American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 490 From this day forward, I will abstain from alcohol.

Roy moved the several pairs of long, slender legs that were wrapped around him, stood up, and staggered to the bathroom to wash his face.

Looking at myself in the mirror, I felt like a completely different person, and I couldn't help but be a little surprised.

How did you become so haggard?

Looking back on my life these past few days, it feels like a dream.

At first, overjoyed at their long-awaited reunion, Belial and Roy spent their days and nights in their bedchamber.

She hadn't left her palace for countless days, and was served in every way she needed, thoroughly indulging in a life of decadence.

However, as the ruler of the City of Eternal Night, Belial could not play with Roy in her palace forever, so she would arrange for many beautiful succubi and Elresa to take her place when she was not around.

That feeling was truly extraordinary.

Roy lived a life of debauchery until today when he saw himself in the mirror.

How long have I been in the City of Eternal Night?

How much time has passed on Earth?

Roy didn't know, but he was certain he couldn't continue like this.

"I have been ruined by alcohol and women, and I have become so haggard! From this day forward, I will abstain from alcohol!"

After making up his mind, Roy rubbed his face hard.

As soon as I left the restroom, two alluring bodies pressed against me.

"Lord Black, let's keep playing!"

The alluring aura that only succubi possessed captivated Roy.

No! I have to get out of here!

Roy shook his head and shouted the little succubus's name.

"Elareza, where are you?"

The little succubus was fast asleep on the big bed. She had been enjoying drinking soy milk lately and was very happy every day.

Roy pushed aside the two succubi beside him and slapped Elreza awake.

"Huh? Why did you hit me?"

"Elareza, I'm getting ready to go."

"Go? Where are you going?"

"I'm going back to Earth."

"Earth? I want to go there too!"

"Elareza, you must remain in Hell for now. I will summon you again when I return to Earth."

Despite the fact that the little succubus has been making rapid progress these days by consuming high-quality soy milk, she is still only at the top level of a high-ranking demon, not even reaching the level of a demon lord.

Roy definitely couldn't take Elareza on the adventure, especially since they almost had an accident in the Ancient Sea before.

Upon hearing this, Elareza pouted, looking very sad.

With a sigh, Roy was actually a little reluctant to part with his obedient and capable daughter, but for her safety, staying in the City of Eternal Night and waiting for his summons was the best choice.

"Elareza, I will summon you as soon as possible, don't be sad!"

The little succubus pouted, trying hard to make a well-behaved expression, but tears still streamed down her face uncontrollably.

"Dad, I'll wait for you!"

Roy nodded, then prepared to get dressed and leave the palace.

But at that moment, Belial suddenly appeared at the entrance of the palace.

"Little Roy, are you getting ready to leave?"

Since Roy's strength has grown stronger, Belial hasn't called him "Little Roy" for a long time.

Upon hearing this title, Roy couldn't help but feel a strange sensation, especially with Belial standing before him in his luxurious clothes.

“Uh, Professor Belial, I have to head to Earth.”

Belial walked up to Roy, bent down, and hugged him.

Yes, before Roy transformed into a demon, Belial's true form was much larger than Roy's.

"Stay, Roy, I don't want you to leave!"

Roy could feel a deep sense of longing and possessiveness in the embrace of the King of Sloth.

Clearly, these past few days had been deliberately orchestrated by Belial to keep Roy by his side.

"Professor Belial, I must return to Earth. You should understand why!"

Upon hearing this, Belial sighed deeply and then released Roy.

"As expected, I still can't keep you here."

After Roy awakened his Phoenix Force, his relationship with Belial changed completely.

Previously, Belial could still manipulate Roy's choices to some extent, but that's certainly not the case now.

However, Roy still respected Belial, after all, the Sloth King had provided him with a great deal of help and protection during his development.

"Professor Belial, it's not like I'm not coming back. You can come to Earth to find me!"

Roy didn't know why Belial wanted to keep him.

"The hell passage in Waterfall Town is about to close, so it may be difficult for me to go back to Earth."

It turned out to be the case.

