Chapter 43: Death's Hand Bandits

After Wang Yan patiently explained a series of information and arrangements about the mission.

Although most of this information is nonsense describing how evil the Death Hand Bandits are and how righteous the Shrek Supervisory Group’s duties are.

After accepting the arrangement, Shrek and his crew were on the road again, but this time, in order to save time, they did not go on a relaxing outing like in the original novel where they stopped and walked many times.

There was no conversation along the way. Shrek and his group were traveling at full speed, with the inner courtyard students with higher cultivation levels leading a group of outer courtyard disciples on a forced march.

After half a day, Shrek and his party arrived at the border between the Tianhun Empire and the Xingluo Empire. Not far away was a military camp belonging to the Xingluo Empire.

Afterwards, Dai Yuheng, in the capacity of the eldest son of the Duke of White Tiger, lent a batch of military flying soul guides to everyone.

Of course, this batch of flying soul guides are naturally old models that have been eliminated by the Sun-Moon Empire for who knows how many generations.

However, flying soul guides have always been rare because they are not practical for low-level soul masters. After all, flying soul guides are expensive on the one hand, and they consume a huge amount of soul power on the other hand. It is a huge burden for non-four-ring soul masters to use them.

Moreover, the flying soul guides originally used by the three countries of Douluo Continent are not as flexible as those of soul masters who already have flying martial spirits. Naturally, they do not have much of a market among low-level soul masters.

However, after this incident, we can also directly see the contradiction between the Soul Guidance Department and the Martial Soul Department in Shrek Academy.

Logically speaking, the soul instructors in Shrek Academy are already considered to be the more outstanding soul instructors among the three kingdoms in Douluo Continent.

The soul guide devices produced in large quantities by the Soul Guide Department are also an important part of the financial support for Shrek Academy.

As for why the regular team and the reserve team, which are the face of Shrek Academy, are not equipped with any soul guide devices from the soul guide department, that is a topic that cannot be touched upon.

Because no matter how embarrassed they were, the Martial Soul Department of Shrek Academy did not submit an application to the Soul Guidance Device.

Or maybe it was because the Soul Guidance Department was resentful that their regular disciple was directly replaced after Ma Xiaotao came back, and could not even join the reserve team.

The final result is what we have now. The flying soul guides used for traveling were all borrowed from the military by Dai Yueheng, the eldest son of the White Tiger Duke, using his off-campus identity. This is very telling.

Through the Eye of Truth, Huo Yuhao carefully looked at the flying soul guide assigned to him. From the perspective of the Eye of Truth, the structure of this soul guide was full of mistakes and omissions, which was obviously done intentionally by someone.

Because in Huo Yuhao's eyes, apart from a few main soul guide core arrays that convert soul power into rising airflow and propel airflow, there are a lot of redundant places in the other soul guide core arrays of this flying soul guide device.

It is precisely these complicated soul guide core arrays that cause this flying soul guide device to require such a bulky shell to carry it, while also reducing the efficiency of its soul power conversion and increasing the consumption of the soul master's soul power.

These redundant soul guide core arrays are intertwined and buried in the main soul guide core array in an extremely secretive way, making them difficult to distinguish and separate. It is obvious that they are some kind of encryption of the soul guide core array.

However, through the analysis and reorganization of the Eye of Truth, Huo Yuhao can easily disassemble it. If Huo Yuhao were to restore it, both the consumption rate and the utilization rate could be optimized by at least 50%.

Moreover, with the help of the soul guide core array obtained from this flying soul guide device, Huo Yuhao can also use it to transform his own soul power circuit, so that he can gain a certain degree of flying ability in advance.

In addition, the soul power that circulates constantly in Huo Yuhao's body is enough to support Huo Yuhao's long-distance flight in an emergency.

Huo Yuhao calmly put on his flying soul guide and, following the instructions of the inner court disciples, he and other reserve team members carried out flying exercises step by step.

However, Wang Dong, who was originally extremely averse to soul guides, seemed to have forgotten his aversion to soul guides because the means left by Tang San in his sea of ​​​​spiritual sea had become silent. He put on the flying soul guide and practiced happily just like using a storage soul guide.

