American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 170 Taste
The sadder Mok was, the happier Roy was.

Samantha rarely prepared a table full of delicious food to entertain Roy and Elleisa. Ashley and Michael had never received such treatment before.

The only flaw was that Elleisa looked at the table full of delicious food without moving.

Samantha was a little strange.

"Mr. Black, why doesn't she eat it? Doesn't she like the taste?"

Roy scratched his head, not knowing how to explain this situation.

"Well, Elleza has pica. She doesn't like the food that normal people eat."

Ashley looked at Elleisa with curiosity.

"Is there still such a disease?"

Ashley is a poor student. After all, she hangs out with biker gangs all day long. How can her grades be good?

But Mike was a top student and raised his hand to answer his sister's question.

"I know! I know! The teacher talked about pica. It's a special habit that infants and children gradually develop during the feeding process. They chew and swallow foreign objects that they shouldn't normally eat uncontrollably."

"Is there really such a disease? Then what does Lady Elleissa like to eat?"

This was even more difficult to talk about, so Roy had to change the subject.

"By the way, Samantha, it seems like the town is really depressed. Why is that?"

Hearing this, Samantha sighed.

"Our town originally thrived on the gold mines, but when the mines ran out more than a decade ago, it naturally became desolate."

Roy recalled the plot of the movie "Octoberfest". In the movie, it seemed that a truck loaded with chemical materials overturned, which led to the birth of the giant spider.

This world is rather strange and may not develop according to the plot of the movie, so Roy wants to find out more.

After all, since I'm here, it would be a shame not to get involved.

"Is that gold mine now idle?"

"No, I heard that the mine was rented to a technology company called Amacham. It can be considered as a waste recycling."

Wait, Amacham?
Element detection!

Amacham Technologies has a long history. It was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Portland, Maine. During World War II, it became a supplier to the Department of Defense and has since had an increasingly close relationship with the federal government.

This technology company possesses cutting-edge biogenetic engineering technology, which is why FEA headquarters wanted to cooperate with Amacham when they discovered the space succubus.

Under the cover of night, a transport truck with the logo of Amacham Technology Company was driving on the winding mountain road next to the mining town under the protection of several assault vehicles with the logo of MMC (Montenegro Military Company). Their target was the only gold mine in the town.

From the outside, the mine still looks like an abandoned mine, but the inside of the mine has changed a lot.

A middle-aged woman in a white coat walked out of the mine, followed by several fully armed mercenaries and staff. The equipment worn by the mercenaries also had the words MMC written on it.

A group of people waited at the entrance of the mine for a while before transport trucks and assault vehicles drove in.

The transport truck stopped at an open space in the mine, and then a group of mercenaries got off the assault vehicle. The leading mercenary captain greeted the middle-aged woman.

"Ms. Elsa Layton (from "Human-Beast Hybrid"), how come you are the one who received the goods in person?"

But Elsa's attitude was very indifferent.

"You're late."

"Sorry, there was a small accident on the way, which delayed us for a while."

The mercenary captain quickly apologized. Elsa Layton and her husband Cliff Layton on the opposite side were geniuses in genetic engineering. They were able to independently take charge of a project at Amacham Technology Company.

A small mercenary captain can't afford to offend such a big shot.

Fortunately, Elsa didn't care about being late, she cared more about safety.

“Is the cargo safe?”

The mercenary captain patted the transport truck's compartment.

“Absolutely safe!”

Elsa nodded.

"Then unload the cargo quickly. Now is the critical moment of the experiment."

After saying that, Elsa turned around and went back to the mine. The rest of the work would naturally be handled by other staff members. She just wanted to confirm whether the things had arrived.

Back in the lab, Elsa saw her husband Cliff motionlessly observing a giant wolf spider.

The wolf spider's behavior is very strange, its movements are twisted but not stiff, giving people an eerie feeling.

"Has the cargo arrived?"

"We're here, loading and unloading now."

Cliff then looked up and smiled.

"Very good, we will start the experiment tonight!"

Cliff's words made Elsa stunned.

"Tonight? Isn't that too hasty?"

"No! It has to be quick! The company is already a little unhappy with my lack of results. I have to come up with something eye-catching enough to satisfy that old woman!"

Cliff's expression was somewhat resentful, and he was obviously very dissatisfied with the old woman he was talking about.

"Then I'll go prepare the lab."

Elsa turned away indifferently. The way they chatted, you really couldn't tell that they were a couple.

"Elsa, wait a minute! How's the acquisition of this mine going?"

Elsa stopped and waited for an explanation.

"In order to prevent the mine owner from becoming suspicious and refusing to sell, I specifically found someone else to buy the mine through the mayor, but the mine owner is still hesitant."

Cliff's expression turned grim.

"What's going on? Solve this quickly to avoid any complications!"

Elsa nodded expressionlessly.

"I'll have someone urge the mayor tomorrow. That guy must be trying to make more money by lowering the price."

"We can take over the mine within three days. The company doesn't need that little money!"

"I see."

"Let's prepare for the experiment."

Elsa and Cliff left the laboratory at the same time.

After the two left, the big wolf spider placed in the transparent glass box quickly turned over and became motionless, and some strange red mycelium emerged from its belly.

An hour later, the new laboratory was completed and Cliff and Elsa began to experiment.
The two experimented with the eggs of a local wolf spider, which is quite common, and a special kind of mycelium that had never been discovered before, found deep in the mine. Cliff had previously tried to combine the two, but had always failed.

The mycelium quickly devours the creature's internal organs, turning it into a hollow shell. Only this wolf spider can survive until mating before dying.

