American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 438 Awakening
The magic Roy was talking about was actually putting Alita into his inventory; he had never tried putting a living intelligent being into his inventory before.

Even though Alita is a silicon-based life form, unlike carbon-based life forms which are more fragile.

After consulting Alita, Roy put her drone into his inventory and then took it out again; nothing seemed to have changed.

Then, Roy tried putting Alita into his inventory and then taking her out again.

"How do you feel?"

Alita answered Roy in a dazed voice.

"It's a strange feeling, like I've lost a period of time, but I can't remember how I lost it at all."

It seems there's no major problem putting Transformers in the inventory, but you can't leave them there for too long. Roy feels that if you leave them there for too long, Alita might experience a system error.

Once we're on the ground, let's secretly release Alita.

There's no way to explain it underground, since the sudden appearance of an intelligent robot is really hard to explain.

"Alita, be patient, I will release you as soon as possible."

After placing the purple unicycle into his inventory, Roy returned to his work area and closed the security door.

The red fungus inside the cave may regrow, but as long as the safety door is closed, the temperature in the safe area can return to normal.

Having secured the space passage and security door for the Russians, Roy had done his duty. He returned to the elevator to prepare to go back to the ground.

When the elevator button was pressed, the elevator door did not open.

What happened? Did Anya and the others already run away?
Roy frowned and forcefully opened the elevator door. The elevator door, which could withstand tens of tons of pressure, was torn open by Roy like ripping tape. Then he saw Anya lying on the ground inside the elevator, with Mikhail pointing a gun at her.

"What are you doing!"

When Mikhail saw Roy forcefully open the elevator door, his eyes were filled with panic, while Anya's eyes were full of surprise.

"Roy, are you alright?"

Roy walked step by step toward Mikhail, who seemed a little guilty and turned his gun to aim at Roy.

He unleashed a burst of power and charged right in front of Mikhail, punching him in the stomach once again, letting him taste the tangy flavor.

Mikhail's pistol fell to the ground. Roy kicked the pistol aside, walked over to Anya, and helped her up.

"Anya, what happened?"

Anya gritted her teeth and glared at Mikhail.

"This guy saw you were gone for a long time and thought something might have happened to you, so he wanted to start the elevator to go back to the ground. I disagreed and forced the wrong password twice, which made the elevator stop here."

No wonder the elevator switch didn't work; the elevator safety system had been activated.

Roy gently patted Anya on the shoulder, then looked at Mikhail and the Russian soldiers.

"Didn't I tell you there wouldn't be a next time?"

Even without a translator, Mikhail seemed to understand Roy's meaning this time, and mumbled something incomprehensible, probably begging for mercy.

However, since he couldn't understand Russian, Roy ignored Mikhail's pleas for mercy, which were simply a matter of saying "My dad is LG".

"too late!"

Roy pulled out his M629 and shot Mikhail in the head without hesitation.

Anya was also taken aback by Roy's sudden firing of the gun; her eyes changed.

Roy then turned his gun on the remaining six Russian soldiers.

"Anya, please translate this for me. Ask them if they know what to do."

After Anya finished translating, the six Russian soldiers quickly nodded.

They knew they couldn't win a fight, so the Russian soldiers decided to pledge their loyalty. The method was for each of them to shoot Mikhail, then carry him out of the security door and throw him into the cave.

By the time we see Mikhail again, he will probably have been completely decomposed by the red fungus.

Once this step was completed, there was no turning back for these six Russian soldiers; they could only conceal the true cause of Mikhail's death.

However, the elevator was already out of service due to the safety system. If Anya and the others were to climb the maintenance passage, the 6000-meter height would probably kill them.

Fortunately, Anya quickly found the radio in the work area and contacted Grigoriev through the radio, who then repaired the elevator.

After being stuck for three hours, the elevator finally resumed operation and began to ascend.

Once on the ground, a large group of staff sprayed Roy and his group with dry ice.

