American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 498 The Guillotine

Roy has already played his card; now it's his turn to play Leviathan.

According to the plan devised by the three demon kings through eye contact at the start of the betting game, Leviathan should have questioned Roy at this point.

If the questioning succeeds, then there's no need to say more; Roy will get shot.

The questioning failed, the revolver still had one empty shot left, and Leviathan would be fine.

Roy can only have 4 Kings in his hand. If he plays all four real cards, he will only have fake cards left, and Mammon will win in the next round.

This is the normal procedure.

The problem is that Leviathan is an extremely selfish person. He wants to be the final winner because only the final winner can obtain the power of the other three losers. So he doesn't want to be shot, nor does he want to benefit Mammon.

Therefore, the King of Jealousy hesitated.

Mammon looked at Leviathan.

"Leviathan, aren't you going to question it?"

"Shut up, Mammon!"

Leviathan's snake-like face was unpredictable, as if he were making a difficult decision.

Mammon was getting impatient and urged him on.

"Leviathan, victory is within reach!"

Roy crossed his arms and looked at Mammon.

"Victory? Whose victory are you talking about?"

These words struck a chord with Leviathan, so it ultimately decided to abandon its questioning of Roy.

I play a King!

Mammon slammed his hand on the table.

"Leviathan, are you crazy? Such a great opportunity!"

This was the only time Mammon saw the light of victory, and now it has slipped away.

"Mammon, I don't need you to teach me! Mind your own business!"

Mammon felt a chill run down his spine after being given a cold look by Leviathan.

With a determined look, Mammon nodded.

"Okay, okay! I'll definitely take better care of myself!"

The alliance between the King of Envy and the King of Greed has effectively collapsed.

However, Mammon did not question Leviathan. He knew that the opponent had two Kings, so he played two Kings directly to prevent Roy from questioning him.

"2 King".

Roy, of course, didn't question it, and when it was his turn to play, he played his last card.

"1 King".

Leviathan knew that Roy only had 4 Kings, but it didn't question it last turn, and it certainly wouldn't question it this turn.

At this point, the three players had played eight Kings, but only four Kings could actually be confirmed.

Roy has already played all his cards, so it's now a game between Leviathan and Mammon, and one of them will definitely be eliminated.

At this point, Leviathan finally realized that he had been manipulated by Roy's words.

The situation is now worse than it was before, because Roy has successfully broken free.

The only solution is for the two demon kings to not question each other, play all their cards, and start a new three-player game.

However, as long as Leviathan still aspires to be the ultimate victor, the outcome of starting over will not change.

Leviathan glanced at Mammon, then played a King, a move clearly intended to prevent Mammon from questioning it.

This greatly displeased Mammon.

"Leviathan, what do you mean by this? Don't you believe me?"

Although Leviathan was inherently suspicious, he disliked others saying it out loud.

"I'm just being safe! Mammon, don't overthink it!"

How could Mammon not think too much? The rift between the two demon kings was already visible to the naked eye. More importantly, he had already played his two Kings to prevent Roy from questioning him. Now, whatever card he played would be a fake card.

If Leviathan were to question this at this point, Mammon would definitely be caught and eliminated.

At this moment, Roy suddenly started chatting with Belial.

"Professor Belier, do you know that there is a bird on Earth called the cuckoo?"

"I wonder, is there anything special about this bird?"

"It is indeed quite special. Unlike other birds, cuckoos do not like to build their own nests. They lay their eggs in other birds' nests and push out eggs that do not belong to them. In this way, those unsuspecting birds will help the cuckoo raise its chicks, and eventually the entire nest will belong to the cuckoo."

The story Roy told was actually the Dongda idiom "the cuckoo takes over the magpie's nest".

Although Mammon didn't understand the idioms of Dongda, he could understand Roy's metaphor of birds hitting each other.

Therefore, the expression on the King of Greed's face gradually changed.

Leviathan noticed the change in Mammon's expression and realized that the other party's attitude might be changing, so he quickly urged the other party to play a card.

"Mammon, don't listen to Roy Black's nonsense! Play your cards now!"

But Mammon no longer trusted Leviathan, so his choice was—

"I question it!"

Leviathan's expression changed, and his body rapidly expanded.

