American Horror Story

Chapter 107 Thorough Incidents and Off-site Assistance
Now, with the guidance of the strange puppet man, Luke has sorted out what happened in Black Falls Town.

The so-called Blake and Harland are puppets controlled by puppets. In the diary world, the four superpowers who fought alongside Luke were probably also controlled by puppets after the party.

The so-called obtaining of some item and stealing of Harland's supernatural power is just an excuse.

The puppeteer's original plan was to turn all the people in the town into puppets and place them on the wooden tower for sacrifice. Based on what Luke saw when he passed by, the tower should have been built recently.

Luke came to the town just when the other party had completed the construction of the sacrificial site and had secretly controlled all the residents of the town, or at least left back doors on the bodies of the residents so that they could control these people at any time.

After noticing Luke's abnormality, the puppeteer set this trap for Luke. The purpose of all this was to control him and turn him into a puppet. The puppet's method should be the so-called "time reversal" power that Luke actively accepted in the other world.

Thinking about it now, although his mental and physical strength recovered to their full potential after accepting James' "time reversal", that recovery did not seem like a magical phenomenon after time was turned around, but rather like directly receiving some kind of external energy.

But Luke had never come into contact with such a high-end and classy power as time reversal before. He just felt that his condition had recovered and he had no doubts.

It was probably at that moment that the power of the puppet followed the external energy, bypassed Luke's vigilance and defense, and entered his body.

That is to say, after Luke recovered, he fought quickly and killed Harland in just one move. Otherwise, if it dragged on for a while, even if his soul returned to the material world, he would only be facing a puppet-like body and completely out of control.

The puppet was also depressed. The plan was going very smoothly. Luke followed his script and fell into the trap. But problems occurred at the most unlikely link.

Harland's favorite puppet only lasted for one minute before being destroyed by Luke, leaving it with no enough time to control and alienate Luke's body.

So, it takes more time, and that time is used to transform Luke into a puppet.

At this point, it was easy for him to kill Luke, but everything he had done before would be in vain. Because simple killing could not provide any help for his sacrifice, he needed to transform Luke into a puppet and put him on the top of the wooden tower, making him the most important part of the sacrifice ceremony.

The puppet followed up Luke's question and answered slowly, "You guessed right, but it's too late to realize it now. How does it feel to be fooled?"

Facing the enemy's ridicule, Luke remained unmoved and did not feel the slightest bit of humiliation of having his IQ rubbed to the ground.

After all, he had been fooled by a dog, so it was no big deal if he was fooled by a puppet again. As long as I didn't feel embarrassed, it was fine.

He sensed the subtle changes in his body and realized that the puppet wanted to delay time, but it didn't matter, because this was exactly what he wanted.

He took the initiative to cooperate with the other party's plan to delay time, half threatening, half testing, saying: "The entire town has been sacrificed. The church will never let you go. You will be hunted down to death!"

"Church?" The puppet's stiff tone revealed a hint of amusement. It hooked its right ring finger, and a priest-shaped puppet appeared out of thin air and stood in front of it: "Are you talking about this kind of trash?"

Got it!
Luke was originally wondering if there were no other extraordinary people stationed in the area when this weird puppet made such a big noise but no other extraordinary people noticed it. Unexpectedly, it was caught in one fell swoop.

In just a few words, Luke's skin had almost turned into wood, and the strange energy began to move along his outer skin and toward his inner muscles.

Dry!
So slow!
Of course, Luke didn't mean that his progress in becoming a puppet was slow. What he said was -

"Foolish mortal!"

Along with a majestic and loud noise, a motorcycle with endless black aura swirling around it appeared out of thin air from the void. Against the backdrop of the swirling black air, the red eyes of a demon on the motorcycle flickered unsteadily, like lava that was about to go out. The huge and curved horns were a deep dark red, as if they had been burned by the fire of hell for a long time, and were full of cracks and scars.

Faced with such power, even the puppet man who thought highly of himself was briefly shocked for a moment. He quickly counted the big demons in the other world that he knew, and he had never heard of such a guy who liked riding a motorcycle.

Moreover, why would the other party come to his territory at this critical juncture?
Had he been secretly watching, and when he saw that his sacrificial ceremony was about to be prepared, he came here to pick the peaches?

Before its wooden brain could sort things out, the big demon rushed into the room at a speed that was invisible to the naked eye. It leaned over, picked up Luke and put him on the car, stepped on the accelerator, smashed the wooden wall, and drove away, leaving only the stunned puppet in place.

what?
Although his wood-like skin could not feel the biting wind at all, Luke finally let go of the worry in his heart.

Just when he found it difficult to control his body and was in trouble, Luke used his mental power to touch the token given to him by Fares in the [Endless Stomach].

Save save save save save save save save

13 saves in one second.

Fares was indeed fast enough. In just a few minutes, he had crossed the long distance, arrived directly at the scene, and rescued Luke.

I'm waiting for my teammates, what are you waiting for?
Even after coming out of the inner world and reaching the material world, Fares' speed was still extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, not to mention the puppet man, the entire Black Falls town was left behind. A few minutes later, when he looked back, he could no longer see the shadow of Black Falls town.

"Fuck! I'm scared to death!"

Fares knew Luke's strength, and the enemy who could make Luke send out such an emergency distress signal must be even more formidable. But as a real man, he kept his word and promised Luke that he could ask him if he had any problems. Although he was a little nervous, he still rushed to the location of the token through the other world as quickly as possible.

Sure enough, in Fares's perception, that strange puppet was simply the most powerful monster from the otherworld he had ever seen in his life, and it exuded a strange and ominous aura.

Fortunately, during the days that Luke was away, he didn't completely stand still.

