America: The Cremator

Chapter 150 Siren Head Contractor!

"boom!"

The massive body of the corpse slammed into the semi-transparent light shield, instantly causing large spiderweb-like cracks to appear on the golden shield's surface.

The reddish-brown pus oozing from its body splashed onto the light shield, making a piercing hissing sound, and the holy light quickly dimmed under the corrosive effect of the strong acid.

Hannah gritted her teeth, pressing her hands firmly against the Bible cover, and shouted at the two people behind her, "Get out of the way! I can't hold on any longer!"

Evan wrapped one arm around Leah's waist, pushed off with his feet, and retreated several meters. The moment he landed, Evan quickly drew his longbow to its full extent, the silver arrowhead pointing straight ahead.

With a crisp sound, the Holy Light Shield completely shattered, turning into countless golden specks of light. The Corpse of Sorrow staggered forward two steps due to inertia.

Evan seized the opportunity quickly, released the bowstring, and the silver arrow pierced the corpse's pus-filled skull with a dull thud.

Sulong steadied himself, gripped "Sirius" with both hands, and pulled the trigger repeatedly.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Six Magnum silver bullets were fired. The large-caliber bullets that could previously blow the heads off ghouls could only carve black smoke holes in the withered and tough flesh of the gruesome corpse.

The violent force of the attack sent it staggering backward, its reddish-brown slime splattering everywhere as it howled in agony.

Su Long took a deep breath, and the primordial fire instantly burst forth, flowing into the chamber and condensing into the shape of a bullet.

"Bang!"

The seventh bullet, accompanied by a violent burst of flames, roared out of the barrel. The primordial fireball whistled as it pierced into the mangled skull of the gruesome corpse, and the violent explosion shattered its entire head.

The headless corpse stiffened abruptly, and a glint of light flashed in Su Long's eyes. Finally, a scarlet weakness marker appeared on its left chest.

Su Long immediately roared, "Its weakness is in its heart!"

Hannah opened the Bible, and several dazzling chains of holy light shot out from the pages, their tips transforming into sharp spearheads that flew straight toward the corpse's chest.

A sickening grinding sound rang out. The density of the flesh on the corpse's chest was far beyond everyone's imagination. The Holy Light Chains only pierced the skin before getting stuck in the muscle layer and unable to advance any further.

Hannah acted decisively, and with a thought, the chains quickly changed their trajectory, tightly binding the massive body of the corpse and holding it firmly in place.

Evan seized the opportunity, released the bowstring again, and the silver arrow, shimmering with a warm, spiritual light, pierced the air, striking the corpse squarely in the left chest. The arrowhead sank deep into the reddish-brown flesh, but failed to penetrate the dense muscle.

Sulong strode forward, his Sirius sword spitting fire again, six bullets hitting the same spot precisely, yet still unable to penetrate the terrifying defense.

He summoned the primordial fire once more, condensing a primordial fireball in the magazine, and then pulled the trigger sharply. A violent burst of flames exploded in the corpse's chest, and golden flames shot into the sky.

As the smoke cleared, the skin on the left chest of the corpse was completely destroyed, revealing the dark red, tough muscles underneath, but the heart hidden beneath the thick muscles was still unreachable.

Su Long cursed under his breath, "Fuck, what kind of defense is this?!"

The corpse let out a deafening roar, its massive body thrusting forward in an attempt to break free of its chains. Its heart pounded violently in its chest, and with each beat, the dark red muscles around the wound grew and intertwined at an alarming rate.

Su Long frowned. This monster's regenerative ability was simply outrageous. If its heart wasn't completely destroyed in one go, all the previous attacks would have been in vain.

He quickly turned the cylinder of his revolver, ejected the hot empty cartridge case, pinched a new Magnum bullet between his fingers, and loaded it into the cylinder.

The next moment, a series of muffled and hurried footsteps suddenly came from the mist behind them.

Suron turned around abruptly, and Sirius's gun barrel instantly locked onto the source of the sound.

