American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 313 I'm not a tight-lipped person
No man wants to be told he's no good, even if he really is.

"What are you saying, you filthy bitch!"

Judging from Cliff's furious reaction, Jay must have been right, otherwise he wouldn't have reacted so strongly.

Jay now knows how to provoke Cliff.

"I think you're no good, aren't you? Has your wife cheated on you?"

Even a normal man would find it hard to tolerate such words, let alone Cliff, who already had problems.

"Don't mention that bitch! Otherwise, I'll show you what real pain is!"

Cliff stormed up to the glass room and started yelling at Jay.

Jay continued to mock Cliff.

"So what? Because you couldn't perform, you had to use other methods to satisfy your wife, and she couldn't stand it and ran away?"

Cliff's face turned red with anger, so he walked to a control panel and started operating it.

"You bitch, I'm going to teach you that some things you can't just say!"

Seeing Cliff's actions, Jay began to tense up, but she forced herself to remain calm and continued to provoke him, buying Roy time.

"Tsk tsk tsk! I know why you've been hiding in the base and not going out. You're probably afraid of facing everyone's strange looks, right? Cliff Layton, if all else fails, why don't you try the blue pill? Surely the blue pill won't help you either?"

Jay was provoking Cliff relentlessly when she saw an automatic gun turret descend from the ceiling of the glass room, which startled her.

"Bitch, it's too late for you to regret it now!"

Then, the automatic turret fired a bolt of lightning, striking Jay directly in the body.

Jay was instantly electrocuted, his body convulsing and collapsing to the ground, steam rising from his body.

This is actually a stun gun turret!

The voltage released by the stun gun turret seemed to have been deliberately adjusted, just enough to make Jay feel pain without stunning her.

Cliff looked at Jay with a smug expression.

"Bitch, what do you have to say now?"

Jay, panting heavily, looked up at Cliff with disdain.

As an intelligence agent, Jay must have received counter-interrogation training; ordinary physical torture wouldn't be enough to break her.

"I'm wondering if you've ever treated your wife this way? How did she feel? Did she also criticize you for being incompetent?"

Cliff was breathing heavily, seemingly having been hit where it hurt again by Jay, and he pressed the buttons on the control panel repeatedly.

"I told you, don't mention that woman!"

He said the sentence almost word by word, pressing a button after each word.

"what--"

The continuous electric shocks caused Jay immense pain; she felt as if some areas were numb and unable to grip properly.

Fortunately, Jay was wearing black shorts, so Cliff couldn't see the change in her at first.

However, after being shocked so many times, Jay was unable to speak for a while.

But it's okay, Jay can't say it, Cliff can.

"You bitches, you love to say things like that! I've dedicated everything to the great cause of science, can't you understand me even a little bit? Why are you always disobedient! Why are you always against me!"

It's clear that Cliff harbored a lot of resentment, so under Jay's provocation, he began to hurl insults at his wife, Elsa.

Although Jay couldn't speak, his mind was still relatively clear, and he quickly pieced together some information from Cliff's words.

After becoming the chief scientists of the experimental base, the Laytons began to secretly conduct their own experiments. This hidden laboratory was set up by Cliff through his own power.

Then, during the secret experiments, the Laytons seemed to have a disagreement.

Elsa wanted to stop the experiment, but Cliff refused.

Ultimately, the secret experiment continued with difficulty thanks to Cliff's insistence.

However, what Cliff didn't expect was that, just as the secret experiment was about to succeed, Elsa actually wanted to report her husband Cliff's actions to the higher-ups at Amacham Technologies.

Although Cliff discovered Elsa's actions in time, the report had already been sent out.

Enraged, Cliff kills Elsa and begins planning his escape.

"So, this experimental base became like this because of you?"

Jay felt he was getting closer to the truth.

Cliff pressed his face against the glass, glaring at Jay.

