What It’s Like Being a Vampire

At around three o'clock in the morning, a white Audi Q7 slowly drove down the paved road of Jiangbin Road and drove into the dark mud with no street lights.

The woman in business attire sitting in the passenger seat nervously grabbed the handle on the upper edge of the window and asked, "How do you drive here? Be careful because it sinks into the mud and you won't be able to drive out."

The middle-aged man driving the car smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've been to this place many times and I'm very familiar with it."

The woman's eyes narrowed, she squinted, and her tone was low: "Oh? She looks familiar? It seems that Mr. Wang, you often bring girls here?"

The middle-aged man's expression did not change at all, and he said very naturally: "You are mistaken. I just often work late at night. I come here by myself to be quiet, smoke a cigarette, look at the moon, and listen to the sound of the river. Calm down your mind, this is my private place, today... is the first time I bring someone here, whether it’s a man or a woman, you are the first.”

The woman chuckled lightly, looked forward again, and said faintly: "Whether you mean these words or make them up temporarily, I believe them."

The car stopped, and the middle-aged man opened the sunroof and said to the woman next to him: "Look at the sky."

The woman looked up. The weather was excellent tonight, the starry sky was brilliant, and she could see very clearly. This kind of scene was extremely difficult to see in a big city with serious light pollution.

The man's voice next to him sounded again: "My heart is like this night sky, don't you understand?"

The woman sneered: "Are you saying that your heart is particularly dark?"

"Naughty!" The middle-aged man chuckled, stretched out his hand, unbuckled the woman's seat belt, and laid down the co-pilot.

Time passed by, and the middle-aged man and woman began to lie on their backs on their seats, holding hands, chatting softly and tenderly.

Then at some point, they could no longer see the night sky from the skylight because they were surrounded by fog.

"What's going on? Why did it suddenly fog up?" The middle-aged man frowned and turned on the headlights, only to find that the visible distance was still very short.

The woman sat up straight and reached out to turn off the car lights.

"What are you doing?" the man asked strangely.

The woman raised her hand to cover his mouth, shushed, and whispered: "I seem to hear the sound of water...it's a bit strange."

Hearing this,

The middle-aged man was also a little nervous, so he turned off the car and listened carefully.

The car became quiet, and the sounds outside the car came in through the open part of the sunroof, becoming extremely obvious.

This place is close to the river, so it is normal to hear the sound of the river, but the sound the woman heard was obviously not the normal sound of the river flowing, but like something coming out of the water.

And now, they faintly heard something moving among the grass?

A slight cold sweat broke out on the middle-aged man's forehead, and he subconsciously held his breath.

If he just heard something moving in the grass, he wouldn't take it too seriously, because it was most likely a wild cat, wild dog, or small animal such as a mouse, which was normal.

They stayed in the car, safe.

But it was a clear night where you could still see the stars one moment, and the next moment there was thick fog. It was really weird and strange.

Inexplicably, he thought of the two movies "Silent Hill" and "The Mist" he watched with a girl many years ago.

So, seeing the fog seeping in through the sunroof, the middle-aged man's heart skipped a beat and he restarted the car, closing the sunroof and getting ready to risk driving in the fog.

But what I didn't expect was that after pressing the STARENGINE button, the car didn't respond?

His heart began to tingle, and his spine felt slightly chilly.

Seeing the man pressing the start button frantically, but the car didn't respond at all, the woman trembled: "The car... the car broke down? Why did it happen at this time..."

She looked back at the white mist outside the window and whispered: "I heard before that there is something in this river..."

"Shut up! Don't talk about those hearsay stories at this time!" The man scolded angrily. He picked up the phone but found that it could not light up the screen, as if it was frozen.

So I originally wanted to use my mobile phone to illuminate and get out of the car to check, but I gave it up instantly.

I was so angry that I even wanted to throw my phone at the center console.

The woman also checked her mobile phone, but couldn't open it, so she couldn't help but said: "Could it be that...we are no longer in Star City now?"

This time, the man did not yell out loud, because all kinds of speculations and corresponding pictures also appeared in his mind.

The rustling of the grass outside was like a monster's claws, scratching at his heart.

At this moment, the cell phone rang suddenly, startling both people in the car.

The man found that the ringing phone was his cell phone, and the contact person prompted was "wife".

If it had been before, when he saw the call from his "wife", his first reaction would have been to turn off the sound first, put it aside and pretend not to hear it.

But at this moment, the bright screen was like a "light of hope" from another world. Without any hesitation, he picked up the phone in front of the woman in the passenger seat.

"Why aren't you back yet? Have you been drinking? If you drink, don't drive. Remember to call a driver..." The female voice on the phone was a bit confused and obviously very sleepy.

"I'm not drinking! I'll go back right away!"

