American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 504 The Prison of the Spirit Book

Of course, miracles happen with great effort!
Since he couldn't outmaneuver Lucifer through the rules, Roy decided to use his power to destroy this white world.

First, the black phoenix power must be returned to one's body.

Then, Roy began to reverse the process of stellar fusion, converting the vast Phoenix energy into mass.

If Roy opens the system panel, he will see that all of his attributes have been changed to infinite.

Finally, Roy unleashed this punch, compressed to its maximum mass.

In an instant, time seemed to stand still, and only Roy's fist remained in the starry sky. Then, both the white and black spaces cracked like glass.

Immediately afterwards, the entire starry sky was torn apart by this terrifying force and turned into a chaotic vortex.

The chaotic vortex devoured everything around it; it was a power even more terrifying than a black hole, representing the annihilation of matter and energy.

In the end, everything returned to calm, leaving only emptiness.

There is no time, no space, no matter, no life.

This is what the universe was like in the beginning and what it will be like in the end.

Looking at this void, Lucifer suddenly retracted his wings and reverted to the appearance Roy had seen before.

“Roy, do you know? When I first came here, it was all nothingness. I created that starry world from nothing, but I never thought it would turn back to this, as if I had never been here.”

Seeing Lucifer's attitude, Roy knew that the other party no longer wanted to fight.

And so, Roy transformed back into human form.

"Then just create it again, right? For humanity, the process is far more important than the result! Didn't you feel joy when you were creating those civilizations?"

Lucifer paused for a moment, then smiled.

"Yes, even though sometimes the results make me very upset, at least when I see those civilizations developing, I am filled with joy."

People with Lucifer's personality are prone to getting stuck on trivial matters, and because of his great strength, he certainly wouldn't accept advice from those weaker than him.

Only those whose strength is comparable to Lucifer's can gain the King of Pride's approval.

Now, Lucifer felt a sense of relief.

"Lucifer, may I go to Hell now?"

"Go ahead, don't disturb me while I'm doing my experiments. I've just had a new inspiration, and maybe this time I can create a perfect civilization!"

As he spoke, Lucifer opened a portal.

It turns out that the passage to the first level of Hell, the Spirit Book Hell, was Lucifer himself. No wonder it was so difficult for demons to leave Hell.

Even a demon lord of Leviathan Samael's caliber could only descend to the mortal realm by resorting to unorthodox methods.

Roy crossed the portal into the Prison of Spirits, leaving Lucifer to continue his endless experiments.

The King of Pride watched Roy's departing figure, his eyes becoming unfocused.

"I hope I've made the right decision. I wonder if the old man would have made the same choice if he were here?"

After thinking for a long time, Lucifer still couldn't get the answer he wanted, so he could only shake his head and begin to rebuild that starry sky.

Roy had never been to the Prison of Spirits before, and he found it very magical when he first entered this strange world.

Lucifer took Roy to a place similar to an immigration office, where conscious souls could travel by subway to various areas of Hell.

This immigration office should be extremely busy, after all, with billions of people on Earth, tens of thousands die every day.

Aside from those who have faith and will be taken away by their respective gods, the rest of the general believers and non-believers will basically all come here.

But for some reason, when Roy arrived at the Lingbu Hell's immigration office today, he found that there were almost no ghosts there, and the staff responsible for stamping the entry applications were all asleep.

Out of curiosity, Roy went to the immigration window and said hello.

"Hey sir, why are there so few ghosts entering the country today?"

The staff member who was dozing off was startled by Roy.

"I'm not slacking off!"

The staff member breathed a sigh of relief after realizing that the person speaking to him was a living person.

"What are you doing in the Hell of Spirits, a living person?"

As a living person, Roy was not originally allowed to enter the Spirit Book Prison. If he were discovered by the Spirit Police, he would definitely be deported.

However, during the incident involving the Archmage, Roy made a deal with Wolf Jackson, the chief of the Spirit Police Department.

Wolf Jackson would grant Roy the right to enter and leave the Underworld if he could defeat the Underworld Archmage.

