Reborn as Huo Yuhao, but also in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 43 The Unlucky Sand Mercenary Group

With a farewell from Rob, the leader of the Sand Mercenary Group, Huo Yuhao and his companions returned to the base of the Desert Iron Mercenary Group. Seeing that the two gatekeepers were still relatively conscious, Huo Yuhao nodded.

"More responsible than I imagined. You guys go back first, I still have some things to take care of." Before he finished speaking, Huo Yuhao's figure instantly disappeared into the night.

"Tch, they ran away again."

Unfortunately, Huo Yuhao was satisfied a little too soon. Just as Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor climbed over the courtyard wall and were about to return to their guest room to rest, Little Fairy Doctor suddenly discovered a problem.

In her eyes, the clutter piled up in the courtyard, the empty training ground, and the snoring sounds were all the same as before she set off, except for that shadow in the corner.

As Xiao Yan was about to ask a question when he saw Little Fairy Doctor walking towards a corner of the courtyard, he also saw that shadow when he looked up.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a person. Xiao Yan flicked his finger, and a small cluster of pink flames leaped out, illuminating a corner of the courtyard and the face of the figure.

This was a thin little girl with bright green hair, no more than eight or nine years old. Her clothes were tattered, and she lay on her side in the corner, her hands tightly hugging her knees. She was curled up in a ball. Stone Desert City was located in the desert, where the temperature difference between day and night was extreme; the girl's skin was pale with a bluish-purple tinge, and even in her sleep, her body was still trembling.

"This person... doesn't seem to be from the mercenary group. I didn't see her at the banquet this evening." Xiao Yan carefully examined the little girl's face, somewhat uncertain. "Should we call her and ask?"

"She fainted because of the cold weather and not eating for a long time. Let's take her inside." Little Fairy Doctor rolled her eyes at him, picked up the little girl from the ground, and walked into the guest room.

……

"Yuhao, what are you planning to do now?"

"Teacher, you don't need to come with me. I'm just going to clean up the mess."

"Hehe, didn't expect that, did you? This is just my spiritual clone." Yao Chen's spiritual body appeared in front of Huo Yuhao, spinning around once to demonstrate his new skill.

"As a teacher, I'm not someone who just stands still."

Soon, Huo Yuhao returned to the Sand Mercenary Group's base.

Inside the council chamber, flames burned fiercely.

"Captain, are we just going to let those bastards go like that?" a Fighter officer from the Sand Mercenary Group questioned.

Rob looked at his men and reassured them, "This is just a misunderstanding. They are my brothers now."

"Those bastards killed many of our brothers!" The officer looked at Rob, his face filled with grief and resentment.

"Enough! I'm the commander!"

"I quit! Rob, you'll regret this!" The cadre slammed down the giant axe in his hand and turned to leave.

"I'm going to rebuild a mercenary group. If you brothers aren't convinced, then come with me."

The mercenaries of the Sand Mercenary Group looked at each other, unsure of what to do. The officer waited for a long time, and finally some mercenaries stood behind him. Just as he was about to leave, the doors of the council hall opened, and Huo Yuhao appeared in the doorway.

"I'm sorry, you can't leave."

Soul Blast!

Before he finished speaking, Huo Yuhao's mental power instantly enveloped the entire hall, and every mercenary except for Rob immediately collapsed and lost consciousness.

"What happened to them? What happened to them?!" Rob's voice was filled with fear.

"I only knocked them unconscious, I didn't kill them."

"Haha, I see." Rob let out a sigh of relief and laughed, "By the way, brother, what brought you back?"

"Let's use them for an experiment." After saying that, Huo Yuhao ignored Rob and instead used mental sharing to modify the consciousness of each mercenary.

"You yearn to join the Desert Iron Mercenary Group." Looking into the eyes of a mercenary, Huo Yuhao said in a deep voice.

"I long to join the Desert Iron Mercenary Group." The mercenary, his eyes vacant, echoed Huo Yuhao's words under Huo Yuhao's control.

"You greatly admire the leader of the Desert Iron Mercenary Group and are willing to obey their orders unconditionally."

"I admire you very much..."

"You are very willing to accept the task of patrolling the base."

"I am very willing to accept the task of patrolling the base."

In no time, Huo Yuhao had given mental commands to each mercenary. By the last one, Huo Yuhao's control was so skillful that he no longer needed to reinforce the command with words; he controlled the mercenary in an instant.

Unlike the crude approach taken when the spell was cast on Rob, these mercenaries' personalities and habits would not change; they would subconsciously accept and carry out Huo Yuhao's instructions. Without external help, even if their soul power increased in the future, they would not be able to escape the hints left by Huo Yuhao.

After leaving the Sand Mercenary Group, Yao Chen called out to Huo Yuhao, "Yuhao, use this ability less often in the future."

Although he knew Huo Yuhao came from another world and possessed mature thoughts and habits, requiring little concern, Yao Chen still worried that Huo Yuhao might go astray, focusing on unorthodox methods and neglecting his own growth, given their master-disciple relationship. Moreover, after observing him for some time, he was quite certain that Huo Yuhao wasn't as mature as he appeared. His mind was flawed.

Unfortunately, Huo Yuhao was unwilling to recount his past life's experiences, and Yao Chen didn't know the crux of the problem either. He could only probe indirectly through these minor details.

Upon hearing Yao Chen's warning, Huo Yuhao stopped and stared into Yao Chen's eyes, waiting for what would happen next.

"teacher?"

The words he didn't know how to say stuck in his throat. Finally, Yao Chen's deep voice rang out: "This ability can easily make you a member of the Soul Palace. The Soul Palace is practically hated by everyone in the Central Continent... In short, try not to use this mental manipulation in front of others."

"I understand." Without asking any further questions, Huo Yuhao nodded and continued on his way to his destination.

"This isn't the way back to the Desert Iron Mercenary Group. Yuhao, what are you planning to do?"

"Go to the city lord's mansion."

"No, what did the city lord do to you? He doesn't care about the affairs between mercenaries." Yao Chen was full of questions, looking at Huo Yuhao's expressionless face, and suddenly remembered what he had said.

"Not everyone can see the concentration of spiritual energy in the world! The insufficient spiritual energy at your elder brother's base is just a coincidence!"

"Go and see for yourself."

……

In the city lord's mansion, the city lord, exhausted from a day's work, returned to his bedroom and saw a figure leaning against the window. He immediately felt as if the sky was about to fall.

"Guards! There's an assassin!"

There was no response. After calling out twice, the city lord realized that the other party must have used some kind of method. Therefore, he understood that with his strength as a Great Battle Master, he was no match for this uninvited guest.

"If you have any requests, senior, I will certainly comply if it is within my capabilities."

"Directly searching your soul will damage it, and then I'll inevitably be able to manipulate your consciousness," Huo Yuhao threatened. "So, I'll ask, and you answer."