Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1567: A Deeper Grudge

Chapter 1567: Chapter 1567: A Deeper Grudge

He rushed past comrades, past enemies, Lin Yue charged to the side of the hunter, desperately pouring Genuin-Qi into him, but it was to no avail.

"Damn it, wake up, Master!" Lin Yue refused to give up, caring not about the excessive consumption of Genuin-Qi, unable to accept his most respected person ending so dimly.

The vampire warriors wanted to make their move; now was the perfect opportunity to finish off the Jian Shen legacy.

However, a faint voice sounded: "All vampires, listen up, we end things here today. If anyone thinks they haven’t fought enough, I am here for you."

"This..." One after another, the vampires turned their heads and, seeing Gu Fan’s stern expression, knew it was best not to provoke him.

Consequently, the vampires began to leave one by one, and before departing, Gu Fan specifically instructed: "From now on, Organization X no longer exists. If you wish to join Helen, then you must abide by Helen’s rules. If you continue to do evil, I won’t sit idly by."

Lie Shou saw Gu Fan letting these vampires go and immediately felt displeased; their goal was to eradicate all these vampires.

But Su Hui dissuaded them: "You all should take a look at yourselves, see how many of you are left."

Hearing this, Lie Shou took a good look around; there were fewer than ten people from the Hunter’s Guild who could still stand, and the forces from all sides had been utterly annihilated.

The Pyrrhic victory left everyone unable to feel joy; Lie Shou was even more reluctant: "Gu Fan, with your strength, you could have wiped out the remaining vampires. It was a critical moment for success or failure, you can’t let down the efforts of so many people, the sacrifice of so many."

The vampires were originally going to leave, but upon hearing this statement, they turned around in panic, looking at Gu Fan, fearing he would truly annihilate them to the last.

"Go on, I’ve said we stop here today, choose your own paths from now on." Gu Fan’s words served as protection for the vampires, and they all left with peace of mind.

The others from Organization X, seeing the tide had turned, like Ye Yue also did not think about staying for a burial with Xue Wang; she had run away early on.

The battle ended here, Organization X was no more, but the vampires still existed. This left the Hunter’s Guild, who had made great sacrifices, very unsatisfied, and they all looked at Gu Fan with accusing eyes.

Su Hui of course understood why Gu Fan did this; if Gu Fan had completely annihilated these vampires, leaving aside whether he could kill every single one without mistake, there was one sure thing, and that was that the vampires who were prepared to turn over a new leaf at Helen’s would be very disappointed in Gu Fan.

Gu Fan couldn’t cut off the vampires’ chance and hope for reform, hence he decided to spare these vampires.

Now that the battle was over and it was time to clear the battlefield, Gu Fan walked over to Lin Yue’s side. Watching Lin Yue sitting silently next to the hunter with an extremely pained expression, Gu Fan couldn’t help but sigh, "Your Master has been struggling against vampires for over thirty years, hovering on the brink of life and death. Now with Organization X gone and Xue Wang killed by your Master, it seems you have fulfilled his mission and long-cherished wish."

"Enough, shut up." Lin Yue suddenly rose, grabbed Gu Fan by the collar, and bellowed at him: "Why, why didn’t you save Irina, why didn’t you save my Master, why didn’t you save them from death, you clearly could have done it."

Gu Fan’s eyes flashed with a trace of guilt; he couldn’t meet Lin Yue’s questioning gaze.

Even Su Hui could see that Gu Fan had intentionally not gone to the rescue, and she too felt that Gu Fan was being dishonorable. After all, Irina and the hunters were once comrades in battle.

"Answer me, answer me!" Lin Yue shouted, anger causing him to lose his reason, as he threw a punch at Gu Fan.

But Gu Fan had no intention of being hit; he directly grabbed Lin Yue’s arm, preventing the punch from landing on him. Gu Fan looked at Lin Yue indifferently and countered with a question: "Why?"

Lin Yue was taken aback, seemingly understanding what Gu Fan was asking. Then, he clenched his teeth and shoved Gu Fan away.

"I will not forgive you." After saying this, Lin Yue turned and walked away quickly, as if he could not bear to stay a moment longer.

Gu Fan watched Lin Yue’s retreating figure, knowing that in addition to Lin Xi’s account, he now had added Irina and the hunters to his debt, and it would be very difficult to repair his relationship with Lin Yue.

With a sigh, Gu Fan turned his head and saw Su Hui’s somewhat sad and disapproving look.

"Do you think I did the wrong thing too?" Gu Fan said with a wry smile, a feeling of remorse making him somewhat regretful.

Su Hui shook her head: "You were half right and half wrong. You should indeed make the hunters and Irina pay a price, but you should never leave them to die."

"It’s my fault; I didn’t think it through at the time and acted out of anger." Gu Fan, exhausted, walked over to Su Hui, his eyes betraying an even greater weariness in his heart.

"Su Hui, you know, despite Mo Yun always talking about taking revenge on me, clamoring about killing me, when I was captured by Organization X in Dark City, Xue Wang gave Mo Yun the chance to kill me, but she still couldn’t bring herself to do it. At that moment, I knew there was a chance to resolve this grudge." Saying this, Gu Fan closed his eyes in agony, his heart torn by pain.

"Mo Yun would have been fine; it was all because she listened to me and did not deal decisive blows to Lin Yue and Irina twice, and that’s what led to..." Speaking thus far, Gu Fan involuntarily clenched his fists, the guilt in his eyes replaced by hatred.

"I understand you, Gu Fan, that regret, that anguish, that resentment, which made you lose your cool and make the wrong judgement. But you really did make a mistake," Su Hui patted Gu Fan’s shoulder, changing her tone to comfort him: "If it were me, I might have done the same thing. So I won’t blame you too much. Let’s put this matter to rest, and Gu Fan, don’t think about it anymore. Right now, think about Lin Yue’s feelings and how this whole thing affects Lin Yue."

At the mention of Lin Yue, Gu Fan looked worried: "What can I do? He’s Lin Xi’s brother, I can’t hold a grudge against him."

Su Hui looked very worried, "If Lin Yue does like you, calculating debts in all the wrong ways, and does something to hurt you, what will you do?"

This reminder made Gu Fan’s heart sink. Because of Mo Yun, he had held Irina and the hunters accountable, leaving them to die. So, could Lin Yue do the same in the future, or even take things further?

"It’s all my fault, all my fault! It’s I who harmed Mo Yun, it’s I who harmed Irina, it’s I who harmed the hunters, it’s I who harmed Lin Yue, it’s I who harmed Lin Xi," Gu Fan’s tone grew heavier with each statement, filled with remorse, nearly shouting the last words: "I even doubt whether I will end up harming even more people."