American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 422 The Last Chance

Soon, the people at the aurora research station heard the commotion and ran out. A dozen or so people saw the raging flames.

“Mr. Wieland, this is…”

Mike Dean stared in astonishment at the scene before him, then looked at Roy, who was holding a gun.

Charles explained.

"An Alaskan Malamute just ran out, and after Roy killed it, it suddenly turned into a monster and killed the man."

This statement was so absurd that the people at the aurora research station did not believe it at first.

A man who looked like a stationmaster stepped forward.

"Mr. Wieland, is this true?"

“I swear on my honor, and everyone in the car should have seen what just happened.”

At this moment, the Black Mountain mercenaries on the Conqueror rushed over, shielding Charles and pointing their guns at the people at the Aurora Station.

"What do you want to do!"

Upon seeing the fully armed Black Mountain mercenaries, the people at the Aurora Research Station immediately cowered.

Mike Dean quickly tried to smooth things over, saying that bullets don't have eyes and Antarctica isn't exactly a harmonious society.

"It might just be a misunderstanding! Stationmaster, has something happened at the kennel? We'd better go check it out."

The station manager, wanting to save face, immediately agreed.

“That’s right, let’s go check out the kennel now.”

Roy immediately pulled out his ID and stepped forward.

"Wait a minute! I'm FEA Agent Roy Black. I suspect the dogs in the kennel have been parasitized by some kind of supernatural creature! I need to go check it out too!"

The people at the aurora research station looked at Roy with suspicion; none of them knew what FEA did.

The station manager asked directly.

"Excuse me, what does FEA do?"

"The Federal Emergency Office specializes in handling paranormal events."

So you're a federal employee?

"You can say that."

The stationmaster eventually agreed to let Roy go to the kennel with him, since Roy's imposing manner was so intimidating.
Before leaving, Roy gave Heather and Charles some instructions.

"Watch out for Lex Wood!"

Charles found it strange.

"why is that?"

“I just saw some blood splattered into Lex Wood’s mouth from that dog. The cause of the Alaskan Malamute mutation is still unknown, so this guy also needs to be quarantined!”

Upon hearing this, Charles's expression changed, and he immediately gave orders to the Black Mountain mercenaries.

"Control Lex Wood and prevent him from making physical contact!"

Lex Wood was taken aback by what he heard.

"Hey! Mr. Weyland, what are you doing?"

"I'm sorry, Ms. Wood, but you've come into contact with the blood of that dog, and I have to isolate you!"

"No! Nothing's wrong with me! This is restricting my personal freedom, which is illegal!"

The Black Mountain mercenaries didn't care about any of that. They were mercenaries under Amacham Technology Company and had been involved in some bio-leakage incidents, so they were quite experienced in this kind of thing.

The mercenary captain loaded a bullet and aimed it at Lex Wood.

“Ms. Wood, I advise you not to move around. It’s for everyone’s safety!”

Lex glared at Roy fiercely, believing that she was being treated unfairly because of him.

On the other side, the people at the aurora research station seemed somewhat alarmed upon hearing Roy's words.

The station manager, acting as a representative, asked Roy a question.

"Sir, is the problem that serious?"

"Haven't you ever seen a science fiction movie? If it really is a biological leak, everyone who has had close contact with these dogs is in great danger!"

Apart from a few logistics personnel, most of the staff working at Antarctic research stations are actually researchers, so they are well aware of the situation, but they still have some wishful thinking.

Mike Dean spoke.

"Station Boss, was Clark bitten by a dog just now? I'm just not sure if it was this dog!"

Upon hearing this, Roy immediately frowned.

Who is Clark?

The stationmaster glanced at the people around him.

"It seems Clark didn't come out? Has anyone seen him?"

Roy immediately knew something was wrong.

"Listen up, everyone! Stand out from the crowd! None of you may leave until I have investigated the matter thoroughly!"

"Hey, how could you do this! We'll freeze to death!"

