American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 455 The deceased was rather irritable.
An 80-story skyscraper, if you walk around on foot without an elevator, you'll be exhausted.

Fortunately, Roy was in excellent physical condition, so climbing 80 floors wasn't much more difficult than fighting 12 women.

The CEO's office on the top floor has had its ceiling torn off, turning it into an open-air room. The interior decorations have also been largely destroyed, and it's only barely possible to tell that this was once a luxurious room.

However, Roy only found some twisted corpses here and did not see the little girl in the red dress standing on the roof in the illusion.

"What are you looking for?"

Suddenly, a grown man's voice appeared in Roy's ear.

Roy looked in the direction the sound came from and saw a desiccated corpse stand up.

"who are you?"

The dried-up corpse scratched its head, as if trying to remember its name.

"Who am I again? Oh! My name is Beckett, and I'm a soldier in Delta Force, but why am I here?"

Roy had already realized that the man named Beckett was dead, and he didn't seem to realize it yet, and had also lost some of his memories.

At this moment, another corpse stood up. His condition was similar to Beckett's, but his memories seemed to be more complete.

"Fools! We're all dead. That woman didn't choose us!"

A woman? Could it be referring to Elise?
Roy quickly pressed for details about the two dead men.

"Is the woman you're talking about Elise?"

Beckett looked puzzled again.

"Elise? That name sounds familiar, I feel like I've heard it somewhere before!"

Another dead man slapped his face, his expression one of disbelief.

“I feel so sorry for you, Beckett! Your memory is as bad as a 90-year-old’s! Elise, that’s right! It’s that woman’s mission that has made us like this! Have you forgotten?”

Roy fixed his gaze on another dead man; talking to Beckett was too much of a hassle, so it was better to ask him.

"Sir, could you tell me where Elise went?"

Roy has already checked the scene; there are no women among the bodies.

This is clearly illogical. At the very least, Genevieve Aristide should be here. Otherwise, what are Elise and Delta Force doing here?
What's more, Roy also saw a little girl in a red dress in the Amacham Building in his illusion.

So something else must have happened after the nuclear bomb exploded.

“My name is Keegan, not this gentleman! Elise and Genevieve Aristide were both taken away by that woman!”

The deceased was rather irritable, but Roy was eager to obtain information and didn't bother arguing with him.

So here's the question: if this woman is neither Elise nor Genevieve Aristide, then who is she?
Was there a third woman present?
"Which woman is it?"

A look of ecstasy appeared on Jigen's withered face, and his eyes seemed to be filled with love.

"Ah! She was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. Her face was as beautiful as an angel's, and her figure was as alluring as a devil's. She easily stole my heart, and I would do anything for her!"

Roy's expression turned strange. This kind of description is usually used for people who are bewitched. Could it be that the third woman is a succubus?
Keegan was still describing it with great affection, saying that it looked exactly like some kind of humanoid canine creature.

"She told me she wanted the best baby, so she needed the best husband, but she didn't choose me to be the father! Why? Why? Why?"

Keegan clutched his head, becoming agitated.

This state really resembles being bewitched. People who are bewitched are actually very difficult to reason with, but Roy can only continue to deal with Keegan.

"Hey, Keegan, you still haven't told me who she is!"

Keegan looked up at Roy.

"She said her name was Alma!"

The name seemed to remind Beckett, who was standing nearby.

"Oh! I remember now, her name is indeed Alma!"

Alma? Never heard of that name before!

Roy frowned, pondering the origins of this Alma, when he heard Beckett continue his description.

"Her eyes were red, like rubies, and her hair was so long and black it almost dragged on the ground. Unfortunately, when I saw her, she was wearing a loose red dress, so I couldn't see her hot figure clearly, but I'd estimate she was at least a D cup!"

"Pfft!"

Beckett's lecherous description almost made Roy lose his composure, but what made it even harder to hold back was Keegan's undisguised agreement, which made Roy burst out laughing.

