Blade and his adoptive father, Jamal Afari, lived in an abandoned repair shop. Jamal Afari was elderly and could no longer fight; he could only craft various weapons for Blade to slay vampires. From a young age, Jamal Afari had taught Blade that when dealing with beasts like vampires, there could be no mercy, and they had to be ruthlessly killed. Blade had never disappointed him; he had always been merciless in his hunt for vampires.
However, last night, this cold-hearted warrior had brought back an incredibly alluring woman. Her name was Karen Jenson, and she was a young black woman, a medical doctor with delicate skin, regarded as an exceptionally sexy beauty by others of her race.
Jamal Afari, however, could not comprehend such things. He felt a deep-seated disgust towards Karen because she had already been bitten by a vampire and would soon turn into one herself. He ordered Blade to dispose of her, but Blade refused. He wanted to save her.
"Alright, it seems that men always need women. But if this woman turns into a vampire, I wonder if you'll still be interested?" Jamal Afari quipped helplessly. He injected Karen with a syringe filled with garlic extract, stating coldly, "Woman, I'm giving you garlic extract, which can alleviate the vampire virus. Whether you can survive it or not depends on you."
Garlic extract could combat vampires; all women infected with the vampire virus would endure pain for an entire night, only beginning to feel slightly better the next day. Jamal Afari glared at the woman, "You've been infected with the vampire virus. Garlic extract can only relieve the virus in your body; three days from now, you'll turn into a vampire. You'd better get a gun to shoot yourself in the head when that time comes. That would be a very good method; trust me, being a vampire is not a pleasant experience!"
Karen's face went pale with fear as she quickly distanced herself from the old man.
Blade said, "Don't mind this old man. He has a seriously twisted hatred for vampires!" Suddenly, he perked up and remarked, "Hmm? That guy is coming!"
"Who's coming?" Karen asked curiously.
"A person who likes to fly in the sky."
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, a loud whooshing sound echoed through the air, and a dark figure swooped through the sky, gracefully flying into the repair shop like a swallow.
"My goodness, this person can actually fly?" Karen exclaimed in shock as she stared at the newcomer.
Jamal Afari also put down his weapon and quickly pulled out a long gun, keeping a vigilant eye on the person.
"Don't be nervous, Old man; he's my friend, a scientific doctor!" Blade smiled slightly.
"Hello! Are there others here?" Ye Hai descended, beaming at the three.
"A scientific doctor? I feel like I've heard that somewhere." Karen's eyes lit up as she reached out her hand. "Nice to meet you, I'm Karen, a medical doctor."
Ye Hai politely shook her hand and said, "I'm Ye Hai. Please don't think of me as a Japanese or a Korean; I'm a Chinese youth, currently working at Osborne Industries."
"Oh? Even a superhero needs to work?" Karen responded enthusiastically. "You see, you flew just now…"
Ye Hai shrugged and replied, "Flying doesn't solve the problem of eating. Besides, I enjoy researching biological sciences, and the environment at Osborne is perfect for me."
"I agree; they indeed have some of the most cutting-edge technology there. I interviewed there once, but the interviewer asked me about the hybridization between women and spiders—good heavens, what are they trying to do?" Karen exclaimed dramatically, revealing her talkative nature.
Ye Hai chuckled, "They likely won't be researching that anymore. If you're willing to join, I can help get you admitted."
What he meant was that Norman Osborne had treated their family's genetic disease, so they wouldn't have such perverse experiments in the future. Researching such things consumes a lot of funding without much market acceptance, meaning it has little commercial value.
"Thank you for your kindness, but I think my current job is fine," Karen politely declined. In truth, she was filled with fear about becoming a vampire; she became particularly chatty when nervous—a method of stress relief for humans.
"I want to go see Faith; I wonder if he's still alive and kicking," Ye Hai smiled.
Jamal Afari replied proudly, "That guy had garlic for breakfast today. I fed him more than ten cloves of garlic; he's been suffering to the point of near death!"
Holy water and crucifixes have little effect on vampires, but they are allergic to garlic and silver. Excessive amounts damage vampire cells, akin to having sulfuric acid splashed on the body, leading to extensive decay and extreme pain.
"Oh, poor Faith," Ye Hai said nonchalantly.
Seeing that the three men treated life so carelessly, Karen couldn't help but feel anxious, thinking, "If I become a vampire, will they treat me the same way?"
Faith had been locked in a dark, damp basement by Jamal Afari, filled with foul odors and often visited by rats.
He had been tortured to the point of being unrecognizable, with his skin shredded, looking like burnt meat on a grill, completely lacking a humane appearance.
Seeing this horrific sight, Karen couldn't help but scream and hurriedly ran back.
When Faith spotted Ye Hai, he knew his end was near and called out in relief, "Hurry and finish your damned experiment. Send me off already!"
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