Roy hugged Belial tightly, as if he wanted to meld the other into his body.

"Professor Belial, don't worry! I know you desperately want to escape the shackles of hell, and I will definitely find a way to let you live a free life! I swear!"

Upon hearing this, Belial stared blankly at Roy, then smiled broadly.

"Thank you, Roy! I'll wait for you here!"

"Elesa will stay here for now. I'll summon her again once I get to Earth!"

"Okay! By the way, Roy, you need to be careful of the combined forces of Leviathan, Samael, and Mammon!"

Like a wife seeing her husband off on a long journey, Belial began to help Roy straighten his clothes and expressed her concerns.

Indeed, with Roy's strength in his phoenix form, he could easily defeat one demon king, and even two demon kings would be a certain victory, but it's hard to say what would happen if three demon kings joined forces.

After Roy turned the Ancient Sea into the Ancient Desert, Leviathan and Roy became sworn enemies, so he would definitely try to prevent Roy from leaving Hell.

The next level of hell above the City of Eternal Night happens to be Samael's bloody battlefield. If Roy wants to pass this level, he will probably have to face at least two demon kings, the King of Envy and the King of Wrath.

"Professor Belial, what are your plans?"

Belial smiled, then leaned close to Roy's ear and began to whisper something.

After a moment, Roy nodded heavily.

"Just do it!"

After saying that, Roy cupped Belial's face and kissed him.

"Professor Belial, wait for me!" Just as he was about to take off, Roy suddenly remembered that he didn't know where the passage to the Blood Battlefield was, and could only look at Belial awkwardly.

"Professor Belial, how do I get to the Bloodbath Battlefield?"

Belial couldn't help but shake his head, pinched Roy's nose, and said in a doting voice.

"You're so reckless!"

Finally, the King of Sloth personally escorted Roy to a giant stone pillar outside the City of Night.

The stone pillars are hollow, and demons can be seen going up or down from time to time.

In fact, apart from the relatively closed ancient sea, the flow between the seventh and second layers of hell is quite large.

For example, there are many succubi living in the City of Eternal Night. The succubi that Roy has been with these days all fell from the Dream Bubble of the Third Hell.

The Queen of Lust had far too many offspring to keep track of each one's life. Those with less talent naturally had to find their own way to survive.

Therefore, the fourth and seventh levels of Hell are where succubi are most abundant, and many unloved succubi make a living here.

Similarly, some demons who rely on their strength will also run from other hells to the bloody battlefield to make a name for themselves, or run to the golden labyrinth to try their luck and turn their lives around.

"Professor Belier, I'm leaving."

Roy strode toward the stone pillar and quickly disappeared into it.

The King of Sloth, watching Roy disappear into the distance, could only let out a long sigh.

A blood-soaked battlefield might be more in line with people's traditional impression of hell, with its red sky, flowing lava and blood, and omnipresent bloodshed and violence.

This is also because the King of Wrath has the most followers in the human world, and the inverted pentagram symbol is almost becoming a symbol of evil.

When Roy arrived at the Bloodbath, he was targeted by two dreadlords.

Terror Demons are relatively common demons on the battlefield. They have a terrifying appearance and a brutal personality. They basically kill anything they see and have a habit of torture.

(Terror Demon)
However, upon seeing Roy, a human, the two three-meter-tall demons began to fight amongst themselves.

"I saw it first!"

"No, I was here first!"

The two ghouls seemed to have started fighting over Roy, leaving Roy speechless.

Just as Roy was about to speak, he suddenly felt as if he was being watched by something, but when he looked around, he didn't see any other demons.

Is it Samael?
Roy immediately became alert.

At this point, the two ghouls decided their fate through a simple and straightforward brawl, and the victorious ghoul walked toward Roy, drooling.

"Get out of here!"

Roy sent the freak to its resurrection with a single punch, and the other freak fled in terror upon seeing this.

So sometimes winning first isn't necessarily a good thing; at least the loser managed to save their own life.

"Mr. Scepter, do you sense that someone is watching us?"

