I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 9 Crossing the Cavalry and the Iron Curtain
Counterfeit goods, barefoot doctors, hyenas, swindlers.

Suya looked at the four rather unorthodox cheat paths that belonged to him and couldn't help but feel a toothache.

What he needs now is the ability to genuinely increase combat effectiveness.
This would greatly increase his survivability on the battlefield.
However, it's clear that he, not being a second-playthrough player, couldn't control this ability that triggers randomly with actions.

With the combination of existing capabilities,

Leaving aside the counterfeit methods of unclear nature, can the remaining three methods form a reasonable combat strategy?

If we could apply the barefoot doctor's tendency to mishandle and severely injure patients during external wound treatment to combat, combined with the increased reaction speed from detection and deception, and the hyena's enhanced strength,

能否起到1+1+1+1＞4的效果？
Suya couldn't help but ponder this question.
But this raises another issue.
Healing and fighting are two contradictory forms.
If the enemy is already injured, Suya's strike is unlikely to be considered healing, nor will it trigger the Barefoot Doctor's critical injury effect, because this still falls within the scope of combat.

Perhaps only in cases like Hua Tuo scraping the bone to remove poison from Guan Yu, where someone wields a knife to cut someone, can it be considered treatment?
But what kind of art style is that?
I'm going to smash your humerus!
Art style aside,
But how does one poison someone?
Thinking of this, Suya couldn't help but slowly shift her gaze to the magic sword hanging at her waist.

[The nameless poison of jealousy and hatred].

"My king, we are almost there!"

However, at that moment, a crisp sound suddenly rang in my ears.

The chaotic thoughts in her mind quickly subsided, and Suya raised her head.

After leaving the trenches discovered by the Macedonian scouts, Meli spurred her horse down the hill with her back to the Conqueror's army, then galloped up another hill.
However, this place was not far from the battlefield.
On the contrary, they've gotten even closer!

They were advancing in a route that was almost straight toward the center of the Macedonian phalanx!

now,

Mei Li pulled on the reins, stopping the warhorse high on the hill.

Looking down from here,
The two sides have an altitude difference of no more than 30 meters and a straight-line distance difference of several kilometers.

One side had only two lonely people.
On the other side, there was a dense crowd of people!

At the farthest point was the core of the Macedonian phalanx, a legion of 16 columns, heavily armored soldiers wielding exaggeratedly long spears 4-5 meters long, advancing like a steel torrent with a thunderous roar.
Closer to Suya's side was a whole light infantry regiment charging forward, equipped with short spears and shields, consisting of three thousand-man squads arranged in a long strip. The right flank, which was supposed to protect the square formation, was now somewhat separated from the main heavy infantry.

Closer still, Macedonian scouts were constantly reporting intelligence about the surrounding area to the central army, while the giant chariot, waving the royal flag, then rode off to investigate in other directions.

Most of the scouts were rejoining the army and advancing with it, greatly reducing their reconnaissance efforts, or rather, the process was nearing its end. Meanwhile, the Companion Cavalry, which was supposed to be protecting the flanks of the square formation, had already charged into the battle zone with Seleucus, who was leading the charge, and were wreaking havoc.

The light and heavy infantry and cavalry of this army became disorganized under the lure of a great victory, thus creating a fleeting opportunity.

The good news is that if an elite force were to ambush Suya at his current location,
If we launch an attack now, after our legion loses the protective force on the flank of the opposing legion, we might be able to achieve a great victory.

The bad news is,

There were only two people on Suya's side.
"My King—"

Seeing this scene, Suya's expression began to falter.

He felt a cold sweat run down his back and interrupted Mary without hesitation.
"We are already comrades-in-arms who have entrusted each other with our backs!"

"No need to be polite, just call me by my name, Suya." (This is a phrase used to describe someone addressing their king as "My King" in front of the enemy.)
Sister, are you afraid I won't die fast enough?

"As ordered."

"So, Mary, what do you think?"

Suya resisted the urge to run away immediately, glanced blankly at the army charging forward in front of her, and then looked down at the obedient girl sitting in front of her with a mixture of horror and suspicion.

The current situation is like driving through a treacherous intersection designed by BeamNG-TV (an abstract road modeling content creator).
He assumed that Meryl, being a local and driving a local car, would be more familiar with the roads than him and that flank her and escape wouldn't be a problem.

But now, what is the situation?
Why did you lead your buddy right into the enemy's clutches?!
No, little sister, aren't you a local?
“My King, Suya, I will now explain the situation. Please listen carefully—”

"it is good!"

Suya is currently in a state where her eyes are rolled back and her mind is completely blank.
He knew nothing.
They didn't know where they came from, where they were going, what the future held, or how to escape danger on this battlefield.
But Suya knew,
He wants to live!

He is now in a different world with extraordinary abilities!
He will experience a life free from the monotony of daily routines, a life where the end is no longer immediately apparent.

That is a fantasy epic of swords and magic.

A hymn to warriors and the battlefield—

He really wanted to experience it!
Therefore, his best option right now is to believe, to believe in this flower magician who dared to attempt to chain a king's neck in the midst of chaos, and to believe that she has the ability to lead him to safety!

"We are at the last line of defense before the capital, south of the Golden Curtain of Cornwall, where a plain meets hills!"

"The Conqueror's army has breached the fortresses of Plymouth and Exeter and is advancing toward the Golden Curtain!"

"And there is only one way to retreat to the capital—"

"That is to reach the Golden Iron Curtain before the Conqueror's iron hooves crush everything."

"But now, Seleucus's army has blocked this road and is constantly marching south to strangle our scattered troops."

"It is no longer possible for us to immediately retreat to the capital, Winchester."

Suya nodded seriously. Although he had no idea what the place names and terms that Meryl used meant, he still felt impressed despite his confusion.
"so what?"

Mary took a deep breath and raised her hand.

Pointing towards the rumbling, advancing army of the Conqueror King in front of Suya, a sight that could suffocate anyone who glanced at it!

He spoke with a solemn expression:

"We can only break through behind enemy lines, which is the direction we came from!"

"We must cross that cavalry and the Iron Curtain!"

"Back to the manor!"

(End of this chapter)