American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 282 Are you sure you don't want to be with me...?

Cui Lin stared at Luo Yi in shock, thinking that the man in front of her, wearing black-rimmed glasses, seemed quite normal, but she never expected him to be an idiot.

The female hellish monk ignored Roy and continued walking back.

Roy then pushed Cui Lin aside, unleashed the powerful explosive force of the Ghost Wolf, and suddenly appeared behind the female Hell Monk, punching her in the back.

The female hellish monk was completely caught off guard and was sent flying by Roy, leaving Cui Lin even more dumbfounded.

"Am I dreaming?"

Cui Lin had already suspected that all of this was a nightmare. She couldn't help but pinch her thigh, and the intense pain made her realize that what she was seeing was not a dream.

"Huh, is it really that easy to beat?"

The Hell Cultists don't seem to be the type to fight in close combat, and Roy's current physical abilities are too strong, which is why he was able to land such a good punch.

However, the female hellish monk's counterattack was also very swift. Suddenly, a large number of iron chains appeared around the corridor and shot towards Roy, with barbs attached to the chains.

Unfortunately, this guy underestimated Roy; the chains and barbs couldn't break through Roy's defenses at all.

"That's it?"

Roy grabbed the female hellish monk by the neck and lifted her up, then a 1.5-meter-long sword appeared out of thin air in his hand.

Execution!

The female hellish nun's usually impassive expression finally showed a subtle change, but it was too late. The executioner's blade pierced her chest, pinning her to the corridor wall.

The executioner's blade's special ability directly killed the female hellish monk and absorbed some of her power to strengthen itself.

A faint red light flashed, and Roy could keenly sense that the executioner's blade had become heavier, by about one kilogram.

Is this how the executioner's blade is enhanced?

The female hellish monk's body rotted rapidly, soon turning into a lump of dark red, rotten flesh.

Roy thought this thing might be useful, so he put it back into his inventory along with the executioner's knife.

At this moment, the woman in the red dress finally came to her senses, and just as the female hellish monk died, the light in the corridor quickly returned to normal.

The woman in the red dress turned to run, but the scene she had just witnessed made her weak, and she collapsed to the ground as soon as she took a step.

"Ma'am, are you okay?"

Roy quickly went over to help the woman in the red dress up, but this only made her more frightened.

"You, don't come over!"

Just then, two security guards passed by and saw Roy and the woman in the red dress arguing in the corridor. They came over to question the two of them.

"Madam, sir, is there anything I can help you with?"

The woman in the red dress immediately shut up; she didn't live in the VIP area, and she might be in trouble if security found out.

Roy, however, showed no fear and calmly smiled at the two security guards.

"It's nothing, my female companion drank too much and is just a little unsteady on her feet."

Roy's calm demeanor, coupled with the woman in the red dress's lack of rebuttal, led the two security guards to refrain from suspicion and offer to help.

"Do you need us to help this lady back to her room?"

"No need, no need, I can handle it myself!"

Roy gave the woman in the red dress a look, signaling her to cooperate.

The woman in the red dress did not resist anymore. Roy pulled her up and then pretended to be drunk as Roy helped her walk away.

Roy took the woman in the red dress directly back to his room.

It was already 2 a.m., and the four women and one child in the suite were all asleep.

However, Dalia, being a mother, was a light sleeper. After hearing the noise, she went out to check and happened to see a stranger leading a woman in a red dress in.

"You are...Roy?"

"It's me! I forgot to take off my glasses!"

Roy then realized that he hadn't taken off Nidi's black-rimmed glasses yet.

Nidi's black-rimmed glasses make Roy unrecognizable to strangers, who might only find him somewhat familiar. However, those who truly love him can still recognize him.

Dalia's ability to recognize Roy shows that she truly loves him from the bottom of her heart.

"That scared me to death! I almost screamed!"

Dalia patted her magnificent headlights and breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing a strange man suddenly enter a room in the middle of the night is indeed quite terrifying for a woman who has little fighting ability.