Seemingly startled by her husband's suddenly louder voice and crisp reply, the woman opposite waited for a while before saying, "Oh, then...then be careful on the road."

After hanging up the phone, the man looked up and found that the fog outside had dissipated, and the starry sky and the river not far away were once again clearly visible in his field of vision.

The woman in the passenger seat also stared outside blankly, seemingly unconcerned about what he just said on the phone.

The man pressed the start button, and the car engine started smoothly. Everything seemed to be back on track. The heavy fog, the abnormality of the car and mobile phone, and the sound of rustling grass outside seemed to have never happened before. .

But the two people in the car seemed to have understood something, and there was no further dialogue until the car was back on the paved road and onto Jiangbin Road.

Several hundred meters away, Xiang Kun, who had already put on his clothes, pants, shoes and socks, was returning to the hotel according to the route he came from. He looked at the Q7 passing by on the road, shook his head helplessly, and silently made hundreds of words of complaints in his heart. .

After experiencing the commotion caused by the previous rescue, Xiang Kun really wanted to complete experiments and research in the river in a low-key manner, and then quietly return to the hotel. He really didn't want to cause any more scary scenes.

But in the middle of the night, there are actually people driving to such a remote place to talk about love and exercise, which is really unexpected.

Fortunately, the car was parked next to where Xiang Kun hid his clothes.

When Xiang Kun got up from the water, there was no way that there would be no movement at all. If he came to pick up his clothes, there was a high chance that he would be discovered.

It was impossible for him to just put on a pair of underwear and go back to the hotel. If nothing else, his phone was still there.

At first, Xiang Kun patiently caught a few fish in the waters by the river and watched them carefully to pass the time, hoping to wait for the man and woman to finish and leave before he could go ashore.

But what I didn't expect was that after the couple finished, they actually looked at the stars and chatted in the car!

Xiang Kun's heart is really full of energy. There are already people driving such luxury cars. If he wants to exercise or fall in love, wouldn't it be better to get a room in a hotel?

Seeing that it was almost dawn if it dragged on any longer, Xiang Kun had no choice but to use the new "trick" he had discovered tonight to wrap up the fog created on the river and spread it to the riverside, and get out of the water to get clothes under the cover of the fog.

Fortunately, it was not far from the river, otherwise the fog would not have spread.

Then Xiang Kun used the strong influence of the "super-connected things" matrix to temporarily paralyze the electronic equipment on the Q7 without entering the "super-sensory state" to prevent the two people in the car from taking risks in the heavy fog. In the middle of the car, drive the car into the river.

Judging from the final result, although the two men were a little frightened by the sudden thick fog, they should be in good condition overall.

Anyway, whether he was rescuing people or leaving the river, he was not directly witnessed by anyone, let alone photographed, so he did not have to worry about being traced.

Overall, tonight's night tour in the middle of the river was quite rewarding.

It can be said that it further helped him clarify the specific abilities and evolutionary directions obtained by swallowing the "mutated parasite", and also discovered many derivative abilities and ability development models.

Although in the water, after entering the "oxygen-saving mode", his body's direct motor function will decline to a certain extent, the bonus obtained from the water far outweighs this decline in motor function. In the water, you can feel more free and do whatever you want than in the air during a thunderstorm.

Xiang Kun believes that the evolution brought about by the "mutated parasite" is far from over. As he masters his abilities and adapts to the environment, these abilities will inevitably be further integrated and improved in the next few blood-drinking periods.

Moreover, combined with the "super-sensory item system", the actual application effects of various related abilities can even increase exponentially.

In the future, as he controls more and more "hyper-connected things" at the same time, the "super-sensory object system" becomes more and more mature, and its application methods become more and more abundant. Perhaps in the future, it can be as flexible and easy as controlling "hyper-connected things" control the entire body of water.

At the same time, we can also use the bonding effect of water to enhance the influence of the "super-sensory object system".

Back at the hotel, when Xiang Kun passed by a large fish tank with many ornamental fish in the lobby, he couldn't help but stop, observe and feel for a while.

He discovered that although the newly acquired abilities were essentially derived from the assistance of water, there were differences between water and water.

A glass of water, a basin of water, a cylinder of water, a pool of water, or a river of water have different feedbacks in his perception. The more water there is, the stronger the assistance he can get.

And you must be in it, in the "oxygen-saving mode", to truly "integrate" yourself with the water, and to borrow the "water potential" and "water power".

Xiang Kun knew that if he changed to another river, or the same river but in a water area far away from each other with a very different environment and ecology, he would not be able to immediately gain the same "control" as last night after entering the river. It requires a process of integration and adaptation.

After returning to the room, taking a shower and changing clothes, Xiang Kun received a WeChat message from Lao Xia - a dazed expression.

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