Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 288: The Trace of the Alpha Wolf

Chapter 288: Chapter 288: The Trace of the Alpha Wolf

The first choice was to stay in place and distract the pack of wolves. Since Deng Wenli was injured, he couldn’t be chosen, and Deng Wenming had to stay to take care of his brother, thus he was the second choice.

Xu Haowen had already helped a lot, so he was asked to stay and look after the Deng brothers, making him the third choice.

Kang Rong was almost helpless, not fit to launch the attack, so he was the fourth person to stay.

To ensure the safety of those staying behind, as well as to support those who were attacking, Zhuo Hang, the supervisor, and Ouyang Jin also had to stay.

The remaining group, Gu Fan, Su Hui, Jie, Lu Yi, Ning Qi, Hu Bo, and old man Tian, formed a seven-man assault team. They crawled forward, stuck close to the trees, and then slowly approached the wolves on the left using the blizzard and trees as cover.

"I hope we can pull this off." Lu Yi took a deep breath to calm his nerves, but noticed that Su Hui seemed absolutely unintimidated.

Not just Su Hui, old man Tian was the same, his eyes even colder, as if he was born fearless.

The seven of them moved while the pack wasn’t paying attention, hiding from one tree to another, gradually getting closer. Everyone knew that succeeding in one go was the best-case scenario.

While Zhuo Hang and the others stayed and successfully distracted the wolf pack, the other group was quietly creeping closer without the wolves noticing.

"Now, charge, scare them!" Led by Gu Fan, the seven of them charged towards the wolves on the left. Shocked by their sudden appearance and aggressive posture, more than a dozen wolves immediately turned tail and ran.

Wolf packs always prey on the isolated and outnumbered. Seeing so many people coming at once, they retreated in panic, widening the gap between the wolves on the left and right.

By keeping the wolves uncoordinated, they effectively divided them. The blizzard and the trees isolated the pack on the right-hand side from what was happening to their fellows on the left.

However, Gu Fan and his team didn’t dare go too far. They couldn’t separate too much from their remaining comrades. They communicated with Zhuo Hang through electronic messages, slowly moving to the left, supporting each other. If the pack on the right dared to follow, they would immediately intimidate them.

Deng Wenming and Kang Rong supported Deng Wenli, leading the way. Ouyang Jin and Xu Haowen followed closely with Zhuo Hang and the supervisor covering the rear, slowly meeting up with Su Hui’s team.

Suddenly, a wolf howl pierced through the blizzard. The pack on the right seemed to have realized what was happening and also started to close in, refusing to let the wolves on the left gain distance.

"I get it, the alpha wolf must be on the left. It knows what’s happening on the left side, and then notifies the others on the right to act." Gu Fan observed carefully, then pointed in a certain direction: "I feel like it’s over there. Let’s take a gamble."

Lu Yi immediately nodded: "I also feel it’s over there. I’ll gamble with you."

"Alright, count me in. Let’s see who takes down the alpha wolf first." Su Hui boldly volunteered, and old man Tian also agreed to go.

Hu Bo also volunteered: "My shooting skills are not bad, I’ll go too."

"No, we all go together, and we must be quick. We must catch the wolf pack unprepared." After saying this, Gu Fan looked at everyone for their opinions, and they all nodded, prepared to give it their all.

So, all fourteen of them charged towards the same direction, pressing forward against the blizzard. Some aimed their rifles in front, while others targeted the flanks and rear.

After a short run of nearly a hundred meters, they saw a magnificent wolf standing in the blizzard, seemingly larger than the rest, with a few wolves surrounding it, bowing obediently.

"Whether that’s the alpha or not, fire!" With Gu Fan’s command, all rifles were aimed at the alpha wolf, and they fired at the same time.

The alpha wolf reacted quickly, and immediately started to run, bursting with surprising speed and power, and its fellow wolves threw themselves into the line of fire to cover its escape. Given the speed of the wolves and the blizzard, it was impossible to aim accurately from a distance.

"Damn, it got away." Everyone was frustrated, followed by a resentful howl from the blizzard.

Lu Yi forced a smile: "I have a bad feeling about this."

As expected, the other wolves heard the noise and rushed over. The encirclement tightened again and the situation was even more serious than before. It seemed trying to kill the alpha wolf had enraged the pack.

"We need to head towards the cabin, and think of other plans on the way. We already know what the alpha looks like, if we encounter it again, we’ll definitely seize the opportunity." Although Gu Fan said this, he knew in his heart that after this incident, the alpha would be even more cautious, and the same method probably wouldn’t work again.

Everyone started jogging towards the cabin, keeping an eye on the movements on the left, right, and rear. They noted that although the wolves howled fiercely, they seemed to lack any substantial action.

However, before long, the wolves were close behind, and shortly after, the pack on the left side also showed up in large numbers, pressing closer and closer, forcing Gu Fan and his team to lean slightly to the right.

Lu Yi was confused: "What are these wolves up to? They don’t attack, they just press us to the right. Are they trying to force us away from the cabin?"

"No, we’ve only slightly veered to the right, we’re not off course. It won’t be a problem." Old man Tian had just finished speaking when he suddenly stopped, his face showing signs of realization.

Gu Fan quickly asked: "What’s wrong, old man, why have we stopped?"

"Something’s not right. Wolves are always cunning. Their refusal to attack while constantly forcing us further to the right isn’t about making us change course, but rather, they might have set an ambush for us on the right." No sooner had old man Tian finished speaking than a patch of snow on the right burst open, and a wolf leapt out of it, charging straight at Lu Yi.

"My God, you gotta be kidding me." Lu Yi was caught off guard and was knocked over by the wolf. Strangely enough, they fell under a tree where there was a hole covered by snow. The impact between Lu Yi and the wolf shattered the snow that covered the hole, and both of them fell into the hole.

Seeing this situation, two more wolves followed them into the hole, intent on killing Lu Yi inside it.

"Damn it, are you guys that relentless?" Gu Fan and Su Hui wanted to help, but they couldn’t manage it, let alone save Lu Yi, as many more wolves leapt out from the snow ambush site, knocking over several people. Wolves from the other sides also attacked, and the situation was extremely precarious for everyone.