Protests immediately broke out, and upon seeing this, Roy fired a warning shot.

"Listen, if this creature were to be leaked, it would be a huge disaster for human civilization. You should understand what I mean, right?"

The dozen or so people at the aurora research station remained silent. Although that's what they said, some selfish people certainly didn't care about the consequences of their own deaths.

Fortunately, Roy had seven fully armed Montenegrin mercenaries on his side. These men only obeyed their employer's orders and had no regard for humanitarianism.

“Charles, you watch over things here. I’m going to investigate the kennel and that Clark now.”

"You'd better hurry, Roy, I feel the temperature starting to drop!"

At this time, the sun has begun to slowly set. Even though it is early summer in Antarctica, the sun will probably set completely in at most an hour.

At that time, the temperature in Antarctica will plummet, and no one can withstand such temperatures for long, even if everyone is wearing cold-weather gear.

"I will! Tell me, where is the kennel?"

The station manager pointed Roy in a direction.

"Um, sir, are you sure you're all right on your own? Would you like to bring a few helpers?"

"No need! If I can't solve the problem, bringing more people won't help!"

As he spoke, Roy loaded the M500 and walked toward the dog kennel.

Roy quickly found the kennel, but upon entering, he discovered that the door had already been opened.

Then, intense gunfire erupted outside, indicating an encounter with some enemy. Roy immediately prepared to return to provide support.

Just then, the ventilation duct above their heads suddenly fell down, and something crawled out and pounced on Roy.

Roy reacted very quickly, instantly entering bullet time mode, transforming into Ghost Wolf form at the same time, and then using his super explosive power to move to a different location.

The attacker only saw a blur before Roy vanished, and the next second a cylindrical object rolled beneath him—a Molotov cocktail. Bang!
The incendiary bomb exploded, instantly setting the dog kennel ablaze, including the attacker.

The creature that attacked Roy was something that could barely be identified as human; its skin was almost completely torn open, and it looked like a bloody mess.

Numerous slender red tentacles extended from this creature's body and waved wildly, while sharp, spider-like, long joints also grew around her body.

(Still from the film)
In short, he no longer resembled a human being.

Roy noticed that the flames did not kill the monster immediately; its neck kept stretching out, and then it even launched its head out.

Spider-like legs sprouted from the head of this creature in mid-air as it grabbed onto the ventilation duct, attempting to escape.

boom!
Draw your gun and fire!

Roy used his M500 to blow the head off the man who was trying to escape, and the splattered flesh and blood continued to slowly writhe.

This made Roy realize that this strange creature was not only able to parasitize, but each cell also seemed to be able to develop independently into an individual.

At first, Roy thought it was the Seed of Silence, but now it seems that it is not the Seed of Silence at all.

The Seed of Silence has a core, and all mutations are based on this core. Therefore, destroying the core will kill any creature parasitized by the Seed of Silence.

However, this thing currently lacks a core. Through disordered growth, each cell has the potential to grow independently, which greatly enhances its ability to spread. However, the intensity of its mutation is clearly not as strong as that of the Silent Seed.

However, although the two parasitic organisms have different parasitic methods, they are very similar in their mutation patterns. Perhaps they came from the same place but evolved in different directions.

One enhanced its survivability, and the other enhanced its mutation ability.

After figuring it out, Roy threw another incendiary bomb, intending to burn down the entire kennel so that no cells of the parasite would be left.

Only after the flames were blazing did Roy leave the kennel to check what was happening outside.

It turned out that the parasitized dogs in the kennel had escaped and attacked Charles's group. Fortunately, the Black Mountain mercenaries were there and used their powerful long-range firepower to eliminate all the parasitized dogs.

The Black Mountain mercenaries also had incendiary bombs, which they used to physically disinfect the parasitized dogs.

This time, Lex Wood had nothing to say. If she made any more animal rights remarks, the mercenary captain might just shoot her dead.

"Gentlemen, I was just attacked in the kennel and forced to set it on fire to kill the guy. That guy should be the Clark you mentioned; he's also mutated."

