Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1522: The War Eventually Begins

Chapter 1522: Chapter 1522: The War Eventually Begins

"This is the place, it must be here!" Lin Xi was now feeling anxious and frantic as she struggled to find that room based on her memory.

At this moment, only one word filled Lin Xi’s mind: hurry. She had a premonition that neither Xue Wang nor Lord Xiong could stop the mysterious masked person.

Pushing open this room wasn’t it, kicking open another was also wrong, Lin Xi, after much toil and trouble, finally found that room again—the one with the immortality device.

Just as Lin Xi was about to open the door, she was shocked to find it locked. Her heart went cold, and she finally understood why the mysterious masked person hadn’t caught up immediately.

"Damn it, how infuriating!" Lin Xi tried punching, kicking, even using magic to attack, but nothing could budge the room’s door.

The things made by an ancient Super Civilization aren’t so easily destroyed, which is also why Organization X had occupied this spacecraft for so long without being able to fully uncover all its secrets.

"There has to be a way, there must be a way." If it can be closed, it can surely be opened, Lin Xi thought as she started searching around, looking here, feeling there.

Typically, either a badge is used to open a door, or a fingerprint, or even facial recognition—at any rate, the methods of an ancient Super Civilization must be even more advanced.

Wait a minute, Lin Xi suddenly thought of something crucial. That mysterious masked person would return, wouldn’t he? He would need to enter this room, wouldn’t he? So, how would he get in?

Lin Xi felt around the door several times and suddenly, not knowing what she touched, the door emitted a blue light, followed by a voice prompt saying the fingerprint was incorrect.

It must be said, inventions of the ancient Super Civilization are fantastic. Despite being from different eras, they even made the voice system comprehensible to Lin Xi.

"Fingerprints, huh?" Lin Xi furrowed her brows, wondering if it was necessary to use the mysterious masked person’s fingerprint to open it.

So, Lin Xi pulled out a photo of her and Gu Fan from her pocket, which conveniently had Gu Fan’s fingerprint on it, and she decided to gamble by pressing it against the door.

The voice prompt followed, confirming the fingerprint was correct and granting access.

"As expected!" Lin Xi felt even more convinced about something and immediately rushed in.

Upon entering the room, the first thing Lin Xi saw was Gu Fan, still asleep inside the immortality device. She quickly took out the key that could stop the sacrifice, wanting to halt everything.

However, when Lin Xi rushed over, she searched again and again but could not find anywhere on the immortality device where the key could fit.

"What, could the intelligence be wrong?" Lin Xi was stunned. She believed that neither Leng Le nor Li Shi would purposely deceive her; perhaps something had been overlooked.

Time was passing, and Lin Xi couldn’t afford any more delays. Amidst her growing panic, she heard an indifferent voice from behind: "What’s the matter, given so much time, you haven’t made good use of it?"

Hearing this, Lin Xi turned around in shock, staring at the mysterious masked person who stood with folded arms, leaning against the door frame, his eyes holding a trace of amusement.

"I knew they wouldn’t be able to stop you," Lin Xi expressed her fear, cursing Xue Wang and Lord Xiong for their uselessness.

The mysterious masked person chuckled lightly, "Lin Xi, you must be thinking that Organization X, those worthless beings, failed to buy you more time. But it’s not that they are incompetent; it’s that I, in alliance with Ao Sai, made vampires only have the option to be slaughtered and flee. You should thank me — after this, Organization X is no longer a threat."

"What exactly did you do?" Lin Xi was very nervous, backing away while keeping an eye on the immortality device where Gu Fan was.

With a snort of disdain, the mysterious masked person replied simply, "To put it bluntly, I annihilated them, leaving them with heavy casualties, with only escape as an option. You should thank me — from now on Organization X will no longer be a threat."

Lin Xi was tense, now feeling completely isolated, but she still cared about her companions and wanted to know what happened to Su Hui and Leng Le at the hands of the mysterious masked person.

To this, the mysterious masked person indicated that the two women weren’t a threat, so he didn’t bother killing them.

Knowing that Leng Le and Li Shi were safe, Lin Xi breathed a sigh of relief, only to be met with the mysterious masked person’s mockery: "And you still have the leisure to worry about others? Your own situation is more dangerous. Are you prepared to pay with your life to save Gu Fan?"

At hearing this, Lin Xi was taken aback, somewhat disbelieving: "Are you going to kill me?"

"You don’t think that knowing my identity, I won’t kill you, do you?" The mocking laughter of the mysterious masked person sent chills through Lin Xi.

"Think about it. When Xue Wang learns of the Four Great Nobles’ demise, what would his expression be? Keep in mind that Xue Xi and Xue Bei are his sons. But how did Xue Wang react? He remained composed. Do you think he was just putting on an act?" Reminded by the mysterious masked person, Lin Xi also recalled Xue Wang’s reaction.

At the time, upon hearing the news of the death of the Four Great Nobles from the mysterious masked person, Xue Wang was shocked but soon regained his composure. Perhaps Xue Wang doubted the veracity of the news, whether it was reliable, whether it was a false story released by the mysterious masked person to cause discord. But if the news was true? How could Xue Wang show no urgent concern for the safety of his own sons?

"Xue Wang has lived for at least a thousand years. Do you really think he would care about such kinship? In his eyes, Xue Dong and Xue Bei are no different from his subordinates." The mysterious masked person moved forward step by step, emitting a fearsome murderous look, his gaze growing increasingly cold.

Lin Xi stepped back steadily, understanding the implication of the mysterious masked person’s words. This reinforced her determination: she absolutely could not allow Gu Fan to attain perfect immortality. But the problem was, how could Lin Xi prevent all this?

"Damn it, so this key really is useless, damn it all!" Lin Xi was desperate, but helpless; she was no match for the mysterious masked person.

Suddenly the mysterious masked person halted, retracting his murderous aura, and spoke in a calm voice: "Promise me one thing, and as long as you do it, I won’t harm a single hair on your head."

"You want me to just stand here, do nothing, and wait for Gu Fan to gain perfect immortality and then wake up, thus fulfilling your goal," Lin Xi said, then shook her head with a rueful smile: "I’m sorry, I can’t accept a future where Gu Fan becomes a stranger to me, devoid of emotions."

Hearing this, the mysterious masked person showed his killing intent again: "Are you really so stubborn?"

"Why do you think I love Gu Fan so much?" Lin Xi roared, her demeanor one of utter determination not to back down.

The two of them locked eyes, and then both understood one thing: there was no chance for negotiation between them. It was time to take action.