I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 50 The Labyrinth Unfolds
Upon hearing what Meryl said, Suya was immediately startled:
"You're saying we're being watched?!"

"Where are they? Who's watching us?"

Mary turned around, carefully examining the things on the ground that had turned from sand into mud and water. Strange formulaic patterns flashed rapidly through her rose-red eyes as she used these peculiar eyes, which could see the flow of magic, to continuously decipher the phenomena appearing before her.

A moment later, she looked up at Suya.

"We should have discussed before what the army might encounter on its route."

Sue Adam replied, “You said that armies only meet armies, so we are very likely to run into Ptolemy’s army that is lingering here.”

"Instead of being a semi-heroic professional, they would simply avoid a well-organized army."

“Yes!” Mary nodded, then added,

"However, there is another possibility—"

"If we run into a well-equipped tactical squad with cavalry or swordsmen, spearmen or assassins, archers, and magicians."

"Such a well-organized squad, composed of master-level experts, has the potential to hunt down an army of less than five hundred men."

Lucan raised an eyebrow and asked, "You mean, 'headhunters'?"

Suya was taken aback: "Headhunters?"

This was yet another new term he didn't understand.

Dagonet, who was standing nearby, immediately explained:
"Headhunters are a group of free agents outside the military who specialize in hunting down professionals hidden within the military."
They obtained intelligence on small units and professionals hidden within the military by contacting high-ranking military officials. They then assembled fully-fledged tactical squads, with magicians setting up pre-arranged barriers to ambush and hunt down the infiltrators.

"Because the magicians of Lucien pursue the 'World's First Cause,' attempting to reach the root they seek by establishing an ultimate logical model that covers reality, a spectacular grand magic trick, and the basic material required for this spectacle is the 'battle markings' on your and my bodies."

"More than a decade ago, there was a demand within the Macedonian Empire for the collection of live or dead professionals, which formed a complete trading chain and gave rise to 'headhunters' who made a living from this."

At this point, Dagonet coughed lightly, looked at the group, and asked with trembling lips:

"Miss Meryl, Lukan, and Your Majesty, since such a formidable enemy has appeared ahead, I think we should perhaps take a detour?"

"After all, the most important thing right now is to get to Sol City!"

Lukan didn't speak, he just looked at Meryl.

But Mary shook her head.
"It seems a bit too late to talk about this now."

"We have already entered the barrier. To break through this barrier by brute force, we need at least one semi-hero-level combatant to unleash their Noble Phantasm and attack the weak point of the barrier with all their might."

Dagonet's face turned somewhat pale.

Suya didn't feel nervous at all, since he had no idea what kind of situation he was in, nor did he understand what those vague terms Dagonet used meant.

So what if we go to war?

He could only look at Meryl helplessly and ask, "What should we do? Meryl, use your brilliant mind to think of something!"

Mary instinctively sensed a hint of ambiguity in Suya's words and immediately glared back at her. However, remembering that Suya had said "idea queen" was a compliment, she snorted, raised her head, and smiled smugly.
"The structure of this barrier is something I, as a magician, can see through at a glance."

“I need some time to find its ‘origin’ through the spiritual veins, deconstruct its magical foundation to reverse the concept and destroy the logic of magic.”

"You must do your best to keep the cavalry alive during this period, since we will need them to evade the detection eyes later."

Suya nodded, suddenly realizing:
"So, this is a defensive battle!"

Although it's unclear why the 'king,' who should be protected, is now stepping forward to protect his soldiers,
However, Suya had no objection to this at all, after all, these people were all friendly units that played an extremely important role!

Lukan, standing to the side, slightly raised his head, looking towards the north side of the Bone Forest, his eyes narrowing as if he had sensed something.
His expression darkened slightly, and he interrupted somewhat reluctantly:

“I don’t think so.” Suya was taken aback and asked, “What?”

Lukan didn't answer Sua, but instead turned his head and shouted an order to Dagonit, who was standing to the side:
"Dagonit, organize everyone immediately—"

"Prepare to charge!"

