Chapter 770 The Battle Of The Birch Pass (Part Two)


    "General, would you like to ept the challenge?" the deputy general asked.


    "Who is the enemy''s general that will lead the first attack?" Luther asked in a low voice. He had never


    expected that he would one day stand on the other side, as a traitor facing against the army of the


    Bright Dynasty.


    "It is said to be General Shawn."


    When Luther heard that, his eyes shined a bit. ''So it''s him, '' he thought. With a smirk, he then


    commanded, "Give the order and get ready to fight."


    "Luther, close the gates and keep watch," Francismanded when Luther approached him.


    Upon hearing this, Luther turned around and looked at Francis with the same serious expression on his


    face. "Your Highness, the enemy''s leader in this battle is General Shawn," he said.


    Francis was taken aback by the unexpected news. He couldn''t believe what he just heard. Shawn, who


    was supposed to be in the north domain, hade to the south domain? When did he arrive? A lot of


    questions were on his mind but he only said one of them. "Why did hee here?"


    "Presumably, ever since Prince Matthew started preparing toe here, he has already chosen a


    person to be in charge of the south domain." Aplex expression shed through Luther''s eyes


    before he added, "I just didn''t expect it to be General Shawn."


    "No, it isn''t him. He isn''t the one whom Matthew has chosen!" Standing on the city gate tower, Francis


    looked at the dark clouds gathering in the sky. With an aura of destroying everything on its way, the


    clouds weren''t far from them. "Shawn ising here to make the first move."


    Luther was a person of great discernment. He instantly realized that there were two valiant generals


    from the north domain: General Shawn, and the rising neer, General Carlson!


    Carlson was a member of the royal family. He was Prince Allen''s son and the current emperor''s cousin,


    so he was the most suitable candidate to take charge of the south domain. Although Shawn''s family


    had done a great favor for thete emperor, they didn''te from the exclusive royal bloodline.


    "He indeed favors Lucas!" Francis eximed with a sneer. ''You have even figured out how to get rid of


    the malignant tumor hidden in the south domain. Do you really have no ambition, Matthew? If you


    don''t, why did you even train your soldiers? Why did you disobey the orders of thete emperor,


    making him afraid of you? If so, will Lucas tolerate you when he''s in power?''


    "Your Highness, please allow me to fight," Luther asked with utmost sincerity and a hint of desperation.


    If he could fight against General Shawn, he wouldn''t have regrets even if he died doing so.


    Francis closed his eyes when he replied, "Come back alive. Luther, right now, you''re the only one I


    have left. My brother Jason is gone, and she''s... You muste back alive."


    Luther didn''t respond right away for he wasn''t sure if he coulde back alive. He also didn''t want to


    disappoint Francis in giving him false hopes. "I will try my best," he said after a while.


    "Go ahead! Since it''s your desire to fight against Shawn, I won''t stop you. Yet, on one condition, you


    muste back alive!" There were a lot of things that Francis was feeling—misery, destion, and


    most of all, he felt abandoned. Except for Luther, there was no one around him who kept on supporting


    him. It was for this reason that he didn''t want to lose the man.


    "Yes," Luther briefly responded before he left in a rush.


    In no time, Luther led the troops to the battlefield while Francis stood on the gate tower to watch


    everything. It was in July and the sun was burning so bright that it caused pain to everyone''s skins.


    Becky approached Francis and held an umbre for him. "Your Highness, the sun is scorching here.


    Why don''t we go inside for now?"


    Francis shook his head and thought to himself, ''This battle is particrly important. Matthew is very


    adamant and even a little desperate to defeat the Birch Pass so he can go and rescue Harper. But


    that''s not going to happen for I will keep him here for as long as we can. He wants to save her? There''s


    no way that''s going to happen!''


    When the two armies came face to face, Shawn who was in a military uniform did not look like a mere


    schr anymore. No one would associate him with the word "frailty" now. He was a powerful soldier


    dressed in the grandest military uniform. However, once he removed his military uniform, he looked like


    a modest gentleman and a weak schr. But whether he was a soldier or a schr, no one dared to


    look down upon him.


    "General Shawn."


    "General Luther.


    I hope that we won''t regret anything after this battle," Shawn inly said with a calm expression on his


    face.


    "General, I would like to ask you not to show any mercy, please. I have admired you for a long time. For


    this battle, I won''t hold back," Luther stated with a smile.


    "You didn''t have to ask. I don''t n on showing any mercy. Come on!"


    The fight, however, ended up in chaos filled with swords and blood. Both of them were well-known


    generals at a young age. One of them was from a prestigious and wealthy family of a marquis and had


    a rich life since he was a child, while the other was from an orphanage and had to go through so much


    just to survive. Both of them had richbat experience and were very good at fighting on horseback.


    Indeed, they were equals both in skills and abilities.


    With so much emotion written all over his face, Shawn thought, ''If you didn''t rebel against the country


    with Prince Francis, I wouldn''t have hesitated to be friends with you.'' He then said, "Luther, if we were


    not enemies, I would like to be your friend."


    Luther gave him a warm smile. "General, with those words, I could die without regret. But unfortunately,


    I have to keep my promise to His Highness."


    What happened next seemed to go by in a second. As soon as Shawn''s sword was ced back into its


    sheath, Luther fell from his horse and immediately reached the ground. Before he died, a satisfied


    smile appeared on his face. ''Your Highness, I''m sorry that I can''t keep my promise. You have to move


    on by yourself, '' he thought.


    Standing on the gate tower, Francis saw when Luther fell down from his horse while his soldiers were


    being executed left and right. A teardrop fell from his face. From the moment he heard Luther''s request


    to fight, he perfectly knew that this general had made up his mind to fight until his death. The general


    didn''t want to have any more fight. After all, it was against his people that had been hisrades once!


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    "Luther, farewell."