I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 64 Promotion and Magical Mark

Within two days,

To gather the defeated troops, stabilize morale, reorganize the remaining forces, and complete the reorganization.

Within five days,

Breaking through the blockade of the enemy's army led by several heroic figures, they arrived at the Golden Flower Plains from Bourne Territory, and then headed northeast to reach the Golden Iron Curtain.

After completing the latter, one can also refer to Spitaminis's breakout tactics.

As for completing the former, Suya actually had no clue where to start.
However, there are actually some methods that can be used as a reference—

In 1396, during the last major Crusade of the Middle Ages,
In the Battle of Nicopolis, Crown Prince Sigismund of Hungary used 900 survivors as a seed to reorganize 2.3 defeated troops and break through the Ottoman encirclement.

However, this method was based on Sigismund's control of water and food, as well as his position of power and authority, which allowed him to incite hatred among his soldiers.

Suya had neither food nor the means to incite hatred among the soldiers.

Due to King Uther's various humanoid manipulations in this world, the British soldiers have a very low sense of belonging to Britain.

Everyone Suya encountered, without exception, had come to this battlefield for the simple purpose of 'survival'.

Going to the battlefield might mean facing the danger of death, but staying away from the battlefield might mean facing dangers even worse than death.

The glory of the kingdom, the spirit of the knight,

These things, which were originally pure, have all been misinterpreted and used as excuses for escape. It is impossible to deceive a group of people whose lives are essentially just "living" by relying on words.

After much thought,

What can save them, what can inspire their fighting spirit, what can win their heartfelt admiration—

Only faith!

Therefore, in the early stages of the standoff between the two armies, when Lukan proposed that the four of them fight simultaneously—Lukan himself engaging the enemy head-on, Sua and Meli providing support from the flanks, and finally Dagonet secretly assassinating the top-tier master-level pistolist Hadmond—

Suya decisively rejected the proposal.

And without saying a word, he made the choice.
He went into battle alone!

He killed Hadmond, created a simple identity verification ceremony, temporarily constructed a mobile royal system using the royal banner, and finally appointed Dagonet to reorganize the defeated army, integrating more than 27,000 defeated soldiers and roughly dividing them into ten new battle groups.

After doing all this,

Sua silently turned around, stepped into Hadmond's main tent, and immediately ordered Dagonit to summon Lucan and Meli to carry out the pre-arranged plan.

then,

Exhausted and in pain, he collapsed to the ground and fainted.

At the same time,
He then heard the sound of dice striking his skull.

[Talent: Legendary Heart, triggered!]

You have successfully conducted a medium-sized fraud ritual.

[Your 'King (Ex)' pathway progress (23854/1000), progress satisfied, ritual conditions met—]

You have acquired a new D-rank job: Instigator.

[You have obtained the class-exclusive Craft Essence: False Magic Card (D).]

[Specialty: Conman's temperament, upgraded to: Instigator's temperament (D)]

Your speaking, deception, negotiation, and observation skills receive a bonus.

[By exceeding the set goals, the remaining Legendary bonuses from class promotion will be converted into class-specific items.]

[You have received an additional one-time Noble Phantasm: Miracle of Divine Interpretation (C+).]

[Holding a large-scale incitement ceremony, instigating ten thousand people to follow your lead (0/10000) will grant you the next tier of class: Arsonist (C), and the class-specific inherent ability: Fire Stealer.]

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The day after the breakout plan was implemented,
At 6 p.m.,
Suya slowly opened his eyes, and what he saw was a pointed, fabric ceiling. His mind was a mess, like a rusty, creaking machine. After thinking for a while, he remembered that he had just used his magic weapon to ambush and kill a powerful enemy at the peak of the Grandmaster level during the day.

The so-called masters in this world are those who possess Qi, can skillfully utilize Qi, and whose basic attributes have reached the human limit at level E, and who have one ability that breaks through to the non-human level at D-.

The pinnacle of a master requires at least two abilities to reach D- level.

Based on the descriptions by Mary and others, the D- attribute is roughly eight to ten times the human limit.
Hadmond, whom he killed, was a master-level expert.