Roy and his team's protective suits, as well as the elevator, had some fungal spores on them, so they needed to be disinfected at a low temperature for safety.

Dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) can also be used as a cooling agent, although it is not as effective as liquid nitrogen. However, it is also cheaper and can be used temporarily.

Grigoriev noticed that two people were missing from the elevator and that Mikhail was not there, and he realized what was going on.

After all, the elevator's safety system wouldn't open for no reason; someone must have entered the wrong password three times.

However, Grigoriev did not ask Mikhail about the matter, because he also disliked this troublesome second-generation rich kid.

"Mr. Blake, how is the situation?"

Roy was helping Anya take off her protective suit, which weighed over ten kilograms and was very difficult to remove.

When Anya came out of the protective suit, she felt a sense of relief. Wearing such heavy equipment underground for several hours was really no different from high-intensity exercise.

"We'll discuss the specifics in the office."

Grigoriev thought about it for a moment and realized that he was indeed getting a little anxious.

"Alright, I'll wait for you in my office."

A few minutes later, Roy and Anya entered Grigoriev's office.

Roy explained to Grigoriev what had happened underground, mainly in the 6000-meter working area, because the six Russian soldiers had given him a similar account of what had happened at the 3000-meter level.

However, Roy omitted details about Alita, only saying that he discovered the security door had been opened, then encountered a demon, and successfully closed the spatial passage after defeating the demon.

Upon hearing that the passage to hell had been closed, Grigoriev breathed a sigh of relief. This meant the base could soon resume operations, and he could gain more support from the country.

"Mr. Blake, thank you so much!"

Grigoriev did not speak to Timikhyr at all, but only repeatedly expressed his gratitude to Roy.

"No need for thanks. I'm not just helping you, but also helping all of humanity."

If that hell passage is discovered by some hell demons, it could be used by them as a springboard to enter Earth.

Fortunately, most demons are very selfish. Once they discover the Hell Passage, they usually use it to their advantage and rarely tell anyone.

The demons that came in earlier, including the Mind Flayer, were all affected by the fungus and did not return to Hell, so they had no way of revealing the location of this Hell passage.

Some powerful demons from hell enter Earth in a non-physical form and can indeed be resurrected after death.

However, demons who enter Earth in physical form cannot be resurrected, so these demons will never be able to reveal the location of the Hell Passage.

Grigoriev was still very excited.

"Mr. Blake, you are a great fighter with an internationalist spirit!"

This is the second time Grigoriev has given Roy this assessment.

After discussing some more details, they were interrupted by Anya's yawn. While underground, the environment was dangerous, and Anya had to be constantly on edge, so she didn't feel tired.

But once she was in a safe environment, Anya's exhaustion returned, and she started yawning incessantly.

Grigoriev glanced at Anya and smiled.

“I think you’re all very tired today, so go and get some rest. Mr. Blake, when would you like to go to McMurdo Station? I’ll arrange a time for you.”

Roy thought about it for a moment and set a time.

"Let's do it tomorrow at noon. I've been here long enough."

"Alright, I'll arrange the transport helicopter right away. As long as the weather is fine, the transport helicopter will come to pick you up at noon tomorrow. As for the rest of you, you should go and rest."

Grigoriev winked at Roy, a wink that was somewhat playful.

Roy smiled, then pulled the somewhat dazed Anya back to her dormitory.

After washing up, Roy held Anya and lay down on the bed.

"Anya, go to sleep."

"Ok!"

Anya was indeed too tired and soon closed her eyes.

A few minutes later, Roy saw that Anya's breathing was very steady, so he quietly got out of bed and went outside the dormitory. He found a secluded spot and released Alita.

When Alita left the inventory, the system experienced some malfunctions, but thankfully it quickly repaired itself.

Roy arranged a way to contact Alita and had her transform into a motorcycle to go ahead to McMurdo Station.

Well, while it's strange to see a driverless Harley-Davidson Buell Firebolt motorcycle in Antarctica, it's still more normal than a unicycle.