"how dare you!"

Roy looked at Leviathan in surprise. Could this guy have been up to no good?
Belial flipped over the card Leviathan had played, and sure enough, it wasn't a King. This guy really cheated!
This means that Leviathan has to shoot itself.

The revolver can fire two more shots, so theoretically the chance of getting hit by bullets is fifty-fifty. However, as long as Mammon is active, Leviathan doesn't need to get hit by bullets.

So Leviathan immediately began threatening Mammon.

“Mammon, I can forgive you this time, but you better not make the same mistake again! Otherwise, Samael and I will never let you off the hook!”

Leviathan has now enlisted the help of Samael, who is still unaware of the situation.

Samael, still angry and completely baffled by Leviathan and Mammon's current state, was utterly confused.

It's quite surprising that this guy, who's so honest, dared to team up with Leviathan and Mammon, two people with such cunning minds. It's a wonder he didn't get screwed over.

Mammon glanced at Leviathan, then at Samael, and finally gave in.

Leviathan used its tail to pull the trigger of its revolver, firing its last shot and exiting the game.

In the end, Roy and Mammon were the only two left at the gambling table.

Belial took out new cards and began to draw cards.

"Mammon, are you ready?"

Looking at the smiling Roy, Mammon's expression turned very ugly. He knew, of course, what Roy meant by "preparation".

But as mentioned earlier, Mammon had already lost three times in a row and had long lost confidence in continuing to gamble with Roy.

Moreover, the revolver on the table only had one last shot left, and that shot would be Mammon's death warrant.

Mammon forced a smile as he looked at Roy.

"Mr. Blake, let's make peace! We really don't need to fight to the death!"

Roy deliberately looked at Leviathan and Samael.

"How dare you say such a thing in front of them? Aren't you afraid of getting beaten up?" It was a very embarrassing thing to say, but Leviathan actually hoped that Roy could reconcile with Mammon.

After all, if a team with such a strong hand ends up creating cracks in the alliance, then neither Mammon's victory nor Roy's victory would be a good thing for Leviathan.

Ideally, both sides should perish together; if that's not possible, a settlement between the two sides is also acceptable.

Unfortunately, Leviathan's idea was wonderful, but reality was far from ideal.

“Mr. Black, there’s really no need for us to fight to the death! I can sign a contract that I will never cause you any more trouble!”

Despite Mammon's humble stance and attempt to end the bet, Roy still shook his head.

"Mammon, if our positions were switched, what choice would you make?"

Mammon was taken aback by these words.

Without a doubt, if Roy were the King of Greed, he would definitely press his advantage and devour everything; otherwise, how could he be called the King of Greed?

Since Mammon himself would make this choice, what right does he have to ask others to forgive him?

By this time, Belial had already taken his cards and placed them on the gambling table.

"You can check the license plate now."

Roy glanced at it briefly and then nodded in approval.

Mammon was completely lost in thought, and it took Belial several calls for him to bring him back to his senses.

After numbly completing the card verification process, Belial began shuffling the cards.

It has to be said that Belial's shuffling technique was truly beautiful. Roy didn't even know she had this skill, and couldn't help but take a few more glances.

The way the two exchanged glances filled the casino with the pungent smell of love. Unfortunately, two of the other people in the casino were beasts, and only Samael seemed to be a normal person.

Unfortunately, after divorcing Lilith, Samael completely closed himself off from love.

If Roy were flirting with Lilith right now, it might provoke the King of Wrath.

The cards were dealt quickly.

Roy turned his eyes, which were busy eating ice cream, to look at Mammon.

Who goes first this round? Do we need to roll the dice again?

Mammon remained silent, not looking at his cards, his head bowed, seemingly lost in thought.

Roy tapped on the gambling table.

"Mammon, stalling for time won't help. If you can't make a decision, then I'm going to play my card!"

The real card in this round was an Ace, and Roy threw it all out without even looking at his own cards.

"5 Aces."

Mammon suddenly raised his head, his two bird heads and four eyes staring at Roy.

"I don't believe you're really that lucky! I'm skeptical!"

"Mammon, I think you'd better think this over carefully!"

Roy's expression seemed to change slightly, which gave Mammon hope.

"No! I must question it!"

