American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 389: Wordless Book

While Roy continued to play overtime against Elizabeth and Elureza, the news of the Elder Council's attack on the Shadow Hunter base exploded in the media.

Unfortunately, the incident lasted too long, from around 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. the next day, a full 12 hours.

Even if Los Angeles residents are asleep at night, they still have to go to work during the day, right?
Moreover, the changes in the celestial phenomena were too obvious. At six o'clock, the sky was still pitch black, and a blood moon was hanging in the sky.

Even a fool would see something wrong with that, right?
Despite the federal government issuing a firm order to all media outlets to suppress the matter and creating numerous news stories to divert attention.

However, the incident still went viral online.

The federal government explained it as a gang fight that happened to coincide with a special celestial event.

This is the kind of lie that wouldn't even fool a child, let alone the fact that the people of America already have a deep distrust of the federal government.

Some early risers in Los Angeles captured images of the unusual celestial phenomenon at 6 a.m. and uploaded them to the internet.

Then, the Los Angeles residents evacuated by the FEA also began to speak out, and in short, the internet is in chaos now, with all sorts of news circulating.

There are even claims that the events in Los Angeles were caused by Korea invading America's homeland, which is rather ridiculous.

(This is a reference to Homeland Defense; has anyone played this game?)

The federal government's lax control over the internet has led to the rapid spread of certain opinions.

Fortunately, because a lot of fabricated stories are mixed in on the internet, the stories have become increasingly outrageous, and the American people have started to stop believing them.

However, this incident also had some benefits, namely that the incident of the Ouroboros' initiation test was directly forgotten by the public.

Therefore, Roy doesn't need to go to ABC to be interviewed by Marian, and there won't be any problems.

Yes, a world where Marianne was wounded was born.

Roy suddenly opened his eyes, struggled to pick up his phone from the bedside table, glanced at it, and then realized that the phone had already run out of battery and shut down automatically.

Elizabeth was no longer by his side; only Elareza was sleeping soundly, clinging to Roy's arm.

What's the date now?

Roy took a spare phone out of his inventory and checked the time. He realized it was already 2 a.m. on Wednesday, two full days after the Elders attacked the Shadow Hunter base.

Niddy was tricked into playing an escape room game on the dark web on Sunday night, and the Elders' attack on the Shadow Hunters base ended at 9 a.m. on Monday.

Afterwards, Roy took Elise to Elizabeth, and they were busy until the early hours of Tuesday morning. Then, Elizabeth, who was aroused, forcibly dragged him to play overtime.

This protracted war was something Roy had never experienced before. Although Roy ultimately prevailed and successfully suppressed Elizabeth and Elureza, he also paid a heavy price.

"It's crazy!"

Because he had absorbed a lot of dark energy, Roy wasn't very hungry yet. He got up and, supporting himself against the wall, went downstairs to check on Elise's condition.

However, Roy searched the entire villa but couldn't find Elise.

Having no other choice, Roy had to charge and turn on his phone before he could see the text message Elise had sent him.

The text message contained no content, only six dots.

Although there were no words, Roy roughly understood Elise's current feelings.

The two were originally just comrades-in-arms, and they respected and trusted each other very much.

However, after what happened that day, the comradeship was no longer pure, even though the two understood each other better.

That's a level of understanding where every inch of skin is intimately connected; you know my depth, and I know your length.

Elise ultimately found it difficult to face Roy, just like Isabella had been.

It's likely that Elise will avoid Roy for a long time; it remains to be seen when she'll come to her senses.

With a sigh, Roy continued reading other text messages.

Roy had been missing for almost two days, and many people had called him, including but not limited to Saltana, Nidi, Jennifer, Claire, and even Gerald.

When they couldn't get through to Roy by phone, they sent him a text message.

Roy was going to return the calls, but then he remembered it was 2 a.m. and everyone should be asleep, so he replied to the text messages instead.