The woman in the red dress stared at Roy's face in astonishment. It was simply amazing that a pair of glasses could change a person's appearance and demeanor so drastically!
If I had a pair of these glasses, wouldn't I be able to steal something and no one would be able to catch me?
"Dalia, you go back to sleep. I need to interrogate this woman. I'll try to keep my voice down."

Dalia nodded. She completely trusted Roy, and then went back to her and her daughter's small room and closed the door.

"Alright, ma'am, now it's just the two of us. Tell me who you are."

Roy put away Nidi's black-rimmed glasses, sat on the sofa, and scrutinized the somewhat bewildered Cui Lin, behaving like a bully or a villain.

The woman in the red dress trembled like a quail.

"Please let me go! My name is Britney, and I'm just an ordinary tourist on this ship! I don't know anything!"

Since the system reacted to the woman in the red dress, it means she must be an important character in some work. The system doesn't react to characters with little screen time or little popularity.

Seeing that the woman in the red dress wasn't cooperating, Roy decided to try and trick her.

"I know your name, your name is Cui Lin!"

When Cui Lin heard Roy call out his name, his expression instantly turned to astonishment.

"How do you know my name?"

Roy wore a confident expression.

"Hehe! Actually, you don't need to be afraid of me. I don't want to hurt you at all. I just want to know what happened just now."

Cui Lin bit her lip. There was no way she could escape. This man in front of her could easily kill that devilish woman. Killing her would be a piece of cake for him.

Since the other party knows my name and might even know my clients, it's better to just be honest.

"I can tell you, but you must promise not to hand me over to the police!"

Roy spread his hands.

"Please, this is international waters, where am I supposed to find the police for you?"

Having received Roy's promise, Trillin finally revealed what had just happened.

Cui Lin is a professional thief who is hired to steal cultural relics or special items.

This time, Cui Lin boarded the ship at the behest of Simon, the original owner of the luxury cruise ship, to steal the Box of Sorrow.

"...After I stole the Box of Sorrow from that boy, I gave it to Simon. Not long after I left Simon's room, the entire corridor suddenly went dark, and then that terrifying woman suddenly appeared and followed me. I was terrified and ran wildly down the corridor but couldn't get out until I met you."

Based on this, it seems that the man named Simon activated the Box of Mourning and became the first sacrifice.

The Box of Mourning should still be in Simon's room.

Roy stood up and looked at Cui Lin.

"Take me to Simon's room now!" "What? Are you serious? That's too dangerous!"

Cui Lin refused outright; this woman seemed to value her life quite a bit.

"With me here, what are you afraid of? Besides, I just saved your life, aren't you going to repay me?"

This left Cui Lin speechless.

Indeed, if Roy hadn't appeared, she would definitely be dead, but she still didn't want to go back to Simon's room.

"Are you sure you don't want to come with me... and instead want me to lead the way?"

Cui Lin deliberately struck a flirtatious pose, only changing her tune after seeing Roy start to get angry.

"Alright, I can take you to Simon's room, but if anything happens, I'll definitely turn around and run!"

"Alright, alright, lead the way!"

Roy placed his hand on Tracy's shoulder, letting the other walk in front of him.

On the dark sea, a storm was gathering, and even a giant cruise ship like the Santiago was so small in the face of the power of nature.

At that moment, a speedboat was rapidly approaching the Santiago amidst the wind and waves.

Compared to the massive Santiago, this speedboat is as tiny as a small fish next to a whale, completely unnoticed.

Of course, the real reason the speedboat went unnoticed was because it was equipped with radar-proof devices, using technology to achieve stealth.

"Ms. Catherine, what exactly do you want?"

At this moment, a conflict is breaking out on the ship.

Captain Finnigan noticed that his employer seemed a bit strange, and then his partner, mechanic Joey, discovered that there was a large number of explosive weapons hidden on the ship.

Although Finnegan often engaged in shady business, transporting illegal goods at sea, the presence of so many explosive weapons on board, and the fact that the target was a luxury cruise ship full of passengers, led Finnegan to suspect that his employer intended to hijack the cruise ship.

Finnegan had only ever done small-time smuggling before, so he was far from being capable of hijacking a luxury cruise ship. He immediately decided to secretly inform the people on the Santiago and prepare to go undercover to clear his name.

