American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 344 The Light of Heaven
Suddenly, a red figure over five meters tall rushed out of the villa. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a giant demon with two horns on its head and bat wings on its back.

This red demon looks exactly like Roy!
Whether it was Ella on the scene, the scouts, or Mr. R and Amelia watching the filming, they all showed expressions of surprise.

"He's actually a demon!" ×4
A piercing scream!

Roy crashed into Ash like a supersonic fighter jet flying at full speed.

boom--

A dull thud echoed throughout the battlefield, once again making everyone present feel a tightness in their chest.

However, at this point, there were actually very few survivors left on the scene. Apart from the six blonde women who were still unconscious on Bumblebee, only Ella and the Vanguard remained.

The clone army was almost completely wiped out, and Ella was clearly not a normal living person.

131 Strength, 125 Agility, and 143 Constitution!
With the full enhancement of his demon form, Roy's physical attributes are now nothing short of monstrous.

As you can see, Ash was already struggling to keep up with Roy's speed, and was stabbed by Roy's Hell Executioner's Blade without any chance to dodge.

The result was that Ash was pushed several meters away, and a deep wound appeared on his chest, from which some strange gray substance flowed out.

The impact caused a large area of ​​the ground to collapse, and the resulting shockwave knocked over the vanguard and Ella, who were dozens of meters away.

That's it.

To be honest, Roy's outburst just now should have been enough to knock down one of the Twin Towers, but the results were extremely limited.

It can be seen that Ash's strength and physical attributes are comparable to those of the demon Roy, but his agility is somewhat inferior.

Ash's charge just now was also achieved by gradually accelerating to the point of breaking the sound barrier through strength and physique, unlike Roy who broke the sound barrier in just 3 seconds and was able to change direction at that speed.

The wound on his chest caused a slight ripple on Ash's usually calm face. His gray skin began to show subtle changes, and his aura seemed to increase as well.

This subtle change went unnoticed by Roy, who had already taken to the skies with his bat wings and was once again breaking the sound barrier, unleashing a barrage of attacks on Ash.

boom!
boom!
Snapped!
Loud explosions echoed from the Rocky Mountains; if you only listened to the sounds, you would definitely think that an artillery exercise was taking place in the mountains.

But in reality, these sounds were caused by only two people.

By now, both Roy and Ash were covered in wounds.

Roy had already activated Blood Rage, his body surging with blood energy, and his strength had increased by dozens of points.

Even so, Ash still subtly suppressed Roy in terms of power. The gray substance constantly flowing from his body seemed to be increasing his power, and each time it was just enough to suppress Roy.

It felt like they were deliberately waging a protracted war against Roy.

What's even more outrageous is that this guy's stamina seems to be inexhaustible!

Roy's constitution attribute is now close to 150, which is quite terrifying, right? But five minutes of all-out combat still put some strain on his body.

It's not that the higher your constitution attribute and the longer your stamina bar, the more you can fight without any worries. The greater the power you use, the longer your stamina will be consumed.

So at this moment, Roy was panting with his sword in hand, while Ash acted as if nothing had happened.

To be honest, Roy hadn't experienced a situation where his physical strength was suppressed in a long time.

The reason why he was exhausted when fighting the Kraken was mainly due to lack of oxygen. Whenever the Norwegian Siren fought Roy on the surface of the sea, Roy could fight it to the bitter end.

Ella, the Vanguard, and Hornet had already moved several hundred meters away. The sounds from the center of the battlefield were too deafening, and staying nearby might impair Ella and the Vanguard's hearing.

Furthermore, the vanguard realized that the individual rocket launcher was useless against Ash, and that a missile might be needed to take him down.

At this point, Roy and Ash had been engaged in a true man's duel for five minutes, with neither of them dodging or defending; it was a head-on collision with no room for maneuver.

"Soldier, what's the situation now?"

The scout heard Elise's voice again through his headset.

"This is bad! I saw Mr. Blake turn into a demon, but he's still being suppressed by that man!"

Upon hearing this, Elise gave new instructions.

