Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1258: To Leave or Not to Leave

Chapter 1258: Chapter 1258: To Leave or Not to Leave

The Blood King’s face was terribly gloomy after receiving the message; anyone could tell his mood was foul, and ordinary people wouldn’t dare to approach him with even a word.

Seeing the Blood King in such a bad mood, Lord Xiong tried to offer some comfort, "Don’t overthink it. Even if Gu Fan really shows up, with his strength, he won’t be able to topple Organization X."

"I know no one in this world can eliminate our Organization X, but Gu Fan remains a nuisance," the Blood King detested opponents who just couldn’t be dealt with and felt a sense of disgust.

At that moment, Mo Yun burst into the command room and immediately asked in urgency, "I heard Gu Fan has come here, and he’s brought a troop that crossed the simple water gate defense line, heading towards the forbidden territory."

"According to the information we’ve collected, it seems to be Gu Fan indeed," Lord Xiong noticed Mo Yun’s excited demeanor, which made him slightly concerned, "Mo Yun, I know you hate Gu Fan, but the matter at hand is of great importance; don’t strike rashly."

Mo Yun spoke with righteous indignation, "The forbidden territory is our Organization X’s biggest secret, a mystery we’ve been unable to solve after guarding it for hundreds of years. We can’t let outsiders meddle with it."

"You’re right; perhaps it’s time for someone else to help us unravel the secret we’ve not been able to solve for centuries," the Blood King said with a sneer, and Lord Xiong realized this point too, "Indeed, Gu Fan has the Destiny Stone Body Guard, who knows, he may be safe going to the forbidden land. We could take advantage of this trait and have him help us solve the mystery."

Mo Yun grew anxious, "What do you mean? By the look of it, you plan to let Gu Fan and his people go."

"So what if we let them go? As long as we stay outside, we can take the final results from their hands, wouldn’t that be better?" Having made up his mind, the Blood King immediately ordered everyone to cease the pursuit and adopt a laissez-faire approach.

Mo Yun again proposed, "Fine, then let Gu Fan and his people enter the forbidden territory, but please allow me to stand guard outside of it. I assure you, the moment they come out, I will take them down."

"That might be acceptable, but you won’t do anything unnecessary," Lord Xiong said, his words laced with a measure of skepticism.

Mo Yun snorted coldly, "What do you mean, Lord Xiong, are you doubting me? My grudge against Gu Fan is irreconcilable."

"Rest assured, Mo Yun, if Lord Xiong doesn’t trust you, could it be that I don’t trust you either? I’m allowing you to lead a thousand vampire warriors to stand guard. Do not disappoint me," the Blood King stated his position directly, giving Mo Yun command of the troops, which made her promise over and over that she would carry out her task excellently.

After Mo Yun left, Lord Xiong still felt uneasy, "It’s not that I doubt Mo Yun’s loyalty, nor her hatred for Gu Fan, but..."

"Enough, Lord Xiong, let’s focus our main energy on dealing with that guy wearing the mask. As for Gu Fan, we will see if he can come out of the forbidden land alive," the Blood King stared at the screen, watching the signals of the vampire warriors continue to vanish.

This battle had been unexpectedly costly—Organization X had anticipated sacrificing only three thousand vampire warriors to annihilate ten thousand regular army soldiers, but now, they ended up losing four thousand in total.

A thousand of the remaining six thousand elite vampire warriors were redirected to follow Mo Yun to the forbidden territory, meaning only five thousand vampire warriors were left to defend Dark City.

However, in the Blood King’s mind, five thousand were enough. Together with him and the Blood King, even if the man with the mask dared to invade Dark City, they could ensure he wouldn’t return.

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At this time, after crossing the simple sluice, Gu Fan and the others had smooth sailing, unimpeded and without encountering any danger.

"How bizarre!" Not only did Gu Fan find it strange, but Su Hui, Lin Xi, and General Horton also felt something was off.

Logically speaking, Organization X should have been aware of their crossing over the simple sluice by now. With Organization X’s ability to deploy troops and considering this was their territory, why hadn’t the next round of their offensive arrived?

Lu Yi, seeing everyone looking so tense, couldn’t help but shake her head and sigh, "When the enemy attacks, you worry, when they don’t, you still worry. What exactly do you want from the enemy to be satisfied?"

"What do you mean, are we being difficult for the enemy?" Gu Fan thought this sounded strange.

Seeing that nightfall had arrived, everyone chose to muster their spirits and continue onward. However, Gu Fan alone suggested going ashore to rest, not for any other reason, but to see whether the vampires would take this excellent opportunity to attack.

General Horton thought Gu Fan must be insane—to test the vampires’ movements by joking about everyone’s lives.

Yet, Gu Fan didn’t think this was a risky move. First, no matter how fast they were, they couldn’t outpace the vampires who were as swift as the wind; if the vampires wanted to chase them, they would have done so long ago.

Second, now that it was night, there was no safe place to speak of, so it might be better to rest ashore and rejuvenate to fight the vampires.

The majority of the mercenaries sided with General Horton, thinking it best to hit the road immediately—perhaps the farther they went, the safer they would be?

However, the regular army soldiers led by Harvin supported Gu Fan because they, having confronted the vampires before, agreed with Gu Fan’s opinion: since the vampires already knew their movements, catching up was only a matter of time.

Irina from Hunter’s Guild also took Gu Fan’s side, thinking he made sense. Putting herself in X’s shoes, she felt that they would have already converged and pounced on them by now. Could they really let you run that far?

Therefore, a split occurred within the group. Gu Fan insisted on going ashore to rest, while Horton was still determined to move forward.

Being at an impasse and not wanting to argue further with General Horton, Gu Fan knew Horton was after all a general, and it was difficult for someone who looked like a fresh-faced kid to expect obedience from him without embarrassing him. As a result, Gu Fan ordered the boat to move toward the shore, being the first to disembark.

Su Hui, Lin Xi, Lu Yi, Ouyang Jin, Zhuo Hang, Irina, and others willing to follow also went ashore one after another, with an expression that seemed to suggest, "Let’s just each go our own way."

This made General Horton nearly frantic. So far, the group had managed to come this far because of Gu Fan and his people; if they parted ways now, Horton feared...

Gu Fan turned back and glanced at General Horton, whose face had darkened, and felt that it wasn’t good to fall out now. He courteously offered Horton a way out: "I understand General Horton’s eagerness to lead everyone to safety, but I believe in your wisdom and valor, General. If you analyze it calmly for a moment, you should notice the abnormal situation of the vampires not catching up to us for so long. We can afford to stop and wait to see—if the vampires still don’t catch up, then we must carefully consider why that is."

After hearing this, everyone looked at General Horton with expectant eyes, waiting for his decision.