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(20)","trash-of-the-count-s-family-chapter-996",996,"\u003Cp>‘This is driving me nuts.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale snapped to his senses as soon as he heard that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately started speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. I’m fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale’s gaze headed toward Raon, who was blankly blinking his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I mean it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blink blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raon looked at Cale with his mouth open. Cale met his gaze as he continued to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My plate is fine, I didn’t cough up any blood, and I don’t feel like I’m going to faint. I’m not in any pain right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. Really. In fact, my plate was not in danger even once today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything he was saying was the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raon’s face slowly brightened. Raon looked at Cale with an uncertain gaze and Cale sternly nodded his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raon squinted his eyes and glared at Cale. Cale remained confident even against that gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was telling the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then made eye contact with the Heavenly Demon who was behind Raon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Demon sneered at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then put on a gruff expression that seemed to be saying that Cale was helpless and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What’s up with this bastard?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to get annoyed when he heard a sound transmission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– I understand your concern about the young Dragon. I was not thinking it through. I was lacking consideration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Hmm?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– It makes sense. The fact that you went through so much pain accepting the aura of nature to the point that you almost died is something I would not want a child to know either. I only thought about the strength of a Dragon and did not consider his age at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…What the hell?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale felt that something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Demon’s sound transmission was too calm. It was as if he was only speaking the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– But what was up with your Bai Hui Point opening like that? Were you controlling it? For a human to be able to absorb that much wild nature energy… I am in awe of your abilities. However, be careful next time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Something is weird.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale started to think that a situation different from what he was thinking could have actually happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– It might not have been just your head that went boom boom. Your whole body might have exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Demon continued to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale was focusing on what the Heavenly Demon was saying before he remembered something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sound transmission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Raon can hear these.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale could not even look at Raon as he opened his mouth to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Heavenly Demon was faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– No matter how much you want to save people, do not put your lives on the line. I do not want to see you dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale gasped and quickly started speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, stop with the sound transmission-”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Demon still continued to speak and Cale flinched at what he heard next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– And if you do care about your friends… Cherish your life even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raon flinched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– This is something I learned while leading the Demon Cult. Living as somebody’s sky requires you to sacrifice a lot of things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Demon was the sky of the Demon Cult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– You seem to be the sky for your friends in the same way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Well, I’m not saying that they worship you or have blind loyalty for anything you say or do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– However, they trust and rely on you and treat you as if you are their home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale silently stood there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– And isn’t it the same for you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Demon was speaking oddly as if he was advising a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale was a bit annoyed by his tone but there wasn’t much he could say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Similar to how the Demon Cult is my base, the ground where I live… Your friends are your base and your home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Both sides have no choice but to look at each other and live while relying on one another. I am that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale sighed and closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Cherish your own body a bit more. The ground and the sky cannot survive without each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his eyes again. He first looked toward Raon. What would this punk have thought while listening to the Heavenly Demon’s sound transmission?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale flinched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raon was shaking with his two front paws clenched into fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for his wings, they were not fluttering normally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flap, flap flaaap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were flapping extremely quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression looked extremely solemn as he glared at Cale. That made Cale subconsciously comment with a bewildered look on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m really okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alberu Crossman saw that stupid look on Cale’s face through the screen and mumbled in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– What a spectacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raon did not care about Alberu’s comment and breathed heavily a few times before closing his mouth. It led to his cheeks puffing up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then turned his head away and shouted energetically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t like the ground! I am going to be the sky! Human, you be the ground! Be the Super Rock!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Demon flinched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, Cale returned to his usual look as he answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, you be the sky. But I don’t really want to be the Super Rock.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Scary Giant Cobblestone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the way that punk usually acts made Cale not want to be like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Keke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cheapskate snickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale ignored it and calmly continued to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s head back for now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raon flew over as he said that and stuck himself to Cale’s back. Of course, he floated in the air so that he was not heavy for Cale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale reached back and patted the dangling Raon about two times before starting to walk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze headed toward the martial artists who had followed Raon, the surroundings, and then finally the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s dawn.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day was coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale heard a quiet mumbling on his back at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Human, will you be okay without eating any apple pies?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…How many apple pies does Raon have in his spatial dimension? Also, how long is he planning on storing them for?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. I don’t need any.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, give me one. It’s been a while so I want to eat one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale took the apple pie from the snickering Raon and took a bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not hungry, but for some odd reason, he missed the taste of apple pies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a bite made him finally feel that his tasks in this world were coming to a close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard the cheapskate’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Cale. Let’s at least hear about your body’s condition from that Heavenly Demon person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he did not forget what he needed to do to fully complete all his tasks here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Cale organized the information in his head and walked toward the Blood Cult…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Demon, who had been walking behind him, stopped walking for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Hey Heavenly Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black Dragon stuck to Kim Hae-il’s back was looking at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard a voice in his mind in a way that was different from sound transmissions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Explain to me later about our human!