American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 140 Achina Dimitrescu

Kai was speechless for a moment. His physique was so different from Roy's.

After a while, Kyle said something harsh and wanted to leave.

"You bastards, I will never hand Ceci over to you!"

Roy got angry when he heard that, and immediately grabbed Kyle by the back of the neck, wanting to teach him a lesson, but was stopped by Dalia.

"Forget it Roy, let him go."

Dalia seemed a little depressed, and it seemed that she was still affected by her ex-husband's words.

Roy pushed Kyle and glared at him murderously, which immediately made the guy feel like he couldn't control his bladder.

"Get out of here! Don't let me see you again! I'm a boxer, I'm telling you!"

Kyle ran away in a panic, and Dalia's eyes were a little red.

For the first time, Roy realized that this married woman was a bit sentimental. It might be because of her unfortunate childhood experiences that she became like this.

He held Dalia in his arms and comforted her.

"It's okay, Dalia. I will help you fight for the custody of Ceci. You can rest assured!"

Dalia shook her head.

"Roy, am I a bad woman?"

"How could that be, Dalia! You are absolutely the best mother in the world! Don't overthink it, just follow your heart! If your current life makes you happy, don't worry about what the world thinks."

Dalia nodded slightly. She really felt that her life had been very happy in the past few days, and she even felt that it would be nice if it could always be like this.

Just at this moment, Penny suddenly ran over.

"Oh no, Roy, Dalia! Ceci is missing!"

Dahlia pushed Roy away in an instant and looked at Penny with wide eyes.

"What did you say? How could Cece be missing?"

"Dahlia, don't worry! Penny, what happened?"

"This... I can't really explain it. Heather and I were chatting at the time, and it was Mellie who followed Ceci. Then, in the blink of an eye, I saw Mellie standing there in a daze, and Ceci was gone!"

Weird!
Santa Monica Beach is very flat and there is almost no shelter around it. Today is a weekday and there are not many tourists at night. How could a child disappear out of thin air?
"Where's Merry?"

Penny pointed into the distance.

"She is crying now because of her own guilt."

Dalia immediately rushed towards Mary, and Roy followed her quickly for fear that the two would start arguing.

"Merry, where's my daughter?"

Mary was indeed feeling very guilty, with tear marks on her pretty face.

"I was just building sandcastles with Cece near the pier when I heard Cece pointing at the bridge arch below the pier and shouting 'Slenders'. When I looked towards the arch, I saw a blurry, tall figure in a suit, and then I lost consciousness until Heather and Penny woke me up. I'm sorry, it's all my fault!"

Hearing this, Dalia's body tilted and she almost fainted. Fortunately, Roy supported her.

Slender Man? Slender Man?

Roy had heard of this urban legend in his previous life and had even played a game adapted from it.

But wasn’t this urban legend denied by Pastor Max on the “Night Owl” show?

Roy suddenly slapped his face. He had previously commented that Pastor Max was a fake. How could he believe the words of a fake?

At this time, Dalia began to cry.

"It's my fault! Ceci told me before that she had made a new friend named Slender. I thought she was just imagining a friend and didn't pay much attention to it! That's why this happened..."

Dalia was almost suffocating from crying, and Roy hurried to comfort her.

"Dalia, the worst hasn't happened yet. I will find a way to get Cece back!"

Hearing this, Dalia seemed to have found a life-saving straw.

"Roy, you must rescue Ceci. As long as you can rescue Ceci, you can ask me to do anything!"

If I ask you to do something now, can you refuse?

Roy handed Dalia over to Heather and Penny.

"Heather, Penny, you two take Dalia and Mellie back to the Dolphin Hotel. It's safer there. I'm going to go find Cece now!"

After saying that, Roy immediately walked towards the Santa Monica Pier bridge tunnel. The first step was to check the crime scene.

The Santa Monica Pier is built entirely of wooden planks, similar to a bridge, with a large number of pillars underneath.

The bridge arch that Mary mentioned refers to the location of these pillars. The light here is very dim and even the moonlight cannot reach here.

As he approached this area, Roy felt a dark power. This power was different from the power of hell in his body, and was closer to the power of the yellow clown he had encountered before.

It was an indescribable and inexplicable dark power, very special.

After sensing for a while, Roy discovered that the tall and thin ghost did not leave on foot. The guy might have teleported away.

This is consistent with the setting in the game Roy played in his previous life. The slender ghost can indeed move instantly.

This was a bit tricky. Roy originally wanted to try to sense the breath of the slender ghost and then track it.

Now if the tall and thin ghost teleports directly over a long distance, then the clue will be broken.

After thinking for a while, Roy decided to talk to Gerald, maybe he knew something.

"You're looking for Slender Man?"

In the office, Gerald looked at Roy in surprise.

"Yes, Dalia's daughter Ceci was kidnapped by the Slender Man. I must find that guy!"

Gerald frowned deeply.

"I do know some information about Slender Man, and I also know how to lure him out, but I don't have the bait to lure him out."

Roy's eyes lit up. FEA really had information about the Slender Man.

"Oh? Please tell me in detail!"

Gerald looked at Roy and shook his head.

"Mr. Black, Slender Man is extremely powerful. He once destroyed an FEA sub-base. Therefore, his danger level within the FEA is extremely high. I really don't recommend you go looking for him."

How could they actually take down an FEA sub-base? They are indeed quite powerful.

However, if it was the underground base of the Dolphin Hotel, Roy could also dismantle it single-handedly.

"I've made up my mind! Mr. Olin, you better tell me!"

"Alright then, let's make a deal! I'll tell you what can summon Slender Man, and where you can get it. But if you can kill Slender Man, please sell Slender Man's body to FEA, and I can pay you a huge sum of money."

"how much is it?"

Roy raised his eyebrows.

