[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence":3,"chapter-lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-266":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Lord of Winter: Beginning with Daily Intelligence",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},152764,274,"Chapter 266 - 203: Nest Special Assault Team III","lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-266",266,"\u003Cp>Before he finished speaking, the fire of Hell had already turned the entire alley into a fiery furnace, the wailing cries of insect carcasses melded into one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the battlefield, the five-member Knight team swiftly unfolded, employing the \"T-formation\" that they had rehearsed multiple times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main flamethrower operator advanced steadily like the heart of the battlefield, flames angrily spewing from the nozzle on their shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The secondary flamethrower operators flexibly maneuvered on the left and right wings, weaving between the fire line, plugging any gaps—no insect could slip through and get close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Knights roamed the formation’s sides with crossbows and spears, intercepting enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each Knight was well-trained, reacting swiftly and coordinating seamlessly; any insect carcass trying to breach the fire line would be pierced through the skull by arrows or lifted by spears within seconds!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first insects hit didn’t even have a chance to react before being engulfed by flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high temperature instantly tore through their remaining skin, flesh vaporized in the heat, tendons curled, and bones erupted with crackling sounds within their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than half a minute, the flamethrowers’ overlapping coverage transformed the narrow alley ahead into a purgatory blaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames swept up the brick walls, climbed onto rooftops, roiled under the eaves—the orange-red sea of fire resembled a monstrous open mouth, devouring every hiding, shifting, struggling insect carcass!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some insects had their entire arms explode, bones popping out of wounds like popcorn, accompanied by the scent of burned flesh wafting in the night breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some insects madly slammed into walls in a bid to escape but were instantly swallowed by burning oil on the wall, rolling and shrieking as they turned into a charred mass!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One insect carcass was just about to leap out of the alley when it was sliced in half mid-air by tongues of flame, its underbelly exploding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The insect eggs and maggot sacs inside its cavity burst open with a pop, spewing a mass of writhing insects that were instantly seared upon landing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Temperature spiked quickly, the air filled with an overwhelming smell of burnt flesh and decay, nauseating anyone nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames spread rapidly on the ground, forming rings of \"fire locks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should any insect dare to jump or charge forward, it would get scorched through mid-air, turning into a burning fireball, crashing down with bones charred and unable to move!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Empty!\" The main flamethrower operator shouted softly as the tongues of fire abruptly died out, leaving behind swirling smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decisively took a step back, signaling with an empty canister held high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swap me in!\" The secondary flamethrower operator was already poised at the side, diving forward skillfully to take over the primary position, and flames roared as a deep orange blaze surged once again, devouring approaching insects like a roaring dragon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, the Apprentice Knight had already rushed to the main flamethrower operator’s side, quickly kneeling to operate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a flowing stream, only the crisp series of clicks could be heard, impressively swift hands already replacing the canister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main flamethrower operator nodded in confirmation, returning to the formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the roaring flames, the Flamethrower Squad advanced steadily and orderly like a burning beast, tearing open a charred black path through the night and the tide of corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Knight team pressed forward step by step, advancing like a rolling iron stream, akin to a wall of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any insect carcass would instantly combust upon contact, screaming as it plunged into the fiery abyss—not a single one would escape alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet just as they advanced to the center of the village, the wind suddenly changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, there was a deep breathing-like air current roaming through the ruins, the ground lightly trembled, and surrounding insect carcasses abruptly halted, as if responding to the call of the Mother Nest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Retreat.\" Louis noticed something amiss and immediately ordered the squad to fall back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A distinct command resounded under the battle standard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main flamethrower operator nodded without hesitation, signaling for retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire squad swiftly shifted backwards, maintaining formation, leaving behind a bleak expanse of charred remnants, distancing themselves from the terrifying Mother Nest about to fully \"hatch\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the moment they retreated to a safe distance\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth resounded with a deep, heart-thumping sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, ruins behind the stone altar suddenly started to writhe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something crawled out from the piles of rubble and corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nest, descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It grew slowly, emerging from the underground like shedding a shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A colossal living mass, akin to a grayish-white tumor, clinging with blood tendrils, like a flesh \"flower\" blooming atop a sea of corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its texture comparable to resin enveloped in slime, giving off a nauseating iridescent sheen amidst its wet, soft mass, accompanied by the sound of tearing membranes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"hive\" structure slowly unfolded, revealing one writhing egg chamber after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, insect embryos were visible, endlessly rolling and struggling in bodily fluids, shrieking like infant cries, resembling monsters born inside the Nest’s womb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More terrifying were the shadowy remnants of countless human faces faintly visible on its surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their expressions varied from anger to wails, like twisted snapshots moments before death, eternally sealed within the flesh wall, lips subtly moving but unable to voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of the altar, hung a massive core flesh sac, supported and nourished by dozens of thick tendrils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood vessels and veins were clearly visible, each pulsation echoed like a heart being hammered by iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a stench-laden mist erupting, the ground started oozing slime, tendrils probing from below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With hooked thorns and bony teeth at the ends, they suddenly shot out like live snakes, snapping a roadside remnant pillar and emitting an eardrum-tingling hum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Snow Swearer who \"conceived\" it with the flesh and blood of Knights and Nobility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From afar on a high platform, Eduardo gazed at the writhing Nest, his eyes reflecting shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This one is... stronger than the previous Nest,\" he murmured softly, his voice seemingly caught in his throat, \"not just in scale; its structure is more complex, the core deeper...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis merely paused silently for a moment beside him, slightly furrowing his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eduardo slowly took a step back, turned his head toward Louis, and spoke softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Louis, this thing isn’t something your Knight team can handle... This Nest is significantly stronger than the last. You should seek Duke Edmund’s help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis simply waved his hand dismissively, keeping his gaze fixed on the Nest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not necessary yet.\" He replied, his tone poised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately gestured behind him, prompting an adjutant to step forward and set up a tripod, securely anchoring it on the edge of the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a Magic Explosion Bullet launcher, its hefty body gleaming with dull metallic light, the coil slot at the front already in place, accompanied by a crisp \"click\" as the first Magic Explosion Bullet was slowly loaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eduardo furrowed his brow, stepping forward to glance at the device: \"This isn’t much different from what your Knights use. You should know, at this level, Magic Explosion Bullets aren’t effective against such Nests.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have it covered,\" Louis replied coolly, without turning back, \"just watch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then succinctly ordered the Knights beside him: \"Hold fire. Wait for my command to ’launch’ before acting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Knights immediately answered, eyes fixed on the fire line’s end, watching the slowly twitching, nightmarishly writhing Nest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fingers hovered over the firing button but dared not to act prematurely.\u003C\u002Fp>",1240,"2026-05-29T04:24:47.504Z","2026-06-01T04:29:09.187Z",1,"novelbin.me","01dc069ac1e036ab65dcea59cb5dd86ab612d4e077ab90f56880cd1bd4b248be","lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-267","lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-265",766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]