Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 238 Perfect Weapon: Alaric Beast Killer

Although the worst situation may mean the most abundant harvest, Su Li claims to be a virtuous lord, not a cruel lord, so it is still difficult for Su Li to accept the burning of Heisen Town.

Erstein then analyzed, "If all goes well, the green dragon will be mobilized by our attack. Our knights are swift, and with the effect of the Wind Wing Talisman, we can quickly reach the western side of the forest. This is a considerable distance, and even human knights would take two to three days to travel at full speed."

"Given the speed of the green dragon's minions and the dryad, if they want to catch up with us and stop us from reaching the dragon's lair, they'll have to run non-stop day and night for at least three days and three nights, or even four days and five nights!"

"By the time they reached the edge of the forest after their forced march, they must have been exhausted. Even a spent force can't pierce a mourning garment. If they were ambushed at that point, even thirty or even a hundred thousand green dragon minions would be nothing more than a hundred thousand fat pigs waiting to be slaughtered!"

Orstein's analysis finally made Su Li's mind tremble, and a sense of pride suddenly arose in his heart!

800 elite human knights attacking monsters is like throwing a meat bun at a dog, and they will never come back.

But when 800 cavalrymen charged at 100000 fat pigs, they were invincible and slaughtered unilaterally!

Moreover, if everything really goes well and the Green Dragon cannot control his greed and extreme possessiveness for gold, the situation will definitely be ten or a hundred times more exaggerated than what Orstein said.

Because once they choose to force a march back for support, it will not be a matter of whether they can raise their arms after being ambushed. By then, the size of the monster army will definitely not be 10, or even 2.

During the forced march of several days and nights, there will definitely be a large number of monsters running away and collapsing, and countless of them will fall behind. A legion of 20,000 people can lose 50%, 60%, or even 80% of its troops just on the march, stretching the army to dozens or even hundreds of miles.

The number of monsters that actually enter the ambush circle will be extremely limited, probably only a few thousand.

800 knights, well-rested, led the monsters into a carefully chosen battlefield according to the Sun Goddess's teachings, and then launched a fierce attack on the thousands of exhausted monsters. That must have been a battle that would have made Violet's face most pleasing.

Her Majesty Violet will bestow unparalleled divine grace upon these 800 elite knights, each of whom will be transformed into a champion knight of the Sun Goddess.

Just imagine 800 champion knights attacking thousands of monsters that can't even lift their arms. It is bound to be a terrible massacre!

If Su Li really had 800 champion knights, he would be able to defeat a legion of 10 energetic monsters seven times in a row.

I'm afraid that in this battle, he can really achieve the most typical and popular legendary victory in the world, crushing 800 to 20000 monsters with 30000 cavalry.

His legendary reputation will be very similar to that of the famous Eastern general Sun Jian, who became a military god in one battle.

Lu Bu did such a brainless thing. He and other generals led 5000 elite troops and rushed for a day and a night. Then, when they arrived at the battlefield, they were defeated by Sun Jian.

The monsters in this world may be a little stronger than the ancient professional soldiers on Earth, but they are not strong enough to run for three days and three nights and still have the strength.

Therefore, although Orstein's tactic carries great risks, it is bold and careful. If executed properly, it has at least a 50% success rate.

Su Li's heart was filled with excitement as he looked at the countless knights shining with golden light. Although blood had stained their armor red, it had not wiped out their sharpness. Although fatigue had tortured their bodies, it had not diminished their loyalty in the slightest.

With such an elite army, Su Li was filled with ambition. He decisively patted Orstein's shoulder and said, "With our mighty cavalry and our unstoppable spirit, let's fight this battle! Go ahead with confidence, my Marshal. I support your strategy. If we win, we will share the glory of a legendary victory. If we lose, we will endure the hardship together and work hard. With three thousand armored men, we will surely slay the dragon!"

Hearing Su Li's words of encouragement, Orstein's burly figure immediately stood up straight, pounding his chest with his fists, and said in a passionate voice: "With the protection of the Fiery Sun Goddess, we will wipe out the evil and return victorious!"

Su Li nodded and said, "Then gather the knights and go to the Monastery of the Sun Goddess to pray. I will guard the rear for you with General Hirud. Goddess of the Sun, we will be bathed in divine grace and return triumphantly!"

"For glory!" Su Li turned around and looked at the knights around him, raising his arms and shouting.

"For glory!" The soldiers' cheers were immediately heard all around.

