American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 356 Werewolf Killing
"Fuck! This can't be!"

Dazhuang, who hadn't spoken until now, suddenly opened his mouth.

"The dark web couldn't possibly make such a big mistake!"

Little Black glared at Claire with hostility.

"Madam, this is not the time for jokes! Don't force us to kill your hostage!"

Claire shrugged.

"But that's the truth. I'm just an ordinary college student. I even had to take out loans to pay for my tuition. Where would I get fifty million US dollars?"

The black-haired woman carefully observed Claire's expression and felt that the other party did not seem to be lying, and indeed there was no need for her to lie at this time.

After all, what if we angered the kidnappers? Wouldn't that be suicide?
But if Claire is telling the truth, then all my efforts have been in vain.

The black-haired woman looked at the bespectacled man.

"What exactly is going on? Can we contact the person who posted the task?"

"How can we contact them? There's no internet or cell phone signal here. Are we supposed to shout?"

The guy with glasses slammed his fist on the table in a fit of rage.

Claire looked at the dark-haired woman and felt that she was the easiest to talk to out of the six people.

"Madam, perhaps we can sit down and discuss how to resolve this problem! But before that, could I please see my mother?"

Upon hearing this, the six kidnappers on the other side were completely stunned.

Dazhuang answered instinctively.

"But we kidnapped a little girl! Shouldn't it be your sister?"

Claire: ? ? ?

Isn't this development a bit too outrageous?

Just as Claire was about to speak, the lights in the living room went out in an instant. Then everyone present heard some faint, rustling sounds, followed by a scream from the honey badger.

The kidnappers, all carrying flashlights, quickly pulled them out to illuminate their surroundings and discovered that Honey Badger was lying in a pool of blood, and his buzz cut was gone.

Yes, it means exactly what it says.

The remaining five kidnappers watched this scene in shock.

Da Zhuang mustered his courage and walked over to the man with the flathead. He examined the body and found obvious teeth marks on the wound on the man's neck.

"It looks like its head was bitten off by some kind of wild beast?"

The blonde girl looked at Da Zhuang with the kind of look that suggested he was an idiot.

"What kind of beast could bite a person's head off in one bite? A Tyrannosaurus Rex?"

The guy with glasses pushed up his glasses and couldn't help but make a comment.

"Theoretically speaking, great white sharks can also do it, but they won't be as neat."

Little Black stared wide-eyed at the blonde girl and the bespectacled guy.

"Hey! Is this the time for jokes like this? Someone could die!"

The guy with glasses gave Xiao Hei a cold look.

"In our line of work, isn't it common for people to die? Or do you think you'll live to a ripe old age?"

Xiao Hei was stunned.

Although official data shows that the average age of Black Americans is over 70, this is purely the charm of statistics.

In reality, many Black men die in gang fights or are shot dead by police while committing crimes.

Therefore, even Xiao Hei himself wasn't sure he could live to a ripe old age.

By this time, Claire had a general idea of ​​the situation.

"It seems you've been tricked by that dark web thing; you're part of it all."

The dark-haired woman pressed her temples; though she didn't want to admit it, Claire was very likely right.

"Gentlemen, we need to get to the bottom of this before we start making jokes about dead people. Ms. Claire Frey, can you tell me what you know?"

"You go first, I'm afraid you won't believe me."

Claire shrugged.

The dark-haired woman frowned at Claire, but she still told the truth.

“We’re all individual mercenaries who make a living on the dark web, specializing in taking on criminal contracts. This time, someone posted a job on the dark web asking us to kidnap a rich man’s daughter. They gave us detailed information and provided this house as the transaction location. If we can complete the transaction, we can earn at least fifty million US dollars.”

Claire was surprised to find such an organization in the world and couldn't help but feel curious.

"What do the people who issue these missions want? They give you intelligence, provide housing, and even help you with communications."

The bespectacled guy looked at Claire and curled his lip.

"That's how the world is. Where there's demand, there's someone to meet it. Maybe the person who posted the task just wants to get revenge on the rich guy, or maybe they want to drain his cash flow. In short, there are a lot of such tasks on the dark web."

