[{"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-453":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},2338916,4572,"Chapter 453: The Final Variable!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-453",453,"\u003Cp>“Damn it! Stop them! Don’t let them break in!” The orc leader, snapping back to reality, roared orders to his surrounding subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his subordinates were just as terrified as he was, and none had yet reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orc leader trembled with rage and charged at his own men!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap! Slap! Slap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You idiots! Wake up! Go stop those humans!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slapped one after another, raining blows on the stunned subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blows finally snapped them out of their daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, the orcs began to react—slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in that brief delay, the Storm Legion had already reached the collapsed wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, they surged through the breach into the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orcs below could only scramble down to intercept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, realizing what was happening was one thing—fighting effectively was another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially upon hearing the word “divine punishment,” many orcs and servant troops had already lost their courage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With morale soaring on one side and crumbling on the other, the orcs could not hold back the Storm Legion—they were merely delaying their collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bloodbat Knights! Help us!” The orc leader knew he would lose if things continued this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he pinned his hopes on the twenty intact Bloodbat Knights above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar! We won’t let these two-legged sheep live—but first, we must kill those griffon riders! Hold on a little longer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bloodbat Knight squad leader had no reason to refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their mission was to assist in defending Snowplain City and ensure these humans could not pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never expected the Snowplain City garrison to be this useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In barely an hour, the wall had already collapsed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar! Bloodbat Knights, follow me! First, eliminate those griffon riders and Swiftwing Eagles!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar! Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bloodbat Knight squad leader wasted no time—he gave the order, and his entire squad shot straight out toward the city’s exterior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Griffon Riders, prepare for battle!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Swiftwing Eagle squad, prepare for battle!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mick and Evlan had already readied themselves; sensing the enemy’s intent, they immediately shouted warnings to their comrades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar! Roar! Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, the aerial riders of both sides met and clashed violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the gap between them was too great—immediately, the griffon riders and Swiftwing Eagles were overwhelmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the Swiftwing Eagles, who dared not directly collide with the Bloodbat Knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were simply too weak—if they struck head-on, they’d be crushed in moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the Swiftwing Eagles either stayed behind the griffon riders to attack from afar, or used their agility to dodge and weave around the Bloodbat Knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the Bloodbat Knights weren’t fools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the griffon riders and Swiftwing Eagles’ delaying tactic, they changed strategy—some stayed behind to outnumber and pin down the Swiftwing Eagles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest concentrated their force to surround and overwhelm the griffon riders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the five griffon riders were eliminated, the Swiftwing Eagles would be powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, three Bloodbat Knights locked onto Mick and his griffon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had overheard Mick directing his comrades and assumed he was the griffon rider squad leader—they planned to strike at the head to break the whole unit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their ambush worked quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Mick fought desperately, two fists couldn’t match four hands—soon his griffon was wounded, its flight speed slowing further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar! Ha! Kill him! Don’t give him any chance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several Bloodbat Knights grew wildly excited, eager to finish Mick off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You damned orc scum! You think you can kill me, Mick? You’re not even close!” With a roar, Mick yanked his griffon into a sudden escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chase him! Don’t let this damned human escape!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, the Bloodbat Knights gave chase without pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, griffon riders had no speed advantage over them—especially when wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Mick sensed the three Bloodbat Knights relentlessly pursuing him from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, he gritted his teeth and forced his griffon into a vertical dive toward the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three Bloodbat Knights, seeing this, sneered. “After him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, they too began a steep vertical descent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as they did, Mick’s lips curled into a sly, triumphant smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hundred meters… one hundred fifty… one hundred… thirty…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mick’s descent was rapid, but the three Bloodbat Knights were equally confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this griffon rider dared such a dive, their own mounts wouldn’t be inferior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So unless the human was suicidal, whatever move he made, they could match it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, in the next instant, just twenty to thirty meters above ground, the human griffon rider suddenly halted his fall, veering sharply forward instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bloodbat Knights sneered, mocking the griffon rider’s childish trick—thinking he could force them to abandon pursuit with this dangerous maneuver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They calmly adjusted their angle, preparing to continue the chase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as they completed their turn, a sudden flash of fire erupted from the sparse forest below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They froze—recognizing the black iron tubes from earlier battles against Snowplain City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d seen these tubes many times before—each one had killed their ground troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, for the first time, the three Bloodbat Knights felt an ominous dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this time, the tubes were aimed directly at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did that mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puff! Puff! Puff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar! Roar! Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, they knew exactly what it meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the sound of flesh tearing filled the air, their mounts let out agonized shrieks—and then both rider and beast spun uncontrollably downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar! Damned two-legged sheep!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the last thought of the three Bloodbat Knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, as the ground rushed toward them, their vision went black—and consciousness vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Mick’s view, the three Bloodbat Knights and their mounts spiraled down and slammed into the earth at terrifying speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After rolling and skidding over ten meters, they finally came to a stop—motionless, lying still on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha! You fools really think we’re stupid? Would we fight you to the death without a trick up our sleeves?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Mick was ecstatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas had long anticipated the Bloodbat Knights would be the decisive variable in today’s battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he’d already devised a plan to counter them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they could eliminate just a few more Bloodbat Knights this way, the enemy’s aerial force would no longer sway the outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>",1017,"2026-06-20T22:44:02.688Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2511292b8d015096e804a7c24887997d28c3080363ca7f96126dc7469e9d78ff","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-454","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-452",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]