"May the Sun Goddess bless us with a worthy death!"

"Long live!"

"Wan Sheng!"

Then Orstein turned around sternly and led the elite knights around him to the largest Monastery of the Sun Goddess in Hesse Castle to pray devoutly.

The divine grace the knights received was so strong that the blood-red sky of the setting sun was illuminated by the brilliant golden light from the spire of the Monastery of the Goddess of the Fiery Sun. The brilliant golden light seemed to cover the entire territory with a layer of golden light.

After Orstein left, Hilde came to Su Li. This high-ranking attendant steward had experienced bloody battles in the past few days. His once slightly immature and gentle face had now become mature and resolute, and particularly heroic and charming.

But her condition was not very good. She had consumed a lot of energy in the battle with the giant river troll witch. The troll magic and death magic of the river troll witch had caused her considerable trauma, especially the purple life siphon magic, which had caused her life to be depleted time and time again.

If it were just the effects of these magics, Hildur's condition could still be restored by relying on the powerful potions and the extraordinary spiritual valley in the territory.

However, the continuous bloody battles for several consecutive days further exhausted her condition.

After all, there are only two chosen ones in the territory. To reduce casualties, she and Orstein must take turns to fight. In today's battle with Galregon, she almost cut off one of the tree demon's arms. Of course, the price was that she was also seriously injured. A huge scar stretched from her left shoulder to her right abdomen, and even the softness and fullness that Su Li loved most were cut.

So when he saw her coming over, Su Li immediately asked with concern: "Baby, how is your wound?"

Hildreth shook his head slightly and said, "I'm fine. This wound may look scary, but it's only a superficial wound."

The scope of minor injuries in this world is still very wide, and it is difficult to be evaluated as a serious injury. Even so, Su Li still does not believe that the wounds on Hilde's body are superficial injuries. The hideous flesh and blood turned outward and the scars deep enough to see the bones are really too shocking.

So Su Li decisively took out a [Tears of Mercy] potion from his waist, held Hildre's hands and placed them in her palms, saying, "Don't lie to me. I don't believe anything you say lately. You always say everything is fine. If you really are fine, would you look so pale? Drink this to quickly dispel the physical scars and mental fatigue."

As the divine potion of the Church of Shalya, the Tears of Mercy, in addition to its powerful healing effect, its most powerful ability is its purification and soothing effects.

This is the most precious potion in the territory. In order to save the champion knight, these potions have been almost completely consumed. The value of this potion in the black market has risen to 300+ gold crowns, but it is still out of stock.

Hildurd frowned and said, "My Lord, this is the last potion to guarantee your safety!"

"Drink it! I'm watching you drink it right here, don't try to fool me." Su Li looked at her firmly, "I've confirmed the implementation of Marshal Orstein's tactics. I'm afraid today's decisive battle will be our last. You must be more prepared to meet the next challenge. You may have to face a siege from four God-Chosen-level monsters."

"It's a pity that I only have elite-level strength and can't help you much."

Hild immediately grasped Su Li's hands and said solemnly, "My Lord, in less than a year, you have advanced from an apprentice knight to an elite knight. This speed of training is so fast that many people find it unrealistic! You must never underestimate yourself. Your glory and strength will all be in the future!"

That is indeed true. After all, not everyone has the extraordinary talent for cultivation like Hildreth and has also received the baptism of divine grace.

She can't even be considered a genius in the Hesse Territory, but should be considered a genius in the entire southern part of the empire!

Compared to her, 99.999% of knights would be ashamed.
Su Li didn't waste any more energy and turned the topic to business, asking, "How is our defense line prepared?"

Hildreda raised her tall, fair neck and drank the Tears of Mercy potion in one gulp. All the fatigue in her body seemed to have vanished, and she looked radiant and invigorated. "We've mobilized to the highest degree, but it's hard to say it's impenetrable. There are too many gaps in the city walls. So we closed all the city gates and tried to delay the monster's attack as much as possible."

Previously, the city gates were opened to facilitate the attack of the elite knights of the Hessen Lords, but this time the decisive battle to defend the city was without the attack of the elite knights, so the city gates had to be closed.

The rest was just a matter of flesh and blood being consumed. The monsters had siege vines that could scale the walls at any point and attack the human ranged troops on the city walls, so no one could guarantee an impenetrable defense. With this kind of flesh and blood being consumed, the loss ratio on both sides would rapidly climb, from 1:10 to 1:5 or even 1:3.

