Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 143: A Massive Brawl

Chapter 143: Chapter 143: A Massive Brawl

Up and down, round and round, they didn’t know where they were going. Su Hui and the others felt unsafe no matter where they went, as if at any moment an ogre would leap out of the darkness, and even worse, they would occasionally hear a scream.

Ouyang Jin had a good memory, was able to remember the places they had passed and drew a mental map, connecting all the places they had passed through.

However, Professor Luo, being older, couldn’t continue after walking for so long. They had no choice but to stop and take a rest.

Su Hui was on high alert, with a crossbow in one hand and a flashlight in the other. The others also cast their flashlights around, they didn’t want to encounter another ogre.

While panting, Professor Luo said: "In my view, this place doesn’t look like a palace at all. It’s so enclosed that hardly any sand from outside gets in. It’s more like a royal tomb."

Teacher Liu quickly interjected: "If from the beginning, Queen Qianye had built the palace to the specifications of a royal tomb, then none of this would be surprising."

Professor Luo nodded: "If that’s really the case, then Queen Qianye had planned from the beginning. She must have foreseen what was going to happen and took that into account when building the palace, as it would later become a royal tomb."

Jie thought that was a bit exaggerated, he couldn’t help but ask: "No way, Professor Luo, are you saying that Queen Qianye had the ability to predict the future? That she knew Qianye Country would be destroyed and buried under yellow sand, so she simply designed the palace to look like a mausoleum?"

But Qin Jia thought something was wrong: "Didn’t they say Queen Qianye had obtained the power of eternal life? So why did she need to remodel the palace into a mausoleum? That doesn’t make sense."

"Yeah, there are still many things we don’t understand." After a sigh, Professor Luo suddenly heard a lot of footsteps coming from behind, and everyone became tense at once.

Not only from behind but also from the front, judging by the sounds, there were quite a few people coming.

Now everyone was feeling the threat, Su Hui tightened her grip on her crossbow, not sure if it could deter that many enemies.

Jie spoke again: "I was just worried about Gu Fan and the others, now I’m worried about myself."

Pioneering them, Leng Le and Hai arrived with their people, they were taken aback to see Su Hui and her party, because they hadn’t expected to run into each other so soon. Without the tracking signal from Gu Fan, they couldn’t keep track of the distance.

From behind, there were even more people from the ancient town, they saw Su Hui, Lin Xi, and Professor Luo, but when they saw Leng Le, they were utterly baffled by the sudden appearance of another group.

This place was quite spacious, both the front and back doors were blocked. Su Hui, Lin Xi, and the others were stuck in the middle. As they believed both sides were a part of the same group, they felt great pressure.

This time about thirty people from the ancient town came, and more than fifty from Leng Le’s side, wary of each other, but none of them attacked in a rush. So, Su Hui found it strange, these people were just standing still.

After waiting for a while, Jie, who was already strung up like a bow, couldn’t hold back any longer and broke the silence: "If you have nothing to do with us, can you let us go?"

Seeing his safe brother, Hai also sighed in relief, but the problem now was that the three groups were gathered together, mutually balancing and deadlocked, a situation that could not be easily broken at the moment.

Someone from the ancient town picked up a walkietalkie: "We have found the target, we need backup, hurry up..."

Hearing this, Su Hui knew that the people from the ancient town were relying on their numerical superiority, but the problem was that, why would they need backup when they already outnumbered three to one?

Su Hui carefully observed and noticed that both groups kept a wary distance from each other. She immediately understood that they were not allies, so the ancient town group was calling for backup.

The same went for Leng Le, who knew that they couldn’t wait for reinforcements from the ancient town, so he said: "Take them down!"

Suddenly, under Hai’s command, his men charged at the group from the ancient town with their knives, evoking a great commotion.

On the other hand, the group from the ancient town seemed to have their eyes on Su Hui, Lin Xi, and Professor Luo. At a whistle’s command, they charged over.

And so began the three-way melee, the situation quickly got out of control, regardless of who was on which side. As long as they didn’t wear their own colors, they were beaten first and questioned later.

Su Hui slung the crossbow onto her back, swinging a baton with one hand, she hurt whoever came at them regardless of the weapon they carried, hitting them until they were bleeding, even managing to knock down three people who approached her.

However, in this melee, Su Hui is not the most eye-catching. Hai, who wore a face mask, fought relentlessly. His fists plowed a path for him, each punch with such force that it left his opponents dazed.