"why are you laughing?"

Beckett and Keegan looked somewhat annoyed upon hearing Roy's laughter.

"No, pfft, it's nothing! I just remembered something happy! By the way, you guys said Alma was wearing a red dress? Was it one of those red spaghetti strap dresses that's like pajamas?"

Beckett's description suddenly reminded Roy of the little girl he had seen in his hallucination.

Illusions are not necessarily the same for everyone, but there are always some connections between them, which is entirely based on releasing the illusionist's own subconscious.

For example, the two features of long black hair and a long red dress seem to be some kind of symbol.

If Beckett and Keegan didn't actually see the woman in person, but rather, like Roy, only saw an illusion, then perhaps the little girl in the red dress and the woman in the red dress are actually the same person.

Beckett didn't react, but Keegan looked surprised and uncertain.

"You've met her too? That's impossible! Could it be that she chose you?"

Keegan's eyes turned bloodshot, and he became extremely agitated, as if he wanted to devour someone.

"I don't know if she chose me, but the little girl in the red dress I saw did tell me to go find her."

"No—this isn't true! You must be lying to me! I know! I'll kill you, if I kill you, Alma will definitely choose me!"

Keegan glared with bloodshot eyes and roared angrily.

Immediately, invisible spiritual energy was released, cutting into Roy's body like a blade, but only tearing Roy's clothes.

This attack was essentially converting mental energy into physical damage, and it couldn't break through Roy's defense at all, but Roy was still somewhat surprised.

Since Beckett and Keegan are clearly Delta Force special forces soldiers, they shouldn't possess such superpowers; otherwise, they would have been transferred to special forces long ago.

Could it be that these two people hadn't awakened their powers before, but only after the nuclear explosion did they awaken these powers?
Thinking back to what Keegan just said, that woman named Alma wants to have the best child, so she needs the best father.

Beckett and Keegan both appeared to be Alma's chosen candidates, but now it's clear that neither of them can be a father.

How can someone who's already dead have a baby?
Now, it seems that Alma has chosen Roy.

"How could you be alright!" Keegan stared at Roy in disbelief, then tried to unleash another mental attack on Roy.

"You're so annoying! I'm trying to think about something!"

Roy pulled out the Leviathan Axe, transformed it into a golden shotgun, and blasted Keegan's upper body to pieces with a single shot, finally bringing some peace and quiet.

(The double-barreled shotgun from Doom Eternal)

Even if Keegan possessed some mental talent, he was still just an ordinary person, and now that he was dead, how could he possibly harm Roy?

Beckett looked curiously at Keegan, who was still walking around with only half of his body remaining, seemingly not quite understanding what was happening.

With so little information at hand, Roy could only continue questioning Beckett.

"Mr. Beckett, could you please recount the entire process of your operation in detail?"

Beckett scratched his head.

"Are you referring to the process of arresting Genevieve Aristide? I don't remember it very well."

"Just tell me as much as you remember."

Meanwhile, at the camp outside San Francisco, White House Commissioner Smith, General Fran Hammer, had arrived.

General Fran Hammer was originally a vice admiral in the Pacific Fleet and had been in charge of many paranormal projects. His experience in handling paranormal events was no less than that of a frontline FEA agent.

In addition, Hammer himself has a strong and decisive personality and acts swiftly, which led the Pentagon to consider him the best person to handle (and take the blame for) the San Francisco affairs.

Well, given the current situation in San Francisco, whoever handles the matter will inevitably face criticism afterward, so many people have simply retreated, some have gone abroad, and others have lost contact.

For example, when the wildfires were raging in California, the mayor of Los Angeles was actually on vacation in Hawaii and didn't go back. Can you believe that?
But Fran Hammer was different. He was an old-school patriot, a tough soldier willing to give everything for the country. So as soon as the Pentagon gave the order, he led his fleet away from Misty Island and came to the Bay Area to take over the work of the National Guard.

