Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 130: The Sandstorm is Coming

Chapter 130: Chapter 130: The Sandstorm is Coming

An enormous boom, deafening, startled Leng Le and Hai. Its source seemed to be where Gu Fan and his group were, a bad omen creeping into their minds.

"Everyone, speed up." Leng Le rushed out right away without a second thought. No time to worry about being the mantis or the oriole, fearing if they were a step late, all the benefits would be gone.

Dashing forward, Leng Le soon saw smoke billowing up. He immediately knew the cause of the loud noise just now – it was an explosion.

"No way, Gu Fan could even cause an explosion. I hope they are okay." As Leng Le and Hai got closer to the destination, they hastily stopped, then lay down on a sand dune to observe with their telescopes.

The smoke was emanating from a mountain. Many people around were watching; hundreds of them. The identities of these people, Leng Le knew too well.

"Didn’t expect their group to have already assembled, but ..." Leng Le looked at the red dot on his smartphone screen. It showed Gu Fan’s location also on that side of the mountain. This filled Leng Le with anxiety; it seems Gu Fan had encountered those people.

"Where are they, where are they?" Leng Le searched everywhere for Gu Fan. He then spotted several familiar figures near the campsite not far away from the mountain. Weren’t they Gu Fan, Su Hui, and others?

Hai furrowed his brow: "It seems they’ve been outnumbered and tied up, but it appears they are not in danger yet."

Nodding, Leng Le said: "They aren’t in danger for now, but that might change, given that Gu Fan and his group know too many secrets. Should we rescue them or not?"

Hearing this, Hai remained expressionless, knowing that Leng Le was testing him. Since his younger brother Jie was still over there, of course Hai would want to save him.

When the smoke gradually dispersed, Leng Le saw what looked like a large hole blown in the mountain wall. Some people ran into it, then ran out soon after, their faces filled with excitement as if heralding good news, which brought about a surge of excitement in others too.

"It seems they’ve found something. I wonder what is inside that cave?" Hai was also curious, but the problem was the large number of the opponent’s men; a frontal confrontation would not be wise.

However, those people just waited in their original place after the incident, some even lying down to rest, doing absolutely nothing. This puzzled Leng Le and Hai. Why didn’t they enter the blasted-open cave? Were they just playing around with the explosives?

"Quick, see! There are twelve coffins over there." After Hai’s reminder, Leng Le switched his telescope’s direction and indeed found twelve coffins. There was no doubt about what was happening.

Hai gritted his teeth: "This time, they are really risking it all. It’s do or die for them."

"I just want to know what they are going to do next?" Leng Le waited a long time, but nothing significant happened. It was as if the group had lost all their drive. They didn’t take a single initiative.

The time was slowly passing by. The desert heat was unbearable. Just as Leng Le was about to break under the wait, the sudden sound of an airplane overhead jolted Leng Le and Hai.

"Airplane, what indeed..." Leng Le was initially confused, but then he saw the overhead plane dropping something. He realized that the group had been waiting for supply drops all this time.

Five large crates slowly descended from the sky. The group was visibly thrilled. They pried open the crates, and besides food and water, they also took out several inflatable rafts and started inflating them.

Each large crate could contain around five inflatable rafts and other supplies. They had five crates, which might seem plenty, but it was not enough for the hundreds of people and the twelve large coffins.

After a while, another plane arrived and dropped another five large crates serving as a second supply drop. This completely fulfilled the group’s needs, indicating their financial, material, and manpower strength.

"Wait a minute, they blast open a mountain, then use inflatable rafts. What on earth are they planning to do?" Leng Le’s question was soon answered by Hai: "If I’m not mistaken, there’s an underground river below the mountain. Hence, they need the rafts. As to where this river leads, I think, Sister Leng, you should know very well."

"My god, you got to be kidding. How could they find it out?" Leng Le was really surprised and somewhat incredulous at the group’s ability.

However, Hai shook his head: "I don’t think it’s the group who found it. It could be Gu Fan and others. But since the group has been following them all along, they seized the opportunity to take the lead."

Astonished, Leng Le said: "If that’s the case, that guy is very impressive."

Hai then said: "Impressive or not, he’s now tied up and helpless, still needing us to rescue them."

"Alright, alright, we will certainly go for the rescue. You can rest assured, Hai," Leng Le knew that Hai was a crucial helper, and Jie was Hai’s brother, so they must help him. Moreover, Leng Le did not want anything to happen to Gu Fan, for she wished Gu Fan to fall into her hands.

