Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1268: Showing Off Isn’t Very Good

Chapter 1268: Chapter 1268: Showing Off Isn’t Very Good

Suddenly, Gu Fan noticed the critical detail and shouted loudly, "Quickly leap towards the surrounding trees! The fact that the trees are still standing without being swallowed by the quagmire means that’s the safe zone."

Hearing this, Ouyang Jin and Lu Yi instantly understood what Gu Fan meant. They had just seen the roots left behind after trees were cut down, so they leaped over together. When they landed, the solid feeling under their feet was just too reassuring.

Everyone followed Gu Fan’s suggestion and leaped towards the nearby trees, trying to jump with all their might to get as close as possible to the roots’ position.

Indeed, just as Gu Fan had anticipated, the area around the trees was safe, and no one else sank into the quagmire.

"Alright, listen to me, from one tree to another, stay as close to the roots as possible. We’ll get out of here step by step," Gu Fan said before taking the lead. He jumped to the side of a tree and pressed his foot down to test it, and indeed, there were no issues at all.

Under Gu Fan’s leadership, everyone did as he did, advancing slowly by taking small steps and then large leaps.

Adopting Gu Fan’s method, not a single person fell into the quagmire again, and admiration for Gu Fan surged within them once more. Many thought to themselves that they were definitely going to follow this young man.

"Kid, to find a way in such a short time, you’re really something." General Horton couldn’t help feeling jealous while admiring him, as he could tell from the expressions of the people around that his leadership position was being shaken.

However, the method of jumping from one tree to another was effective, but the question was, when could they be sure they had completely crossed the quagmire?

At first, there were many trees around, one right next to the other, so this method of leaping posed no problem for everyone. But later on, the distance between trees grew longer, and the challenge increased for everyone.

But this did not stump Gu Fan. He continued using the previous method: fell a tree to create a path. Gu Fan would then stand on it, and if the tree did not sink, it indicated safety.

To be on the safe side though, Gu Fan had several more trees chopped down, and more people stand on them.

"That’s great, the trees haven’t sunk, we’re safe." Everyone cheered, but no one dared to be the first to walk the normal route; everyone was afraid of the ’what ifs’.

Gu Fan just shrugged his shoulders and walked over, step by step, his movement steady and urgent. The quagmire was indeed no more.

Seeing this, everyone once again admired Gu Fan’s courage, truly from the heart. Lu Yi and Ouyang Jin couldn’t help but sneer, "Hah, it’s all because he’s relying on the Destiny Stone, his life is tough, and that makes him wilful."

At this moment, Mo Yun and several vampires were hiding in the treetops, quietly watching everything unfold. The vampires couldn’t help but marvel, "Mo Yun, just as you said, this Gu Fan is really capable. After we vampires discovered this quagmire, we all bypassed it by flitting from tree to tree. We thought that Gu Fan and his group, with so many ordinary people, couldn’t cross the quagmire like us and would have to turn back to desperately seek our help. But who would’ve thought..."

"Someone who can trouble Xue Wang and Lord Xiong is not to be underestimated, of course," Mo Yun replied with a smile curling on her lips. "What do you think, will Gu Fan and his friends smoothly pass the next challenge?"

"Certainly, I have a lot of faith in this kid now." For some reason, the vampires started brimming with confidence in Gu Fan, all of them quite optimistic about him achieving another miracle.

Yet Mo Yun felt uneasy, wondering if the feat that even vampires couldn’t accomplish could indeed be completed by Gu Fan, if even Xue Wang and Lord Xiong had to retreat in defeat, could Gu Fan really conquer it?

Mo Yun couldn’t help recalling the ancient Martial Arts competition when Gu Fan used various conditions to his advantage, defeating one opponent after another, cutting through all obstacles until the final battle, achieving the impossible, and almost becoming the martial arts leader with the least skill in history.

"Gu Fan, you better not die; our score has yet to be settled, and you can only die by my hand," Mo Yun couldn’t help worrying about Gu Fan.

During this time, even more mercenaries decided to follow Gu Fan, each stepping on the ground and proceeding slowly.

"It’s really fine, it’s really fine," some of them couldn’t help shouting excitedly, as if they had achieved a great victory.

Lu Yi and Ouyang Jin breathed a sigh of relief. Then Ouyang Jin looked at Lu Yi disdainfully, causing Lu Yi to feel embarrassed and scratch his head, "Thank goodness we’re lucky, thank goodness we have Gu Fan, Sister Su. Although it was a bit of a roundabout process, we eventually escaped from death."

Ouyang Jin wasn’t so easily distracted from his focus. He kept staring at Lu Yi, then said in a stern voice, "Can I just beat you up, just once; to let off some steam? It would help me feel better, otherwise, it’s torturous to hold it in."

"That doesn’t seem like a good idea." Lu Yi was a bit scared because he saw Ouyang Jin rolling up his sleeves.

Su Hui walked by and said indifferently, "I took a photo of you two hugging with my phone just now, and I’ll share it in the group later to calm everyone’s nerves."

"What! Sister Su, that’s too much." Lu Yi and Ouyang Jin quickly ran over to plead, "It was dangerous just now, and what we did was out of necessity. Everyone will understand, so there’s no need to purposely share it for everyone to see."

"Is that so?" Su Hui looked at the photo on her phone, her lips curving into a smile, "But I think such an interesting photo shouldn’t be wasted. The way you two hugged in desperation, it was really quite a match."

Hearing this, Lu Yi and Ouyang Jin narrowed their eyes, "Sister Su, if you really post that photo in the group for everyone to see, then we guarantee, next time we’re in danger and in a moment of desperation, we won’t know who we’re hugging."

"This..." Su Hui thought for a moment, then laughed awkwardly, "Alright, I was just joking. I’ll delete the photo."

Irina came over and couldn’t help but remark, "You guys are really something, having just escaped danger, and here you are bantering about. Just how much hardship have you all endured to be so strong and optimistic?"

"Alright, let’s not talk about that any more, let’s speed up. We’re running low on food and water." General Horton seemed quite displeased, commanding an urgent order with a stern face for everyone to move faster.

"What’s with him, who offended him?" Everyone was puzzled but still followed Horton’s instructions to press on.

Only Gu Fan did not quicken his pace; he was still pondering how to overcome the next dangerous situation.