I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 56 I need to stand up and operate this.

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The flames of war burned all night, and even in Pendenburg, where Sua was located, the very edge of Cornwall that had not yet fallen, the flames were lit.

The aroma of burning oak mingled with a slightly pungent wisp of smoke.
Suya strode through the three hundred soldiers who were packing their belongings in the thin smoke and arrived with Melly in the council chamber inside the main tower of the Norman castle.

at this time,

inside the room,
Lucan was sweeping the papers and scrolls spread out on the round table in the council chamber into his bag like he was sweeping up trash, while Dagonit was rolling up a map beside him.

Seeing that the two looked like they couldn't wait to divide up their luggage and run away,

Suya asked, somewhat confused, "What are you doing?"

Dagonet turned around and greeted him with a somewhat forced smile:
"Oh, it's the king! You've arrived."

"As you can see, we need to leave here immediately."

"Where to go?"

Suya frowned slightly as she looked at the two of them.
"Aren't we planning to raise Sir Hector's banner here and rally some of the scattered soldiers?"

“I remember you said that you would travel for two days, and after arriving here, you would stay here for a day and a half to take people to various manors and villages scattered around the area to capture people.”

"Next, gather a thousand men at the next castle, gather intelligence, and then break out of Sol City."

The above is the plan discussed at the first meeting of the four people.
The journey to Sol actually took less than a week, and less than two days at full speed. However, to guard against Ptolemy's army of Togus on the north side, and to gain immediate control upon arrival in Sol and be among the first to leave,
They need manpower, and even more so, they need Suya to learn how to impersonate a master swordsman during this time.

but now,
First, Lucan changed his plans at the last minute, traveling day and night to reach Pendenburg.
The rapid arrival at Painburg, while leading them to run into Lucien's headhunters, also allowed them to break through the trap ahead of time, thus avoiding a later collision with the complete enchantment set up by the Lucien magician.

Then, it seems like they're going to change their plans again?

Suya recalled the beacon fires she had seen lit inside and outside the city, and a slight chill ran down her spine.

He was neither knowledgeable in military affairs nor in politics, so although he was nominally the leader of the team, he delegated the tasks of marching, management, and arranging the next course of action to Meryl Lukanda Gonet.

In Suya's eyes, each of these people was an exceptional talent, and he admitted that he was inferior to them.

However, having watched quite a few sword and spear movies, Suya could roughly understand the meaning behind the scene outside.

war,

Moreover, these were continuous, large-scale beacon fires that constantly changed color by throwing in sulfur to convey various messages, and lasted for such a long time.

Something big must have happened.

Therefore,
Seeing that Dagonit had been stammering for a long time without uttering a sound, Sua felt even more uneasy and immediately asked again:
"Dagonet, where are we going next?"

Hearing this,

Lucan paused in his tidying up of the table.

Dagonit shuddered, remained silent for a moment, then put down the rolled-up map and muttered somewhat helplessly:
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, even Dagonet doesn't know where else we can go."

Suya frowned and asked, "What happened?"

"Sol City has fallen."

Upon hearing this, Suya was taken aback, then her heart skipped a beat, and an indescribable sense of oppression welled up from her.

"Last night, we learned from the messages relayed by beacon fires—"

"The city of Sol was attacked at 1 a.m. and fell two hours later."

Suya asked, "So that smoke outside is..."

“No,” Dagonet gave a forced, ugly smile.
"That's a sign that Bestok, further east of Sol, has fallen."

Bestock,

It is a fortified city located north of the royal capital Winchester, with an effect comparable to the Golden Iron Curtain.

Suya and his party planned to pass through the still-unconquered city of Sol to reach the fortified city of Bestok, and then from there travel to the capital.

The Conqueror's army marched eastward from the westernmost edge of Cornwall, along the three Great Walls, and today marks only the 10th day since then.

In theory, even a conqueror king couldn't immediately establish effective rule and censorship over the conquered territories in such a short time, which is why Sua and his men had the opportunity to escape from the fallen lands. But now,
The Conqueror King had just breached two of the three lines of defense established in Cornwall.

Her personally led troops were still stationed at the second line of defense.

But Dagonet told himself—

Located behind the three lines of defense, the last line of defense protecting the northern part of the capital has been inexplicably lost?
The enemy is already at the gates of the capital!
Then,

right now,

The route to Bestok via Sol City on the north side is blocked!
The road leading directly to the last iron wall, the 'Golden Iron Curtain,' on the east side was blocked again by the army led by the Conqueror King himself!
There isn't even a single ship on the sea route from the south to Southampton!

So at this moment...
Which direction should we escape in? Where should we go? What should we do?
Suya couldn't help but take a deep breath, feeling a slight tingling sensation on her scalp.

But he quickly calmed down and didn't blame Dagonet. They had done enough, planned meticulously enough, but given the situation, complaining or blaming anyone now would be pointless.
His gaze quickly fell on the map that had slipped from Dagonet's hand.
The last shred of hope deep in my heart
The last vestige of cowardly thought of relying on others and depending on the 'collective'

at this moment,
He strangled and extinguished it alive!

Sua stepped forward, picked up the map that had slipped from Dagonet's hands, and spread it out on the round table.
Then, looking at the three people in the council chamber, he said:

"Since we can't escape and don't know where to run, instead of acting haphazardly like headless flies, we might as well not run for the time being."

"All plans are suspended for now."

"besides--"

"Although it may be a bit presumptuous of me to say this."

Suya raised her head, looked at the group, and gave a somewhat forced smile:
"But, gentlemen, could you teach me how to read a map?"

"In addition, please tell me as much information as possible that may be useful."

"if you can--"

At this point, Suya paused, looked around at the three people at the round table, and earnestly said:

"From now on, I will make all the decisions regarding the plans!"

Upon hearing this, Lucan and Dagonet were taken aback at first, then turned their heads to look at each other at the same time, and saw the surprise in each other's eyes, as well as the faint hint of surprise hidden deep in their eyes.

Meanwhile, Melly stood silently behind Sua.

She gave Suya a deep look, her lips slightly pursed.

this moment,
Relying on these 'magic eyes' that can see things that others cannot,
She seemed to see a radiance gradually emerging from Suya.

It's a kind of being forced by reality, expected by others, and pursued by fate, thus abandoning humanity and constantly embracing the 'inhuman' side.
Then, the prototype of the will to shoulder everything, to save the kingdom, and to become the king that everyone dreams of.

but,

I've already seen that girl, Mary, who would desperately spew nonsense on her deathbed, who, even when her lies were exposed, wanted to continue lying but couldn't quite believe it, and who, upon hearing she still had a trump card to turn the tables, wanted nothing more than to laugh three times and then shield herself in front of her—a cowardly, fearful yet sincere young girl.

She didn't like Suya like that.

then,

She frowned, silently making up her mind:
"It's alright, as long as I get my cards back, I can stuff you into some remote mountain village."

Suya didn't hear what Meryl suddenly muttered beside her. She only felt as if she had been stared at by an indescribable force for a moment. She frowned, scratched her head, and turned to look at Meryl:
"What did you just say?"

Mary's heart skipped a beat, a bead of cold sweat trickled down her forehead, and she immediately straightened her face, returning Suya a subtle smile reminiscent of Anya's playful spy game:
"It's nothing, I wholeheartedly agree with your decision!"

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