The group of people started buzzing, loading the inflated rubber rafts and coffins one by one into the cave. Almost everyone carried a bag, its contents unknown.

Under the guidance, hundreds of people orderly passed through the cave, like a long queue of migrating ants. About half an hour later, only about fifty people remained on the ground, and the rest headed to their destination.

Leng Le laughed and said, "Now their number is almost the same as ours. We should have the upper hand in a fight, as we are the ones who have undergone extensive training."

"Right, we will seize the next opportunity.". As Hai finished speaking, the group of people made new moves, astonishingly moving towards Gu Fan and his group. They then picked up Lin Xi and Du Jun, followed by Jie and Qin Jia, the action was very rough with no semblance of gentleness.

The gang of people seemed to want to take Gu Fan and his team into the cave. The situation seemed a bit dangerous. As a worried Hai was about to take action, an unexpected event occurred.

When the group was about to pick up Su Hui, they did not expect her to have untied her ropes, immediately beating up the two people and kicking away a third one who was trying to approach.

Not only had Su Hui untied the ropes, Gu Fan also regained his freedom. With his fists flying, a beautiful combination of punches left his opponent reeling, and then, without thinking twice, a flying kick knocked aside the obstructing figure as he rushed straight to Lin Xi.

Lu Yi could also move. Instead of fighting, he untied his companions’ ropes. A somewhat blunt knife was used to cut the ropes, though, due to the blunt edge, his actions were slow and the progress was not ideal.

At this time, several members of the other group rushed over. Seeing Lu Yi trying to untie his companions, they all disagreed and began to exert great pressure on Lu Yi.

Luckily, Teacher Liu’s ropes were cut, and he unusually lost his temper for once, leaping onto three people at once, and then used his hands and feet. One hand held one person, the other hand held a second one, and his legs clung to the third, thereby restraining thesethree people.

Given this situation, Teacher Liu was in a state of being beaten, but he would not let go, persisting to buy time for Lu Yi.

Lu Yi made good use of the time given by Teacher Liu. He successfully untied the ropes for Xu Haowen, and the freed Xu Haowen immediately went to help Teacher Liu.

Unfortunately, the other side had more people. Seeing this side making a move, they knew something bad was about to happen. Thus, more and more people rushed over. Although Su Hui was skilled in fighting, confronting six or seven opponents at once was already her limit.

Gu Fan had no problem fighting one on one, but the path was full of obstructive people, preventing him from getting close to the kidnapped Lin Xi, Du Jun, Jie, and others.

Luckily, Lu Yi did not disappoint. He untied everyone, but the problem was that they were surrounded by a large number of enemies. After all, there were over fifty opponents, each tall and burly, lacking elderly people like Professor Luo, or weak women like Qin Jia.

"My god, the group is bullying the few, huh." Lu Yi was a bit nervous. Even though they had been untied, escaping didn’t seem possible given the situation.

In the meantime, Su Hui defeated seven people who attacked her. The following challenge was whether Su Hui should help Gu Fan rescue people, or go aid Lu Yi and the others who were trapped. It was a difficult choice.

Ouyang Jin yelled, "Sister Su. what are you hesitating about? The rescue is more important. We can handle this side."

Upon hearing this, Su Hui immediately turned and ran after Gu Fan. It must be said, the sight of her running was quite threatening, which restrained the gang from casually intercepting.

Seeing this, Lu Yi couldn’t help but sigh, "Ouyang Jin, are you just worried that if Du Jun is taken away, you won’t get the rest of the money, so you urged Sister Su to go for the rescue?"

"It’s not as unbearable as you think, I genuinely care about the safety of everyone," Ouyang Jin’s thick-skinned and feigned laughter was indeed speechless.

However, looking at the current situation, there was really no hope for Gu Fan and the others. Just as Hai, who had covered his face, was about to lead the others to help, Leng Le grabbed him, "Don’t rush, look over there."

"What, my god!" Hai exclaimed in shock.

At this moment, both Gu Fan and Su Hui had ceased their pursuits and the others had forgotten their fights. They were all gazing at the sky, dumbfounded at the scene of the sandstorm rapidly approaching. Gradually, the sand obscured the sun, and all became gloomy.

"You’ve got to be kidding. A sandstorm is coming at this time," Gu Fan gritted his teeth and rushed forward once again. Although he knew the sandstorm was dangerous, it might also be their only chance to turn the tide.