America: The Cremator

Chapter 195: An old friend again, and a second challenge?

Su Long shook his head as he looked at the crack and advised, "Wait a few minutes. I've already contacted the Strange Support Bureau."

"We'll go in after they arrive and take over the site."

Byron glanced at the mess all around him, then stared at the crack for a moment before finally nodding in agreement.

"Alright, it will take some time for this rift to fully develop into a Grade A."

"Let's take advantage of this time to observe the surrounding area for a while and recover our strength."

Sulong walked to a rock, sat down, took off the "Raphael" from his waist, and took a big gulp.

The liquor flowed down his throat, turning into a warm current that spread throughout his body, relieving the fatigue from the intense battle.

"I'm going to rest for a while," Suron said to Byron.

Byron did not disturb him, but walked alone to the bottom of the rift and took out his instrument to continue measuring the spiritual fluctuations.

Su Long closed his eyes and brought up the system panel.

After the fierce battle just now, it's finally time to take stock of the results.

Experience points: 50

[Mithril Coins: 2]

[Soul Crystals: 3]

The system reward for killing Valak was quite generous: fifty experience points and two soul crystals, which replenished Sulong's depleted resources.

As an old rival, Valak's entry had already been extracted during the last clash in the Otherworld.

This also resulted in no new high-level terms being added this time.

If a new term is discovered, the gains from this will undoubtedly be even greater.

Fortunately, while cleaning up the modified Chupacabra, a highly tactically valuable [Shadow Strike] was dropped.

Sulong focused his attention on the new terms.

When I killed Victor just now, I activated this skill a few times. The effect was excellent, but it also had obvious flaws.

He locked his mind onto the panel, directly consuming ten experience points.

【Snapshot☆☆】

Type: Blessing. Description: The host can quickly atomize their body and re-condense it ten meters away in any direction to achieve a teleportation effect. It can be used three times every ten minutes!

Evaluation: Flash!

Su Long looked at the updated information and was very satisfied.

In close combat, three instantaneous displacements that ignore obstacles are enough to change the course of the battle. Those ten experience points were well spent.

After doing all that, Su Long looked at the remaining resources.

I have 40 experience points left and two mithril coins.

We have more than enough resources to upgrade a two-star entry to three stars.

He glanced at all the existing two-star entries on the panel.

Currently, only three companies meet the upgrade requirements.

【Overlord Aura☆☆】

【Night Hunter☆☆】

【Snapshot☆☆】

These three terms each have their own focus, and all are quite useful abilities.

The Night Hunter provides stealth skills, enhancing their ability to ambush.

The Shadow Step provides mobility, and it's only been upgraded to two stars, so it's sufficient for now.

The Overlord's Aura is purely offensive and suppressive, providing hard control with mental shockwaves and long-range physical attacks with sonic shockwaves.

Su Long rapidly deduced in his mind the potential roles these three terms might play in the upcoming exploration of the Otherworld.

Behind the rift in the inner world, there lurks a monster far more troublesome than Varak.

In such an unknown environment, simply hiding or escaping is unlikely to solve the fundamental problem.

Improving our firepower and control capabilities is the best solution at present.

All things considered, upgrading the Overlord Aura yields significantly greater benefits.

Without further hesitation, Su Long directly consumed thirty experience points and one mithril coin.

The writing on the panel began to blur and recombine.

【The Ruler☆☆☆】

Category: Blessing Entries

Introduction: The host will gain a powerful aura and pressure, and can actively release mental shockwaves and sonic shockwaves in various parts of the body.

The mental shock effect is enhanced, and the sonic impact is amplified!

Comment: You just sit down!

Su Long read through the new entry description word by word and acknowledged the significant value of this upgrade.

This enhancement is a qualitative leap, with the most significant improvement being the unbinding of the release medium.

The domineering aura at the second-star stage must be released through the eyes to exert spiritual intimidation and through the mouth to roar out sound waves.

This fixed release method makes it easy to predict when facing high-level opponents.

The skill will be limited if the opponent avoids eye contact or blocks the speaker's position.

