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Under Du Mu's relentless and lethal barrage of strikes, Frost was in agony!

He struggled to fight back, only to find that Du Mu's strength was terrifyingly immense, pinning him down firmly even though he possessed the Blood God Power!

Is this guy really human!?

Frost roared madly in his heart, but the excruciating pain and the disparity in strength left him helpless.

Although the Blood God Power granted him near-abnormal regenerative abilities, its enhancement to his base physical strength was quite limited, barely a notch above Blade.

Facing a pure stat-monster like Du Mu, Frost couldn't gain the slightest advantage.

What alarmed him even more was that as his body continuously healed those wounds, he clearly felt the Blood God Power within him gradually depleting!

If this continued, his Blood God Power would eventually be drained dry!

"I must get out of here!"

Inevitably, the thought of fleeing sprouted in Frost's mind.

"As long as I escape and consume enough fresh blood, my Blood God Power will recover and become even stronger! It won't be too late to come back and crush this damned human then!"

The Blood God Power had another characteristic: the more blood consumed, the greater the power.

That was why Frost had consumed the blood of those vampire subordinates at the start.

Otherwise, did anyone really think he enjoyed eating rocks?

Thinking of this, a ruthless glint flashed in Frost's eyes!

Snap!

Enduring the tearing pain in his groin, he suddenly exerted force and snapped his own neck!

Utilizing the momentary gap created by this self-mutilation, he immediately broke free from Du Mu's grip. Without even waiting for his neck to reset, he turned and bolted toward the exit at full speed, his head hanging at a bizarre, twisted angle!

The sight was eerie and grotesque!

"Don't even think about running!"

Blade, who had been waiting for an opening, immediately lunged from the flank to intercept, his silver longsword slashing fiercely toward Frost.

However, Frost had eyes only for the exit.

He didn't dodge or parry, letting the silver longsword carve deep, bone-reaching wounds into his body. His speed didn't falter in the slightest; he kicked off the ground and leaped high like a cannonball, aiming straight for the platform leading to the exit!

Seeing the exit right before his eyes, a crazed, ecstatic smile broke out on Frost's twisted face:

"You want to kill me, Frost? It won't be that easy!!"

Whoosh—!

A sharp, piercing whistle cut through the air!

A rocket, trailing an orange-red flame, struck Frost with precision while he was mid-air with no leverage!

BOOM!!!

A violent explosion bloomed in mid-air!

Frost, charred black and smoking, plummeted from the heights and slammed heavily into the ground.

Before his wounds could even heal, he saw Du Mu walk over, unfolding a strangely shaped scroll in his hands.

The scroll was covered in dense, eerie characters, circling a massive "Seal" character in the center.

"Release Seal!"

As Du Mu's words fell, the "Seal" character on the scroll ignited.

The next instant, a massive plume of black flames surged from the sealing scroll, instantly pouncing onto Frost and setting him completely ablaze!

"Aaaaaah—!"

Covered in the eerie black flames, Frost let out a shrill, agonizing scream!

Under the terrifying heat, his skin carbonized and cracked at a visible rate, his flesh melting and peeling away rapidly to reveal the charred, twisted bones and smoking internal organs beneath—a sight too gruesome to behold!

Frost rolled frantically on the ground, trying to extinguish the black flames.

But these black flames were like maggots on a corpse, clinging tightly to every inch of his flesh, showing no signs of weakening no matter how he thrashed or rolled.

Frost did not know that these black flames, known as Amaterasu, possessed the property of never extinguishing until the target was completely burned to nothing!

Although the Blood God Power within Frost was frantically repairing his injuries, the speed at which Amaterasu burned and destroyed was equally astonishing, leaving his body caught in a constant tug-of-war between destruction and regeneration.

In Du Mu's field of vision, the long red health bar above Frost's head was shrinking at a visible rate!

The health bar was already hitting the bottom!

"No, no, no!!"

Feeling the Blood God Power within him completely exhausted, Frost let out one final, desperate, and unwilling cry.

The next instant, he was completely incinerated by Amaterasu, turning into ashes that scattered in the wind.

"Ptooey!"

Blade spat repeatedly, having stood downwind and accidentally getting some ash on his lips.

Meanwhile.

The system's voice rang out in Du Mu's mind.

[Mission "End the Conspiracy of Vampire Leader Deacon Frost" completed!]

[Rewards: 5000 EXP, S.H.I.E.L.D. Reputation +100, Skill "Parry", Equipment "Hidden Blade", Equipment "Physics Holy Sword", Item "One Dollar Coin", Item "Automatic Fishing Rod", Item "Blood God Power"]

[Skill: Parry (Requires charging with a bladed weapon; blocking at the exact moment of an enemy's attack inflicts a brief state of stiffness on the enemy)]

[Equipment: Hidden Blade (The iconic weapon of the Assassin Brotherhood, concealed on the wrist. The first page of the manual states it requires severing the ring finger to install, while the second page notes that after modifications, it can be installed without self-mutilation)]

[Equipment: Physics Holy Sword (A crowbar that functions for attacking, destroying obstacles, and picking locks; simple and practical)]

[Item: One Dollar Coin (A magical coin; once dropped on the ground, even a billionaire cannot resist looking down to pick it up)]

[Item: Automatic Fishing Rod (A fishing rod that fishes automatically; anglers no longer need to worry about coming home empty-handed)]

[Item: Blood God Power (Special mission item; using it unlocks a special mission with high difficulty. Use with caution if below level 30)]

"Blood God Power?"

Du Mu raised an eyebrow.

Isn't this Deacon Frost's ability?

However, seeing the warning that followed, he temporarily dismissed the idea of using it, as he was still some distance away from level 30.

Just then, the system's voice rang out again.

[Congratulations player, you have successfully leveled up!]

Leveled up!

Du Mu immediately opened his personal panel.

[Player: Du Mu]

[Level: 20 (0/52000)]

[Attributes: Strength 60, Agility 30, Constitution 40, Spirit 20]

[Available Free Attribute Points: 10]

[Skills: Eye of Death, Muay Thai Warning, Leap of Faith, Breathing Regeneration, Parry...]

[Equipment: Golden Desert Eagle, Nichirin Blade, Frying Pan, Gravity Shoes...]

Each level-up grants 5 free attribute points, and combined with the 5 points he had previously saved, he now had a total of 10 free attribute points.

Du Mu didn't overthink it, directly allocating them as 5 points into Strength, 2 into Agility, and 3 into Constitution.

This game has no restrictions on stat allocation.

Even if he dumped all his points into Strength to reach 100 while leaving other attributes at 10, he wouldn't encounter situations like "exploding upon throwing a punch."

In previous missions, Du Mu had also obtained some free attribute points, almost all of which he had added to the three core attributes of Strength, Agility, and Constitution.

Strength was his pursuit, Agility could be supplemented by Eye of Death, and Constitution was for higher survivability.

After all, living in the free United States, where one might encounter gunfights or even nuclear attacks at any moment, he felt no sense of security without a high Constitution.

As for the Spirit attribute, Du Mu had yet to discover its purpose, so he hadn't added to it since it reached 20.

And after Du Mu finished allocating his attributes, the system's voice rang out yet again.

[S.H.I.E.L.D. reputation has reached the cap; you may accept the identity advancement mission from NPC Nick Fury]