Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 444: Chapter 181: Fierce Flame Engulfs the City · The War Ends (Part 3)

Avril gritted her teeth, decisively mounted her horse again, and said, ”I understand! I will deliver this command to Lord Rong’en immediately.”

The disastrous consequences of a city in flames amidst such chaos are self-evident.

Hilude could only pray to the Sun Goddess for Avril’s safe return to the west of the city.

Before this attendant set out, she never anticipated that this mission would be so fraught with twists and turns. Not only did she have to be wary of monsters that could appear at any moment, but she also had to run across half the city! She ran from the castle to the south of the city, then circled back from the south to the west, with no opportunity to retreat to the castle to hide.

Perhaps Hilude’s prayers were effective, for shortly after Avril left, a large blaze quickly erupted in the west of the city, and it spread rapidly, turning a vast area into a sea of fire.

The speed of the blaze indicates that the defending forces in the west likely didn’t have time to evacuate, and many human stragglers might have been engulfed by the fire, perishing alongside the monsters in the raging flames.

The towering flames flickered in Hilude’s crystal-clear eyes. She only paused for a moment before gripping her rare-level longsword tightly and shouting to the knights of the ready Knight Order behind her, ”Ignite, and let us charge towards the outskirts of the city!”

With her command, the dwarves in the area ignited their reserves of gunpowder and charcoal, and a wall of fire blazed behind all the knights.

This fierce wall of fire separated Hilude and the Hesse Forbidden Guard Knights from the armed attendants behind them. Through the constantly flickering flames, all the armed attendants looked with tragic determination, tears in their eyes, at the human Forbidden Guard Cavalry on the other side of the fire wall.

No one had a word of complaint about Hilude’s decision to set the city ablaze, as she was not the type of ruthless commander that cowered at the rear, scorching and slaughtering the frontline soldiers with a fire. On the contrary, she led her forces personally into the burning sea of fire!

She lived up to the title of the Sun Goddess’s Chosen; her considerations were solely for tactical victory, treating everyone fairly, herself included!

Hilude looked up at the spreading flames, then raised her longsword high and shouted, ”Our retreat path has been cut off by the flames, but that does not mean we are doomed!”

”The tree demons fear fire; as long as we bravely forge ahead and overcome them, the path ahead will be our survival! Everyone, follow me, and break through the enemy forces!”

”For glory!” the knights shouted, raising their long halberds and lances high, and charged fiercely with Hilude.

In front of their horse hooves, the already exhausted tree demons fell like wheat being harvested, collapsing in unison, as they were swept aside by the iron hooves!

It’s not only because the Hesse Forbidden Guard Knights possessed the best soldiers and finest battle armor, but also because the spreading city fire greatly induced fear among these monsters.

Tree demons have an innate fear of fire. Hilude observed during the intense battle that knights with the flame attribute inflicted greater damage on tree demons and easily triggered the effect that induces fear.

Once flames ignited on the tree demons’ bodies, their already low courage value would plummet into the negatives, causing them to flee the battlefield screaming.

Hilude had long concealed this city-burning trump card, waiting for this very moment.

Especially after several hours of continuous battle, the morale of the Tree Demon Legion had plummeted. They lacked the strong will of humans and were surrounded by fierce flames. If the knights charged once with death masks, they could immediately trigger dual fears in them—death by fire.

Thus, the cavalry led by Hilude was unstoppable, even reaching ahead of the retreating forces of the Tree Demon Legion, surrounded by monsters.

This made the Hesse Forbidden Guard Knights following Hilude’s lead fearful. At this moment, if the monsters steadied their lines and launched a fierce attack on the Hesse Forbidden Guard Knights, this Knight Legion would face being torn to pieces.

But Hilude remained determined, encouraging with the voice of a valiant female knight, ”All you need to do is follow me and charge forward without looking back! The fire will handle the tree demons behind us! Keep advancing, break through the enemy lines, and head toward victory! The Sun Goddess will protect us for a complete triumph!”

As her voice fell, a thrilled voice echoed from the knight ranks behind her, ”Look, it’s dawn! The sunlight is rising!”

It was the autumn-winter season, and the sun was rising in the southeast. Now the knights were launching a fierce attack towards the south of the city, heading in the direction of the Fiery Sun.

This greatly invigorated the spirits of the knights, even dispelling their physical fatigue.

In the Hesse Territory, a devout land of the Sun Goddess, the rising sun symbolizes the Sun Goddess showering her divine grace!

As the rays of dawn dripped onto the knights, all the knights shone with golden light, feeling as if solid divine grace flowed on their bodies.

Quickly, a knight joyfully exclaimed, ”I feel the Goddess’s blessing, my strength has increased!”

”The Goddess is protecting us, helping us purge evil!”