American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 394 Firefighters
I don't know how Hannibal cooked it, but the octopus tentacles practically melted in Roy's mouth, instantly creating a taste storm.

It was a complex flavor that was hard to describe, and for a moment Roy was lost in thought.

If this world were a world dominated by food, Roy would probably be eating so much that his clothes would burst open.

"Roy, how does it taste?"

Claire noticed Roy's ever-changing expressions and couldn't help but feel curious.

Roy snapped out of his reverie and answered Claire's question.

"I can't describe it, but it's absolutely delicious!"

Claire hesitated, because the octopus tentacles looked so unappealing that she was hesitant to take a bite.

However, Roy's words still made Claire unable to resist, and she also cut off a small piece of octopus tentacle meat and ate it.

Claire's eyes lit up, and she wore a blissful expression, clearly amazed by Hannibal's skill.

"Oh my god! How can it taste so good!"

It tasted good, but that was only part of the reason. After Roy ate a piece of octopus tentacle, he felt a distinct feeling of fullness, a feeling he didn't experience when eating other foods.

So Roy continued eating, finishing the octopus tentacles in a few minutes, and then let out a very unladylike burp.

Yeah, it's like Pigsy eating ginseng fruit – he finished it before he even got a taste of it.

Claire, standing to the side, was still savoring the taste of the octopus tentacles, carefully appreciating the Hell King's culinary skills.

Roy rarely experienced this feeling of being stuffed. As his physical attributes grew stronger, the time it took him to eat each time became longer and longer.

Furthermore, energy is consumed while eating, which means that Roy always feels a little short after each meal.

Today, Roy was fed by just one octopus tentacle, which was about the size of an adult's arm.

To Roy's even greater surprise, he actually received a system message!
[Consuming the mysterious substance grants a +3 to your constitution attribute!]

The food Hannibal makes can actually increase attributes?
If I captured Hannibal and made him my cook...

It's impossible to believe. Hannibal's true form is the King of Gluttony; he would never submit to anyone.

Roy shook his head and then began to enjoy the dessert.

The little cake gave Roy an incredibly sweet feeling, like he had just experienced a passionate romance, and his mind and body felt cleansed.

Claire didn't have as big an appetite as Roy. After eating a few bites of the octopus tentacles, she couldn't eat anymore and offered the rest to Roy before starting to savor the dessert.

Claire was even more captivated by the taste of the cupcakes, but she simply couldn't eat anymore and had to reluctantly push them to Roy.

Do you like to eat this?

Claire nodded.

"I can put it away for you, and you can eat it when you're hungry."

In front of Elizabeth and Beelzebub, Roy put the small cake into his inventory. The time in the inventory is constant, and the items placed in it will remain in the state they were just put in.

When you take the cake out again, it will still be in its freshest condition.

This action shocked Hannibal, because Roy collected the item without any energy fluctuations, as easily as reaching into a pocket, but the small cake had indeed disappeared.

Elizabeth didn't react much; she had long noticed that Roy had some strange abilities.

Despite bearing the mark, Roy rarely uses the Sloth King's abilities, always relying on his own.

Next, Roy put away the octopus tentacles that Claire had left over. They were so filling; they might come in handy later.

As for his own little cake, Roy forced himself to eat it.

[Consuming the mysterious substance grants +2 to your Spirit attribute!]

After finishing the meal, as expected, he gained a new attribute, making Roy feel an urge to pack Hannibal up and take him home.

How was the meal?

Hannibal had already finished eating, but Elizabeth didn't touch it. Instead, she pushed the food towards Roy, probably because she could tell that Roy really enjoyed it.

Roy glanced at Elizabeth.

"Very good, Ms. Elizabeth, aren't you going to eat some?"

Elizabeth smiled.

"I don't need to eat these things."

Well, given her status as the Queen of Sloth, eating this food wouldn't have any effect, or perhaps she'd already eaten it before.

However, this action still made Hannibal's eyes twitch.

As a long-time subordinate of Belial, when had Beelzebub ever seen the King of Sloth be so generous?
It's clear that Roy holds an exceptionally high position in Belial's heart.

