Night fell.
Following the mission's guidance, Daniel arrived at a bar in the Bronx.
Investigation?
There was no need; the game mission would directly point out the clues.
Following the conspicuous red line in his vision, Daniel quickly locked onto a brown-haired man dressed gaudily with slicked-back hair.
At this moment, the brown-haired man was hitting on a girl whose arms and neck were covered in runes.
As he spoke, he inadvertently revealed the fake gold watch on his wrist, and the Rune Girl's eyes instantly lit up. She immediately put down her almost untouched beer and drunkenly leaned into him.
The brown-haired man smiled, casually put his arm around the Rune Girl's waist, which was as thick as an Iron Monger's helmet, and turned to leave the bar.
"This guy really isn't picky."
Daniel watched in awe and immediately followed silently.
The brown-haired man, with his arm around the Rune Girl, expertly turned into a narrow, dark alley and stopped in front of an inconspicuous iron door.
He knocked on the door, and soon, a burly man opened it and greeted them.
The brown-haired man whispered a few words, the burly man nodded, stepped aside to let them in, and the iron door closed immediately.
Seeing this, Daniel also mimicked him and knocked on the iron door.
The burly man reappeared, and upon seeing Daniel's completely unfamiliar face, he immediately frowned.
"What do you want?"
"I just saw my friend being led in by a strange man. I need to go in and find her!"
"This is a members-only establishment. You cannot enter."
The burly man looked at Daniel coldly and flatly refused him.
Daniel angrily said, "Damn it, that's my friend! Even though she drinks, gets tattoos, and has one-night stands, I know she's a good girl. What if that man tricks her into sleeping with him!"
The burly man's mouth twitched.
Are you sure anyone would be interested in that Rune Poppy's body?
"If you don't let me in, I'll call the police!" Daniel immediately laid down a threat.
Hearing this, a fierce glint flashed in the strong man's eyes, a barely perceptible crimson hue.
"Alright, then we'll make an exception and let you in."
The burly man pushed open the iron door, looking at Daniel as if he were looking at a dead man.
Daniel walked in without a care.
Inside the door was a long, dim corridor, with only a few scattered lights providing illumination.
At the end of the corridor was another iron door.
This time, it was a bald bouncer who reached out to block Daniel's path and brandished the fluorescent stamp in his hand.
Fortunately, Daniel was not allergic to fluorescent stamps like Zhang Wei, and he allowed the other party to stamp the back of his hand.
Pushing open this last iron door, a strong smell of alcohol mixed with the stench of marijuana instantly assailed him, and the powerful rhythm of electronic music violently assaulted his eardrums.
A huge dance floor occupied most of the space, with dazzling colored spotlights flashing wildly overhead to the rhythm, and countless figures twisting ecstatically below.
In the booth area at the edge of the dance floor, the lighting was even more ambiguous and hazy. Men and women guzzled strong liquor, exhaling smoke from slender cigarettes held between their fingers. Some even openly performed a series of mosaic-like scenes, bringing no small shock to Daniel's pure and innocent mind.
Daniel noticed that the red line of the mission guidance had disappeared, indicating that the clue was in this underground bar.
A red-haired big wave noticed the fluorescent stamp on Daniel's hand, her eyes lit up, and she immediately swayed her hips over to him.
"Hey, handsome, can we get to know each other?"
Daniel lowered his head, and his gaze met a dizzying abyss, instantly filling him with reverence!
"Of course, I love making friends."
The red-haired big wave suddenly sniffed and frowned in confusion: "You seem to have a bloody smell on you. What kind of work do you do?"
"Doctor."
Daniel replied casually, his expression unchanged.
"Oh? That's great!"
The red-haired big wave's eyes brightened even more, her finger gently tracing Daniel's chest, her demeanor full of seduction, her body subtly rubbing against him: "Lately, I've been feeling a bit unwell. Can you help me figure out what's wrong with me?"
Daniel was not a Doctor, but he could still tell the red-haired big wave's symptoms at a glance.
This was definitely a typical case of being horny. Oh no, it was a fever.
Daniel feigned reserve, saying, "It's not very convenient to examine you here."
"It's fine, we can find a place and take our time, a thorough, all-around look," the red-haired big wave whispered into Daniel's ear.
It seems she really has a bad fever!
Daniel was shy and truly didn't know how to refuse an invitation, so he let the red-haired big wave pull him towards the bathroom in the corner.
Once inside the cubicle, the red-haired big wave immediately locked the door behind her.
"Doctor, where do you want to start the examination?"
The red-haired big wave stuck out her tongue and licked her lips, her eyes filled with a predator's excitement.
"That depends on where you feel unwell."
Feeling the astonishing pressure on his arm, Daniel glanced at the red dot on the mini-map, wondering whether to feign giving up resistance.
"Well, of course, it's my stomach. Right now, I'm... starving!"
The red-haired big wave's voice suddenly became hoarse and distorted, her eyes erupted with terrifying crimson light, and her mouth split open, revealing two ferocious, sharp fangs!
Her originally beautiful face instantly became hideous, and she pounced on Daniel like a monster!
Seeing this, Daniel immediately found it uninteresting.
"Thai Boxing Warning!"
Just as the fangs were about to touch his skin, Daniel's waist suddenly exerted force, and an elbow strike fiercely hit the red-haired big wave's face!
Bang!
A dull thud accompanied by the faint sound of bones cracking.
The red-haired big wave felt an unimaginable force explode from her cheekbone, and several broken teeth mixed with bloody foam splattered from her mouth!
She didn't even have time to scream before her entire body, like a broken sack, flew off the ground and slammed heavily against the cubicle wall with a thud, making the wall hum.
The red-haired big wave slumped to the ground, dizzy and disoriented, half of her face visibly caved in, her crimson eyes filled with bewilderment.
Who am I?
Where am I?
What am I doing?
Daniel retracted his elbow, stepped forward, and sternly demanded from above: "Speak! What kind of monster are you?"
That question should be mine to ask you!
The red-haired big wave looked at Daniel in horror.
The strength he displayed completely exceeded her understanding; one strike completely incapacitated her. Is this something a human could do!?
"Not talking, huh!"
Daniel showed no mercy for the fairer sex, grabbing the limp red-haired big wave with one hand, while the elbow of his other hand rained down like a furious storm!
The red-haired big wave initially wanted to speak, but each time the words reached her lips, they were brutally driven back into her stomach by a fierce elbow strike.
With continuous elbow strikes falling, the red-haired big wave felt her head was about to be flattened.
Relying on her strong survival instinct and willpower, she endured a pause between elbow strikes and, using her last ounce of strength, screamed tearfully, "Stop hitting me! I'll talk! I'm a Vampire! I'm a Vampire!"