Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 191 Shen Sha breaches the waters, launching a surprise attack while the enemy is crossing! (Part 1)

It was no longer possible to wipe out the entire group while they weren't paying attention. Huo Yuhao landed on the ground without making a sound and charged straight towards the Star Dou Forest.

After this battle, the Eighteen Dark Guards will surely be on high alert. Another sneak attack is no longer realistic. If they want to eliminate the threat completely, they will have to risk their lives.

Huo Yuhao nimbly leaped over the fence of the settlement, his feet landing heavily on the ground, leaving several clear imprints. His figure disappeared into the dense forest, and the next moment, the entire settlement was thrown into chaos.

Making a move in the gathering area is an absolute taboo. Huo Yuhao now has to face not only the secret guards of the White Tiger Duke's mansion, but also the mercenaries left behind to keep order in the gathering area.

Huo Yuhao only had two minutes to escape. Once the guards realized their man was dead, they would frantically search for any clues nearby. The trail of footprints he left would soon be discovered. In order to protect the reputation of the settlement, the mercenaries would also join the guards in the search.

Come on, let's see who kills whom.

Huo Yuhao moved swiftly through the dense forest, his steps light as the wind. He was fast, and with the support of his second soul ring, he was even comparable to a Soul Master of the Agility-based attack type. However, the opponents behind him were all at least Soul Master level experts. Was his speed sufficient?

Nobody can say for sure.

Two agility-type Soul King experts chased after Huo Yuhao at lightning speed, like two mad dogs. The guards stationed in the settlement area came out in full force, and the mercenaries who had contracted this settlement area also followed the guards and attacked like madmen.

Cutting off someone's livelihood and killing their parents—Huo Yuhao's killing is justified, but their killing of Huo Yuhao is also justified. Unlike the life of a Soul Master in the academy, this world of bloodshed and danger is what most Soul Masters of average talent have to face after leaving the academy.

For a time, the people who came to hunt down Huo Yuhao were divided into three groups. The first group was naturally the two agility-type Soul Kings who were like mad dogs. The second group consisted of four power-type Soul Kings and several agility-type Soul Masters. The last group was a large number of more than a dozen non-agility-type Soul Masters.

Huo Yuhao's legs were practically spinning, but he still couldn't shake off the two agility-type Soul Kings behind him. His current speed was only that of an agility-type Soul Master. The reason he could keep up with them was simply because of Huo Yuhao's familiarity with the dense forest.

In the jungle environment, Huo Yuhao could always choose the most effortless way to cross from the seemingly dense and impenetrable bushes. Even if it was just one step away from the position Huo Yuhao chose, the difficulty of crossing would suddenly increase. The branches and leaves would become tougher, the thorns would become denser, and the footholds would become less supportive.

Even in this pitch-black environment, Huo Yuhao's eyes still gleamed with a faint golden light. What appeared to his pursuers as indistinguishable jungles were, in Huo Yuhao's eyes, hidden paths.

Some places appear to have no path, but are actually just blocked by leaves. Other places seem passable, but are actually filled with dense thorns and vines that twist and turn, requiring the pursuers to use their soul power to forcibly tear them apart in order to continue.

Even so, the speed of the agility-type Soul King level powerhouse was still too fast, almost completely negating Huo Yuhao's advantage of being able to easily choose the most correct path. Although Huo Yuhao could ensure that he would not be caught up by the other party, he could not widen the distance between himself and the two at all.

With a hiss, Huo Yuhao slid down a small hillside, feeling his soul power rapidly draining from his body, and alarm bells rang in his mind.

If he keeps running like this, he'll be the first to die. He has to kill the two agility-type Soul Kings behind him first, otherwise he'll definitely be worn down and die in this forest.

Choosing an area covered with broad-leaved plants, Huo Yuhao rushed forward with all his might. He felt as if the whistling wind was about to shatter his eardrums. Apart from the last time he tried to escape from Du Bu Si's pursuit, this was the first time he had run so fast!

However, Huo Yuhao only ran for three seconds that time, but this time he has already run through this dense forest for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.

Huo Yuhao moved nimbly and quickly through this broad-leaved plant area. Because the light was completely blocked in this broad-leaved area, there was relatively little rain and sunlight at the lower ground level, and naturally there were fewer shrubs and vines that would hinder his progress.

However, if an area is not dominated by broad-leaved plants, it will definitely be filled with small-leaved shrubs!

For example, those two agility-type Soul Kings on the hillside, those two idiots still haven't figured out why Huo Yuhao chose to slide down the hillside and then turn into a mad dash.

At this moment, all they could think about was that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and they wanted to rush down the hillside to chase after Huo Yuhao, but they were infuriated by the dense bushes and vines.

It is said that the real place suitable for agility-type soul masters is not the Soul Arena, but an extremely complex environment, such as a dense forest. For Huo Yuhao, he is more at home in such an environment than agility-type soul masters!

Pulled slower and slower by those seemingly inconspicuous and not very dense bushes and thorns, the two agility-type Soul Kings behind them suddenly unleashed several crescent-shaped slashes, but what use were they? Could a human possibly contend with the mighty power of heaven and earth?

As expected, the area they had cleared using up their soul power wasn't even enough for the two soul masters to run forward for a second. With no other option, they had to take a gamble and follow Huo Yuhao down the hillside, trying to squeeze into the dense area of ​​broad-leaved plants.

However, they overlooked one place. The reason Huo Yuhao was able to slide all the way down the hillside was because that place was a beast trail. Various wild animals had cleared the path for Huo Yuhao long ago. Now they say they know the path here is difficult to walk and want to slide down, but there's no such thing as a free lunch!

"Boom! Boom!"

Just then, Huo Yuhao heard the rushing sound of water. The river was churning, foam was splashing, and it made a rumbling sound, as if the pulse of the earth was beating.

Joy welled up in my heart. It was a river, and judging from the sound, it was a fast-flowing river, at least forty or fifty meters wide!

Huo Yuhao's running strides quickened, and as the distance closed, he could almost feel the coolness and moisture of the river water, and smell the faint, fishy scent of the riverbank soil.

At this moment, Huo Yuhao wasn't thinking about using his aquatic breathing technique to drift downstream and shake off the pursuing enemies; instead, he had a far more insane idea.

Shen Sha breached the water, and attacked while the river was halfway across!

(End of this chapter)