Trash of the Count’s Family - Chapter 606

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Beings that had been nothing more than young saplings mere moments ago swelled to tremendous size in an instant.

“…Good heavens!”

The most astonished was Je Ha-jeong, the very one who had sown the seeds and coaxed the saplings into growth.
She possessed a similar ability herself, which only magnified her shock.

‘How is such power even possible!’

Beyond Choi Jung-soo, Je Ha-jeong’s gaze fixed upon Kale Heniatus, her eyes gleaming with admiration that transcended mere astonishment.

How many abilities did he possess?
Each one formidable beyond measure!

Yet as Je Ha-jeong watched the trees continue their growth, her eyes burned with an even brighter luminescence.

‘It’s different!’

She sensed a fundamental distinction between the power Kale had wielded during the Initial Shelter battle and this force now manifesting.

‘It’s on an entirely different plane of power!’

The momentum of the trees conveyed a strength incomparable to anything before—a power of a higher order entirely.
Her gleaming eyes wavered at the realization.

“Cough!”

Blood erupted from Kale’s mouth once more.
Je Ha-jeong felt a sudden chill—this could truly become a grave situation. Kale’s condition was that dire.

“…Haa. Sister.”

Yet Kale simply wiped away the blood carelessly, dismissing his own state.
Or rather, he was attempting to dismiss it.
What came next was far too critical to dwell on such matters.

I had to focus my mind.
For that, it would be better to concentrate my strength near a place I could anchor to rather than in midair.

“Please take me down.”
“Huh? Little brother, are you sure you’re alright?”
“Yes.”
“Ah, got it! I’ll do as you say for now!”

Steel Hawk moved at rapid speed toward the location I indicated.
My body swayed momentarily from that velocity, but Choi Jung-soo quickly steadied me.

“Thank you.”
“…Yeah.”

Steel Hawk stopped at the tree positioned in front of the Shelter’s City Gate among the five trees.
I descended onto the topmost branches that had grown like a watchtower.
Choi Jung-soo and Je Ha-jeong were with me.
However, those on the City Wall above—particularly those at the City Gate where the monsters had been pouring in—could only see my figure.

“…This is…”
“My goodness.”

Seeing my condition properly now, not just a fleeting glimpse from before, left them speechless.
That was when it happened.
The people heard someone murmuring.

“…Truly… I’m seeing that back the most.”

They recalled the promise that young commander had made.

‘And at least in this battle, those of you here will see my back the most as we fight.’

The commander had kept that promise.
And seeing that sight, the people felt how heavy the weight of that promise truly was.

“Should we remain like this?”
“No. We must come up with something as well.”

The atmosphere atop the City Wall had shifted.
We couldn’t remain idle like this.
We had to do something.
Such emotions surged through their hearts. The sight of the leader fighting at the very forefront had always set the hearts of those who followed him ablaze.

“What is that!”

And there were those whose hearts burned hotter than anyone else’s.
No—the heat rose all the way to the tips of their hair.

They were none other than Kim Min-ah and Bae Pureun. Having trained with Kale Heniatus, they could finally see his condition up close.

“This won’t do!”

Bae Pureun readied himself to rush toward the treetop where Kale Heniatus stood.

“There is no time.”

Yet a single voice stopped them all.
It was Choi Han.

“I’ll go first.”

With those words, Choi Han moved.
And Kim Min-ah and Bae Pureun witnessed it.

Kwaaaa—!
Choi Han leaping onto one of the massive tree roots that sprouted upward with a thunderous roar.
And that root surged forward at tremendous speed toward the Yellow-Haired Monster.

“Tssssst! Tst!”

The monster seemed flustered by the tree roots and branches binding it from all directions.
It tried to evade them, but it was not easy.

“I cannot burrow into the ground!”

Bae Pureun could see the roots densely embedded in the earth.
Only then did he realize what Kale Heniatus was attempting to do.

‘It’s trying to strangle it!’

That monster!

‘That means we’ll have an opening to attack!’

The Yellow-Haired Monster could manipulate water, electricity, and poison, but it was Kale Heniatus who truly mastered water and electricity.

‘This is worth trying!’

Now I could finally launch a proper attack!
Bae Pureun realized this fact the latest.

Lee Soo-hyuk and Kim Min-ah were already climbing onto different tree roots, heading toward the Yellow-Haired Monster.

At that moment, the first massive tree root made contact with the Yellow-Haired Monster.
No—it began to constrict it.

“Krraaaagh!”

A different cry erupted from the monster’s mouth than before.
It had no choice.

Soil wrapped around the monster’s body as hard as stone.
Beneath that lay tough scales as well.

But what this serpentine tree stretching forth desired was not to wound the monster.

To choke off its breath.
To render it immobile.
The monster understood this.

Crackle-snap!
Golden electricity surged toward the tree like a spear.
Kale Heniatus’s lips curved upward.

“I can’t let you do that.”
-Will you be alright?
“Yeah.”

Boom!
A golden lightning bolt streaked through the air like an arrow, colliding with my spear before detonating in a violent explosion.
In that instant, I crouched against the watchtower, bracing myself.
Drip. Drip.
Blood continued to pour from my nose without cessation.

While fully channeling the Tree’s power through my unbreakable shield, I had drawn upon a portion of Destructive Fire—a power I could normally only access at half capacity.
Naturally, my body paid the price for such excess.

Yet I laughed.
That explosion had granted me an opening—a delicious opportunity to strike.

“Grraahhh!”

The first root seized the creature’s tail.
In the Yellow-Haired Monster’s blue-green eyes, I could see dozens—no, hundreds—of wooden roots and branches descending upon me.

It was on an entirely different scale from any ability wielded by humans before.
It was as though the creature commanded nature itself.

