Chapter 7: Acquire Vampire Ability

New York is big and it's not easy to live there.

Especially houses in Manhattan, which are not affordable for someone like him who just graduated from college two years ago and still has student loans.

Even though his annual salary is now $120,000.

But compared with the housing prices in Manhattan, this amount of money is not enough, but it is not enough to buy a toilet.

Currently, James rents this apartment.

The original rent was US$2,000 per year, but starting half a year ago, it became US$2,000 per month.

However, even though the rent has increased, it is still relatively cheap compared to other apartments of the same type.

After James opened the door and returned home, he placed the car keys in a candy bowl beside him, then took out a box of frozen pizza from the refrigerator and put it in the microwave to heat it up. Then he opened the wine cabinet beside him and took out a bottle of bourbon that was more than half full.

After drinking a glass of wine, I immediately felt that all the tiredness of the day disappeared.

James drank the bourbon in the glass, thought about it, and then he called up his plug-in interface again and looked at the replicable E-level vampire ability still displayed on it.

He was considering whether to accept this ability with four lines of negative effects, or wait and copy it when he had a better ability.

Both options have their pros and cons.

Copy early, enjoy early.

If you copy late, you will naturally enjoy the discount.

At that time, you can directly copy a high-level vampire ability, and save the extraordinary points needed to go from E level to D level or even to B level or A level.

After all, this E-level vampire ability has too many negative effects.

but...

These negative effects can be exempted after upgrading.

But this is not where James hesitates.

He hesitated on one point.

Starting this year, there have been more mutant attacks on the Sentinel Service.

It is said that an organization called "Mutant Freedom" has emerged within the mutant community.

It is speculated that the predecessor of this organization may be the "Hellfire Club".

The mutants of this organization, under the name of "Mutant Supremacy", have been attacking Sentinel Secret Service in various places since this year.

And they succeeded many times.

New York City is no exception.

Last month, Ralph, the leader of Sentinel Two and a senior agent like James, was killed by mutants in the parking lot of a shopping mall.

A business card of the "Mutant Freedom" organization was left next to Ralph's body.

Half a month ago, a member of Group 5 also said that he was attacked by mutants when he was returning home at night.

and so...

To do it or not to do it.

James held the wine glass in his hand, with a mad storm in his mind.

after awhile.

Ding! The sound of the microwave heating ending woke James up and made him make up his mind.

want.

What if the mutants from "Mutant Freedom" come and attack him tomorrow?

In this kind of situation, we should be prepared for the worst.

To be honest, he has never been very confident about his luck.

Just look at the cheat that he was twenty-two years late.

What if I give up this opportunity and fail to find other vampires by following this vampire, and the mutants happen to come and attack me at this time?

What?

No.

Safety first.

James made his decision! Even though this D-level vampire gene has many weaknesses at present, it is better to be prepared than to mend the fold after the horse has bolted.

As long as there is life, there is a dream! As for the weakness of this E-level vampire gene that is four lines long, just upgrade it.

James, who had made up his mind, suddenly had an idea.

next second.

Ding! The moment James made his choice, the plug-in also responded.

With a ding sound, the interface showing the "vampire ability" in the plug-in interface instantly began to shrink towards the center, and then quickly shrank into a gem.

"Copy successful!"

"Ding! 』

『First Slot: "Vampire Gene"』

『Ability level: "E"』

"Effects of ability: "Eternal life, immortality, slightly improves own attack, defense and speed..."" "Side effects of ability: "Thirst (need to drink blood every day), artifacts (holy water and wooden stakes can kill you), sunlight is your natural enemy (exposure to sunlight will make you slow and uncomfortable), ultraviolet rays are your life gate (if exposed to ultraviolet rays, you will be completely gray)...""

『Ability improvement: "10 points!"』

As the vampire gene transformed into a power gem was completely embedded in the first slot, James also felt the changes in his body at the first moment.

His body seemed to be undergoing irreversible changes at this moment.

An aura of death quietly emerged from the body.

James could even feel his heart beating slower at this moment.

Slowly, slowly, until the beating stops completely.

next second.

An inexplicable desire began to slowly arise from the depths of his heart.

Even his skin color gradually turned pale at the moment his heart stopped beating.

But James was originally white, and now he was just even whiter.

after awhile.

Sitting on the bar stool, James, who seemed to have become a statue, suddenly opened his eyes.

The originally blue eyes turned completely scarlet at this moment.

E-level vampire gene, fusion successful.

James looked at his arm.

pale.

but! powerful.

Boom!

James clenched his fist, and suddenly, a sound as if the air was being squeezed and exploded was heard at the moment when he clenched his fist.

Not only strength, but also the sense of smell and even hearing have been improved to a certain extent.

He could smell pizza from the apartment next door and even hear the clapping of love from the apartment above.

It's that woman's scream, it sounds a bit too fake.

James looked up at the ceiling above him.

At this moment, as my nose smelled a certain scent, as if I had touched some mechanism, a feeling of hunger and thirst arose instantly.

This is the smell of blood.

James looked in the direction of the apartment door.

The female tenant in the apartment next door was frowning as she covered the bleeding wound she had accidentally cut while cutting pizza.

James, who was almost subconsciously walking to the door of the apartment, suddenly realized something and stopped.

Damn side effects.

upgrade.

Must upgrade!

"Ding! 』

"Improving abilities requires consumption..."

"promote!"

After half an hour.

James stood in the bathroom, looking through the bathroom mirror at himself and the system interface that seemed to appear in the mirror.

"Become a God"

『Super Card Slot: "1"』

"Super Points: 1"

『First Slot: "Vampire Gene"』

『Ability level: "B"』

『Ability effect: "Eternal life (conventional weapons cannot take away your life), immortality (your appearance is frozen at this moment), your strength, defense, speed and your senses are improved to a certain extent."』

『Negative Abilities: "Thirst for Blood (Blood is the source of your vitality. If you don't take it for a week, you will continue to weaken), Night Walker (Cold you, cold night, you become the darling of the night. When you are in the dark, your strength will be improved to a certain extent, but as a price, when you go out in the daytime, your ability will be weakened. Although it is not fatal, it is uncomfortable)"』

"Remarks: "You can consume 200 extraordinary points to continue to improve this ability""

James looked at himself in the mirror and grinned.

into the eye.

Two newly born vampire fangs gleamed.

James looked at himself in the mirror, with a pale face, blood-red and blue eyes, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

You know what, he seems to have become even more handsome.

...

(End of this chapter)