America: The Cremator

Chapter 156 Sanctuary: Toy House!

Looking at the few sheep in front of him, Su Long recalled the top-secret files he had just seen and realized that these were mid-level C-rank sheep demon servants.

He turned to Hedley and asked, "Mrs. Hedley, what are your plans for these sheep-like servants?"

Hedley, carrying her small suitcase, took a half-step back and said calmly, "I'd like you to try and fight back first. If you really can't handle it, then I'll step in."

"In the short term, I can only expand my domain once. There may be something more troublesome deep inside the bunker, so I need to preserve my strength as much as possible."

Su Long knew this was the most reasonable arrangement at the moment, so he quickly glanced at the group of people who were standing at attention and said, "Gentlemen, now that you have your trump cards, don't hold back, use them all!"

He then quickly assigned targets to the group: "I'll take care of the two on the left, Isaac, you deal with the one in the middle, the remaining two are for the Thorne siblings, and Hannah, you go assist them!"

After the distribution was completed, Surong strode out and headed straight for the five approaching sheep demon servants.

He flipped his hands over, and "Lucas" instantly appeared on his fingers. Then, with a thought, the four-star power of [Prometheus] erupted.

The raging golden flames spread wildly in all directions like a flood bursting its banks.

The blazing flames spread along his wrists, instantly engulfing his arms, torso, and legs. In a short moment, Su Long was completely enveloped in a dazzling golden flame.

At the same time, two goat demon servants rushed in front of him, opening their mouths full of fangs, and two streams of dark blue hellfire spewed out, forming a crisscrossing fire net, attempting to completely devour Suron.

Su Long sneered, raised an arm, and blocked in front of him. The dark blue hellfire was forcibly separated to the sides the moment it collided with the primordial fire.

The moment he blocked the attack, Su Long's eyes widened, and an invisible mental shockwave emanated from him and spread outwards.

A shock of fear!

A violent surge of spiritual power swept across the entire area in an instant. A look of terror suddenly appeared in the scarlet eyes of the five sheep demon servants, and their figures froze on the spot.

This brief moment of stagnation not only provided a perfect assist for Hannah and Isaac, but also created an excellent counter-attack window for himself.

Su Long took a deep breath, then suddenly opened his mouth and unleashed a shrill sonic wave!

A visible, violent column of wind shot out from his mouth, passing directly over his arm burning with primordial fire, instantly engulfing the golden flames and turning it into an extremely dazzling pillar of fire!

"boom!"

The pillar of fire slammed into the chest of the goat demon servant on the left, sending it flying and crashing heavily into the metal corpse storage cabinet behind it, creating a huge dent in the heavy stainless steel cabinet door.

The intense heat of the primordial fire pierced through its chest cavity, leaving a charred void. The remaining flames, like a persistent affliction, clung tightly to its flesh and bones, burning its blood and flesh with frenzied intensity.

The sheep demon servant screamed and fell to the ground, rolling desperately on the ground in an attempt to extinguish the flames on its body, but all its efforts were in vain.

The other goat demon servant broke free from the shock of fear, saw the miserable state of its companion, let out a furious roar, and suddenly a ghostly blue flame ignited on the hard hooves of its forelimbs, slashing fiercely towards Suron's head with a whistling sound that tore through the air.

Su Long's expression hardened as he watched the hoof hurtling towards him.

The hoof structure of these demonic minions is far harder than a human fist, and with the added power of hellfire, they are even more difficult to deal with.

But at this moment, Su Long possessed a perfect body granted by 50 points of physique and was also possessed by the primordial fire, which gave him enough confidence to fight head-on.

He immediately activated his physical abilities at this stage, his muscle fibers contracted extremely in an instant, and his bone strength and explosive power increased exponentially.

The next moment, he twisted his waist sharply, and his right fist, wreathed in golden flames, smashed towards the hoof.

"Bang!"

The fist and the hoof armor collided with a loud crash, and at the moment of impact, Su Long's panel flashed wildly.

Our side gains the effects of Fearlessness, Berserk, and Armor Penetration.

The enemy is inflicted with Slow, Stun, and Weakness effects.

The combined effect of the six effects caused the forces of both sides to become unbalanced instantly. Then, a violent fireball exploded at the point of contact, and the terrifying explosion distorted the surrounding air.