The thick fog was roughly parted by a pair of pale, thin hands, revealing Isaac's gloomy face with heavy dark circles under his eyes.

Seeing Su Long aiming his gun at him, he didn't seem flustered at all. Instead, he calmly said, "Hey, buddy, I'm here to help."

After confirming the identity of the newcomer, Su Long turned his wrist and aimed the gun at the struggling corpse again.

"Hey Isaac, I don't know what your abilities are, but this monster's weakness is its heart!"

"Its chest muscles are too thick; we need to find a way to wear down its flesh, creating an opportunity for us to destroy its heart!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Isaac ripped off the jet-black bull horn from his waist.

"Cover me, I can."

He brought the horn to his lips, and his already pale face instantly contorted, his features twitching violently from extreme pain, as if he were enduring some kind of inhuman torture.

Accompanied by a tooth-grinding sound of bones cracking, Isaac's head began to compress and deform eerily.

The original human head was forcibly stretched into a huge trumpet shape, its surface covered with a rough, rusty color, presenting a nauseating texture that was a mixture of metal and flesh.

Several thick, bluish-black blood vessels writhed like earthworms on the surface of the trumpet, each pulsation accompanied by a dull sound.

As Su Long looked at the horrifying change before him, an extremely dangerous name suddenly flashed through his mind.

Siren head!

This terrifying A-level monster that once brutally beat Valak in the underworld, with its destructive sonic waves capable of leveling a street, left an extremely deep impression on Su Long.

Unexpectedly, this seemingly sickly young man, who couldn't even put on the head-mounted recorder properly, was actually Siren Head's contractor!

The moment Isaac's mutation was complete, a terrifying sonic pressure erupted. The high-frequency sound waves spewed from the loudspeaker were amplified and shaped by the black bull horn, transforming into a terrifying cylindrical sonic pressure wave.

This force was extremely large, far exceeding the shrieking sound waves that Surong had previously unleashed.

The surrounding thick fog was instantly dissipated, and the mud, withered leaves, and large pieces of gravel on the ground were all swept into the air by the violent airflow, forming a visible air impact drill.

"boom!"

The sonic wave struck the corpse's chest with pinpoint accuracy, and the holy light chains that Hannah had wrapped around the corpse shattered instantly, turning into countless golden specks of light.

The enormous body of the corpse was no match for the force and was sent flying. It crashed through three or four thick tree trunks before finally being pinned down by a century-old tree that would take several people to encircle. The rough bark was smashed so hard that wood chips flew everywhere.

The powerful sonic pressure waves were like countless sharp, invisible carving knives, frantically scraping away at the flesh and blood of the corpse's chest. Dark red muscle fibers were peeled off in pieces, and the reddish-brown pus was completely torn apart by the gale before it could even splatter.

However, the Corpse's defenses were truly astonishing; even with such a terrifying attack, it was still a long way from completely exposing its heart.

Sulong roared through the howling wind, "Isaac! Shorten the diameter of the sound wave! Make it thinner!"

Isaac let out a deep roar, and the edge of the horn suddenly contracted inward, compressing the sound pressure wave to only the thickness of a bowl.

The sudden increase in pressure caused the destructive power of this sonic wave to increase exponentially.

The muscles in the corpse's chest began to be pierced at a visible speed, producing a chilling tearing sound.

Seeing his chance, Sulong strode forward against the gale, his left hand clenching tightly, and "Lucas" instantly burst into flames of blazing gold.

He took a deep breath and slowly brought his left fist, which was burning with primordial fire, closer to the edge of the high-pressure sonic wave. As soon as he touched the outer airflow, a terrifying repulsive force surged up his arm.

The bones creaked under the strain, and a piercing metallic scraping sound exploded in my ears.

Su Long gritted his teeth, the veins on the back of his hands bulging, and held his arm firmly in place. The primordial fire seemed to have found an outlet, and was instantly swept into it by the violent airflow.

