Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence-Chapter 435 - 179: Perfect-Grade Weapon: Alaric Beast Slayer (Part 2)

But her condition wasn’t good. In the battle with the Giant River Giant Witch, she expended a large amount of primordial qi, and the Giant Magic and Death Magic of the River Giant Witch inflicted considerable wounds on her, especially the purple Life Suction Magic, which repeatedly drained her life.

If it were only the effects of these magics, her condition could still be replenished with powerful potions from the territory and the Extraordinary Spirit Valley.

But the continuous battles over these few days further depleted her condition.

After all, there were only two Chosen Ones in the territory. To reduce casualties, she and Orstein had to take turns fighting. In today’s battle with Gael Regon, she almost chopped off a Tree Demon’s arm. Of course, the cost was severe injuries on her body, with a huge scar stretching from her left shoulder to her right abdomen, even slicing through Su Li’s favorite soft and full parts.

So when she came over, Su Li immediately asked with concern, "Darling, how’s your wound?"

Hilude gently shook her head and said, "I’m fine. The wound looks terrifying, but it’s still at the level of an external injury."

In this world, the range for minor injuries is quite broad. It’s hard to be classified as severely wounded. Despite this, Su Li still didn’t believe that Hilude’s wound was only superficial given the gruesome, macabre sight of her flesh and bones exposed.

So Su Li decisively took a bottle of [Tears of Mercy] potion from his waist, placing it into Hilude’s hands, and said, "Stop fooling me. I no longer believe your words when you say you’re fine. If you were really fine, would you be so pale? Drink it down to quickly dispel the physical scars and mental fatigue."

Tears of Mercy, as a Divine Grace Potion from the Shalya Church, not only has a strong healing effect but also extraordinary purification and soothing abilities. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

This is the most precious potion in the territory right now. To save the champion-level knights, these potions have been almost entirely used up. Their value on the black market has skyrocketed to 300+ Golden Crowns, yet they remain rare despite the high price.

Hilude furrowed her brows: "Lord, this is the last potion we have to ensure your safety!"

"Drink it! I’ll watch you drink it; don’t try to fool me," Su Li said determinedly, looking at her. "I’ve already confirmed to implement Marshal Orstein’s strategy. Today’s battle might be our last stand. You must be in perfect form for the upcoming challenges, perhaps even facing the siege of four Divine Chosen-level monsters."

"I’m only at Elite Level, so I can’t offer much help to you."

Hilude immediately clasped Su Li’s hands tightly, solemnly stating, "Lord, in less than a year, you’ve risen from an Apprentice Knight to an Elite Knight, a pace that many find unrealistic! You must not underestimate yourself; your glory and strength belong to the future!"

Indeed, that’s true; after all, not everyone has a monstrous aptitude for cultivation like Hilude, or has received the Divine Grace Baptism.

She isn’t even a prodigy of the Hesse Territory but should be considered a genius of the entire southern Empire!

Compared to her, 99.999% of knights would feel inferior.

Thus, Su Li didn’t dwell on mental exhaustion and switched the conversation back to business, asking, "How prepared is our defensive line?"

Hilude tilted her fair, slender neck, drinking the Tears of Mercy potion in one go, and immediately seemed to sweep away fatigue, becoming radiant and energized: "We’ve mobilized at the highest level, but it’s hard to say the defenses are impregnable, as there are too many gaps in the city walls. So, we’ve closed all gates to delay the monsters’ offensive as much as possible."

Previously, the gates were wide open to facilitate the sorties of the Hesse Territory’s elite knights, but this time, without the Elite Knight Order to sortie, they had no choice but to keep the gates shut.

It will come down to a battle of attrition. The monsters have siege vines that can scale the walls at any point to attack the human ranged troops in the barbican, so no one can guarantee the defenses will hold.

In this situation of flesh-and-blood attrition, the casualty ratio between the two sides will increase rapidly from 1:10 to 1:5 or even 1:3.

Frowning as he contemplated, Su Li said, "If we rely on attrition alone, not only can we not defeat the monsters, but it will also be extremely difficult to hold the line. Do you have a strategy to win?"

Hilude replied seriously, "I also believe that the battle cannot be based on attrition. The best way would be to win against the enemy on one front, devastating their morale and causing a total collapse in one direction among the four possible."

"I thought it through, and the only way to achieve this is with a decapitation tactic, killing the commander in one direction."

Decapitate an enemy commander?

In other words, wouldn’t that mean killing a Chosen One!

How is that possible?

Through these days of fighting, Su Li had long noticed that without matching-level weapons and armor, Hilude was risking her life to fight even one Divine Chosen.

Like the Giant River Giant Witch, a caster surrounded by knights, Hilude, a Divine Chosen Knight, couldn’t even kill it in close combat.

It was ultimately through the knights’ efforts to rout the River Giant Warband, redirect their offensive, and with an overwhelming charge, that they managed to help Hilude kill the River Giant Witch. It was a textbook encirclement battle.