[{"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-442":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},1846295,2449,"Chapter 444: Survive","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-442",442,"\u003Cp>Ronda\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Four and a half hours more,\" said Lord Darius, looking at his watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry my lord, we will reach there on time and conquer and nothing and no one could stop us from that,\" I said to the man, who was clearly nervous, but hiding it with skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is his first time leading the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he won't fight, nor does he need to. He is a lord; his presence alone is enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father is right, my lord. With the force, we are bringing; Greltheaven would have no choice, but to bend its knee in front of you,\" added Javier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Darius nodded, with a pleased smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Any reply on our newest offer?\" he asked a moment later. I had told him, not to do it, after the first offer. Knowing it was useless, but the man didn't listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rejected,\" I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We had offered Cardin a deal. If he surrenders the city. He rejected it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have our spies found anything?\" he asked with worry, returning to his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shook my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are a few things that have made me worried. The most being that bastard keeping, his trusted mages in the city. Especially that Geomancer, that brought out the alchfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is the thing we fear the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they have it; then it could wipe out our army. That would be terrible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We had asked the merchants about it, but the bastards are mum. They have stated directly; that they wouldn't share any information with us unless it is about the undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will keep asking,\" I replied after a few seconds of silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took quite an effort to place the spies in the enemy's army, but even they didn't seem to know anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silver is good at keeping important information contained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We tried to breach it, but not a single person in his inner circle responded to our advances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You do not need to be worried, my lord. Even if they have more alchfire orbs; we have made enough preparations to deal with them,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have brought the geomancers with us and have people, with danger sensing skills,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With such preparations; they wouldn't be able to blindside us,\" reassured Javier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's hope, so,\" replied Lord Darius and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lot of it riding on the success of this mission. If they were able to conquer Greltheaven. They will get a legacy and control over the river route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It will be like controlling half of the region, which will provide them with wealth, influence, and safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wouldn't be reliant on the one city alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, if I am able to give, the lord Greltheaven. He had promised me Riverbell. He said that, just before, I left the city with the army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want Riverbell; it will make me a lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pushed those thoughts away and turned to Laris beside me. \"Any news?\" I asked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The battle in Port Midlet is still continuing. Silver's army, had entered the Panar to fight the undead,\" he replied, and a relief flooded into my heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That boy in Port Midlet is doing good. Keeping the horde of million undead at bay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hope he will wipe them out, like how Silver did yesterday. It would be great if he was able to wipe out even 60% to 70% of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of them, even if came at us, we will be able to deal with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Silver, it won't matter, even if he retreated safely from Panar. As long as I got control of the city, he wouldn't be able to do anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he will have to do what we want. Since his legacy would be in our control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just thinking about it, makes me want to smile brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't, of course. I am the leader of the army; I need to maintain my composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undead came at us from all sides, roads, alleys, and roofs. Houses, some even broke the walls and windows to come at us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is not a single place, from where they are not coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at them as I moved toward the enemy. The biggest cluster of them, with over a thousand undead pillars and other powerhouses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first undead appeared in front of me, and my rapier moved. Cutting it into two without stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My men had also moved into the action and begun hacking the undead into pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was smooth at first, but soon, the undead showed their greatest advantage and slowed our pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All they needed was seconds to slow our charge. Our speed had turned that of walking and more undead were coming, to slow us down further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had enveloped us from all sides. There is not a single direction, in which they aren't coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My rapier moved, and I hacked one undead after another when I felt all the hair on my body rise up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I opened my mouth, but an explosion occurred before I could even form the word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, the blackness disappeared, and I began to hear the sounds again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the bloody gore, covering me. There is a layer of green energy protecting me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is what saved me from the explosion; that would have torn the holes through my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang Bang Bang\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was looking at it when I heard more explosions around me. Undeads are exploding, wanting to kill us, before we could hack them to pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a proven strategy of the undead and now, with the communication blockade, it has become even more effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, there used to be a communication net covering all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment one senses the undead exploding. They would be sent out a message and a protection spell from the mage would cover them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now there is no communication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We have placed the mages strategically; they could sense the danger and cast the spell to protect our men, but this approach isn't as effective as the communication net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In our current condition, it is the best option we have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill the enemies!