Su Li frowned and thought, "If we only rely on blood and flesh, we won't be able to defeat the monsters, and even holding the line will be very difficult. Do you have any winning tactics?"

Hild said solemnly, "I also believe that war cannot rely on bloodshed. The best approach is to defeat the enemy in one direction, instantly destroying their morale, and thus causing a complete collapse in one of the four directions."

"I thought about it, and the only way to achieve this is to use a decapitation tactic, to kill the enemy's commander in one direction."

Behead an enemy commander?
In other words, isn't that just killing a chosen one?

How can this be?

Through the battles of these days, Su Li had already discovered that Hildurd did not have weapons and armor of the corresponding level, and he had to fight hard to defeat a Chosen One.

For example, a giant river troll witch, a spellcaster, was surrounded by knights, and even a chosen knight of Hildreth couldn't kill it in close combat.

In the end, it was the knights who defeated the river troll warband, turned their forces around, and launched a thunderous charge, cooperating with Hilde to kill the river troll witch. It was a typical siege and slaughter.

It was already so difficult for her to fight a spellcaster at close range. In this battle, there was no cooperation from the knights. On the contrary, there were a large number of monsters around the opponent. She was afraid that these powerful melee monsters would launch a siege against her.

Therefore, Su Li didn't think that Hildurd could use the decapitation tactic against any God-chosen monster.

Unless... Hildurd has a sharp divine weapon!

Thinking of this, Su Li hammered the battlement hard, a little annoyed: "What on earth are these dwarves doing? Why haven't they forged a rare-grade weapon yet? Do they have to spend a year to create a rare-grade equipment?"

They have already gathered the most important material for rare-grade weapons, ether gold. Four or five champion-level dwarf forging masters have already arrived at Hesse Castle. Even if they use embroidery needles to grind it bit by bit, they should be able to grind out this rare-grade weapon.

If they had been more motivated and created rare weapons before the final battle, this battle would not have been so difficult.

If Hildurd has a rune that can attack a specific creature, such as the master-level dragon-slaying rune that can attack a dragon, even if it is only engraved on a toothpick, it can cause the dragon to be severely damaged and scream, creating the effect of an embroidery needle piercing a giant creature.

Hildurd said comfortingly, "I've paid attention to this aspect. The dwarves should be making faster progress. Because these dwarves are becoming increasingly irritable and violently drive away all servants who try to approach and ask questions."

"You know, they were really lacking in confidence a few days ago. Consecutive failures left these honor-conscious dwarves completely powerless to get angry. They felt they had let down their big friends' trust and the abundant materials they had given them."

"But recently, their tempers have become more frequent, their demands have become more numerous, and the wine they drink has become more expensive. This indicates that the forging process must be very successful. The dwarven supreme god also pays attention to the mortal world. The dwarves performed bravely in this battle and won great glory. It is very likely that Granni will pass on his grace and skills to help the dwarves forge their weapons smoothly before the final battle."

Unlike halflings, humans and dwarves are very pious races, so before many key moments or important battles, the gods will bestow grace and blessings.

If the dwarves had been forging successfully and the weapons were almost completed, then under the current situation, the dwarves might indeed be enlightened and in excellent condition, and successfully complete the rare weapons before the decisive battle.

Su Li said anxiously, "Then send one of your servants to take another look. This weapon is too important to us."

For the first time, Su Li felt so clearly that in the fantasy world, a magical weapon was so important that it could even change the course of a battle!
A powerful knight, holding a magical weapon in his hand, is really enough to kill the evil monster leader and create miracles.

But before Hildurd could send out a servant, a rumbling sound came from the distance of the city wall.

The thudding sound was like an iron pier rolling over the city wall.

Then the dwarves' loud and clear voices came from afar: "My Lord! My Lord! Look what surprise we have brought you!"

Su Li had never felt that the dwarves' subwoofer-like voices could sound so pleasant!
A surprise for the dwarves?

Su Li couldn't wait to turn his head and look at the dwarves rushing over. These short guys were of strong build, and each of them had a braid that reached down to their feet, which indicated that they had a high status and outstanding reputation in the dwarven society.

What Su Li likes most now is surprises! After so many days of brutal fighting, he urgently needs some good news.

The leader is none other than the territory's Minister of Industry, Sherif Gaylovki, who has been integrating the territory's production recently. The Kislevites always have a unique way of using gray livestock!

