Chapter 928 The Emperor Was Tricked (Part One)


    It had been two days since a huge portion of the Great Jade Kingdom''s army fell from the Bright


    Dynasty''s attacks. Fernando had no idea why the battle had been paused as soon as Zack arrived.


    "Your Majesty, shall wemence attacking the enemy?"


    Instead of responding, Rndo just ordered sternly, "Raise the tent and call the generals of the army.


    We will have a meeting." After much calction, he figured out that night was the night that they would


    conquer the Dragon Pass.


    "Yes, Your Majesty."


    As Rndo stopped staging any kind of attack against the Dragon Pass for the past two days, both


    Shawn and Zack were starting to feel uneasy. Rndo wasn''t someone easily frightened, nor was he


    someone who would just retreat out of fear of further losses. His silence meant something, and they


    both knew it was part of arger ploy.


    "Shawn, it seems like a big storm is on the way. Is there still no news about His Highness?" Zack asked


    worriedly.


    "No," Shawn replied somberly, shaking his head. Ever since he set sail for the Great Jade Kingdom,


    Matthew had never contacted them. What was strange was even Harper hadn''t made any contact with


    them. Diana was the first and only person who sent a message to them during that period.


    He then turned to an underling, saying in an authoritative tone, "Go around and tell everyone to stay


    alert. The Great Jade Kingdom is not done, and may actually attack the city again soon. Never ck


    off!" Aside from that, he reminded his soldiers to never let Rndo set foot in the Dragon Pass, no


    matter what happened.


    It was midnight. Thick, ominous fog filled the area, and there were no stars in the sky. Darkness


    enveloped everything that one could not even see his fingers once he stretched his arm out.


    "The fog in this ce is so thick," the soldiers on the city gate tower collectivelyined. Under


    such weather, they wouldn''t be able to see any of the approaching enemy.


    "It''s messing up my vision. I can''t see anything!" someone cried out.


    Then, all of a sudden, one saw something sh in the thick fog. He rubbed his eyes, checking if his


    eyes were working—and they were. But now that the said sh was gone, he became unsure of what


    happened. Once again, the whole area became dark.


    "When will this fog dissipate? I know the weather''s bad but this is too much! Unbelievable."


    Dong! The sound of heavy collision rang out, which immediately scared every guard that was on the


    gate tower. One quickly approached the rm bell and rang it, screaming, "Enemy attack, enemy


    attack! We are under attack!"


    And indeed, the heavy fog was there for a purpose: Rndo and his men were using it as a cover as


    they went ahead andunched an attack in an orderly manner. They were all in position, ready to fight.


    When Shawn arrived at the gate tower, he heard the constant sound of a huge battering ram banging


    against their gates. As desperate times called for desperate measures, he shouted, "Use the bombs!


    Blow up the enemies near the city gates!"


    "No way! If we destroy the gates, it will do us no good!" Zack said, contradicting Shawn.


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    "The gates would also be destroyed if we don''t do anything! So better destroy it now, when we''re ready,


    rather thanter! Now is the time we need His Highness. If he still doesn''t show up, we''ll have no


    choice but to leave our destiny to God!" Shawn said firmly.


    Without any further ado, he ordered the bombs to be fetched and all of them to be thrown at the


    advancing enemy. The rumbling was bing louder and louder as more and more soldiers of the


    Great Jade Kingdom attacked the city gates. Despite the first bomb detonating, the fog didn''t dissipate.


    "Your Majesty, they''re using the bombs again. Should we continue attacking the city?" Benjamin asked


    in astonishment.


    "Go on." And with that, Rndo took his bow and arrows from the back of his horse and targeted the


    sparkling falling mud balls. He then immediately found out that when he did that, they wouldn''t explode.


    A sneer spread on Rndo''s lips. "Pick ten good archers and shoot the bombs. That way, they won''t


    explode," he ordered.


    "Right away, Your Majesty."


    Since the bombs had exploded at the very beginning, there had been no further explosion. Shawn had


    a grim expression, but Zack immediately had his men boil water and then dump the hot water down


    from the city wall. This move would greatly hurt the enemies downstairs.


    "Preparedders. Let''s go upstairs." Rndo gave an order calmly. Matthew was nowhere to be seen,


    and it was a rare chance. He had to seize the chance to conquer the Dragon Pass.


    "Come on."


    The soldiers from the Great Jade Kingdom, carryingdders, rushed towards the gate tower. The fog


    tonight was good for them. They would definitely pay a huge price to defeat the Dragon Pass if they


    missed today''s chance.


    "Zack, go downstairs," Shawn said. The city gate tower was in chaos and the army was out of control.


    Shawn didn''t know how to exin if anything bad happened to Zack as he was a frail schr.


    Zack also knew that if he stayed there, he would not be able to help Shawn, but might be a burden for


    him. So he didn''t refuse. He went downstairs immediately and supported Shawn silently behind him.


    They just had to resist till dawn, when the thick fog would disappear.


    The soldiers from the Great Jade Kingdom had been depressed these days. When they finally had a


    chance to revenge, they looked very brave and aggressive. The soldiers from the Bright Dynasty didn''t


    show any sign of weakness. All the people who climbed to the city gate tower were cut into half. The


    city was locked in a fierce battle. The city gates were constantly banged by the battering ram. After


    several collisions, the heavy gates finally were to be loosened.


    "Protect the gates!" The deputy general told the soldiers to hold the city gates and they couldn''t let the


    enemies break through. "It''s going to be dawn soon. Then we don''t need to worry."


    "We will protect the city gates till death!"


    Yet, numerous enemies were attacking outside the Dragon Pass. Finally, the city gates, which had


    been solid for many years, copsed under the fierce attack of the battering ram, and many soldiers


    from the Bright Dynasty were pressed under it.