Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

"Hmm? Is there a problem?" Su Li raised an eyebrow and asked, "What do you mean?"

"I feel that the attacks we’re under are becoming increasingly fierce." Dietrich said, "In terms of combat, our intensity doesn’t seem much different from before. But the damage we’re receiving is increasing."

"Do you mean the enemy is becoming stronger?" Su Li pondered for a moment and said, "That’s normal, right? Adventurers who can venture this deep had decent strength in life. Some Corpse Demons retain their equipment and martial arts from when they were alive, so it’s reasonable for their damage to be higher."

"No." Dietrich shook his head and said, "In terms of martial arts, that’s indeed the case. But the damage and defensive strength of the Corpse Demons are influenced by Black Magic. The farther they are from a Necromancer, the weaker the restraint; the closer they are, the stronger it becomes. This manifests as monsters having more magical runes under the influence of Black Magic, making their attacks more fierce and their defenses as hard as iron."

"From the pressure on healing, I feel the monster’s damage has significantly increased."

Su Li immediately realized, and said, "So, your point is, we’re already close to the Necromancer?"

Dietrich nodded and said, "Regardless, the intensity of Black Magic in this lair is far beyond normal levels; perhaps ahead lies something dominated by Undead Monsters."

"Should we wait for the other two Divine Chosen?"

Su Li calmly thought for a moment and decisively said, "No, we’ll continue advancing. If we can feel that the intensity of Black Magic here seriously exceeds normal levels, the other two Divine Chosen will certainly sense it as well. If we advance quickly, we can draw the monster’s attention, which will actually benefit the ambush and surprise attack by the other two Divine Chosen."

The way of war lies in using the normal to engage, the extraordinary to triumph.

Gathering all the troops together, with the three armies hesitant to advance, is a very poor, very mediocre deployment.

As a Medical Knight, Dietrich was evidently less adept in military strategy than Su Li, the Sun Goddess Knight.

So Su Li decisively ordered, "The whole army, set out immediately, advance quickly, and find the Undead Monsters here."

With his command, the knights swiftly and decisively moved forward, soon crossing a long cavern.

Everything indeed was as Dietrich said; the strength of the monsters had clearly greatly increased, the further they went, the tougher the Undead Monsters became, until the knights’ swords cutting into their Black Magic reinforced bodies sounded like striking against an iron wall, producing a harsh clanging.

But worse was yet to come; soon after, a shout suddenly emerged from the knights acting as the rear guard, "Not good, my Lord, a mass of Undead Monsters has appeared behind us as well."

Su Li immediately turned to look back, only to see a large number of Corpse Demons, zombies, and skeletons converging from all directions, stumbling toward the pursuing Hesse Territory troops.

The Dwarves in the group immediately halted, forming two rows in place, with the Shield Array and Butcher at the front, the Rangers and Dwarf Musketeers at the back, launching a frenzied attack against the monsters.

Dietrich exclaimed in surprise, "These are definitely not ordinary Black Magic monsters. Typically, Corpse Demons wait for the living to approach before awakening, viciously ambushing the living. But these monsters awoke of their own accord and pursued us; this is very unusual."

Su Li looked at them thoughtfully and said, "Ignore them, pass the order to the Dwarves, keep up with the main force and continue forward, pick up the pace."

The knights were momentarily astonished, but quickly caught on, spurring their warhorses to keep close to Su Li.

However, the Dwarves were full of complaints, believing that not prioritizing the monsters behind could soon lead to being encircled and trapped front and back by the monsters.

But seeing the knights had already quickly left, they soon dared not hesitate, scurrying their short legs to catch up.

After proceeding a little longer, cries suddenly came from within the formation, "Did you hear some kind of music?"

"Music? Funeral music?"

"Exactly, like a choir! A terrifying chorus sounding like voices full of malice and rage just before death."

"Dammit, which bastard is being so verbose? Shut your mouth that smells worse than a goblin’s underwear! What you’re saying is giving me the creeps!"

The thought of this indeed sent chills down one’s spine, as if many old people’s angry and dreadful howls before dying, or in a crematorium furnace. At this moment, everything intertwined, sending a chill down one’s spine, filling with an unknown fear of the darkness.

At this very moment, the sense of oppression from darkness and the Undead reached its peak.

People’s fear of the unknown and darkness even surpasses the monsters themselves!

Su Li felt goosebumps all over and his heart pounding. This was definitely not a normal reaction, considering his current power, even if cow demons and snake gods appeared before him, he could literally exorcise them with his fiery Warhammer.

If a female ghost really appeared now, it would be hard to say who would appear more terrifying to whom; chances are, the one begging and wailing would be the female ghost.

Therefore, Su Li could not possibly be afraid of monsters, and certainly not have this deep-seated fear, even causing the morale of the entire army to drop.

There was no doubt this was the effect of Magic Fear!

Upon analyzing all this, Su Li decisively and calmly said, "This is the sign that we’ve finally found those cursed monsters! Such strong magical power indicates the enemy is nearby!"