That's why Cliff chose wolf spiders as his experimental subjects.

In order to better combine the wolf spider and mycelium, Cliff specially applied to the company for a special cell from space (the flesh and blood of a male succubus).

This kind of cell is very precious, and Amacham had just obtained it recently. Cliff was able to apply for it because of his outstanding ability, but he only got a small amount, so he had to use it with caution.

However, scientific experiments are always built on countless failures.

"The first gene fusion experiment failed."

"The first gene fusion experiment failed."

……

"The 13th gene combination test was successful!"

Cliff and Elsa are undoubtedly very patient scientists. Continuous failures have not discouraged them. They always believe that their path is correct.

Finally, in the 13th experiment, the wolf spider's eggs, underground mycelium and space cells were perfectly combined together.

Although this number is not very auspicious in the West, Cliff and Elsa, two materialists, don't care about it.

Looking at the little spiders hatched in a special way in the glass box, smiles finally appeared on Cliff and Elsa's tired faces.

"We made it!"

This little spider was about the size of a marble, with red tentacle-like mycelium on its body. It moved freely and looked very normal, except for its head which looked strange. However, the tired Cliff and Elsa didn't notice it.

The two had been doing experiments intensively for two hours, and their bodies were no longer able to hold on. Seeing that the experiment was successful, they prepared to take a break.

"Have an assistant get some mealworms for it to eat and observe its condition carefully."

"Cliff, should we give it a name?"

Cliff and Elsa came to the disinfection room and pondered for a moment while being rinsed with disinfectant.

"As our first successful experimental prototype, it does need a name. What do you think would be a good name for it?"

"Since it's a female spider, why not call her Rose?"

"can."

Soon, the assistant brought some sterilized mealworms into the sterile laboratory as food for the newly born genetically fused spider Rose.

The assistant watched Rose eat for a while, and after feeling that there was nothing wrong, he turned around and began to look at Cliff and Elsa's experimental records.

These are experimental records written by two of the top genetic engineering scientists. Since I am their assistant, there is no way I would miss such an experimental record.

The assistant who was concentrating on reading the experimental records did not notice that after the little spider ate a few mealworms, its body size quickly grew from the size of a marble to the size of a ping-pong ball.

But the little spider was still not satisfied. It bared its teeth and claws at the assistant, as if asking for more food.

It's a pity that the assistant didn't pay any attention to the little spider's needs. The angry little spider sprayed a mouthful of venom directly on the glass box, which actually corroded a hole in the glass, and then drilled out from the hole.

It was not until the corrosion gas triggered the laboratory's automatic alarm that the assistant realized that Rose was missing from the glass box. Then he felt something bite his foot.

There can be no other living creatures in a sterile laboratory, and one has to wear a full set of protective clothing when entering a sterile laboratory, so it is self-evident what bit him.

The severe pain made the assistant very scared. He wanted to escape from the sterile laboratory and go outside to ask for help, but the corrosive gas triggered the laboratory's automatic alarm, causing the laboratory door to be locked and the assistant could not get out at all.

Only Cliff and Elsa have permission to open the sterile laboratory.

"Help! Help me!"

The assistant banged on the laboratory door in despair. He could feel the spider silk drilling in and out of his body, but he didn't feel much pain. Instead, he had the illusion of floating in ecstasy.

This situation made the assistant even more frightened. His professional knowledge told him that he might have been poisoned by some kind of neurotoxin, which meant that he would soon lose consciousness completely.

This judgment was correct. In less than three minutes, the assistant fell to the ground with a happy smile on his face and drooling from the corners of his mouth. He was completely unable to move.

Ten minutes later, when Cliff and Elsa arrived with the mercenaries, they saw that the assistant was only left with a layer of skin, and his internal organs and flesh had all been eaten away.

"Did Rose do it?"

Cliff was surprised and happy. The death of an assistant was nothing to him. He was happy that his scientific ideas that he had been pursuing for many years seemed to be about to succeed.

Elsa felt a little sorry to see her assistant's body, but she still analyzed the situation calmly.

"This method of eating is unlike that of wolf spiders, which usually swallow their prey whole."

Cliff didn't pay attention to this detail.

"Perhaps it's because the prey is too big! You, search the lab immediately and find Rose!"

The mercenaries followed orders and searched everywhere in the sterile laboratory, and finally found a hole the size of a football in a corner of the wall.

"Sir, the target may have escaped!"

Cliff's face suddenly turned ugly.

"Damn it! This thing can actually corrode metal walls! And it grew so big in just a few minutes!"

"Cliff, we're in trouble! If Rose were to enter the wild and begin to reproduce, it could cause a massive biological disaster."

What Elsa said is what Cliff is most worried about now.

"Report this to the company immediately, then pack up the materials and supplies and prepare to evacuate! Oh, and make a copy of the surveillance footage from the sterile lab and send it to the company. At least, our experiment was a success this time!"

Amacham is a wealthy company, and as long as the experiment is successful, any small mistake can be covered up.

Cliff is well aware of this, and with the success of the experiment, he has begun planning the next experiment.

What kind of results would be produced if mycelium and space cells could be combined with human genes?

Cliff is already looking forward to it!

An hour later, the mine laboratory was sealed and deserted.

The swamps surrounding the mine also began to change quietly.

At this time, Roy, who had just brought Ellessa back to the hotel, knew nothing.

Roy originally wanted to call Gerald to ask him something about Amacham.

However, Roy heard a knock on the door.

It was already midnight. Who would knock on the door at this time?

"Ashley?"

The person standing outside the door turned out to be the young version of Black Widow.

"Roy, did you only book one room?"

(End of this chapter)