I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 3 Draw the sword!

Suya cautiously crouched down, peeking out half her head from the gap in the trench to survey the battlefield.

The increasingly loud footsteps and shouts of battle seemed to be right next to their ears.

His judgment was correct.

The army's marching route did not pass directly through his location.

Directly opposite Suya's side.
The conquest king's army, numbering incalculable, surged forward with guns raised, charging towards Arthur's already collapsing forces.

In the black torrent, a chariot bearing a huge black and gold royal flag stood out.

The flags fluttering in the wind bear the insignia of the Conqueror's Banner, the iconic symbol of the Macedonian royal family.
A huge sun with 16 radiating rays.

At the very top of the banner, half of a man's body was hanging.

He was an elderly man, but his appearance was somewhat similar to Suya's. He had a mysterious, disgusting smile on his face and wore a blood-stained red cloak. On the half of the cloak was embroidered a half-gold royal emblem that was exactly the same as the dragon emblem on the back of Suya's right hand.

As if deliberately split in two at this position by a guillotine, the old man, with only half of his body remaining, was hung on the royal flag, like a piece of dried cured meat, floating around.

Suya's eyes immediately sharpened.
If I'm not mistaken, that should be Arthur's father, King Uther.

Unlike the original legend of King Uther's death from illness, in this world, King Uther is cut in half by the Conqueror and his remains are displayed on the royal banner. Sua can hardly imagine what kind of hatred could lead someone to do such a thing.

Now, the situation is very clear.

There is good news and bad news.

Good news: King Arthur, who had not yet inherited the throne, died unexpectedly, and King Uther, who ruled the entire kingdom, was cut in two. Sua, who had the exact same appearance as King Arthur, now had the opportunity to inherit the entire kingdom in a practical sense.

Bad news: He will become the ruler of a fallen kingdom.

this moment,
Suya felt a dryness in his throat; Arthur and King Uther, who were supposed to be dead, seemed to have come back to life in his eyes.
One lay at his feet, the other hung on the conqueror's banner, both staring at him with a lifeless yet strangely amused gaze.

They were waving, inviting, and laughing wickedly.

It led Suya down the road to the guillotine!

"Phew, could there really be a ghost? Damn it, demons and monsters, get out of here! Demons and monsters, get out of here! This isn't the time to think about that, Suya, remember what you should be doing right now!"

Suya took a deep breath, shook his head vigorously, gritted his teeth, and forced down the violent trembling in his body. His gaze quickly swept over the square formation below.

He focused his attention on the scattered units roaming the outer edges of the army formation.

Those were squads of main cavalry, each with about 50 riders, four squads forming a ila (basic unit), deployed on the right flank of the Macedonian phalanx. They were the main charging force known as the Companion Cavalry, and had now largely broken away from the phalanx, about to enter the battle zone to charge.

Further out on the outer edge of the phalanx, groups of Macedonian scouts (sentries) of three men galloped outward in a semi-circle, spreading out, meeting up, and then returning.

These are the people Suya is the real adversary, the people he needs to keep an eye on.

Looking at the movements of the sentry squad below, Suya couldn't help but feel a sense of confusion.
Given the scope of their reconnaissance, their well-organized action plan, and the extremely wide reconnaissance range created by the coordinated efforts of their teams, it was impossible for my location not to be discovered.
But what about the people?

Just as Su Ya was thinking of this...
tread! tread! tread! tread!
Then, a series of rapid hoofbeats could be heard.

The sound grew urgent as it approached!
"There's a hidden sentry hiding there! Kill him!"

A rough, deep voice, tinged with surprise, rang out.

Suya suddenly turned her head and saw—

Two light riders, dressed in leather armor and riding brown horses, were about a hundred meters behind. They squeezed their horses with their legs and changed their course, making an inverted 'V' turn and galloping at high speed toward Suya's location!

