Chapter 1267: Deep in the Mire
A new day, a new journey. Everyone had eaten their fill and gathered their spirits to continue onward.
According to the intelligence provided by Mo Yun, a dangerous place awaited Gu Fan and his companions ahead—a stretch of land that seemed ordinary but would trap anyone who stepped onto it in a swamp. Before long, a person would start sinking and be devoured by the swamp.
Some vampires who were initially unaware of the danger fell into the swamp. Although they wouldn’t die easily, they couldn’t escape and were trapped forever beneath its surface.
Consequently, Gu Fan and his team sent five individuals ahead as scouts with ropes tied around them to probe a safe path for everyone.
Since five individuals bravely risked their lives for the group, the rest couldn’t let their efforts go in vain. Over a dozen people held the ropes tight, not daring to slack for a moment as the ropes were linked to the lives of those five.
As the five scouts tread carefully, their hearts thumped wildly, and those behind followed their footsteps closely, not daring to make a single mistake.
Suddenly, one person found they couldn’t move. Looking down, they saw their feet had sunk into the swamp without them realizing it, and they couldn’t pull free. And the more they struggled, the quicker they sank.
Almost simultaneously, a second person also fell into the swamp, in utter panic. The seemingly ordinary soil had turned into a swamp in the blink of an eye, which was eerily bizarre.
Gu Fan shouted urgently, "The rest of you, hurry and retrace your steps along your footprints!"