Claire scratched her head; she had underestimated the dark side of the world.

"Ms. Frey, can you tell me about your situation now?"

Claire nodded.

“Alright, then I’ll tell you. Nothing I’m about to say is a joke. Last night, I received a call from my mother. She said I was in great danger and needed to hide immediately. Then 11 vampires appeared and came after me…”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hei couldn't help but interrupt Claire.

"What? Did I hear that right? Did you just say vampire?"

Claire glared at Little Black.

"Can you let me finish what I have to say?"

The black-haired woman frowned as she listened, but she held back.

"Let Ms. Frey finish speaking!"

"...After investigation, these 11 vampires are likely from a vampire organization called the Elders' Council. This morning, I received the letter you have. I thought the Elders' Council had taken my mother away, so I came here."

The bespectacled guy chuckled after hearing this, then raised his gun and aimed it at Claire.

"Your story is very interesting. Why don't you go to Hollywood and try your luck? Tell me, who exactly sent you to design me?"

It was obvious that the bespectacled guy didn't believe Claire's words, and it seemed to him that his enemies had set a trap for him.

Claire looked calmly at the bespectacled man, then pointed to the honey badger's corpse on the ground.

“I’m telling the truth. Otherwise, what do you think could bite off his head in such a short time?”

These words left the blonde girl and the black girl standing nearby somewhat bewildered.

Indeed, although the group was stunned for a moment after the lights went out, only a dozen seconds passed after they took out their flashlights.

However, in those few seconds, the honey badger's head disappeared, and no one saw what bit off its head.

The guy with glasses was still sneering.

"Perhaps this is just a smokescreen, and what actually killed the honey badger wasn't some kind of wild beast, but some kind of mechanism?" It's clear that the bespectacled guy is a staunch materialist who doesn't believe Claire's claims about vampires at all.

Similarly, the blonde and the black girl didn't believe in vampires, while the black-haired girl and the big guy seemed a bit hesitant.

"There's something strange about what happened tonight, so we'd better be careful."

After the black-haired woman said that, Dazhuang nodded repeatedly and added a comment.

"Actually, I also saw some strange creatures on the battlefield in the Middle East. They were bizarre creatures that fed on humans. There are indeed some strange and unusual things in this world!"

It turns out that this big guy is a retired soldier. No wonder he is so burly and has such a perfect posture.

As for the strange creatures that feed on humans that this guy mentioned, they should be referring to ghouls. Ghouls were first recorded in the Arabian region.

Unfortunately, Da Zhuang's testimony did not gain the trust of Glasses Bro; instead, it aroused Glasses Bro's suspicion, and he turned the gun on Da Zhuang.

"You bastard, you wouldn't happen to be in cahoots with this girl, would you?"

The more rational woman with black hair quickly stopped the man with glasses.

"What are you talking about? We're not some big shot, why are you making such a fuss about us? Or have you offended the President?"

These words made the bespectacled man hesitate. The six people present were all penniless scoundrels, marginalized members of society; otherwise, they wouldn't have accepted criminal contracts on the dark web.

It's really not worth making such a big fuss about.

At this moment, Xiao Hei, who was standing to the side, spoke up.

"I heard that it's popular on the dark web to gather a group of people together and play some kind of real-life werewolf game?"

Everyone was completely baffled, because at that time, Werewolf was still a very niche game, probably only played in some university clubs, and ordinary people basically didn't know about it.

Fortunately, there happened to be a college student at the scene.

Are you sure it's Werewolf?

The dark-haired woman looked at Claire.

"So you know what kind of game this is?"

Claire nodded.

"This is a murder mystery game that originated in a Soviet university. It was later introduced to China and modified in 1997, combined with werewolf legends, and turned into a fantasy version of the murder mystery game."

"How exactly is this game played?"

The blonde was about the same age as Claire and was quite curious about these kinds of new things.

"The most basic Werewolf game requires at least 6 people, including 2 werewolf roles and the others are villagers. The werewolves' goal is to disguise themselves and kill everyone else during 'nighttime', while the villagers' goal is to find out the werewolves' identities and vote to kill them."