As it turned out, Catherine discovered Finnegan's little trick and led a group of mercenaries into the cockpit to take control of Finnegan and Joey.

Finnegan is definitely not innocent in this line of work; he also has a gun.

However, Finnegan's pistol was no match for the mercenaries' rifles, which meant that no one on Catherine's side could operate the boat, hence the standoff with him.

"Captain Finnigan, I've told you before that knowing too much isn't necessarily a good thing, why won't you listen?"

Catherine looked at Finnegan coldly.

Finnigan swallowed hard. Today might be the biggest challenge of his career, and possibly his last job.

"You lied to me! When you hired me, you said I was just there to deliver things, not to hijack this cruise ship!"

Catherine glanced at Finnegan in surprise, realizing that he had discovered the explosives in the cabin.

"I do have something to deliver onto the ship, I don't intend to hijack the cruise ship, you can rest assured about that!"

Joey, standing next to Finnegan, stammered in response to Catherine.

"Do you think we're idiots? Are all these explosives just for setting off fireworks?"

Catherine gave Finnegan and Joey a long look.

"Whether you believe it or not, I am indeed here to deliver something! But I think you'd better believe me, otherwise we'll have to sail back ourselves."

It was clear that Catherine had murderous intent, which made Finnegan and Joey even more nervous.

However, circumstances are beyond our control. If Catherine hadn't discovered Finnegan's underhanded tactics, things would have been fine, but now that he's been exposed, there's no other choice.

"I'm curious, how did you notice my movements?"

Catherine gave a cold laugh.

"Because I have people on the USS San Diego!"

It's obvious that Catherine's inside man on the Santiago intercepted Finnegan's message, which is why Catherine was able to discover Finnegan.

Finnigan's eye twitched. He really wanted to retort, "You're saying you're not going to hijack the cruise ship?"
"Alright, Ms. Catherine, I give up! I can forgo the hiring fee, I just hope you'll let us go afterward!"

Joey stared wide-eyed at Finnigan.

"Fennigan, are you serious? Then what? Did we just work for nothing?"

"Shut up, Joey! It's better to work for nothing than to die!"

Catherine raised her head slightly, revealing a smug smile.

"Captain Finnigan, I'm glad you've come to terms with reality! I hope you won't make a similar mistake again! Now, please bring the ship closer to the San Diego."

"What? Now? Are you crazy! It's dangerous to get close to a moving cruise ship even on a sunny day, let alone now with such strong winds!"

Catherine remained confident in Finnegan's answer.

"Captain Finnigan, I've said I have men on the Santiago. Your job is to carry out my orders!"

Under the threat of the rifle, Finnigan had no choice but to grit his teeth and come to the helm.

At this moment, Finnigan was surprised to find that the Santiago in the distance had stopped sailing and was motionless.

"How could this be?"

Finnegan looked at Catherine.

"Now do you believe me? Get to work!"

Urged on by Catherine, Finnigan had no choice but to slowly bring the speedboat closer to the Santiago.

Immediately afterwards, the mercenaries began using grappling hooks to hook onto the deck of the Santiago, preparing to board the luxury cruise ship.

As for Catherine, she went into the closed cabin and found her boss.

"Boss, we've arrived!"

"Well done, Catherine! I can already feel the power of the Box of Grief; someone must have activated it beforehand!"

From the shadows, an old man wearing a loose cloak emerged.

This guy was pale and bloodless, just like a legendary vampire, and there was an unusual bulge on his chest that even a loose cloak couldn't hide.

The old man's eyes were bloodshot, as if he were enduring endless pain.

"My nightmare is finally coming to an end!"

The old man couldn't wait to leave the cabin and come to the deck. The sudden appearance of the strange old man aroused everyone's curiosity.

Finnigan frowned again.

"Who is he?"

Catherine gave a brief introduction.

“This is my boss, Roland Gordon, and also the ‘cargo’ I asked you to transport.”

"Catherine, there's no need to explain to them, just get me on the ship!"

Trilling (Famke Jansen)

(End of this chapter)