Golden flames climbed wildly along the high-speed jet of sound waves, instantly transforming the originally invisible wind column into an extremely dazzling pillar of fire.

The surrounding temperature suddenly rose, and the water on the ground instantly boiled and evaporated, turning into large plumes of white steam.

The wind fanned the flames, and the fire, fueled by the wind, combined with the two of them, to increase the destructive power of the attack by more than double!

"Pfft!"

The pillar of flame, with overwhelming force, pierced through the corpse's chest without any resistance. The deformed heart hidden deep within was completely vaporized the moment it came into contact with this destructive power, leaving not even a trace.

The violent energy burst forth from the body, its residual force still striking the large tree behind the corpse, burning a charred hole in it, completely transparent from front to back, with dark red sparks still flickering at the edges.

The massive body of the Corpse suddenly froze, its single crimson eye quickly lost its luster, and the primordial fire spread rapidly outwards from the large hole in its chest.

The withered, reddish-brown flesh became the best fuel, and in just a few seconds, this C-rank superior monster was completely burned into a pile of white ash that drifted in the wind.

[Ding! Burning a C-rank high-level eerie corpse has earned 30 experience points! The entry "Surging Heart" has been obtained!]

The wind subsided, and the forest returned to silence.

Isaac's head rapidly shrank and shrank back, accompanied by a cracking sound of bones reforming, and he returned to his gloomy and emaciated human form. He leaned against a broken tree trunk, panting heavily.

Surong shook his left hand, extinguishing the embers on the knuckle duster, and his tense muscles relaxed. He walked up to Isaac and looked him up and down: "You're Siren Head's contractor?"

Isaac looked up, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and nodded silently.

Su Long smiled approvingly and patted his shoulder hard.

"That was a good job."

The battle was finally over, and everyone calmed down and sat down to rest.

Leah gripped Evan's clothes tightly, staring at the deep, silent forest around them, still shaken. "How could a Corpse of Mourning appear in a place like this? Aren't these things only created after an exorcist dies?" she exclaimed.

What happened on this island in the past? Why has the outside world never heard a word about it?

No one answered Leah's questions. Evan silently took out a piece of velvet cloth and carefully wiped the longbow. Hannah and Isaac lowered their heads and closed their eyes to rest, without saying a word.

Su Long got up and walked to the fallen corpse. He bent down and stirred the ashes with his dagger for a moment, picked out five bracelets, and then returned to the group.

While distributing the bracelets, he said, "No matter what unspeakable secrets are hidden on this island, the fact that the Corpse of Sorrow has appeared proves that our previous speculation was correct."

Su Long's gaze swept over the group, and he said in a deep voice, "The situation here is worse than we expected. From now on, everyone must be on high alert."

The group nodded in unison, their expressions grave. Seeing this, Su Long also nodded and walked over to Hannah, preparing to sit down and rest.

"Whoosh"

"Swoosh" 6

Several extremely sharp whistling sounds suddenly shattered the deathly silence above the forest.

Everyone looked up at the sky and saw five bright red flares shooting into the sky from different parts of the forest, leaving long trails behind them.

They pierced through the thick, grayish-white fog, exploding into five dazzling, blood-red lights against the gloomy sky.

Hannah exclaimed in surprise, "What's going on? How come five signal flares have suddenly appeared!"

"Watch out for the surroundings!" Su Long shouted, quickly drawing "Sirius" and scanning the surrounding bushes warily, while also keeping a close eye on the sky.

The others, reminded by Su Long, quickly perked up and became alert to the surrounding dense forest. Lia also pushed her abilities to the limit, constantly sensing the movements around her.

Soon, the deafening roar of helicopter rotors echoed from afar. A black rescue helicopter broke through the clouds and quickly flew to the sky above where several signal flares had been launched.

Su Long narrowed his eyes, staring intently at the helicopter's movements. The rules read out by Zena echoed in his mind: once the signal flare was launched, the rescue helicopter would arrive within five minutes and immediately begin the rescue operation.