The commander of the National Guard could finally breathe a sigh of relief; he had been sitting on pins and needles for the past few hours.

After taking over the camp, Hammer immediately put his tough approach into practice, and the camp's operational efficiency increased dramatically.

After assigning the task, Hammer found Gerald.

"Lord Olin, is it possible to contact Lord Black?"

“General Hammer, in fact, Mr. Blake entered downtown San Francisco two hours ago.”

Upon hearing this, Hammer frowned.

"Oh? Lord Blake has already gone inside?"

"Yes, and according to the signal location, Mr. Blake should have arrived at the headquarters of Amacham Corporation and stayed there for some time."

"But there weren't any complete radiation protection suits in the camp before, so did he enter San Francisco without any protection?"

Gerald nodded.

"This is absolutely outrageous!"

Hammer was a little angry. He actually had a very good impression of Roy, so he was somewhat disappointed in Roy's impulsive behavior.

In this respect, Hammer did not understand Roy as well as Gerald did.

“General Hammer, I believe Mr. Black is confident that he can withstand the effects of radiation. He is not the kind of person who acts recklessly.”

Hammer frowned and nodded.

“I hope so! Lord Orin, I have received a top-secret mission that requires cooperation with the FEA. Within the FEA, I only trust you and Lord Black, so after leaving this tent, you must not tell anyone!”

Gerald felt a chill run down his spine, guessing that the case of launching the nuclear missile had made progress.

If this task is done well, it will be a great achievement; but if it is not done well, it will definitely be a disaster.

Gerald touched his dwindling hair and decided to take a gamble. He had no political background, and theoretically, he could only reach the position of director of the Los Angeles FEA bureau.

To advance further, one must either join a political group or build political capital through significant achievements.

Gerald was not keen on the previous method; he was a man of principle, while those political groups were all blacker than him, even blacker than his skin.

Therefore, Gerald could only choose the latter option.

Now Gerald has a chance to make a great contribution; it's time to take the gamble, even if it costs him all his hair.

"General Hammer, please speak, I absolutely will not tell anyone!"

Hammer could tell that Gerald had made up his mind, and nodded in satisfaction. He then took out a military signal jammer to block any listening devices that might be inside the tent.

You can't blame Hammer for being so cautious; if some things were to leak out, they could cause a national upheaval.

"The latest investigation has revealed that the nuclear submarine that launched the nuclear missile has been located. Everyone inside the submarine is dead, all killed by an explosion of their upper bodies. However, inside the submarine, investigators discovered a mysterious radio message, which, after analysis, has been determined to have originated from the experimental site in Amacham."

Gerald was utterly shocked.

"Was it done by Amacham's people?"

Hammer looked at Gerald seriously.

"It cannot be confirmed at the moment, but the radio information came from Amacham's experimental site, so Amacham is definitely involved."

"General Hammer, what do you need me to do?"

"Just half an hour ago, I sent Marines to the Amacham experimental site to check things out, but the entire team I sent out has lost contact. There seems to be some kind of supernatural force on that island; even military satellites can't penetrate the Amacham experimental site. The FEA has more experience in supernatural events, and I need your people to go to the Amacham experimental site to investigate together."

It would be best if we could get in touch with Mr. Blake; I would feel much more at ease with him around!

Gerald looked thoughtful and quickly came up with a plan.

“General Hammer, the reinforcements from FEA headquarters will be arriving soon. I will contact Mr. Black and have him travel directly from the city center to the experimental park in Amacham. We can meet up on the island.”

Hammer nodded and made the decision immediately.

"Okay! Let's wait until it's completely light before we start our operation!"

After the time for the operation was set, Hammer's adjutant suddenly shouted something outside the tent.

"report!"

"Come in!"

The adjutant entered and immediately began his report.

"General Hammer, something has happened at the camp!"

(End of this chapter)