Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 605: Accelerating Forward

Chapter 605: Chapter 605: Accelerating Forward

The ship slowly moves forward with the tide for a day, at a sluggish speed, causing everyone unbearable distress. When would they finally reach their destination? What’s more, according to the reference provided by Ouyang Jin, the rising tide was about to ebb.

Everyone’s stomach growled uncomfortably. Water and fruits alone could not satisfy their hunger. The best solution would be to approach an island and catch some fish.

However, having experienced two islands’ encounters, nobody wanted to set foot on an island again. They hadn’t even left the center of the Triangle Sea Area, who knew what they would encounter on the island.

The sky gradually darkened. Gu Fan observed the celestial signs and frowned. Not only was the sunset coming, but the clouds were also increasing. In other words, there was a high chance they wouldn’t see the moon tonight, and the dreadful mist was about to descend.

Gu Fan hoped he was just being overly cautious. He looked back at Xiao Hu, who also seemed pessimistic.

Gu Fan knew he had to be fully prepared, so he immediately consulted with the captain. He wanted to know how long it would take to reach the nearest island if they start the ship now.

The captain’s answer of "one hour" made Gu Fan ponder. Gu Fan watched the sky as the sun went down, the world was plunged into darkness. For now, they could still see moonlight, but the surrounding clouds were getting denser.

Everyone felt that the mist was likely to come tonight. Gu Fan also realized they couldn’t wait any longer. After discussing with the captain, they quickly agreed on the way forward. They immediately started the engine and headed toward the nearest island.

"Faster. Faster." Gu Fan was anxious. Everyone was anxious. As they watched the moonlight being completely covered by clouds, their hearts pounded.

After sailing for half an hour, no silhouette of an island could still be seen. Unease began to creep among the crew, sensing that something was about to happen.

Suddenly, Gu Ling felt something and rushed to the stern of the ship. What he saw gave him a start: it seemed mist was spreading from behind.

"You got to be kidding!" Everyone ran to the stern, their faces pale with fear. It was as if what they feared most had come true.

Gu Fan quickly found the captain and explained the grim situation. The captain, no longer caring about the cost of fuel, pushed the ship to its maximum speed to evade the impending mist.

They saw it! An island faintly appeared in the distance, giving them hope. But when they looked back, the mist was much closer now.

Whether or not the ship could reach the island before the mist caught up was the question on everyone’s minds. The captain bore the safety of everyone, and under the pressure, he gritted his teeth and focused on the course ahead.

Five minutes later, the island did not seem any nearer, but the mist was already close. Everyone’s hearts flipped and jumped in their chests.

"This won’t do. We won’t make it like this." Gu Ling sensed danger, his expression frenzied. Everyone didn’t know what to do and looked pleadingly at Lin Xi. If there was anyone who could change this situation, it would only be Lin Xi.

Gu Fan bit his lip and then said, "Don’t panic. Don’t forget, the last time we encountered the mist, it was a while before we were attacked. Which means even if the mist reaches us, it does not mean we will be in immediate danger."

Everyone pondered over this and agreed it made sense. However, seeing the mist get ever closer, they couldn’t help but feel tense.

Just as the mist was about to reach the stern of the ship, under Gu Fan’s command, they all went down to the cabin, ready to band together and face whatever was coming.

However, Lin Xi did not immediately go to the cabin. She stood alone at the stern of the ship, facing the mist fearlessly. She watched the mist slowly engulf the ship, everything in view was swallowed up by a world of endless white.

"Alright, watch this!" Lin Xi didn’t want to cast a spell in front of the captain and the crew. Now that the mist had provided cover, she could go all out. She pushed out with both palms, and a strong wind erupted, propelling the ship to speed forward.

The captain and everyone in the cabin could clearly feel the ship accelerating, and it was in bursts. The ship was halfway swallowed by the mist, then suddenly accelerated, bursting out of the mist.

"Again!" One gust of wind was not enough, Lin Xi cast another, then a third, continuously pushing the ship rapidly toward the island.

Gu Fan, Su Hui, and the others knew that it was Lin Xi who was actively pushing the ship to speed up. They silently prayed for Lin Xi to hold on, at least until the ship was closer to the island before she stopped.

Similarly, Lin Xi was well aware of her responsibility. She disregarded the drain on her supernatural power and pushed out more than a dozen gusts of wind. The ship was swallowed by the mist, then accelerated and burst out of it. Finally, they could see the island right before their eyes.

"Wait, what’s that?" Lu Yi noticed another ship at sea also desperately heading for the island, thinking that there were other people in the Triangle Sea Area.

Xiaohu took the binoculars and explained, "They have guns in their hands, probably also a group of pirates."

"So they know there’s danger in the mist and are rushing to the island." Gu Fan was a bit worried, not because of the pirates, but out of fear that there wouldn’t be enough time.

Unfortunately, Lin Xi reached her limit and had to return to the cabin with the rest.

Without Lin Xi, the mist quickly swallowed the ship, which meant the captain couldn’t see the island anymore, just an endless white expanse. But he didn’t care; he kept rushing forward.

The ship sailed in the mist for nearly ten minutes. It sounded calm outside, but everyone was on edge, expecting danger any moment now.

Suddenly, a heavy sound resonated through the ship, making everyone’s hearts jolt. It felt like something was climbing onto the ship.

"It’s here, everyone prepare." Gu Fan, holding a truncheon in hand, Su Hui with a gun, Lu Yi with a shield, and Jie with a baseball bat, took out all available weapons they had, eyeballing the cabin door anxiously.

Gu Fan could never forget how the thing in the mist broke down the door with brute force and invaded the ship last time. He knew they probably couldn’t win, and there was no escaping now. So he could only confront it, his palms sweating.

As everyone prepared themselves for a desperate fight, suddenly there was a continuous sound of footsteps, as if something was hastily leaving.

The footsteps grew more and more distant. It seemed that whatever was in the mist had left. Everyone knew what this meant. Before they could rejoice, the ship violently rocked, as if it had hit something. The ship rocked so violently that everyone lost their footing and fell.