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Chapter 769 The Battle Of The Birch Pass (Part One)
At that time, the clearing of the library's ruins was still in progress. After all the envoys from othercountries had already left, the Holy Maiden asked her men to surround the library of the Starry Palace.Harper had excellent martial arts skills so they needed to be on their guard. No matter if she was deador alive, they wouldn't let her leave the South Kingdom with the Holy Article.
Meanwhile, Harper was still trapped under the ruins. Although the spiritual power protected her, shewouldn't be able to hold on for a long time. So she was trying really hard to find a way out while thepeople outside continued to clear the ruins. Finally, she used the spiritual power to find a weak spotwith the intention of forcing her way out.
In the meantime, the twelve secret guards had been hiding in the dark. They had sent the news the daythe library collapsed. Two days had passed, but they hadn't heard back yet. They didn't dare to takeany action. They could only wait for the rescue from Lance.
During this time, the Birch Pass was being controlled by Luther. Its terrain was easy to defend butextremely hard to attack. When Francis rushed back to the Birch Pass to meet Luther, the whole passbecame a barrier, effectively blocking the Black Flag Army.
"Your Highness, the Black Flag Army has already gathered outside the border. It's very likely thatPrince Matthew is already with the army by now." In fact, Luther was a little worried. Matthew's BlackFlag Army had invincible power and influence. Even if the Birch Pass was gifted with a natural barrier, itwouldn't hold back the army for a long time. If Matthew were to push too hard, the common people inthe Birch Pass would certainly be in danger.
Francis crumpled the note that contained the news which he had just received. With a flash of pain inhis eyes, he then commanded, "Spread the news that the library of the South Kingdom collapsed andPrincess Harper hasn't come out from the ruins."
"Your Highness, is this the right time to concern yourself about Princess Harper?" Luther asked. Theastonishment was apparent on his face.
"All Matthew ever talks about is how he loves her the most, right? I just want to see if he will abandonhis three hundred thousand soldiers and go straight to the South Kingdom for Harper's sake. Can't yousee? If he wants to reach the South Kingdom, he needs to pass by the Birch Pass first. The moreworried and anxious he is, the more likely he's going to act recklessly and if we're lucky, he's going tomake the biggest mistake of his life."
Luther immediately understood what Francis was planning to do. So he ordered his men to spread thenews that Princess Harper was buried under the library and nobody knew whether she was still alive.Although he didn't know whether Matthew had received the news, they could still disturb the morale ofthe Black Flag Army's soldiers.
Meanwhile, at the military camp of the Black Flag Army, Shawn looked very serious. They had justreceived the news that something terrible happened to Harper. The news had already been spreadeverywhere in the Birch Pass. And now, Matthew was on the edge of losing his mind, so Shawn wasworried that the prince would be unable to control himself any longer, and decide to do something rashand impulsive which he might regret later on.
After taking a deep breath, Shawn turned to Matthew and said, "Your Highness, just go to the SouthKingdom. I can stay here and manage the army until you're back with Her Highness."
Matthew didn't respond or move. He had left the twelve secret guards in the South Kingdom to protectHarper. It was the only reason why he had been able to leave her in there. But what he didn't expectwas for her to be buried under the library. At that moment, there were a lot of questions on his mind.'What happened? Was the library's collapse an accident or a plot against us? And if it was a plotindeed, who was behind it?'
"Your Highness?" Shawn tried once again but Matthew remained silent. Because of that, Shawn wasbecoming more and more anxious so he tried to comfort Matthew. "God will bless Her Highness. She'sgoing to be fine."
"Bring me the distribution map. Raise the tent and ask the generals of the army to come here todiscuss the matters at hand." Unexpectedly, Matthew was calm when he spoke.
Joshua noticed that Matthew looked rather unwell but his tone was extremely calm. He stretched outhis hand to poke Barry. "Is His Highness becoming desperate because what happened to HerHighness is causing a huge impact on him?"
Barry rolled his eyes at that. "What he's doing right now is turning grief into motivation. He's preparingto attack Prince Francis!"
Joshua folded his arms on top of his chest and replied, "Prince Francis was brought up in the ImperialPalace. So he has a narrow perception about everything. I don't think he knows what kind of personour prince is. By the way, I haven't seen our princess yet even though she's the commander of theBlack Flag Army. I can't wait to see what kind of woman can make our prince weak in the knees."
"A woman who stands shoulder to shoulder with His Highness," Barry said while his eyes gleamed.
"Really? So even if she's by herself in the South Kingdom, she can protect herself and get out ofdanger?" Joshua asked while raising his brows.
Barry was speechless. What should he say? Could he say yes? If their princess was waiting for them tosave her... With these thoughts in mind, Barry shook his head. Harper was definitely not a woman whowould just sit still and wait for her death. She was good at fighting back with so much rigor. Moreover,she was not a helpless woman anymore. However, the only problem was that the library collapsed and
she was buried under the ruins. No matter how powerful and empowered she was, it was inevitablethat she was going to get hurt.
"Joshua, we need to attack the Birch Pass before the sun sets tomorrow! Although His Highness isvery calm right now, I know that he's just trying to contain himself. If anything happens to Her Highness,the consequences will be unbearable for us," Barry suddenly stated.novelbin
Upon hearing that, Joshua turned to look at Matthew who was discussing with Shawn about thestrategies of their impending attack. The other generals were standing around them while listening tohim. Even though Matthew looked very calm, Joshua could sense his uneasiness. After all, they hadexperienced a lot of difficulties as comrades for many years. So he knew that the more worried andterrified Matthew was, the calmer he looked.
"Relay my command: prepare to attack the city!" At Matthew's word, the generals of every troop leftwith the order.
"Let me take the lead. I heard Luther's an excellent general. Fighting against him is going to be a wishcoming true for me." Shawn asked for permission.
"Okay."
Meanwhile at the other side of the war, Luther had a serious expression on his face. He had beenlooking at the army as they assembled outside of the city. While listening to the bugle playing theoffensive tune, Luther said, "Prince Matthew is quite worried about Princess Harper. He is determinedto force a siege."