Over the next few days, Du Mu and Blade teamed up to sweep through Frost's territory.
Blade led the charge and dealt the damage, while Du Mu finished off their enemies and claimed the kills. Their roles were clear.
As the number of vampires they killed skyrocketed, their fearsome reputation spread through the entire vampire community like a plague.
Some vampires even gave them a striking nickname: the Black and White Duo!
black&white-double-kill!
Perhaps they had been too conspicuous.
Starting on the third day of their partnership, they noticed a sharp drop in the number of vampires.
Usually, only a dozen or so vampires remained to guard each territory. At the slightest hint of trouble, they immediately turned tail and ran, abandoning their territory altogether.
After clearing out yet another nearly deserted territory, Du Mu finally heard the system notification.
[Quest "Vampire Sweep" complete!] [Total vampires killed: 1234] [Rewards: 2000 experience points, S.H.I.E.L.D. reputation +50, equipment "Gravity Boots," item "Amaterasu's Sealing Scroll," item "Fate Coin"] [Equipment: Gravity Boots (Once equipped, you can walk freely on any surface, as long as you remember to turn them on. Otherwise, there is a risk of breaking your legs in a fall.)] [Item: Amaterasu's Sealing Scroll (A scroll containing Amaterasu's seal. Can be used on a designated target.)] [Item: Fate Coin (Upon use, there is a 50% chance of triggering life restoration and a 50% chance of triggering divine lightning punishment.)] [Would the player like to skip the cutscene and begin the next quest?]
There was a next quest?
Du Mu didn't think twice and chose to skip.
[NPC Nick Fury has issued you a new quest] [Quest: Blood God Ritual] [Objective: Put an end to vampire leader Deacon Frost's scheme] [Rewards: 5000 experience points, S.H.I.E.L.D. reputation +100, 1 random skill, 2 random pieces of equipment, 3 random items]
It wasn't a main quest, but the rewards were still quite generous.
As it happened, Blade had tracked down Deacon Frost's base over the past few days, so Du Mu immediately decided to head out with him.
The next morning, before dawn.
Following the intel, Du Mu and Blade arrived at a completely sealed private building.
The entire structure resembled an iron fortress, with every window firmly covered by heavy metal shutters. There was no way to see inside from the outside.
Du Mu gazed at the building from a distance. "Are vampires really that rich?"
Blade gave a cold snort. "Plenty of rich people want to become vampires."
The wealthier people were, the more they feared death. For eternal life and youth, they were willing to pay any price.
Du Mu looked at Blade curiously. "Then why are you so broke?"
Blade: "..."
I'm half-human, half-vampire—a new species. I don't count!
Next, the two of them began making a plan.
Their plan was simple: first, sneak into the building, then play it by ear!
It was an extremely thorough plan!
Du Mu suggested, "To keep Deacon Frost from escaping, you go in from downstairs, and I'll enter from the roof. That way, we'll have the whole building surrounded."
Two people surrounding an entire building. That was bold. I like it!
Blade silently gave the idea a thumbs-up, then asked, "But how are you planning to get up there? This building's at least fifty stories tall."
Du Mu didn't explain. He crouched down and switched on his new Gravity Boots, then moved to the edge of the building and planted a foot against the vertical wall.
The next moment, Du Mu stood on the wall as steadily as if he were on level ground.
Blade was completely dumbfounded.
He'd never been much of a scholar, but could someone tell him if this was even remotely scientific?
With the help of the Gravity Boots, Du Mu easily reached the roof. The moment he peeked over the edge, he heard loud, energetic music. A group of vampires were having a party by the swimming pool.
Du Mu was at a loss for words.
Did these vampires have no other hobbies? Why were they partying every day?
He pulled out a megaphone and shouted down, "Hello! Everyone, eyes on me! I have an announcement!"
At the sound of his voice, all the vampires instinctively looked up at the edge of the roof. When they saw half of Du Mu's head poking over, they were stunned.
This was more than fifty stories up. How had this guy climbed up here?
Before they could react, several cylinders suddenly dropped into their midst.
"Shit! Flashbangs!"
BOOM!!
A blinding burst of light exploded!
Caught completely off guard, the vampires were hit head-on!
Although vampires had powerful healing abilities, being caught in the blast still wrecked them. They were blinded and deafened, with snot and tears streaming down their faces. Every one of them lost the ability to fight on the spot.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Du Mu vaulted off the platform, drew the Golden Desert Eagle, and opened fire on the vampires, who were suffering from a whole stack of debuffs!
He had already switched to silver bullets. More than a dozen vampires had their heads blown open, then turned to ash and scattered on the wind.
The remaining vampires panicked and tried to grab their guns and shoot back, but they were still blinded. Their bullets either flew off who knew where or hit their companions, and chaos reigned.
Du Mu stood his ground and picked off the remaining vampires one by one, leaving just one alive to question.
"Where's Deacon Frost?"
"Deacon what?"
"Deacon Frost."
"What Frost?"
"..."
Bang!
Du Mu shot the vampire dead.
It seemed he'd overestimated the vampires' healing abilities. The deafness caused by the flashbang was lasting far too long.
Du Mu switched on the communicator beside his ear. "This is Du Mu. I've successfully infiltrated the building. No one's spotted me. Over."
"I've infiltrated too. Um... no one's spotted me either."
Blade's voice came from the other end of the communicator, along with the sound of a fierce fight.
Du Mu nodded. "Good. Let's split up and look for Frost."
Then Du Mu found the stairwell and headed down.
Clatter, clatter, clatter!
A rapid, heavy patter of footsteps suddenly came from the far end of the corridor. Dozens of heavily armed vampires appeared in view.
They were exceptionally well equipped, wearing bulletproof helmets and vests and carrying assault rifles. They looked like a professional unit.
The moment they spotted Du Mu, they raised their weapons without hesitation!
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat!
Muzzle flashes bloomed as a torrent of bullets surged toward Du Mu!
Du Mu performed a tactical roll and took cover behind a barrier.
The vampires were experienced. They kept up the suppressive fire as they formed a tactical formation and steadily advanced toward Du Mu's hiding place.
Just as they were about to reach the barrier, a grenade flew out from behind a pillar and rolled precisely to a stop in front of them.
"Watch out, grenade!" one of the vampires shouted.
But the expected explosion never came.
With a hiss, the grenade released a thick cloud of yellow smoke, which quickly spread through the enclosed corridor!
"Fuck! It's a Concentrated Garlic Grenade!!"
The vampires' faces changed. They tried to retreat in terror.
But it was too late. The yellow garlic smoke clung to them like a curse and swallowed them in an instant. Flames engulfed their bodies as they screamed in agony, then crumbled into ash.
Vampires had incredible vitality, but they were also extremely vulnerable.
Even an ordinary person could easily kill a vampire if they had weapons like garlic extract or pure silver.
And Du Mu was a player. With weapons and equipment that completely countered vampires, fighting them was practically like taking on NPCs.
After taking out the vampire armed unit, Du Mu searched the upper floors for Deacon Frost but found nothing.
So he contacted Blade again.
"Blade, how's it going on your end? Find anything?"
"Yeah. I found out my dead mother has come back to life."
Du Mu: "???"