Hannibal could only accept his bad luck; he was just unlucky enough to have kicked a steel plate.

Elizabeth put the food she pushed over into her inventory, and then she spoke again.

“Roy, I think you’ve cleared up your misunderstanding with Beelzebub. Now you can take this Ms. Sheffield with you.”

Elizabeth didn't mention herself, as if she still had something to say to Hannibal.

Roy looked at Elizabeth questioningly, but she only hinted that he should leave, implying that there were some things she couldn't say in front of Roy.

"Then Claire and I will be going now."

Without giving it much thought, Roy took Claire and left Hannibal's apartment.

After leaving Hannibal's apartment, Claire felt completely weak and almost collapsed to the ground.

Fortunately, Roy reacted quickly and pulled Claire back in time.

"Claire, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, just that my legs are a little weak."

Roy roughly understood Claire's thoughts. She was just an ordinary person, and suddenly living with two demon kings of hell would definitely terrify her.

To be honest, it was already very impressive that Claire didn't show any fear; others might have wet their pants on the spot.

"Shall I take you back to rest? Where are you staying now?"

"I've booked a room at the Dolphin Hotel. Could you take me back to the hotel?"

Isn't this just a coincidence?

Claire happened to be staying at the Dolphin Hotel!
However, the Dolphin Hotel is located on Santa Monica Beach and is very close to UCLA, making it the most suitable hotel.

Roy helped Claire onto the Bumblebee and then took her to the Dolphin Hotel.

Inside Hannibal's apartment, after Roy and Claire left, the atmosphere in the room became very silent.

After a long pause, Hannibal spoke with a smile.

"Lord Belial, I never expected you to care so much about a human."

Elizabeth also had a big smile on her face.

"Roy is no ordinary human being; he's my bet."

Upon hearing this, Hannibal's smile slowly faded.

"You actually placed your bet on a human being?"

"Is that not possible? We have to place a bet anyway, so why not bet on the humans we believe in? You should understand that we have no chance of getting to that point, but Roy has unlimited potential!"

Hannibal fell silent; he knew better than anyone what Elizabeth meant.

The identity of the Seven Demon Kings of Hell is both a symbol of power and a constraint. Once bound to the authority of Original Sin, the Demon Kings of Hell can only act in accordance with the laws of Hell, and it is almost impossible for them to break free. They are like skeletons trapped on seven thrones.

Unless, a higher-level being can lend a hand, and the next level above the Demon King of Hell is Satan.

Satan is actually the counterpart to God, but Satan has never truly appeared in Hell unless one can possess all seven deadly sins.

But this is obviously impossible.

No demon lord would relinquish the authority of original sin, even if they did not wish to possess it (Lucifer). However, the price of relinquishing authority is the loss of demon lord-level power, an outcome that might be worse than death.

Therefore, this method is actually a paradox.

Of course, God could take people if He wanted to, but the problem is that God has disappeared.

Moreover, even if God were still alive, it would be impossible for Him to help the Demon King of Hell.

"Now that you've finished telling me about myself, tell me about yourself, Beelzebub. I'm curious why you're hiding in this city."

Beelzebub listened to Elizabeth's words but just smiled and said nothing, which made Elizabeth somewhat dissatisfied.

"Beelzebub, do you intend to be my enemy?"

Upon hearing this, Beelzebub quickly offered an explanation.

"No, no, no! Of course I wouldn't dare to be an enemy of Lord Belial, but there are some things I really can't say."

Elizabeth looked into Beelzebub's eyes and realized he wasn't lying.

It was obvious that Beelzebub knew he couldn't fool Elizabeth, so he simply kept quiet.

Elizabeth crossed her arms and became very aggressive.

"You don't have to tell me, but you must accept one condition, or I'll send you back to hell right now!"

Beelzebub's eyes darted around.

"Lord Belial, I have a better idea. How about we make a deal?"

"Oh? Tell me about it."

The scene shifts, and Roy, who is enjoying a blissful separation, is already rolling around with Claire.