The helicopter did arrive, and very quickly at that, but it circled the target area again and again, showing no sign of descending or stopping to lower any rescue ropes.

Then, to everyone's disbelief, the helicopter suddenly pulled up its nose, turned around, and flew back without hesitation!

The roar of the rotors gradually faded into the distance, eventually disappearing completely into the horizon.

"The helicopter flew away directly—" Su Long said in a deep voice, recounting what he had observed.

The four of them looked extremely pale instantly. Lia bit her lower lip hard, clung tightly to her brother's arm with both hands, and her body trembled slightly uncontrollably.

The firing of a signal flare signifies that the candidates have encountered an insurmountable and fatal crisis and have voluntarily given up the assessment in order to survive. However, the rescue team responsible for ensuring safety has simply abandoned the candidates on the ground.

Hannah was pale and her voice was hoarse: "Why didn't they save people? Inspector Zena clearly said that firing a signal flare would allow them to withdraw from the assessment."

Evan gripped his longbow tightly, angrily saying, "Clearly, the rules have been tampered with, or rather, from the very beginning, this so-called rescue promise was a complete lie."

Su Long shook his head and offered his speculation: "It doesn't seem likely. The helicopter hovered in the area with the flares for a long time before finally flying away. Perhaps it wasn't that it didn't intend to rescue people, but rather—it couldn't find where the person who called for help was."

"As for the rules being altered, that's unlikely. After all, Mrs. Hedley is an A-level exorcist. They wouldn't dare to so blatantly fool an A-level."

Suddenly, the satellite phone in Su Long's pocket rang.

Surong quickly answered the phone. Hedley's elegant voice came through the receiver, but it carried a hint of seriousness and fatigue: "Surong, it's me. I saw on the monitor screen in the command center that the five of you are currently together. How is the situation on your end?"

Su Long glanced at his teammates beside him and replied, "We're doing alright here. We just finished off a sad corpse together."

Hedley replied, "I witnessed your entire battle; you are both excellent exorcists."

Surong ignored Mrs. Hedley's praise and instead inquired, "What happened in the other areas? Why did the helicopter fly over and then fly straight back? What's the situation at command center now?"

On the other end of the phone, Hedley sighed heavily and replied, "The helicopter did not find any examinees in need of rescue in the target area, but it did find signs of fighting. Fearing there might be some strange ambush, they decided to return and discuss the next steps later."

She paused, then said, "Just now, five signal flares were launched into the forest at once."

"The command center immediately dialed their satellite phones one by one to try to confirm the situation, but no one answered. It can now be confirmed that seven candidates have completely lost contact."

Seven!

Su Long's pupils suddenly contracted.

Of the twelve candidates, seven others, excluding the five mentioned above, all met with misfortune at the same time.

"Do you have any clues?" Hedley asked.

Su Long quickly reviewed his experience after entering the forest in his mind and replied, "No, except when we first entered the forest and everyone took different paths and split up, we haven't encountered anyone else since."

Then he asked, puzzled, "Don't they all wear recorders on their helmets? Didn't they capture anything on the command center's monitors?"

Hedley paused for a moment on the other end of the phone, then said in a serious tone, "A minute before the signal flare was launched, a thick fog suddenly rolled in. All the footage captured by the head-mounted cameras was just a white blur, with no valuable information whatsoever."

"Immediately afterwards, the signal flare was launched into the air, and all of their equipment signals were completely cut off."

Hearing Hedley's words, Surong also fell silent. The camera was blocked, the signal was interrupted, and no useful information was captured, which was not good news.

"So what do we do now?" Su Long couldn't help but ask.

Hedley paused for a moment, then said, "We can still pinpoint your location. Stay where you are, I'm coming right now."

Suron nodded. "Yes, Mrs. Hedley."

Then, he turned to the crowd around him and said, "Everyone, rest here immediately. Mrs. Hedley will be back to join us soon."

"It seems there's been a rather unexpected turn of events in this assessment."

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