However, after evolving into a "Dominator", any part of the body can become a weapon.

Now, Sulong can unleash a mental shockwave from his fist the instant he throws a punch; he can also release sonic waves from his feet when he kicks.

With increased tactical freedom and stealth, coupled with improved base strength, this is undoubtedly a highly operable and lethal skill.

Looking at the last ten experience points in the experience value column, Su Long shifted his gaze to the basic attribute panel.

The other four basic attributes had already reached sixty points, but the domain attribute was still at fifty points, so he directly poured all of the last ten experience points into the domain attribute.

The panel values ​​are fluctuating.

[Domain: 60 (Domain of Impact!)]

Immediately afterwards, a brand new system notification popped up.

[Domain attributes have entered a new phase.]

[Gain the active skill "Domain Impact": Can be used once after each domain is deployed. After use, the domain will periodically impact the opponent's domain, continuously expanding its range, lasting for three minutes.]

Su Long looked at the skill description and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

Just now, when I was fighting Valak, I relied on a single burst of "Domain Shock" to forcefully cut through the opponent's divine kingdom.

The now-unlocked "Domain Impact" is a continuous suppression skill.

The three-minute periodic oscillation meant that as long as the trillion-cremation furnace was activated, the opponent's territory would be subjected to continuous bombardment, and its range would be constantly eroded.

This utterly unreasonable approach to advancement is nothing short of a bizarre nightmare in the field.

Surong closed the notification box and brought up the current full attribute panel.

[Constitution: 60 (Iron Body!)]

Agility: 60 (Starting at zero frames!)

[Spiritual Vision: 60 (Eagle Eyes!)]

[Spirit: 80 (A childlike heart!)]

[Charm: 60 (Charming and dashing!)]

[Domain: 60 (Domain of Impact!)]

Looking at the neat and uniform data, Su Long nodded in satisfaction. The domain attribute had finally caught up with the other attributes.

His current body has reached its peak in terms of physical strength, mental resistance, and control over the rules of the domain.

This also gave him the confidence to enter the rift in the inner world.

Su Long opened his eyes.

On the distant highway, several red and blue police lights tore through the night.

Accompanied by the urgent sirens, several heavy armored vehicles painted with the strange logo of the Support Bureau were speeding toward Rattlesnake Lake.

The rearguard has arrived.

A convoy of cars speeding along the highway in the distance rapidly approached.

The blinding red and blue police lights tore through the night on the shore of Rattlesnake Lake, and the deep, powerful roar of engines echoed across the empty wilderness.

The lead black armored command vehicle slammed on its brakes less than ten meters from the platform.

The large, run-flat tires kicked up a cloud of grayish-white dust on the scorched ground.

The car doors popped open to both sides.

Elena, dressed in all-black tactical combat gear, strode off the train.

Her already tall figure was accentuated by the tactical vest, her long golden hair was piled up behind her head, a heavy silver-tungsten alloy greatsword hung on her back, and the lantern at her waist emitted a faint, warm yellow light, dispelling the somewhat deathly atmosphere around her.

The armored vehicles behind them came to a stop one after another, and fully armed soldiers filed out.

Elena decisively ordered, "Second group, go to the left flank and establish a defensive line!"

"Three teams, set up the reality stabilizers and aim them at that crack! Heavy machine gun positions, whatever crawls out of that hole, give it full fire!"

The soldiers quickly dispersed, rapidly assembling several bulky metal instruments and connecting them to the vehicle's power supply with thick cables. Soon, two eerie blue beams of light shot out from the front of the instruments, striking the edge of the spatial rift and barely slowing the outward expansion of the black mud.

The machine gunner rested the barrel on the sandbag, locking the muzzle firmly in the center of the crevice.

With the defensive line in place, Elena carried a brass lantern and walked towards the high platform. Her gray-blue eyes swept over the collapsed rocks and scorched earth around her, finally settling on Suron and Byron beside her.

Elena walked up to the two of them, looked at Su Long, and asked, "Su Long, what happened here? Why did you make such a commotion?"

Sulong stood up, dusted off his trousers, hung the flask back on his waist, pointed to the crack, and said, "I just killed Varak."

