Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 755 This is what necromancers are like (6K)

The squad leader of the first squad of the White Tiger Guard was a burly man in his forties. When he saw the blocked road in front of him, a look of despair flashed in his eyes.

He suddenly turned around and faced the White Tiger Guards who had followed him, his resolute face revealing a determined look.

His gaze swept across the faces of his comrades before him. "Brothers, you all saw it. The Duke stayed behind because of us. If it weren't for us, I believe the Duke would have already escaped danger."

"We are already in dire straits. Every second we hold His Highness back increases His Highness's danger."

Before the White Tiger Guard could finish speaking, Huo Yuhao had already moved closer, each of them now holding a grappling hook.

Since Huo Yuhao mastered the Flowing Water Stepping Moon Footwork, he has never used anything like the Hook Claw Flying Rope Gun again. But fortunately, Huo Yuhao is just like a hamster, he likes to hoard everything in his storage soul tool.

See, it's come in handy now, isn't it?

Without a word, Huo Yuhao took one of the grappling hooks and fired a shot. The steel claw slammed into the wall on the other side of the cliff. Then, Huo Yuhao released the trigger and was suddenly pulled into the air by the grappling hook, flying over the cliff.

Zhang Biao, the squad leader of the White Tiger Guard, was halfway through his speech when the words caught in his throat. Unable to finish, he turned and fired a shot at the cliff face, sending himself flying through the air.

At this moment, twelve people from the Sun and Moon faction also rose into the sky along with their own soul-guided weapon attack, looking down at Dai Hao who was escaping.

There were four titled Douluo, two of whom were level nine Soul Masters, four of whom were level eight Soul Masters, and the rest were level seven.

The eyes of the two level-nine soul masters were filled with shock and disbelief.

No, what the hell is this grappling hook? And when did Duke White Tiger get three such awesome bodyguards?

One of the guards, like an anti-aircraft gun, fired a burst of fire that destroyed the first round of defenses. Another guard was even more outrageous; he threw a long spear and accurately hit a fixed high-explosive shell, detonating it in mid-air.

And also, there was that crack that swallowed the attack earlier.

The Sun Moon Empire was already going through a turbulent period, and the situation was somewhat unstable after the attack on Mingdu. They carried out this ambush with a try-and-see attitude.

We've been preparing for this for a long time, we can't just let it go to waste, can we?

What if?

The lineage of the White Tiger Duke has been passed down for ten thousand years and holds a pivotal position in the Star Luo Empire, wielding immense control over the military.

If they could really assassinate him, it would undoubtedly be a huge help to the Sun Moon Empire.

In a sense, it could even erase the losses suffered by Mingdu and bring the two back to the same starting line.

Originally, they had already laid a trap along the White Tiger Duke's only route, setting up various soul-guided device traps.

As long as Dai Hao steps into it, even if he is a Super Douluo, he will surely perish here.

But to their utter surprise, Dai Hao suddenly turned around, which greatly exceeded their expectations.

The leading level nine soul master immediately realized that their operation had been exposed and switched to using the second plan.

But now it seems that Dai Hao was also prepared for this, and even had sufficient countermeasures for the second plan.

Not only does the opponent have a team of highly skilled Soul Masters following them closely, but now they also have nearly a hundred Soul Saints or higher Soul Masters out there to provide support. Continuing to fight will not end well for them.

Since that's the case, we might as well just make a run for it.

There will be plenty of opportunities to deal with Dai Hao in the future; there's no need to fight to the death today—that's irrational.

"Let's retreat and reconsider. The White Tiger Duke's personal guard was too strange today. If we retreat and continue to pursue them, I'm worried something might go wrong."

The leading level nine soul master made a decisive decision and immediately issued a retreat order.

The twelve Soul Masters and Soul Instructors who had ambushed Dai Hao turned and ran, showing no intention of continuing the fight.

As the enemy turned and retreated, the White Tiger Guards, led by Dai Hao, gradually slowed down and eventually stopped in their tracks.

Huo Yuhao looked disappointed. He was hoping that the other party would rush up and let him collect a few corpses of Title Douluo level.

This level of corpse is powerful enough to unleash an ice explosion, but if you stuff a soul core inside, Huo Yuhao would be unimaginably powerful!

It has to be said that Huo Yuhao is becoming more and more like a necromancer these days.

Not everyone who manipulates corpses and souls is a necromancer. For example, the Holy Spirit Cult members are nothing more than a bunch of noobs and flashy noobs in the eyes of both Huo Yuhao and Ilex.

Well, anyone below level 90 is considered a noob, and anyone above level 90 is considered a flashy noob. It's that simple.

When you see an enemy, first consider the value of their corpse after you kill them. Will it allow your snowball to grow bigger and bigger? Consider what other effects this will have and whether it will affect your subsequent unit production progress. Only after weighing all the factors should you make a decision. This is the core principle of the Necromancer.

As for the guilt of killing... etc., what is guilt, what is a person, and what is killing?

Of course, Huo Yuhao hasn't reached Electrolux's level yet.

This problem does indeed arise after transforming oneself into a lich. At least in the later stages of the war, the Scourge War was nothing more than a strategy game in his eyes, where hostile and neutral resources were converted into his own.

"senior."

Just as Huo Yuhao was regretting that he had missed out on four large corpse ice bombs, Dai Hao spoke up, taking in the regret and longing in Huo Yuhao's eyes, and couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.

Just how strong is this senior that he feels regret because so many powerful people have left?

Dai Hao strode quickly to Huo Yuhao's side, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, saying, "Thank you for saving my life, senior."

Immediately, the hundreds of White Tiger Guards around them dismounted and knelt down on one knee before the three men, shouting, "Thank you for saving our lives, seniors!"

Seeing Dai Hao's reaction, Huo Yuhao felt a strange emotion rise in his heart.

He once thought that the Duchess was one of the most powerful people in the Douluo Continent, and that trying to deal with her rashly was like an ant trying to shake a tree, ridiculous and overestimating his own abilities.

Even more so, the other party could kill him and his mother with just a flick of their finger, as easily as crushing an ant.

Now, only ten years after leaving the Duke's mansion, the current Duke of White Tiger respectfully bowed before him, clasped his hands in a gesture of gratitude for saving his life.

"You're celebrating too soon."

Huo Yuhao took out the Soul-Slaying Whip and lashed it at the other party, causing the White Tiger Duke to groan in pain.

"You are a good general who loves his soldiers like his own children."

Huo Yuhao looked at Dai Hao with deep eyes, but didn't say the rest of his sentence.

He didn't need the other party's praise to gain recognition. Dai Hao, who was absent from his childhood, was just an ordinary general in his eyes, and their relationship ended with this whip.

"Next time I come, it might be to kill you. You'd better pray that the gift you gave me back then is just a memento."

Huo Yuhao's eyes were cold, but Dai Hao sensed the strangeness in Huo Yuhao's attitude towards him.

But for the moment, all he could do was nod.

(End of this chapter)