Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1457: Finally Exposed

Chapter 1457: Chapter 1457: Finally Exposed

With the combined strength of Lord Xiong and Zhuo Hang, their failure to return victoriously meant trouble had undoubtedly occurred.

Xue Wang rushed towards the Dark Door and happened to see Zhuo Hang supporting Lord Xiong, whose body was covered in wounds, a truly horrific sight.

"What happened, what exactly happened?" Xue Wang was extremely anxious, not knowing what formidable enemy Zhuo Hang and Lord Xiong had encountered.

Without uttering a word and with an expressionless face, Zhuo Hang continued to assist Lord Xiong towards the direction of the Tower of Darkness.

Lord Xiong was at death’s door and unconscious; even with perfect immortality, it seemed it would take a long time to recover his vitality.

Several vampire warriors were trembling with fear, worried they might be held accountable for failing to protect him adequately.

"Speak, what actually happened?" Xue Wang raised his voice, his mood foul.

A vampire warrior immediately responded, the general situation being that Lord Xiong and Zhuo Hang had encountered someone who also seemed to possess perfect immortality. At first, the fight was evenly matched, but gradually Lord Xiong and Zhuo Hang, fighting two against one, gained the upper hand. Suddenly, hunters emerged, turning the situation to two against two.

Although the hunters were not perfectly immortal, their swordsmanship was fierce, and the sword wounds inflicted on Lord Xiong could affect the recovery of his injuries, which is why he was wounded so severely.

After listening to this, Xue Wang furrowed his brow, remembering that Xue Long had also encountered a hunter in the same manner.

"It seems this hunter has truly devised a method targeting our regenerative abilities." Xue Wang sorted through the enemies in his mind, always feeling that Gu Fan posed the greatest threat.

Soon someone else reported; they had reviewed Tai’s activities for a while and discovered many astonishing facts.

The first was that Tai’s initial mission upon joining Catherine was to go to a small town to probe the identities of Gu Fan and the others.

At that time, Organization X had been monitoring Su Hui and Lin Xi for quite some time but had never found trace of Gu Fan, at one point believing that Gu Fan was secretly active elsewhere, not in the small town.

But as soon as Tai went, Organization X’s people saw Gu Fan show his face, thus all previous doubts were dispelled.

After reading the report, Xue Wang was so furious that he tore it to shreds, cursing Catherine for holding them back.

The reports following a few minutes later almost drove Xue Wang to madness; he finally understood how Experiment No. 7 and Experiment No. 8 had escaped the control of Organization X, again linked to Gu Fan.

After his anger subsided, Xue Wang quickly calmed down. If his guess was correct, Xue Yin and Hai must have had another motive for their actions that day, surely arranged by Gu Fan.

"Perhaps Experiment No. 8 has already been transported out of Dark City right under our noses," sighed Xue Wang, followed by a self-mocking laugh.

Someone suggested, "Lord Xue Wang, I have summarized Gu Fan’s patterns of action. Either he uses false identities to enter and exit Dark City, or he uses chaos to help others do the same. Now that his false identity has been exposed, if he wishes to leave Dark City, he’s likely to employ the same old methods."

"That’s right!" Xue Wang nodded. "According to the records at the Dark Gate, Tai has not left the city. Now that everything appears normal and there’s no chaos, it’s very likely that Gu Fan is still in Dark City."

However, the question is, how did Gu Fan initially slip into Dark City.

At this time, Mo Yun came over and answered the question, "Hostages. We captured many of Gu Fan’s companions while in the forbidden area, threatening to exchange them for the special blue potion."

Xue Wang immediately understood, "We’ve imprisoned these hostages in the dungeons of Dark City. Could it be that Gu Fan has mixed in with these hostages?"

"Yes, when the exchange took place, we discovered that one hostage was missing, and neither Su Hui nor Lin Xi pursued the matter, which I found odd at the time." Mo Yun’s words revealed the secret of how Gu Fan infiltrated their ranks.

After some analysis, Xue Wang also had to admire Gu Fan. Muddying the waters, creating chaos, looking for opportunities.

Mo Yun added, "However, now that we have seen through Gu Fan’s tricks and know he is in Dark City, his advantage is gone."

"Like a turtle in a jar, he cannot fly even if he had wings," Xue Wang couldn’t help but laugh. This time he wanted to see how Gu Fan, amid the heavily guarded Dark City, could escape the encirclement.

Suddenly, a subordinate ran in panic, informing Xue Wang that the situation was urgent. In the forests of Dark Primitive Mountain, several small squads were severely damaged by hunters, masked men, and another expert, suffering heavy casualties.

With Gu Fan on the inside and three formidable enemies on the outside, Xue Wang’s face darkened, unable to think of a countermeasure for a while.

Mo Yun then made a suggestion, believing they couldn’t allow the three formidable enemies to approach Dark City. Once they did, chaos would ensue from a major battle, and Gu Fan could use that chaos to break out.

The best course of action now was for the perimeter troops to stick to the enemy once they found their traces. They would wait for the main force to arrive and then form a united front, creating an impregnable defense like a wall of copper and iron.

Xue Wang understood this strategic intent; to not seek victory over the enemy on the perimeter, but to focus on defense, blocking the enemy’s advance. Once they find Gu Fan inside, they would deal with the three enemies on the outside.

Xue Wang decisively adopted Mo Yun’s suggestion, ordering people to guard the entire Dark City tightly, strictly forbidding residents from going out and organizing a door-to-door search to find Gu Fan, even if it meant turning Dark City upside down.

Among those responsible for dealing with Gu Fan, Mo Yun was eager to lead the team and was very insistent.

Xue Wang agreed to let Mo Yun take full responsibility, believing that given Mo Yun’s hatred for Gu Fan, she would definitely not hold back.

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Meanwhile, Helen was anxiously wondering how to snatch Li Shi back from Catherine’s hands, and was shocked upon making inquiries. It turned out that Gu Fan had been undercover beside Catherine using the identity of Tai, and had conveniently rescued Li Shi.

It was truly ironic, returning such an important hostage directly to Gu Fan.

Now the Four Great Nobles were making preparations, following Xue Wang’s intentions, Organization X faced an unprecedented crisis. Whoever could find and capture Gu Fan would have accomplished a great feat.

The East Nobles naturally began to mobilize their people, ready for a big fight.

Helen, however, was not informed, assuming that the higher-ups were considering Helen’s relationship with Gu Fan, fearing that Helen might help Gu Fan escape Dark City. So, to avoid suspicion, they let Helen stay at home.

Truth be told, Helen was indeed very worried about Gu Fan. Even though she knew that Gu Fan was protected by the Destiny Stone Body Guard, this was Organization X’s stronghold, with thousands of elite vampire warriors. How could Gu Fan, with his whereabouts exposed, ever escape?

After much thought, Helen still decided to inform Gu Ling. If Gu Ling could get in touch with Gu Fan, it would be best to persuade Gu Fan to surrender. Currently, Gu Fan had no chance of winning.