I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 35: Charge at the Lion-faced Knight!

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"Please look here."

Lucan pointed to the winding path on the parchment map, stopping at a small castle marker below a point indicating the capital, and explained to Suya,

"Our original plan was to take a ship from Plymouth Harbour in the southwest of the kingdom to Southampton, and then go directly to the Golden Curtain to return to the capital to report for duty."

"But now, this path is blocked, and as for the reason, I'm sure you already know."

Suya nodded.

Although he couldn't understand this old-fashioned map, which was so simplified that it lacked elevation lines, scales, and compass marks and only contained a bunch of castles, nor did he know where he was on the map, he couldn't even comprehend how Lucan and Merry could clearly understand and plan their next move from such a map.

However, Suya had just been attacked by the Macedonians.

He had personally witnessed countless Macedonian armies traversing the route from south to north, and he had experienced firsthand how difficult the journey was.

"The sea route and the direct road eastward to the Golden Iron Curtain have been completely blocked, so we have no choice but to take a detour."

Lucan looked at the three people gathered around the one-legged table and continued:

"Now, to our north lies the city of Saul, under the rule of Sir Bourne."

Hearing this, Suya recalled the Byrne Territory they had just passed through and the deserted, abandoned city, and couldn't help but ask:
"Wait, what is the relationship between this Sir Bourne you mentioned and our territory, Bourne?"

Upon hearing this, Dagonet immediately and respectfully answered Sua's question:
"It's the same person. Both places were ruled by Sir Bourne, who was knighted by the Duke of Cornwall and later bought his title from the King and the Duke of Cornwall."

Then, as if afraid that Sua might misjudge the situation due to a lack of understanding, Dagonet explained in detail,

"It is now the seventh day of the war. The Conqueror's army is advancing in a straight line to the southeast, so the cities on the north side of this route have not been attacked on a large scale."

"Although the collapse of the first two lines of defense means the surrounding area is only a matter of time before it falls, the city of Sol in the north is still under Sir Burne's control for the time being. Moreover, Sir Burne should have received orders from the capital in the rear and is working hard to evacuate and transport civilians."

“Once we get there, we can use this temporarily opened route to reach the capital.”

"This is the only route we can try now."

Dagonet's explanation is without fault.
Both Merry and Lucan shared this view.

However, Suya always had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
Anyone who has played strategy games knows that when attacking a city, you always have to leave the enemy a way out, and then you can block that way to create a situation where you surround and attack them.

He looked up at the three of them and asked anxiously, "Then we won't encounter any difficulties on our way here?"

"As you yourselves said, this place is in complete chaos now, with all sorts of people like Luke's Magician, Agent, Cross Knight, and Magician Killer."

Although Suya didn't understand what these terms meant, they sounded very intimidating!
Mary shook her head and explained:

"It is difficult for professionals who are not at the semi-hero level to gain an advantage in front of a well-organized army."

"Furthermore, this level of personnel has been basically recruited into the army by the King of Conquerors."

"These scattered professionals from various factions, when encountering a well-organized army while not forming a complete tactical squad, will generally not stop them, unless they want to die."

After thinking for a moment, Meryl added:

"Although we are still a bit small in number, we are just enough to form a force to evade the detection eye. In addition, there are two experts of the professional level in the team, plus me. If we are unlucky enough to encounter someone blocking our way, our combat power is more than enough to deal with the danger."

"Professional title level?"

Sua heard the term again, and Dagonet, who was constantly observing his expression, immediately explained it in detail:

"In terms of professional titles, those of us who practice martial arts generally refer to them as master-level."
It describes someone who excels in a profession, even surpassing ordinary people. It's a level of ability that falls between the professional and heroic levels. Reaching this level grants one superhuman strength and abilities. "However, generally speaking, this level is only moderately strong. They might be able to knock down a horse with a single punch, or defeat seven or eight ordinary people in a few rounds. They are nowhere near the level of battlefield heroes. Against a well-trained army, a single charge would send us fleeing in disarray."

“My king, your knight Dagnet and this disloyal thief are both of the rank of professional.”

No, you're more like a thief than Lukan, that thief!
Suya silently complained.

Although Dagonet expressed himself humbly, having witnessed the battle between Lucan and Seleucus, he wouldn't truly believe the self-deprecating words of these non-humans.

As a master-level Lukan, his speed has exceeded the limit of human vision, and only afterimages can be seen. In a real battle, facing such a powerful opponent, Suya would be knocked down in less than a round.

No matter how many martial arts he had learned, or how many combat techniques he had secretly mastered,

Compared to pure numbers, all those fancy things are meaningless!
At this point, after learning that Dagonet was also a master-level being, Sua understood why Lucan had tricked Meryl into cooperating so that he dared to attack the group of knights outside.

Lucan might be able to outmaneuver them with his master-level thief speed, but he absolutely could not withstand a siege by Dagonet's cavalry in a head-on confrontation, nor could he possibly wipe out Dagonet's cavalry.

And at this moment,
Suya finally felt a little relieved.

Although Lukan's words were still lingering in his mind
Once the king's identity is exposed, he will inevitably face fierce targeting and framing from both sides, but these are things to consider later.
Right now, all he needs to do is keep the cavalry under control and prevent them from revealing his identity.
With two master-level guards and Mary, who seemed to have a powerful trump card by his side, his situation was obviously countless times safer than when he first transmigrated!
however,
At this moment, Lukan spoke quietly:

"My King, however, we may indeed encounter some foreseeable difficulties. Please look here—"

He moved his finger to the area in front of Sol City on the map and drew a circle.

"As has been stated before,"

"Army will only encounter army."

"Unfortunately, a powerful Macedonian army is lurking in the area ahead of us."

"They came from the Macedonian-ruled region of Egypt, and their leader was a semi-hero who commanded a regiment of lion-faced cavalry,"

"This was a friend of the king who had studied with Aristotle alongside the conqueror, a powerful ruler of Egypt who was rumored to be the illegitimate son of Philip II, and a candidate for the next Pharaoh of Egypt."

"Ptolemy, the Lion-faced Knight!"

Suya blinked.
Ptolemy?
Holy crap, it's the Pharaoh!

He was also a legendary figure who founded the last dynasty of ancient Egypt!
"Wait. Let me catch my breath. What did you just say? Say it again?"

Lukan patted Sua on the shoulder, giving her an encouraging smile:

"My king, you must lead us in a charge against this lion-faced knight!"

Suya froze, stunned for a long while, then helplessly pointed to herself.

"you say--"

"Me, fight the Pharaoh?"

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