“What do you know! I didn’t want this at all! But that old bitch Bartholomew remotely commanded the security guards at the base to arrest me! Even though I have the highest authority, nobody is willing to take my orders! If it weren’t for Dren, I would…”

Deren? Who is Deren?
Jay found the newly emerged name a bit strange. She searched her memory but couldn't recall having such a person at the experimental base.

Could it be a nickname or something?

Fortunately, Cliff's next words answered Jay's question.

"Dren truly deserves to be called my most perfect creation. Elsa is nothing compared to her! With Dren's help, I threw Elsa's body into the main laboratory and released Carion to create chaos and escape the experimental base."

But I never expected that Elsa's remaining consciousness would merge with Carion's. Now free, Carion has spread her power throughout the entire canyon. If I leave this experimental base, I'll face her relentless pursuit! That bitch!

By this point in Cliff's story, Jay had pretty much figured things out.

The whole thing started with just a quarrel between the Laytons, which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people at the experimental base and the annihilation of dozens of elite Marines sent by General Hammer.

Marriage is absolutely terrifying!

Daily fear of marriage!

Having released the pent-up resentment in his heart, Cliff seemed to feel much better and no longer cared about Jay's earlier offense.

"Madam, talking it out really helps relieve stress; I feel much better now. Now all that's left is to find your companion and reunite you—"

Before Cliff could finish speaking, the door to the secret laboratory was kicked open, and Roy appeared in the doorway, grabbing Dren by the neck.

"I think I just heard someone looking for me."

Cliff stared at Roy, his face filled with disbelief.

"This is impossible! No one can resist Dren's power!"

"You mean that kind of seductive ability?"

Roy pouted.

While tracking Deren, Roy noticed that Deren's aura was somewhat familiar. Then, when Deren, with nowhere to hide, tried to use his charm on him, Roy realized that the guy was using the power of a succubus.

It is very likely that it was created by combining the cells of a succubus with the cells of other organisms.

To be honest, this wasn't the first time Roy had been bewitched by a succubus; his resistance was getting stronger and stronger.

When Roy first encountered the cyber succubus, he lost his mind.

When Roy encountered Elareza a second time, he was already able to control himself and use his angel form to break through her mental world.

On his third encounter with this bald succubus, Roy defeated her without even being dragged into her mental world.

Then, Roy used the hound ring to track Cliff and eventually found the secret laboratory.

Jay's strategy of distracting Cliff was effective; at least the guy didn't realize that Roy had found him, thus losing his chance to escape.

"You, don't come here!"

Cliff was in a panic. His fighting ability was quite average; at best, he was intelligent and knew how to use some tricks. The reason he had survived until now was due to Dren's special ability.

Now that Dren has been defeated by Roy, Cliff is naturally afraid.

Fortunately, Cliff is now standing on the other side of the glass room, still operating the control panel through the glass, and he also has something to threaten Roy.

"If you come any closer, I'll kill this woman with this stun gun!"

Roy frowned slightly; that was indeed a problem.

Cliff's hand was on the button, and if he couldn't stop Jay from pressing it, Jay would be doomed.

However, Miss Jay seems to have a different idea.

"Roy, don't worry about me! This guy is the one who caused all this at the experimental base, kill him!"

It really was this guy who did it?

"Shut up, you bitch!"

In the instant Cliff was distracted by his words, Roy instantly entered bullet time, drew his gun, and then fired two shots with a flick of his wrist.
The bullet from the Smith & Wesson M500 flew in an arc toward Cliff's hand, which was pressing the button.

The powerful impact of the first .50 Magnum bullet broke Cliff's wrist.

The second .50 Magnum bullet struck Cliff in the neck, creating a huge bloody hole. The man died before he even had a chance to feel the pain.

[Ding! You have obtained Cliff Layton's Treasure Chest of Destiny! Open it?]

"Tch, that kid got off easy!"

Roy put away the M500, tossed the unconscious Deren aside, and prepared to rescue Jay.

Jay stared at Roy in shock.