The Sheep Demon Servant's incredibly tough left arm was as fragile as a dead tree in the face of the Flame Burst with its armor-piercing effect. It was directly blasted into flying bits of flesh and bone, and its body was forced back several steps.

However, Su Long gave it no chance to catch its breath. He suddenly exerted force with his feet and threw another punch, the wolf slamming into the chest of the sheep demon servant.

The fireball was triggered again! But this time, under Su Long's control, the energy of the explosion was transformed into an extremely thin jet of high-temperature fire, like a condensed explosive charge.

"Pfft!"

The jet of fire pierced through the goat demon servant's chest without any obstruction, creating a charred, bloody hole the size of a bowl on its back.

The massive body of the sheep demon servant stiffened abruptly, its power instantly drained, its knees buckled, and it collapsed heavily to its knees before Su Long.

Looking at the monster kneeling before him, Su Long expressionlessly raised his arms, his fists like two heavy hammers, simultaneously smashing down on the goat demon servant's enormous head from both sides.

Twin peaks piercing the ears!

Two violent bursts of fire exploded simultaneously on either side of its head. The terrifying compression and explosive force completely crushed the hard demon head. Before the debris could even fly, it was instantly vaporized by the golden flames.

The headless, mangled body swayed twice before collapsing heavily to the ground.

Su Long slowly withdrew his fists, turned his head to look at the other two battlefields, and prepared to provide support at any time.

At this moment, the battle on Hannah's side has reached a fever pitch.

She held the Bible tightly in both hands, and thick chains formed from holy light shot out from the pages like raging pythons, instantly piercing the heart of the goat demon servant who rushed forward.

The goat demon servant let out a piercing scream, and the ghostly blue hellfire spread wildly upwards along the chains, attempting to devour this sacred power.

Hannah gave a sharp shout and activated the Bible with all her might. The pages flipped rapidly in the gale, so fast that only a blur remained.

The chains that had pierced through the sheep demon servant instantly split and intertwined, binding the enormous creature tightly from head to toe.

With a sickening cracking sound of bones breaking, the chains suddenly tightened to their limit.

"Pfft!"

The enormous goat demon servant was brutally cut into dozens of pieces of flesh by the chains of holy light, its dark fur and foul-smelling internal organs scattered all over the ground, and it fell completely still.

On the other side, Isaac's face, twisted into a giant fleshy trumpet, was facing directly forward. The violent high-frequency sound waves were compressed to the extreme by the black bull horn, instantly piercing through the chest of the goat demon servant in the middle.

The sheep demon servant was propelled backward several meters by the enormous force. It looked down at its empty chest, then collapsed heavily onto the cold tile floor, never to rise again.

The last remaining sheep demon servant is now caught in the crossfire of Thorne and his sister.

Lia's long whip had already wrapped around the sheep demon servant's legs. She pulled him back sharply, and the sheep demon servant lost his balance, his huge body staggering forward.

Taking advantage of this perfect opening, Evan swiftly fired an arrow, which pierced the chest of the sheep demon servant.

The arrowhead was extremely unique, shimmering with a bright silver color; it was something Evan had just taken out of the lead canister in his backpack.

The goat demon servant, struck by the arrow, let out a painful roar. The skin, flesh, and bones on its body began to melt rapidly at a visible speed, as if they were hot wax.

Dark yellow pus mixed with black blood flowed down, and in just a few seconds, its entire upper body collapsed, turning into a puddle of foul-smelling mud.

Surong looked at the sheep demon servant that had melted into mud, raised an eyebrow slightly, and asked, "That's... radioactive material?"

Evan closed the lead canister again and nodded, explaining, "Cobalt alloy arrowhead."

"These kinds of strange things are not only afraid of pure silver and holy light, but also of radiation. This thing is extremely effective against them, but it's too expensive to make."

Surong turned his head and looked at the sheep demon servant that he had initially set ablaze with the primordial fire. It had stopped rolling around on the ground and screaming. Its massive body was completely carbonized, turning into a lump of charcoal that was still emitting sparks.

At this point, all five mid-tier C-rank sheep demon servants have been eliminated.

