O maratonista apaixonado que morreu subitamente, Guan Shan, atravessou para o universo de "Brilho da Espada", tornando-se um soldado do 1º Batalhão do Regimento Independente de Li Yunlong. Sem um sistema superpoderoso ou habilidades militares extraordinárias, ele conta apenas com as habilidades remanescentes de sua vida anterior, incluindo a corrida de longa distância, especialmente a maratona. No entanto, logo no início, ele acaba quebrando a perna durante o treinamento de escalada do grande exercício militar... Guan Shan fez as contas do tempo: o grande exercício militar ocorre no quarto episódio de "Brilho da Espada". Ele não conseguiu participar da ofensiva frontal que aniquilou o Regimento Sakata. Também perdeu a batalha em que, sob uma chuva de granadas nas trincheiras, eliminaram o Batalhão Yamazaki. Mas em breve viria a emboscada que aniquilou completamente o grupo de observadores japoneses. Ah, e ao mesmo tempo, ocorreria também a operação liderada por Yamamoto Kazuki com forças especiais...
Chapter 1: The Opening—In "Drawing the Sword," Even a Broken Leg
(1)
“Old Li, is this really the right way to train? My heart’s pounding just watching! If the higher-ups find out what we’re doing, they’ll skin us alive!”
“If the higher-ups come down on us, I’ll take the blame. I’d rather see my men get injured in training than watch them die on the battlefield. Last time we fought the Japanese with bayonets, our casualties were far too high…”
Guan Shan was drifting in and out of consciousness, listening to two familiar voices.
This dialogue?
These were the lines from Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang in "Drawing the Sword"!
What’s going on? Did I fall asleep during a marathon and dream of "Drawing the Sword"?
This is too bizarre!
“Shan! Shan!”
Guan Shan blinked awake, gazing at the unfamiliar surroundings.
No longer a marathon in a coastal city, but a rural landscape of the north… This crowd—are they volunteers? Why aren’t they wearing red vests, but gray-blue uniforms and caps of the Eighth Route Army?
“He’s awake! Zhang Captain, Shan’s awake, he’s all right!” Wang Gensheng shouted excitedly.
Wang Gensheng? The grenadier from the 3rd Platoon, 2nd Company, 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment? The shepherd boy who could toss a grenade through the gun slit of a pillbox?
“Clear out! All of you, clear out!”
(2)
The rough, booming voice—so like Li Yunlong.
“Go, go, scatter! If you all crowd around like this, you’ll suffocate him whether he’s hurt or