[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-city-of-desire-kingdom-building":3,"chapter-city-of-desire-kingdom-building-city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-437":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","City of Desire [Kingdom Building]",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1846290,2449,"Chapter 439: Capturing The Wall","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-437",437,"\u003Cp>\"Bone Bomb!\" said Shaun with a shudder, seeing the white ball appearing above the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it did, the enemy leader and their powerhouses fell back, while the undead restricted the movements of our powerhouses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the support of their powerhouses. They won't be able to stop us for long, but they only need to stop us for only a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bomb exploded. Not giving even a chance for our people, to move a few steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its blast immediately covered the entire area with the white wave, while we all watched in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought something would happen. Some skill would work and stop the explosion, but it didn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bone bomb exploded as the enemies intended it to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need to prepare for immediate retreat. If Commander Stone and our powerhouses suffered, the fatalities,\" advised Azalea, rational even in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't reply to her and kept looking. Hoping they would survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds passed as Azalea gave various commands, while I kept watching the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the white dust began to clear up, and I noticed something that made hope leap up in my heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second passed, and it became clear, and a big smile appeared on my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pillars cursed around me, seeing the bronze dome, covering the large area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Protecting the elder blood and every person in the dome. The protection is strong enough that not a single shard was able to pierce through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a powerful protection, considering how easily those shards pierce through the Grade IV shield spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dome had come out of the halberd in his hand. The broken artifact, that Vris'alud had officially declared their property.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cursed with the people around me, but in my heart. I am relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't want the enemies to suffer losses and be defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Till a few hours ago, I wanted the same thing, but now things have changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have received a message from my contact, that Carmen has been caught. Within an hour of that, I received a summon to come to Ashton Harbor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might say, the summon is for punishment of losing the battle, but I know better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can't go there, once I did. It will be the end of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know, what they do to the spies. I would rather die than experience that, but before I do, I must try different routes of survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, when I had received the message. I had been planning to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew Yegson had started keeping eyes on me, but I was still willing to take the risk, I had stopped, upon hearing the news of the enemy coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Escaping during the battle is much easier. They won't be able to dedicate much force to chase me while fighting with the enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, that bitch Rynra, is being careful. There is always Lv. 30s around me; even the position I got is with the Lv. 30's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have enough confidence, in my abilities, that I would be able to escape successfully, but then what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am surrounded by the enemies. It will be really hard to hide from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrender is a better option, and it might work. I have information, they desperately need to win this battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Let's hope, it works,' I thought and sent a secret message to elder-blood, with the hope, that he would believe me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stone\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It worked,' I thought, looking at the bronze dome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was less than a 25% chance, it would, but it did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had been feeding it the energy for the past seven months. It had also drunk, a lot of emotion essence. It didn't heal it, only the emotion essence of Grade IV and above could do that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had helped it enough, to recharge one of its abilities, which was already working, barely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cost was huge, but worth it, seeing the number of people, it had saved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought I would die,\" said a lieutenant beside me, with tears streaming out of her eyes. She isn't the only one, I too had thought, many would lose their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second and a half passed when the dome flickered and disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I opened my mouth for a command when a message hit me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was about to push it away, thinking of being the strategy of the enemy; overwhelming one with messages is a strategy. It works well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I realized whom it belonged to and opened it. immediately, my expression changed drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It is enemy strategy,' I thought, but didn't completely dismiss it and instead informed Lord Silver about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It will be up to him how we will respond to the message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Occupy the wall!