Chapter 778 A Surge Of Ants (Part Two)


    "And what ce is that??"


    "Phoenix City!" Harper eximed. She then stared at each one of the group and slowly exined, "If


    we want to reach the Great Jade Kingdom, we have to pass through the whole swamp. Although I have


    prepared a lot of medicinal materials, and we can also get some from here, it''s still very dangerous to


    cross the swamp. So we have to go to Phoenix City. From there, we will return to the Birch Pass."


    "How far away is the swamp from Phoenix City?" Diana asked, now with curiosity. She had always


    known about the existence of Phoenix City, but had never been there. It was not only because of its


    special location, but because the people from the South Kingdom were forbidden to enter that city!


    Looking into the distance, Harper answered, "It''s three hundred miles away from here. With our current


    pace, we should be able to get out of the swamp and enter the domain of Phoenix City tomorrow


    evening. But I''m afraid that it''s not easy to get into it."


    Harper started walking and Diana silently followed her while rubbing her nose. In the past, the South


    Kingdom had a conflict with Phoenix City. So the lord of the city refused to let the people from the


    South Kingdom enter it. Diana knew that it would be difficult for Harper to take her into the city.


    "Harper," Diana called out. After thinking about it in silence, Diana thought that it was necessary to tell


    Harper about it.


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    "What is it?"


    "If you take me with you, the people in Phoenix City won''t allow you to enter." In fact, Diana was


    worried that Harper would abandon her. However, ever since they had entered the swamp and she got


    the chance to spend time with her, Diana realized that she couldn''t really hate Harper. She then added,


    "There is a conflict between the South Kingdom and Phoenix City. Because of that, people from my


    kingdom are forbidden to enter their city."


    However, Harper didn''t mind the revtion. She only smiled and said, "Don''t worry. Once we''ve passed


    through the Labyrinth Swamp, just don''t say you''re from the South Kingdom. After all, they have to let


    us in. The Labyrinth Swamp has always been a dangerous ce in the past few years. It has been


    serving as Phoenix City''s defense. So even if you killed their family in the past or even if you''re from


    the South Kingdom, they would still have to invite you in. Ultimately, if someone can cross the swamp


    and reach their city in one piece, the lord of their city will be troubled."


    Diana thought it over and nodded in agreement. "In particr, I''m a princess of the South Kingdom.


    The people in Phoenix City might think that our kingdom has developed some strategies and found a


    way to cross the Labyrinth Swamp. They might believe that we want to do something brutal to their city.


    Instead of inviting us in, I''m afraid that they''ll kill us on the spot."


    "That''s a problem. If we were killed on the spot, we would die with false usations since we''re


    innocent. Perhaps, we could find someone to help us," Harper said, bing more serious.


    While they continued their journey, Howard did not speak a word. Since he had been spending time


    with Harper for long, he had uncovered more and more secrets about her. At first, he thought that


    Harper was a meek woman whose ce was just at home. It turned out that she was so ruthless that


    she even led to the death of all of the women in the same house. Later, he found out that Harper had


    forced Charles to hand over the master''s token and let her take control over the secret guards of the


    Chu n. Then, he discovered that she was even skilled in martial arts. Now, she was more powerful


    than before. He had never expected that she could be so strong that she could lead people to cross the


    Labyrinth Swamp which nobody had ever aplished. She perfectly matched the name which Diana


    had called her, a "monster"!


    He then suddenly looked at her back in confusion and wondered if this powerful and admirable woman


    was really the Harper that he had known all along.


    "Harper, do you still remember that time when Felicia pushed you into theke? You were so young


    back then," Howard abruptly asked.


    "Do you mean what happened when Uncle Daniel was still at home? Hailey tricked Felicia into pushing


    me into theke and I dragged you down in the process. So you almost got drowned as well," Harper


    asked without looking back at him.


    "Well, that time, you could have chosen not to save me."


    Harper sighed before responding, "I didn''t want to save you, but Uncle Daniel said we were brothers


    and sisters so we had to love one another. I wanted to make him happy, so I had no other choice but to


    save you."


    Howard smiled at that. "You were always obedient to Uncle Daniel at that time. But every time you saw


    Father, you would look upset. You thought that Father favored Hailey and Felicia more. You were


    always against him and would go out of your way to annoy him."


    "No matter what I did, he didn''t like me. And I didn''t like him, either. So it''s only fair," Harper indifferently


    stated, as if she wasn''t talking about her father but some stranger.


    Howard suddenly remembered that their uncle Daniel was good at martial arts. So how could Harper,


    who had been brought up by him, be so incapable? She seemed to be weak and foolish over the years.


    However, she was just faking it. Just because Daniel went missing, her behaviors had dramatically


    changed. Charles didn''t care about her at all, while the other members of Chu n never thought


    about that, so they failed to notice that.


    "Harper, do you still remember Uncle Daniel?"


    Harper suddenly stopped walking without any warning. Diana, who was closely following behind her


    couldn''t stop in time, so she hit Harper on her back. "Why did you stop?"


    "We''re in trouble!" Watching a ck tide in front of them, Harper swallowed. "Everyone, gather around!"


    At Harper''smand, the twelve secret guards rushed to her and surrounded her. She took out the


    Sacred Seal, made an enchanted barrier, and enveloped everyone in it. Only then did the others clearly


    see the dark wave. In a much closer look, it turned out that the wave was countless ck ants.


    Everything that the ants passed, they would only leave bones and nothing else. In an instant, their


    enchanted barrier was surrounded by the dark surge of ants.