Thinking about this, Suya began to recall the details of the battle, reflecting on and summarizing the shortcomings she had made. She also tried to simulate what she could do against such an opponent without her Noble Phantasm.

At this time,

A fair arm lifted the tent flap.
Meryl walked in from outside the military tent, followed by four soldiers in half-armor, carrying two sticks and a huge, half-cooked black dog into the tent.

Meili looked at Suya, who had just woken up, and chuckled:
"I figured you should be awake by now. How are you feeling?"

Upon hearing this, Suya lowered her head and looked at her body.
At this moment, his body was wrapped in layers of bloody white bandages, mostly from burns. This was the price he paid for sacrificing some of the Noble Phantasm's self-protection in order to improve accuracy when using it to hit Hammond.

The chainmail on the inner layer of the armor heated up and melted, burning the skin. In addition, the impact of breaking the sound speed injured the hands. The pain was secondary; the main problem was that the hands were still somewhat numb, and it had become quite difficult to bend the fingers.

After watching the soldiers put the half-cooked black dog down and leave the tent, Suya's face fell, and she looked at Meryl with a grim expression, saying:

Do I look like I'm alright to you?!

"You're still laughing? Don't you have any magic tricks that can heal me? Why don't you do something to save me!"

Mary shook her head.

"No, I'm not good at healing magic. But you, you clearly have the Pendragon family's magic crest, so why don't you use it to heal yourself?"

The Pendragon family's magic mark

Although it sounds a bit strange to perform family-inherited engraving magic in this era where magic cores can be used, this magic is actually of a very high status.

Unlike traditional family-inherited magic, this is a magic that prioritizes practicality over its origins. It uses the "Third Law: Soul Materialization" as its foundation to perform spirit summoning magic, shaping one's own soul into the form of a sword sheath, and leveraging the power of an ideal land that even countless British kings could not approach.
This grants near-conceptual abilities such as instant healing, immortality, extended lifespan, and invincible barriers.
It can be said that once this magic is mastered to its peak, as long as there is enough magic power, I can achieve the effect that even if Gold Pikachu is fully activated and the Star of Ea is created, it cannot kill me.

In terms of practicality, this magic seemed quite promising, and its appeal to generations of British monarchs who sought immortality was self-evident.

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Suya struggled to raise her right hand, channeling the magic within her body, causing 1440 scarlet magic circuits to light up on her skin.
According to Meryl, he activated the mark and attempted to heal himself.

However, the next moment——

"puff!"

Suya suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. As blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, the bandages wrapped around his body were stained red with blood at an extremely fast speed.

The healing ability that the imprint itself acquires conflicts with the characteristics of Suya's awakened quack doctor class.

This combination of class and magic equates attack with healing, healing with failure, and failure with severe damage. It can even transcend several levels, inflicting severe damage on enemies that would otherwise be harmless.
This also limited Suya's ability to treat herself.

Upon seeing this, Mary's pupils contracted slightly, and her brows furrowed.
"I see. If the imprint compatibility is insufficient, will the magic power go berserk?"

"There is a cocky brat in the capital who can solve this problem. However, that brat named Galahad seems to be facing an even bigger problem than you. I wonder if he's still alive."

She shook her head, took out a dagger, cut the black dog meat on the shelf, placed it on a plate, sat down beside Suya's bed, handed the plate to her, looked at Suya with pity, and clicked her tongue:

"My king, now we can only rely on your physical constitution to tough it out."

"That's it for now, let's eat first."

"Five hours from now, according to your plan, we will begin our breakout."

D-Attribute:
The strength is manifested as an instantaneous burst: 0.3 * 8 = 2.4 tons (normal strength is around 1.5 tons).

Agility is demonstrated by: 80 meters per second (twice the speed of a cheetah, exceeding the human eye's detection speed at close range), and a standing jump height of 5 meters.

The endurance is demonstrated by the fact that even after being hit in the face by a high-speed train traveling at full speed, and nearly dying, the person was still able to barely get up.

I made some minor revisions for better readability. This chapter has a lot of background information, so I moved a bit of it from the main text here.

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