Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 269 Huo Yuhao's Coup (Daily 10,000 words)

Elder Xuan laughed, a very happy laugh: "Very good, I didn't misjudge you. None of you are cowards. There's another reason I'm telling you this, because you're about to face your first surveillance mission."

"Xiao Tao, tell me about the mission. Wang Yan, distribute the Shrek Inspector equipment to them."

Wang Yan agreed and took out rings from his storage soul tool, handing them to each member of the reserve team.

The ring is beautiful. The ring setting is made of silver-white metal and is set with a bright green gemstone the size of a fingernail. The gemstone is vividly colored, with a vibrant green that exudes life. The face of the ring is carved into the shape of Shrek's head, making it unforgettable at first sight.

Um, it looks like that ugly little green monster with horn-shaped ears.

Ma Xiaotao said, "You all need to keep this safe. It's the mark of us Shrek Inspectors. Only we have it. Later, you'll need to drip a drop of blood onto the ring so it will be connected to your bloodline."

"As long as you're one of us, you can use your own Overseer's Ring to check if the other person's Overseer's Ring is being used by them to confirm their identity. The Overseer's Ring is also a storage soul tool, containing a complete set of equipment specifically for us. You can take a look now."

"There's not much stuff. Our complete set of clothes, masks, and distress flares are all in this little ring. We can't let others see our faces when we're on missions, so we need masks."

"Now, let's talk about the mission. Our current surveillance mission is to travel to a mountainous region bordering the Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire to find and eliminate a group of bandits. The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament is fast approaching. Therefore, we must complete this mission within three to four days."

"This band of bandits calls themselves the Messengers of Death, and their leader is said to be a rather powerful evil spirit master. Therefore, we must not be careless. Most of you haven't killed anyone before, have you? This is going to be a completely new experience. I want to emphasize that our objective for this surveillance mission is to annihilate them all, leaving no one alive."

After listening to Ma Xiaotao's explanation, Huo Yuhao frowned even more and raised his hand.

"Senior sister, besides the target number of 300 and their usual distribution areas, do we have any other information?"

Ma Xiaotao was also taken aback: "What else? Isn't this enough? Once we reach the vicinity of our destination, the garrison near the Mingdou Mountains will provide us with a detailed map. Don't worry."

Upon hearing Ma Xiaotao's words, Huo Yuhao's forehead veins bulged, and his fists clenched tightly.

Absurd! Utterly absurd!

With this little bit of information, you dare to call yourselves bandits? Those people in the inner courtyard died for a reason. With this kind of approach, if he were an evil spirit master, he could wipe out ten teams like Ma Xiaotao's by himself, and in ten different ways.

"What is the enemy's specific personnel composition and organizational structure? Where do they usually obtain supplies? What combat methods do we choose to employ—a ground surprise attack or an airborne assault? Small-scale infiltration or heavy fire support? Do we have personnel as long-range support units to provide us with intelligence and long-range strike capabilities?"

"What tactical equipment do we have? What protective gear do we have? What about our vehicles? What kind of energy supplements do we have? Once we arrive at our destination, will there be dedicated personnel to help us develop at least three operational plans and contingency plans for special situations? What should we do if the operation fails or there are casualties?"

"Is the mandatory course in individual combat at Shrek's outer academy completely unworthy of being included in the inner academy? They're clearly doing life-threatening work, yet they just blindly charge forward?"

Huo Yuhao's rapid-fire questions left everyone, including Ma Xiaotao, speechless. By the end, Huo Yuhao's words had even turned into a reprimand.

Elder Xuan was rendered speechless by Huo Yuhao's uncontrollable rage and questioning.

Does the Soul Guidance System really have so many advanced combat technologies?

They were completely unaware that the technology was right there, but they were too arrogant. So arrogant that even as inner court disciples died one after another, they never thought of drawing wisdom from the Soul Guidance Department right beside them.

If the inner court disciples could always return unscathed, the Martial Soul Department could certainly maintain its arrogance, but they simply couldn't do that.

This was the first time Wang Dong had ever seen Huo Yuhao so angry. He was like an enraged lion, questioning everyone as to whether they truly understood what their lives represented.

"This is murder, Elder Xuan. I repeat, this is blatant murder. You have never cared about the lives of the inner court students. If the academy's higher-ups have been making students cultivate for so many years and then recklessly risking their lives to fight the evil spirit masters in a piecemeal fashion, then I am leaving."

Huo Yuhao was breathing heavily. He could remain rational about most things in the world, but he couldn't be indifferent to life, especially when the murderer who was indifferent to life was standing right in front of him.

"The knowledge of the Soul Guidance Department is, after all, just theory."

Elder Xuan dared not look directly into Huo Yuhao's angry eyes. Perhaps Huo Yuhao's words had stirred up painful memories in his heart, or perhaps Huo Yuhao's statement that this was murder had pierced Elder Xuan's psychological defenses. At this moment, Elder Xuan's explanation sounded like a groan.

"theory?"

Huo Yuhao seemed to have heard a huge joke, and took another step forward, staring intently at Elder Xuan.

"I was a second-ring Soul Master, and I was chased for a day and two nights in the Star Dou Forest by more than a dozen Soul Masters, five Soul Kings, and one Soul Emperor. In the end, I killed them all. Is that what you call a theory?"

Ma Xiaotao reluctantly grabbed Huo Yuhao's hand, but Huo Yuhao shook it off.

"Elder Xuan, I need an explanation from the academy. I can accept that after exhausting all our efforts, we lost to the enemy's cunning and the unpredictable methods of the evil soul masters, but I cannot accept that the casualties were caused by the academy's own arrogance."

The old man's hand holding the wine gourd trembled violently, and he seemed to have aged more than ten years in an instant. His lips moved, but he could not say a word.

Everyone was stunned by Huo Yuhao's sudden outburst. They instinctively wanted to dissuade him, but Huo Yuhao's words seemed to be full of purpose, and the aura he exuded made them freeze in place, even Dai Yueheng.

Huo Yuhao spoke with the same imposing manner as his father, who commanded armies on the battlefield, as if he were teaching every new recruit the ironclad rules of the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)