American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 519 Toy War
The powerful blast wave caused the pickup truck to show signs of losing control.

Jeep could only hold Claire with all his might to prevent her from being thrown off the back of the bag.

Unfortunately, the pickup truck eventually overturned.

When the car overturned, Jeep used his body as a cushion for Claire, preventing her from being injured, but he himself was knocked unconscious.

The scene shifts back to Roy, where a large crater has appeared on the battlefield between him and the War Knight. This crater was caused by Roy's power exceeding the limit of 200 Earths.

Roy was unharmed, but the War Knight had a lot of wounds on his body. Although these wounds were slowly healing, he was still in a sorry state.

"War Knight, is this all the strength you've got?"

The gray-haired man looked up, his expression turning angry.

This was the first time Roy had seen an emotional reaction on this guy's face, indicating that the War Knight wasn't truly without self-awareness.

At this point, Roy had not yet entered Phoenix form, but the War Knight was no match for him.

There was no way around it; after returning from hell, Roy's base attributes were already above those of a War Knight, even though the opponent could continuously improve their attributes through the rules of war.

However, Roy also stole—no, borrowed—the War Domain from the War Knights, an ability that can also enhance Roy's attributes during continuous combat.

Both sides can increase their attributes, and the rate of increase is about the same, so the War Knight will never be able to defeat Roy, whose base attributes are higher.

However, after the War Knight became enraged, its attribute increases seemed to accelerate.

At the same time, the War Knight's skin changes from gray to red.

It was originally a dull gray like a cement pillar, but now it's bright red like a cooked crab.

"Huh, have we entered the second stage?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the War Knight vanished from sight, and Roy felt a strong threat coming from behind him.

Without a second thought, relying solely on his physical instincts, Roy caught the War Knight's attack.

But this was only the beginning of the War Knight's counterattack. Roy was about to endure the War Knight's relentless attacks, each punch breaking the sound barrier, like a hypersonic missile sweeping across the ground.

(Hypersonic missiles refer to missiles with a top speed exceeding Mach 5.)
Under such a ferocious attack, even the normally unaffected Roy couldn't withstand it all at once, and he began to get injured.

The high-speed punch produced a flame effect due to friction with the air, similar to the peacock, a rare animal in the wood industry.

In the darkness, these flames appeared beautiful and dazzling.

Finally, the War Knight's five-minute attack ended, and it suddenly retreated and crouched on the ground, seemingly recovering.

A large amount of steam rose from the creature's body, and its skin changed from red back to gray.

"What an exhilarating battle! I think I understand what your abilities are all about now."

Roy twisted his neck and put the broken bones back in place. He was covered in so much skin that the War Knight had practically blown him apart.

However, Lady Deadpool's super healing ability ensures that Roy can recover quickly even with such severe injuries.

In fact, as long as Roy's Phoenix Force is not completely depleted, he can revive anytime, anywhere.

As for when the Phoenix Force will be completely exhausted, Roy's Phoenix Force wasn't depleted during the battle with Lucifer.

Having just withstood so much damage, Roy was able to deduce the War Knight's approximate abilities.

"Your first form is about accumulating power by taking damage, right? In this form, your strength and endurance are very high, but your speed is relatively slow; it's a defensive form."

The half-crouching war knight remained silent, and Roy didn't expect him to speak. He continued to mutter to himself as he recovered.

"And your second form is to unleash all the damage you've taken, or rather, the 'force' you've accumulated, at once, greatly increasing your speed at the cost of sacrificing your defense. I almost didn't even have time to react."

As they spoke, Roy's body had almost fully recovered, but the War Knight was still in a state of shock after the outburst, even though its attributes were still increasing.

"In that case, it's time to end the battle."

Crimson flames rose from Roy's body. As his attributes surged further, the repulsion from Earth grew stronger and stronger, even beginning to alter the celestial phenomena.

