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Charge!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-330",330,"\u003Cp>“His Lordship orders: commence battle immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As several baronial lords sat down, half-skeptical, the Demon Swift Eagle had already delivered Gervas’s command to the Storm Guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colonel Laurence did not delay: “Guards, form ranks!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the shouts, the loosely arranged formation instantly moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hundred spear infantry formed the center, two hundred swordsmen—one hundred on each side—flanked them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On either flank, another hundred archers—fifty per side—stood in position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining hundred sword guards were held in reserve, positioned behind the main formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid a roar, the guards completed their battle formation in barely twenty seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sight left the nobles on the wall stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… this is too fast!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! And not just fast—look at how perfectly aligned they are! How did they achieve this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, Gervas, how did you train these guards?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mil and the others had seen the Kingdom’s elite guards before—well-equipped, brimming with spirit and vigor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only now, seeing the Storm Guards, did they realize the so-called elite they’d witnessed before paled in comparison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every movement of Gervas’s guards seemed less like battlefield preparation and more like a meticulously rehearsed performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they were deeply curious: how had Gervas achieved this with five hundred men, not five?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s no special trick—just practice. Every day, we drill formations for hours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hours of formation drills every single day?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much free time do they have to do this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to spend that time training them in swordplay!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nobles exchanged silent, awed glances—but had no intention of adopting Gervas’s methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That formation shift was impressive, yes, but a guard’s true purpose is combat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the demons advancing toward the castle noticed the guards’ movement and changed course, charging straight for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leading them was a towering demon over three meters tall, sporting a massive ram’s head and a mouth full of fangs—clearly no vegetarian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three hundred meters… two hundred… one hundred…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Archers, fire!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rain of arrows fell, and the demon horde erupted in cries of pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But like beasts, arrows had little effect on these large-bodied demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After one volley, only a dozen unlucky demons lay dead on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many others still bore arrows in their bodies, yet pressed forward as if untouched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the pain seemed to drive them into greater frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mil and the others glanced at Gervas—only to find him expressionless, sipping tea calmly while watching the distant battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, they turned back to the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demons charged swiftly; the archers managed only two volleys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the demons closed to within twenty meters, the archers swiftly retreated to the rear of the formation and began firing freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This signaled the imminent clash of close combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, when facing demons or beasts, the human formation was most vulnerable at the moment of impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to their smaller stature, they were easily torn apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once breached, the entire line would gradually collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These creatures knew this well, so they always placed their strongest, fiercest warriors in the front ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today’s demons were no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar! Roar! Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellowing, the front-line demons swung their bone blades or crude iron weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But don’t underestimate these crude weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their massive size and weight more than compensated for their poor quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mil and the others had already braced for a scene of flying flesh and blood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spear infantry, raise spears!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spear infantry, thrust!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plop! Plop! Plop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaaoo! Aaaoo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what no one expected was that Gervas’s men were not slaughtered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, the front-line spear infantry, at command, raised their spears in perfect unison, then thrust forward in perfect unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roaring, charging demons instantly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From afar, it looked as if the demons had been petrified by a spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spear infantry, withdraw!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spear infantry, thrust!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… Gervas, your spear infantry are too…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not bad, right? Low mobility, yes—but for fighting these creatures, it’s the best way to minimize casualties and hold the line!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not bad? It was beyond expectation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had seen spear infantry before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those spears were nowhere near as long as Gervas’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And those spear infantry were trained in the most basic way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because noble spear infantry were born from lack of training time and proper equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t cannon fodder, but hardly better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Gervas showed them a completely different way to use spear infantry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it completely negated the giants’ traditional advantage against human formations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid continuous shouts, the demons’ charge was fully halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the demons would not retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the spear line too strong to break, they turned to attack the flanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar! Charge from the sides! Tear apart these two-legged sheep!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar! Roar! Roar!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, the demons roared and charged from both flanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the sword guards on the flanks were no pushovers—they raised shields and engaged the demons in close combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the demons’ momentum had been broken by the spears, the well-trained sword guards held their own against them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even this alone wouldn’t be enough to defeat the demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So today’s true stars took the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Storm Cavalry, charge!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid thundering hooves, two hundred cavalry surged like a flood, striking the demons’ center from the flank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As their horses galloped, the cavalry accelerated, their triangular formation piercing the demon ranks like a sharp blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, roars and screams filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the demons stood over two meters tall, their height offered no advantage—they were even out-towered by the riders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the cavalry easily broke through the demon lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After piercing through, the cavalry did not stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At three hundred meters, they slowed their horses, then turned their mounts around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Storm Cavalry, charge!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the demons could recover from the first devastating charge, they were hit by a second.\u003C\u002Fp>",956,"2026-06-20T22:44:02.338Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d3e65da2ee441f0ab528ea551f3dfa105399ac68ca7c7e10cf20b52a08eeea5e","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-331","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-329",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]