Roy hadn't used this right before.

Roy pulled out an ID card and introduced himself.

“I am an agent of the Spirit Police in the human world. I have something to discuss with Chief Wolf Jackson.”

The Spirit Police Department does indeed have many cooperating living agents in the human world, so after checking Roy's credentials, the staff member believed him.

"So they are the spirit police of the human world! Here's what happened: a few days ago, a black light appeared out of nowhere and shone into the Spirit Book Prison, and all the ghosts that were swept by it came back to life."

"Is there such a thing?"

Roy was somewhat incredulous.

It's important to understand that resurrection is a power that goes against the laws of nature. Even the Demon King of Hell cannot change the rules on a large scale, as the cost would be far too high.

It's possible to revive one or two people just to fool those who want to make a deal.

"Is the Spirit World Police Department just going to sit idly by and do nothing?"

"How could we possibly ignore it! Chief Wolf Jackson is furious! But what can we do? The Spirit Police Department only has so many people, and even if we work overtime every day, it won't be enough!"

Just then, a group of spirit police officers suddenly appeared at the immigration office, led by a frantic-looking Wolf Jackson.

Roy greeted Wolf Jackson.

"Chief Jackson, it's been a long time!"

Wolf Jackson was taken aback when he saw Roy, then seemed to remember something.

"Roy Black? I thought you were dead."

What kind of talk is that? Roy immediately got a little angry.

Seeing this, Wolf Jackson, knowing Roy was not someone to be trifled with, quickly apologized.

"I'm so sorry! It's because Dorothy came to me several times asking if you had appeared in the Prison of Spirits that I thought you were dead."

It turns out it was because of Dorothy; that's indeed easy to misunderstand.

"Chief Jackson, I just asked the staff what happened and I was just about to call you! Is it true that the spirits of the dead in the Prison of Spirits have all come back to life?"

"It's true. The spirits in several districts of the Spirit Book Hell have been resurrected, and the human world is in complete chaos! Can you imagine? Imagine a woman who thought her husband was dead, only to find him alive again after remarrying. What would it be like to be face-to-face with your deceased husband? Not to mention what if your deceased parents suddenly appear in front of your child..."

Thank God, the proportion of modern people being cremated is increasing, otherwise the world would definitely be in greater chaos!

It seems that the so-called resurrection of the dead refers to the soul returning to the corpse, which is indeed quite frightening, especially those who have been dead for decades and are only half-decomposed before coming back to life. The descendants of these dead might even attack their ancestors upon seeing them resurrected.

"Chief Jackson, why did this happen?"

Wolf Jackson fell silent.

“I’m not sure. After consulting with some elders in the Spirit Book Hell, they said it might have been the work of the Death Knight. I hope that’s not true.”

There are also super strong beings in the Spirit Book Prison, mainly ancient wizards, and the strongest among them is about the same strength as Mammon.

"A death knight?"

Roy recalled that when he was backstabbed in the Amacham experimental site, Death Eye accidentally slipped from his grasp and merged into the ground. Death Knight must have escaped at that moment.

The escape of the Four Horsemen of the Death will inevitably bring about a series of chain reactions.

"Mr. Black, can I ask you for a favor?"

Wolf Jackson suddenly interrupted Roy's recollection.

"Chief Jackson, you go ahead and speak."

"Actually, compared to the resurrection of a large number of the dead, there is something even more dangerous for the Spirit Prison! A dead spirit stole the Spirit Police Department's ultimate weapon and escaped to the human world. If you can bring this weapon back, the entire Spirit Police Department will be extremely grateful to you!"

"Chief Jackson, there's no need for thanks. Just tell me what the benefits are!"

Roy is just that kind of realistic person.

Wolf Jackson thought for a moment and then made a promise.

"As long as you can return that ultimate weapon, the Spirit Prison can give you ten official positions!"

This means that Roy can appoint 10 undead as civil servants in the Hell of the Dead, which is a very generous offer for most people.

