Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 367 Repelling the Giant Spider and Slaying the Spider God's Blessing
Watching the knights charge forward with high spirits and boundless enthusiasm.

Su Li couldn't help but marvel at how incredibly courageous the humans of this world truly were!

Tens of thousands of spiders lay before them, a dense, overwhelming swarm that filled the entire cave, seemingly permeating the whole world. In any horror movie, tomb raiding, or even mythological game, the protagonists facing this scene seem to have only one option: escape.

Let alone fighting against this enormous monster, just looking at the dense, boundless array of monsters seems to trigger trypophobia and shatter one's courage.

Even in the dark mythology, Su Li had never seen anyone who could handle this overwhelming wave of monsters.

But right now, these knights were unwavering, their courage as steadfast as that of gods and demons. Roaring, they spurred their horses across the dwarf lines and charged directly into the horde of tens of thousands of monsters.

Their power was also extremely astonishing. The Yangyan Horse Armor burst forth with blazing flames, and before a large number of small spiders could even get close to the knights, they were directly burned by the blazing and violent flames. They ran out of life after only a few steps and were charred on the road.

Although it's called a small spider, it's about the size of a football or even a washbasin. Any normal person would scream in fright if they saw such a large spider appear in front of them.

But on this fiercely contested battlefield, monsters of this caliber cannot even touch the champion knight's body.

The deaths and injuries of these monsters greatly reduced the number of spiders, and only the calves-sized spiders ridden by goblins were able to get close to the knights.

Their combat strength is similar to that of goblins, or perhaps slightly stronger. Their teeth and venom are extremely threatening; even the Yangyan Horse Armor might be pierced after countless bites.

Undoubtedly, these medium-sized spiders were also extremely numerous, numbering at least hundreds or thousands. They crossed the flames of the Sunfire Horse Armor, swarming around the knights and roaring wildly, attacking the tall griffins and half-griffins with their sharp claws.

At this moment, the half-griffin, as the empire's top-tier unit, demonstrated its unparalleled land combat strength. With its innate swiftness and fierce counterattacks, even when monsters surrounded it, it could proudly launch a counterattack against each enemy.

Su Li had witnessed countless times how four or five spiders the size of calves would leap up and attack the half-griffin, but this proud raptor would launch a fierce counterattack with its sharp claws. It didn't have any fancy skills, just extremely fast speed and extremely sharp physical attacks. Moreover, it had its own penetration and the damage was off the charts, instantly tearing the four or five monsters that surrounded it into pieces.

This exchange of blood resulted in it enduring five attacks, but also tearing apart five enemies at lightning speed.

Their killing efficiency is even higher than that of the champion knights on their backs without using the Bloodlust skill.

In the blink of an eye, the dozen or so half-griffin riders swept through the enemy lines, killing countless spiders and leaving behind a trail of monster limbs and disgusting green sap.

This fierce attack clearly caught the monsters off guard. They never expected that their terrifying surprise attack would not only fail to scare away the enemy, but would instead enable the enemy to launch an extremely successful offensive on the ground.

Thousands of spiders may seem insignificant compared to tens of thousands, but they are the descendants of the Spider God! It's not an insignificant number.

If humans continue to slaughter like this, even if we win the war, this cave will be severely damaged!
Moreover, given the current situation, winning will be extremely difficult. These knights, in a single charge, scorched thousands of small spiders and hundreds of medium-sized spiders!
Using the medium-sized spider, the most common unit in the outside world, as an example, it is equivalent to a Chosen Knight leading a dozen Champion Knights and Half-Gryphon Knights, with the blessing of a mage, killing at least 3 Goblin Rider Warbands (each warband has 80 people) in one wave.

The terrifying destructive power truly shocked the enemy. It felt as if the charge of these dozen or so half-griffin riders was equivalent to the charge of a squadron of elite human knights.

So they decisively changed their tactics. The spiders on the ground spread out to both sides like a tide, revealing the terrifying and huge Anaric giant spiders behind them, which looked like behemoths!

Seeing that the knights were all attracted by the enormous creature, Grondal shouted anxiously, "Don't fall for it! This is just a diversionary tactic! The real threat is those monsters that have climbed onto the walls and ceilings!"

The advantage of having a mage in the team is that he can always clearly identify the opponent's divine spells and schemes, giving the generals a great warning.

Upon hearing this, Su Li's lips curled up slightly. Did the monster think that a single Anarek giant spider could attract all of their attention?

That would be a gross underestimation of our own fighting strength!

Su Li decisively ordered, "Hilde, go and kill this giant Anaric spider. The rest of you continue dealing with the monsters on the ceiling."