The tension in everyone eased slightly. Hannah was panting heavily, Isaac had returned to human form and was leaning against the wall wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, while Evan carefully checked his sister for injuries.

Just then, the air in the center of the arena, which had been flat, suddenly began to distort.

A tiny black dot, the size of a fingernail, appeared out of thin air. It was like a miniature gravitational singularity, instantly pulling in the surrounding light and dust. Then, an extremely violent suction force suddenly erupted.

The bits of flesh, entrails, dark hair, and even the molten mud and burning charcoal on the ground all rose uncontrollably and converged wildly toward that black spot.

The surrounding metal morgue cabinets creaked under the strain of the suction.

Minced flesh and bone fragments collided and squeezed violently in mid-air, emitting a chilling, sticky sound. The black dot was like a greedy stomach, devouring and kneading all the remains of the corpse.

In just a few seconds, the remains of the five sheep demon servants were completely compressed into a huge dark red fleshy ball with a diameter of nearly two meters.

The surface of the fleshy ball was covered with bulging bluish-black blood vessels, hooves, and broken horns.

"Thump"

A strange, muffled throbbing sound came out of the fleshy ball without warning.

Hannah groaned, covering her ears tightly with both hands, her face turning deathly pale. Leah, on the other hand, collapsed to her knees, curling up in agony.

Evan quickly crouched down and pulled her into his arms, but he also gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead.

Isaac leaned against the wall, his body sliding down involuntarily, his hands gripping his hair tightly, his fingernails scratching bloody marks on his scalp.

"Thump—"

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The second thud followed immediately, twice as loud as the first.

The fleshy ball suddenly expanded as it throbbed, and the blood vessels on its surface pulsated violently.

Su Long stood still, his brows furrowed, the "Immovable as a Mountain" state granted by his 50 points of mental attribute coming into play at this moment.

The powerful mental barrier weakened the strange sonic attack by more than half. Although he could still feel palpitations, it did not affect his actions or thoughts at all.

He turned to look at Hedley, the A-rank exorcist, who stood calmly in place, seemingly unaffected.

"Dong Yi"

The third thud was heard, and the ball of flesh had expanded to more than three meters in height. The skin and flesh on its surface were stretched to be extremely thin, and the dark blue hellfire rolling inside could be vaguely seen.

Hedley took gloves from her bosom and gracefully put them on, saying, "Everyone, come behind me."

Without any hesitation, Su Long immediately turned around, pulled the group of people who were helping each other to their feet behind Hedley, and then retreated to a safe position himself.

The group stood behind Hedley, watching the enormous ball of flesh that was about to explode with lingering fear.

The next moment, Hedley's middle finger and thumb gently overlapped, giving a crisp snap.

"Snap"

The next moment, a deep hum reverberated from beneath Hedley's feet.

Centered on her, a visible ring of silver-gray ripples spread wildly along the ground, instantly engulfing the entire underground morgue.

In the instant the silver-gray ripples swept across, the pale white tiles of the underground morgue faded away like water ripples, and the texture under everyone's feet changed from hard, non-slip rubber to a kind of slightly elastic wooden floor.

Su Long looked around and found that they were standing in the center of a wide stage.

The stage is not surrounded by solid walls, but by layers of thick, colorful soft paper curtains.

In the surrounding corners, all sorts of toys and dolls were piled up haphazardly. Their sizes were magnified dozens of times proportionally, and the details were extremely rough. You could even clearly see the thick stitching on the rag dolls and the rusty hinges at the joints of the puppets.

Su Long looked up at the area above the sloping wall where the roof should have been. There were no beams or ceiling there, only a narrow slit letting out a faint light.

Through the gap, Su Long could clearly see a pair of huge eyes, the eyes of a little girl, staring intently at them in the center of the stage with pure surprise and curiosity.

Su Long understood.

This is not a grand theater at all, but a miniature puppet show box filled with dolls and toys!

They were simply shrunk by Hedley's domain power, or rather, the performance box was enlarged proportionally to fit them all inside.

The enormous, dark red fleshy ball that was about to explode was currently hovering directly in front of the stage.

After a moment's thought, Su Long understood Hedley's intention.

