Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1228: Position Defense

Chapter 1228: Chapter 1228: Position Defense

Lightning Mercenary Corps and Flame Mercenary Corps first reported to the general, finding an excuse that they had lost contact with the main force due to unfamiliarity with the environment and excessively fierce combat, while also concealing the identity of the Hunter’s Guild and Gu Fan’s group.

The general did not seem suspicious and allowed both the Lightning and Flame mercenary corps to rest properly because the sound of crossfire outside was fiercer than ever before, indicating that it would be difficult for the night to be calm.

Gu Fan walked around the camp, saw that the perimeter positions were always well-guarded and manned with shooters, and immediately abandoned the idea of leaving directly; leaving would certainly attract attention, which contradicted the need to stay inconspicuous.

Some people pointed at Gu Fan’s group, feeling that they did not resemble mercenaries at all and even speculated that Gu Fan was just a rookie.

Gu Fan didn’t care what these people said; he only wanted to keep a low profile and then think about what to do next.

For now, everyone was being watched by the United Army. To escape, they could only wait for a major battle to occur, which was inevitable, as the United Army was a clear target.

Gu Fan imagined himself as a vampire creature and would definitely launch an attack at night, but a normal attack wouldn’t suffice, it had to be a huge one. The bigger the chaos, the better, and they would take advantage of the confusion to escape. But the problem was, with vampire creatures everywhere, was it really good to break away from the main force?

After thinking it through, Gu Fan still decided to call together Irina and the two from the Hunter’s Guild, so everyone could sit down together and discuss a plan to escape at night.

Irina’s opinion was to avoid separating as much as possible and not break out individually; they must stick together, relying on numbers and unity to survive in this perilous place.

Gu Fan agreed with this plan, but he didn’t know why his heart was uneasy. Seeing that they could bypass Dark City along the River of Survival in just one more day, why were complications arising just now?

"Wait, if that’s the case, after we bypass Dark City and the United Army doesn’t follow, wouldn’t no one be there to draw the fire away from us, leaving us to deal with the vampire creatures by ourselves?" Gu Fan felt his heart pounding, always feeling that encountering the United Army might not be a bad thing.

Just as everyone was feeling tired and wanted to sleep, suddenly they heard an urgent shout outside: "Everyone, get up immediately, get into position, quick, quick!"

"It’s bad!" Gu Fan, Su Hui, Lin Xi, Lu Yi, and Ouyang Jin all rushed out, just in time to see a vampire tiger wreaking havoc in the camp, even killing several people. Although it was eventually dealt with, the experience was horrifying.

One vampire creature broke in, followed by the second, the third, more and more stormed in, throwing the camp into chaos.

Gu Fan, Su Hui, and Lin Xi teamed up to pin a vampire creature down on the ground, finishing it off with a wooden spike, efficiently and sharply, leaving Ouyang Jin stunned: "My goodness, how are you so amazing? What pills did you consume during the time we haven’t seen each other?"

"Now is not the time to talk about this." Gu Fan glanced at the perimeter positions where several people had just been overpowered by a vampire creature.

All available Gatling guns opened fire, forming a dense web of firepower, but even so, they could only slow down the wave of vampire creatures surging forward, roaring and persevering through the gunfire.

Gu Fan came to the perimeter, popped his head out for a look, and was utterly shocked. There were too many vampire creatures, uncountable, and impossible to eliminate all.

Su Hui said, "It seems the vampire creatures saw our big army and felt disadvantaged, so they also assembled a large force to attack."

Lin Xi couldn’t help but sigh, "Luckily, we encountered the vanguard of the vampire creatures early, giving us a chance to escape and retreat here, or else we would have been in serious trouble."

"Indeed, but it’s not necessarily safe here," Gu Fan said, scrutinizing the scene through his binoculars. Even with a dense Gatling fire network, even though it caused vampire creatures’ limbs to fly in all directions, as long as the wooden bullets didn’t hit their hearts, those vampire creatures could still resiliently advance.

Some powerful vampire creatures had already pounced, breaking through the outer defensive positions and charging into the camp.

"What do we do?" Everyone understood the trend. No matter how fierce the United Army’s firepower was or how intense the soldiers’ shouts were, it was only a matter of time before the outer defensive positions were fully breached.

Gu Fan quickly moved his position, heading to another area, only to find the situation worse. The vampire creatures were about a hundred meters away from the outer defensive positions—a very dangerous distance.

Everyone was worried. All the capable soldiers were deployed, but no matter how hard they fought, they couldn’t stop the vampire creatures from advancing, and everyone started to feel powerless and desperate.

Gu Fan didn’t expect these people to hold on. He continued to move his position, trying to find a relatively better place to break out. After making a round of the outer defensive positions, he found the area completely surrounded by vampire creatures, without a single gap left.

"My God, can we fight our way out?" This was not only Lu Yi’s worry, but also the sentiment of everyone there.

Su Hui was already preparing for the worst. She picked up her weapon and wooden bullets, ready for a fierce battle.

What it’s like to be besieged, what it’s like to be completely surrounded, what it’s like when there’s no way out—Gu Fan was deeply experiencing these feelings. His nerves were frazzled, and faced with such a situation, he could think of no good solutions, only hoping that the United Army could withstand the onslaught.

Lin Xi controlled a crow to fly around the camp and discovered that the vampire creatures were continuously rushing towards them, giving the impression that all the vampire creatures from the Dark Primitive Mountain had united.

Irina ran over at that moment, looking at Gu Fan with desperate eyes, "What do we do? It looks like we’re surrounded, and everyone’s expression is one of despair."

The camp had a full three thousand people, but there were over ten thousand vampire creatures outside, a clear disparity in both numbers and constitution. Winning seemed impossible.

Just then, the rumbling sound of helicopter engines came from above. Everyone looked up and saw several armed helicopters responding to the distress call, quickly arriving at their location, and then began shooting from a high vantage point.

For a moment, the vampire creatures were fiercely countered, their tough bodies shattered, hearts ruptured, unable to regenerate, their howls drowning out their screams.

Seeing the reinforcements, everyone’s eyes lit up with hope. Only Gu Fan’s expression was somber, wondering whether just a few armed helicopters could really turn the tide of battle.