However, before Lukan could finish speaking,
at this time,

far away,

Two fierce figures slowly stepped out of the bone forest under everyone's watchful eyes.

The two knights wore Greek-style Boeotian helmets and lightweight bronze breastplates. They were 1.9 meters tall and carried 3-meter-long lances, with short swords at their waists.

They walked over calmly and indifferently, their faces showing a complete disregard for the hundred-man cavalry regiment before them. After looking around, they fixed their gaze on Lukan, the only one among the crowd who looked like a strongman.

Sensing the powerful aura emanating from the two men before him, Dagonet's heart tightened, and he immediately understood Lukan's intention—

These two are masters like Lucan and him, and at the moment there is at least one more magician who can manipulate the barrier hiding in the shadows!

Their side is at a disadvantage in terms of advanced combat power, and their only advantage is the cavalry they have, as well as the fact that Dagonet himself cannot be easily detected due to his unique feat [Shadow Vanish], thus concealing the fact that they also have a Master-level character.

A master-level knight leading a hundred-man cavalry regiment in a single charge, even if it results in the loss of the regiment's men, can at least incapacitate one enemy, thus leveling the gap in high-level combat power.

Thinking of this,

Dagonet clenched his sweaty hands into fists, still unable to suppress the trembling in his body. He gritted his teeth slightly and glanced at Sua beside him.

The next moment, he immediately turned his back and gestured to the cavalrymen behind him.

The plate-armored cavalrymen surrounding Dagonit understood Dagonit's meaning and roughly knew what to do at this moment.

These novice professionals were not originally qualified to wear this plate armor, but due to the chaos on the day King Uther died, they were unexpectedly brought out by Dagonet, who was always on guard against Lukan, but had to rely on Lukan to escape.

Therefore, they never took off these fully enclosed, barrel-shaped helmets with only breathing holes and slits for vision, not even when cooking for the king.

But those who managed to seize the opportunity to escape from that chaotic situation were clearly not fools.
What they understand, and the only thing they can understand, is...

The only way to survive in such a chaotic battlefield is to obey!
Without much communication, or even just a single action, these poorly trained but highly obedient cavalrymen immediately pulled on the reins and adjusted their posture.

Just waiting for Dagonet's order,
They were about to charge into a death trap!
however,
At this time-

Seeing the cavalrymen's petty actions, the two master-level spearmen standing in front of the army snorted coldly, a mocking look on their faces.

The next moment,
The two of them spread out in a Y shape, with their goals very clear: one headed straight for Lucan, while the other charged towards the cavalry led by Dagonit!
At the same time,
"—Boom!!"

Suya felt the ground beneath her feet suddenly shake violently!

Countless grains of sand turned into muddy water that shot up to five meters high, and the ground beneath one's feet became inconsistently soft and hard.

then,

The ground within a radius of nearly one kilometer was divided into blocks of 10 cubic meters each.

Collapse, burying, uplift!
The southern part of the entire Morblin Forest has been transformed into a huge imaginary labyrinth by magic!

In this near-disaster scenario,
All Suya could do was look at the magician girl in front of her, who also seemed somewhat bewildered, blinking as she looked at her.

Then, the pupils constricted slightly!
He grabbed her hand tightly, forcefully pulled Mary, who was on a different block, away from her original spot, and into his arms. He then tumbled and leaped towards another cube with a drop of more than 5 meters!

The next moment,
Sudden!
A bright blue light shot up from behind Meryl and quickly grew larger, leaving a trail of bright blue light. It then crashed into the spot where Meryl had been standing, blasting a crater more than a meter wide into the ground!
Next Monday, which is tomorrow, is the PK against Sanjiang, but it seems that I'm still 500 short of the follow-up reading mark. If I miss this opportunity to enter the fourth round, my hope will be even slimmer. Godfathers, please, please support me by reading at least one more mark!
Give it your all, so that even if you don't make it in the end, you won't have any regrets.

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(End of this chapter)