This time, Roy didn't bring Elareza, but he did bring his magnificent scepter.

“I do have that feeling! Mr. Blake, why don’t you use your senses to find the person spying on you?”

The magnificent scepter made sense. Roy decided to unleash his senses to find the spy's location, but once he did, the feeling of being spied on disappeared.

"Hmph! Hiding your head and showing your tail!"

Roy snorted coldly, now fairly certain that the person spying on him was Samael.

Now that Roy was strong enough to no longer fear Samael, he ignored the spying Samael and headed straight for the passage leading to the fifth level of hell, the Rotten Swamp.

According to Belial's description, the passage to the Rotten Swamp is a volcano. You just need to see a lot of demons going in and out of the volcano. It's not too far from Roy's current location.

Just as Roy was searching for the Hell Passage, in the Blood Pool Palace at the center of the Blood Battlefield, a red-haired man and a snake were standing in front of a well discussing matters concerning him.

"Leviathan, Roy Black doesn't seem to have changed at all?"

Samael looked at the well in front of him, which was filled with red blood, but Roy's image was reflected in the blood.

This is magic from heaven, reflecting the image of the target through liquid.

The Phoenix Force usually lies dormant within Roy's body, which is why he doesn't appear to change much.

Leviathan looked at Samael; his snake-like face didn't look very appealing.

"Samael, are you doubting me?"

The King of Wrath was indeed somewhat suspicious, because the sudden leap in strength from a demon lord to someone even stronger than the three upper demon kings was truly astonishing.

Samael simply couldn't imagine what kind of power could make Roy so strong unless he saw it with his own eyes.

If Leviathan said Roy had become the new Satan, that would be understandable, but Leviathan just said that Roy is not the new Satan, which makes Samael very confused.

Samael now suspects that Leviathan wasn't defeated by Roy, but rather that Roy and Belial orchestrated the attack, claiming Roy's strength had such a large gap just to save face.

Yes, that's the level of trust between demon kings.

Although Samael and Leviathan have formed an alliance, the scheming and intrigue between the two demon lords has not diminished, with each side worried about being taken advantage of.

"Then tell me, what power did Roy Black gain!"

Leviathan opened its mouth, unsure how to answer; it truly had no idea what power caused the flames that suddenly erupted from Roy's body.

Even Leviathan, who has lived for tens of thousands of years, has never seen such a flame before, as if it were not a flame that exists in this universe.

“Samael, I’m not lying to you! My ancient sea has already turned into a desert, why would I need to lie to you?”

Leviathan had already taken Samael to his own territory and shown him the devastation of the ancient sea.

That kind of terrifying scene was clearly not something Belial could create; the Sloth King didn't have that kind of fighting style, which was why Samael was hesitant.

Samael frowned in thought, but after a long time he still couldn't come up with a solution.

Seeing that Roy had found the passage to the decaying swamp in the scene inside the blood well, Leviathan's eyes darted around, and he began to urge Samael on.

“Samael, if you hesitate any longer, he’ll be gone! Instead of staying here in fear, why don’t you just test him out? That way you’ll know I wasn’t lying!”

Samael glared at Leviathan. He realized that the other party was trying to provoke him, but the Wrathful King was susceptible to this tactic. Otherwise, why would he be called the Brainless Unhappy?

A flash of red light appeared in Leviathan's eyes, and he revealed a ferocious smile.

"Fine! Let me see just how powerful that force that scared away the King of Jealousy is!"

As he spoke, Samael opened a portal and appeared directly next to the passage leading to the fifth level of hell.

Leviathan narrowed his eyes, but instead of going through the portal, he remained in the King of Wrath's palace to continue observing the Blood Well.

The King of Jealousy had not yet figured out the source of Roy's power, so he did not want to act rashly.

Furthermore, letting the arrogant Samael suffer a loss will make the subsequent negotiations much easier.

Samael didn't care about any of that; he was always bursting with confidence, and besides, this was his territory.

"Roy Black, how dare you come to my territory!"

Roy looked up at Samael.

"Hey, isn't this my ex-husband?"

(End of this chapter)