Her Majestic Battle Cry

Chapter 1367

As the two sides clashed in battle, Everett had already arrived in Nerovia with a group of martial artists.

The timing had been carefully calculated. At this moment, Nerovia was without capable leadership. While the officials were loyal to Nicholas, nearly all of the fighting men had been sent out to battle, leaving only a thousand men and a few city guards behind. noveldrama

With Hayden’s emblem in hand, Everett made his way directly to the government office. He first dismissed the governor and took control of the office.

At the same time, Eustace led several of his bodyguards and merchant convoys to Nerovia. The battle for Nerovía was one of the easiest to win. With Hayden’s emblem in hand, Nicholas‘ residence, Riverton Estate, was now sealed off.

Now, Riverton Estate no longer had any of Hayden’s people. All the former officials had been driven out to the countryside.

Once Everett had taken control of the government office, he led his men straight to Riverton Estate. They captured every aide and servant, subjecting them to intense interrogation. Under harsh questioning, they revealed all the secret codes they had used. Even the carrier pigeons that were raised by Clifford were seized.

Each pigeon had a specific flight route, and a few were used exclusively to communicate with Nicholas.

If Clifford’s forces were victorious, a red silk ribbon would be tied to the pigeon’s leg. If they suffered a defeat, a white ribbon would replace it. In cases where the battle’s outcome was unclear, the pigeons would simply be released with no markings.

For years,

the pigeons had carried messages written in a secret code to prevent them from falling into enemy hands. The aides also handed over a coded ledger, where the meanings of the cryptic terms were explained.

Some of the terms included animals like pigs, dogs, cows, tigers, wolves, snakes, and foxes, which referred to specific people.

The pig referred to Yuvan, the dog to Harvey, the snake to Salvador, the wolf to Carissa, the leopard to Rafael, and the griffin referred to Nicholas. The prime ministers and the heads of the six ministries also had their own code

names.

A large pile of letters was found, exchanged between Nicholas and the other rebels.

Many of the letters were written in veiled language, but one set of letters stood out. These were the letters between Nicholas and Eustace, where the threat of a life debt was used to coerce Eustace into forging weapons, supplying war horses, and using merchant caravans as cover for their operations.

Eustace also brought out identical letters, making it clear that each letter was written in duplicate–one kept as a record and the other sent out. However, none of Eustace’s replies could be found among Nicholas‘ possessions.

Eustace explained that he had sent several letters back, stating that the war horses weren’t his. He was raising them on behalf of the government because the capital lacked the necessary forage for the horses, while his ranch had an ample supply.

However, Nicholas didn’t keep any of those replies. Instead there were a few letters in a well–hidden box, in which it was written that the Spencer family would fully support him.

Everett handed the letter to Eustace. The latter sighed and said, “These were written by my third uncle. He’s stationed at the ranch. Losing 500 war horses this time forced me to come forward.‘

In other words, there were people in the Spencer family who supported Nicholas despite Eustace’s repeated

orders that as royal merchants, they were not to associate with rebels.

However, the Spencer family had so many branches. Many of them coveted Eustace’s position but couldn’t achieve it through ordinary means. Their only hope was to back Nicholas–if he succeeded in uniting the kingdom, they would finally have their chance.

Everett said nothing. Instead, he tied a red ribbon to the leg of a pigeon, signaling that Clifford had triumphed and would march toward the capital.

But Everett didn’t release the pigeon just yet. Instead, he would wait for Winona to join the battle on the main road. She needed to see Clifford in person and create a mask before Everett could let the carrier pigeon go.

It was already late at night In Valken City, but Wayne still hadn’t seen any sign of Clifford’s army. He felt an uneasy tightening in his chest.

It didn’t make sense–by now, the army should have already arrived. Why hadn’t they shown up yet?

He realized that after being surrounded for half a month, the news they had received was either delayed or tampered with. Clifford’s army may not have been anywhere near as close as he had thought.

Without any help, it would be impossible for the troops within Valken to hold off the Capital Army.

Panic spread through him as he retreated to Horizon Estate, ordering the suicide soldiers to protect it. He also sent the rebel army to face the enemy and attempted to send someone out of the city to deliver a message. However, he soon discovered that Thomas‘ men had already surrounded the gates.

Wayne realized he had fallen into a trap. Without reinforcements, luring the enemy into the city was like inviting disaster.

Furious, he roared at Samson, “Didn’t you say Mr. Murphy’s army would enter the city tonight? Why haven’t we seen them yet?”