America: The Cremator

Golden flames erupted from Su Long's fist, the intense heat even distorting the surrounding air.

"Sizzle—"

The moment the fist made contact with the tiger's face, a pungent smell of burning protein mixed with a strong stench of blood suddenly exploded, and a large amount of bluish-gray smoke rose up.

The giant tiger's amber vertical pupils widened suddenly, and a sharp burning pain came from its left cheek, causing it to let out a fierce roar mixed with anger. The claws that were suppressing Su Long also subconsciously loosened, and its massive body retreated.

At the same time, an invisible wave emanated from the depths of Su Long's eyes, originating from the power of the term "Fear Shock," transforming into an invisible shock that precisely pierced the giant tiger's pupil.

The giant tiger's movements suddenly froze. A primal fear, originating from the depths of its soul and the fear of facing a higher predator, instantly seized its nerves. Its body staggered back several steps uncontrollably, and the roar that had been brewing in its throat turned into a low whimper filled with fear.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Sulong rolled off the grass and picked up the Colt python that had fallen not far away.

He steadied himself, only to see the giant tiger, after a brief moment of shock, readjust its posture, its muscles bulging, seemingly preparing for a new attack.

"Yevka, that's enough!"

Dania's clear voice rang out as she quickly stepped forward, spreading her arms to stand between Suron and the giant tiger.

Su Long remained vigilant, his gaze fixed intently on the giant tiger.

He could clearly see that the flesh on the giant tiger's left cheek, scorched by the primordial fire, was now writhing at a speed visible to the naked eye, with countless bright red buds growing wildly, intertwining, and healing from beneath the charred tissue.

This is definitely not an ordinary tiger.

The next moment, two lines of pale blue light screens quietly appeared in his field of vision.

[You burned the B-rank eerie Chapaevka, freeing a portion of his despairing soul and gaining the attribute "Bloodline Might☆"]

It really is strange.

Su Long's eyes turned cold, and his finger holding the revolver slowly moved to the trigger.

In just a few seconds, the wounds on the giant tiger's face had almost completely healed, leaving only a few charred whiskers.

It exhaled a breath of foul air mixed with blood and foam, its amber pupils fixed on Su Long, and it actually spoke human language.

The voice unexpectedly carried a hint of mature femininity, deep and husky.

"Kid, you're very brave. I like your kind of courageous human."

Su Long looked at the female giant tiger, his lips twitched, and he let out a cold snort.

"Very well, I also like tigers who know when to back down. Since you've chosen to live in human society, you should throw away those animalistic instincts as soon as possible."

"Human, don't be ungrateful!"

Chapaevka seemed to be thoroughly enraged by these words, and it took a step forward, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

Without saying a word, Su Long raised his arm.

The cold muzzle was pointed at the tiger's forehead, and the next moment, the golden primordial fire burst into flames again, engulfing the entire black revolver along with his arm.

That pure, eerie, destructive aura, enough to purify everything, brought Chapaevka to an abrupt halt.

Feeling the burning pain of the flames, it reluctantly took a half-step back.

"Kid, once I've regained my strength, I'll definitely have a fair fight with you."

Sulong understood. He himself had never experienced the feeling of being burned by the primordial fire, but judging from the reactions of the Rain Maiden and Shoggoth, that kind of pain was enough to be engraved deep in the soul of the eerie creature.

It seems this is a cowardly tiger that has been burned too hard.

"Alright, alright, isn't it better to be more harmonious this way?"

Seeing this, Dania finally breathed a sigh of relief, a relaxed smile appearing on her face. She turned to look at Surong, her bright blue eyes filled with surprise and curiosity: "I really didn't expect you to be an exorcist too!"

Su Long extinguished the flame, holstered the revolver, and retorted, "What, didn't your Yurievich family's intelligence network uncover this information?"

Dania readily admitted, "Of course we investigated you, but all the information shows that you are just an ordinary cremator suffering from uremia. We know nothing about your identity as an exorcist."

Su Long nodded in satisfaction, it seemed that his disguise had been quite successful all along.

Dania asked, puzzled, "Then why do you hide your identity and willingly become a cremator? With your abilities, you could become a registered exorcist, and your treatment and status would be much better than what you have now."

Upon hearing this, Su Long pondered the reason once again.

The job of a cremator allows him to come into contact with corpses in the most direct and safest way. This is the best way for him to acquire vocabulary and grow quickly, and it is far more efficient than the dangerous and risky commissions of an exorcist.

Secondly, when one's strength is insufficient, concealing one's strength can prevent one from entering the Federal Bureau of Paranormal Rescue too early, and can also prevent one from encountering too powerful paranormal entities too soon.

Finally, in this parallel world of America, he had absolutely no trust in the country's government institutions. Until he had grown strong enough to protect himself and defend against small-scale military raids and assassinations by secret agents, he did not want to expose himself to those greedy politicians and bureaucrats.

The next moment, Surong looked up at Dania, a deliberately mysterious smile on his face, and slowly said, "Because... I like burning corpses."

Dania was taken aback by the answer, then laughed: "Well, your hobby is quite unique."

As she spoke, she walked over to the giant tiger, affectionately patted its neck covered with thick muscles, and introduced it to Surong: "Let me formally introduce you, this is my tiger mother, and also my contracted anomaly, Chapaevka."

Su Long's eyes widened instantly, and he said in surprise, "So you're a contract-based exorcist?"

"That's right."

Dania smiled and nodded, then walked back to Su Long, leaning slightly forward, a sly glint in her bright blue eyes.

"Would you like to see what I'm capable of?"

"Of course," Suron replied immediately.

Dania nodded, and then made a move that Suron had never expected.

She reached out and grabbed the hem of her gray sweatshirt, then deftly pulled it off.

Su Long was immediately alarmed and instinctively took half a step back.

"Hey! What are you doing?"

Dania ignored him, casually tossed her hoodie onto the grass, and began unbuttoning her work pants.

It wasn't until she took off all her outer clothes that Surong belatedly realized that under those clothes, Dania was wearing a black sports bra made of a special elastic fabric.

The tight-fitting clothes clung to her skin without reservation, as if they were one with her body, outlining her perfect curves without any concealment.

The smooth shoulder line extends naturally from the neckline, and the shoulder curve is rounded and firm, without a trace of excess fat.

Looking down, the waist and abdomen narrow slightly, and you can clearly see the faint outline of the abdominal muscles and the six-pack abs. It's not deliberately ostentatious, but it's full of vigorous power.

The lines of her arms and waist are perfectly connected, and every inch of her skin exudes firm elasticity, without any affected softness.

Against the backdrop of this sports bra, her already delicate and fair skin now shone with an ivory-like porcelain luster, as if it could be broken with a touch.

Seeing Sulong's wary expression, Dania explained, "Don't be nervous. If you don't take off these ordinary clothes, my transformation will tear them all apart."

Upon hearing this, Su Long raised an eyebrow.

"Wow? There's even clothing ripping?"