Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1531: The Leader Takes Action

Chapter 1531: Chapter 1531: The Leader Takes Action

In a villa near the seaside, surrounded by dense forests whose leaves and branches blocked out the sun, it seemed perpetually dusk, much like the atmosphere of Dark Primitive Mountain.

Xue Wang had set up a temporary secret base here. Since the fall of Dark City, he had moved everything that could be relocated to this new stronghold.

The battle began with mercenaries entering Dark Primitive Mountain and continued until Dark City collapsed, with Organization X losing over six thousand vampires.

Xue Wang had his subordinates tally the numbers; fewer than a thousand of the most elite vampire warriors remained, and only over thirty true members of the Xue Clan survived, including strong members like Xue Dao, Xue Jian, and Xue Dun.

Although vampires could be reassembled, the Xue Clan was different. They were a lineage coming from the X Family, and losing any one of them was unacceptable, especially now when so many were lost.

Xue Wang’s only consolation was not putting all his eggs in one basket. Many of the Xue Clan and those with X Family lineage were dispersed around the world managing organizational businesses; they had luckily escaped this calamity, otherwise, the casualties would have been far greater.

The thought of Organization X’s thousand years of foundation being wiped out was stifling for Xue Wang, who harbored murderous intent in his eyes and great irritation, his mind filled with the cursed Gu Fan.

At that moment, Ye Yue hurried over to report the current situation. He received news that Helen not only failed to respond to the call to unify with Xue Wang but also seemed to have visited Gu Fan recently.

"Gu Fan again?" Xue Wang was angry but felt helpless. If it weren’t for provoking Gu Fan, Organization X wouldn’t have fallen to this state.

Seeing Xue Wang unable to contain his rage, worried that he might recklessly seek out Gu Fan, Ye Yue consoled, "Lord Xue Wang, please calm down. Our new vampire forces are still being organized, which takes time. Moreover, our biggest threat right now isn’t Gu Fan or Helen, but the Hunter’s Guild."

Hearing this, Xue Wang slightly calmed down and then inquired about the current situation.

Learning that three strongholds were taken down yesterday and hundreds of vampires were killed, Xue Wang frowned tightly—it was far from good news.

Previously, Organization X had companies and strongholds all over the world and could do as it pleased.

Other forces wouldn’t dare provoke Organization X, an entity too massive to offend. Only the Hunter’s Guild, audacious enough to confront Organization X head-on, did other forces covertly support it to slightly curb Organization X from becoming too unbridled.

Now, as other forces observed Organization X’s significant losses and weakened state, they grew restless. Previously supporting the Hunter’s Guild covertly, they now began to assist openly.

"A bunch of fools, thinking they could bring down our X Organization." Xue Wang didn’t care much about the loss of a hundred vampires as Organization X’s vampire production was swift; eliminate a hundred today, and another hundred could be created by tomorrow.

Ye Yue added another piece, "Lord Xue Wang, I heard a rumor that Xue Dong was killed by Helen and Xue Lang."

Xue Wang’s brow furrowed, "I’ve heard that rumor too, and also that some from X Organization and vampires are defecting to Helen’s side, all because of her connection with Gu Fan."

Ye Yue said nothing, secretly not very optimistic about Xue Wang. She thought it better to switch allegiance sooner than later. In her view, no matter how hard Xue Wang tried, X Organization could not return to its peak.

What worried Ye Yue the most was that Gu Fan had now achieved perfect immortality. No wonder so many vampires were defecting to Helen.

Xue Wang then asked, "What do you think about Helen’s current movements? Does she intend to strike out on her own?"

"Most likely." Ye Yue grew worried, "What do we do? If we let it be, X Organization faces division, but suppressing it might lead to another conflict with Gu Fan, something we are desperately trying to avoid."

"Exactly, the pressing matter is how to deal with the Hunter’s Guild’s relentless pressure." Faced with a dilemma, Xue Wang had to first tackle one issue.

"No, prioritize dealing with Helen," Lord Xiong entered the conversation, his determination clear.

"Why?" Ye Yue didn’t understand. Wouldn’t internal strife give their enemies an opportunity?

Lord Xiong’s reasoning was simple: to secure internal stability before ousting external threats. As the Hunter’s Guild and other forces besieged them, they still couldn’t shake the foundation of X Organization. A hundred vampires extinguished today could easily be replaced by another hundred tomorrow.

To Lord Xiong, the real threat was Helen. Once Helen’s forces were established, many would defect to her, gradually dwindling Xue Wang’s circle and effectively reducing his power.

"That makes sense!" Now Ye Yue and Xue Wang also felt prioritizing Helen was more prudent, but the problem was Gu Fan standing behind her. How to deal with that?

Lord Xiong’s suggestion was not to fall out with Helen but to appoint her as the leader of the East Nobles, keeping her as part of X Organization. Through Helen, they could reconcile with Gu Fan and stabilize internally.

Ye Yue remained concerned, "Even so, how do we organize more people to defect to Helen? We can’t just watch her power grow day by day."

Of course not. Lord Xiong chuckled, "As long as Helen remains one of us, then she’ll have to help us fight X Organization’s enemies, namely the Hunter’s Guild."

That way, the Hunter’s Guild and Helen’s forces would clash, inevitably dragging Gu Fan into the fray, setting the stage for an interesting spectacle.

Xue Wang immediately agreed to this plan, a smirk forming on his lips as if envisioning the chaos he had neatly orchestrated between the Hunter’s Guild, Helen, and Gu Fan.

Just as the three discussed the details of implementing this plan, Lie Kong burst in, his anxious demeanor suggesting some terrible news.

"What happened?" The three turned to Lie Kong, sensing bad news.

With fear and unease in his eyes, Lie Kong hesitated but finally spoke, "Things aren’t looking good. My informant in the Hunter’s Guild just sent a message—the guild leader is taking personal action."

"Oh, the quite remarkable leader you spoke of? As long as he doesn’t have a Destiny Stone Body Guard or perfect immortality, we need not fear him." Xue Wang was undeterred, as in his eyes, only those at their level represented the pinnacle of strength; all others were beneath notice.