American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 399 The Great Underworld Sorcerer

Taxis are relatively scarce in America because most Americans own their own cars.

So most of the time, if you want to take a taxi, you usually have to call ahead to make an appointment. If you want to hail a taxi on the street, you may have to wait a long time.

Fortunately, Lydia had good luck today, so she arrived at the Sangeviki bar in less than half an hour.

Inside the bar, the tall and beautiful proprietress was leaning on the counter, sighing and lamenting, perhaps because business was bad.

As you can see, Zangie Vicky Bar had very few customers today, just a handful.

The proprietress and her three daughters outnumbered the customers.

Unfortunately, due to the Elders' Council incident, the FEA is now extremely sensitive to vampires.

Seeing that things were going badly, many vampires fled to the east coast.

After all, most vampires have some criminal record, and if they are caught, they will definitely not have a good ending.

In other words, Archina has powerful connections, which is why the bar can still stay open.

However, her business was inevitably affected. Fortunately, Archina wasn't short of money; she opened the bar mostly out of boredom.

"Achina, you have to help me!"

Lydia and the bar owner, Archina, were old acquaintances, so as soon as she entered the bar, she called out to Archina for help.

"It's Lydia. What happened?"

Achina still looked listless, as if she had no interest in anything.

The two had a fairly good relationship because Lydia often took orders through the Sanjiviki bar before she became famous, and they gradually became acquainted.

However, after Lydia's variety show became a success this year, she has taken on fewer orders, but the two remain friends.

Lydia rushed to the counter and began to stammer as she recounted what had happened that day. Because she was so nervous, her words were somewhat incoherent, and it took her more than ten minutes to explain her experience clearly.

After listening, Archina rested her chin on her hand and looked at Lydia with curiosity.

"A succubus faked her death and then hunted you down? What was her purpose? Was it just to get revenge on you?"

These words stunned Lydia. She had never really thought about the issue behind this matter. Now that Archina asked her this, she felt that something was indeed wrong.

"That's really strange! That succubus controlled two of my colleagues, and then faked her death to escape during the FEA's capture operation. I think her reason for chasing me is because I discovered her faked death. Damn it! She's definitely up to something!"

Lydia quickly pieced together the general situation and guessed most of what had happened.

Did you inform Saltana?

"I've notified her. Saltana said she'll investigate further."

After figuring out why the succubus was chasing her, Lydia thought of something else.

"Oh, right, Archina, there's something else terrifying. I just saw the Grand Wizard of the Underworld!"

Achina, who was about to doze off, was instantly jolted awake upon hearing the name.

"Are you sure? That bastard really showed up?"

"It's true, otherwise how do you think I got rid of that succubus?"

Archina looked Lydia up and down. Lydia, a weakling like her, had no chance of surviving against a succubus, but she hadn't thought of that possibility just now.

"Wait a minute!"

Lydia saw Archina bring up an old-fashioned telephone from under the counter. It looked like an antique from World War II, the kind with a rotary dial.

Strangely, this old-fashioned telephone has no telephone line, making one wonder if this relic is still usable.

Achina turned the dial pad a few times, and the call was quickly connected.

"Hello, this is Archina Timmitrescu. I wanted to ask if the Archmage of the Underworld is still serving his sentence. Yes, yes... Hmm! Thank you for your reply!"

Archina hung up the phone and looked at Lydia with a helpless expression.

"That bastard has indeed escaped from prison!"

Lydia had already witnessed the Underworld Archmage firsthand, so she didn't react much to Archina's words.

"Achina, what should we do?"

"The best way is of course to stay far away from that guy, but..."

Before Achina could finish speaking, the old-fashioned telephone in front of her suddenly rang.

"Wait a moment, let me take this call. Hello, this is Archina Timmitrescu."

"I am Wolf Jackson, Chief of the Underworld Police Department. Ms. Timitrescu, is it because you suddenly called to inquire about that guy that you have any news about him?"

The fact that the underworld police chief used "that guy" to refer to the Grand Master of the Underworld gives off a "You know who" vibe.

"Yes, I do have an informant here who saw that guy."

Archina also tacitly used "that guy" to refer to the Underworld Archmage, because the Underworld Archmage, like Voldemort, had cast a spell on his name, and could be summoned by calling the Underworld Archmage three times in a row.

"Phew! That's fantastic! This is the best news I've heard in a while!"

As they were talking, a handsome old man wearing sunglasses walked out of the restroom, leaving Achina speechless.

(Wolf Jackson, played by Willem Dafoe)

"Mr. Jackson, could you please stop coming out of the toilet every time? It's affecting my business!"

"In urgent situations, please forgive me, Ms. Timitrescu!"

As soon as Wolf Jackson appeared, two or three guests immediately ran away.

Achina stood with her hands on her hips and glared at Wolf Jackson.

"Look, you've scared away all my last remaining customers!"

Wolf looked a little embarrassed and coughed twice to ease the tension.

"Ahem! Ms. Timitrescu, the Underworld Police Department will provide compensation if we can catch that guy! Now, tell me about the information regarding that person?"

Upon hearing this, Achina revealed a sly look, but her expression did not change much.

"That would be for the best! Otherwise, I'll call and complain to the Underworld Police Department! Lydia, tell Mr. Jackson about your findings!"

Lydia reacted as if she had seen a savior when she saw Wolf.

As a medium, Lydia couldn't possibly be unaware of the existence of the Underworld Police Department; the two sides would frequently interact.

Even if you want to find someone in the underworld, the best way is through the underworld police station, which is both safe and convenient.

The Underworld Police Department is also happy to cooperate with law-abiding mediums, because ghosts from the Underworld often escape back to the human world to do bad things, and in such cases, they need to provide information from human mediums, just like this time.