"But this madman, before he died, insisted on using his own primordial spirituality as explosives to forcibly tear open this rift leading to the inner world, giving me a huge explosion. There was nothing I could do."

Elena paused, her gaze sweeping over Su Long several times.

"You... killed Valak?" she asked, her voice filled with surprise.

That's one of the seventy-two demon gods. Although its bizarre true form that descends to the mortal world is suppressed, it is still an extremely troublesome B-rank high-level bizarre.

Byron quickly raised his hand and waved the metal detector in it, trying to distance himself from Suron.

"Don't look at me, ma'am."

"You should know that when I arrived following the spiritual fluctuations, that guy's aura had already completely vanished, not even a speck of ash remained."

Elena looked at Sulong again.

He shrugged and admitted, "I took him down by myself, though it took a little effort, of course."

Looking at Su Long's relaxed demeanor, and then at the charred and devastated battlefield, Elena said, "Su Long, how long has it been? You've become even stronger."

"You flatter me," Su Long said casually, then turned to look at the reality stabilizer that was running behind him.

The blue beams of light could only provide temporary suppression; the churning black mud deep within the fissures continued to accumulate power, ready to break through the blockade and further expand the fissures.

Sulong pointed to the rift: "Now that you've set up defenses, we can leave the outer perimeter to you. Byron and I will go in and take a look, and try to sever the connection of this rift from the inside."

Elena immediately frowned and stepped forward to block the two of them: "Are you planning to go in just the two of you?"

Surrender and Byron nodded.

Elena bent down and pulled a portable tablet out of her tactical vest.

He quickly swiped his finger across the screen, pulling up a file and reading aloud: "Byron Wick, B-rank exorcist, domain master, direct descendant of the Wick family, member of the British Exorcist Association. Right?"

Byron nodded in agreement: "The intelligence network of the Strange Support Bureau is very efficient."

"Sulong, I know you two are very strong." Elena put away her tablet, her tone becoming extremely serious, and pointed to the rift leading to the inner world.

"But you must first understand that it is impossible to expand your domain in the inner world!"

Upon hearing this, Su Long raised an eyebrow.

Elena continued to explain the danger involved.

"The inner world has its own underlying rules, and the laws there are extremely exclusive, rejecting any independent external realm."

"Under that concentration of evil spiritual oppression, forcibly expanding the domain would result in being directly strangled by the will of the entire inner world."

""

"Once you go in, your strength will be reduced by more than half!"

Byron nodded to the side. As a member of a family of exorcists with a long history, he was naturally aware of the taboos of the inner world, which was why he hadn't stepped into it immediately.

"Not only that," Elena added, her eyes showing seriousness.

"The inner world is full of high-level anomalies and unknown dangers. If you go in and don't find the anchor point of the rift and cut it in time, or if you can't evacuate in time, you will be trapped in that hellish place forever and never be able to return to the real world."

Surong looked at Elena and asked, "So, what's your suggestion?"

Elena looked him straight in the eye and said firmly, "I want to go in with you."

"First, severing spatial connections requires the use of the Support Bureau's specialized equipment, and I have mastered the techniques for using various specialized instruments, so I can find the anchor frequency faster than you."

"Secondly, I am also a B-rank exorcist with rich combat experience. I will definitely not hold you back. Su Long, you know this better than anyone."

Su Long thought back for a moment.

Elena's close-combat skills and tactical awareness are indeed impeccable.

Furthermore, neither he nor Byron had experience operating the equipment, and without the help of Elena and professional instruments, they were indeed more likely to fall into a disadvantageous position.

Byron looked at Suron, shrugged, and clearly handed the decision over to Suron.

Su Long didn't hesitate for long. He looked at Elena and nodded.

"Okay, it's always good to have more help. Elena, go get the equipment, we'll set off immediately."

Upon hearing that Su Long agreed, Elena didn't waste any words and turned to walk towards the command vehicle at the rear.

A few minutes later, she returned carrying three heavy suitcases.

