The First Step in Hunting Vampires

The next morning, Harry brought the three of them to an upscale apartment in downtown Los Angeles. It was completely different from the bustling glamour of Hollywood, with understated luxury and secrecy permeating every corner.

"This is an Osborn Group executive apartment, usually used to host high-level visitors. The security system is top-of-the-line." Harry unlocked the door to the top-floor duplex with his fingerprint. Their access permissions had been added the night before.

The apartment's interior was modern and comfortable, and the floor-to-ceiling windows offered a view of all downtown Los Angeles. Most impressive of all, their floor had a converted training ground and workshop, fully equipped with everything they could need.

Gwen carefully inspected the security system. "Biometric locks, motion sensors, bulletproof glass... It's definitely much safer than a hotel."

After arranging everything at the apartment, Harry headed to the Osborn Group's Los Angeles branch to collect the equipment. An hour later, he returned with several sealed crates.

"This one contains my Nova Armor." With Peter and Lin Hai's help, Harry carried all the crates into the workshop, then opened the largest one. The blue-and-silver armor gleamed brilliantly beneath the lights.

"And this..." He opened another crate, which contained neatly arranged silver ingots and various special alloys.

Peter curiously picked up a silver ingot. "Is this silver?"

Harry nodded. "The purest silver currently available for purchase. We can process it into any shape we need in this workshop."

The third crate surprised everyone—it contained all sorts of advanced manufacturing tools and compact smelting equipment.

"I figured we might need to make some special weapons ourselves. This workshop only has standard equipment, so I brought a portable workshop," Harry explained.

The remaining crates contained other supporting supplies that might prove useful.

After looking through what Harry had brought back, Lin