Chapter 1227: What You Fear Comes
As they drew closer to Dark City, Gu Fan occasionally jumped onto tall trees to look far ahead, gazing at the dark, eerie town and its towering black buildings, his heart constantly filled with unease.
It wasn’t just Dark City, but also the movements of the United Army, which always kept an appropriate distance from the path of the River of Survival — Gu Fan and his group’s route, essentially having the United Army draw the attention of bloodsucking creatures wherever they went.
Lu Yi couldn’t help but exclaim, "Thanks to the United Army, we’ve had some peaceful days lately. I really want to thank them someday and shake their hands."
Upon hearing this, everyone frowned. Although Lu Yi’s statement wasn’t a curse from the doomsayer, it always felt like something bad would happen.
That evening, just as everyone was preparing to rest well, suddenly a series of furious roars sounded, feeling as though many tigers were approaching, which panicked everyone. They immediately grabbed their weapons and aimed in the direction of the noise.
Quick silhouettes dashed through the woods, initially only in front but, as they got closer, the figures increased and began to spread out from the front to the sides, seemingly trying to encircle Gu Fan and his group.
Far from sitting ducks, Gu Fan and his team immediately retreated and began running quickly. Meanwhile, those covering the rear crazily fired their guns, shooting wooden bullets wildly, forcing the bloodsucking creatures behind to slow their pace to avoid the lethal bullets.
The noises around them grew louder and the situation increasingly dire. Gu Fan felt as if armies were chasing them from behind and on both sides, forcing them to accelerate even more.
At that moment, another group of people appeared, other mercenaries who, upon discovering Gu Fan and his party, came over to check.