Su Hui noticed Hai, feeling a sense of familiarity from his physique and skills. Then it struck her — he was the powerful adversary she’d encountered on the mountain near the ancient town that night while they were battling for the key. She never expected to see him here and realized she had to be cautious.

At this time, Lin Xi, after using her wolf spray multiple times, was horrified to find it was empty. She was quickly captured by people from the ancient town, who wanted to forcibly take her away.

Qin Jia hurried over to help Lin Xi, but her own wolf spray could only protect herself. The chaos prevented her from getting anywhere near Lin Xi. When she saw several people rushing towards her, she became panic-stricken and ran away in fright.

Professor Luo, who had also been captured, was livid, furiously cursing the tomb raiders. His words yielded no effect; they didn’t even acknowledge him. Out of frustration and anger, he uncouthly spat at them.

As Jie and Ouyang Jin saw Lin Xi and Professor Luo being taken away, they grew anxious. Swinging their baseball bat and shovel, they charged forward, only to be overwhelmed by superior numbers. They were lucky enough to defend themselves.

"What should we do, what should we do?!" Teacher Liu hadn’t met with much trouble. Amid the chaos, everyone was too preoccupied, and he was inadvertently overlooked. Now, he was pacing in urgency.

Leng Le, who was observing the situation from the sidelines, issued an order, "Block both the front and back doors. We’re going to trap them inside."

Her subordinates followed Leng Le’s instructions, split into three teams: one team followed Hai into the fight, another seized control of the front door, and the third took the back door. Once the doors were shut, reinforcements from the ancient town would be unable to enter.

Just as the three sides were engaged in a fierce fight, rocks and dirt began to fall from above. Though small and painless, the continuous falling onto people’s heads felt peculiar.

Leng Le brushed off the debris that had fallen on her, furrowing her brows at the increased frequency of falls. Looking upwards, she saw a gray hand tear through the ceiling and extend outwards.

"What the hell?" Leng Le’s exclamation drew people’s attention. As they looked up, their faces filled with horror as they saw multiple gray hands extending out from the ceiling, widening the hole, followed by a ferocious face poking out.

Jie couldn’t help but scream, "My God, ogres!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was terrified. But it was too late. The ogres broke through the dirt layer and started jumping down. Some landed directly on people, tearing off a chunk of flesh with a single bite.

"You’ve got to be kidding!" Hai had not anticipated encountering such a formidable opponent. Seeing an ogre lunging at him, he swiftly slashed it with his dagger, killing it instantly, but this encounter left him breaking out in a cold sweat.

The melee quickly transformed into a chorus of screams. The sharp teeth and claws of the ogres were superior to any weapons the humans had, and their strength was such that they could tear a person in half.

Even when three people attacked an ogre with knives and clubs, at least one of them would still be bitten to death. The discrepancy in combat power was too great.

Su Hui, being trained and skillful, still found it hard to handle a single ogre. Seeing an ogre with bared teeth and claws lunging at her, she stepped back, simultaneously aiming her club at the ogre’s open mouth. The blow sent the ogre into a flip, spouting blood and losing a few teeth in the process.

Su Hui looked around. There weren’t many ogres, about twenty of them, but they were extremely brutal. Their combined force wasn’t enough to overpower them, and many had started showing signs of fear, making the fight even more challenging.

But there were some like Hai, crudely breaking the necks of the ogres. However, Hai and Su Hui alone couldn’t reverse the situation.

The ones who had initially captured Professor Luo and Lin Xi turned white with fear at the sight of ogres attacking people everywhere. Their legs trembled, and when an ogre shifted direction and charged towards them, they were frightened stiff and dropped Professor Luo and Lin Xi.

"Oh, my God!" Lin Xi was terrified and back-pedaled, but she lost her balance and fell to the ground, accidentally shining her flashlight on the face of an ogre.

The bright light irritated the ogre, who started behaving like a madman — screeching, jumping around, but unable to get near Lin Xi.

This scene was observed by Leng Le, who instantly recognized the ogres’ weakness. She immediately shouted, "These ogres are afraid of light! Shine your flashlights on them!"

Everyone knew what to do upon hearing this. Those with flashlights began aiming them at the ogres. There were enough people and flashlights to cover all twenty or so ogres.

The ogres, under the strong light, lost their direction for attacks, growling and flailing their claws randomly. No one could have imagined that the ferocious ogres had now been completely subdued.

"It really works, thank God!" Just as everyone was overjoyed with their advantage against the ogres, Leng Le noticed more dirt and stones falling from above. Realizing that things were about to take a bad turn, her first reaction was to step back.