"I've already taken a helicopter up the mountain. Mark their fighting position!"

"Roger that!"

The scout took out a special telescope, pointed the lens at Ash, and then pressed a few buttons.

The signal was quickly transmitted to FEAR's helicopter, allowing the pilot to pinpoint Ash's exact location.

At this moment, Roy had been attacking for five minutes and was looking for a breather, but Ash did not give him that chance.

With no other option, Roy could only brace himself and continue the fierce battle with Ash.

Two sharp whistles came from afar. Roy saw two missiles flying over from a distance and immediately realized that Elise had arrived.

After barely managing to parry Ash's attack, Roy quickly transformed from his demon form into his Nephilim form. The reduction in size allowed him to easily dodge Ash's attacks.

Ash probably didn't expect Roy to be able to change size at will, so he could only watch helplessly as Roy flapped his wings and took off.

Well, if Ash has any shortcomings, it's that he can't fly, and he can't even do a long jump.

Logically speaking, with Ash's immense strength and physique, he should have been able to attack Roy by jumping, but he just didn't jump and watched Roy ascend into the air.

Does this mean this thing can't leave the ground?

This reminded Roy of Antaeus, a giant from Greek mythology.

According to Greek mythology, Antaeus was the son of Gaia, the goddess of the earth, and Poseidon, the god of the sea. He was incredibly strong and possessed inexhaustible power as long as he stood on the ground, making him almost invincible.

This guy was eventually discovered by Hercules, who lifted him into the air, preventing him from drawing strength from the earth, and thus strangled him.

If that's the case...

Before anyone could think, the two missiles struck Ash, causing a massive explosion.

The aftershocks of the explosion even propelled Roy a further distance into the air.

These two bombs are quite special; they produced a large amount of water vapor after exploding, making them two water bombs!
Roy could sense the power of holy light emanating from the vapor; it was clear that these were holy water missiles blessed by Elise, specifically designed to target dark creatures.

It is evident that after the Silent Hill incident, Elise began to rely more heavily on human technology.

After all, even an archangel has limits in the human world, unless they completely disregard the human body, like a demon king who descends to earth.

However, as an angel, Uriel obviously could not make such a choice, so she could only further cooperate with FEA to develop special weapons that could deal with dark creatures.

These Holy Water Missiles are the result of our collaboration, and they are very effective against most dark creatures. Unfortunately, Ash is not a dark creature, so only the initial explosion of these two Holy Water Missiles caused damage, and the subsequent Holy Water vapor had no effect at all.

However, the impact of the Holy Water Missile still forced Ash to kneel on one knee, which caused the gray substance on Ash's body to increase and her size to become even larger.

Ash's original height was that of a normal adult male, around 1.8 to 1.9 meters, but now he has swelled to 2.5 meters, and his skin color has darkened further.

At this point, it was clear that Ash's color was turning red, and steam was rising from her body, as if she were about to be cooked.

The next moment, Ash seemed to regain his speech and let out a terrifying roar in Roy's direction. The shockwave from the roar even pushed Roy far away.

Good heavens, Zhang Fei, is it?

Then Ash picked up the double-barreled shotgun that he had never used before.

boom! boom!
Two loud bangs rang out as the double-barreled shotgun fired two gray bullets, unleashing a deluge of gray energy that swept towards Roy.

Can a double-barreled shotgun have that kind of attack range? Even C4 doesn't have that much of a burst radius, does it?

Roy just in time used chaotic energy to create a wall, but the wall constructed of chaotic energy was practically made of paper in front of the double-barreled shotgun.

Fortunately, the chaotic energy wall blocked the gray energy for a while, and Roy quickly pulled away from Ash's attack range.

This damage... it feels like Ash has gotten stronger again.

At this moment, Elise, who was in the distance, saw what was happening and jumped out of the helicopter, spreading her wings and flying over.

"Blake, watch out! This guy possesses the war power of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse! Its power will increase as the battle continues!"

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
Roy knew about this because, thanks to the booming film and gaming industry, the concept of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse had spread widely, and even non-Christians knew a little about it.

