Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1245: Terrible Troops

Chapter 1245: Chapter 1245: Terrible Troops

Seeing Zhuo Hang return, Lu Yi was the first to greet him, "Brother, you’re finally back. You’re our ace, having you around makes us feel safe. Please, stop wandering off."

"Stop saying useless things." Su Hui pushed Lu Yi away and then asked, "You went to the battlefield over there, what exactly happened? Did the regular troops encounter an attack from the vampire creatures?"

Zhuo Hang shook his head, "That night, the vampire creatures were already frightened by you. This time, the ones attacking the regular troops were another army, but it was a vampire army. I’m not sure about the exact number, but I encountered many along the way. There were so many that I had to avoid provoking them, and then I caught a few stragglers to interrogate them. Only then did I find out that these vampires were the elite warriors of Organization X, totaling over ten thousand."

Hearing this, everyone became extremely fearful, "What? Ten thousand elite vampire warriors against ten thousand regular troops, how are we supposed to fight that?"

Gu Fan was now breaking out in a cold sweat, he knew Organization X was strong and had many tricks up its sleeve, but he never imagined Organization X would play such a huge card.

Zhuo Hang added another line, "Everything is within expectations. If I were Organization X, I wouldn’t sit back and watch Dark Primitive Mountain be taken over either, a counterattack was expected. But who would have thought that Organization X would dispatch ten thousand elite vampire warriors?"

Su Hui asked again, "You clashed with them, how strong are these vampire warriors?"

"How should I put it? I can fight a hundred and fifty regular vampires, but against the elite vampire warriors, I can only take on fifty." Zhuo Hang made such a comparison, once again casting a shadow in everyone’s hearts.

Ouyang Jin was the most pessimistic, "Gu Fan, while there’s still time, we can redraw our plans, why not retreat for now? With ten thousand elite vampire warriors, the forces of Organization X, Dark City will never fall."

"No, I still have to go." Gu Fan was not swayed at all, "We are not aiming to conquer Dark City, we just want to bring Jie back. Moreover, I had already decided that no matter how difficult and dangerous it is, I’m going."

Lu Yi was the first to support him, "Of course, good brothers share the same enemy and fight side by side." After saying this, Lu Yi gave Ouyang Jin a disdainful look, "We have been through hardships together so many times, don’t start talking about raising fees now."

Ouyang Jin looked innocent, "This trip has the greatest risk, it’s only reasonable for me to raise the price."

"Alright, everyone stop arguing. The most urgent task is to stabilize the morale of the troops. We mustn’t let those mercenaries know what we’re facing?" Gu Fan hesitated, with such a perilous path ahead, regardless of advancing or retreating, it was very unlikely for these two hundred mercenaries to leave alive. It might be better to tell them the truth and let them choose for themselves.

Su Hui could see what Gu Fan was thinking, so she kindly reminded him, "Don’t waver, trust your own judgment."

"Alright!" Gu Fan firmed up his plan and continued leading the two hundred mercenaries forward.

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At the same time, in the dense forest, the mysterious masked man, Leng Le, and their group were advancing without encountering any danger, nor any vampire creatures.

Over time, some in the group started to believe that all the talk about monsters in Dark Primitive Mountain was a lie.

However, when several torn-apart bodies appeared before them, they all became extremely anxious, all of them stepping back in fear.

Leng Le, who had more courage, was the first to approach and take a closer look, then said, "There are deep claw marks and marks of wild beast bites. It looks like they encountered the rumored monster here."

"My god, there really might be monsters here." Everyone saw the firearms around the bodies were damaged and confirmed one thing—that is wasn’t just any wild beast.

One person was extremely scared, "What do we do, let’s go back, I don’t want to come here to make a fortune at all."

This group usually just bullied others and fought, faced with such terrifying monsters, they were not brave enough, each of them thinking about escaping.

The mysterious masked man smashed a millennium-old tree trunk with a punch, displaying terrifying power and quelling everyone’s desire to flee.

"Listen up! We’ve come this far, I haven’t said retreat, and no one is allowed to retreat." Leng Le issued the order coldly, and with the mysterious masked man’s tough stance, the others could only follow reluctantly.

However, someone gathered the courage to say, "Sister Leng, have mercy on us. If we move forward, we’ll die at the hands of those monsters, and if we retreat, we’ll die at your hands. Either way, it’s death; what’s the difference?"

Hearing this, everyone thought it made sense, and suddenly the fear they had towards the mysterious masked man lessened significantly, replaced by a sense of resignation.

Leng Le answered, "Following us, you still have a chance of survival, but if you retreat, you’re certain to die. The choice is yours."

"This..." Everyone looked at each other, seeing the helplessness in each other’s eyes, and only bitter smiles remained, "Alright, Sister Leng, you’re the boss, we’ll listen to you, but how can you assure our safety? We follow you because we trust you."

"Don’t worry, since I’ve brought you along, I’ll take good care of you. I am a competent boss." After saying this, Leng Le took out a small bottle of blue liquid from her pocket, "This bottle contains good stuff. If you encounter any danger, just drink it, and you’ll have the strength to cope."

"Just this?" Everyone took out the small bottle of blue liquid Leng Le had given them at the start of the journey, looked at it carefully, and were half-doubtful. Can it really be as miraculous as it sounds?

The mysterious masked man called Leng Le to one side, instructing her to watch over the people while he dealt with some affairs.

"You’re not really leaving at this time, are you? You’re not looking after us." Now, even Leng Le was unsettled, as this was their biggest reliance and guarantee of everyone’s safety, but he was actually leaving for a while.

"Don’t worry, I’m just going ahead to clear the dangers around you to ensure you can proceed safely. Just remember one thing, move forward slowly; I will maintain a distance of one thousand meters from you to ensure your safety, but if you run around, you bear the consequences." After saying that, the mysterious masked man waved his hand, took a leap, and quickly vanished from everyone’s view.

At this point, everyone could only pin their hopes on the mysterious masked man, hoping he would truly keep his word.