Poor Duke Torwald, or at least the piece of soul that was inside this puppet body of his felt like the sky crashing over his head.
For a second he was so stupefied that he wasn't even able to think properly about what the situation in front of him meant.
The next moment he regained his clarity though, and immediately started running like his life depended on it, as it truly did.
It wasn't only his life that was on the line at the moment, there were a lot of things. In fact, his life seemed like the cheapest thing that could be taken away from him.
In no moment the situation turned into a chasing, just like those of Tom and Jerry, as Tom follows Jerry around the house, and Jerry always escapes at the last moment.
Of course, if he had full control over his soul and energy, Duke Torwald would have suppressed these bastards with his cultivation, and then put them out, or even kill them if neccesary.