What It's Like Being a Vampire

Soon, four people wearing coveralls got off two box-style vans. They opened the back of one of the vans, began to unload equipment – not only several hefty suitcases but also a specially designed electric powered hand trolley.

From the stretched limo up in front, the driver also got out, adjusting his suit, and looked at the blonde man by the club’s entrance.

The blonde man inclined his head to listen through an earpiece. It seemed he’d also received a message, so he had his colleagues take over his duties and walked towards the driver himself.

Even though the blonde man was a head taller than the driver, he approached with an expression of respect, slightly bowing, and carefully asked something in English.

The driver nodded at him and gave a hand signal to the team members who had descended from the two box-style vans.

Next, the driver and three team members, carrying a few big and small boxes, and pushing peculiarly designed trolleys, started heading towards the nightclub, leaving only one person guarding the vans.

Their attire, the objects they carried, all gave the impression they were heading to the nightclub for equipment maintenance or transporting goods. So, the men and women lined up at the entrance didn’t find them odd, at most finding the power-assisted trolley a bit fascinating, watching it for a few more moments.

Even though some people noticed that the limo’s driver was with them and that the blonde man’s attitude towards the driver was unusual, they naturally assumed some underground deal happening, thus didn’t dare to watch too closely.

Led by the blonde man, they went down the side path of the club to an underground area.

When they got to the second underground floor, the blonde man stopped, allowing them to proceed on their own.

After watching the four of them switch on their lights and walk into the slightly ajar metal door, the blonde man exhaled a hidden sigh of relief, belaying faint excitement.

In the underground passage, the four people walked carefully with their lights on. Even though they knew that the “target” below was already neutralized by an elite team sent from within the country, venturing into the underground, looking at the old materials of the tunnel ceiling and walls, they couldn’t help feeling a little anxious, because they all knew that they were executing a “Level A Task”.

When they arrived in the great hall and saw the giant monster sitting beside the cenotaph, everyone held their breath. Instinctively, they thought to use their weapons, but then remembered that no attack weapons were provided for this task.

“You made it down fairly quickly. Next, it’s all up to you,” a pleasant woman’s voice echoed in the hall.

“Ah, Miss Tang … thank you for your hard work,” the driver leading the team finally noticed Tang Baona, Yang Zhen Er, and Xiao Pingguo standing by the entrance.

Tang Baona knew what they were worried about. Now that the dismembered limbs of the “Old Vampire” had begun regenerating – muscular fibers hovering over the skeleton – it looked even more terrifying and strange than when he first crawled out of the cenotaph. It appeared like a “White-browed High-legged Spider”. It seemed as if he was not restrained and could attack at any moment. So, she reassured them:

“Don’t be scared. It doesn’t pose a threat now. We’re watching from the side, and everything’s under control. Did you bring the boxes?”

In the eyes of the recently arrived squad of four, the colossal, bizarre creature seemed to have no restrictions and just sat beside the stone sarcophagus. But in reality, in the eyes of the “Old Vampire” Gerald, the gargantuan “Short Fat Giant” still stood near him with a peculiar weapon, looking baleful and ready to strike at any moment.

This was because after he was defeated, Tang Baona directly followed the mission instructions and stuffed all the Super-connected Objects – the tungsten steel balls that were used to open the door – into his ears. Now, all these illusions appeared from residue of the “real projection” through the pair of amulets only he could see.

When he made no unusual movements, the “minion Lv Bu” beside him was merely a simple illusion. However, should he make any abnormal move, Alice could immediately make him experience the pain of wishing he was dead, through the “Super-connected Objects” implanted in his body.

Korowin and his companions followed their captain into the main hall, he secretly looked at Tang Baona and the others in amazement, the elites from the country were actually three girls who didn’t seem to be robust or tall?

Thinking that the “boss” of the Research Base was “Dr. Xia”, he was relieved. In the present era, in the field they are involved in, physique was never the standard to measure strength. ℞áꞐổᛒЕS̈

If he were to judge the three girls based on first impressions, he undoubtedly would have thought that the little girl wearing glasses similar to the X-men’s Laser Eye was the most powerful, followed by the tall girl wearing a coat hood and sunglasses. In comparison, the beautiful woman with black-rimmed glasses, referred to by the captain as “Miss Tang”, seemed to be the most ordinary and mundane.

However, he knew that since the captain spoke directly to “Miss Tang”, it proved that “Miss Tang” was the leader among the three. According to the usual rules of the field investigation department, her abilities were likely the strongest.