A huge cloud vortex appeared in the sky, with lightning and thunder within it, as if something was about to emerge.

But Roy knew that this was just Earth rejecting him, so he had to act quickly.

Clench your fist, raise your arm, and unleash the compressed Phoenix Force.

The crimson flames could be seen reflected in the War Knight's pupils.

Unable to dodge, and with no way to dodge, the War Knight could only use his arms to defend against Roy's Phoenix Force.

Unfortunately, the power of Roy's punch clearly exceeded the War Knight's defensive limit, and even exceeded the Earth's tolerance limit.

As you can see, the space around the Phoenix Force shatters layer by layer, creating vast areas of dark void, and even the space created by Belial and the others is affected.

With such terrifying destructive power, the War Knight was naturally unable to resist. Cracks appeared on his body, and he finally disintegrated like a broken stone.

However, the destruction of the physical body does not mean that the War Knight is dead. Just like the Ravensfall incident, Ash's death only causes the War Knight to leave the body and find a new host.

But this time, Roy isn't going to let this guy go.

As the gray energy began to rise, Roy instantly entered his gray phoenix form and flew forward, attempting to use the power of the phoenix to control the War Knight's power.

It's similar to the time they turned Leviathan into amber.

The problem is that Leviathan is at least a physical entity, but the War Knight is a rule, something that cannot be touched at all.

Even that mass of gray energy was actually just a manifestation of the War Knight, so Roy's attempt to suppress the War Knight's power with the power of the Gray Phoenix ultimately failed.

The gray energy flew into the sky and merged into the cloud vortex created by Roy, turning the sky gray.

"Did we fail? It seems we have no choice but to give up for now."

Roy quickly transformed back into human form and suppressed his attributes back to a level that Earth could tolerate, and the intense feeling of rejection gradually disappeared.

I glanced over at the Archangel and the Demon Queen; their battle was still going on.

Why don't we go in and see how the battle is going?

To be honest, Elizabeth and Margaret are merely avatars of the Demon Queen. Although they can utilize some rules, they are far from possessing the true power, so it's hard to say whether they could defeat the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Michael, on the other hand, has already achieved physical incarnation and his strength is at the level of a full Archangel.

After thinking for a moment, Roy decided to check on Margaret's situation first. The King of Lust's abilities mainly work on creatures with sexual consciousness, and the Famine Knight clearly doesn't seem to be the kind of being that can generate stars.

This is why the King of Lust's strength ranks second to last among the Seven Demon Kings of Hell.

The rules mastered by the King of Lust are very useful against low-level enemies, but they are rather awkward in battles against enemies of the same level.

Look at the seven demon kings of hell, who among them could be seduced by the King of Lust? Even now that Roy has increased his strength, he is no longer susceptible to Asmodeus's charms.

The pink space is filled with all sorts of adorable dolls, such as teddy bears, rainbow ponies, little dinosaurs, giant pandas, and various cute pink decorations, making it look like a dream world for a lovely little girl.

However, the creator of this special space is a mature woman who is over five meters tall, has magnificent headlights and taillights, and possesses a face that is captivating to all.

Anyone who sees this will find the contrast to be too great.

However, in traditional Western culture, succubi are described as demons that drain men's energy in their dreams.

Therefore, it is quite normal for the King of Lust to control the rules of dreams.

At this moment, Margaret was lying on the back of a giant unicorn doll in an extremely seductive pose, its terrifying headlights trembling like two volcanoes about to erupt.

A normal man would blush and raise his head slightly to show respect upon seeing this.

Unfortunately, the Famine Knight is not a normal man; it can't even be considered a living being.

The Famine Knight in front of them was about three meters tall and thin, with no fat or muscle, only a layer of skin, and his bones were clearly visible.

This design is actually very similar to the Wendigo that Roy saw during the Ravensfield incident.

However, unlike the Wendigo, whose head is a twisted deer head, the Famine Rider's head is something resembling a searchlight, which is very bizarre.