\" I roared and began hacking at the undead at an even greater pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is only one effective way to deal with it. Kill all the undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When there will be no undead, nothing will explode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosions were occurring on every side, but it didn't stop us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We are killing the enemy as we move forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We will not stop, till we reach the big group of undead and wipe them all out, including the powerhouse hiding there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A minute passed and then another, when we reached them. There are thousands of them, and they came at us like the tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For once, I am grateful for the narrow space; it is creating barriers for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was killing the enemy when I saw a mass of powerful lightning appearing in front of me. The same lightning that Lich had used against me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had a leveled-up, countless times since then, but even now, I am powerless against it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All Grade 4 spells are dangerous to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shield appeared and stopped the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are two Lv. 30; a mage and warrior,\" said Shaun, before leaping into the roof of the house and firing the spells at the enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pillars also revealed themselves and our mages moved to fight them, while I and others hacked the undead as we moved forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are a lot of enemies, but we are killing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, I could see my people were suffering. Getting injured and dying. The rate feels greater than in the last two battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart pained, seeing that, but I controlled my emotions and kept killing the undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minutes passed when the warriors started to come out. Seeing their numbers, my expression couldn't help but turn serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord, I think you should retreat,\" advised Lt. Ross\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, for your advice lieutenant, but I will stay,\" I replied. The man opened his mouth, but closed it, seeing the expression on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Retreat isn't an option. I have to fight, for myself. For these people, I am leading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later, he walked ahead to fight against the enemy coming toward us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the officers moved to fight the enemy powerhouses, till only I had remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another minute passed when two more warriors came out of the undead and they were coming directly toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's clear; that I am their target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officers noticed them instantly and tried to stop them, but couldn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemies, they were fighting held them back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same happened with Shaun. He attacked them with the spells, but the enemy mage reacted and protected them with the defensive shields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might have been able to do something. If he had been fighting with the mage alone, but he was also holding back a Lv. 30 warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds passed and the undead fighting me began to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys retreat,\" I said to the soldiers around me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Silver, the enemies are strong,\" said the young orc, looking at two people coming at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry about them; I will be able to handle them. You guys just make sure, that no undead would come to disturb me,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hesitation appeared on their faces, but they nodded and retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving me alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned ahead and looked at the enemies, who had entered the empty space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are two of them. One is human, while the other is an orc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human man looked to be in his early thirties. He is tall, over six and a half feet tall, wearing light armor and having a straight sword in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is an agility fighter; it is clear by his physique and weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grey orc beside him is shorter, with a classic orc physique. He looks to be in his late thirties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is heavily armored, from helmet to shoes, and holding a saber thinker than my arm in one hand and shield in another. I would need to be really careful in fighting against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two are pre-Lv. 30.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were part of Panar's forces and had been here for over six months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying fighting with them would be hard, would be an understatement. There is a good chance; I would be pinned to the ground within seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, I had fought against one pre-Lv. 30 and barely able to defeat him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today there are two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While I had gained three levels. They did not give me the confidence I would like to have, but it didn't matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are the enemies, and I will have to fight them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I did not, they would attack my officers, who were already busy fighting. So, dying or getting captured isn't either; I will have to kill them, or at least keep them occupied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is the only way; my men and I will survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap on thebelow to read20Advanced Chapters.\u003C\u002Fp>",1850,"2026-06-09T06:54:39.599Z",1,"novelbin.me","a5110380760945b2f152573a8e86cf60bef0566d8960c87ebb08f1eb48d4d6c7","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-443","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-441",917,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcity-of-desire-kingdom-building-cover.jpg"]