Gerald looked Roy in the eyes and answered word by word.

"Ten million!"

Wow, this price is really amazing!

However, when Roy thought about the hundreds of millions of dollars that America spent on some research projects, he felt that the money didn't seem to be much.

These Smith Commissioners really don’t take money seriously!
Anyway, with a nuclear-powered printing press, they could print as much money as they wanted and spend it as much as they wanted. Under normal circumstances, Roy would have certainly bargained with Gerald, but he was anxious to find Ceci, so he didn't waste any time.

"I agree, you can say it now!"

A smile appeared on Gerald's face, but the smile was still so scary.

"The Slender Ghost is attracted to photos or videos of itself, and will stop at nothing to destroy them. A FEA branch was destroyed because it obtained photos of the Slender Ghost. Because of this, it's difficult to find genuine images of the Slender Ghost on the market, and those that do exist are often synthesized."

"So that's why the public thinks Slender Man is just a made-up urban legend?"

"Indeed."

Roy gave a thoughtful look and then continued to question Gerald.

"So who has a photo or video of the Slender Man?"

"Perhaps you could ask Achina Dimitrescu."

Achina Dimitrescu, the tall female vampire?
Roy was a little surprised.

As if he had seen what Roy was thinking, Gerald explained.

"Achina Dimitrescu has a habit of collecting precious items. She has a special method of preserving them that can isolate the Slender Man from his perception. I once saw a photo of the Slender Man in her possession. If nothing unexpected happens, it should still be in her possession."

Roy understood.

"Then should I make another deal with her?"

"I think so. Achina Dimitrescu likes to make deals with people, but if she thinks highly of you, you can also exchange favors with her."

The debt of favor is the hardest to repay!

If possible, Roy definitely didn't want to owe any favors to anyone.

But things had come to this, and Roy had no choice but to try his luck with Achina Dimitrescu.

"Okay, I'll go find Achina Dimitrescu now."

"Good luck, Mr. Black!"

After watching Roy leave, Gerald immediately picked up the phone and started making a call. It seemed that FEA would have to work overtime again tonight.

Roy drove his second-hand yellow Chevrolet Camaro straight to the Sanjeevichi bar.

The bar was still deserted, with the owner, Achina Dimitrescu, and her three daughters serving the few customers.

Achina's eyes lit up when she saw Roy come in.

"Mr. Black, you finally came to visit our shop!"

Achina's tone of voice sounded somewhat resentful, and those who didn't know would think that Roy had done something to her.

"Um, Ms. Dimitrescu, I came here today to talk to you about something."

Achina took out a bottle of whiskey and poured Roy a glass.

"Everyone comes to me for something, but some want a drink, while others want something else. What about you, Mr. Black?"

Roy didn't have time to exchange pleasantries with Achina and went straight to the point and told her what he wanted.

"I want a picture of Slender Man!"

Hearing this, Achina narrowed her eyes and looked Roy up and down.

"Mr. Black, was the child of one of your friends kidnapped by that guy?"

Achina really knew Slender Man very well and directly revealed Roy's current situation.

"Yes, I heard that the Slender Man is attracted to his own visual records. I need a photo of him."

Achina licked her lips, her eyes revealing an inexplicable meaning.

"The photo of the Slender Man is extremely valuable. I wonder what price you would pay for it?"

"You name a price, and I'll try my best to satisfy you!"

Achina laughed so hard that her body shook uncontrollably, and her broad chest began to tremble violently.

Because she is much taller than a normal person, Achina's chest is also broader than that of a normal woman, and it is estimated to be a circle larger than Roy's head.

"Money doesn't mean much to me. I want something else!"

Roy frowned slightly. It seemed that things were heading in the worst direction.

"So what do you want?"

"Mr. Black, I want you to owe me a favor."

really……

"Ms. Dimitrescu, I can promise you, but I have to make one thing clear: I will not do anything that goes against justice for you!"

Achina's eyes were fixed on Roy.

"How could I let you do something that goes against justice? I have plenty of black gloves to help me!"

That's good.

"It's a deal! Can you give me the photo now?"

Achina snapped her fingers.

"Cassandra, go get the picture of Slender Man!"

"Okay, mother!"

Cassandra, Achina's daughter, walked into the back room and soon took out a wooden box and placed it on the bar.

As she left, Cassandra gave Roy a wink.

"This is the picture of the Slender Man."

There are some patterns painted on the wooden box. According to the knowledge of Solomon's Key, this should be some kind of magic circle.

Roy could also sense a faint magical aura from the wooden box.

Could it be that this Achina is not only a vampire, but also a witch?
But Roy felt that with Achina's tall stature and obvious muscle lines, she should be a warrior.

The more likely possibility is that Achina knows some wizards and this wooden box was obtained through trade.

Roy was about to open the wooden box to take a look, but Achina stopped him.

"Don't open the box here. I don't want my bar to be demolished by Slender Man!"

Well, what Achina said made sense. Roy put away the wooden box and prepared to leave.

"Mr. Black, let me give you a tip. The Slender Man likes to take children into the woods. You'd better go to the woods closest to where the child disappeared and then open the wooden box. After leading the Slender Man away, you will have a chance to find the child."

It seems that Achina doesn't think Roy can get rid of the Slender Man, but Roy still wants to thank her for the tip.

"Thank you, Ms. Dimitrescu!"

Achina held her cheeks with both hands and lay on the bar, revealing her deep cleavage and a fascinated expression on her face.

"Oh, Mr. Black, I only hope you don't forget my kindness!"

Hiss! Could it be that this woman has taken a fancy to me?
Roy had a strange feeling in his heart. He inexplicably felt that Achina was trying to seduce him.

Has my charm reached this point?
Or is it the realm of desire that comes into play?
Slender Man

(End of this chapter)