Excellent, excellent. Three pieces of good news at once!
Du Mu was in a great mood. Frost really was a lucky charm.
If the guy hadn't been reduced to ashes, Du Mu would've invited him to the beach for a nice sunbath.
That face was so pale, he clearly had severe anemia. Getting more sun would do wonders for his health.
Blade walked over and asked Du Mu, "Is Frost dead?"
Du Mu replied, "Unless he has a second phase, he's definitely dead."
A flicker of regret crossed Blade's face.
He wasn't mourning Frost. He regretted not having the chance to dig those few kilograms of silver bullets out of his corpse.
As for the eerie black flames that had devoured Frost, Blade wisely chose to keep quiet. Everyone had their secrets; there was no point prying.
"Since Frost is dead, I should be leaving too."
Blade sheathed his silver longsword, put on his signature sunglasses, and resumed his usual cold demeanor.
[NPC Eric Brooks has left your party]
A system notification rang out.
Du Mu didn't mind. He just asked curiously, "Where are you headed? How about we add each other as friends? Maybe we can team up again sometime."
Honestly, Du Mu had enjoyed teaming up with Blade over the past few days. Teammates who willingly let him take the kill were pretty rare.
Blade had clearly gotten used to the way Du Mu spoke. His brain automatically translated it into something he could understand.
"No need to exchange contact information. I'm going to another city to keep hunting those bloodsucking bastards hiding in the shadows."
Blade paused, his voice low and resolute. "Besides, I'm going to look for my mother. There are some things I need to ask her in person."
"Uh..." Du Mu scratched his head guiltily. "All right, then. Good luck."
S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters, Director's Office.
Nick Fury sat with his fingers interlaced beneath his chin, his expression grave.
"So you're telling me I sent you to investigate a missing-persons case, and you discovered it was connected to the legendary vampires, then wiped out the vampire forces in New York along the way."
"And during all that, you found out the vampire leader had held some kind of mysterious ritual to obtain the so-called Blood God Power, hoping to lead the vampire race in conquering Earth."
"And in the end, you stepped in just in time, foiled the vampire conspiracy, and saved humanity and world peace?"
Du Mu gave him a thumbs-up. "As expected of the director! That's a perfect summary!"
Nick Fury: ಠ灬●
For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
A missing-persons case had somehow led to all these earth-shattering events.
The most unbelievable part was that by the time he'd learned about the whole thing, Du Mu had already wrapped it all up!
It was like seeing a shooting star, making a wish, and going to bed—only to wake up and hear that the meteor had nearly brought about the end of the world, the entire planet had spent a terrifying night, and he was the only one who'd slept soundly through it all.
Nick Fury rubbed his temples. "Why didn't you tell me about something this major from the start?"
"There was no need. You were going to give me the follow-up mission anyway, so I figured I'd just skip ahead," Du Mu said matter-of-factly.
Nick Fury: "?"
Who said he was going to give him the follow-up mission?
If he'd known vampires were involved, he would've mobilized S.H.I.E.L.D. agents that very day and disinfected the bloodsuckers with UV lamps. How dare those creatures of the dark cause trouble on his turf!
But Nick Fury knew Du Mu was crazy, so he couldn't be bothered to argue with him.
Besides, Du Mu had done a pretty good job on this mission. Other than failing to notify him, he'd handled everything well.
Still, Nick Fury was quite surprised that Du Mu had taken down an entire vampire faction single-handedly.
In fact,
Nick Fury had known for a long time that Du Mu possessed some kind of special ability.
After all, it was hard not to notice a guy who could travel thousands of miles and arrive at S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters in an instant.
What's more, Du Mu didn't even try to hide it. Every day, right in front of him, he performed all kinds of tricks: making people appear out of nowhere, changing outfits in an instant, pulling objects out of thin air, and so on. It was as if he didn't consider Nick Fury a person at all.
He was only blind in one eye, damn it—not completely blind!
So one day, Nick Fury flew into a rage... and then just got angry for a little while.
There was no helping it!
Du Mu was just too useful!
All he had to do was issue a mission, and Du Mu would handle everything else. It was incredibly easy and convenient.
Of course, Du Mu also caused trouble for him now and then, and even left S.H.I.E.L.D.'s budget extremely tight for a while. But compared to an agent with a one-hundred-percent mission completion rate, Nick Fury could grit his teeth and accept the expense.
What Nick Fury hadn't expected was that Du Mu's abilities were even stronger than he'd imagined.
He'd actually managed to kill Frost, a vampire who was practically immortal. That was well beyond his expectations.
Nick Fury narrowed his eye and slid a prepared document over to Du Mu.
"This is your new mission. Once it's complete, the agency will assess whether you qualify for promotion to Level 6."
[NPC Nick Fury has issued you an identity advancement mission]
[Mission: Mystery of the Ninjas]
[Objective: Investigate a mysterious organization called the Hand and deliver its important intelligence to Nick Fury]
[Reward: Qualification for Level 6 S.H.I.E.L.D. (Hydra) agent clearance]
What was interesting was that S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra used the same ranking system.
So, had these two organizations really become indistinguishable from each other?
In the early hours of the morning,
following the mission instructions, Du Mu arrived near a heavily guarded building.
Several security guards stood watch at the entrance. Everyone who went inside had to pass a strict inspection before being allowed through.
But that couldn't stop Du Mu.
He crouched down, activated his Gravity Boots, and ran straight up the side of the building, easily reaching the roof.
Then he pulled out his Master Key and effortlessly unlocked the iron door on the rooftop, slipping silently inside.
The corridor was dimly lit, but cameras were clearly visible in every corner, monitoring every spot with full coverage and no blind spots.
The security measures were extremely tight.
Du Mu wasn't worried in the slightest. He pulled a sleek-looking phone out of his Game Inventory.
[Item: Hacker Phone (A phone belonging to a top hacker. It can easily break into most electronic systems.)]
Du Mu had used this very Hacker Phone to hack into Pierce's office system.
Even a defense system as sophisticated as S.H.I.E.L.D.'s couldn't stop it, so a commercial building's system was no challenge.
After a few quick taps on the screen, Du Mu successfully infiltrated the building's security system and replaced the live footage with a looping clip.
"What a perfect infiltration!"
Du Mu's lips curled into a small smile. He was very pleased with his performance.
Let's see who still dared to say I could only brute-force my way through everything!
But he'd barely taken a few steps when a sudden, rapid alarm blared.
Shouts from the security guards rang out along with it.
"Damn it, someone's broken into the building!"
Du Mu: "???"