The black military-grade explosion-proof suitcase has a surface covered with anti-slip textures, and the corners are wrapped with thick titanium alloy edging. The lock position gleams with the faint light of an electronic lock.

Elena placed the three boxes side by side on the rocks at the edge of the platform and quickly entered the password.

With three consecutive "clicks," the lid of the box popped open.

She pointed to the neatly arranged tactical supplies inside the box and looked up at the two of them.

"This contains the necessary equipment for traveling to the Otherworld, where the environment is extremely harsh."

"To reduce the risk, you need to wear all of these things properly, without missing a single one."

Su Long stepped forward without hesitation and began putting on the equipment.

First is a self-priming, fully enclosed gas mask.

This device features a full-face design, with the transparent viewing window in front of the mask made of high-strength explosion-proof glass.

The built-in high-efficiency filter can block decaying spores and tiny poisonous insects mixed in with the air in the other world.

Sulong put the mask on his face and tightened the straps around his head. His breathing immediately became somewhat labored, but the pungent smell of sulfur and the stench of corpses in the air were completely filtered out.

Next, he attached a high-lumen military flashlight to the shoulder buckle of his tactical vest, pressed the switch, and a powerful beam of light pierced the surrounding darkness.

Next to it was a camouflage portable backpack containing high-calorie compressed biscuits, several bags of military-grade water purification equipment, and basic first-aid supplies.

This is enough food and water to sustain an adult for three days.

In that godforsaken place called the Otherworld, having your own supplies is the most basic requirement.

Finally, Sulong inserted a short, stubby signal flare launcher into the tactical quick-draw holster on the other side of his waist.

Byron, standing nearby, skillfully donned his full gear and professionally checked it.

Elena put on her last set of gear and then picked up an extra tactical belt and fastened it around her waist.

A palm-sized stability measuring device hung on the left side of the belt, with a screen displaying shimmering blue data waves, used to monitor the spiritual concentration of the surrounding space in real time.

On the right side hang three silver powder concussion grenades.

After finishing all that, Elena took out a small, oddly shaped black jar from the bottom of the box.

The jar had no markings on its surface, except for a red push-button switch on the top. The small black jar was secured to her chest in the most easily accessible position with a clip.

"We can set off now."

The three turned around and walked to the huge spatial rift that was suspended in mid-air.

The Reality Stabilizer's eerie blue beam continued to strike the edge of the rift, barely suppressing the viscous black mud that was trying to wriggle outwards.

Through the irregular gap in the crack, the view on the other side can be clearly seen.

That's Rattlesnake Lake in the Otherworld.

The geographical structure is exactly the same as the present world, but it exudes decay and desolation.

The once deep lake has completely dried up, and its bed has been torn apart by some enormous force, cracking out into huge, crisscrossing trenches.

Deep in the ravine, the pale skeletons of several unknown giant beasts could be vaguely seen. The once tall trees on the bank had all withered and turned into grayish-white dead objects, baring their fangs and claws and pointing towards the dark red sky.

An ever-present ash cloud floated in the air, and no signs of life could be seen in the entire world.

"Are you ready?"

Sulong reached out and placed his hand on the handle of "Sirius," then turned to look at the two people beside him, receiving affirmative answers from both.

"Let's go."

He then took a step and stepped into the rift that was shimmering with spatial turbulence.

The process of crossing the rift takes only a few seconds, but the sensory changes are earth-shattering.

The moisture and night winds brought by Rattlesnake Lake in the present world are completely cut off the moment you step into the crevice.

Instead, there was an extremely hot and dry airflow.

The airflow carried a strong, pungent stench of fermenting rotting flesh, along with an indescribable burnt smell.

Even through the gas mask, Su Long could still feel a nauseatingly sticky sensation in the surrounding air.

The surrounding temperature was at least ten degrees higher than in the real world, and as soon as Su Long walked in, sweat began to bead on his forehead.

The sounds around me have changed.

The roar of armored vehicle engines and the sound of soldiers running in the modern world are completely isolated.

The inner world was extremely quiet, with only the rustling sound of their feet crushing the dry ashes and the occasional mournful, inhuman screams coming from the depths of a distant valley.

