Nobody can save a damned soul, but those who seek death can still be saved with some effort.
But Nate wants to take Angel down with him to die, and the dozen or so remaining members of Angel are willing to accompany him in death; this is quite a dilemma.
Gao Yang truly doesn't know what to say because Nate is genuinely not an easy person to persuade.
"Leave? I would love to leave, but if I don't pull you back at the brink of death, I'll regret it and live in self-blame. So to make my life a bit less painful, I have to save you."
