[{"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-765":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},1846897,2449,"Chapter 769: Rebellion I","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-765",765,"\u003Cp>A minute before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leonas Cardin\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Can we trust it?' I asked while defending against the attacks. 'We should not; this could be a trap.' Opposed Brigadier General Vihra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I think we should take a chance. If they are really rebelling, it might save a lot of lives and time,' added Trask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I agree. We should take the risk,' supplied Axseer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is a risk to it, but the reward is also great. The decision is mine. A wrong step would cost me a lot, but I can't just ignore the benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, I made the decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Brigadier General Axseer, you will lead. I will also give you three mage squads, cavalry company led by Lt. Colonel Luskin, along with two brigades led by Lt. Colonel Uram and Lt. Colonel Galin,' I ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'As you command, General,' she replied after a moment of pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was surprise in her voice; she had never led this kind of assignment or even participated in it, but if things get hard, she will be best suited to deal with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have provided her ample support, which will give her the flexibility to deal with any problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rahzira Axseer\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took me a few seconds to separate the company from the army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am not only leading my division, but also many supporting units. It is a comprehensive force, from the mage squads to the cavalry company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I even got the elite battalion; they are really good at tearing through the enemy fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Anything?' I asked Cas and his aerial reconnaissance unit. He and his small unit had also come with me; their beasts are in the sky, keeping an eye on everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, the undead keep their cities impregnable, shooting any beast that comes within range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, they lack sufficient personnel and are focused on defending against us. There are some who are attacking them, and Cas and his people know how to deal with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cas is good, Eli is better. He provides much more precise data, but he went with Lord Silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Everything is calm, aside from the reaction of us moving toward them,' he replied. Seeing that, I didn't feel good, but kept moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I need to be prepared for everything, including the possibility of going back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could be the undead's strategy. Separating us, before mounting an offensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am still surprised that I got the command. The last battle had been very straining for me. I had to push beyond my limit to control the fifteen thousand people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vihra or Trask would have been better; they have experience with these kinds of battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't think about it too much, General. You got the responsibility, because Commander thinks you can do it,\" said Yard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man always seemed to know what I was thinking. I nodded at him, gratefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'General, there is a movement from the living troops behind the southern gate.' Informed Cas. 'Then we shouldn't dally,' I replied and gave the command to move faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orwin Dunwall\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are coming,\" said Veyra. I could feel the relief in her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am relieved as well. However, we would have done this, even if they hadn't come. We are doing this for ourselves, for our people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The undead had turned us into their slaves, so that they are not even willing to give us peace after death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wendel, who had been looking out, turned to us. He is a man in his late thirties, with thick brown hair and bronze skin, typical of the people on Mayhurst Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The prissy forces of Greltheaven are coming toward us,\" he said with his eyes burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They have used the underhanded means to win at Greltheaven, but here they will learn a lesson they have never understood before when we show them the true might of Vris'alud!\" he shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vris'alud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is referring to us as forces of the undead, tying us with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could see that it had made a lot of my men's expressions ugly. Will they follow me? The plan had been made, but only three people knew about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Me, Veyra, and Andra. I didn't even inform Birrows, as I'm unsure if he will be with us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The undead cheered while we watched silently. I could see that made Wendel angry, but he only glanced before sending the command to his lieutenants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We are only for the support. He will only use us when things get difficult or they breach the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was watching him when I saw his expression turn worse. I was thinking about what happened when the command rang out in my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Battalion seven, nine, and sixteen. Report to the eastern gate!' the voice of the Commander rang out in my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is pulling one battalion from each gate toward the eastern gate where he is fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The command had asked for my battalion to report there, not only mine, but also some undead, looking at Wendel's expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seemed like we would have to start sooner than hoped,\" I nodded and stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We wanted to wait until the Greltheavens forces arrive. We might be doing this for ourselves, but the support would lessen our casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still want some people to taste freedom, not just die for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, we don't have any choice. We have to do it now. If we didn't, we would not get another chance. We will remain slaves of the undead forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, nobody noticed much, but soon I felt eyes on me, and I saw a frown appear on Wendel's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took a few more steps before finally stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When the commander usurped the lord. He promised us freedom and dignity. Instead, he became a puppet of the undead, enslaved us,\" I said, my voice booming without any skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could see the shock, but also the understanding in the eyes of my people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He had fallen with them to such a level that he had sold our lives as well as our death to them, not even sparing our bodies, even after death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They understood what I was saying, and there was barely any surprise on their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they expected the worst from their commander, for whom they had rebelled against their lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No more. I refuse to be a slave of the undead anymore. I will fight today for the freedom I once knew and the dignity I once had!