Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1267: Deep in the Mire

Chapter 1267: Chapter 1267: Deep in the Mire

A new day, a new journey. Everyone had eaten their fill and gathered their spirits to continue onward.

According to the intelligence provided by Mo Yun, a dangerous place awaited Gu Fan and his companions ahead—a stretch of land that seemed ordinary but would trap anyone who stepped onto it in a swamp. Before long, a person would start sinking and be devoured by the swamp.

Some vampires who were initially unaware of the danger fell into the swamp. Although they wouldn’t die easily, they couldn’t escape and were trapped forever beneath its surface.

Consequently, Gu Fan and his team sent five individuals ahead as scouts with ropes tied around them to probe a safe path for everyone.

Since five individuals bravely risked their lives for the group, the rest couldn’t let their efforts go in vain. Over a dozen people held the ropes tight, not daring to slack for a moment as the ropes were linked to the lives of those five.

As the five scouts tread carefully, their hearts thumped wildly, and those behind followed their footsteps closely, not daring to make a single mistake.

Suddenly, one person found they couldn’t move. Looking down, they saw their feet had sunk into the swamp without them realizing it, and they couldn’t pull free. And the more they struggled, the quicker they sank.

Almost simultaneously, a second person also fell into the swamp, in utter panic. The seemingly ordinary soil had turned into a swamp in the blink of an eye, which was eerily bizarre.

Gu Fan shouted urgently, "The rest of you, hurry and retrace your steps along your footprints!"

Seeing the dire situation, the three remaining scouts immediately followed Gu Fan’s instructions and retreated toward the group along their footprints.

"Quick, pull them up!" Everyone pulled hard on the ropes, trying to pull the two mercenaries back from the swamp.

However, the swamp’s devouring force was strong, and the two kept sinking, with most of their bodies already submerged.

"Pull harder, pull harder!" Ten people were not enough, another ten joined to tug at the ropes, but they couldn’t move the trapped men, as if a powerful beast beneath the swamp tugged back.

The swamp swallowed up to their shoulders quickly, and their fear peaked. The two flailed their arms, screaming desperately.

"Save me, please save me!" No matter how much they struggled, even with thirty people pulling the ropes, they couldn’t stop the two from being devoured by the swamp.

Not only could they not pull the two up, more than thirty people were nearly dragged in too. There was no choice, they really couldn’t pull them out,

Everyone gave up and watched helplessly as the two’s heads were swallowed by the swamp. Even their cries and shouts were drowned out, leaving only their arms flailing outside, as if making a final plea. But eventually, they too fully sank into the swamp, and everyone’s hearts sank with them,

The last cries, pleas for help, and images of their struggle lingered in everyone’s minds, casting a deep shadow over their hearts.

Gu Fan looked at the seemingly peaceful land ahead and then back at the frightened faces of his companions, realizing they had lost the courage to move forward.

"Do we have a way back?" Su Hui snorted coldly and leaped onto the treetops, surveying the surroundings.

No one knew what Su Hui was up to, but nobody wanted to move forward anymore. Some even felt that going back to fight the vampires to the death would offer a higher chance of survival.

Leaping from one tree to another, Su Hui observed for a long time before returning to the group, her expression grave.

Many people didn’t understand what Su Hui was going to do, but Gu Fan was the first to react, "Sister Su, you’ve set your sights on that tree to make a bridge."

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked, thinking to themselves that yes, if the tree was cut down to pave a road, they could cross this dangerous area.

Su Hui pointed at a nearby tree and then said, "This one is just right."

"Alright, everyone, let’s work together to cut down the tree," General Horton immediately ordered everyone to chop down the tree, and to do it in the direction Su Hui had specified.

With everyone working together and with the help of tools, a tree soon fell thunderously to the ground, smashing onto the earth and laying out a path that wasn’t too long, but it was enough. At the end of this path was another suitable tree to be cut down and used to continue the path.

Su Hui had already calculated everything perfectly. Apart from these two trees falling one after the other to create a path, there was a third and a fourth tree following behind, which would extend the path and allow everyone to safely get through here.

Under Su Hui’s command, three trees had already been felled in succession, connected end to end, clearing a path for everyone.

Walking along the thick trunks of the three trees, everyone felt much more at ease and couldn’t help but admire Su Hui greatly.

As Lu Yi moved forward, she couldn’t contain her admiration and exclaimed, "Haha, it looks like we can get through this challenge like this, all thanks to Sister Su. As it stands, unless the mire is so big that it can swallow an entire tree, there’s no stopping us from moving forward."

Upon hearing these words, the people around her felt they made sense and thought they didn’t have anything to worry about anymore.

However, Ouyang Jin became anxious, "Everyone around Lu Yi, listen up, hurry up and shut this person’s mouth."

"What?" The group was confused when suddenly, a sinking sensation made everyone’s hearts turn cold.

Looking down, they were immediately filled with panic—the thick path made of tree trunks was sinking, and it wasn’t just one tree, it was all three trees sinking together.

"Oh my god, this can’t be happening!" At that moment, Lu Yi wished she could slap her own mouth, but it was already too late for words.

Gu Fan and Lin Xi had not yet set foot on the path. Seeing the three thick trunks sinking quickly into the mire, they shouted urgently, "Those who can retreat, do so now! Move quickly but don’t panic."

At that time, who could listen? Those on the first tree turned around and hurried back in desperation, but unfortunately, there were too many people, and some were slow. Pushing and shoving ensued, and several people slipped and fell down. They were immediately swallowed up by the mire after only a few cries for help.

"Those in front, move faster, and those behind, don’t push!" Ouyang Jin and Lu Yi, who were by the second tree, were very anxious.

Watching the scene, Gu Fan and Lin Xi felt anxiety for their companions—judging by the trend, the people walking on the first tree wouldn’t all be able to retreat in time, let alone those on the second tree. The mire was swallowing them up too quickly.

Soon, only ten people managed to make it back from the first tree, and that tree was already halfway swallowed, with the sinking speed seeming to accelerate.

Now there was no chance of getting back in time. Teetering on the brink of life and death, Ouyang Jin and Lu Yi, seeing the tree under their feet nearly completely sink into the mire, actually held each other in their panic.

At that moment, just when it seemed too late, Lin Xi was ready to leap over and attempt a rescue.