America: The Cremator

Chapter 110 You don't deserve to die so easily!

Ashton's trembling body suddenly calmed down. He paused for a moment, then his voice suddenly became agitated: "I—I did this to complete the 'Descent of God Plan'."

Su Long's interest was piqued. He leaned forward slightly and asked with great interest, "The Divine Descent Plan?"

Ashton slowly raised his head, his face flushing strangely, and his emotions became somewhat heightened: "A hundred years ago, my Lord sent out an avatar, intending to use it as a springboard to invade the real world, but it was defeated by the first bishop of the Cedar Territory Church and sealed in the well beneath the church, causing my Lord's plan to fail."

"In order to assist my Lord in completing this great plan, I killed Samuel and impersonated him to enter the Cedar County Church in an attempt to break the seal. But the power I gained was too weak. I used evil objects to erode the Bible day after day, weakening its sacred power, which only loosened the seal a little. It was still not enough to allow my Lord to break the seal."

Ashton spread his arms wide, his voice rising: "So I began to lure some vagrants into the well, and used mithril coins as bait to trick some local exorcists who were weak but eager for merit into going down there to sacrifice themselves to my Lord, to gather strength for His coming."

Su Long frowned, exchanged glances with the other three women, and asked, "What about the powerful exorcist?"

How did you manage to deceive them?

Ashton let out a sneer, his face revealing a morbid fanaticism, and he said maniacally, "To deal with them, I'll borrow their relics under various pretexts, and then hand them over to my Lord to corrupt, or to do some trivial things to them."

"When they used those relics again, the relics could no longer exert their original power and could only die at the hands of the monsters."

Surong subconsciously touched the "Raphael" at his waist. When he got the wine jug from Elena, he used the Primal Fire to bake the entire jug, which may have cleaned away the contamination at that time.

He pulled himself out of his reverie, looked back at the fanatical Ashton, and said coldly, "So, you specifically came to us this time to use us as sacrifices to Varak, right?"

Ashton nodded heavily, then suddenly looked at Suron with resentment: "I just didn't expect that you would be able to escape back by sheer luck."

Su Long snorted coldly, reached for the notebook, and weighed it in his hand: "You've probably done more than just this, haven't you? What's written in here?"

He opened the notebook, which was filled with dense penmanship. Upon closer inspection, it was a series of sales records detailing various transactions, including the buyer's name, the quantity of holy water purchased, and the organization or group to which they belonged.

Ashton boasted, "In order to weaken the exorcism forces in the West Tatu region more quickly, I sold them large quantities of holy water with weak effects, or even slightly contaminated water, at extremely low prices, to continuously weaken their power."

"They think they've gained an advantage from the church, but in reality, it's like boiling a frog in lukewarm water; evil forces will silently rob them of their health, weaken them, until finally they die."

Su Long scoffed disdainfully, "You really went to great lengths for a third-rate B-grade beast."

The taunt instantly stung Ashton's fragile nerves. His facial muscles twitched violently, and he roared angrily, "You barbaric bastard, I won't allow you to insult my lord!"

Su Long's smile deepened, and he became even more sarcastic: "Still trying to pretend to be a devout believer?"

If you were truly devout, you should have died rather than utter a single word when I held a gun to your forehead. But you were afraid to die, coward, Ashton.

"It turns out that you are neither devout to God nor loyal to Valak. You are nothing more than a loser who bets on both sides and is afraid of death."

Su Long leaned down and said with a wicked grin, "By the way, the clone that your master valued so much has been completely burned to ashes by us. The original body that came seeking revenge is probably still being beaten up like a punching bag by a monster much stronger than itself."

"Seattle isn't some small western town; it's a major city in the Federation. That idiot has lost his mind to even think about invading here. He doesn't even know his own limitations."

Ashton's face turned deathly pale. He slumped to the ground, muttering repeatedly, "Impossible—"

This is impossible—how could my Lord possibly fail—the divine descent plan—!

His faith, his fifteen years of planning, everything he had, in the end, became a joke.

Just then, Elena, who had been silent all along, slowly spoke up: "Suron, are you done asking?"

Surong glanced at Ashton and nodded: "That's about all the questions."

"Swish"

With a flash of silver light, Elena drew her longsword from her waist, the tip pointing directly at Ashton on the ground. Her eyes were filled with murderous intent as she coldly said, "Now, it's my turn to ask."

Su Long immediately stepped forward and placed his hand on her wrist: "Wait a minute."

Elena frowned at him and said sharply, "He's the one who killed old John!"

Surong met Elena's angry glare, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, "I know, I know, but if you use your sword, you'll make a mess of blood here, and it'll be hard to cover it up."

Elena's hand holding the sword suddenly stiffened, and she looked at Su Long in surprise.

Sulong didn't explain further, but straightened up and smiled at Dania and Hannah at the door.

"Gentlemen, would you like to come downstairs and wait for a moment? Captain Elena and I are about to have a heart-to-heart talk with this Mr. Ashton."

Dania and Hannah exchanged a glance, tacitly agreeing not to ask any further questions, and turned to leave the study, closing the door behind them.

