DD2—Chapter 42: Direct Sneak Attack!
The next moment, Xiao Hongchen snorted coldly, and his martial soul directly possessed him.
Since his martial soul was a three-legged golden toad, his body suddenly glowed with golden light, and even his legs were covered in gold. At the same time, a golden toad foot grew behind him.
Huo Yuhao looked at Xiao Hongchen's current state and suddenly felt that he looked extremely unappealing. It was obvious that the Hongchen siblings were both very good-looking, but their martial souls were all toad-type, which was not favorable in terms of appearance.
At this moment, Xiao Hongchen threw out a large number of metal balls, and then his first, second, third, and fourth soul rings lit up one after another. In just a few breaths, those metal balls transformed into terrifying level-five soul cannons, which then piled up on Xiao Hongchen's body.
As the captain of the reserve team, Xiao Hongchen's three-legged golden toad was a very rare beast martial soul. Its most crucial ability was to control metal, making all five of his soul skills related to metal.
"Ma Rulong, let me show you my soul cannon!" Xiao Hongchen said loudly.
Boom!
The power of one hundred and twenty-eight level-five soul cannons firing simultaneously cannot be underestimated. Even the Soul Emperor Ma Rulong had to be on high alert at this moment.
"Spread out and avoid Xiao Hongchen's attacks as much as possible. For those who can't avoid them, use soul cannons to fight back, or use defensive soul guidance devices to resist. Remember, our goal is to eliminate Xiao Hongchen first. As long as Xiao Hongchen is eliminated, we win," he ordered quickly.
In Ma Rulong's opinion, Xiao Hongchen was the core of the current team.
First of all, Huo Yuhao, who was only a grand soul master, was not a cause for concern.
Although Meng Hongchen's martial soul, the Vermilion Clear Ice Toad, was powerful, they could still hold on for a while if they took precautions and understood Meng Hongchen's methods in advance.
In using the soul cannon, Meng Hongchen was not as proficient as Xiao Hongchen. The power that Xiao Hongchen unleashed in an instant was too terrifying, rendering it necessary to force him off the field. As long as they defeated Xiao Hongchen, victory would surely belong to them.
"Okay!" Chen Fei and Li Yan nodded simultaneously and began to act.
The sound of roaring soul cannons echoed in everyone's ears. Although Xiao Hongchen's soul cannon was powerful, his offensive was quickly suppressed by the coordinated efforts of the three opponents. Xiao Hongchen even began to move around the venue while firing soul cannons, appearing quite embarrassed.
After all, Ma Rulong was a level six soul engineer, while both Chen Fei and Li Yan were level five soul engineers. Together, even if Xiao Hongchen was very strong, he had to avoid their attacks.
Ma Rulong, who had already activated the soul guidance turret tactics, gradually frowned. He was puzzled. "Xiao Hongchen's shooting is too accurate today. Is his aim this good? How can he target us with every shot?
Didn't he always use artillery fire to destroy the ground in the past? Moreover, why do I feel that Xiao Hongchen seems to be able to predict our attacks in advance? It's as if he can see through every move we make!"
"Meng! Why aren't you doing anything yet?" Xiao Hongchen couldn't take it anymore and shouted.
Although he was shooting more accurately than before, he felt extremely pressured due to the intensity of the counterfire.
At this time, through Spiritual Detection & Sharing, Huo Yuhao's voice rang in Xiao Hongchen's mind, "Senior Xiao, please be patient. Senior Sister Meng and I have a plan that will ensure victory.
However, I still need your cooperation. Senior Sister Meng and I will launch a sneak attack on them later, giving you a chance to counterattack while you help us attract the attention of our opponents."
"What? You still want me to hold off?" Xiao Hongchen had a headache but gritted his teeth and decided to agree. After all, with his fifth soul skill and a bunch of invincible shields and defensive soul guidance devices on his body, he could indeed withstand the pressure!
Xiao Hongchen didn't have time to focus on what Meng Hongchen and Huo Yuhao were doing because the soul cannon attacks from the other three opponents were all directed at him, placing him under a lot of pressure.
Fortunately, Huo Yuhao's first soul skill was very effective. He could easily detect the movements of their opponents. Otherwise, Xiao Hongchen would soon be eliminated under the siege.
On the other side, Huo Yuhao was hugging Meng Hongchen's slender waist from behind, and under her guidance, they flew into the sky.
There was no way around it. You see, if he wanted to enhance Meng Hongchen's ice attribute, he had to be very close to her.
He felt that Meng Hongchen's waist was very soft, and a faint fragrance wafted from her body.