Su Long stood on the dried-up lakebed, looked around, and suddenly realized that the weather in the inner world was very different from before.

Previously, when entering the Otherworld, whether in Cedar Ridge or other areas, it was usually late at night.

The air is always filled with a thick, grayish-white fog, making visibility extremely low; at most, one can only see a few dozen meters ahead.

At this moment, it is also night, but there is not a trace of fog here.

There wasn't a single cloud in the sky, and the entire firmament appeared a sickly dark red.

Rattlesnake Lake is located on high ground. Without the cover of the thick fog, and with the added boost of his Spirit Vision attribute and the "Eagle Eye" attribute, his field of vision became extremely wide, and he could see almost everything around him.

Sulong stood on the cracked high ground, his gaze sweeping over the fissured ravines and the desolate plain.

Several kilometers away in the wilderness, many twisted, dark figures roamed.

Those things looked like deformed wild beasts that had been skinned. Some crawled on all fours, while others dragged their mutilated bodies and wriggled on the ground, tirelessly gnawing on the remains.

What truly caught Sulong's attention was the more distant horizon.

At the edge of the dark red horizon, several extremely tall silhouettes stand.

Their size was beyond human understanding of living things. These silhouettes moved slowly against the dark red sky, their shapes bizarre and fantastical.

Some resemble mountains of flesh pieced together from countless tentacles, while others are topped with hundreds or thousands of glowing eyeballs, and still others present a geometric shape that is constantly folding and flipping.

Just one glance.

A sharp, piercing pain suddenly erupted in Su Long's brain.

This pain acts directly on the depths of the soul, transforming into a powerful spiritual impact.

It was a stream of information mixed with chaos, despair, and madness, trying to forcefully pour into his mind and completely shatter his reason.

Just as this shock was about to break through the defenses of reason, Surong's mental attributes and the "Innocent Heart" attribute came into play.

An invisible mental barrier activated on its own in Su Long's mind, firmly blocking the violent mental attack from the outside.

The chaotic sounds of eating echoed in my mind for a moment before being completely dismantled by this pure spiritual power.

The stinging sensation subsided, and my mind returned to clarity.

Su Long immediately looked away, no longer looking directly at the huge silhouettes on the horizon.

Elena, who was standing to the side, noticed Su Long's stiffness immediately and quickly reached out to grab his forearm.

"Sulong, whatever you do, don't look at those huge things on the horizon again."

She pointed to the ashes at her feet, gesturing for Surong to lower his gaze.

"In the Otherworld, sight is a two-way connection."

"The moment you focus your gaze on those high-level beings, they will instantly lock onto your location."

"If we attract the attention of just one of them, given our current state, we'll be wiped out completely."

Su Long nodded, indicating that he understood.

The sharp pain he had just experienced served as a wake-up call, reminding him that the horrors deep within the inner world were far more complex than he had imagined.

Without the aid of a domain, the chances of winning a melee fight against a monster of that size are extremely slim.

Byron pushed the edge of the gas mask aside, holding the spiritual detector in his hand, watching the data jumping on the instrument screen.

"Valak's residual energy is very strong, and the anchor point should be in this area nearby. We need to hurry."

Elena released Sulong's arm and walked at the front, carrying the brass lantern.

"Surron, Byron, stay close to me."

The three of them trudged through the dry ashes, following the edge of the dried-up lakebed southeastward.

This area is a dense pine forest in the real world, but in the Otherworld, all the vegetation has died out.

The high temperature and stench kept seeping into the gaps of the gas mask, and although it was filtered by the filter, it was still nauseating.

After walking for about ten minutes, the terrain ahead began to slope downwards, and an abandoned logging road came into view.

The environment here is much darker than the surrounding area.

The dark red sunlight was completely blocked by the intertwined and twisted branches of the dead trees above, making the light extremely dim.

The ground was covered with a thick layer of gray-black moss, which was wet and soft underfoot. From time to time, a sticky liquid was squeezed out from the gaps in the moss, making an extremely grating squelching sound.

