American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 18 Boxing Match
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the preliminaries of the Cowboy Cup High School Amateur Boxing Tournament. This match is a middleweight bout. The two competitors are: the blue team, Sean Lester from Lakeside High School, who has a record of 5 wins and 3 losses, and the red team, Roy Black, a freshman from Oak High School..."

In front of the boxing ring, a host was giving a passionate introduction.

Roy sat in the locker room and listened attentively to boxing coach Lambert talking about what strategies he should use in the ring later.

It has been a week since Halloween, and the murder in Jennifer's house is much less popular than the Ghost Face Killer incident.

After all, Jennifer's adoptive parents are both marginalized people in society and have no relatives. As long as Jennifer doesn't make a fuss, nothing serious will happen.

This is nothing compared to the impact of the deaths of three police officers and two high school students. That’s five families!
So only the local newspaper reported that a mentally ill patient escaped from the Gospel Sanatorium and committed a murder, and other surrounding towns may not know about it.

However, Roy received two more bonuses. One was promised by Sheriff Hughes and applied for from the mayor, thanking Roy for successfully killing Michael and preventing the case from escalating, but it was only 5000 US dollars.

It's a lot less than the reward given in the Ghost Face Killer case.

There was no other way around it. After all, the town government didn't need to silence Roy this time, and it was already great that Hughes was able to apply for the bonus.

The other sum was the bonus from the Gospel Sanatorium. After all, it was definitely the responsibility of the sanatorium for not keeping an eye on Michael. If Roy hadn't gotten rid of Michael, and if this guy had killed a few more people, the Gospel Sanatorium would have to pay compensation.

Now I only have to compensate Jennifer, which can be said to be a blessing in disguise.

So Roy received a bonus of $3 from the Gospel Sanatorium, which was quite generous in 1999.

However, Jennifer received more compensation, up to 10 US dollars!

This was also because the Gospel Nursing Home wanted to cut the Gordian knot, and Jennifer didn't want to talk about it anymore, so they quickly reached a settlement agreement, otherwise she could get more compensation.

Well, the tuition for the first year of college is paid for, and if Jennifer spends a little frugally, $10 can allow her to finish college.

This situation made Jennifer feel very complicated. She had always wanted to escape from the control of her adoptive parents, but their deaths actually helped her.

Then there was the matter of Roy and Jennifer exchanging first blood.

Although Jennifer tried to hide it, her actions and behavior would still reveal some information after they became intimate.

Roy noticed that Needy's mood became depressed and she began to distance herself from him. Perhaps this smart girl had noticed something.

This won’t work. Can the fish in the pond jump out?
So Roy chatted with Needy intensively, and with the help of his good friend Jennifer, Needy finally recovered to her previous state.

Many times, people deceive themselves.

"...Roy, that's the general strategy! The most important thing is to stay calm. Even though you've only been training for a month, you're definitely the most talented student I've ever met. As long as you perform normally, you'll be able to easily defeat your opponent!"

Coach Lambert finally finished speaking, and Roy came back to his senses at this time.

"I never thought I could lose!"

"Ha, that's right! That's the kind of self-confidence you need! Boy, let's go!"

Roy put on protective gear and prepared to enter the contestant tunnel.

The biggest difference between amateur boxing matches and professional boxing matches is the protective gear worn on the head.

This type of protective gear makes it harder for boxers to be knocked out, and also causes boxers to be more inclined to win through technical points, so the intensity of the competition will be relatively lower.

Even boxing champion Mike Tyson suffered a lot in amateur competitions because his fighting style tended to be close and explosive, which was more difficult to deal with opponents wearing protective gear. In addition, Tyson's physical fitness had not yet reached its peak at that time, so he left behind many black records.

However, as shameful as Tyson's performance in amateur boxing matches was, his performance after entering professional boxing matches was terrifying.

Roy, who has fully mastered Tyson's boxing skills during his peak period, will definitely not have the same experience as him. After all, Tyson is only 1 meters tall, and his insufficient height and arm span make it difficult for him to score technically.

Roy is now 1 meters tall, and his height is likely to continue to grow, so it will be easier for him to get technical points.

With the exciting entrance background music, Roy came to the contestant channel, and the competition venue was filled with deafening cheers.

Americans really love sports, especially competitive and violent sports.

A high school amateur boxing match could actually attract hundreds of spectators, but only a small number of these spectators were cheering for Roy, and most of them were there to watch the fun.

"Roy, come on!"

"Roy, look over here!"

"Roy, I'm so proud of you!"

Today is Roy's first match in his boxing career, so his parents as well as Jennifer and Needy came to the scene to cheer him on.

In this match, Roy's opponent was also a white high school student, but his physique was much different from Roy's. His body fat percentage was very high, and the fat on his body was visible to the naked eye.

A high body fat percentage has both advantages and disadvantages in boxing competitions. Fat is still very good in terms of resistance to blows, but the cost is a decrease in explosive power.

Therefore, some technical boxers will deliberately store some fat to increase their ability to withstand blows.

Roy is just the opposite. His body fat percentage is very low, having dropped to about 12%, which is already very scary among students.

You should know that Jordan's body fat percentage was only between 3% and 5% during his peak period, while Tyson's body fat percentage remained at around 10% during his peak period.

This gives Roy terrifying explosive power, but also reduces his ability to withstand attacks.

But it doesn't matter. Roy has the passive ability of demon possession. Even if his body fat percentage is lower, he is more resistant to attacks than ordinary people. This is what he and coach Lambert have tested.

Roy and his opponent Sean Lester stood in the center of the ring and bumped fists. The referee stated the taboos of the game according to the rules and then announced the start of the game.

Sean was quite cautious. After the game started, he immediately took a step back to keep a distance from Roy to prevent Roy from attacking him.

But Sean was just overthinking it. Roy had no intention of attacking, and that wouldn't be a hot topic.

Roy participated in amateur boxing competitions in his last year of high school, and compared to other boxers of the same year, he had several years less accumulated fame.

If you want to go to college through boxing, you must be popular enough.

Roy stood still, with one hand hanging down and the other pointing at his cheek, indicating that the other party should attack his face directly.

The scene was in an uproar!
Neddy Lesnicki (Amanda Seyfried)

(End of this chapter)