This concept comes from Revelation chapter 6 of the New Testament, where the gathering of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse signifies the imminent coming of the Last Judgment.

Elise's words explained why Ash's power had been suppressing Roy. War Knights were known for their terrifying power, and the battle itself provided them with a continuous source of strength.

However, at this moment, Roy thought of something else: Could it be that Death is also one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? Otherwise, why would Death's Eye keep flashing like Ultraman's chest light?

"So how can we defeat him?"

Elise gazed at Ash, her eyes seeming to pierce through time and space.

"This guy came back from a parallel future. In that post-apocalyptic world, he came into contact with the power of the War Knights and brought that power to this world. The way to defeat him... is to take him off the ground, so he will lose the source of his power!"

They really did get Ash off the ground! Hercules did it too!
The problem is that Hercules was incredibly strong, which is why he could lift Antaeus off the ground, but now Roy's strength is no match for Ash's, so even if he wanted to, he couldn't move Ash.

"careful!"

Just as Roy was about to voice his concerns, he saw Ash reload his bullets and fire a shot in Elise's direction.

This guy probably remembers the two holy water missiles launched from the helicopter the other party was on; those holy waters were filled with the aura of Elise's blessing.

Roy activated instantly. Because of his smaller size, Naphite form was actually faster than Devil form, breaking through the sound barrier almost instantly, and dodging with Elise.

Elise had actually seen Ash's attack through the Eye of God and was about to use the Great Prophecy spell to defend herself when she was startled by Roy.

"Mr. Black, let me go!"

Elise blushed slightly on her usually cool face because Roy had grabbed a spot he shouldn't have in order to save her.

"Ahem! I'm sorry, Ms. Elise, my current strength is not as great as that war knight's, and I may not be able to move him off the ground!"

Elise pondered for a moment.

"Your physique is indeed somewhat inferior to that of a war knight. I can bless your body and make your abilities stronger, but you must become an angel to achieve the greatest improvement!"

"no problem!"

In the blink of an eye, Roy transformed from Nephilim into an angel, with six wings of light unfurling behind him.

Elise's blessing followed shortly afterward; she held the Book of Genesis in her hands and began to recite the divine words aloud.

"God said, 'May the Lord bless you and keep you; may the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; may the Lord turn his countenance toward you and give you peace.' (From Exodus, God's blessing to Moses)"

A beam of holy light descended from the sky and landed on Roy. He instantly felt his body filled with power, and the wings of light on his back seemed to grow even larger.

[You have received a mysterious blessing, greatly increasing your attributes!]

I glanced at the attributes in the system panel and wow, 181 strength, 175 agility, and 193 constitution. My physical attributes have increased by a full 300!

This attribute bonus is much stronger than that of the demon form!
With this attribute bonus, plus the three auras of courage, protection, and vitality, Roy, radiating white light, was like a god of war!
At this moment, Ash finished reloading his double-barreled shotgun and this time he aimed at Roy.

Roy activated instantly, easily bypassing Ash's trajectory after Ash fired. His agility of 175 was terrifying; he was probably already flying at three times the speed of sound.

In other words, the deafening explosion was only heard by those around Roy when he appeared behind Ash.

At this moment, sound could no longer keep up with Roy's speed.

"Wake it up for me!"

Roy grabbed Ash's arm from behind, trying to pull him off the ground, but the guy's feet seemed rooted to the ground, and even 181's strength couldn't seem to lift him off.

Seeing this, Elise frowned and opened Genesis again to begin reciting.

“God said: ‘For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.’” (John 19:11)

[You have received a mysterious blessing, resulting in a slight boost to your attributes!]

Another beam of holy light descended from the sky, infusing Roy's body with even more power. However, it was clear that Roy's body could no longer bear any more blessings, so the blessings stopped once his three physical attributes reached the maximum of 200.

The excess Holy Light Blessing became a continuous buff, granting Roy the effect of rapid health and stamina recovery.

