Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1217: The Main Force Deploys

Chapter 1217: Chapter 1217: The Main Force Deploys

At six in the morning, a fiery glow rose, and the darkness was dispersed bit by bit. The beauty of the sunrise, combined with the crisp morning air, invigorated everyone.

At this time, everyone gradually received the news: other mercenary corps were on the move, all heading toward Death’s Road, and it seemed they were planning to start their operations there.

"An hour later, they will arrive at Dark Primitive Mountain from Death’s Road, and two hours later, they will draw away those monsters, which means we will set out at eight," Irina’s suggestion was met with everyone’s agreement.

Gu Fan and Su Hui silently observed Irina’s eager expression. As expected, the Hunter’s Guild, more than anyone else, wanted to defeat Organization X. Therefore, venturing deep into Dark Primitive Mountain to uncover the secrets of Organization X excited Irina more than anyone else.

At this moment, Irina thought to herself, "I’m sorry, Gu Fan. I have to put the matter of your friend aside for now. If we can defeat Organization X this time, then no one will be plagued by this organization in the future. It’s a matter of great justice. I hope you can understand."

Time passed bit by bit, and finally, it was time to depart. Everyone boarded the boat and began to drift along the river.

Each rubber boat held eight people, and as agreed, each boat had members from their respective groups ensures that no matter who led or who followed, everyone had their own people, and all parties were equally accounted for.

More than ten boats, one after another, formed a long, conspicuous convoy, an easy target for attacks.

Soon, the flotilla entered Dark Primitive Forest, which meant they no longer had to worry about being spotted by outsiders. Now, the concern was the monsters here.

Gu Fan tensed up; it was his first time entering this ancient forest during the day. The towering ancient trees, lush with branches and leaves, blocked out most of the sunlight, making it incredibly dim. This meant that the blood-sucking monsters could move freely here even during the day.

"Be cautious and alert," Gu Fan said, only to see the expressionless faces of the others on the boat, as if to say, why should we listen to you?

Gu Fan’s boat was in the middle of the convoy, which included Gu Fan, Lin Xi, Lu Yi, a member from the Hunter’s Guild, two from Lightning Mercenary Corps, and two from Flame Mercenary Corps.

Seeing the lack of cooperation among those on his boat, Gu Fan sighed inwardly. Leading a team away from home is difficult.

At that moment, Lu Yi remarked, "Judging by the time, the other mercenary troops have already entered the mountain forest by now. They might have already been spotted by those blood-sucking monsters, and the fighting might have already started."

Gu Fan replied with a slight smile, "Just hope your doomsaying doesn’t bring us any trouble. Jinx someone else but us."

To that, Lu Yi awkwardly smiled: "I’ve tried it. I speak of bad things happening to others, and they never come true. But whenever I mention bad things related to me, each one turns out to be accurate."

Hearing this, Gu Fan and Lin Xi looked at Lu Yi with surprised eyes, recalling what the mysterious masked man once said about Lu Bei, which was the same scenario: the doomsayer’s predictions about others don’t come true, but those about themselves always happen.

Gu Fan and Lin Xi were increasingly convinced that Lu Yi was indeed a descendant of Lu Bei, especially since Lu Bei had ingested the Stone of Prophecy, integrating its powers into his descendants’ bloodlines.

After drifting on the River of Survival for about an hour, suddenly, the sound of gunfire came from afar, urgent and continuous, setting everyone’s nerves on edge.

"The fight has started, it really has, and who knows how many people will perish here," Lu Yi sighed. In the deadly profession of mercenary work, it seemed a heavy blood price was imminent.

However, after a while, the gunfire didn’t stop. It appeared the mercenaries were holding up well, even intensifying, seemingly gaining the upper hand.

Gu Fan carefully observed the environment of Dark Primitive Mountain. While it was dim, there were still many areas where sunlight pierced through, limiting the movement of the blood-sucking monsters. If he was part of a mercenary troop, once these features of the blood-sucking monsters were discovered, they would specifically target them, choosing the right terrain for a daylight attack and retreating at night, gradually wiping out all the blood-suckers here.

Lin Xi sighed, "Do you remember what happened after you killed that blood-sucking tiger? If the mercenary troops can’t inflict widespread damage on these monsters this time, by tonight, all the towns near Dark Night Primitive Forest will have been attacked."

Hearing this, everyone tensed up, thinking, that’s right, we can just manage during the day, but what about at night?

Gu Fan also said, "Dark Primitive Mountain is so vast and filled with countless blood-sucking monsters; it’s impossible to inflict a significant blow in just one day. It looks like tonight..."

Just when everyone was feeling pessimistic, suddenly a loud noise came from the sky—two helicopters were hovering overhead, apparently searching for something.

"My God, they’re even using helicopters. Looks like it’s a pretty wealthy mercenary group," Lu Yi had just finished speaking when someone from Lightning Mercenary Corps interjected, "Helicopters? Any somewhat capable mercenary group has them."

Lu Yi then asked, "Then why didn’t you just fly directly over in a helicopter?"

The member from the Lightning Mercenary Corps rolled his eyes, a look of disinterest on his face, and Gu Fan explained, "Flying over in a helicopter is just too blatant, isn’t it? That’s like telling Organization X we’re coming to smash up your lair."

"Oh, I see," Lu Yi pretended to understand, then added, "If air travel doesn’t work, then is the waterway really safe? If I were Organization X, dealing with my biggest secret, how could I possibly let anyone pass through the waterway so easily?"

Someone from Lightning Mercenary Corps explained, "That’s because the River of Survival is very dangerous, and to date, no one has safely passed through, so it’s quite normal for Organization X to let their guard down here."

"No, maybe that’s not it," Gu Fan gasped, revealing a look of fear: "Death’s Road and the River of Survival both cut through Dark Primitive Mountain, with Death’s Road having a two-thirds survival chance, whereas River of Survival has zero. Why such a huge difference? Unless..."

Lin Xi suggested, "Unless, Organization X has set up a killing formation on River of Survival, and they would never allow anyone to penetrate deeply into the mountain forest."

If that was the case, then Gu Fan and his team were in a perilous situation, facing a pincer attack from both the blood-sucking monsters of the mountain forest and Organization X.

There was a way to deal with this, but it was only Gu Fan’s speculation and couldn’t be the reason to halt everyone from continuing their plans.