"Mammon, I'm doing this for your own good, please don't doubt me!"

Mammon's eyes were red; he now had conjunctivitis, just like Samael.

"I'm going to question you! Belial, are you going to break the rules?"

Belial had no choice but to reveal the cards Roy had played: three Aces plus two Jokers, totaling five Aces.

"Roy wins!"

Roy shook his head and sighed.

"I told you not to question it, why won't you believe me!"

Mammon's expression was completely blank; those two bird heads were practically identical to wooden chickens.

Roy, being kind-hearted, knew that Mammon was in a bad mood, so he offered to help him push the Leviathan revolver off the gambling table.

"Don't cry! Crying counts as time!"

Mammon felt a real urge to cry. With trembling hands, he picked up the revolver on the table and pressed it against a head.

"Roy Black, I have a question for you. How did you do that? Do you really have the eye of God?"

"You're asking about this? It's all thanks to the Satan's Scepter. It has special sensory abilities and can see the cards covered on the gambling table."

The three demon kings stared wide-eyed at the magnificent scepter stuck in the wall, never expecting things to be so simple.

In fact, everything Roy did was to divert the attention of the three evil lords. Whether it was throwing the magnificent scepter or summoning Belial, his purpose was to make the three evil lords ignore the magnificent scepter.

Although the three demon kings knew that the magnificent scepter was Satan's token, they were completely unaware of its power, which is why Roy was able to use it to complete this real deception game.

Mammon kept his eyes on Roy and Belial, ignoring the ornate scepter stuck in the wall behind him.

"Mammon, it's time to get going! Don't worry, I'll have your best friend accompany you!"

Roy looked toward Leviathan and Samael. Samael had already drawn his signature blood-red longsword and was ready for battle, while Leviathan was lurking not far away, lost in thought.

Mammon closed his eyes and pulled the trigger, instantly blowing the right side of his head apart.

"what--"

This shot could not directly kill a demon king of hell, but with the completion of the contract, Mammon and Samael simultaneously lost one-third of their power, which flowed into Roy's body.

[Gained mysterious power: Strength +666, Agility +666, Constitution +666, Memory +333, Spirit +333, Willpower +333!]

Roy's normal attributes experienced a surge, and he felt so comfortable that he felt like he could have finished a friendly match with Belial.

But Mammon and Samael fared much worse, both letting out painful roars as the forced stripping of their power also included the authority they held.

In other words, Roy also gained control of one-third of the power over the three original sins: envy, wrath, and greed.

This means that the thrones of the three demon kings are unstable, and Roy can completely seize their thrones by relying on the power of the three original sins.

Of course, Roy had no interest in these demon kings' thrones, but he could give these powers to those who were interested.

After all, the demon kings of hell are immortal because they are bound to original sin, but as long as their original sin is taken away, they can be completely destroyed.

Roy is feeling the changes in his body; his current normal attributes have already reached the standard level of a Hell Demon King.

However, Belial seemed to notice something was wrong, because Mammon and Samael were screaming in pain from losing their power, while Leviathan was sitting there motionless.

Upon closer inspection, Belial discovered that the Leviathan was merely a realistic snake molt; the cunning King of Envy had already dug a hole and escaped.

"Damn it! That's incredibly cunning!"

There's a reason Leviathan was able to survive the ancient hell where gods and demons roamed and become the King of Envy; his skill of escaping unscathed is something Samael could learn from.

"Roy Black, I'm going to kill you!"

Having lost a third of his strength, Samael was enraged and charged at Roy with his blood-red longsword.

The Hell Pact has been completed; combat is no longer restricted.

Roy caught Samael's blood-red longsword with his bare hands and broke it in two again. This time, Roy didn't even transform into his phoenix form.

"What a pity! I was planning to bring Lilith to see you, but it seems I'll have to wait until you're resurrected!"

As he spoke, Roy reached out and took the Leviathan Revolver into his hand, then transformed it back into its axe form.

Transforming into a phoenix-like mindset, Roy used powerful phoenix flames to bind Samael, greatly weakening the raging king, who was unable to break free from Roy's control.

Finally, there's the Noxian Guillotine!
Neddy Lesnicki (Amanda Seyfried)

(End of this chapter)