After a little training, Xuan Zi stood up, took a sip of wine and said to everyone, "Okay, have you all adapted to the new environment? Just don't vomit when you go up to the sky."

Because he was recovering from injuries during the previous team battle, Xuan Zi was not going to let everyone adapt slowly this time.

"This mission is quite tight, so I will lead you on the rest of the journey. Everyone, get ready."

Then, without waiting for Xuanzi to give further instructions, Wang Yan took out a specially made long rope from his storage soul guide and handed it to everyone.

Soon, everyone tied the safety rope around their chest, abdomen, thighs and arms according to Wang Yan's request.

Then, through the buckle, everyone was connected together with the rope reserved around their waists, and finally the end of the long rope was tied around Xuanzi's waist.

Then Xuan Zi used his soul power to lift several people into the air. At the same time, Xuan Zi took out his flying soul guide and installed it on his back.

Then, an irresistible force pulled everyone to fly forward quickly, and the wind howled like a knife.

This is more like pulling than flying. It is a miracle of great strength, without any regard for airflow or wind-breaking theory. In other words, the physical fitness of soul masters is stronger than that of ordinary people, so they can withstand such torture.

Even so, everyone had to activate their soul power to protect their bodies, otherwise they would not be able to withstand the cold wind that was as sharp as a knife. After all, this flying posture was simply reckless.

But even so, the actual flying speed is far from the speed of sound. Although he is dragged down by the crowd, considering the strength of the Super Douluo in the Douluo Continent, it is still unknown whether he can reach the speed of sound just by relying on his own body.

After all, even a ninth-level flying soul guide can only allow the wearer to reach a speed of the speed of sound to three times the speed of sound.

They flew like a roller coaster for two hours before they finally reached their destination under Xuan Zi's guidance.

Once they landed, except for the stronger Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, the only ones who could stand intact were pale-faced.

Almost everyone else was vomiting one after another, with a feeling of churning in their stomachs, wishing they could vomit out everything in their stomachs.

Huo Yuhao also turned pale and couldn't help but dry heave a few times, but because the magic potion in his body was still effective and his soul power was constantly circulating, he recovered quickly.

"Hmph, look at how little you can do." Xuanzi, the instigator, said something sarcastic, then turned his head to look at Dai Yuheng on the side: "Little Daizi, there was a lot of noise when I landed just now, the military people will probably be here soon." Then Xuanzi muttered: "The next thing here is left to you, I'm going to sleep first."

After stretching, Xuanzi left everyone behind and disappeared without a trace.

Seeing this scene, Dai Yuheng felt as if the burning pain in his chest was surging again, but helplessly, he could only sigh and agree.

There is not much to say about what happened next. Although it lost the battle for the throne, the White Tiger Duke's Mansion still retains a lot of assets and is eyeing the current Xu royal family.

After years of operation, the Western Army Group can almost be regarded as the private army of Duke White Tiger, and the White Tiger lineage is the original royal family of the Star Luo Empire.

Due to the fact that the Evil-Eyed White Tiger and the Netherworld Spirit Cat were once gods who ascended to heaven, the current royal Xu family has only restricted certain rights of these two tribes and has not wiped them out, which has led to the current situation.

As they were family members, with Dai Yaoheng coming forward, everyone quickly arrived at the military camp under the guidance of a general.

Because they were in a hurry to travel, it was already night, but as soul masters, they naturally had less energy than ordinary people, so staying up all night was not a big problem.

Moreover, compared to the evil soul master's subordinates who are mostly ordinary bandits, covert operations at night are more suitable for Shrek and his group.

Arriving at the large cowhide tent in the center of the army formation, although it was already night, the military camp was still brightly lit.

The general who was in charge of leading the way bowed to the man who was lighting the lamp and reading the papers in the big tent and said, "Marshal, the young master and everyone from Shrek Academy are here."

The man had a handsome face and a resolute expression, with sparkling eyes. He was naturally Dai Yuheng's father, this generation's White Tiger Duke Dai Hao.

Similarly, the original owner's father was the person who left the most complicated emotions when his consciousness dissipated, with both hatred and yearning.