With her A-level exorcist skills, she was fully capable of isolating the explosive device outside her domain, but an explosion of that magnitude would most likely destroy the load-bearing structure of the underground morgue.

Therefore, she chose to bring this extremely dangerous thing directly into her own domain to deal with it.

"Thump"

A fourth violent throbbing sound came from inside the fleshy ball, and the dark blue hellfire inside surged wildly, about to erupt with destructive energy.

Hedley stood still, her hands, clad in black velvet gloves, rapidly intertwining and pulling in front of her.

As she moved, countless translucent, delicate threads suddenly descended from the sky above the stage, connecting to the piles of dolls around her.

The next second, all the dolls came to life.

Worn-out rag dolls, marionettes with stiff joints, wind-up rusty dancing girls, and even plastic soldiers—

Pulled by the threads, all the dolls swayed and stood up, hundreds and thousands of them soaring into the air, transforming into a colorful torrent that rushed towards the about-to-explode ball of flesh.

The dolls were wrapped in layers around the fleshy ball, their rough arms reaching out to hold each other tightly, forming layer after layer of cushioning.

At the same time, heavy metallic clanging sounds came from the four corners of the stage, and four enormous platinum knights walked heavily to the front of the crowd.

Two of them held their greatswords upside down with both hands, plunging the blades deep into the wooden floor; the other two raised heavy metal shields large enough to cover their entire bodies. The four steel giants stood side by side, firmly protecting Suron and the others behind them.

"Boom—"

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A deafening explosion resounded in front of the stage, and the violent energy instantly tore apart the innermost layer of puppets, spewing outwards a mixture of eerie blue hellfire and foul-smelling flesh scraps.

Standing behind the Platinum Knight, Surong felt a violent tremor from the wooden floor beneath his feet, as a violent gust of air, mixed with high temperature, swept over and slammed into the giant shields of the two Shield Knights.

Under this terrifying impact, the Platinum Knight's massive body swayed involuntarily a few times, but it was not shaken off.

The explosion lasted for more than ten seconds before the aftershocks gradually subsided.

As the smoke and dust that had filled the stage gradually dissipated, the wooden floor in front was completely blackened, and even a huge shallow pit was burned into it.

Piles of doll remains and tattered fabric were scattered everywhere, and a pungent, burnt smell filled the air.

The two giant shield knights blocking the way had their once pristine platinum shields now charred black, with even slight signs of melting on their surfaces.

Hai Shili lowered her hands, her chest rising and falling slightly. She looked at the hidden danger that had been completely eliminated and clapped her hands gracefully.

The silver-gray ripples swept across again, and the scene of the puppet show box collapsed instantly. Everyone's vision blurred for a moment, and they were back in that pale, cold underground morgue.

"Let's go." Hai Shili picked up the small leather suitcase at her feet, took the first step, and walked towards the entrance of the stairwell where the morgue was located.

The group quickly followed, descending another winding concrete staircase until they were finally stopped by a tall, dark black wooden door.

The door panel is made of wood that looks like it has been soaked in some kind of extremely dark and damp environment for hundreds of years, with its surface covered with twisted natural textures.

Su Long stepped forward, glanced at Isaac, who immediately understood and stepped forward. The two of them placed their hands on the cold, sticky wooden door from the left and right, and exerted force at the same time.

With a dull thud, the dark wooden door was pushed open by Gonggong.

The lewd scene behind the door was laid bare before everyone's eyes.

This is an extremely grand hall, but there are no standard building materials inside.

The walls were covered with countless pale skeletons, which had been pieced together by some cruel method.

Thousands of skulls hung upside down from the ceiling, their dark eye sockets silently watching the intruder.

The ground beneath their feet was also made of countless tiny bone fragments and bone chips piled up and compacted, and the tactical boots made a teeth-grinding "crunch" sound when they stepped on it.

In the center of the hall stands a huge statue of the crucified Jesus, but it is suspended upside down.

The base of the cross was roughly nailed to the ceiling, Jesus' head was facing down and his feet were facing up, and his face, which should have been full of compassion and pain, had undergone an extremely strange change.

The corners of his mouth, which were slightly downturned, were pulled upwards by Qiu Sheng, freezing into an extremely exaggerated smile that exuded endless mockery and evil.

Below the statue, seven people were kneeling.

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