After the two left, Surong looked again at Ashton, who was slumped on the ground, and slowly said, "For a piece of trash who couldn't even protect his own clone, you sacrificed your entire life and caused the deaths of so many people. Ashton, tell me, was it worth it?"

Ashton abruptly raised his head, shouting angrily, "You are not allowed to insult my lord!"

"What do you ignorant mortals know! Faith in God is the biggest lie!"

He struggled to his feet, roaring madly, "Didn't the demons of hell tell you?"

"The Kingdom of Heaven has fallen, and God is dead!"

"He doesn't exist! And he would never have any pity for his lambs!"

He said bitterly, "I once knelt before the icon day and night like the most devout believer, praying to God to save my seriously ill daughter, but what did I get in return? Nothing but silence!"

"So I prayed to the demons, asking them to save my daughter, and the great Lord Varak answered me!"

He answered me!

Sulong shrugged and asked, "So? Your daughter came back to life?"

Ashton frantically spread his arms, his face devout, and exclaimed excitedly, "Of course! Lord Valak personally guided her soul, freeing her from the torment of illness in the eternal realm, allowing her to enjoy endless life!"

"Thump—"

Upon hearing this, Surong couldn't hold back and slammed the hard corner of the ledger hard against Ashton's forehead, making a dull thud.

He was genuinely amused and exasperated by Ashton's actions.

"Using connections to send your daughter to hell? Ashton, you're a once-in-a-century idiot."

Suron raised the Sirius in his hand, flung out the magazine, ejected the only ordinary bullet inside, and then showed the empty magazine to Ashton.

"Ashton, I'm going to shoot you seven times in a row."

"If the gun didn't fire, then as you said, God doesn't exist. I'm leaving."

"If a shot is fired, it's God punishing you for betraying your original faith and toying with those innocent lives."

As he spoke, he handed the revolver to Elena. A hint of doubt flashed in Elena's eyes, but she still reached out and took the gun.

Su Long slowly circled around to Elena's back, pressed his body against her back, reached out his palm over her shoulder, and gently grasped the hand holding the gun.

A warm breath brushed against Elena's earlobe, and Su Long's deep voice sounded in her ear.

Let's come together.

Elena's body stiffened abruptly; instead of breaking free, she gripped Sirius's gun handle tightly.

Ashton, watching their pretentious antics, laughed loudly and without restraint: "A gun without bullets? How can a gun without bullets fire! You self-deceiving fools!"

Su Long ignored him and simply used his own finger to guide Elena's finger, quickly pulling the trigger.

Six shots in a row, each one a hollow sound.

Ashton's sarcasm deepened, even appearing somewhat arrogant.

But as Surong's finger guided Elena to pull the trigger for the seventh time, his smile suddenly vanished, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he stared nervously at the two men opposite him who were holding guns.

Elena held her breath, and the entire study fell into a deathly silence.

Surong whispered in her ear, "Shoot, Elena, for Mr. John, for Lucas and Amy, and for all the innocent people he killed."

Elena took a deep breath and pulled the trigger sharply.

A cluster of golden primordial fire appeared out of thin air inside the gun barrel, instantly condensing and compressing into a blazing fire bullet.

boom!

Gunshots rang out.

The golden fireball shot out of the barrel, leaving a dazzling trail in the air, and struck Ashton between the eyebrows.

"ah--!"

Ashton let out a bloodcurdling scream as he fell backward. Golden flames exploded from the bullet hole between his eyebrows, instantly engulfing his entire body, with wisps of smoke rising from beneath his charred skin.

"This is impossible—this is impossible!" He rolled and roared frantically in the flames, trying to extinguish the flames on his body, but the flames were like maggots clinging to his bones, burning brighter and brighter.

The next moment, Su Long released Elena's hand, strode forward, reached out and cupped Ashton's burning face, forcing him to look at him.

A bizarre scene unfolded.

Ashton's body, which was rapidly melting and carbonizing in the flames, stopped collapsing when touched by Suron.

Su Long stared into his eyes and said coldly, "Letting you die like this is too easy for you. Do you know how much suffering those you killed endured underground?"

"Why don't you try it out!"

[Overlord's Aura] Activated!

A terrifying pressure, a mixture of mental shock and sonic vibration, poured into the depths of Ashton's soul as the two locked eyes.

"Aaaaaaah!"

Ashton's screams instantly changed tone. His eyeballs burst in the flames, and golden flames spewed from all seven orifices at the same time, making him seem like a giant torch that kept emitting shrill screams.

Su Long slowly released his grip and gently pushed him away.

Amidst heart-wrenching screams, Ashton's body began to disintegrate once more. Flesh, bones, and internal organs—everything—quickly turned into a pool of still-warm white ash under the overwhelming aura of the Overlord and the burning of the Primal Fire.

A light blue system notification appeared before Su Long's eyes.

[Burning Demon God Fanatic Ashton, Experience +3]

Su Long patted Elena on the shoulder; she seemed still reeling from the shock.

"Let's go, Elena—it's over."