—was the sole opportunity to do so.”

Priestess Cage extended a communication device toward Alberu.
Unlike a standard communication device, this one was divided precisely into black and white halves.

“Should you accept the deal, only Your Highness the Crown Prince, as the transaction’s party, will be able to use this communication device. The connection will be established immediately.”
“…With Kale Heniatus?”
“Yes.”

Priestess Cage answered firmly.

“This communication device will be your only channel to communicate with Prince Kale.”

Alberu reached out toward the communication device.

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