At this moment, Roy seemed to be able to sense what Elizabeth had told him before: Earth's rejection of higher-dimensional beings. That oppressive feeling of indifference and omnipresence made him feel extremely suffocated.

It turns out that an attribute of 200 is the limit for activities on Earth, and also the basic condition for becoming a higher-dimensional being. Roy has touched the threshold ahead of time.

With 200 points of maximum strength attribute, Roy was finally able to lift Ash's feet slightly off the ground, as if he could successfully lift Ash off the ground with just a little more effort.

But then, an unexpected event occurred.

Because of the prolonged physical struggle with Roy, coupled with the accumulated injuries, Ash's upper and lower body were separated into two halves!

Ash: I'm cracked!
Roy hadn't anticipated this situation, so he flew a long way due to excessive force. Fortunately, his current agility allowed him to react quickly in mid-air.

So the question arises: is the War Knight, with only half his body remaining on the ground, considered dead or alive? Elise quickly provided the answer.

"Oh no! The War Knight's power is still increasing! In 5 minutes, he will be as powerful as you!"

They're still alive even though only half of them are left?
Countless gray substances surged from Ash's abdominal cavity. These gray substances merged together and began to reshape his body, forming a gray beam of light that shot straight into the sky.

The entire sky quickly turned gray, and thunder surged continuously within the clouds.

At the same time, the Death Eye pendant around Roy's neck began to stir, as if preparing to respond to the power of the War Knight, which startled Roy so much that he quickly threw the Death Eye into his inventory.

One War Knight is terrifying enough; if another Death Knight comes along, we might as well just vote to surrender.

Roy tried to attack Ash, but the mysterious gray energy distorted the surrounding space, so he dared not attempt a close-range attack, and the angel's holy light attack was unable to penetrate the gray energy at all.

Having no other option, Roy could only fly to Ms. Elise's side and ask her.

"Ms. Elise, is there any way to deal with that gray energy?"

Elise shook her head helplessly.

"That gray energy is actually doomsday energy. If I were to descend in my complete form, I might be able to resolve it. Otherwise, only some special substances can penetrate this layer of energy."

Only the fully-powered Uriel could possibly descend? Does that mean only the power of an archangel and a demon lord could handle it?

Roy frowned deeply. Although his physical attributes had been forcibly boosted to 200 through the blessing, he was still some distance from the true Demon King level.

Otherwise, they would have been expelled from Earth long ago.

But at that moment, Roy suddenly remembered something and quickly took it out of his inventory to show Elise.

"Ms. Elise, can this thing deal with War Knights?"

Elise stared wide-eyed at the Grief Box in Roy's hand, which was about to transform into its final form.

"The Box of Leviathan? How did it end up in your hands?"

The Leviathan Box is simply another name for the Box of Mourning.

"This is a bit complicated. Just tell me directly whether this can deal with the War Knight!"

Elise's eyes, covered by a black cloth, glowed blue, as if she were observing the future. A few seconds later, she answered Roy.

"This thing can indeed deal with War Knights, but if you use it to complete the final sacrifice, it will summon Leviathan!"

"Ms. Elise, who do you think is easier to deal with, Leviathan or War Knight?"

Elise fell silent. Leviathan and War Knight were actually on the same level, but neither she nor Roy could do anything about the War Knight.

On the contrary, since Leviathan is a demon, angels have a certain degree of counter-effect, so it might be easier to fight.

"Sigh, I should have asked Adrian to come and help."

At that moment, beautiful string music began, and a man's voice came from not far away.

"I think I heard someone calling my name?"

Adrian, holding a guitar, suddenly appeared on the mountain road.

"Adrian, what brings you here?"

Roy stared wide-eyed at Adrian.

"Hmm! I suddenly felt some kind of guidance, so I played some tunes and sang along the way, and before I knew it, I was here. Elise, I'm not late this time, am I?"

Seeing Adrian appear, Elise breathed a sigh of relief. With herself, Roy, and Adrian, they would be able to fight even if Leviathan himself descended.

"Mr. Black, use your method! The War Knight is almost restored!"

"give it to me!"