At Su Li's command, Hilde slapped her neck, which was torn and bleeding, and the tiger-striped griffin, as if by telepathy, spread its wings and leaped into the air. The gale created by its huge wings blew away a large number of monsters in front of it, and the spiders on the ceiling could not hold on to anything and fell down like raindrops.

Just then, the Bloodstained Blade leaped up, flying across the entire space in an elegant arc, like a golden light suddenly piercing through the defenses formed by countless monsters in the cave, and suddenly arrived in front of the Anaric Giant Spider. Then, the longsword in her hand suddenly burst out with dazzling golden light, and the 40-meter-long golden blade instantly pierced through the monster's huge body.

With such a massive size, there was simply no room to hide in this narrow cave. The golden light, like a meteorite piercing through the wall, pierced through its entire body, creating a huge hole in the front and back.

Then Hilde gripped the sword hilt with both hands in reverse and slashed horizontally. The scene was so amazing that it was like a tiny human war god cutting through a giant monster.

The sharp golden blade pierced through the monster's body, nearly severing it in half. Its eight eyes, its abdomen covered in mantises, and its claws, sharper than swords, were all shattered before they could be used, leaving a pool of green liquid on the ground.

This scene drove the other monsters into a frenzy, unleashing furious roars, and the terrifying shockwave sent chills down everyone's spines.

With the blessing of divine magic, these monsters grew long, thin limbs on their bodies, allowing them to crawl around with a chillingly elegant gait, like descendants of the giant spider god. They could then walk along walls and ceilings as if on flat ground, their speed increased, and they ignored the effects of difficult terrain.

This caused the swarms of spiders, which had spread out like a tide from the ground, to surge onto the walls and ceiling, and then, taking advantage of the height of the walls and ceiling, they swooped down from the sky. This was clearly a tactic employed by these insidious and despicable monsters, bypassing the knights' most effective land charge and attacking them from the air for their heads. Once their eight claws gripped their heads, their sharp jaws could bite through their helmets and suck out the knights' brains.

If it were just a physical attack, the knights wouldn't be too afraid, but it's clear that the monsters have prepared this tactic carefully, so it can't be that simple.

Grondar immediately roared, "Beware of their [Miracle Jaws]! This is a divine blessing from the Spider God. The target has been imbued with the Voice of the Divine Beast—a mouthpart dripping with spider venom. This giant spider's mouthparts can inflict armor-piercing and tearing damage, and also poison the target. Each type of venom is different!"

This information finally made Su Li's expression turn serious; the monster was more terrifying than he had imagined!
The knights of Blackwood are resilient, powerful, and possess incredible vitality, along with extremely robust defenses. Theoretically, even if these monsters surrounded and attacked them, the knights of Blackwood wouldn't be too bothered. Their attacks would find it difficult to break through the steel-like defenses of these champion and elite knights.

However, if the monsters bite one at a time, leaving a large number of poison effects on the knights, resulting in each knight having a dozen or even dozens of poison statuses, then the situation would be very bad!

The mighty knights will struggle to move, their bodies weakened, and they may even fall into paralysis. At that point, they will be unable to parry, and their defenses will be weakened, which could really cause a lot of casualties.

Su Li took a deep breath. It seemed that he would have to use a Glory Relic to fight against this monster army!

"Hilde, activate the relic of glory, Radiance of the Sun!"

At his command, Hilder decisively raised the sacred relic, Radiant Sunlight. A powerful divine blessing erupted from the eagle shield, and brilliant golden light seemed to rise from the bodies of every knight. The entire battlefield seemed to resonate with a holy chorus of divine power, like angels praising the mercy and generosity of God, or like thousands of devout believers in a monastery offering their holy prayers. In an instant, this sacred and magnificent sound drowned out the clamor of countless monsters.

At this time, the Radiant Sun loses its ability to block ranged arrows, but each knight's melee blocking ability will be greatly enhanced. In addition, after parrying or blocking an opponent's attack in melee, the damage will be reflected back to the opponent as magic damage.

When the Holy Relic is activated, divine grace permeates the battlefield, instantly transforming the battlefield into a place of grandeur and majesty.

Each time Su Li activated the Holy Relic of Glory, he couldn't help but feel shocked and awe at the scene of divine power descending, a scene as apocalyptic as it was.

The knights of Blackwood instantly shone with golden light, like torches illuminating the dark cavern, dazzling in the darkness. The spiders that swarmed towards them were like moths to a flame; as soon as they approached the radiant golden figure, they collapsed one after another. The reflected magical damage was simply too powerful; these fragile mortal spiders were no match for it.

