The Only Player in the Marvel World
Chapter 21

Do You Call This a Nichirin Blade?

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Vampires?

Du Mu was not surprised; the opponent's characteristics truly matched his impression of a vampire.

However, wasn't this game's setting a bit too much of a patchwork? Even fantasy creatures like vampires were popping up.

Du Mu retracted his elbow, shaking his head with a helpless expression: "Look at you, if you had just said so earlier, you wouldn't have had to take this beating."

You didn't even give me a chance to speak!

The redhead with wavy hair dared to be angry but dared not speak, convinced that the human before her was a lunatic.

Du Mu sized up the limp female vampire and asked curiously: "You say you're a vampire, so what breed are you?"

"Vampires have breeds?"

The redhead was stunned; how come she didn't know about this?

"Of course. Some vampires are slightly stronger than ordinary people but can only drink blood and have a bunch of obvious weaknesses. Others aren't afraid of sunlight and have superpowers, but they're love-struck idiots with water in their brains, spending all day caught in love triangles with humans and werewolves. So, which one are you?"

"...I suppose I'm the former."

Although the redhead didn't really want to admit she had weaknesses, she wanted to be categorized as a love-struck idiot even less.

Du Mu pressed on: "In America, are there many vampires like you?"

The redhead hesitated: "Not many, otherwise we would have been discovered by humans long ago."

That was the truth.

If vampires were everywhere, S.H.I.E.L.D. couldn't possibly be unaware of it; otherwise, given Nick Fury's personality, he would have already started considering a genocide.

Du Mu continued to ask: "Are the large number of missing persons cases in the Bronx recently related to you vampires?"

Hearing this, the redhead suddenly froze.

But seeing Du Mu slowly raise his elbow again, she hurriedly said: "Yes... yes! A while ago, Frost suddenly announced that we were allowed to capture humans on our own, which is why we started hunting in the vicinity."

"Who is Frost?"

"He is the leader of the hybrids and has a massive influence among vampires."

A trace of fear flickered in the redhead's eyes.

[Mission "Investigate Missing Persons" completed!]

[Rewards obtained: 500 EXP, S.H.I.E.L.D. Reputation +10, Equipment "Nichirin Blade"]

[Equipment: Nichirin Blade (Forged from a special material that absorbs sunlight, it has a lethal effect on all creatures that fear sunlight)]

[Does the player wish to skip the cutscene and start the follow-up mission?]

Following the normal process, Du Mu would need to find Nick Fury to report the situation, and then have him issue the next mission.

But this game system could directly omit this step, allowing the player to seamlessly connect to subsequent missions.

The game did a good job in this regard.

Unlike some games that force players to watch cutscenes without even giving them the option to skip.

"Skip!"

Du Mu chose decisively.

[NPC Nick Fury has issued a new mission to you]

[Mission: Vampire Sweep]

[Objective: Eliminate the rampant vampires within New York, time limit: one week]

[Reward: Depends on the number of vampires killed]

Afterward, Du Mu asked a few more questions, and the redhead answered them all honestly.

There was no helping it; the psychological trauma caused by that elbow strike was simply too great.

"One last question." Du Mu held up a finger, "As long as you answer correctly, I guarantee I'll let you go."

"Ask!"

The redhead seemed to see the dawn of hope.

People will do anything to survive, and vampires are no exception!

Du Mu smiled: "The question is very simple: please prove the Goldbach conjecture."

The redhead: "..."

A moment later, Du Mu pushed the door open and walked out of the restroom, only now there was one less figure by his side.

Facts proved that people will indeed do anything to survive.

Except for math problems!

"By the way, is the appearance of this Nichirin Blade a bit too unique? System, you didn't give me a fake, did you?"

[The appearance of the Nichirin Blade varies according to the user; the blade takes the form of the person who wields it.]

"You call this a Nichirin Blade?"

Du Mu held up the cleaver in his hand, a look of speechlessness on his face.

What did this cleaver represent about him?

Did it mean he was someone who liked to eat watermelon?

"Ah!!!"

A piercing scream suddenly shattered the noise of the bar!

Du Mu looked towards the sound and saw someone in the dance floor being suddenly pounced on by another figure. Sharp fangs fiercely pierced into their neck, and blood instantly sprayed out!

Clearly, that was also a vampire.

Like falling dominoes, throughout the bar, figures suddenly erupted one after another, pouncing on the unsuspecting humans beside them!

For a time, countless screams and shrieks echoed within the bar!

Facing these vampires attacking in unison, ordinary humans had no power to resist, like lambs to the slaughter, becoming the vampires' dinner one after another.

In a short period, the entire bar turned into a bloody slaughterhouse!

Shambolic, shriveled corpses lay in the viscous blood, the ground reflecting a nauseating crimson glow, the strong smell of blood acrid and sickening!

Amidst the chaos, some unknown person controlled the lights, and a spotlight suddenly hit Du Mu, making him the brightest star in the entire venue.

In an instant, dozens of pairs of scarlet eyes, flashing with hungry ferocity, locked onto Du Mu, as if he had stumbled into a Uchiha Clan gathering.

"Hello, everyone's eating, are you full yet?"

Du Mu greeted them awkwardly.

Vampires grinned menacingly, surrounding Du Mu from all directions, intending to prove with their actions that they were not yet full.

Looking at the surrounding vampires, Du Mu showed no panic on his face, only tightening his grip on the cleaver... Nichirin Blade in his hand.

"Don't blame me for not warning you, post-meal exercise is bad for your health."

The vampires completely ignored his words.

The vampire at the front bared its fangs and rushed towards Du Mu impatiently, wanting to get the first kill.

Swish!

A cold glint flashed rapidly!

The charging vampire froze abruptly. On its neck, a faint scratch quietly appeared.

The next second, its head slid silently off its body. The entire body instantly turned into ashes, like burning paper, scattering into the air without even a trace left!

Du Mu shouldered the cleaver and sighed, "Tsk, I have to say, your way of dying is quite environmentally friendly."

The other vampires' steps abruptly halted!

At this moment, their faces were filled with shock and disbelief.

One must know that vampires were creatures with extremely tenacious vitality; ordinary weapons had no effect on them at all.

Even powerful bullets could be healed quickly from the wounds they caused.

Unless it was a substance like pure silver, which was a natural counter to vampires, causing irreparable damage, but killing them completely was even more difficult.

Yet this human before them had instantly killed their companion with one strike, not even giving them a chance to recover.

Was this really a cleaver!?

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