Huge, dead trees lay scattered haphazardly in the middle of the road, blocking the way.

Countless abandoned side roads stretched in all directions, and Su Long walked in the middle, his eyes constantly activated with his spiritual vision.

Within their field of vision, extremely faint traces of malevolent spirit remained within the surrounding withered wood; these dead things seemed poised to come alive and cause trouble at any moment.

Everything here is rejecting them, the living people of this world.

Byron stopped and looked down at the metal detector in his hand.

The red dot on the dial was shining brightly, and inside, a hand resembling that of a pocket watch was swinging wildly, making a soft ticking sound.

"The swing angle has been reduced to a very small size."

He looked up and pointed to the widest fork in the road directly ahead.

"The energy source is gathered in front, no more than fifty meters away."

Su Long was planning his next move, keeping his spiritual energy ready to erupt at any moment.

He was not overconfident; in this unreliable environment, any carelessness could lead to total annihilation.

Elena, carrying a brass lantern, led the way. After rounding a huge, fallen, dead tree, the three of them suddenly found a clear path.

In the open space ahead, stood a strange, enormous tree.

Even in this bizarre and fantastical underworld, the shape of this thing still exudes a sense of incongruity.

It was so tall that it would take several people to encircle its thick trunk, but the material was extremely strange, resembling a mixture of human skin and flesh.

The tree trunk was covered with dark red tumors and blisters of varying sizes, each blister rising and falling rhythmically.

The tree canopy was covered with bright red leaves, from which thick, sticky blood dripped down, staining the moss below a dark red.

About five meters above the ground on the tree trunk, there was a huge human face.

The features of that face were completely distorted, its eyes were tightly closed, and its mouth was slightly open, exhaling a gas that smelled of sulfur and the stench of corpses.

"This is the anchor point left by Varak."

Byron looked at the giant tree of flesh and blood and gave a definite judgment: "That guy poured all his original spirituality into this thing, forcibly stitching the real world and the underworld together."

"Once we can destroy it, the cracks on the outside will lose their support."

Elena removed the spatial stability measuring instrument from her waist; the pale blue ripples on the instrument's screen were rhythmically pulsating.

She looked at the data, then turned to the two of them and said, "The instrument readings are very stable, and the spatial structure here is very solid."

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"This means we don't have to worry about bomb disposal causing a landslide. We can directly destroy this anchor point and then tear open a temporary gap on the spot to evacuate."

"Suron, Byron, we need to hurry, to avoid any further accidents."

Su Long looked at the huge face growing on the tree trunk and nodded.

"Then let's get started."

Without any unnecessary words, Su Long extended his right hand, and a purple-gold flame appeared out of thin air at his fingertips. The world-destroying fire was particularly dazzling in this space filled with evil spirituality.

He flicked his finger, and the flame streaked through the air before landing on the trunk of the giant tree of flesh and blood.

boom!

The world-destroying fire came into contact with the dark red tumors and blisters, and instantly swelled up in a whirlwind.

The raging heat, like a persistent infection, spread wildly along the fleshy veins of the tree trunk.

In just a few seconds, the lower half of the entire giant tree was completely engulfed by the purple-gold flames.

The scorching smell of grease and flesh roasted at extremely high temperatures instantly masked the stench in the air.

Elena stared at the burning giant tree, her finger already pressed against the silver powder shock grenade.

As soon as the tree turns to ashes, she will immediately use a grenade to get Sulong and the others out of this hellish place.

It was at that very moment.

The human face on the trunk of the giant tree, which had been keeping its eyes tightly closed, suddenly opened its eyes.

Those were huge eyes with only pale white sclera.

Its mouth suddenly opened wide in an exaggerated manner, revealing a dense array of sharp teeth inside.

"yaiiiiiii

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An extremely shrill scream suddenly erupted from that giant mouth.

The sound carried a tangible spiritual impact, and a massive wave of sound swept in all directions.

The black moss on the ground was blown away, and the dead trees lying haphazardly around it were instantly turned to dust by the impact of the sound waves.

This type of sonic attack cannot be defended against by physical means.

