Rolando launched fierce attacks against the forces of Bright Dynasty stationed at the Dragon Pass continuously for many days and nights that Shawn started to grow exhausted in dealing with them. Shawn decided to wait for them to get tired or run out of supplies, but it seemed like it would not happen, as the morale of the soldiers from the Great Jade Kingdom were at an all-time high, mainly because their emperor was fighting alongside them.

"General, with the Great Jade Kingdom continuously attacking us, I'm afraid our surviving men will die of exhaustion, not of war violence," the deputy general said with great anxiety.

Shawn couldn't be more aware of that. Furthermore, he had already tried to manage what he had: he divided his soldiers into three teams and ordered them to fight on the battlefield alternately. But even so, they still couldn't stand the violent attacks from Rolando's army. They were going to die if the attacks didn't stop.

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nnoyed by the counsellor's abundance of caution. His army had just positioned themselves below the city gates, ready to bust in any time. There was no way he would withdraw the attacks they had planned a long time ago.

"Bring out the battering ram and attack the gates!" Benjamin ordered sternly. "Soldiers with armor and shields, make sure that the ones handling the ram are protected. We will conquer Dragon Pass today!"

"Yes, general!"

The soldiers protected the ram and went straight to the gate. On the tower of the city, arrows were flying all over the sky in order to prevent the ram from approaching. However, with the soldiers covering for them, they could not stop the other soldiers holding the ram from moving forward.

The heavy stumps of the ram hit the city gate violently, making a loud noise. The tower suddenly became quiet, and then buckets of wet things were thrown down from the tower.

"What is it?" "Is it raining?"

"No, it seems to be... The wood oil!"