\" I finished and raised my halberd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Die undead!\" I roared and charged toward the undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could see Wendel laughing before his face turned cold with eyes filled with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shoot him dead,\" he ordered, and immediately, I saw tens of arrows coming toward me, along with the spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could not defend against them all, nor could I dodge them. So, I kept moving straight toward them. I already expected that I would die, and there is no hesitation in my heart as I ran toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the attacks are less than five meters in front of me. In a second, they will reach me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was when the shield appeared. The familiar, oval windshield appeared in front of me; it was Veyra's. I know, she will defend me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though a moment later, tens of others popped up around me, with hundreds of army skills covering me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill the undead basterds!\" I heard the roars from Andra and Birrows before the other officers joined in. As they did, I saw them charging toward the undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon I saw soldiers charging–hundreds of them. Thousands of them, including those hesitant ones, also brought their spears forward and charged toward the undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could see Weldel's face turn ugly, and a momentary hesitation appeared on his face, before the decision took over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said something to his lieutenant before jumping off the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He landed with a thud and moved forward till he appeared in front of the horde, with fury burning in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all have made a grave mistake. For it only death is a worthy punishment!\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill them all,\" he roared and came toward us with the horde, with his people shooting spells and arrows toward us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom Boom Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had even turned a few cannons toward us and fired cannonballs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shields popped up, but they are being struck by the heavy fire. They are breaking rapidly, and while new ones are taking their place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the shield in front of it couldn't hold, and a blast appeared, and a few spells sneaked in before another shield took its place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't stop; instead, I swung my halberd, activating the Vanguard Slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rip Clang Rip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My halberd cut through the Ice Spear, before tearing the Wind Arc apart and then moving to the Earth Pike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My attacks are fast, and I cut through the spells, but not all of them. Some got close, when a round shield appeared to my left, while a long sword appeared to my right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They defended and cut through the spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A little warning would have been better,\" said the man in his fifties. He is Birrows, one of the Lt. Colonels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wasn't sure,\" I replied truthfully. I didn't have to say 'about you,' as the man understood it. He and Commander go back a long way; I don't know whether I could trust him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, what's the plan?\" asked Andra. \"You two, go for the gate; I will stop Wendel,\" I replied. Hearing that, surprise appeared on their face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is four levels higher than you,\" pointed Birrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am not surprised by how he knows it; he knew them due to his connection. This is why I had not included him in the plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am Lv. 31. This means Wendel is at Lv. 35; I knew his level was at mid Lv. 30s, but didn't know exactly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a large gap. I am at an early Lv. 30s while he is at mid-Lv. 30's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is also a skilled fighter who has been battling on the island until two months ago, before he arrived here. In contrast, I haven't fought in a single battle in the past two years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though as I moved toward the undead. It didn't feel like it; I feel more prepared than I ever felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ok,\" they said after looking for a moment, and moved away from me. Their responsibility is the gate, and I hope they will be able to open it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There won't be any support for at least ten to fifteen minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This might not seem like much time, but it is. The enemy has eight times as many numbers as we do, and they want to swarm us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They will have to tear through the swarm and open the gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a massive challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm not sure if they can do it, but I will try to hold Wendel off for as long as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spells came and I moved through it with the support of my mages, until finally, I came in front of Wendel, with the massive swarm of undead behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will not kill you quickly, you ant. I will keep you alive and torture you for weeks. You will beg for death, but it will not come,\" he said with a grin and attacked with a large red sabre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good,\" I replied simply to his frustration and swung my halberd in counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t wait for updates? 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