"How...how did you do that?"

"How did you do that?"

"Those two shots you just fired! The bullets somehow bypassed the glass and hit Cliff Layton!"

Roy spread his hands.

"After aiming, you just flick your wrist, and the bullet will curve."

Although Jay was very grateful to Roy for saving her, she was still speechless when she heard Roy's scientific explanation.

"If you don't want to talk, you don't have to. There's no need to try to fool me with this nonsense!"

"It's true! Why won't you believe me?"

Roy, who was speaking, did not notice that Dren, whom he had thrown aside, had regained consciousness. When she saw Cliff Layton lying dead in a pool of blood, her mind was instantly and severely affected.

No, darling!

Just as Roy was about to smash the glass room trapping Jay with a punch, he felt a strong mental fluctuation behind him.

It seems that Dren underwent some kind of change because of the death of her beloved man.

"Blake, watch out!"

Without Jay's prompting, Roy had already begun to dodge.

A huge fireball struck the glass and shattered, but fortunately the glass was of good quality, so Jay inside was not injured.

Roy, who successfully dodged, noticed that Dren's appearance had changed.

First, a pair of sharp horns appeared on her originally bald head. Then, bat-like wings grew from her armpits and back, making her look more and more like a succubus.

Is this the beginning of a regression to ancestral traits?

But it doesn't matter. Even the real succubus Roy has done it, let alone this is just a hybrid succubus.

"I am going to kill you!"

Dren let out a shrill roar and then pounced on Roy.

"Hmph! You actually want to fight me in close combat? Have you forgotten the time I beat you up before?"

Just as Roy was about to pounce on Dren, he slapped her on the head with lightning speed, knocking her to the ground.

In that instant, Deren felt his head buzzing.

This guy's physical attributes have indeed improved, from an average of 30 to an average of 40.

However, his physical attributes are still far inferior to Roy's, making it impossible for him to defeat him.

Roy stepped on Dren's neck, making it impossible for him to breathe, and he could only lie on the ground struggling.

The scene was so cruel that Jay could hardly bear to watch.

"Blake, hurry up, we have other things to do!"

"I know!"

Just as Roy was about to finish off Dren, he heard the guy start muttering something.

“My dear, I can’t breathe…no…Mother…”

With a snap, Roy broke Deren's neck, extinguishing the last spark of life in her eyes.

[Ding! You have obtained Deren's Treasure Chest! Open it?]

I got another Treasure Chest of Destiny, I'm so happy!
Roy hummed a little tune as he walked to the glass enclosure, then smashed the glass with a punch, releasing Jay inside.

"Blake, just how heavy is your fist?"

Jay was genuinely surprised that Roy would release her in this way, and then she became curious again.

"I don't know, I haven't specifically tested it. Wait, what does this taste like?"

Roy sniffed; he was still in his ghost wolf form, and his powerful sense of smell allowed him to detect some strange odors in the glass room.

Then, Roy looked at Jay's lower body with a strange expression.

"You, you didn't smell anything! And you're not allowed to tell anyone!"

Jay felt a sudden pang of shyness, even though she had completely disregarded her gender when she became an intelligence agent.

Roy gave a strange laugh.

"Okay, okay, I didn't smell anything, alright? But I'm not a tight-lipped person, who knows if someone will tell!"

"you!"

Just as Jay was feeling shy, he suddenly saw Dren, who had been trampled to death behind Roy, stand up again in a strange posture.

Roy seemed completely unaware of this.

"Blake, behind you!"

"Huh? You're not trying to trick me into thinking there's something behind me, and then you're going to ambush me?"

Roy looked at Jay with a smile, seemingly not believing what the other man was saying.

This made Jay a little anxious.

"That guy's gotten back up! Turn around and take a look!"

"No way?"

Roy turned his head to look behind him with some doubt, and saw that Dren had indeed stood up, her body twisting and deforming as if something was about to come out.

德伦
(End of this chapter)