\" I commanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the army moved and began to occupy the wall. There is no resistance. Most of the undead have got off the wall, the ones that remained were quickly dealt with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the leader of the enemy, who was staring back at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is a smile on her face, and it feels genuine. Like, she had wanted this to happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't feel good about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pushed those thoughts away when focused on commanding the army when I received another message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is not from the enemy, but allies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, it didn't bring good news. It is bad news\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stepped into the wall from the siege tower. I could have gone through the door since it was in our control, but I wanted to try the siege towers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our army had occupied the entire wall, including the gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a stage, where one again 75% of victory, but it didn't feel like it. It seemed like, we were where the enemy had wanted us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, I reached Stone, who was looking at the preparation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations on taking the wall,\" I said to Stone, and the man shook his head. \"There is no need to congratulate me; the enemy wants us to have a wall,\" he replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt it too; it was too easy. Even with the bone ball. If they wanted to, they could have given us a lot more trouble instead of handing us the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They have planned something,\" I said, turning to the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have a good view of it, but I couldn't spot even a single person. It looked deserted, but far from it. The enemy is hiding, and so are the citizens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn't be wise to go inside without a proper strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The two hords,\" added Azalia with a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes ago, we received the intelligence from the merchants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horde, that had reached the Almin from Ashton Harbor, is now coming toward the Panar. Norke had also sent the fifty-thousand undead toward us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did it, the moment we occupied the wall. It is not a coincidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It should be a pressure tactic. They would not leave their cities weak,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It might be, but it might be not. There isn't anything, that could harm their cities in the region. So, they could send, them to reinforce the horde here,\" Stone stated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My head started to hurt hearing that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, we have to decide quickly whether to retreat or attack,\" I said, and he nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That leads us to Wayne's offer,\" said Azalea. \"Who we couldn't trust,\" I added, but felt the eyes of the two of them on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne had offered us intelligence. Information about Rynra's plan, which he thinks would wipe us out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is willing to give us intelligence, but in exchange. He wants immunity from persecution and also a few other things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The things are big, but we could provide them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The question is whether this is a plan of the enemy or a genuine request. If we make a wrong decision, we might pay heavily for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought for a few seconds before sighing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Contact him, tell him. We agree with his conditions,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stone nodded and moved to contact him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had left elaborate instructions on how to contact him. Messages could be detected and read. Wayne is being extremely careful about this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It will take a few minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, I looked at the preparations but didn't dare to walk down the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We have taken control of the wall, and some areas close to it, but it is far from enough. The enemy is still capable of launching a swift attack on us if they want to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been occupying the city for over eight months and I hope, they had been as careless with the other parts of defenses as they were with the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intelligence did say that everything was unchanged, but things might have changed in the past few hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing could be said when it comes to the undead. Their massive numbers allow them to do anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did something. Even an idiot could see when looking at the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many had underestimated them, but I wouldn't take such risks. I wouldn't mind retreating. If I had felt like, we would not win this battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone is alert, doing the job they had been assigned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the group of people, trying to convert the space for the cannons. We would place our cannons here if we decided to attack the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their support will be invaluable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, only the arrangement is made for the cannons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we decided to attack, they would bring the cannons to the wall, which had already been brought to the base of the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The reply had come,'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stone's voice rang out in my head. It is not leveled as it usually is; it must be really serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So?\" I asked as I reached him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to Wayne, they had created a net across the city. If we attack, they will envelope us in hundreds of little nets,\" he replied, and a frown appeared on my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This isn't news. We had expected it,\" I said, and he nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is skill involved. A powerful one; it will give them a massive advantage,\" he replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What skill?\" I asked, and the name rang out in my mind. As I heard it, my eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is from the wish list of any commander. I wish Stone or I had such skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would make a huge difference in the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can we believe what he is telling us?\" I asked. \"It would be a mistake to completely believe it, but not believing it would be just as big a mistake,\" replied Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It will make things a lot riskier than we had expected. Cutting any way of retreat; will be either victory or complete defeat,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is a general. It is up to him to decide, whether to attack or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We should attack.\" He replied finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The skill will affect them as it would affect us. Now that we know about it, we will be better prepared to deal with it if she uses it,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, prepare then,\" I ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placing the full trust and lives of my army, into the hands of my general.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap on thebelow to read20Advanced Chapters.\u003C\u002Fp>",1866,"2026-06-09T06:54:39.599Z",1,"novelbin.me","a5b6a3a8ee3334bc270067e7dac644c30d99c0385369e6390fd5a98b138e5d45","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-438","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-436",917,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcity-of-desire-kingdom-building-cover.jpg"]