America: The Cremator

Su Long's consciousness sank into the system panel, where he saw a new column for experience points, clearly displaying the number "40".

It seems he gained a lot of experience points this time, as the system no longer displays them as flying light spots, but in a clearer and simpler way.

Su Long's gaze shifted downwards, landing on the entry area. The entry for "[Water Rain's Hatred]" had completely disappeared, as if it had never existed. And after the original "[Blood Rain's Gift]", a dim star had appeared, indicating that it had successfully upgraded.

Just then, Su Long noticed that the edges of the upgraded [Gift of Blood Rain☆] and [Rapid Regeneration☆☆] attributes were emitting a faint glow that attracted each other.

It's a blendable special effect!

Su Long raised an eyebrow slightly. He clearly remembered that when he obtained [Rapid Regeneration], the system did not suggest that it could be fused with [Gift of Blood Rain].

A thought flashed through his mind: perhaps because the previous [Gift of Blood Rain] was not a complete blessing entry and did not qualify for fusion, but with the complete death of the "Rain Girl", this entry has truly returned to its original form.

Without further hesitation, he chose to merge.

The characters representing the two terms transformed into two streams of light in the center of the panel, one scarlet like blood and the other emerald green like new life. They swirled and collided with each other, eventually merging completely into one and forming a new line of text that radiated a dark golden luster.

【Ode to Flesh and Blood☆☆】

Category: Blessing.

Description: The host can simultaneously control 20% of the total muscle and blood, and can actively speed up or slow down the body's metabolism and injury recovery.

Review: It's my body, my choice!

Su Long's pupils contracted slightly; the power of this term exceeded his expectations.

Controlling muscles and blood means he can achieve super-frequency bursts in local muscles, gaining strength and speed far exceeding the norm in an instant. It also means he can control blood flow, quickly clotting blood when injured, or concentrating blood and oxygen supply to the brain or specific organs when needed, in exchange for a short period of superhuman performance.

This has moved beyond the realm of simply passive recovery and entered the realm of actively controlling bodily functions.

Surong's gaze continued downwards, landing on [Raphael's Contract☆], and then he invested 10 experience points.

【Raphael's Contract☆☆】

Type: Blessing

Description: Your connection with Raphael is strengthened, and the sobering and healing effects of Raphael's transformed wine are increased by 50%. In addition, the wine gains an extra burning effect.

Review: Excellent wine!

Very good, now this bottle of wine is not only an auxiliary item, but also has a certain degree of offensiveness.

Su Long looked at his remaining 30 experience points and his current five-dimensional attribute panel.

Physical condition: 2

Agility: 2

Vision: 10

Charisma: 3

Spirit: 10

He evenly distributed his 16 experience points to Constitution and Agility, watching the two numbers climb from 2 to 10, before allocating the remaining 14 points to Vision and Spirit.

An indescribable warm current surged from his heart and instantly flowed through his limbs and bones.

He felt every cell in his body rejoicing. The weakness and fatigue caused by his long-term illness were being completely eliminated by a brute force. His muscle fibers were becoming denser and tougher, his bone density was increasing, and even the surface of his skin seemed to have an invisible layer of tough keratin.

Immediately afterwards, he felt a chill in his brain, and the subtle changes in the surrounding environment—the faint flicker of the emergency lights in the distance, the trajectory of water droplets falling from the pipes, Dania's breathing rhythm that had become somewhat disordered due to exhaustion—were all captured by his senses and presented in his brain with an unprecedented clarity.

The enhancement of his spiritual vision was even more mysterious. He could "see" those ethereal remnants in the air that were not completely dissipated after a strange death. They were like wisps of very faint blue smoke, slowly swirling under the influence of the airflow.

At that very moment, two new system notifications appeared in his field of vision.

[Host's spiritual vision attribute has reached a new stage, gaining new effects: Now able to see through some strange weaknesses and observe spiritual remnants.]

[Host's physical attributes have reached a new stage; the negative keyword "Plagued by Illness ★" has been removed.]

Su Long let out a long breath and brought up the control panel again.

Name: Su Long

Age: 28

Occupation: Cremator

Five-dimensional attributes:

Physical condition: 10 (Healthy!)

Agility: 10 (Swift!)

Vision: 20 (Eye of the Spirit World!)

Charisma: 3 (He's a person!)

Spirit: 14 (Resilient!)

Entry: [Prometheus☆☆] [Ode to Flesh and Blood☆☆] [Conqueror's Haki☆☆] [Sirius's Contract☆☆] [Raphael's Contract☆☆] [Elena's Clay Sculpture☆]

A muffled engine roar came from afar, interrupting Su Long's thoughts.

He looked up and saw a heavily modified black Cadillac Escalade slide down the ramp into the underground parking lot and stop not far from the two of them.

The car door opened quickly, and Sergei and Hannah got out of the car looking anxious.

Dania seemed to be startled awake by the sound. She lifted her head from Sulong's embrace and blinked in confusion.

Su Long supported her arm and pulled her up from the ground, then steadily carried her towards the Escalade.

He helped Dania into the spacious back seat before looking at the two of them and saying calmly, "Although Dania's condition has stabilized, she still needs professional medical treatment."

Sergei nodded, his expression serious, and said, "We've already contacted the doctor in advance, and we'll take Miss there soon."

Hannah's gaze fell on Suron's blood-soaked sleeve, and she asked, "Suron, your injury..."

Dania, inside the car, rolled down her window and looked at him. "Su, do you want to come with us?"

Su Long waved his hand and replied, "My injury isn't that serious, don't worry about me. I have other things to do."

Without another word, the group quickly got into the car, the black Cadillac Escalade turned around, and soon disappeared at the end of the spiral ramp.

After seeing Dania off, Suron left the underground parking lot alone and returned to his black Ford crematorium.

He leaned back in his chair, took out his phone to check messages, and as the screen lit up, a text message from his landlord from three days ago came into view.

"Hey Sue, I got my hands on some booster from a friend. It's potent, cheap, and harmless. It'll let you see God, you know what I mean? Want some?"

Su Long swiped his finger down the screen and saw five messages before this one, all of which were strongly worded notices demanding rent payment.

He twitched the corner of his mouth. No wonder it's been so quiet these past few days, so that's why...

However, I really don't have time to go back these few days. I'll pay the rent when I get back later.

He exited the text messaging interface and dialed Elena's number.

The receiver emitted a monotonous waiting tone, ringing more than a dozen times without anyone answering.

So Sulong raised his left hand, summoned the exquisite clay sculpture, and gently scratched its smooth belly a few times.

Almost simultaneously, the call was answered, and Elena's voice, filled with embarrassment and anger, came through the receiver: "Suron! I warned you, don't contact me in this damn way again!"

Su Long moved his phone further away, waiting for her to finish her tirade before asking, "Captain, are you very busy over there?"

"Of course! I'm working on a big case, and I probably won't be home for the next few days."

"What case?"

Elena paused for a few seconds, then her tone suddenly turned serious: "I can't reveal the specifics, but recently a new type of hallucinogenic drug has appeared on the market. You absolutely must not touch it. We've found out that these drugs seem to be related to strange powers, and may even be made using strange methods."

Su Long frowned: "What a coincidence, my landlord was just trying to sell me something... Of course, it could just be a simple enhancer."

Upon hearing this, Elena's voice on the other end of the phone suddenly became serious: "Then when you get back, keep a close eye on things, and contact me immediately if anything seems amiss. I'll come to check on you myself once I'm done here."

"Where is your rented apartment?"

"Nan Gongyuan District, No. 3402, Nanjihua Street".

"Okay," Elena said, and then hung up the phone.