[{"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-462":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},2338925,4572,"Chapter 462: Storming the Viceroy","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-462",462,"\u003Cp>“Tian… Tian na! It actually fires!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! How is this even possible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the ballistae fired, shouts of shock erupted along the wooden wall; every orc chieftain stood frozen in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Prada thought deeper than these orc chieftains—he had already calculated the power the moment the giant arrow was launched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So his subordinates would suffer massive casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No! Get out of the way!” Prada shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad, his warning came too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the distance between the ballistae and the wolf knights, it took only an instant to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pū pū pū!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Áo áo áo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wails rose one after another, streaks of blood blooming in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than a dozen front-line wolf knights fell in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for their formation issue—if only the front row had held more than those dozen—twenty thick crossbow bolts might have claimed even more wolf knights!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!” Even so, as Prada watched another wave of his men fall, his eyes burned with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than two minutes had passed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wolf knights had already lost twenty-one men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such losses had never occurred on any battlefield before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even in massive battles against the human main army, with tens of thousands engaged, had such an absurd scenario ever happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Prada did not know that the real show had only just begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas had said: to honor this first “caught fish,” they must make it spectacular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, three more black iron tubes were rolled up beside the ballistae.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the wolf knights could react, a deafening roar erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hōng lōng! Hōng lōng! Hōng lōng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three explosions, accompanied by brilliant flashes of fire, were terrifying enough against the night sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the effect was equally impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chorus of flesh being pierced rang out; another seven or eight wolf knights, frozen in place, collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t think that’s few—the ballistae had twenty units.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there were only three cannons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, per cannon, they were already killing two enemies each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, each ballista could kill at most one wolf knight per shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! Retreat! Fall back, all of you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Prada didn’t curse or shout “get out of the way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He screamed at the top of his lungs, ordering the wolf knights outside the camp to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty wolf knights had already been killed—twenty-nine dead, only twenty-one left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such human combat power—if he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, Prada would never have believed it in a thousand years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar! Deputy Commander’s order: retreat immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Prada’s cry, the wolf knights outside the camp—who had already been terrified—turned and fled without a second’s hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Gervas’s ballistae and cannons were still reloading, so they couldn’t stop them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the light cavalry had been waiting long enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Storm Light Cavalry! For Storm Domain! For honor—charge!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hōng lōng! Hōng lōng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hundred light cavalry charged out simultaneously, surging from both flanks toward the fleeing wolf knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, the spear infantry’s retreat had made the wolf knights believe the humans were breaking—so they pursued deeper, advancing dozens of meters, fully entangling themselves in Storm Legion’s half-encirclement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, the wolf knights thought: even if surrounded by human soldiers, they’d still be fine—they’d slaughter everything in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the more arrogant the wolf knights had been moments ago, the more horrific their fate now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light cavalry only needed to reach the position once held by the spear infantry to block the wolf knights’ escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hǒu hǒu hǒu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And indeed, in an instant, Storm cavalry blocked the wolf knights’ path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their rear cut off, the wolf knights’ ferocity surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they had no way to fight back against those strange, devastating weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But against humans, they still had confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the wolf knights didn’t know was that at the front of the Storm light cavalry stood Lei Meng and several other knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Gervas’s prearranged plan—to minimize casualties during the wolf knights’ desperate last stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You wolf pups, come on! Let Uncle Migen teach you how to be good little babies!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar! Die, two-legged sheep!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the wolf knights and light cavalry crashed together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in that same instant, seven or eight more wolf knights fell beneath the swords of Lei Meng, Migen, and the other knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s… over. The wolf knights won’t make it back…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to watch further—no matter what, this wolf knight unit had no chance of survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orc chieftains on the wooden wall turned pale, stealing glances at Prada beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! Damn it!” Prada’s emotions boiled over—his eyes bloodshot, fists pounding the wooden battlements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad, his fury changed nothing—he could only watch helplessly as the remaining wolf knights were slaughtered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for sending a rescue force out of camp:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, it wasn’t worth risking lives for fewer than ten wolf knights left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they did send one, how could they be sure the rescue team wouldn’t suffer massive casualties with those strange human weapons still active?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hōng lōng! Hōng lōng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, another roar echoed—Prada’s face turned ashen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! Close the gate! Hurry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light cavalry, who had been pretending to still be attacking the wolf knights, had suddenly split in half and were now racing toward the Viceroy’s Tent Palace gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sudden change caught most orc chieftains off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prada reacted fastest—he immediately ordered the gate closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Storm Light Cavalry! Push harder! For honor—kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light cavalry, sensing the orcs’ reaction, also accelerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horses they once treated like treasures, they now beat mercilessly with whips, ignoring the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wounded horses screamed, their speed visibly increasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry! Close the gate! Don’t let them in!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the human cavalry gaining speed, Prada finally grew desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this shift in attitude—even he didn’t notice how unnatural it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in the past, they never gave a damn about these two-legged sheep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d even eagerly charge out to hunt them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, they feared these humans might storm into the Viceroy’s Tent Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Prada’s shouts, the orc warriors below strained to push the wooden gate shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the camp gate was heavy—opening or closing it always took time. Even with all their strength, the orcs could only close it slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the wooden gate narrowed to just one meter left, the horses finally reached the threshold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Storm Light Cavalry—kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a roar, led by the Storm light cavalry captain, they slashed down the orc warriors desperately pushing the gate shut and charged into the Viceroy’s Tent Palace!\u003C\u002Fp>",1084,"2026-06-20T22:44:02.688Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","dfae15bf7b730db1af74f74f026e593a27df52bd0d7c4b33e022c4f581b1b63f","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-463","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-461",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]