Under his encouragement, the dwarves were covered in dust and dirt, but made rapid progress.

Upon seeing Su Li, Sherif couldn't wait to say, "My Lord, we have successfully forged a powerful perfect rune sword! Let the forging master, His Excellency Malakai Makaisen, introduce this rare treasure to you!"

Malakai Makaisen is a dwarf from the mountains. He is about 1.3 meters tall, with a strong body and well-developed muscles. His waist is especially thick, which seems to be almost larger than his height!
He was dressed very simply, with his upper body bare, revealing his dark muscles, and only wearing a thick leather apron.

But in his hand, he held a long sword that shone with golden light and was dazzling without any extraordinary energy!
This was obviously a weapon prepared for Hildur. Hildur had fought bravely during this period of time, and his merits were obviously worthy of this reward.

Master Malakai held the longsword in both hands and presented it to Su Li. His whole body trembled with excitement as he said excitedly, "Master of the Black Forest Territory, we have fulfilled our mission and successfully forged our first weapon. Due to time constraints, we felt it was too late to forge a warhammer, so we forged this rune sword first. We named it [Alaric Beast Slayer] to commemorate our most powerful rune master, Alaric!"

In fact, Malakai certainly hopes to name this weapon "Malakai's Beast Slayer", so that in the future his name and reputation will spread throughout the world along with the fame of this weapon!
But it was obvious that he could not realize this beautiful vision, because this weapon was made by the joint efforts of several champion-level dwarf forging masters.

Su Li was of course not interested in Alaric. From now on, this rune sword could be called [Beast Slayer]. In Hildur's hands, this rare rune sword of the territory would kill countless monsters that roamed the dark and dense blood pine forest.

Su Li immediately took the sword and looked at it carefully. It was definitely an amazing masterpiece. It was about one and a half meters long and was undoubtedly a two-handed heavy sword. The hilt was made of selected ebony and wrapped in a layer of soft gray leather to prevent it from slipping after being bathed in a large amount of blood.

The sword body is made of ether gold and various precious metals. The surface has a golden luster, as if it was coated with a layer of golden coat by the sun. Complex runes are engraved on both sides of the sword body, shining with mysterious light.

Su Li immediately handed the Beast Slayer to Hirud beside him, and then asked, "Master Malakai, please tell me what the effect of this rune sword is."

Malakai Bisuli couldn't wait to introduce to the world the rare weapons forged by the dwarves themselves. That was one of the most memorable and glorious moments in the dwarves' lives!
"My Lord, the most important reason this sword is called the Alaric Beast Slayer is because it's inscribed with the powerful Rune of Mad Alaric. This greatly enhances the weapon's armor-piercing ability, making it a near impenetrable force, making it particularly suitable for fighting heavily armored foes. It's perfectly in line with Mad Alaric's style: he becomes stronger against stronger enemies. The stronger the enemy, the more lethal this weapon becomes, and the greater its value!"

After hearing Master Malakai's first introduction, Hildreth's eyes suddenly lit up and he gripped the sword tightly!
This rune is really suitable for the upcoming battle. It is her best weapon to behead the God-chosen monster.

Even if the green dragon stretched out its head, she had a certain probability of cutting it off with one sword.

Green dragon scales, chimaera armor, and treant's multibark are all super-heavy protection.

The reason why Hildurde couldn't kill Galeregon before was because the armor on its body was too thick as a tree man.

But when Hildreth activated his god-general status and drew out this krypton gold super-shining 40-meter-long dazzling sword, the brilliant sword light was likely able to directly cut through a mountain, causing the sky to collapse and the earth to split.

It's only natural for a weapon of this level to cut off a green dragon's neck!
Su Li immediately asked with concern: "What are the other two runes?"

"They are Hunter's Moon and Blazing Sun. Hunter's Moon is the origin of its name, Beast Slayer. This rune can be activated at regular intervals, granting allies within a radius of at least 40 meters special attacks against beasts. It also increases their strength, toughness, and stamina."

"The Blazing Sun is a purifying spell. You know, every rune has a price. Using the rune of Alaric the Mad will quickly cause the operator to lose their sanity, while the rune of Hunter's Moon will increase their savagery. Therefore, you need to use the effects of the Blazing Sun to purify these negative influences during battle. At the same time, after this rune is activated, it can also purify most of the negative states of the user, such as monster curses, rust from metal magic, and even interrupt the life siphon of the death system."

(End of this chapter)