Roy picked up the Box of Mourning, pointed the spiked part at Ash in the distance, who was almost completely restored except for his head, and struck a classic football-throwing pose.

As a quarterback, the original owner had practiced this move countless times, so as soon as Roy assumed the pose, he instinctively completed the throwing motion.

The Box of Sorrow unleashed a shockwave that instantly broke the sound barrier, reaching a terrifying speed of five times the speed of sound.

Roy's 200 points of strength attribute were clearly displayed at this moment.

At this speed, even a small stone could cause terrifying destruction, let alone a box created by the power of Leviathan.

boom!
Roy and the others only heard the roaring sound when the Box of Mourning plunged into Ash's neck.

The Box of Mourning absorbed a portion of the gray energy, which served as the source of power for the box's transformation.

The box then transformed into a two-sided rhombus shape, and because the Box of Sorrow occupied Ash's neck, his head could not grow back.

(The final form of the Box of Mourning)
At this moment, mist began to rise around them, and a mysterious stone gate appeared in the thick fog.

However, Roy's side had three angels, two of whom were archangels, and the holy light emanating from them easily dispelled the surrounding fog.

From within the mist, one after another, bizarre and distorted hellish monks appeared, including the same ones Roy had seen on the Santiago.

Presumably, they suffered too many losses at Roy's hands before, so this time they mobilized their entire force, ready to go all out against Roy.

The one leading the group is the most classic one, the male nail-haired Elliott Spencer who likes to wear leather jackets.

However, when these hellish monks saw the three angels flying in the air, two of whom had twelve wings and the other had six wings, they were instantly dumbfounded.

I'm fighting the Archangel? Is this some kind of fake Dudu?
Roy kindly pointed out the direction for the War Knight to the Hell Monk.

"Stop looking at us, the sacrifice is for that one!"

Looking at the terrifying headless war knight, even if Spencer were a fool, he would know that he had been used.

Unfortunately, rules are rules.

The rules of the Box of Mourning are that the person stabbed will become a sacrifice, and the Hell Monks must deal with the War Knight, or they will face the punishment of Leviathan, the King of Envy.

So the question is, can the Hellish monk defeat the Headless War Knight?
The answer is naturally no.

Although Ash had not fully recovered, his physical attributes had reached the limit that Earth could withstand, just like Roy's.

These hellish monks couldn't even defeat Roy before, so how could they possibly defeat Ash?
In the end, all 666 Hellish monks were killed by the Headless War Knight using various methods, and the entire ground was stained red with putrid blood, like a blood-red ocean.

Elise's expression changed, and she looked up at the sky.

"That guy's coming! Adrian, get ready!"

"no problem!"

Adrian began to play his guitar, and as the melodious music began, Roy noticed that the figures of himself and the other two angels were starting to become transparent.

Raphael actually has this ability? No wonder he's the number one support in Heaven!

Soon, the foul-smelling blood on the ground began to flow back into the sky, instantly turning the entire sky as black as ink. A huge inverted triangle emerged from the thick clouds, obscuring the gray beam of light that shot straight into the sky.

How big is this inverted triangle?
To put it simply, it's like taking the Great Pyramid of Giza, the world's largest pyramid, and magnifying it ten times, then turning it upside down and dropping it from the sky.

Such a huge thing could probably be seen from dozens of kilometers away. Fortunately, this is the Rocky Mountains, and the only nearby town is Ravensfield, which is almost deserted. Otherwise, the FEA would have had a lot of cleanup work to do afterward.

"Ms. Elise, what is that?"

A faint blue light emanated from Elise's eyes.

"That's Leviathan's palace in Hell, carrying a portion of Hell's rules, allowing Leviathan to appear on Earth in near-full glory!"

Good heavens, the King of Jealousy is almost at his peak!

Roy had already suffered greatly from fighting Samael, who was at half his strength, but this time it was Leviathan, who was even stronger than Samael and close to his full power!
Bad news: Leviathan at almost its peak.

Good news: Leviathan's target is Ash.