But this had nothing to do with the current time traveler Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao just stood in the crowd and looked at each other calmly.

For Huo Yuhao now, helping with revenge is fine, but there is no need to trace his ancestral roots. If I say I will kill your whole family, then I will kill your whole family, and I will never go back on my word.

After Dai Hao had a brief exchange with Dai Yaoheng and his son, Dai Hao smiled and said to everyone, "Welcome Teacher Wang Yan and all the top students of Shrek Academy to come and carry out this mission of the Supervisory Group."

"You have all been very tired on this journey. Why don't you have some food in our army? This will also be considered as a gesture of hospitality for me."

Hearing this, Wang Yan did not refuse. After all, they had been rushing along the way and had no time to eat anything. In addition, under Xuan Zi's leadership, they had almost vomited out all the contents in their stomachs.

After two hours of eating and meditating, it was already late at night, and the Duke of White Tiger's men handed over the intelligence they had collected.

In short, apart from learning that the Death Hand Bandits might now be lurking deep in the Mingdou Mountains, the Shrek students did not obtain any useful information from here.

"Time is tight, and we still have to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition. Although it is late today, the night will not be an obstacle for our Shrek Academy elites, and it will make it easier for those bandits to relax."

Wang Yan glanced at everyone present and continued, "This matter needs to be resolved quickly. Now that we have the map, let's go to the Mingdou Mountains to search. If we are lucky, we can solve it all before noon tomorrow."

Everyone nodded upon hearing this, while Huo Yuhao was mentally selecting which of the regular teams present would be best to keep first.

Don’t pay attention to what Ma Xiaotao says. It’s not certain who is more evil between the evil soul master and her.

Don’t worry about what Dai Yuheng said. You will die sooner or later anyway, whether you love him or not.

It would be better for Gong Yang Mo to get some money, after all, he is now equivalent to a high-end version of Ning Tian.

As for Chen Zifeng, it depends on the situation. After all, he is a strong attack spirit master. If he can be protected, he can play in both singles or doubles matches.

Forget about Yao Haoxuan, his auxiliary and control skills are not outstanding, so let him go.

There is no need to worry about Ling Luochen. According to her fighting style, nothing should go wrong.

As for Xixi at the end, her body is too fragile, and if Chen Zifeng is to be kept, it is better to focus on Chen Zifeng mentally, after all, he is in the front row, but in this case there will not be much spare energy to influence Xixi.

"There are too many people who want to be saved this time. I'm afraid my mental strength is not enough, but maybe I can change my thinking and let one person step on all the mines. Then everything will be fine." With an open mind, Huo Yuhao no longer hesitated.

"Okay, if there are no problems, then let's act immediately. Dai Yuheng, you will be the captain and command the entire process this time. I will be responsible for protecting the weaker reserve team members."

"Okay, Teacher Wang." Dai Yuheng still had that smile on his face, but soon, perhaps he would not be able to smile anymore.

As time goes by, deep in the Mingdou Mountains.

Dai Yuheng, Ma Xiaotao, and Chen Zifeng were in the front, the others were in the middle, Beibei and Xu Sanshi were the last, and everyone advanced in a line. They had already gone deep into the Mingdou Mountains for an hour, but still had no gains.

However, after using the Eye of Truth to identify traces in the surrounding environment, Huo Yuhao said, "I found it. Look."

Huo Yuhao pointed to a broken branch and said, "The broken end of the branch is still a little wet, so it must have been broken not long ago. Moreover, a branch of this height doesn't look like the work of a soul beast active in the forest."

Hearing this, Dai Yuheng nodded and said to everyone, "Everyone be careful, search around first, and be careful not to alert the enemy."

Not long after, under the guidance of Huo Yuhao, Wang Yan discovered a forest of Wen Lan trees. Then, according to the trajectory in the original book, Wang Yan led everyone to deduce the approximate location of the Death Hand bandit group's activities.

Huo Yuhao also took the opportunity to report his observations to Wang Yan. After another hour, everyone finally found the cave where the Hand of Death bandits were hiding.

(End of this chapter)