After doing all this, Roy returned to his dorm.

When they entered the bedroom, they saw that Anya's eyes were open.

"Anya, why aren't you asleep?"

Anya's condition was clearly one of forced bravado, which Roy found very strange.

"Roy, I'm so afraid that you won't be here when I wake up."

That's the reason.

Roy lay down next to Anya and gently embraced her.

"Would you like to come to America and live with me?"

Upon hearing this, Anya's eyes widened.

"Can I?"

"Of course, if you're willing!"

Anya smiled sweetly, her face full of happiness.

"What can I do in America?"

"I can help you acquire a laboratory, and you can build your own team and become the head of a project..."

Roy talked about Anya's happy life after arriving in America, and Anya quickly closed her eyes as she listened to Roy's words.

He was now sound asleep, and Roy could even hear soft snoring.

While Anya was fast asleep, Roy opened the system panel, ready to see what the newly acquired rune selection of three was all about.

[Telepathy: This rune grants the wielder of the Leviathan's Axe the ability to sense danger.]

A spider-sense-like ability is rather useless for Roy, since he already possesses the heart of an assassin.

The passive ability of Assassin's Heart also makes Roy very sensitive to danger, so there's no need to get another one.

[Mind Blast: This rune allows Leviathan's Axe to launch a special attack periodically, directly damaging the enemy's mind.]

This ability should be the same one that Mind Flayer used to make Roy's vision go black; the effect is quite good.

The problem is that Roy possesses the Incarnation of Fear and the Incarnation of Desire, both of which can directly affect the mind, so it seems there's no need for another Mind Blast.

Moreover, the power of Mind Blast is certainly not as great as that of Fear Incarnation and Desire Incarnation.

[Mind Link: This rune allows the wielder of the Leviathan's Axe to communicate directly with the minds of others.]

Roy's eyes lit up. Could it be the ability to speak inside other people's minds?

This ability is quite good; it can be used to coordinate with teammates in crucial moments or to harass the enemy.

Without hesitation, Roy chose the third rune, Mind Link.

This gives Leviathan's Axe three runes: Mimicry, Acid Erosion, and Mind Link.

Mimicry is the most practical, followed by mind linking, and acid etching is the worst.

Acid Erosion was chosen by Roy because the other runes were worse.

After selecting the runes, Roy closed his eyes and prepared to take a nap, otherwise he really couldn't pass the time.

While half asleep, Roy dreamt that his best friend had been kidnapped.

The kidnappers were extremely ruthless; they even resorted to waterboarding to torture their good brother.

Waterboarding is a very inhumane form of torture. It usually involves tying a person up so that their feet are higher than their head, covering their face with an absorbent towel or piece of white paper, and then continuously pouring water onto their face.

This torture creates a feeling of suffocation and drowning, and there are no outward signs of having been tortured.

Therefore, America's CIA commonly used waterboarding as a form of torture in secret detention facilities.

In the dream, Roy's best friend suffered such terrible torture that he almost revealed his secret.

Finally, Roy couldn't help but be startled awake, feeling something wriggling inside him.

Without a doubt, it must be the hardworking Anya.

Roy let out a breath, relaxing his somewhat tense body.

Anya, on the other side, quickly sensed the change and then became even more diligent and hardworking.

Soon, the good brother in the dream who hadn't revealed anything during interrogation couldn't withstand the torture in reality and spilled the secret.

Anya was a conscientious and responsible person. She kept all the secrets she had extracted from him before getting out of bed.

"Are you awake so early?"

Roy patted Anya's head, and Anya rested her head against Roy's chest, listening to his heartbeat.

"I just don't want to waste time."

Roy glanced at his watch; it was already 12 a.m., and there were only seven hours left until noon.

"You're right, we really can't waste any more time!"

After saying that, Roy flipped over and pinned Anya down, entering battle mode.

Anja
(End of this chapter)