Unlike the main cavalry below, who carried extravagantly designed lances, these two knights rode empty-handed, carrying short spears on their backs. Upon spotting Suya, they immediately bent down and used one hand to pull a javelin over two meters long from the javelin cages hanging on either side of their horses.

quickly,

Using the immense momentum of their horses' acceleration, the two light cavalrymen who had drawn their javelins gripped their spears in their right hands, closed their left eyes, and aimed at Suya's location.

Left arm suspended in mid-air, right shoulder pulled back!

He assumed a posture as if he was about to throw a javelin, his lower body, including his buttocks, waist, and legs, undulated as if glued to the horse. Yet, during the intense movement, the javelin in his hand remained perfectly still!
Approaching rapidly!
Qi lock, until—

The horses galloped to within nearly 50 meters!
sieve!
sieve!
With a thunderous thud of hooves, the javelin ripped through the air and shot out!

All of this happened in less than half a minute.

Sua's mind went blank. The instant he was locked onto by the javelin, it was as if some invisible bond connected him to the javelin in the knight's hand.
Through this invisible and intangible bond,
The opponent's murderous intent, will, and inner desire for meritorious service transformed into a spiritual arrow that seemed almost tangible. It traveled 50 meters in an instant, faster than a javelin, and struck Suya's heart!

Suya gasped, immediately realizing—

Damn it, there's a cheat code!

He could only feel that, under this invisible mental shock, his limbs had become extremely stiff, even though his mind was incredibly clear under the threat of killing intent, and he knew that he should immediately try to dodge the two javelins.
but,

The body finds it extremely difficult to accept the complex instructions issued by the brain.

Because of what?
No, now is not the time to think about that!
Since the body simply cannot comprehend complex instructions like 'I should immediately find a way to dodge the javelin attack'...

So--

"Get down!"

Suya's expression twisted slightly as she gave the order to herself, her voice trembling.

As expected, the body immediately received the shortest and most direct command and responded.

Suya immediately lay down.

Pestle! Pestle!
Two javelins grazed Suya's scalp and the golden ahoge that stood upright on his head by the slightest difference. The sharp tips cut off a few strands of golden hair before embedding themselves deeply into the earthen wall behind Suya.

Buzz~!

Above their heads, the gun barrels trembled and rattled like a shaking dragon.

"Ha~ha~ha~!"

Su Ya stared wide-eyed at the blood-soaked ground, his heart pounding wildly. He gasped for breath, his body trembling like a leaf. The stench of blood assaulted his nostrils, making him feel nauseous.
"Damn it, I'm going to die ...!"

"Even lowly soldiers have cheats, how am I supposed to play in the marketplace?"

"It's a cheat program! Help me out!"

The cheat program did not respond to Suya.

Suya clenched his teeth, fear pounding through his mind, until his teeth started to ache. Finally, he mustered his courage and suddenly raised his head again.

Then you'll see—

Above this narrow tunnel, one can only glimpse a corner of the sky in this well-like place.

"Uu——!"

The rider, riding a brown warhorse, squeezed the horse's belly with his legs, causing the horse's hind hooves to stand firmly on the edge of the tunnel, making the entire horse's body stand high up, almost at a 90° angle to the ground!

Then,

Two jet-black, iron-trimmed horse hooves filled Suya's entire field of vision.

It then plummeted rapidly!
It slammed heavily towards his face inside the pit!

"Uh-uh-"

The premonition of death had never been so strong that Suya hallucinated that his head was crushed by the two hooves of the horses, smashed to pieces, with red and white matter splattered all over the ground!

He wanted to call for help, to scream in terror, but only incoherent screams of fear came from his open mouth, and tears began to well up in his eyes.

dying!
Everything in sight began to lose its color at that moment, until it was filled with dark and desperate thoughts.

however,
At this moment,
Just as Sua had almost given up all will to resist,
A strong, aloof, and concise expression.
A clear, confident voice suddenly rang out!

"Roll one meter to your left!"

"stand up!"

"Then--"

"Draw your sword!"

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