The shock that reached his very soul made Su Long feel a churning in his stomach, a sharp pain in his eardrums, and a sensation as if hundreds of steel needles were piercing deep into his brain. His hearing was completely distorted, and all that remained in the world was that high-frequency buzzing.

Byron, who was behind him, immediately knelt down on one knee and covered his ears in pain.

Elena was in slightly better condition; the brass lantern emitted a warm yellow halo that mitigated some of the impact.

Her face turned deathly pale, but she still shouted through the roar, "Surong, shut it up! This noise will definitely attract those big things from the horizon!"

Su Long was well aware of the seriousness of the situation; just a glance at the huge silhouette on the horizon had almost caused him to lose his composure.

If this tree is allowed to continue its wailing, it will be a catastrophic disaster if those unspeakable monsters on the horizon are attracted to it!

He suppressed the dizziness in his head and communicated directly with "Raphael".

The wine pot trembled slightly.

A mouthful of wine appeared directly in Su Long's mouth, the liquid flowing down his throat and turning into a warm current that rushed straight to his head.

The power of the high-level sacred artifact instantly suppressed the mental interference, and the dizziness was forcibly dispelled.

Su Long immediately retaliated, raising his right hand and pointing at the giant face that was still screaming madly.

At his fingertips, a purple-gold flame of world destruction suddenly ignited.

The term "Ruler" is activated!

With the blessing of the Samsung entry, any part of his body can become a medium for releasing shockwaves, and the enormous power is directly gathered at the fingertips of his right hand.

boom!

A powerful sonic shockwave shot out from Su Long's fingertips.

The sound wave was ignited by the world-destroying fire the moment it left the fingertip, transforming into a raging pillar of purple-gold fire that slammed into the giant mouth.

Under the combined impact of physical shock and high temperature, the giant tree's screams came to an abrupt halt.

The enormous human face exploded under the bombardment of the pillar of fire, its flesh and blood fragments completely vaporized, and the massive pillar of fire pierced through the tree trunk, severing the entire giant tree of flesh and blood in two.

The tree canopy, having lost its support, collapsed with a deafening roar, crashing to the ground and sending up clouds of ashes. The apocalyptic fire clinging to it did not cease, continuing to devour the remaining debris.

In just a few seconds, it was burned to ashes.

The sharp sound waves disappeared, and the abandoned logging road returned to its deathly silence.

Byron, panting heavily, stood up from the ground and shook his still dizzy head.

Elena breathed a sigh of relief and was just about to step forward to confirm the evacuation route.

However, at this very moment...

An extremely powerful and chilling spiritual pressure descended upon this open space without warning.

This spiritual pressure pressed directly into the depths of everyone's souls, causing the temperature in the surrounding air to drop sharply, and even the embers of the world-destroying fire were compressed into only a few sparks.

Su Long's body suddenly sank, and the muscles in his legs tensed instantly, resisting the heavy pressure that was trying to force him to kneel.

At the same time, the "pure heart" attribute maintained his rational clarity.

The intensity of this spiritual pressure is even more terrifying than that of Valak in the underworld.

Alarm bells rang in Su Long's mind. Was the monster attracted by the scream just now?

Elena and Byron even had difficulty breathing, and their clothes were instantly soaked with cold sweat.

High-level mystery!

Su Long suddenly raised his head, his gaze passing over the still-burning ashes and locking onto a shadow in the air ahead.

There, space was distorting like ripples on water, and a tall figure slowly emerged from the distorted space.

It was a demon with the head of a goat.

Its body is grayish-white, with shriveled muscles clinging tightly to its bones.

The pair of curved ram horns on its head were covered with blasphemous runes, and most conspicuously, a six-pointed star emitting a dark red light was branded in the center of its forehead.

It hovered quietly high in the sky, looking down at the three people below.

The dark yellow horizontal pupils conveyed a coldness akin to looking at inanimate objects.

The ram-headed demon slowly opened its mouth, its dry voice echoing across the open space with an eerie familiarity.

"Su Long, it's been a long time."

"You've finally come to the Otherworld! I've been waiting for you for so long!"

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