[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence":3,"chapter-warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-414":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Warlord: Starting with Daily Intelligence",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2338877,4572,"Chapter 414: It","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-414",414,"\u003Cp>“Legion warriors, the gate is open—charge in and kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the gate swung open, the noble legion soldiers did not hesitate, surging toward the entrance under the shouts of their captains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing thousands of legion guards rushing toward the city gate, Mil and the others could barely contain their impatience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gervas, can we go in now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gervas remained calmly waiting. “Wait a little longer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still waiting?” Mil and the others showed signs of anxiety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar! Hold back these damned humans—don’t let them enter the city!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Mil and the others spoke, before Gervas could reply, a roar erupted from within the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar! Roar! Roar! Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, countless bestial roars echoed in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sound of those roars, the advancing legion ranks instantly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a flood of agonized screams came from the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fall back, fall back quickly—damn it, the beastmen reinforcements have arrived!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, retreat! The front is blocked by beastmen!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piercing cries rang out from ahead; gradually, the tide of legion guards turned and fled en masse toward the rear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the scene before the city gate became visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, at the gate, stood a large group of beastmen—these very creatures had blocked the legion soldiers’ path and slaughtered them in heaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it wasn’t that the legion guards lacked combat ability or couldn’t break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gate’s interior passage was narrow, only a few meters long; the beastmen stood at the far end, holding it like a single man barring ten thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with their numerical advantage, the legion guards could not deploy it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse, crushed from behind by the press of bodies, they could not fight at all—merely shoved forward into the beastmen’s stone axes and long blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After countless comrades were cut down, the legion guards were seized by terror and dared not advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beastmen, however, did not pursue them out—they merely held the gate, preparing to close the hard-won entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…” Mil and the others stared, chilled to the bone—they finally understood why Gervas had made them wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had they charged at the front, the ground littered with corpses would have been filled with their own men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gervas, the gate’s been retaken by beastmen—can we still succeed tonight?” Even as fear lingered, Mil and the others grew anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Relax. The beastmen will lose—they cannot hold. Because now it’s our turn to take the field!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our turn? Now?” Mil and Eyn exchanged glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly. Attack now—how great will the glory be? How many beastman heads will we take? How dazzling will the record be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Many!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dazzling!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one doubted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let’s go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas wasted no time—he led them straight toward the now-empty outer gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gate passage was piled high with corpses, so the beastmen were still frantically clearing them to fully shut the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That gave Gervas and the others precious time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the legion’s supreme commanders knew nothing of Gervas’s plan; seeing their troops retreating, the supreme commander and the two dukes grew frantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Charge! Order a full assault—no one retreats! Whoever flees, execute on the spot!” The supreme commander was desperate—the city held twenty thousand noble legion troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this plan failed, the losses would be incalculable—worse than the last time the lesser nobles were annihilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, those guys!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Duke Hernade suddenly cried out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supreme commander frowned, but the next instant, he too spotted the unusual sight at the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the legion guards hesitated, a small noble contingent had reached the front and charged toward the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that Gervas and his men?” the supreme commander exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No banners, but no mistake—those spearmen are the unmistakable mark!” Duke Hernade gave his firm answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, hope flared in the commander’s eyes. “It’s him! Then the gate still has hope!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned back to the messenger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hold the troops—don’t charge yet. Wait for that small noble contingent to act. Stand by!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Commander!” The messenger hurried off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar! Roar! Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Gervas’s group quickly neared the gate. Seeing them approach, the beastmen inside the passage bared their fangs, snarling warnings to stay back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such cute little things,” Gervas smiled faintly, stepping aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spearmen did the same, swiftly flanking left and right, revealing five crossbows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the crossbows, the beastmen froze. In the next instant, fear flickered in many of their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had seen these weapons on the battlefield just days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud! Thud! Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they could react, several massive black streaks shot toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud! Thud! Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar! Roar! Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the gate passage erupted in howls of agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beastmen blocking the gate had negated the legion’s numerical advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likewise, they themselves relied on dense formation to hold the position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when the crossbows fired, it was like skewering candied haws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the spray of blood, each crossbow bolt claimed at least four or five beastmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the crossbows’ power, the beastmen behind recoiled, scrambling to take cover behind the gate passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even now, Gervas gave no order to charge—he waited silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the crossbows were reloaded for the second time did he finally give the command to advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the ones leading the charge were not the spearmen—they were the crossbows again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect was immediate: the beastmen hiding behind the gate passage, ready to ambush, instantly cursed their luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the two-legged sheep sent soldiers charging in, they’d rush back to surround them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when the already-loaded crossbows appeared, they fled without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! No retreat! Hold the gate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One beastman captain, seeing his men flee, stamped his foot in rage, bellowing at them to stand their ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then his hair stood on end—he saw one crossbow, drawn by his shouting, directly aimed at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…” The beastman captain’s eyes widened; cold dread shot from his soles to the crown of his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, he tried to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crossbow shuddered—a black streak shot forth, piercing straight through his body.\u003C\u002Fp>",1000,"2026-06-20T22:44:02.688Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","033045ad96eac0553365d397ca5dbd8082ccb5ce9f7aaafb823abb1c0cac923c","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-415","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-413",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]