It must be said that in terms of toughness and defense, these spiders and goblins are far inferior to human knights. Their bodies are too fragile; their chitinous armor simply cannot compare to vibranium-forged armor, and their health is also much lower. Champion knights and elite knights can withstand several of their attacks without dying, but if they are counterattacked even once, their health will be completely depleted.

Therefore, Su Li decisively ordered: "All troops, launch an assault and wipe out these monsters!"

“God of people and women!”

"For glory!"

With a triumphant cheer, the knights, led by the half-griffin knights, charged forward. Hundreds of heavily armored knights, their golden gleams gleaming, leaped over the dwarven lines and launched a fierce assault. Perhaps their armor wasn't as formidable as the half-griffin knights', lacking their ferocious and scorching flames; perhaps their defenses weren't as strong and resilient as the champion knights'. But they had superior numbers, high morale, and devastating firepower! Their attacks were almost overflowing; once their gleaming golden lances struck the spiders, the goblin mounts were utterly unable to withstand them, even three or four together would be pierced through.

So, stepping on the path carved out by the charred little spiders of the half-griffin riders ahead, this massive iron cavalry launched a simultaneous charge, ferociously attacking every monster in their path.

Monsters swarmed down from the ceiling, and the two sides clashed, their claws and teeth intertwined, and sharp blades flew. Monsters were constantly being chopped into pieces, and knights were being knocked off their horses.

But this is when the effects of the Chosen Healer Knight became apparent. The Chosen Healer Knight emitted a bright yet soft white light, and this was the first time Su Li had seen him use healing magic.

As he chanted the prayer, his palm glowed with silver light, and white dove emblems appeared on the wounds of the soldiers in front of him. Under the effect of this emblem, their wounds seemed to be stitched together by the battle line. Even the largest wounds, even those that pierced or penetrated the abdomen, allowed the tissues and organs to recover and heal rapidly, quickly being stitched up and stopping the bleeding.

As his prayer ended, a soft white light soothed the entire battlefield [Divine Art: Suffering Backlash]. The perpetrator suffers double the pain of their own damage. This divine art does not cause actual wounds and is usually used by knights of the Church of Sharya to force mobs to stop attacking.

But at this moment, it had an unparalleled effect. The spiders approached the knights and were forcibly stopped from attacking, preventing them from utilizing their numerical advantage. And their numbers were so dense! So much so that most of them were completely enveloped by this divine spell, and although they broke through to the knights, they stopped in place as if in a daze.

The knights, however, were unaffected. Their spirits were incredibly resilient, and they wore the Wild Ring, one of the most important knightly equipment ever produced by Ingrid. Wearing it greatly increased the probability of initiating a combo attack.

So when the knights charged forward on horseback, their weapons were so powerful that they left afterimages as they slashed, and the monsters just stood there in place. The battlefield turned into a massacre!

The dwarves were thrilled with this scene. The spiders wouldn't move around, and their muskets were incredibly accurate. Soon, a large number of dwarves unleashed their full firepower, and the monsters were smashed to pieces like exploding winter melons.

Clearly, these spiders were no match for the courage of humans, and under the terrifying force and onslaught, the monsters fled in a frenzy.

Soon, as the swarm of spiders receded, the knights saw an enormous, crouching giant spider!

This time, not only Grondar recognized the monster, but the other knights also exclaimed in surprise: "The Giant Spider Calamity!"

This was the prayer of the entire tribe, so much so that the legendary god of death from Eternal Crawler answered their prayers, and the Spider God sent a stalking giant spider to this place. The creature temporarily descended upon this place through a portal woven from a web of souls and stolen life, and after tearing apart its hostile targets with its terrifying fangs, it quickly retreated back into Eternal Crawler.

Demster was overjoyed and laughed excitedly: "Haha, a giant spider from another land! No wonder it carries some kind of sacred relic of glory. This is reinforcements sent by the Spider God, so it must have something good in its hands. We must not let it escape! Otherwise, we will miss out on the sacred relic of glory."

Su Li, however, was not as carefree as him. With a furrowed brow, she said, "These should be reinforcements summoned by their queen to fight against the invading undead legion, but we accidentally encountered them."

This left him somewhat disappointed; ideally, the undead and these giant spiders would fight to the bitter end, allowing him to reap the benefits.

As a result, all his previous good luck ran out, and he ran headfirst into this behemoth.

He was very cautious and asked, "How strong is this monster? It's not close to legendary level, is it?"