However, since he was lying on Meng Hongchen's back, he could easily sense that her body was a little tense. Judging from this reaction, Meng Hongchen seemed a bit nervous.
At this moment, Meng Hongchen had white hair and red eyes because she had activated her martial soul.
It was the first time she was so close to a member of the opposite sex. For a moment, a blush appeared on her pretty and fair face as her heart beat slightly faster than usual.
Just before, Huo Yuhao had shared vital information with her about the Ultimate Ice martial soul and the simulated soul skills, all to secure a swift victory.
Of course, the reason he didn't tell her before the game was to prevent Ma Rulong and the others from learning about it and taking necessary precautions.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao was using all his strength to activate his second soul skill and create an illusion of the surrounding environment that would allow them to disappear from Ma Rulong's and the other two's sights, catching them off guard.
Soon, the two of them arrived behind Ma Rulong, Chen Fei, and Li Yan.
The three opponents were still unaware of the presence of the two. In the original novel, only certain soul-detection devices and beings with extremely strong mental powers could see through his second soul skill.
The three of them did not reach that extremely strong standard of mental power, and they did not possess any soul-detecting devices either.
One reason was that no one would bring such devices to the fighting arena.
The second reason was that those devices were too precious. They were likely still in the phase of not yet being mass-produced.
Thus, Meng Hongchen and Huo Yuhao could get behind Ma Rulong and the other two without any difficulty.
"Senior Sister Meng, we can start now," Huo Yuhao's voice echoed in Meng Hongchen's mind.
Meng Hongchen nodded, and then an enormous, extremely cold white airflow shot from her hand. She was a bit surprised at that moment. "My ice attribute seems to have become purer. It is worthy of being the Ultimate Ice!"
The icy mist swept toward Ma Rulong and the other two, and the extremely low temperature made them shiver. "Oh no! It's a sneak attack by Meng Hongchen!"
The biting cold suddenly spread through their bodies. For some reason, Ma Rulong felt that this chill seemed to be lower than the one Meng Hongchen had used before.
The three of them dashed away immediately. After all, no one wanted to fall victim to freezing.
Ma Rulong's mind was racing. Meng Hongchen had managed to sneak up behind him without anyone noticing. Without a doubt, this was all thanks to Huo Yuhao. It seemed he had indeed underestimated this junior student.
"Huo Yuhao, do you have a soul skill that helps you become invisible?" He looked around for any sign of Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen, and his anxiety began to rise.
After Li Yan dodged the icy mist, he turned around and prepared to fire the soul cannon toward the rear. At that moment, Huo Yuhao seized the opportunity and directly used spiritual interference, followed by spiritual shock.
Li Yan instinctively staggered back, feeling a bit dazed, and was then completely engulfed by the sweeping icy fog. He swayed a few times before collapsing to the ground with a thud.
Jing Hongchen acted quickly and removed Li Yan, who had lost his ability to fight, from the fighting arena. At that moment, Jing Hongchen's thoughts were racing. "It seems Yuhao and the others are likely to win! Ma Rulong is going to lose."
On the other side, Ma Rulong had an ugly look on his face. He hadn't expected to lose a member so swiftly, and he was already sweating profusely.
"Based on the current situation, Huo Yuhao must have used three soul skills. One is invisibility, one improves the accuracy of the soul cannon, and one is a mental attack. Could it be that he has twin martial souls? Is his talent that exceptional?"
Ma Rulong was surprised at this possibility and decided to have Chen Fei continue attacking Xiao Hongchen.
After all, he couldn't find Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen at that moment and was completely in the dark. Even if he forced the two out with artillery fire, he still had to consider Xiao Hongchen lurking behind them.
Additionally, he must keep his distance from Meng Hongchen's attacks to prevent worsening the toxins in his body. So, in this situation, they needed to get closer to Xiao Hongchen.
With that in mind, he said, "Chen Fei, follow me! Let's attack Xiao Hongchen!"
Chen Fei nodded and followed Ma Rulong as they flew toward Xiao Hongchen.
On the other hand, Huo Yuhao could use both of his twin martial souls simultaneously as long as he employed his powerful mental power to control them, allowing him to avoid interrupting the Ultimate Ice amplification of Meng Hongchen.
Of course, there was also another typical example: Xiao Xiao. In the original novel, she could use two martial souls simultaneously when she first appeared. However, the owner of twin martial souls using both at once is an advanced skill selected by the original author of Douluo Dalu II.
In the original story, Wang Dong, the daughter of Tang Buddha, was unaware of these so-called advanced skills in her early stage.
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