Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 421: Chapter 175: Giant Magic · Another Glorious Victory

Upon hearing Chief Steward Hilude’s solemn words, the Rong’en Priest’s expression immediately turned grave, and he felt a deep sense of admiration.

No wonder Chief Steward Hilude’s strategy in this battle seemed so peculiar. From the perspective of the war against the River Giants, it was indeed not the best choice. Our side had to pay an exceedingly bloody price to arduously defeat these River Giants.

But from the perspective of the overall situation, Chief Steward Hilude’s deployment was undoubtedly the best. Only by giving this Mad Witch hope of defeating the cavalry could it be drawn out from beneath the riverbank.

If the cavalry scattered, coming like a falling star and leaving like a flash of lightning, tearing the River Giants apart into a massacre, this Mad Witch would definitely not dare to emerge.

However, now that we’ve successfully lured her out from the water, defeating her is not an easy task.

As the River Giant Witch, her entire body is covered in fetid swamp sludge, granting her the ability of [Natural Defense]. The thick mucus not only protects her from significant damage but also causes enemy weapons to slide off, reducing the effectiveness of attacks.

Moreover, she carries a [Pungent Odor]. If you find the witch’s stench unbearable from a distance, wait until she gets closer. Within 30 meters, she can make her opponents’ eyes water, preventing them from utilizing their full close combat capabilities.

Therefore, Rong’en decisively said to Hilude, ”Your Excellency, this terrifying monster is not only formidable in close combat but can also emit filth and use Demon Technique. You must be careful.”

Hilude promptly replied, ”It’s using its magic ability to motivate its allies. If it unlocks the [Die Fighting] ability for the surrounding giants, we will suffer heavy casualties. We must minimize unnecessary losses. Do not approach, I will go kill it. Shepherd Leader Rongen, you command the troops to immediately pursue and hunt down the remaining giants, ensuring this River Giant Warband is utterly destroyed.”

With these words, Hilude’s blood stirred as she transitioned into the majestic Divine General form. Simultaneously, the powerful perfect-grade witchcraft mask on her released the [Fear Knight Incarnation] magic. An invisible aura of fear surrounded her majestic Divine General form, immediately unlocking the dual magic damage of [Induces Fear] and [Induces Horror], a sight so terrifying yet only the bravest demons would dare to face it head-on.

The morale and courage of the River Giants were not only far below humans but even lower than demons. Upon seeing this awe-inspiring thirty-meter-tall Divine General, shining with dazzling golden light, it felt like a lonely human facing the sun in the vast universe. Some River Giants were so frightened that they couldn’t hear any sound, only focusing on escaping desperately.

Their only target was the turbulent Black Water River, where they believed they stood a chance of survival only if they managed to escape into the river.

The River Giant Witch was also trembling all over from the sudden appearance of the Divine Chosen Knight. When a knight enters the Divine Chosen Level, her four divine magics and four bloodline abilities, used in succession, rendered her skills no weaker than a High Tier Mage.

Although the bloodline abilities were disabled after activating the Divine General form, the four divine magics remained in effect.

Additionally, in such a terrifying Divine General form, the power of close combat attacks is extremely formidable.

At least the River Giant Witch clearly understood that she would definitely not be able to rival the knight in mutually close combat once the knight had assumed the Divine General state.

Thus, she decisively used the unique racial ability of the River Giant Witch [Mad Witch], followed by a barrage of absurd giant-like curses targeting the knight, with a power so strong and language so fierce that even the most resilient could be frightened.

This effect was very effective against the knight, slowing down the knight’s charge and movement speed by at least 60%.

As long as she could endure the knight’s Divine General form duration, she could turn the tide of the battle, even gaining the upper hand!

At this time, the Knight Legion, without any hesitation, resolutely blew the mighty horn. Empire horns were raised one after another, their powerful resonant sounds echoing across the battlefield.

Soon after, thousands of hooves thundered across the field as over a thousand knights, guided by the glow of the Divine General, spurred their mounts and launched a full-frontal assault.

The combat power of the Sun of Vengeance Half-Lion Griffin Knight Order was indeed terrifying; their giant lances and long halberds were designed specifically to counter large creatures. As the Empire’s top unit, with just one charge, they pierced through a dozen panic-stricken, fleeing River Giants.

The next moment, an overwhelming Divine Guiding Arrow crossed dozens of meters, ruthlessly piercing through the wide, greasy chest of the River Giant Witch, physically interrupting her spellcasting due to the immense divine force. It threw her body more than ten meters away, causing her to crash to the ground, creating a pit over three meters deep.

If not for her webbed limbs, she would not have been able to extricate herself from the muck.

However, her entrapment in the mud still placed her at a severe disadvantage because the Combat Ram Cavalry finally reached the frontlines, blowing the Thunder Horn.

This muddy battlefield was extremely disadvantageous to the Combat Ram Cavalry because both the combat rams and the Dwarves’ body density belonged to an extremely high type. This was conducive to their activities on steep ridges, ensuring firm footing, but it also made them particularly susceptible to sinking into the mire, resulting in laborious steps and very slow movement speed.

However, sometimes misfortunes are blessings in disguise. Their particularly late arrival meant the Thunder Horn was blown later as well. When the Heroic Spirit Ankor Redbeard was summoned from the Thunder Gate in the sky, it coincided precisely with the moment the River Giant Witch was heavily slammed into the mire.