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The firm gaze in those dark blue eyes…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young Dragon was more energetic and resolute than ever. The Heavenly Demon chuckled and nodded his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– As much as you want.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He answered using sound transmission. The black Dragon smiled innocently as if to thank him and then slowly turned invisible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Heavenly Demon was certain that he would still be stuck on Kim Hae-il’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flutter flutter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued to hear the slightly cheerful fluttering of wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the sun rose into the sky, ships started setting back off into the now calm water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The incidents that took place last night on Hainan were instantly spread to the inland coast and then quickly spread everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could not be helped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people waiting at the coast rushed over to the ships as soon as they arrived at the port.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excuse me, what happened over there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please move! This is not the time for this! We must meet the Castle Lord-nim right away!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The government and the Imperial Palace…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We need to get to the Alliance leader-nim right away. Please prepare the person with the quickest foot technique, no, please prepare some horses right away!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, are you from the Ignoble School?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Branch leader-nim, here is a message Elder Ho-nim wanted us to stealthily deliver to the Gang Leader-nim.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Triumvirate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People from all major forces were gathered at the port and quickly delivering information throughout the Central Plains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, people from outside the major forces were snooping around to try to gather any information as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, people at this port had seen everything that had happened in the sea last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could not see clearly as they were far away, but they were able to imagine what had happened based on the scary sounds they had heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, blue, black, purple and many other colors had flashed in the sky, and the weather had changed as it pleased, almost as if a mythical existence was casting some spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The citizens living by the Guangdong shores were already spreading a lot of rumors about what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A disaster befell Hainan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A god was angry. Many rumors like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These stories sounded absurd, but the fact that they had no other way to explain what happened made even more rumors spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the commoners peeked at the government and the martial artists before slowly heading toward their own information networks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They went to look for the merchant ships and the fishing boats that had been commissioned last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They roamed around those areas, wanting to hear from the crew or captains of those ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, these people did not have detailed information. Furthermore, they had also received orders from the government to keep their mouths shut about the Blood Cult for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, I’m not supposed to say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aww, come on! There are so many stories spreading around. Let us know a bit too! Hainan is so close to us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, I’m really not supposed to say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll buy you some drinks! I’ll also keep whatever you tell me to myself! Please?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, people were more likely to talk when told not to say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm. Then to tell you a little bit about what I’m allowed to say-”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, yes! Tell me anything!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fisherman slowly looked around before opening his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on how basically everybody was whispering around him, he didn’t think it would be an issue for him to say things as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And it should be fine as long as I don’t talk about the Blood Cult?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last night, he had to evacuate to higher ground with the people of Hainan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been rushing toward the evacuation spot when he saw the large tsunami preparing to attack the island and his whole body shook in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then saw that phenomenal sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You see… Do you know that Hainan and this port were both almost destroyed last night?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm? What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haaaa. That was the largest tsunami I had ever seen in my life-”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, just listen first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, okay. Just hurry up and tell me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahem. Anyway, the sea and the sky were going crazy. Who the hell can stop that? I thought that we were all going to die. But then-”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fisherman looked around before continuing in a serious and quiet voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A single person appeared and blocked it all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fisherman chuckled at the person who asked in confusion and lowered his body more to stealthily share everything he had seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shared those shocking sights that he would never believe had he not seen it with his own eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was how the incident of last night spread throughout the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It spread as quickly as a wildfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a story that seemed to come straight out of a myth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“H, human… W, what is all this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raon stuttered in a shaking voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, I don’t know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale also stuttered and could not say anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue Blood Fort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale’s group was currently in the Blood Demon’s residence, spreading out to inspect all regions of the Blue Blood Fort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were looking for anything that could give them the most information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale and Raon were with one other person in a secret area they found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one adult and one young Dragon urgently looked toward the person they brought with them, the young Blood Demon candidate Myung.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gazes made Myung blankly stare back at them as if she was confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The adult and the young Dragon looked back at each other before looking forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first basement level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Demon’s training ground that only she and the people who received her permission were allowed to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That large open area-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All directions-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“G, gold!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were made of gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raon subconsciously shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, it’s so pretty!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way the gold sparkled was so pretty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raon’s dark blue eyes sparkled beautifully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale’s divine item had received a notification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale stopped blankly staring at the gold and pulled out the mirror to read the message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale had contacted Central Plains earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I’m heading home tomorrow.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a response to that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale scowled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale’s face slowly relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Oh. This guy is saying something proper for once?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One corner of Cale’s lips twisted up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Translator’s Comments\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Central Plains better pay up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TCF is currently posted Mondays and Fridays at evening time GMT. Join our discord to be notified as soon as the chapter posts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you can’t wait, please subscribe to advanced chapters on our EAP website to get access to up to 8 chapters!\u003C\u002Fp>",2316,"2026-05-30T17:04:51.358Z","2026-06-01T04:31:44.922Z",1,"novelbin.me","3552c84a48b5a31dd5fd702d657949a2040eda014dd3e2eaacf358c316cdfdc3","trash-of-the-count-s-family-chapter-997","trash-of-the-count-s-family-chapter-995",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftrash-of-the-count-s-family-cover.jpg"]