But for Roy, this condition was somewhat of a double-edged sword.

Putting everything else aside, Roy is already immortal, and most of the women around him have also become immortal beings. What use is this condition that will take who knows how many years to fulfill?

What's more, Roy also plans to grant all his women immortality!
"Not enough! Chief Jackson, if that's all the conditions are, then let's forget about it."

Wolf Jackson gritted his teeth. The Spirit Police Department was simply unable to spare any manpower to arrest the thief, so he had no choice but to bleed money.

"Mr. Black, what do you want?"

"Hmm—I haven't decided yet. How about I let the Spirit Book Prison owe me a promise?"

This is a very high risk; who knows what Roy will demand next, but Wolf Jackson doesn't have many options.

"Alright, but we can't do things that violate the laws of the Spirit Book Prison!"

"I understand."

After the deal was struck, Wolf Jackson handed Roy a transparent, dark gemstone.

"This is the tracking gem of the Spirit Police. It will show the approximate location and current appearance of the target."

Some fugitives choose to disguise themselves, but the tracking gem shows the target's current appearance, which can prevent you from being deceived by the fugitive.

"This is quite convenient!"

“Mr. Black, then I’ll leave this to you! Make sure to bring back the ultimate weapon, and if possible, bring the fugitive Milton back to Spiritbook Prison as well.”

After saying that, Wolf Jackson hurriedly boarded the train with a group of police officers, presumably to go to the human world to solve the problem of the dead being resurrected.

"Wait a minute! You still haven't told me what that ultimate weapon is!"

"You'll know once you see it!"

Wolf Jackson walked very quickly, and Roy shook his head, picked up the gemstone, and glanced at it.

"Let me see what this guy named Milton looks like... Hmm! Isn't that Nicolas Cage?"

Nicolas Cage is a well-known American actor among students at Tokyo University, as many of his movies have been shown on movie channels.

Roy immediately realized that he might have entered the plot of a movie again.

The problem is that Nicolas Cage acted in too many bad movies later in his career to pay off debts, and Roy really didn't know which movie this was.

"My destination seems to be near California, what a coincidence! The problem is, how do I get to California?"

Roy was visiting Lingbu for the first time and was unfamiliar with the area, not knowing how to get to California.

At that moment, the immigration officer who had just been there suddenly called out to Roy.

"Hey sir! Are you going to California?"

"Yes, what can I do for you?"

"Um, could you please say hello to my family in the human world for me? They happen to live in California too!"

Is it such a coincidence?

"No problem, as long as you can tell me how to get back to California."

"I happen to know a shortcut to Los Angeles!"

"What are the names of your family members?"

"My wife, Lydia Foster, and our daughter, Astrid Foster. I hope you can help me tell them that I am doing well in Hell, and that they should also live well on Earth!"

Roy looked at the staff member in surprise, never expecting that he was Lydia Foster's deceased husband.

This is such a coincidence.

“Sir, to be honest, I happen to know Lydia and Astrid. I fought against the Underworld Archmage with them during his escape from prison.”

Upon hearing this, the staff member immediately became excited.

"Really? How are they now?"

"Hmm—Lydia recently ended a relationship and is single again. Astrid was a bit rebellious because she lacked a father figure, but after the Underworld Archmage incident, the mother and daughter reconciled. I think they're probably living happily in Los Angeles now, right?"

Roy has been in Hell for an unknown amount of time and still doesn't know the specifics of Lydia and Astrid's situation.

The staff breathed a sigh of relief.

"As long as they can live happily, I'm at ease."

Then, the staff told Roy how to get from Prison to Los Angeles quickly.

"Sir, you must not tell anyone about this passage!"

"Do not worry."

"And don't forget to say hello to my wife and daughter!"

"I see!"

Roy was starting to think the staff member was talking too much, but after all, the staff member hadn't seen his wife and daughter for ten years, and it was normal for him to be a little nervous since someone was willing to relay a message.

"Huh, so this shortcut actually leads here?"

(Rampage)
(End of this chapter)