Chapter 46: Chapter 46: Vampire Entry
"Have you heard? There’s a vampire on the loose recently."
After Zhou Yingting filled out the Entry for Lucky 4, he began to wander around.
When Zhou Yingting walked to the resting area nearby, he saw a few people sitting and chatting while eating.
Listening to what they were saying, Zhou Yingting was slightly stunned and instinctively moved closer to hear better.
"Vampire? What vampire?"
A bald man nearby heard this and immediately turned his head, his face full of confusion, and asked.
Liu Xing, who was speaking, sipped his tea and squinted, "It should be someone who got the Vampire entry, recently causing a stir, going around sucking people’s blood."
Sucking blood?
When Zhou Yingting heard this, he frowned.
So, someone got the entry and started using its power to commit wrongdoings?
"Vampire entry, I’ve heard quite a few people abroad have it, but how come someone here has it and is causing trouble? Did foreign people come here?"
Another person hearing this frowned and said.
"According to the latest investigation, it’s not foreign people but a foreigner staying in our country who stumbled into the entry replica and chose this entry."
"From the information we got from abroad, the vampire entry’s side effect is needing to suck human blood to maintain one’s life. This guy went around fooling women, claiming to be a vampire aristocrat."
"He’s deceived quite a few women, almost drained them."
"Eventually, a woman realized something was wrong and tried to leave, but was forcibly fed on by the vampire. It was discovered only after she reported it."
As Liu Xing spoke, his face showed helplessness and frustration.
These fools believed he was a vampire aristocrat just because he said a few words and showed some fangs.
In their circle, no one would choose the vampire entry, thinking little of it.
Is that so?
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yingting frowned, "If an ordinary person gets their blood sucked by a vampire, what happens to them?"
"They should lose some Life Value. We don’t have specific information on this, as ordinary people haven’t entered the replica, so we can’t know if their lifespan has decreased."
"But, according to the theory, they should lose some life."
"After all, the vampire entry’s side effect states that one must suck blood from humans; blood from a blood bank won’t work."
Hearing this, Zhou Yingting nodded slightly.
If the entry requires sucking blood from humans, it might indeed affect their Life Value.
Otherwise, one could use blood from a bank or from animals.
"So, has the vampire been caught?"
The man nearby heard this and frowned instantly.
Though he thought the women deserved it, he couldn’t swallow his anger thinking of his daughter.
No matter what, this thing must be destroyed since it dared to act like this!
His daughter indeed had a slight chance of being targeted.
"Not yet, I heard the vampire entry allows transformation into a bat, making them agile and hard to catch."
Shaking his head, Liu Xing said, "However, the 14th Bureau has sent many people, so they should catch him soon."
Upon hearing this, the bald man looked grim, "Do we know where this person usually operates?"
After thinking for a moment, Liu Xing said, "He was in Yangcheng before, but now things are unclear."
"He knows the 14th Bureau is hunting him, and staying in one place would increase the chance of capture, so he’s been fleeing around."
Upon hearing this, the man gritted his teeth.
No way, he must warn his daughter not to be fooled by this thing.
Listening from the side, Zhou Yingting frowned. Though he thought the duped women were dim-witted, he couldn’t help but feel anger towards the one with the vampire entry.
He wondered about its strength; if he could defeat it, he’d surely try to eliminate it upon encounter.
"What’s the vampire’s strength like? If we encounter it, would killing it get us into trouble?"
After a moment’s thought, Zhou Yingting asked.
Immediately shaking his head, Liu Xing replied, "Certainly not. If you kill such a person, the 14th Bureau would even reward you."
"Regarding strength, they say it doesn’t have much Attack Power; its biggest skill is bat transformation, making it hard to catch, and bites that cause significant Life Quota loss, which requires caution."
No Attack Power?
If that’s the case, he might confront it when encountered.
"Is the vampire entry something everyone can encounter, or is it regionally exclusive?"
Someone nearby was curious about this as well.
"Regarding this entry, it seems nobody here has seen it, suggesting it’s likely specially exclusive."
Feeling uncertain, Liu Xing replied.
Though he’s an older hand in this business, he’s not entirely clear about some things.
"If vampires need to consume people’s lifespan with each feeding, the side effect is quite serious, as once this spreads, nobody would want their blood sucked."
"Leaving aside here, if there’s a similar law enforcement abroad, they would certainly hunt vampires, making survival difficult for them."
Upon hearing this, someone contemplated for a moment before speaking.
However, this remark immediately drew sneers from others nearby, "That’s not necessarily true. If you have money, you could afford to bring people to suck blood."
"Many foreign places are chaotic, with significant human trafficking; now I understand why money often appears in replica cleanouts. Money is crucial in this world."
The vampire’s side effects seem severe, but money and influence can mitigate them.
If each feeding only consumes a bit of lifespan, one could handle many issues and avoid capture through wealth.
Additionally, one could mesmerize people with the vampire aristocrat talk, attracting naive young women.