Korowin couldn’t help but wonder, how did these three girls tame that monster?

It seemed they didn’t carry any equipment or weapons, did they use “Superpowers”?

Were they the first batch of members from the “Superpowers Training Program” conducted by “Dr. Xia”?

While Korowin was speculating in his mind, he and his companion began to set up the equipment they brought according to requirements—a folding box made of special material. When it was unfolded and assembled, it was roughly the size of a double-door refrigerator.

Such a large box, if it’s used to contain a person, it would definitely be sufficient. But this huge creature in front of them, even disregarding its extremely long hands and feet, couldn’t stuff its torso in.

More importantly, it didn’t seem like something they could lift. Were they supposed to make it walk in by itself?

The three team members looked at their captain together, then the captain looked back at Tang Baona: “Miss Tang, the… it seems like it can’t fit?”

“Huh?” Tang Baona frowned, then turned around and whispered to Xiao Pingguo next to her: “Xiao Pingguo, what does the mission brief say?” She knew that Xiao Pingguo could directly view the mission brief and other related information through her glasses.

Before Xiao Pingguo could answer, Yang Zhen’er leaned over and whispered: “The mission brief says that the clean-up team just needs to bring the equipment in. It did not specify how to load it… Could it be that Alice didn’t calculate that this ‘Old Vampire’ is so large and arranged the wrong size for the box?”

Xiao Pingguo immediately said, “Impossible.”

While everyone was puzzled, the “Old Vampire” leaning against the stone coffin suddenly moved.

His two legs had not fully recovered, and his feet had not fully regrown, but he could already barely stand up.

Korowin and his companions who were closer were startled and instinctively backed up, retreating all the way to the entrance. The captain, who had seemed the most calm earlier, was no exception—even though Miss Tang had promised that this creature was “no threat”, it didn’t look “not threatening”.

Even Tang Baona and the others were somewhat surprised. They were holding the “Super coin” intending to activate the “Real Projection” again, but found that the “Old Vampire” walked to the unfolded and assembled box and tried to stuff himself into it.

However, his body was so massive, he had to squeeze himself into a ball to fit into the coffin, which was much larger than this box, how would he manage to get in now?

Then, a scene that shocked everyone unfolded. The “old vampire”, half of his body jammed in the box’s opening, forcibly snapped his newly grown legs and shoved them into the huge mouth on his abdomen. Then he started chewing on them, flesh and blood splattering everywhere. His two arms followed, then his elongated, flat head was contorted and forcibly pushed in. His body coiled up in a strange and awkward manner, continuously folding towards the mouth.

The mouth on his abdomen was actually chewing on his own limbs and head. His body slowly receded into the box while a large amount of blood mixed with shredded flesh seeped out of it, like an overflowing bathtub.

No matter if it was the four people brought in for clean-up or transportation, or even Tang Baona, Yang Zhen’er, and Xiao Pingguo, all were horrified to the bone with a chill crawling down their spines.

This scene was too terrifying, eerie, and shocking.

“I-I feel a little sick.” murmured Yang Zhen’er in a barely audible voice.

During their fight with the “old vampire”, they had also seen the scene where “minion Lv Bu” sliced the “old vampire” into bits. But at that time, with the dark clouds, lightning, beams descending from the sky, and various light effects, it did not seem quite as bloody or horrifying.

But now, the “old vampire” consuming and chewing on himself was shockingly different.

Despite his blood and flesh appearing black-brown under the lights, which wasn’t as terrifying as bright red—this should be due to Alice manipulating the “Super-connected Objects” to influence the light.

Tang Baona quickly understood. This task was meant to deliver a “shocking education” for the three of them, as well as the four people brought down to handle the equipment and the clean-up.

No wonder Old Xia never allowed Xiao Lingdang to participate in any tasks at the base. It wasn’t because she was too weak, but because such things were not things a primary school student should be exposed to.

After who knows how long, the “old vampire” finally finished stuffing himself into the metal box. The area around the box was saturated with blood, looking like a rectangular battleship floating in a sea of blood.

The long lid of the box suddenly closed by itself. The electric hand truck then extended a flat board that directly inserted into the ground. Afterwards, the box, which now really seemed like a battleship, automatically glided in the blood, accurately sliding up the hand truck along the inclined board.