Then our eyes met—the Yellow-Haired Monster’s and mine.
The true battle began.

“Roaarrr!”
“Grrgh!”

The monster thrashed desperately while I gripped the uppermost branch of the tree beneath my feet.
One fought to escape; the other fought to contain.

What we shared was this: both of us were fighting with our lives on the line.
And both of us bore the marks of desperation.
We both knew time was running out.

But there was one crucial difference.
I had comrades fighting beside me.

“Min-ah.”
“Yes.”
“You come after Choi Han.”
“And Pureun and I will enter after you.”

Kim Min-ah’s eyes were fixed on Choi Han, who stood at the very front.
But Lee Soo-hyuk’s gaze remained on me. Unlike Kim Min-ah, who couldn’t bear to look, Lee Soo-hyuk had etched every detail of my form into his memory.

“I never thought I’d be fighting while watching that back.”

Lee Soo-hyuk’s lips twisted upward into a smile.
His gaze turned forward.
The moment Choi Han’s back came into view, a voice drifted away like the wind.

“Horn.”

Leaving only that single word behind, Choi Han kicked off the tree root and launched himself into the air.

Tap!
His foot landed on another tree root.
It was the very same root that had ensnared the Yellow-Haired Monster’s tail.

‘I cannot afford to miss this.’

Choi Han was desperate.
There was no time to look back, no time to hesitate.
He understood how precious this window of time that I had created truly was.

And so he began to scale the monster’s body with incredible speed.

“Kraaagh! Kugh!”

The monster thrashed wildly.
It unleashed electricity, but I blocked it repeatedly, until finally it twisted and contorted its entire body in desperation.

Boom! Boom!
The monster’s body collided with the trees, creating dull, heavy sounds.

“Kugh!”

Choi Han collided with several trees along the way.
He nearly fell to the ground.

But he did not stop.
Instead, he laughed.

“You’ve been aware of me all along.”

The Yellow-Haired Monster glanced at him.
The creature had already sensed Choi Han’s presence.
That was why it thrashed about even more desperately.
Because it knew that what Choi Han carried was a dagger meant to wound it.

But Choi Han had already closed the distance, drawing near enough to the monster’s head that their gazes could meet.

‘This is enough!’

Choi Han made his decision and pushed off into the air.
For a moment, a sorrowful smile crossed his face before he suppressed it.

Wind coiled around my ankles, and tree branches extended through the air to create footholds.
I felt Kale’s presence—the one who paved my path forward and granted me strength.

Whoooosh!
A violent black aura wrapped sharply around the blade.

“Roooar!”

The monster opened its maw, baring its venomous fangs at Choi Han.
Crack!
But tree branches blocked its jaws.
Thanks to my comrade’s power holding back that final assault, I finally reached my target.

The places unprotected by scales or earth.

Slice.

My blade carved a long horizontal line.

Shhwaaack!

The scales remained unscathed.
But what lay in the path where that line had passed through—

“Kiiieeeee—-!”

Blue-yellow blood erupted from the monster’s two eyes.

“The eyes first.”

Choi Han’s sword moved again.
He could not stop.
Now, at last, the true battle had begun.

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“Ha!”

White Star’s face contorted.
At the same moment, a sword of flame and a white spear collided.

Kwaaang!
It was a deafening roar incomparable to the sounds of battle erupting from all around.
It spoke to the immense power clashing against each other.

“…Holding up better than expected.”

A strange light flickered in White Star’s eyes.
His gaze turned toward the knight in black armor—Alberu.
Within the helmet, Alberu’s lips curled upward.
His distorted voice flowed out.

“How curious.”

Yet Alberu’s eyes remained sharp and cold.
Conversely, the voice flowing from his lips was light.
As if probing for something.

“White Star. You seem unusually weak today?”

Chuckle.
White Star let out a laugh.

“It’s reconnaissance. Those fellows on Kale Heniatus’s side always bring something extra prepared. So shouldn’t I confirm what it is before fighting to reduce variables?”

Alberu didn’t believe that explanation at all.

White Star was weaker than usual.
When he had actually fought him before. Combined with the intelligence gathered on White Star’s combat capabilities in recent times.
Compared to all of it, he was noticeably weaker now.
Normally, this place would have been extremely advantageous for White Star.
Because he had to protect while fighting here simultaneously, Alberu, who had come fully prepared, couldn’t help but harbor doubts about White Star’s current state.

But instead, he had to meet White Star’s suspicious gaze.
White Star’s flame sword pointed to one location.

“What kind of weapon is that, exactly?”

The white spear—thin yet unmarred by any of the exchanges so far.
White Star asked about its identity, and Alberu answered.

I hadn’t come as the Crown Prince today.
The only one nearby was that white bastard.
So I’d be honest.

“What good would it do you to know?”

And unfortunately.

“Could a wretch like you, White Star, ever comprehend the greatness of an EX-grade item?”
“…What grade?”
-What magnificent words, sir. I am honored that Albert Crossman recognizes my great value.

Chuckle.
Inside his helmet, Alberu wore a smile that Kale or Raon would have found quite insufferable.
White Star couldn’t see that smile properly, but the deflating laugh was enough for him to guess at it.

Alberu watched White Star’s face contort in real-time and flicked his spear toward the window.

“Come at me. I’ll give your esteemed self a proper fight.”

The remark seemed to grate on White Star, his lips twisting into a grimace.
Alberu laughed with genuine satisfaction despite the oppressive pressure, his thoughts crystallizing.

‘Just as Kale Heniatus said, turning White Star’s insides upside down is rather entertaining.’

Keep it up. Drag out the time.
Alberu adjusted his grip on the spear.

Dawn would arrive soon.
He contemplated the day still stretching before him.

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