Claire, who hadn't seen Roy for over a month, was incredibly enthusiastic, unleashing all her passion like an erupting volcano.

However, Claire's enthusiasm came and went quickly.

Before long, Claire could only lie there groaning and moaning, and she couldn't even speak clearly anymore.

Roy took a picture of her beautiful back, which was so stunning it would be a shame not to get cupping done, and was somewhat speechless.

"Seriously, you start a fire and then you're not responsible for putting it out, are you?"

Claire struggled to press her face against the thing she both loved and hated.

"Roy, you're just too amazing, there's nothing I can do about it!"

"But the fire is huge now, where can I find the fire department?"

The cursed daggers are with Heather and Penny, and the Smith & Wesson M629 revolver isn't with Roy, so Roy can't even find a replacement right now.

We can't just bother Saltana, can we?
Saltana has been working overtime for several days in a row, and now that she can finally take a break, let her rest properly.

Or, how about we call Keller?
Or should we get Jennifer and the others to come and put out the fire?

Just then, Roy's phone rang.

He picked up his phone and saw it was Marian Morgan's number again.

Roy hung up the phone immediately; he was furious and had no time to listen to Marian's rambling.

But Marian refused to believe it and called again soon after, which made Roy very unhappy.

Roy answered the phone and immediately started yelling.

"Ms. Morgan, why are you so annoying? I've already said I have no interest in giving interviews, so why do you keep calling me? If you have so much free time, why don't you go and check what's going on at the White House?"

Marian, who was scolded on the other end of the phone, was surprisingly not angry.

"Mr. Blake, I'm not here to talk about the live interview. I just want to get to know you better, face to face!"

"I'm busy!"

Roy hung up the phone and promptly blocked Marian's number.

Although Marian's voice on the phone was a very seductive, bubbly tone, Roy suspected that she was trying to set a trap for him because of her previous behavior, so he simply blocked her number to save himself the trouble.

Then Roy dialed Keller's number and asked firefighter Keller to come and put out the wildfire.

Marian on the other end of the phone tried to dial Roy's number again, but couldn't get through after several attempts.

"Lord Adela, he may have blocked me."

Marian looked up at the woman in front of her with a dazed expression. This woman was Adela.

Besides Marian and Adela, Gretchen Henderson was also in the room.

Gretchen's current state is similar to Marian's; they both have that dazed, sleepwalking feeling.

"He actually blocked me? Isn't this guy supposed to be a womanizer?"

Although Adela is a succubus, she is quite knowledgeable about technology. When she last came to Earth, she even wanted to become a cyber succubus.

If Roy hadn't discovered Adela, this guy might have actually become an electronic life form.

Adela was thinking when she suddenly heard a knock on the door.

The succubus was very alert and immediately controlled Marianne and Gretchen to hide inside the closet, while she herself put on the expression of a sunny college girl and went out to open the door.

When the door opened, Adela saw a middle-aged woman dressed in black with a very strange appearance.

(Lydia, played by Winona Ryder)

"you are?"

Adela initially thought it was her landlord or a neighbor knocking on the door, but she didn't recognize the woman in front of her at all.

The woman who knocked on the door seemed somewhat shocked as well.

"Uh, isn't this Jenny's house? Did I come to the wrong place?"

Adela smiled.

“There is no woman named Jenny here. You must have the wrong address.”

"Oh! I see! I'm so sorry! Is XX Street around here?"

"It's still a few hundred meters to walk to XX Street."

"Thank you, ma'am! Thank you!"

The woman in black thanked Adela repeatedly, then turned and left.

Adela closed the door, her smile vanishing instantly. She felt there was something strange about the woman, but couldn't quite put her finger on it.

On the other side, after the woman in black went downstairs, she immediately ran away like a madwoman, running for several kilometers before stopping.

After catching her breath for a while, the woman in black began to talk to herself.

"Luckily, I reacted quickly! Damn it! Why is there a succubus in Los Angeles? What has Gretchen gotten herself into?"

Winona Ryder photos when she was young
(End of this chapter)