Because Adrian had hidden the three angels, and Ash's aura was so powerful, with the Box of Sorrow on her neck, Leviathan in the inverted triangle attacked Ash without hesitation.

The tip of the large triangle unfolded, and a snake head, even larger than the inverted triangle itself, emerged from it, biting down on Ash.

As a seasoned veteran of hell who has lived for countless years, perhaps not much older than God, Leviathan naturally recognized the War Knight. Therefore, it chose to rely on its massive size to swallow the entire piece of land beneath the War Knight's feet.

Having lost the soil beneath his feet, Ash's power began to rapidly diminish as he entered Leviathan's mouth, but he still managed to deliver a final blow, severely damaging Leviathan.

However, Leviathan didn't care. As long as it absorbed the War Knight, it could gain the War Knight's authority, which was like a windfall.

However, the idea of ​​something falling from the sky is ultimately a lie, and Leviathan will soon find itself deceived.

"Black, now's the time! Adrian and I will help you send Leviathan and the War Knights to hell!"

Elise picked up Genesis, and Adrian began to play the music.

On one side, there was a magnificent melody like a sacred song; on the other, there was Elizabeth's divine prayer.

"The earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, 'Let there be light!'"

In the sky, an incomparably powerful holy light illuminated the entire sky as bright as day, as if the sun had risen.

Such obvious celestial changes could not possibly have gone unnoticed by Leviathan.

"Uriel, Raphael, it's you!"

Upon seeing the two archangels, Leviathan immediately sensed something was wrong and turned to try and escape back to his palace.

Unfortunately, Leviathan was simply too enormous, making it difficult to turn around.

If Leviathan were to return to Hell with Ash's body, the King of Envy's power would increase significantly, something Elise absolutely could not accept.

"Blake, unleash all your holy light! I believe you can do it!"

All the holy light in the sky was absorbed by Roy, and in that instant, it was as if the whole world had fallen into darkness, and not a single ray of light could be seen.

This made Roy realize a truth: light is born from darkness.

"Light of Heaven!"

Then, two new wings of light grew from Roy's back, and a total of eight wings of light converged together, releasing a huge beam of divine light that struck Leviathan's serpent head.

Snakes typically swallow prey much larger than themselves and then spend days or even weeks slowly digesting it.

When attacked, snakes will expel the food from their stomachs to escape or fight back.

Now, Leviathan was attacked by Roy's holy light and was severely injured in an instant. Its body's instincts caused it to spit out a large area of ​​land and Ash's body from its mouth.

Ash's body had deteriorated to the level it was in when he fought Roy, so Roy slightly adjusted the direction of the holy light and completely vaporized him.

[Ding! You have obtained Ash's Treasure Chest! Open it?]

The one who died was Ash, who was possessed, not the War Knight, because the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are conceptual beings that cannot be truly killed.

With Ash's death, the gray power belonging to the War Knights flew away into the distance, searching for its next host.

"No!"

The meat that was almost within its grasp was gone, which enraged Leviathan, but it was powerless to do anything about it because Roy was still continuously unleashing Holy Light.

Furthermore, Elise is also exerting her influence.

"God said: On Judgment Day, all sins will be judged!"

At that moment, the wind seemed to stop, and the air seemed to freeze.

Roy knew this was the calm before the storm; the temporary peace was brewing a terrible tempest.

Leviathan realized this, so it stopped struggling. After all, it wasn't a stubborn fool like Samael, and it decisively chose to detach its tail to survive.

"Uriel, you madman! I'll definitely make you..."

Leviathan wanted to say something more, but Roy released the last bit of holy light from his body into its mouth, silencing it.

The King of Jealousy glared at Roy. He had never taken Roy, this eight-winged angel, seriously, but in the end, it was Roy who caused him to fail at the last moment.

"Damn angels, I'll be back!"

[Ding! You have obtained the Leviathan's Treasure Chest! Open it?]

　With one more chapter, the summer vacation arc will come to an end. Next, the protagonist will enter the university arc and become a key figure in the struggle between the seven demon kings of hell.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)