[{"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-282":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},152780,274,"Chapter 282 - 213: The Trap","lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-282",282,"\u003Cp>The moment he stepped out of the tent, the cold wind and fine snow brushed against his face, carrying the unique chill of the Northern Territory’s late autumn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis slightly tilted his head back, glancing at the gray and somber sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Less than three hours left.\" Several contingency plans flashed through his mind at lightning speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The defense perimeter has been completed, all kinds of traps are ready; the fuel for preheating and the magic explosion bullets have also been transported out, ready to ignite at the time of battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was set according to the blueprint, so he wasn’t in a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis turned to Lambert and instructed, \"Notify all the knights to assemble immediately, I have words to say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than a quarter of an hour, the entire Knight Order lined up neatly on the open ground on the east side of the Red Tide Camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis stood on the makeshift high platform, his gaze sweeping over these knights he had trained himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke, his voice not loud but resonant: \"According to reliable intelligence, a Nest has fully awakened at the Cyan Rock Rift. The insect corpses will reach the border of the Red Tide Territory within three hours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just a few words, it was like a bolt of thunder striking the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole audience was in a stir, with a low murmur and the subconscious tightening of grips on weapons, echoing one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many knights’ expressions changed; it wasn’t the first time they heard the term \"Nest,\" and many had even participated in Nest sieges, knowing what it meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t an enemy; it was a calamity itself, something that even though the Lord had defeated twice, could not be underestimated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Louis didn’t let them think too much; his voice was instantly powerful: \"I know what you’re thinking. But you don’t have to be afraid. Because we’re ready! Ready with all the methods of attack, just waiting for it to fall into our trap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And behind you are the people of the Red Tide Territory, your families, your friends, the homeland you built with your own hands!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every step you take, behind you is the entire Red Tide, no retreat! Only victory!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath, his tone as steady as a mountain: \"But this is not a battle to send you to your deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We have fire, traps, and plans; each of you has trained, has drilled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is not a battle to send you to die! It’s not to die, but to win! Win a victory that belongs to us — belongs to the Red Tide!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let everyone behind us see, that even a Nest, as long as it dares to step into Red Tide territory, we can turn it into ashes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his right hand fiercely, clenched like a sword, his voice echoing like a bell: \"In this battle, we seek not miracles! We only believe in the human spirit! Only trust the fire! Only faith in the swords in our hands!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone, ready yourselves! Red Tide Knight Order!! Prepare to face the enemy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, there was a deathly silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The north wind howled past, lifting dust and battle flags on the open ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each person seemed to be digesting the information they had just heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the sound of metal clashing broke the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an older Elite Knight, who slowly drew his own sword, the blade glinting with a faint red fighting energy in the sunlight, like a spark ready to ignite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then — the second, the third...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click, click, click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Row after row of knights unsheathed their weapons consecutively, either holding swords or gripping spears, their gaze intently fixed on the figure on the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if it’s a Nest... as long as it’s the direction the Lord points, we will charge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He won’t let us die in vain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ve already defeated them twice, and we’ll defeat them a third time, and continue to defeat them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lambert stood quietly to the side, nodding quietly as he watched the scene before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He once led these knights in training on the martial field, guiding them to swing swords, charge, fall, and rise again, time and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen them doubt, waver, and also seen them bleed, persevere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now they were like unsheathed blades, their fighting spirit swelling like a tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single one shrank back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because they weren’t afraid of the Nest, but because — the person standing on the high platform was Louis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their Lord, their Sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who had led them to victory time and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he said, \"We are ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, they believed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They believed every word he said, every decision he made, even if an abyss lay ahead, they were willing to follow him in a leap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These knights, tempered by iron and fire, had silently carved this belief into their very bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gale winds rose again, the war flags flapping loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knights knelt on one knee, plunging their weapons into the ground heavily, responding to their lord with pre-battle oaths:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the Red Tide! For Lord Louis!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three hours flew by in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the morning wind still lingered on the edge of the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"——Buzz!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cold Iron resonance pillars began to hum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a sound like metal tearing through the air, low but piercing, like the tolling of a death knell, carrying oppression from deep beneath the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis abruptly turned his head, his gaze like an arrow shooting towards the mountain path direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No small scout force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He listened for just a moment, then concluded — a large-scale insect corpse force was approaching!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rapid frequency of vibrations and the incessant buzzing indicated a substantial enemy army, moving very swiftly, with pressure on both the surface and underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lambert, beside him, said, \"Both the primary and secondary paths are resonating, the scale is larger than anticipated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\" Louis’s gaze was calm, \"This is the Nest probing from the front, also... giving us a chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The buzzing had not even faded when the entire Red Tide Army camp was already in motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The insect corpse is coming!\" said one knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perfect timing.\" Another old knight sneered, pressing down his visor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No knight hesitated; they had already been ignited during the previous speech, and hearing this resonance was like kindling bursting into flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some mounted their horses, some hefted flamethrowers, some ran towards the detonation cord at the edge of the trap...\u003C\u002Fp>",1091,"2026-05-29T04:24:47.504Z","2026-06-01T04:29:09.187Z",1,"novelbin.me","c1b8b6d20c002728f83ac444ab665009d93a54ddf083e403893fcc7001662b04","lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-283","lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-281",766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]