The hand truck stopped steadily in front of Korowin. The very next second, all the blood on the floor and the bloody foam on the box were transformed into gray powder, looking like they were sprinkled with dust.

The captain once again turned to look at Tang Baona, instinctively attributing all these events to “Miss Tang” and her companions (since there was no one else present). His expression was filled with awe and his voice trembled slightly as he said, “Thank you for your hard work, Miss Tang…”.

I did not do the hard work! I did not do this at all!

Tang Baona’s eyes widened, but ultimately did not refute. She just gave a wave of her hand: “Let’s get out of here.”

Although she knew all this must have been done by Alice and she even understood how some of it was done, she knew it was impossible for her to explain all this to them.

Twenty minutes later, when Yang Zhen’er, now sitting on the extended luxury vehicle, finally lifted her hoodie, took off her sunglasses, and slumped down into her seat, she completely relaxed. Despite not having expended much physical effort in dealing with the “old vampire”, the emotional roller-coaster had been quite tiring.

Meanwhile, Xiao Pingguo was on her tablet, writing and swiping with a stylus. After every mission, she would record and summarize task details, how well she used her abilities, the direction for exploration, and so on. Afterwards, she would compare her notes with the report Alice generated for her to further evaluate and summarize her capabilities.

Tang Baona was also flipping through her tablet, but she was looking for food-related information. She asked Alice while browsing, “Alice, are there any good places to buy food in this area, suitable for taking back to Xiao Lingdang and Old Xia? If it’s nearby, we can stop by to buy some. I think we can make our flight.”

However, instead of receiving an expected response from the tablet speakers, Alice directly manifested in the car, sitting in Tang Baona’s lap. She embraced her and laughed, “Sister Nana, we don’t have time to go shopping! We need to prepare for the next task. We’re not going to Peng City!”

Upon hearing these words, Yang Zhen’er, who was almost asleep, immediately woke up. Grabbing Alice’s small arm, she anxiously said, “Wait a minute! After we complete this task, we should go back to Peng City for a dinner party! We do it every year. Xiao Lingdang and I have been preparing this year’s menu for a long time, and Old Xia should be almost at Peng City by now. Can’t the task be postponed a bit…”

Alice smiled and said: “Xiao Lingdang and Alice will also go there. Xiao Lingdang will assign the tasks, Old Xia will lead the team.”

Upon hearing these words, Yang Zhen’er paused and did not object further. A dinner party was about meeting. As for the actual meal, it could be held anytime. They could have a feast after completing the task. After all, they’re officially celebrating Xiang Kun’s birthday, but given that Xiang Kun wasn’t there, it wouldn’t really matter if it was postponed by a few days.

…

In an open area in Chongyun Mountain.

A few staff members from the research base were adjusting the equipment. Mijoe, Zhou Rui, and Old He were all among them. Naturally, Old He was only there as a supervising leader.

“Are all the detection devices ready?” A young man in his early twenties stood next to Zhou Rui and asked.

“They’re all ready, Mr. Liang.” Zhou Rui nervously replied, “We can start anytime.”

Mr. Liang chuckled and nodded, walked to the center of the open space, and stood before a black metal box that was more than half a meter tall. He turned around and smiled to Old He, “Old He, let me show you something.”

Old He crossed his arms while chuckling, “Alright, I’m curious to see what’s so impressive that you actually called me over from Shenhai.”

Mr. Liang gave the black box next to him a light kick with the tip of his foot.

All eyes were on the box, holding their breath and waiting for something to happen.

However, after about twenty seconds, there seemed to be no reaction. Just as the atmosphere started becoming awkward, the metal box began to change rapidly. One after another, parts flew out from the slightly misaligned opening and rushed towards Mr. Liang.

Before long, the entire box had turned into various fragments that attached themselves to Mr. Liang. These materials seemed to have the ability to change freely. They constantly changed their shape according to his body and merged with it.

Within moments, Mr. Liang’s entire body was covered with black metal, which had sharp angles and unique shoulder and head designs. It looked like he was wearing a suit of black armor.

When the final piece of the shell covered Mr. Liang’s face, his entire body emitted a faint glow. Then, he levitated from the ground and shot into the sky.

There was no engine ignition, no fuel jet, and no preparation for take-off. It looked as if Mr. Liang had simply jumped up using his own leg strength—but observing his altitude, it was clear that was impossible.

Everyone on the ground, including Old He, Mijoe, Zhou Rui, and every researcher, looked up at the sky in astonishment.

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