Grondal immediately replied excitedly, "Its strength must be very strong, but it shouldn't be at the legendary level. This involves the issue of energy consumption. To teleport a legendary unit to another realm, the energy consumed would probably be ten or even a hundred times that of a chosen unit! I don't think the queen of this crypt could offer such abundant sacrifices to make the Spider God teleport a legendary monster over at any cost."

These mages are truly learned; they even know about things in other realms and other mortal worlds.

However, he also strongly agreed with Grondal's statement that it is not so easy for gods to intervene in the mortal world. Even a being like the Human Emperor Ridmar has to descend to the body of a believer in order to intervene.

This Spider God isn't very famous, and his strength can't possibly surpass that of the Human Emperor. There's no way they would teleport a legendary giant spider just for some unknown tribe!
So he looked at the monster, a glint of light flashing in his eyes: "So this giant spider's strength is most likely at the peak of the high-level God-Chosen, plus a Holy Relic of Glory! And its Holy Relic of Glory has definitely already been used!"

Upon hearing this analysis, the knights were all invigorated.

Admittedly, the existence of a high-level Chosen God at the peak is extremely terrifying, far exceeding the highest combat power in the territory at present. The strongest in the territory at present is only a mid-level Chosen God of Demst.

But with this incredibly resilient Chosen Knight of Mor, they were able to draw the monster's aggro and block its most lethal attacks!
Then our side has a very high probability of winning this battle!
So Hilde gripped her blazing golden longsword, looked at Su Li with fervent fighting spirit, and said generously, "My lord, please give the order! We will surely be able to slay this monster."

Su Li watched her heroic figure, a slight smile playing on his lips. He personally raised his warhammer, raised his arm, and shouted, "My proud and glorious knights, flatten this monster!"

"Long live!"

"For glory!"

May the goddess protect you!

The knights cheered and raised their arms, then charged towards the monster with furious battle cries, their golden weapons gleaming in the air!

Grondal sensed it quietly for a moment, then cheered excitedly, pointing at the giant spider in front of him that was retreating with its eight massive claws and shouting, "It's afraid! It's retreating! Kill it!"

Unlike the Amber Mage, Su Li could not sense the monster's feelings, but even by looking at the bristling hairs on the monster's body, he could sense the monster's current mood.

They must have been filled with awe and fear when they looked at humans; these guys were simply fearless monsters! Even when faced with giant spiders several times larger than a mill, they still roared, howled, and raised their weapons to launch a hunt.

The enormous monster felt no sense of its own majesty; it felt like prey being hunted. Below it, countless monsters galloped on horseback, and dwarves fired muskets. It clearly felt immense panic and fear.

Spiders do not possess the same terrifying willpower as humans. Fear is a biological instinct, while courage is a unique human virtue.

As it retreated, Hilde suddenly activated her divine general form, wielding a forty-meter-long blazing sword, and instantly pierced its body.

The immense pain completely enraged the monster. Every hair on its body bristled like a steel needle, burning with blue spiritual flames, and its eight compound eyes emitted a ghostly emerald light.

Grondar immediately shouted, "Don't look directly into its eyes, those are the eyes of exile!"

However, it turns out that mages are not suitable for intervening in battles of the chosen ones.

Following his shout, Hilde immediately dodged the monster's mental attack, but she was then bound tightly by the huge threads the monster spat out.

Then the monster suddenly leaped up and pounced on Hilde!

The deafening sound of metal clashing exploded, sweeping across the battlefield like a shockwave and echoing continuously within the narrow terrain, instantly causing many knights to bleed profusely from their ears.

Even more horrific was Hilde's fate; her divine body was pierced by the monster's giant jaws, the poisonous jaws piercing her breasts and then tearing apart half of her chest!
If a human had been struck by such an attack, they would probably have lost their life long ago. However, the divine general could not be judged by common sense. She suddenly exerted her strength, and with a flick of her wrist, she severed the connection of the spider silk. Then, she broke free from the heavy spider silk binding her body and once again flashed towards the monster's back.

Before the monster could dodge, it was forced to draw all its attention to Demster. Demster leaped up, wielding a halberd, and pierced one of its emerald eyes.

Although the three-meter-long halberd was like a toothpick compared to the monster's enormous size, having a toothpick pierce one's eye would still be extremely painful!

The monster was instantly drawn to their hatred, and this was destined to be the beginning of its demise!
Hundreds of knights and dwarves surrounded and attacked it. Although it had a huge size and powerful divine magic, it could not kill Demst, which sealed its fate.

After more than two hours of fierce fighting, this behemoth finally collapsed!

(End of this chapter)