Under Du Mu's continuous, lethal strikes to his crotch, Deacon Frost was utterly tormented!
He struggled to fight back but found Du Mu's strength astonishingly immense. Even with the Blood God's Power coursing through him, he was firmly suppressed! Was this guy even human?!
Frost roared frantically in his mind, but the agonizing pain and the disadvantage in raw power left him helpless.
Although the Blood God's Power granted him near-abnormal self-healing abilities, the increase in his base physical strength was quite limited, perhaps only slightly better than Blade. Facing a pure stat monster like Du Mu, Frost couldn't gain any advantage whatsoever.
What shocked him even more was that as his body constantly healed and repaired its wounds, he clearly felt the Blood God's Power within him gradually diminishing! At this rate, his Blood God's Power would eventually be completely depleted!
"I have to get out of here!"
Involuntarily, the idea of escape bloomed in Frost's mind.
"If I can just escape and consume enough fresh blood, my Blood God's Power will recover and become even stronger! It won't be too late to return then and crush this damnable human!"
The Blood God's Power had another characteristic: the more blood he consumed, the stronger he became. That was why Frost had sucked the blood of those few vampire subordinates at the start. Otherwise, did anyone truly think he enjoyed self-cannibalism?
With this thought, a vicious glint flashed in Frost's eyes!
Crack!
Fighting through the tearing agony in his groin, he suddenly exerted his strength, snapping his own neck!
Using the momentary gap created by this self-inflicted injury, he immediately broke free from Du Mu's grip. Not even waiting for his neck to reset, he explosively pivoted with his head grotesquely tilted, rushing madly toward the exit platform with reckless abandon! The sight was bizarre and horrifying!
"Don't even think about it!"
Blade, who had been waiting for an opportunity, immediately dashed out from the flank to intercept, his silver longsword hacking mercilessly toward Frost.
However, at this moment, Frost's eyes only saw the exit.
He neither dodged nor avoided the blow, letting the silver longsword carve deep, bone-revealing wounds into his body. His speed didn't decrease in the slightest. Kicking the ground forcefully, he leaped high like a cannonball, aiming straight for the elevated platform leading to the exit!
With the exit in sight, a wild, ecstatic grin spread across his tilted head:
"You want to kill me, Frost? Not that easy!!"
Whoosh—!
A sharp rush of air suddenly cut through the noise!
A rocket dragging an orange-red plume of smoke struck Frost with perfect accuracy while he was mid-air and defenseless!
Boom!!!
A violent explosion erupted in the air!
Frost, charred and smoking, plummeted from the height, slamming heavily onto the ground.
Before his wounds could even begin to heal, he saw Du Mu walk nearby, unrolling an unusually shaped scroll in his hand. The scroll was covered in dense, strange characters surrounding a massive central character: "Seal."
"Unseal!"
As Du Mu's command fell, the "Seal" character on the scroll quickly ignited.
In the next instant, a large mass of black flame surged out of the sealed scroll, instantly covering Frost and setting him completely ablaze!
"Aaaahhh—!"
Frost, engulfed by the bizarre black flames, let out a desperate, miserable shriek!
Under the terrifying heat, his skin visibly carbonized and cracked, melting and peeling away rapidly to reveal his charred, twisted bones and smoking internal organs—a truly gruesome spectacle!
Frost writhed wildly on the ground, trying to extinguish the black flames covering him. But the black fire clung to his every inch of flesh and blood like a maggot on a rotting corpse; no amount of thrashing or rolling diminished it in the slightest.
Frost didn't know that the defining characteristic of this black flame, named Amaterasu, was that it would never be extinguished until it had completely incinerated its target!
Although the Blood God's Power inside Frost frantically worked to repair his injuries, Amaterasu's speed of incineration and destruction was equally astonishing, causing his body to be locked in a constant tug-of-war between destruction and regeneration.
In Du Mu's view, the long red health bar above Frost's head was rapidly shrinking at a visible speed! The health bar was already bottoming out!
"No! Nooo!!"
Sensing the complete depletion of the Blood God's Power within him, Frost let out one last despairing, unwilling cry.
In the next instant, he was utterly consumed by Amaterasu, turning into ash that scattered on the wind.
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!" Blade spat vigorously; he was standing downwind and had accidentally gotten some ash in his mouth.
System Notifications
At the same time, the system's voice sounded in Du Mu's mind.
[Quest 'End the Conspiracy of the Vampire Leader Deacon Frost' settlement complete!]
[Reward Gained: 5000 Experience Points, S.H.I.E.L.D. Reputation +100, Skill 'Parry', Equipment 'Hidden Blade', Equipment 'Physicist's Holy Sword', Item 'One Yuan Coin', Item 'Automatic Fishing Rod', Item 'Blood God's Power']
[Skill: Parry (Requires holding a sword or blade-type weapon and charging; block an enemy attack precisely at the moment of impact to inflict a brief stun on the enemy.)]
[Equipment: Hidden Blade (The symbolic weapon of the Assassin Brotherhood, concealed on the wrist. Page one of the instructions states that the user must sever their ring finger for installation. Page two states that after improvement, self-mutilation is no longer required for installation.)]
[Equipment: Physicist's Holy Sword (A crowbar with multiple functions including attacking, destroying obstacles, and lock-picking. Simple and practical.)]
[Item: One Yuan Coin (This is a magical coin; even a billionaire cannot resist bending down to pick it up if they see it on the ground.)]
[Item: Automatic Fishing Rod (A fishing rod that automatically catches fish. Fishermen never have to worry about coming home empty-handed again.)]
[Item: Blood God's Power (Special Quest Item. Use to unlock a special quest. Difficulty is high; use with caution below Level 30.)]
"Blood God's Power?" Du Mu's eyebrow twitched. Wasn't that Frost's ability?
Seeing the cautionary note that followed, he temporarily shelved the idea of using it, as he was still some distance from Level 30.
Just then, the system's voice rang out again.
[Congratulations, Player! You have successfully Leveled Up!]
Level 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 the Death God, Muay Thai Warning, Leap of Faith, Breathing Self-Heal, Parry...]
[Equipment: Golden Desert Eagle, Nichirin Blade, Frying Pan, Gravity Boots]
He gained 5 free attribute points for leveling up, plus the 5 unallocated points he had saved, for a total of 10 free attribute points now.
Du Mu didn't hesitate, immediately allocating them as 5 points to Strength, 2 points to Agility, and 3 points to Constitution.
This game had no allocation limits. Even if he dumped all points into Strength to hit 100 while other attributes remained at 10, there would be no consequences like "punching himself into oblivion."
In previous missions, Du Mu had also acquired a few free attribute points, nearly all of which he'd dedicated to the three core attributes: Strength, Agility, and Constitution. Strength was his primary goal, Agility could be supplemented by the Eye of the Death God, and Constitution was for higher survivability. After all, operating in the free United States, where he could face a gunfight or even a nuclear strike at any moment, a low Constitution provided zero sense of security.
As for the Spirit attribute, Du Mu hadn't yet discovered its purpose, and he hadn't added any points to it since reaching 20.
After Du Mu finished allocating his attributes, the system's voice sounded yet again.
[S.H.I.E.L.D. Reputation has reached the cap. You may now receive the Rank Advancement Quest from NPC Nick Fury.]