Roy's gaze swept over the people at the aurora research station, and he explained the situation at the dog kennel.

The stationmaster forced a smile and looked at Roy.

"Now that we've found Clark, can we go back?"

Roy shook his head.

"Not yet. Clark's death doesn't mean there aren't other parasites among you. Moreover, as long as this parasite retains even a trace of cellular tissue, it can infect other organisms. You'd better not return to this research station; destroying it completely is the best option."

The station manager hesitated for a moment.

"But there are still a lot of research materials in the research station, which are all our hard work!"

"Losing some of your hard work is better than being parasitized by this thing and turning into a monster. Do you really want to become one of those monsters?"

The people at the aurora research station all shook their heads; no one wanted to look like a monster.

"My advice is that you should go to the nearest other research station to wait for rescue, rather than stay here. That is, after I have checked and confirmed that none of you have been infected."

After hesitating for a moment, the station manager agreed.

"Okay, but how do we determine if it's been parasitized?"

Lex Wood chimed in with a comment.

"That's right, maybe Mr. Blake has been parasitized too!"

This girl actually tried to drag Roy into it, but Roy ignored her completely. Lex Wood was already dead, so there was no need to pay attention to her anymore.

"When I was in the kennel, I discovered a characteristic of these parasites: even when they only have a few cells left, they still possess certain biological instincts. Therefore, by taking a blood sample from each of you, we can test whether you have been parasitized."

To be fair, everyone here now needs to have their blood tested, including me.

As Roy spoke, he also carefully observed everyone present.

Most people looked relieved, but one person at the aurora research station had a change in expression.

Roy sneered. He had confirmed his target, but he didn't make a sound. He wanted to ascertain whether this parasitic creature could acquire the host's memories and intelligence.

It would be terrifying if these parasitic organisms could also acquire human memories and intelligence!

"Heather, have the Conqueror throw down some petri dishes and scalpels. I'm going to start the blood test."

"Roger that!"

The people in the Conqueror and the other two snowmobiles are safe, but it's best not to get out and get involved to avoid infection.

Soon, the petri dish and scalpel were thrown down.

Roy first bled himself, but his skin was too delicate to be cut open with a scalpel, so he bit his finger with his own teeth.

Moreover, after a few drops of blood came out, the wound healed immediately.

After showing everyone the blood in the petri dish, Roy bled the others.

Charles, Heather, and the Black Mountain mercenary all tested normal, but when Roy came to Lex Wood, she refused to have her blood tested.

"I refuse to have my blood tested! Your actions have violated my civil rights! I don't even know if the scalpel you used to draw blood was clean!"

Normally, blood samples are disposable to avoid contamination.

But now that everyone is in Antarctica, the conditions are certainly not that safe. Roy was too lazy to waste words with Lex Wooddo and simply pulled out his M500 and pointed it at him.

"You have two choices: one is for me to draw blood with a scalpel, and the other is for me to draw blood with a bullet."

Lex Wood adopted a weak expression and looked at the people at the aurora research station in the distance.

"Are you just going to stand by and watch this guy bully a weak woman?"

Someone at the aurora research station immediately responded.

"Is this not a good approach? Perhaps we can think of other verification methods?"

Then others started discussing it.

Roy noticed that the first person to speak up was not the one he had previously suspected, so he gave the mercenary captain a look.

“Detain the guy who's talking; he might have a problem too.”

The mercenary captain looked at the sugar daddy.

"Listen to Roy."

"You two, invite that overly compassionate gentleman over here."

This person certainly didn't realize Roy was so decisive.

"Since you feel so sorry for this lady, then you can go first."

Pointed at by two rifles, the man had no choice but to accept Roy's blood sample, but his blood was normal; this guy was just an idiot who liked to show off his gentlemanly manners.

"You are dismissed."

Roy stood in front of Lex Wood again.

"This is your last chance. What do you want to choose?"

(End of this chapter)