The Game's Heaven-Defying Mechanics!

Feeling the undisguised contempt in the gaze Du Mu cast his way, even Blade, who always maintained a cold and stoic image, couldn't help but show a flicker of embarrassment.

To effectively deal with these dark creatures, every shell in his shotgun was infused with expensive pure silver.

A single volley of fire meant losing hundreds of dollars, at the very least.

As a drifter who spent his life hunting vampires, Blade's financial situation simply couldn't support such a luxurious, spray-and-pray playstyle.

Otherwise, why do you think he spent his days hacking away at vampires with that silver longsword?

Did you really think it was just to look cool and edgy?

Well... alright, maybe that was a tiny part of it.

"Give me the gun." Du Mu held out his hand.

Blade hesitated. "I'm already out of ammu..."

"5,000 dollars. I'm buying it."

"Catch! The gun and the remaining twenty shells are all yours!"

Blade became incredibly decisive in an instant, tossing the shotgun and all the silver shells he was carrying to Du Mu without a second thought.

Du Mu: (≖_≖)

Bro, your "cold and stoic" persona really collapsed a bit too fast.

Du Mu caught the shotgun steadily, quickly reloaded, and raised the barrel to fire at the vampires.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The gunshots rang out in succession, and the heads of several vampire gunmen instantly exploded into gore!

The headless corpses swayed for a moment before collapsing to the ground, quickly dissolving into piles of ash.

Seeing Du Mu's pinpoint accuracy, the remaining vampires were terrified, immediately shrinking behind their cover, not daring to show their heads.

Seeing this, Du Mu calmly pulled out a few grenades, pulled the pins, and tossed them toward the cluster of cover where the vampires were hiding without even looking.

BOOM!!

A massive explosion erupted!

Several unlucky vampires were blown away by the blast, their bodies shredded and torn, howling in agony on the ground.

One had to admit, the vitality of vampires was truly tenacious; despite such heavy injuries, their wails were still full of vigor.

Du Mu raised his muzzle and finished off the vampires on the ground one by one, his mission progress bar climbing steadily.

Seeing Du Mu's ferocity, Quinn swallowed hard, forcing himself to stay calm as he shouted, "Don't be afraid! Let's all attack together! There's no way he can kill us all at once!"

The few remaining vampires looked at each other, seemingly swayed, and simultaneously raised their guns at Du Mu.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

As the gunshots faded, another layer of ash was added to the floor.

Facts proved that Du Mu, in fact, could.

Bang!

Du Mu slightly raised the muzzle, accurately hitting both of Quinn's legs as he tried to flee in the chaos.

"He's yours."

Du Mu ignored the wailing Quinn on the ground and carried his Watermelon Knife toward the vampires Blade had just knocked down to finish them off.

[Current Vampire Kills: 665]

Looking at this number, Du Mu frowned, feeling a sense of unease.

He turned back to look at Blade, who had just finished a brief interrogation of Quinn: "Do you want this kill?"

Blade shook his head: "No."

Swish!

A flash of steel, and Quinn's head was instantly parted from his shoulders.

[Current Vampire Kills: 666]

"Ah, much better!"

Du Mu let out a long sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders.

"..."

Blade watched Du Mu's relieved expression, feeling that this guy might have some sort of peculiar obsession.

Du Mu put away his Watermelon Knife and asked, "What are you planning to do next?"

Blade said in a deep voice, "Quinn said Frost is planning something big lately, though the specifics are unclear. I intend to go through Frost's territories one by one and drag him out."

At the mention of Frost's name, Blade's voice was filled with bone-deep chill.

Frost had killed his biological mother; he and Frost had an irreconcilable grudge, and this debt had to be paid!

Du Mu grinned: "As it happens, I'm also hunting vampires. How about we team up for a while? You find your Frost, and just leave the kills to me."

"Fine."

Blade Warrior thought for a moment before agreeing to Du Mu's proposal.

He was not a stubborn man; having an extra powerful helper would only make the operation to track down Frost go more smoothly.

The moment Blade Warrior agreed, a system notification rang in Du Mu's mind:

[NPC Eric Brooks has joined your party]

[You may now view your teammate's personal panel]

Seeing the prompt, Du Mu said in surprise, "This game actually has a party function? Why didn't it appear before?"

He recalled fighting a boss with Tony not long ago, and there had been no such notification back then.

[Teaming up with an NPC requires the player to issue an invitation personally, and the party is only formed once the NPC agrees. NPCs do not possess the authority to initiate party requests.]

"Then why didn't you say so earlier!" Du Mu was speechless.

[This game possesses an ultra-high degree of freedom, aiming to provide the most authentic immersive experience. All gameplay mechanics and plot developments are to be explored and discovered by the players themselves.]

"Fine, whatever."

Du Mu curled his lip and, driven by curiosity, tapped on Blade Warrior's personal panel.

[NPC: Eric Brooks (Blade Warrior)]

[Race: Dhampir]

[Attributes: Strength?, Agility?, Constitution?, Spirit? (Affinity not high enough to view)]

[Equipment: Cool Sunglasses, Bulletproof Armor, Silver Longsword, Silver Daggers...]

[Affinity: 0]

"This guy is actually a half-human, half-vampire."

Du Mu was a bit surprised, but then he thought, did that mean he counted as half a vampire?

If he hacked him, would his mission progress go up by 0.5?

Just then, Du Mu noticed that Blade Warrior's equipment slots seemed interactive, so he curiously tapped on the silver longsword.

[The NPC's affinity with the player is insufficient; you cannot remove this equipment.]

"!!!"

Du Mu's eyes widened instantly.

He immediately pressed the system: "Does this mean that as long as the NPC's affinity is high enough, I can take their equipment at will!?"

[Yes.]

"Hiss~"

Du Mu drew a sharp breath, making a small contribution to global warming.

He seemed to have accidentally discovered a game-breaking mechanic!

He looked at Blade Warrior, his eyes suddenly becoming incredibly enthusiastic: "Bro, do you have any quests? Or anything you need help with? I'm free anytime!"

"No."

Blade Warrior looked at the suddenly overflowing enthusiasm of Du Mu and felt an inexplicable chill run up his spine, as if some conspiracy were waiting for him.

The two did not linger in the nightclub.

After agreeing on the location and time for their next operation, they left one after another.

Before leaving, Blade Warrior did not forget to carefully search for the silver shotgun shells scattered on the ground, even using his dagger to pry the ones embedded in the walls out.

These pure silver bullets were exceptionally precious to him; once taken back to be melted down and recast, they could be used again.

This was the side of a superhero rarely seen—bittersweet and real.

Du Mu also asked Blade Warrior for some specialized equipment for dealing with vampires.

Blade Warrior was hesitant at first, as his gear was quite costly to produce.

As a result, Du Mu didn't say a word and pulled out a large stack of bills featuring Franklin's portrait.

Seeing Du Mu attempt to insult him with money, Blade Warrior flipped his attitude on the spot, snatched the Franklin from the table, and slammed it... into his own pocket. He then unhesitatingly took off his gear and weapons and tossed them all to Du Mu.

If Du Mu hadn't explicitly stated he wasn't interested in those signature sunglasses, Blade Warrior would have even taken them off to give to him.

One couldn't blame Blade Warrior for such a reaction.

After all, the price of pure silver had been skyrocketing lately, and he was nearly out of money to eliminate vampires and protect New York.