Claire gave a brief explanation of the Werewolf game. She had actually played it before, and because the game could improve psychology and social skills, it was quite popular among psychology students.

After listening to Claire's description, the dark-haired woman came to a conclusion.

"There were exactly six of us, and then the lights suddenly went out, which was similar to the 'night' segment you mentioned. Could it be that the person who killed the crew-cut guy was among us?"

Upon hearing this, all five people instinctively moved away from the people around them.

The guy with glasses carefully observed the expressions of the others and then asked a new question.

"Then what are you, who suddenly appeared?"

Claire frowned and thought for a moment.

"Besides werewolves, there are many other special roles in the Werewolf game, such as the hunter who can kill werewolves, the seer who knows the identities of werewolves, and the witch who can test the identities of werewolves. However, the specifics depend on the rules of the game."

The guy with glasses aimed his pistol at Claire.

"Shut up! You've been spouting nonsense from the start. If there really are werewolves, it's definitely you!"

The bespectacled guy waved his pistol around, finally angering the black-haired woman, since no one wants to have a gun pointed at them.

"Are you crazy! Don't wave that gun around, what if it goes off accidentally?"

Upon hearing this, the bespectacled man pointed his gun at the black-haired woman again, and the black-haired woman, not to be outdone, also pointed her gun at the bespectacled man.

"Bitch! You've been taking this woman's side from the very beginning, and you even secretly went to find that little girl just now. You two aren't in cahoots, are you?"

The other three people who were originally trying to mediate the fight were startled when they heard this. The blonde girl anxiously asked the guy with glasses.

"What did you see?"

The bespectacled man smirked as he looked at the black-haired woman.

"I just saw this woman sneak upstairs and touch that little girl. I didn't hear what they said. But when I went back in afterwards, I saw that the little girl had been untied and her blindfold had been removed! Because of this bitch, that little girl saw my face!"

It turns out that the guy with glasses had been tricked by the girl with black hair before, which explains why he suspected she was up to something.

After hearing the bespectacled man's description, the other three immediately changed their stance and quietly moved towards him.

Seeing this, the black-haired woman quickly offered an explanation.

"I wanted to calm the little girl down! I have children of similar age myself, so I know what they're thinking. I did this to prevent any accidents from happening to them!"

This explanation made the other three hesitate for a moment. If explained from a mother's perspective, what the black-haired woman said was quite reasonable.

But the guy with glasses clearly didn't believe this explanation.

"Heh! Overwhelmed with maternal love and nowhere to vent it? Then why did you take on this criminal contract?"

The black-haired woman was speechless. Her words were indeed somewhat contradictory, but people are often self-contradictory.

"Hey you, there's a voting part in Werewolf, right? I'll vote for this woman as a werewolf, what about you guys?"

Xiao Hei was the first to vote in favor; he also felt that the black-haired sister's behavior of going to find the little girl was strange.

The blonde hesitated for a moment, then raised her hand as well.

With that, the black-haired woman now has three votes, so it doesn't matter what the blonde woman chooses.

Claire became anxious when she saw that the bespectacled man had sentenced the black-haired woman to death in just a few words.

"Are you guys serious? I was just explaining how to play Werewolf, and I haven't even confirmed whether we're actually playing a real-life Werewolf game yet!"

Upon hearing this, Dazhuang nodded repeatedly.

"Yes! It's better not to make a decision too easily."

The bespectacled guy stared intently at the black-haired woman, then asked Xiao Hei a question.

"Hey you, you said there's a trend of organizing real-person Werewolf games on the dark web, what's your evidence?"

Xiao Hei scratched his head and thought for a moment.

"If it's the style of the dark web, then they'll probably set up a lot of cameras on site so those rich guys can watch the Werewolf game. Maybe we can look around here?"

"Fine! Go find the security cameras, I'll keep an eye on this bitch!"

The others quickly dispersed, and Xiao Hei seemed to have a knack for it, soon finding several cameras.

"Damn it! There really is a camera!"

Black-haired woman (Melissa Barrera)

　This plot is from "Ballet on the Blood," but I've made quite a few changes; the original was much funnier.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)