(The Lantern Girl from the game "The Evil Within," I wonder if any members of the Zhouba forum would like this. PS: Another close-up picture I posted was rejected, probably because of her legs, it's a bit ridiculous.)

Seeing that the Famine Knight remained unmoved by her charm, Margaret couldn't help but sigh.

"Ugh! What I hate most are enemies that don't react at all! Why are all four enemies this time like this?"

Once her lustful power is no longer effective, all Margaret can do is fight using the incomplete laws of dreams.

However, the dream laws in Margaret's possession were incomplete, so the effect was very poor.

However, if Margaret could master the complete laws of dreams, her strength would definitely soar to almost the same level as the King of Sloth.

"Hey you over there, can't you react at all? You're making me look really stupid!"

The Famine Knight in the distance tilted his head slightly, as if in response to Margaret's words.

This gesture made Margaret roll her eyes.

"What a perfunctory gesture! Fine, since things have come to this, let's have a fight, so we don't have to be unable to explain ourselves to our master! Hey you, how about we just put on a show?"

The Famine Knight tilted his head again; it was impossible for Margaret to make this guy understand what human relationships and social obligations meant.

The two sides couldn't even communicate normally, since the Famine Knight didn't have any organs like ears, and he might not even be able to hear anything.

Margaret slightly raised her hand, instantly stretching and enlarging the pink world. Then, the cute dolls on the ground grew fangs and claws and charged towards the Famine Knight.

To be honest, these dolls are kind of cute even when they're all baring their teeth and claws.

Unfortunately, the Famine Knight lacked human aesthetic sense, so it didn't hesitate to retaliate against these dolls that dared to attack it. Its retaliation was quite peculiar.

The Famine Rider's counterattack was also quite unique: he turned on the searchlight on his head and swept it across the dolls that were attacking him.

The dolls swept by the white light of the searchlight would become shriveled up as if the cotton inside their bodies had been plucked out, just like the calamity warriors that had appeared before.

Then, these shriveled dolls turned around and charged at Margaret.

"It can actually forcibly control the dream creatures I created. Interesting!"

Margaret was surprised that the Famine Knight could turn dream creatures against their will, which suggests that his fighting style is similar to hers, both focusing on control.

"I didn't expect to pick a competitor so casually. Let's see who has the stronger control!"

As she spoke, Margaret created even more dream creatures, still the same cute dolls, but much larger in size.

The previous plush toys were the size of cushions, but the current plush toys are basically half the height of a person, and their fighting power is obviously much stronger than the previous small plush toys.

These medium-sized dolls easily tore the smaller dolls to pieces, creating a scene that was both cruel and innocent, a stark contrast.

Even more outrageous, these torn-up miniature dolls were oozing large amounts of bright red blood, just like real living creatures.

The rebellious small dolls were dealt with, and the medium-sized dolls began to besiege the Famine Knight.

At this moment, the Famine Rider began to sweep the searchlight beam across the medium-sized dolls created by Margaret.

However, this time the white light couldn't easily transform these medium-sized dolls; it only made their movements sluggish.

Margaret was clearly being cautious; she wouldn't allow the Famine Knight to use the same trick to transform the dream creatures she had created.

So the Famine Rider upgraded the spectrum, turning the white light from the searchlight into yellow light, and the medium-sized doll controlled by Margaret lost control again, turning around and charging towards her.

"It's been transformed again?"

Margaret's expression turned sour, and she abandoned her languid and seductive reclining posture, sitting up instead.

Although the battles on both sides seem very simple, almost like playing house, the deeper rules and confrontations within them are invisible to the naked eye.

"That's interesting! So, how should you deal with this?"

Margaret snapped her fingers loudly, and the pink world turned pitch black as if someone had turned off the lights.

Then, Margaret summoned various dark and twisted nightmares and charged towards the Famine Knight!

(Saltana Rivera)

(End of this chapter)