Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 313: Chapter 146: A Battle to Become a Legend · Peerless General Su Li (Part 3)

At this moment, he truly believed that the spiritual will of humankind was strong enough to keep them steadfast amidst the fierce flames without budging!

For the territory and for the countless people who placed their fervent hopes upon him, he gritted his teeth and determined to see it through to the end.

Finally, when Su Li felt as if his whole being was entirely ethereal, his mind vacant and chaotic, and the world swaying as if his soul and body were about to separate.

The battlefield below, once a scene of intense fighting, gradually quieted down, replaced by cheers echoing across the mountains and plains!

Death’s Claw descended amidst the cheering soldiers, who, seeing their Lord, immediately raised their weapons in salute, cheering enthusiastically for their outstanding leader.

Hilude promptly released her Divine Chosen state, came to the side of Death’s Claw, helped Su Li sit up, and said with a faint smile, gallant and spirited, ”Lord, we won! Are you alright?”

Su Li, weakly leaning against her embrace, murmured, ”Hilude, this time I’ve lost big. It feels like I won’t be able to get out of bed for ten days to half a month.”

The drain on his body made him feel as if all his energy and primordial qi had greatly diminished.

Could he possibly end up like Zhou Lang, stunning the world with one battle and then suffering greatly, dying young?

Hilude gently kissed his cheek and said with a smile, ”Lord, we achieved a major victory. The Green Dragon Legion will surely not dare to attack again rashly before they’ve thoroughly assessed our strength.”

”During this time, you can rest assured and recuperate. With autumn’s arrival, the Holy Purple Vine pods should be ripe. You can eat as much as you want, having them as daily fruit, ensuring your primordial qi will be quickly replenished.”

Hearing Hilude say this, Su Li immediately felt much more at ease.

That’s right!

He possessed plenty of extraordinary spiritual treasures, and time was his greatest weapon.

An early death would never happen to him.

This battle, which slaughtered the Centaur Beast Cavalry, was of unparalleled significance.

Not only did it temporarily delay the Green Dragon’s intentions of attack, buying at least a month’s development time for the territory.

More importantly, from this battle onward, the tides of attack and defense would shift!

The Green Dragon might still have numerous monster minions, but most were bloated infantry or cannon fodder.

As long as his cavalry corps decisively launched attacks, they would continuously crush its many chimeras.

As one wanes and another waxes, there will come a day when Hesse Territory’s strength would even surpass this Monster Legion.

The human forces in the foothills would overpower the monster forces west of the forest!

Then, Su Li finally relaxed his heart, enjoying the soldiers’ fervent admiration and cheers among their formations, then returned to the camp on Death’s Claw to recuperate.

It was also precisely at the time when the Fiery Sun rose, its light shining down from the east, dispelling the battlefield’s gloom. The flood triggered by Manan’s wrath also gradually receded from the canals, revealing a battlefield filled with corpses.

The great battle lasted a full day and two nights, with tens of thousands of corpses spread across east of the camp, the dead lying in piles, stretching over more than ten miles.

However, having slain so many monsters, the humans reaped unparalleled rewards as well.

Countless new recruits gained exceptional battlefield experience, becoming battle-hardened veterans.

More importantly, in this intense battlefield of life and death, many humans successfully broke through under the illumination of Divine Grace.

By noon, when Su Li could barely sit up with a pillow, Hilude strode into the room, this usually calm and composed Knight displaying an irrepressible smile.

Seeing Su Li’s improved state, her smile brightened even more, and she immediately leaned on the bedside, holding Su Li’s right hand, and asked concernedly, ”Lord, are you feeling better?”

Su Li slowly nodded and said, ”Though I’m still a bit dizzy, the sensation of being pricked all over my body is gone.”

”How is the army? From your expression, I seem to see good news.”

Hilude immediately nodded heavily, holding Su Li’s right hand against her chest, and said with an excited smile, ”Lord, during our fierce battle over a day and night, we slaughtered thousands of monsters, and the Sun Goddess’s Divine Grace was especially generous.”

”Under the Fiery Sun’s light, by noon, 68 Armed Attendants successfully awakened their extraordinary bloodlines and advanced to become Apprentice Knights.”

”Additionally, 40 Apprentice Knights awakened to become official Knights.”

”And most critically, a total of 101 official Knights awakened to become Elite Knights!”

Upon hearing this good news, Su Li immediately felt invigorated, as if a surge of vitality was continuously welling up from his heart.

He couldn’t help but laugh excitedly, ”Great, great, great!”

A total of 141 Knights received the Sun Goddess’s blessing, ascending after defeating countless monsters.

In fact, this blessed count might be doubled. Because surely some achieved minor breakthroughs within their tiers.

This means that roughly a third of the Knights, after slaying countless monsters and accumulating vast honor and contributions, felt the Sun Goddess’s generosity.

This number could be several times that of typical battles.

In a typical intense battle, having two or three dozen Knights feel the Sun Goddess’s Divine Grace would constitute remarkable gains.

Yet in this battle, the army of Hesse Territory performed so brilliantly, enhancing the Sun Goddess’s banner. Especially the second battle, now a celebrated victory.

Thus, the Sun Goddess bestowed several times her usual generosity, blessing the territory’s army.

However, the Goddess, as always, favored the Knights, offering much less regard for Armed Attendants and the Free People.

The number of Armed Attendants and Free People’s Corps, who received Divine Grace, though numbering several times the Knights, was only about half of what the Knights received.

Throughout Su Li’s reflections, Hilude held his hand and continued, ”But! Lord, the good news doesn’t end here!”