Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared-Chapter 1646: This Teammate is Unacceptable

At this point, the team was already nearing the Metallic Volcano. Moving forward, there were no more trees to provide cover, meaning the rest of the path would have to be traversed on foot.

Looking at the barren surroundings of the Metallic Volcano, it was clear that walking openly toward it would undoubtedly lead to discovery. Even though Gu Fan and the others could fly, they still couldn’t escape enemy surveillance.

What could be done? They had made it this far—was it all going to end in failure? Everyone turned to Gu Fan, hoping he could come up with a solution.

But Gu Fan simply looked like he was trying desperately to come up with a plan under pressure. Unfortunately, he couldn’t seem to think of anything within such a short timeframe.

It was only then that the group realized something—they’d been following Gu Fan’s improvised strategy this whole time, progressing step by step without a clear overall plan. If one step went wrong and he couldn’t find a way out of the immediate crisis, everyone would be doomed.

On second thought, the group reconsidered. For someone as capable as Gu Fan, how could things actually go so terribly wrong?

"Don’t worry, everyone. I won’t abandon you," Gu Fan reassured them, quickly offering his promise and encouragement.

But Lu Yi chose the absolute worst moment to chime in: "Brother, sneaking in is already tough. You want to rescue someone, but do you even know where Leng Feng is being held?"

"Uh..." Gu Fan hesitated, clearly unable to answer, looking visibly awkward.

Lu Yi pressed further, "And even if you’re freakishly lucky and manage to find Leng Feng, then rescue him, are you confident you can do all of this without alerting the enemy?"

"Uh..." Gu Fan was still unable to answer, feeling the mounting pressure.

Lu Yi continued, "And let’s say you pull it off—rescue Leng Feng silently—how do you plan to get everyone out of here afterward?"

"Let me think..." Gu Fan couldn’t bring himself to meet the increasingly skeptical gazes of the group.

Lu Yi shook his head and sighed, "Even if you somehow manage all of this, do you really think your relationship with Leng Feng will completely improve? Aren’t you being a bit overly idealistic?"

"Shut up!" Finally unable to hold back, Gu Fan exploded, directly covering Lu Yi’s mouth. If this guy kept talking, Gu Fan’s confidence would be shattered completely.

At that moment, the entire Demon Refining Island started to shake violently. Simultaneously, the volcano showed signs of eruption, with massive black smoke rising and spreading across the sky.

Seeing this scene, everyone froze, including Gu Fan, who forgot he was supposed to keep Lu Yi’s mouth shut.

Their first thought was: No way. Could they really be so unlucky as to encounter a volcanic eruption right after arriving?

Meanwhile, Lu Yi’s immediate reaction was: Whoa, I didn’t say anything! This time, no one can blame me for being a doomsayer.

As the group panicked, uncertain how to deal with the natural disaster, the island suddenly stopped shaking, and the volcano ceased erupting. Everything returned to calmness.

This bizarre phenomenon came and went quickly, leaving everyone puzzled and in the dark.

Gu Fan was sure there was something wrong with this artificial volcano. The mastermind behind it wouldn’t go to such lengths to build a human-made volcano unless he found fireworks too boring, too unromantic.

Lin Yue reminded everyone to move quickly, as it wouldn’t be long before the enemy realized something was wrong with the repair ship. By then, they’d easily figure out someone had infiltrated the Demon Refining Island.

To this, Gu Fan replied that there was no need to worry. Soon, the repair ship would encounter an "accident," resulting in an explosion that would sink the ship into the sea, erasing all traces. Jie and the others aboard the repair ship would then switch to one of the enemy’s patrol vessels.

"Wow, so the retreat plan is to use the enemy’s patrol ship for extraction?"

Lu Yi was stunned and asked, "Gu Fan, didn’t you say earlier you hadn’t figured out a retreat plan?"

"I just came up with it now. Xiaojin will send this plan out." Gu Fan responded as he started writing on a piece of paper.

Gu Xiaojin took the paper and skillfully controlled a bird on the island, sending the note out to reach Jie.

"Amazing!" Lu Yi and the others looked at Gu Xiaojin with awe. Not long ago, she wasn’t very adept at controlling birds with magic, but now she had mastered it in such a short time.

Gu Fan wasn’t surprised at all, considering Gu Xiaojin was Lin Xi’s reincarnation, and her magical talents were on par with Lin Xi’s.

Now that the retreat plan was ready, the next priority was how to rescue Leng Feng. The group alternated between staring at the base and at Gu Fan.

"Difficult, difficult, difficult!" Gu Fan thought for a long time but was still unable to figure out a way to sneak in.

Gu Xiaojin piped up, "Dad, I’ve heard stories of how you infiltrated the Dark City before. You managed it in the past; you can definitely do it again this time."

But Gu Fan shook his head. This time was different. The reason they were able to infiltrate the Dark City before was because Organization X had captured some hostages and sent them into the Dark City, giving Gu Fan and the others the chance to disguise themselves as hostages and slip in.

Now, the Demon Refining Island Base was tightly sealed, with no frequent traffic in and out. They didn’t even know where the entrance to the black mountain-like base was located.

It wasn’t that there was no way, just that it would be incredibly difficult. Lin Yue suddenly came up with an idea, and the corners of his mouth curled upward in a smile.

This time, everyone turned their hopeful gazes to Lin Yue, wishing for a good idea to quickly sneak inside and rescue Leng Feng. Truthfully, waiting outside for so long was starting to make people anxious.

Lin Yue pointed to the sky and said, "When the volcano erupts, thick black smoke shoots into the air. We can use this to our advantage, leveraging the smoke as cover to launch an aerial assault."

This was a solid plan—given the heavy smoke, the enemy’s aerial surveillance equipment would have a hard time spotting Gu Fan, Lin Yue, or Gu Xiaojin. The only downside was that the smoke smelled awful and was indeed suffocating.

Gu Xiaojin agreed the plan was good, though it might damage her skin. Nonetheless, for Leng Feng, she was willing to endure.

Gu Fan didn’t oppose the plan and thought it had a high chance of success. The only catch was that only three people could execute it, meaning the others had come for nothing.

Lu Yi wasn’t happy. He didn’t want to stay behind doing nothing—he wanted to contribute somehow. Otherwise, he’d start complaining. And whenever he complained, something bad tended to happen, earning him the nickname "doomsayer."

The group was collectively terrified of Lu Yi, begging Gu Fan to take the doomsayer with him. No one wanted to risk hearing one of his remarks and seeing their plans fall apart.

Originally, Lu Yi wanted to tag along, but upon hearing their pleas, he grew upset and insisted on staying to face whatever came with the group. Instantly, the mood shifted, and everyone’s expressions darkened.

Gu Fan couldn’t help but sigh—whoever ends up on a team with Lu Yi is bound to be constantly worried. ƒreewebɳovel.com

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