Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 522 Orange and Coco Being Hunted (Daily Wishlist)

But soon, Xuan Ziwen realized that it wasn't thunder, but the sound of a soul-guided cannon.

Huo Yuhao lay on the ground, one ear pressed against the ground, listening quietly.

The rumbling thunder, accompanied by the tremors of the earth, reappeared, this time clearer and lasting longer than before.

"It sounds like a soul-guided cannon." Huo Yuhao immediately stood up and took out a set of four mechanical tentacles from his storage soul tool.

Huo Yuhao took off his shirt, revealing the exoskeleton on his back. He slung the equipment over his shoulder, and a series of snapping sounds rang out. The next moment, four mechanical tentacles began to move on their own, following Huo Yuhao's will.

Xuan Ziwen was quick to act as well, immediately taking out his all-terrain soul-guided vehicle. Just as he was about to call Huo Yuhao to get in, he saw the four mechanical tentacles on Huo Yuhao's back that were as responsive as arms and fingers, combining the hardness of steel with the flexibility of tendrils.

"My God."

Seeing the mechanical tentacles behind Huo Yuhao begin to move rhythmically and methodically, carrying various soul tools, Xuan Ziwen's eyes revealed a look of fascination. These four mechanical tentacles behind Huo Yuhao were far more precise to operate than his soul-guided all-terrain vehicle.

Just how many secrets do you have that I don't know about?

Thunder rumbled, and the sound seemed to grow louder and louder, as if it were getting closer and closer to them.

"Teacher, the sound is coming from that direction. This scale would require at least fifty or more level four soul-guided cannons firing simultaneously."

"Judging from the constantly shifting roar, these people using soul-guided cannons seem to be fleeing for their lives."

Huo Yuhao shared his mental detection with Xuan Ziwen, allowing him to clearly perceive everything within a few thousand meters. At the same time, Huo Yuhao's mental energy fluctuations were also transmitted in.

"Let's leave, Yuhao. Don't get yourself into trouble. After all, you're an exchange student at Shrek Academy. If problems arise, things won't go smoothly."

Xuan Ziwen quickly realized what was going on. As a pure academic scholar, he knew very well which things were troublesome and best avoided.

"Okay, teacher."

Huo Yuhao nodded. It seemed that it would be a bit difficult to fool Teacher Xuan away in one go today.

The mental detection began to converge, narrowing from a 360-degree range of several kilometers to a fan shape.

Even if he leaves, Huo Yuhao still needs to find out what happened ahead. Intelligence is money, and Huo Yuhao understands this principle all too well. Therefore, he is very interested in learning about any potentially valuable intelligence he comes across.

Xuan Ziwen followed Huo Yuhao's spiritual probe and felt this extremely wonderful soul skill: five thousand meters, eight thousand meters, ten thousand meters!

As Huo Yuhao's mental detection narrowed, the range he could detect also expanded, leading Xuan Xinwen to marvel that Huo Yuhao was truly a soul master born for the battlefield.

Soon, Huo Yuhao's mental probe reached out from afar, and as the line of sight zoomed in, they were able to "see" it very clearly.

There were two groups of people, with about a hundred running ahead. They were all very fast. Almost everyone was equipped with a soul tool, but none of them were using a flight soul tool.

These hundred or so people all seemed to be quite powerful; judging from the glow of their spirit rings, they were at least at the third ring level or higher. However, the spirit tools they used varied considerably. As they ran, they would occasionally turn around to unleash the power of their spirit tools to intercept the enemy.

However, the biggest problem for low-level Soul Masters when using Soul Tools is their attack range. Even with a non-locking Soul Cannon, the attack range will not exceed 500 meters before level four.

The pursuing army was well-organized and moved at a moderate speed, but it spread out to both flanks, like a large pincer, slowly encircling the group.

"A pincer movement, huh? The pursuers are really well-trained."

Huo Yuhao gave a soft sigh of praise.

The so-called pincer attack is to spread one's army out like the pincers of a giant crab, fiercely clamping down on the enemy's throat.

The advantage of a pincer attack lies in its ability to disperse forces, greatly reducing the damage caused by a single enemy attack compared to a "sword attack".

However, its disadvantages are more obvious: a pincer attack usually requires a large number of troops, and the dispersed forces increase the risk of being surrounded and annihilated.

Therefore, this offensive is best suited for when there are many people fighting against few, and it is just right here. The dispersed positions can not only block the escape routes of those fleeing in front, but also prevent them from being hit by the soul-guided cannon and suffering heavy casualties.

Huo Yuhao and Xuan Ziwen quickly understood why these fleeing people weren't using flying soul tools. It was because among their pursuers were soul masters, and quite a few of them.

In terms of the strength of their Soul Masters, the two sides were roughly equal. However, under these circumstances, the side with the support of a large army naturally held an absolute advantage. In particular, this army included at least two thousand cavalrymen, making their pursuit even more swift.

"Strange, Teacher Xuan, where did these two teams come from? I'm not very familiar with the internal affairs of the Sun Moon Empire, what's going on?"

Xuan Ziwen was also completely baffled: "I heard that there's a duke in the north of the Sun Moon Empire who seems to be trying to seize power while the empire's succession is unstable. Perhaps it's related to this matter?"

Indeed, for someone like Xuan Ziwen, it was already quite difficult to know that the Northern Duke was seeking independence; naturally, he couldn't possibly know the rest of the inside story.

Just as Huo Yuhao was about to put away his mental detection and leave, Xuan Ziwen suddenly froze.

"Orange, Coco?"

He spotted two familiar figures among the group of people being chased.

Xuan Ziwen had always felt guilty towards these two people. He hadn't expected that Wang Shaojie, that rotten apple, would not only ruin himself but also drag Keke down with him, leading to Ju Zi also taking a leave of absence and leaving the academy.

Xuan Ziwen has always felt uneasy about not being able to protect these two children.

He didn't think Huo Yuhao had gone too far. If he were to be aggressively harassed as soon as he entered the lab, he would probably be even angrier than Huo Yuhao.

So after seeing Huo Yuhao's image bead, he knew that Huo Yuhao had done nothing wrong.

However, these two people were, after all, his students, and Xuan Ziwen was truly disappointed that they had lost the opportunity to learn from him.

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao quickly scanned the crowd with his mental detection and indeed found the two familiar faces.

What is this? Is it fate?

Huo Yuhao could only shake his head. It seemed that Teacher Xuan was determined to take action, so he could only accompany him through this ordeal.

Hopefully, there aren't any overly powerful figures in the opposing army. Even if there is a Soul Douluo or even a Title Douluo, it would be best if they were from the Holy Spirit Cult.

After all, in Huo Yuhao's eyes, the Soul Masters of the Holy Spirit Cult would drop a whole realm in the blink of an eye when facing him.

(End of this chapter)