To my surprise, Gerald called back very quickly after I sent the text message.

"Mr. Black, has your matter been resolved?"

"Yes."

"And what about Ms. Elise?"

Did Elise not return to FEA?
Roy thought for a moment and guessed that Elise's current body was not suitable for appearing in front of others.

After all, she had been attacked by Roy for almost a day. Even if Elise's holy light could heal her wounds, the huge changes that had occurred in certain places were still easy to see.

So Roy took the initiative to cover for Elise.

"Ms. Elise's condition is not good; she may need to rest for a while. If she feels alright, she will definitely contact FEA on her own initiative."

Upon hearing this, Gerald breathed a sigh of relief; the FEA was now completely dependent on Elise.

"That's good! Mr. Blake, do you know anything about what happened on Sunday night?"

"This involves some privacy issues, so I can't tell you everything. I'll just give you a general overview."

Roy revealed the Elders' purpose to Gerald, but concealed Claire's identity as the Holy Grail and did not explain how he defeated Cain.

It was only mentioned that 13 third-generation vampires summoned Cain, the progenitor of vampires, before they died, and Roy and Elise joined forces to defeat Cain.

Gerald sighed deeply after hearing this, clearly feeling helpless about how things had turned out.

“Mr. Black, if you have time, please come to the Dolphin Hotel. I have some things I'd like to discuss with you in person.”

"Sure, I'll make time to visit the Dolphin Hotel."

Roy also had something to discuss with Gerald, which was about the dark web.

Roy was very unhappy that he failed to capture the leader of the Dark Web this time, so he wanted to use the power of the authorities to deal with the Dark Web.

Gerald hung up the phone, and Roy stretched and returned to Elareza's side.

In the past two weeks, Roy has obtained eight treasure chests, including some high-quality ones. He might be able to open them tonight.

As is customary, you should pet the kitten first to wash your hands, but today we only have Elareza's hairless cat.

[Opening Keller Evans' Conquest Chest...]

【Gain 1 memory attribute point! 】

【Gain 1 Willpower Attribute Point! 】

[Opening Ashley Parker's Conquest Chest...]

[Gain 1 agility attribute point! ]

【Gain 1 Constitution attribute point! 】

As expected, Keller and Ashley's treasure chests didn't yield any loot. Roy was actually hoping that Ashley's chest would contain the kind of miracle drug from the movie "Lucy," but unfortunately, their luck seemed to be bad today.

There's no other way but to keep using the "padding" technique.

[Opening Meryl Hill's Conquest Chest...]

【Gain 1 Strength Attribute Points! 】

【Gain 1 Constitution attribute point! 】

[Opening the Demon Doctor's Chest of Fate...]

[Gained 2 Spirit Attribute Points!] [Gained 2 Willpower Attribute Points!]

Well, the Demon Doctor's treasure chest didn't yield anything good either. Is my luck really that bad today?

Or is it that I didn't pet enough kittens before opening the box today, and I need to pet more of them?
After much deliberation, Roy decided to continue opening boxes. He figured his luck couldn't be that bad; he might have just succeeded in using a bait weapon earlier.

[Opening Achina Timmitrescu's Conquest Chest...]

【Gain 2 Strength Attribute Points! 】

【Gain 2 Constitution attribute point! 】

[Gained the special ability Bat Form!]

[Bat Form: You can now transform into various bat forms, whether it's a giant bat, a small bat, or a swarm of bats. However, only those with vampire energy can perform this transformation, and if your original form fears sunlight, you will still fear sunlight even in bat form.]

I've gained a new ability!

This ability seems somewhat useless to Roy.

Bat form is usually used by vampires to escape or stealth, but with Roy's current strength, he wouldn't need to use this ability even if he wanted to escape.

Moreover, even when it comes to stealth, Roy has more effective deception options.

Ultimately, it's because Roy's strength has improved too quickly, and many of his abilities can no longer keep up with his progress.

