Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 595: Surround and Intercept

Chapter 595: Chapter 595: Surround and Intercept

After calculating the elapsed time, Gu Fan saw that there were no indigenous people moving within the hamlet. He used a knife to pry open the gate and quietly slipped inside.

Su Hui stood at the gate, her gun at the ready, crouching low and maintaining vigilance. She had a feeling things wouldn’t go smoothly.

Fortunately, Xu Haowen and two crew members were not held in a very remote place. Gu Fan easily found them, severed the ropes tied to the stake with his dagger, and lowered them all one by one.

It was at that moment, an indigenous person walked out of the cave. He saw what was happening and yelled loudly.

Without wasting a word, Su Hui shot the indigenous person, then yelled, "Run!"

Gu Fan, Xu Haowen, and the two crew members immediately ran, following Su Hui out of the hamlet. They all knew that even though most of the indigenous people had left, there were still many that stayed behind, making it unsafe for them to stay around much longer.

The gunshot made by Su Hui wasn’t quiet and it alarmed all the staying indigenous people. They all emerged from their houses and caves, picking up crude weapons to give chase.

Su Hui, Gu Fan, and Xu Haowen dove into the forest. Su Hui didn’t run immediately, instead, she pointed her gun towards the entrance of the hamlet. As soon as she spotted an indigenous person, she fired.

The five indigenous people who rushed forward first were all hit by bullets, groaning in pain on the ground. This scared the remaining indigenous people and made them hesitant to come forward, fearing they would suffer the same fate.

Good, mission accomplished. Su Hui knew that she had managed to instill fear and that the indigenous people wouldn’t dare charge at them rashly for the time being. This gave them time to escape.

As they ran, they constantly looked behind them, scared that the indigenous people would suddenly emerge. The fear inside them was palpable.

It wasn’t surprising to see the fear in Xu Haowen and others. If you had seen how these indigenous people peeled and roasted their food, you would be scared too.

"Thanks, Gu Fan. I knew you wouldn’t abandon me. That was really terrifying," Xu Haowen deeply appreciated Gu Fan for his loyalty and felt that he had made the right choice in embarking on the adventure with him.

Gu Fan said, "Told ya, adventures are no joke, next time..."

"Never mind the next time, I’d come again. I like following your adventures. I find it exciting and meaningful," Xu Haowen might be timid and less capable, but his adventurous spirit gave Gu Fan a headache.

Su Hui couldn’t resist saying: "Enough talk, keep as quiet as possible. We just made a lot of noise and must have alerted the indigenous patrol. For all we know, we might be surrounded."

"Really?" Every one of them felt demoralized upon hearing Su Hui’s words.

Gu Fan frowned: "The indigenous camp is a bit to the south, the pool is in the middle and our boat is docked at the center. For safety, let’s go north first and then head back to where the boat is docked."

Even though this meant a detour, it was the safest course of action. However, Su Hui worried about one thing – if the indigenous patrol had attacked the boat, Lin Xi might have ordered the boat to leave the shallows for safety.

This was indeed possible, but Gu Fan believed that the boat wouldn’t go far. As long as they returned to the shallows, the boat would definitely return.

Everyone thought that Gu Fan made sense and continued heading north, trying to avoid the indigenous patrol returning to the camp. However, they underestimated the indigenous people’s wisdom. The latter had been hunting on this island generation after generation.

The indigenous patrol suspended the chase of the boat and returned collectively. Half of them headed towards the camp, while the rest split into several teams and rushed into the dense forest, spreading out to ensure that the prey wouldn’t be able to fly away, regardless of the direction they tried to escape.

At first, Su Hui and Gu Fan thought they could escape safely. But when an arrow flew by, barely missing Gu Fan, everyone’s heart sank.

"Oh my goodness, we’ve been discovered." As soon as Gu Fan finished speaking, several indigenous people leaped out of the forest, about ten or so.

Su Hui didn’t want to resort to her gun and attract attention, so she swung the club directly at an indigenous person, causing him to bleed profusely from his head and even breaking the crude spear in their hand. It instantly showed those ignorant indigenous people the sheer difference in power.

Gu Fan was not bad either, throwing hard punches knocked down one indigenous person after another. Together with Su Hui, solving this team wasn’t a tough task.

"Okay, let’s move on!" Su Hui swung her club a few times arbitrarily, scaring two indigenous people into fleeing. If they didn’t leave, they risked being beaten up like the five indigenous people at Su Hui’s feet.

Time being of the essence, Su Hui and Gu Fan hurried along the way. If they encountered indigenous people here, they might also meet more along the way. They had to be more vigilant from now on.

As they ran, Gu Fan heard the sound of pursuit and the shouts of the indigenous people from behind. He knew what this meant and secretly lamented the miscalculation. He did not expect the indigenous people to catch up so quickly; not only did they outnumber Gu Fan and his group, but they were also familiar with the island and had the advantage of knowing the terrain.

Xu Haowen was gasping for air, and so were the other two crew members. The situation was quite dire.

Having no alternative, Gu Fan and Su Hui had to hide in a dense jungle first, to recover their energy while keeping an eye on their surroundings. Hoping against hope, they desperately wanted to get through this ordeal.

After a five-minute break, Gu Fan saw ten indigenous people run past them; they hadn’t noticed Gu Fan and assumed he had run ahead.

Five minutes later, a group of indigenous people ran past again. Such frequent appearances frightened Gu Fan, as it was not supposed to be like this.

The number of indigenous people in the hamlet was not great; they would certainly not have all gone on a raid, leaving some behind to protect the younger and older ones. Even if they pursued, they were supposed to be divided into multiple groups, tracking from different directions. It wouldn’t be possible for them to appear so frequently in Gu Fan’s sight.

Gu Fan came up with one possibility: The returning indigenous patrol did not rush back to the hamlet directly but split into several groups and dispersed into the forest as a search net. Familiar with the terrain, they could capture Gu Fan and the group more effectively.

This was just Gu Fan’s speculation, but encountering three teams of indigenous people in such a short time, the most reasonable explanation was this.