Chapter 1966 Something Strange About The Water


    "Your Royal Highness, shall we engage the enemy troops?" Adrian swiftly asked for Zain''s instructions.


    "All right. Give my order to everyone. We are going to make our stand here. Follow me and kill them


    without mercy!" Zain knew that an all-out battle between the two armies was unavoidable. Since he


    was confident that his army obviously had the advantage, he deemed that it was the right time to do it.


    They had finallye across each other, so Zain grabbed the opportunity to defeat Enoch once and for


    all.


    Immediately after, Zain, together with three premium-stage Spiritual Emperors, took the lead and


    charged towards Enoch''s army.


    Enoch, however, was not rmed at all. Although they were at a disadvantage in number, he was


    aware that tens of thousands of soldiers in Zain''s army were still struggling because of the poison.


    Furthermore, he also knew that the royal army had beencking water for quite a few days now. At this


    point, most of the soldiers were already in the brink of dehydration, which would naturally render them


    vulnerable. Even though they managed to get a new supply of drinking water, it was still impossible for


    them topletely recover in such a short period. On the other hand, Enoch''s army managed to rest


    well these past few days, so their bodies were in the best condition to fight. With all of these


    considerations, Enoch was convinced that they could ovee the royal army despite the evident


    disadvantage in number of soldiers.


    "Everyone, prepare yourselves! This is going to be a fierce fight. Don''t lose focus!" Enoch warned


    loudly as soon as he saw Zain''s army charging at them.


    Finally, the two armies shed. All sorts of shouts and screams resounded in the field, making the


    battle more intense.


    Meanwhile, three figures appeared out of thin air on a high ground near the exit of the Red River Valley.


    These people were none other than Rocky, Gilbert, and Vivian.


    Of course, they couldn''t miss such an important battle between the royal army and Enoch''s army. If


    Enoch won this battle, Rocky''s n would be aplete sess, and it would allow him to proceed


    and make his next move. However, if Zain somehow prevailed, Rocky''s ns and efforts would end in


    vain.


    In short, Rocky couldn''t afford Enoch''s defeat in this battle.


    "Odin, based on what you can see, will Enoch be able to outdo Zain?" Gilbert asked with a straight


    face.


    "Well, he has to. Otherwise, things will really go bad. Besides, all our efforts these past few days would


    be in vain!" Rocky eximed, letting out a sigh afterward.


    "But there is still a possibility that Enoch is defeated. What will happen if he lost?" Vivian butted in with


    an anxious tone.


    "Well, I''m afraid we''ll have to run away from here as soon as possible," Rocky replied with a wry smile.


    However, he fully believed that the probability of Enoch losing was pretty slim. Of course, it was


    because he still had another n in motion.


    "By the way, didn''t you say that you put poison in the water of the royal army? Why hasn''t it worked


    yet?" Vivian asked with furrowed brows.


    "That''s how it should work. After all, if the effect is seen too soon, it will definitely arouse Prince Zain''s


    suspicion. Moreover, the battle has just begun. As the battle goes on, they will eventually consume


    water and food faster and faster. Since the poison will take effect muchter, the result will be


    even better." Rocky just smiled, pretty confident that everything would work ording to his n.


    "Then, I guess we can only wait and see," Vivian finally said.


    Eventually, a day passed.


    Because of the royal army''s advantage in terms of military force, Enoch''s army was at an apparent


    disadvantage throughout the battle. Nheless, since Enoch was an expert in war tactics, he still


    managed to hold the royal army to a draw.


    On the second day of the battle, it appeared that the royal army still maintained their lead, putting


    Enoch''s army in a predicament.


    However, the day unexpectedly turned out to be very hot. After noontime, the soldiers of the royal army,


    who had fought for the whole morning, could only yearn to drink lots of water to replenish their strength.


    Weirdly enough, they somehow noticed that no matter how much they drank, their thirst wasn''t


    quenched. In fact, it just worsened.


    At first, no one really paid attention to it since they did not have the time to focus on such things while


    they were in the middle of an intense battle.


    Unfortunately, the soldiers eventually felt that the thirst was bing more terrible to the point that


    they couldn''t concentrate on fighting at all.


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    Little by little, the royal army began to lose their upper hand in the battle. Meanwhile, Enoch''s army


    showed no signs of fatigue since they had ess to a good amount of rest, water, and food before the


    battle. As a result, the situation started to turn around.


    At the end of the day, the royal army had a very tough time dealing with Enoch''s army.


    Right after the battle, all themanders of the royal army were summoned to Zain''s tent to report the


    casualties in their respective troops. It was very evident that the result of the battle was disappointing


    on their side.


    "How did we lose so many soldiers? What the hell were you doing? Don''t you know how to lead your


    soldiers to war?" Zain flew into a rage after listening to the report of themanders. After all, the


    advantage of the royal army''s military force was crystal clear. Thus, it was simply inconceivable that


    they had suffered so many casualties in just a day.


    However, themanders couldn''t utter a word since they also didn''t know why things suddenly turned


    out this way. They could just lower their heads in silence and ept Zain''s wrath.


    At this moment, a deputymander suddenly rushed into the tent, panting profusely.


    "Your Royal Highness! Grave news! There are so many soldiers surrounding the logistics camp!" the


    deputymander reported at once.


    "The logistics camp? What are they doing there? What do they want?" Zain asked, revealing a puzzled


    expression.


    "Many of them feel terribly thirsty, so they went to the logistics camp asking for water. However, our


    supply is limited. Based on the report of the person-in-charge, it will only be enough for another day.


    That''s why the logistics camp has to limit the amount of water given to our soldiers. As a consequence,


    some soldiers surrounded the logistics camp. It seems they wanted to use force to get water," the


    deputymander exined.


    Zain felt flurried when he heard this. He stood up and immediately called themanders. "Let''s go so


    I can see for myself!"


    Shortly after, he arrived at the logistics camp with Adrian and the othermanders.


    Sure enough, several thousand soldiers had gathered around the tent. Many others still kepting.


    "Make way for His Royal Highness!" a premium-stage Spiritual Emperor shouted at the crowd.


    The soldiers blocking the entrance promptly moved aside to let Zain, Adrian, and the other


    commanders pass through.


    "Who''s in charge here?" Zain asked in a cold voice as soon as he got to the tent.


    "That''s me, Your Royal Highness. I''m inmand here." A man squeezing out of the crowd spoke in


    his most respectful voice.


    "Can you exin to me what the hell is going on here?" Zain demanded sternly.


    "Pardon me, Your Royal Highness, but I myself have no idea either. These soldiers are extremely


    thirsty and have a desperate request for drinking water. The problem is that our water supply is only


    enough for one more day. If we let them drink their fill, I''m afraid we''ll run out of water this night!" It was


    evident in his tone and expression that the man was already feeling helpless.


    "Please help us, Your Royal Highness. We have been fighting on the battlefield all day and all we ask


    right now is a decent amount of water to drink. I think I can speak for everyone here when I say it would


    be difficult for us to return to battle in this state!" An elder soldier then walked up and voiced out his


    comint as well.


    "What do you mean decent? The water supply is distributed properly on a daily basis. There should be


    enough for all of you. Why do you keep demanding for more?" Zain sharply responded.


    "Your Royal Highness, it''s the truth! We''re not sure if it''s due to the bad weather, but we have also


    noticed that the more we drank, the thirstier we felt. No amount of water could quench our thirst!"


    another soldier replied.


    "What did you just say?" Zain furrowed his brow. He couldn''t wrap his mind around what he had been


    hearing, so he hurriedly ordered, "Bring me a bowl of water!"