If these abilities could be transferred to those around us, they might come in handy.

"System, can these abilities be transferred to someone else?"

Special abilities cannot be transferred.

"I wouldn't be able to use any of these abilities even if I unlocked them!"

These words silenced the system for a while.

The host can pass on some of their special abilities to those who are capable of learning them.

To teach?
Roy glanced at his ability list, and some of the abilities had prerequisites.

For example, the Ashbringer requires the bloodlines of an angel, a demon, a vampire, and a werewolf, so it's definitely impossible to teach that skill.

The incarnations of fear and desire require the power of fear and desire, respectively, and these cannot be taught.

However, other abilities, such as Trap Mastery, Assassin's Heart, Blood Rage, and Bat Form, should be able to be passed on as long as the physical requirements are met or the person possesses a suitable bloodline.

This will allow me to strengthen the relationships with those around me.

Let's continue unboxing; the main event is about to begin!

[Opening Cain's Chest of Fate...]

[Gain 5 agility attribute point! ]

【Gain 5 Constitution attribute point! 】

【Gain 5 spiritual attribute point! 】

[Gaining the special ability: Blood Moon Descends!]

[Blood Moon Descends: Alters celestial phenomena, comprehensively enhancing the attributes of dark creatures, amplifying negative energy, and weakening positive energy.]

It's a very simple and straightforward ability; Elise was suppressed by Cain, and this ability is probably one of the reasons.

For Roy, it doesn't seem to have much effect, since he already has enough buff skills, and adding Blood Moon wouldn't make much sense, plus this ability can't break through the limit.

However, Cain's treasure chest helped Roy's Spirit attribute become the third attribute to break through 100, which is still acceptable.

[Opening Elise's Conquest Chest...]

【Gain 1 spiritual attribute point! 】

【Gain 2 Willpower Attribute Point! 】

[Obtain Elise's blindfold!]

Wow! They actually shipped the item!
Roy was really surprised that Elise's treasure chest would yield something, especially since Isabella's treasure chest hadn't given anything before!
Moreover, Elise's blindfold appears to be a functional item similar to Nidi's black-rimmed glasses.

[Elise's Blindfold: The blindfold Elise has worn since childhood. When you wear it, you will gain a special visual effect.]

Roy took out a blindfold from his inventory and put it on his face. Instantly, everything went black before his eyes, as if he had lost all his visual abilities.

However, the faint breathing of Elareza beside him was clearly visible to Roy, like ripples on water.

Interesting, Elise's blindfold can actually convert hearing into sight!

Roy removed the blindfold, thinking that it might be useful in certain special circumstances.

Keep it for now!
Here it is, the last treasure chest!
[Opening the Uriel Conquest Chest...]

【Gain 10 memory attribute point! 】

【Gain 10 spiritual attribute point! 】

【Gain 10 Willpower Attribute Point! 】

[Obtain the Book of Genesis!]

Another item!
Roy originally thought he would be able to obtain Uriel's God Eye, which allows him to foresee the future and see into the past, but instead he obtained the book that the other party had been holding all along.

[Genesis; This book was written by God after He created the world. It contains the mysteries of creation, and only those with great wisdom can understand them.]

Roy took out Genesis, a book with a black cover, just like the one Uriel had.

But when Roy opened the book, he found that there wasn't a single word inside.

Roy:? ? ?
What does this mean? Why are there no words?

Roy tried using the Eye of Truth and the Eye of Judgment, but still couldn't see anything.

"System, could this be a fake?"

[System-generated, absolutely no fakes!]

"Then why can't I see any words at all?"

The item is unusable, possibly because it does not meet the conditions for use.

Upon hearing this, Roy's face immediately darkened.

"System, what do you mean? Are you implying that I lack wisdom?"

The system did not respond to Roy's question. Instead, Elareza was woken up because Roy's voice had been quite loud.

"Dad, who are you talking to?"