The "Big Devil" helmet Luke gave him was originally just an ordinary motorcycle helmet, which he wore around his neck and could take off and replace at will. But maybe it was because of its symbolic meaning, or maybe Fares liked the style of this helmet very much. In short, when he woke up one day, the helmet suddenly merged with his body and became a part of his ghost body.

After the Headless Horseman's head was destroyed, he regained his own head.

This head is certainly not for show. After growing a new head, Fares's original abilities, including the speed, endurance, and even obstacle-crossing ability of the motorcycle, have been slightly improved again. In addition, he also gained a new ability - the Great Demon Engine.

The manifestation of this ability is the dark aura that lingers around the motorcycle, which can amplify Fares' ability to a certain extent. Most importantly, it can also help Fares hide his own strength, making it impossible for others to see through him, while gaining a very strong momentum, making people feel that he is not easy to mess with at first glance.

Arriving near Luke, Fares turned on the "Big Demon Engine" to the maximum, shocked the puppet, and took advantage of the moment when the puppet was distracted to rescue Luke. He did not hold back at all, and directly increased the speed to the maximum, driving at the maximum speed for more than half an hour, until he was about to run out of energy in his body, and then he stopped panting.

This is a wilderness far away from the city. Fares had just been running northwest. Based on his speed, Luke estimated that they were both almost in Fayetteville.

Fares took Luke out of the car and put him aside.

"How did you get into trouble with such a strong enemy again?" he asked in shock.

On the way just now, the hurricane driven by Fares' high-speed rail-like speed made Luke unable to speak. Only now that he got off the train did he take two deep breaths. While using his mental power to impact the strange ability in his body and eliminate the tendency of his body to become woody, he replied: "I don't know what the hell. It's unlucky that I was targeted."

After being away from the puppet, Luke's abilities became like water without a source and a tree without roots. Although it was a bit tricky, it was no longer enough to put Luke in a desperate situation.

After about ten minutes, all the alien abilities on the skin were eliminated, and Luke had regained the ability to move freely. He continued to use his mental power to impact the last bit of energy attached to the hair on his body.

During this time, the two chatted about recent events and got to know each other better.

Luke stretched his still stiff body and said bitterly, "I've never suffered such a big loss before! I must get revenge!"

Upon hearing this, Fares got anxious first: "Fuck! I was able to get you out just now because the puppet wasn't paying attention. If it happens again, I'm not sure I can save you. I'm afraid I'll be controlled too."

"If you want to go, go by yourself. I don't want to die!"

Luke pressed his hand down and said, "Relax, don't worry, I'm not stupid. The puppet is waiting for me to be his sacrifice. How could I offer myself to him?"

He took out his phone and called Calvin.

"Brother! What's going on?" Calvin asked excitedly on the other end of the phone: "Is Blake the mastermind? Have you figured it out?"

Listening to the voice on the other end of the phone, Luke simply responded, "Fucked up, man. Got screwed."

Without waiting for Calvin to ask, he continued, "Help me find out which sect the church in Black Falls belongs to, and whether they have large bases in other cities nearby."

Although Calvin had a hundred questions in his mind, the most important thing now was to solve Luke's urgent needs first. The crisp sound of keyboard tapping came from the other end of the phone.

"Don't hang up, I'm checking now."

"The church in Black Falls is the traditional sphere of influence of the Catholic Church. It is under the jurisdiction of the Baltimore Province, and the Charleston Diocese is specifically responsible for it."

"Can you help me find the church's phone number?" Luke asked.

"Easy, wait a minute"

In less than half a minute, Calvin found the contact information of the person in charge of the church: "The parish priest is Thomas Aquinas O'Malley, and the phone number is *****"

Luke wrote down the number and hung up the phone neatly, leaving Calvin's damn curiosity stuck in his throat.

We are good brothers, so we can talk about this later when we want to brag.

Luke checked the time. It was 4:15 in the morning. He hoped the priest wasn't grumpy.

He dialed the number without hesitation.

"Dudu.du."

After about 40 seconds, the call was connected, and a sleepy voice came from the other end of the receiver: "This is Thomas, who are you?"

Although it was rude to disturb others' sleep in the early hours of the morning, this was obviously not the time to be polite. Luke said directly, "Father Thomas, I am a demon hunter passing by. I just came out of Black Falls Town. Now the place has been occupied by evil spirits. Thousands of residents, including the church priests, have all become puppets of the evil spirits. Soon, they will become its sacrifices."

Thomas was a little sleepy at first, wondering if it was a prank, so he dealt with it and went back to sleep. After hearing what Luke said, his mind went blank, all his sleepiness disappeared, and he instantly became alert.

"Evil spirit sacrifice, the whole town, including the priest"

Three key messages.

Each one is more deadly than the other!
He immediately sat up straight, got up and put on his clothes, and asked, "Is it true?"

Before Luke could answer, he realized that he had subconsciously asked a stupid question. No one would joke about such a thing, and even if it was a joke, the other party would not admit it as soon as he asked.

He walked quickly to the desk nearby, pressed a hidden button, and asked another question: "Are you safe now? Do you need help from the church?"

"Not for now," Luke said on the other end of the phone. "The evil spirit was very strong, but I was lucky to escape. It probably won't be able to find me now."

Although the cooked duck has flown away, it is unlikely that the other party will be so angry as to chase so far. After all, the sacrifices of more than a thousand people and the altar are all ready. It is not worth leaving Black Falls Town and leaving these things behind just for Luke.

On Thomas' side, a voice soon came from a small speaker under the desk: "Father, is there something urgent?"

"Red alert," the priest, who had completely awakened from his deep sleep, said in a hurried tone, "Help me contact the Black Falls Town Church. If you can't get through, use the Holy Gospel to investigate the situation in Black Falls Town."

(End of this chapter)