After listening to Lydia's account, the Underworld Police Department wore a thoughtful expression.

"It seems that guy should be in Los Angeles. Ma'am, could you take us to him?"

Lydia hesitated for a moment. She wasn't sure if the Underworld Police could handle the Underworld Archmage, whose psychological trauma had been too great for her.

"Are you sure it's okay?"

Wolf looked at Lydia with a confident expression.

"I've brought the most elite troops from the Underworld Police Department with me this time. We're confident we can capture the Grand Master of the Underworld and bring him to justice!"

Seeing Wolf's confidence, Lydia decided to trust him. "Okay, I don't know if that guy is still at my house, but I can take you there to see him."

Wolf nodded, then turned and greeted Archina.

“Ms. Timitrescu, I’ll patronize your business again next time. I have other commitments today.”

Achina nodded.

"Just don't forget my payment."

"I won't forget it."

With that, Wolf pulled Lydia toward the restroom.

"Wait a minute, why are you pulling me into the bathroom?"

"Of course, I'll go to your house via the Spirit Book Prison! That way it only takes a few minutes, otherwise I'd have to take a taxi!"

Although Wolf is the chief of the Underworld Police Department in the Underworld, he doesn't own a car in the human world.

"Huh? Can we find another way to get to the Hell of Spirits?"

"Time is tight, and the task is heavy! Enough talk, let's go!"

"what--"

Lydia let out a scream, followed by the sound of the toilet flushing.

Archina, standing in front of the counter, shook her head.

"Poor Lydia, luckily the toilets in the bar are rarely used, otherwise..."

Zangie Vicky's Bar primarily caters to vampires, with other creatures such as wizards or werewolves only occasionally appearing.

Vampires don't have a metabolism, so they don't need to go to the toilet at all.

However, crawling into a toilet would inevitably cause some psychological trauma to normal people. Even if Archina had not been human for thousands of years, she would not want to enter the Spirit Book Hell in this way.

It’s so embarrassing!
Lydia should be thankful that Wolf scared away all the customers in the bar, and only Achina and her three daughters witnessed the scene.

Not long after the noise from the restroom subsided, the door to the Sanjiviki bar was pushed open again.

When Achina saw the person who had arrived, her eyes lit up, but her expression quickly turned resentful.

"Roy, you're finally here! I thought you'd forgotten about me!"

Roy looked slightly embarrassed. After venting his anger on Archina last time, he made some promises, but then he forgot about them because of some things.

In reality, if Roy had something to do, he wouldn't have come to Sangeviki; he has too many women to take care of.

"Sorry, I've been a bit busy lately. I'll come here for a drink after this is over."

Upon hearing this, Achina was overjoyed, her smile more intense than the muzzle of a machine gun.

"That's wonderful! My daughter and I will be waiting for you!"

The three vampire girls also smiled at Roy.

Saltana coughed twice, interrupting Archina as she secretly delivered autumn spinach to Roy.

"Ahem! Archina, I asked Lydia to come and stay with you for a while, but she didn't come?"

"Huh? You mean Lydia? She came, but was taken away again by Wolf Jackson, the chief of the Underworld Police Department."

Wolf Jackson? The Underworld Police Department?

The two suddenly appearing terms left Roy and Saltana somewhat puzzled.

Achina explained.

"The Underworld Police Department is the agency responsible for maintaining order in the Underworld. It was created by some powerful ghosts. Wolf Jackson is the chief of this police department."

Roy knew that this world had been discovered by wizards in ancient times.

Why would the chief of the underworld police station come to the human world?

"This is because a dangerous criminal known as the Underworld Grand Master has escaped to the human world, and the Underworld Police Department must capture him."

Roy and Saltana exchanged a glance, sensing that things were getting increasingly complicated.

"And what exactly does this Grand Master of the Underworld do?"

Achina scratched her head.

"This guy was a legendary wizard who rose to fame in the late Middle Ages. He possessed the ability to make his wishes come true and was extremely powerful. However, he had some mental issues and caused a lot of trouble, which didn't end even after his death."

Roy sensed something was wrong.

“Achina, if this guy you’re talking about really caused a lot of trouble, why did he go to the Spirit Book Hell instead of Hell?”

"That's the problem. This guy likes to play pranks and cause chaos, but he rarely does anything bad. The crimes he committed in his life didn't meet the criteria for going to hell, so he went to the Underworld. To be honest, if this guy could go to hell, the underworld police of the Underworld would definitely welcome him."

Roy had a general idea of the situation with the Underworld Grand Wizard, but another problem arose.

"The underworld..."

"Shh! Don't call this guy's name repeatedly, or he'll be summoned! I still want this shop; if that guy shows up, Zangievik is finished!"

It seems that Archina is also terrified of the Underworld Archmage, which has made Roy even more troublesome with this guy.

"What's this guy's connection to Lydia?"

"Uh, this involves Lydia's privacy, so it's not easy to talk about. I can only tell you that that guy has been harassing Lydia since she was a teenager, wanting to marry her. Lydia's ability to escape the demon's pursuit this time is partly due to that guy's abilities."

Upon hearing this, Saltana made a sarcastic remark.

"This sounds like a really troublesome simp."

"Ha! You could totally say that!"

"Archina, so where have they gone now?"

Wolf Jackson just took Lydia to the Book of Spirits, intending to use it to quickly move to Lydia's house.

"Is it that house in the San Fernando Valley?"

Saltana pressed for an answer, to which Achina shrugged.

"Probably, I don't know much about Lydia's family situation."

"That should be it! Roy, I'll take you to Lydia's house!"

Saltana pulled Roy along, preparing to head to Lydia's house.

Archina waved her handkerchief behind him, constantly winking at Roy.

"Roy, you must come back soon! I have a surprise for you!"