Chapter 126: It’s scarier than facing a billion murderers! It’s even scarier! (Ch 126)

In the heart of Brooklyn, New York, a hotel with a slightly old appearance stands quietly and solemnly.
Manager Winston was sitting respectfully on a sofa in a corner of the hall, discussing the possibility of forming a team of super-powered killers with the visitors from the High Table Council.
In recent years, the land of North America seems to be cursed. Many magical and bizarre events have occurred. The monsters in ancient legends have broken free from their shackles, stepped into reality, and disturbed the peace of society.
For the general public, this may be an illusion caused by the widening gap between the rich and the poor and the high barriers between social classes, which makes crime and violence more and more serious.
But the truth covered up by the government could be hidden from the citizens, but it could not be hidden from people of Winston’s class.
What’s more, the Mainland Hotel is still doing business in the gray world, and has long been exposed to many super-powered people and even dark creatures!
“I have contacted Hellboy’s gang before and offered them an annual salary of over a million to invite them to be the security director of the New York Continental Hotel, but unfortunately…”
Winston sighed. “These guys seem determined to work for the government. Although the fire girl named Liz was a little tempted, the other two rejected it sternly. Especially Hellboy, after learning about the identity and background of the High Table, he almost pulled out a gun and turned against them.”
The person who came to the High Table Council this time was a bald man who was well-dressed and elegant in manners.
At this moment, he was sitting opposite Winston, with his legs crossed proudly on the coffee table in front of him, shaking a glass of blood-red wine in his hand.
He was not too surprised by Winston’s experience. He said in an unquestionable tone: “In the next few years, there will be more and more dark creatures in human society. The only way for the High Table to continue to establish its unshakable position in the assassin world is to absorb more supernatural forces. Ordinary assassins are no longer enough.”
“Keep raising the stakes. If one million a year isn’t enough, then raise it to two million, five million! The origins of that red-skinned freak are mysterious. It’s said that he’s the offspring of a great demon from hell. As long as we can develop him into one of ours, it’s worth spending any amount of money!”
“The Continental Hotel is the face of the High Table. The guards must be strong enough. The Continental Hotel in Europe has even used its shares to attract a large number of descendants of the gods. You in New York are already lagging behind!”
After hearing the man’s sharp accusations, Winston couldn’t help but feel beads of sweat oozing out of his forehead. He lowered his head like a statue on trial, not daring to make the slightest rebuttal or excuse.
Memories came flooding back. A few years ago, the High Table Council, which was formed by the union of the twelve most powerful forces in the underground world, had experienced a bloody reshuffle.
From that day on, the seats at the High Table were reduced from the glorious twelve to the grim six, each seat symbolizing unparalleled power and terror.
At a previous collective meeting, Winston had personally witnessed the strange demeanor of these six elders.
Among them, there are ordinary people with flawless disguises, as well as monsters that have completely abandoned their human form and transformed into inhuman creatures!
And at this moment, the person in front of him was one of the six seats and the most capable general under the Blood Ancestor!
Winston had seen with his own eyes that when this guy faced a dozen gun-wielding assassins, he simply opened his mouth calmly and extended a tentacle-like tongue from inside, piercing through the enemy like lightning and sucking all their blood, leaving behind a pale, shrunken body.
Even though they call themselves vampires, their actions are more brutal and more frightening than those of the native vampires in New York!
“By the end of the month, the New York Continental Hotel must have at least ten killers with supernatural powers. Otherwise…”
The man’s words were as chilling as ice. Then, he slowly opened his mouth, and as if the gates of hell were torn apart, his tentacle-like tongue was revealed, instantly freezing the air.
When Winston saw this, he nodded and promised quickly, as if he would be eaten alive by the man in front of him if he was slower.
“Haha, don’t be afraid.”
The man chuckled, retracted his terrifying pressure, and resumed his previous elegant demeanor.
Looking at the old man in front of him who was handsome even though his hair was gray, he couldn’t help but raise his hand and gently stroke Winston’s weathered face, saying playfully: “Even if you fail to complete the task, I won’t be willing to kill you…”
“……”
The disgusting touch brought by the finger almost made Winston collapse, but he endured it with anger and murderous intent intertwined in his heart. This was the most humiliating thing he had ever experienced in his life!!!
“Humph, I can’t wait to see you begging for mercy on my bed after you fail your mission, hahahaha…”
Along with these words, the man laughed arrogantly, turned around and prepared to leave gracefully.
Looking at the departing figure, Winston’s heart sank to the bottom.
The High Table has changed!
Those high and mighty beings have now become terrifying monsters beyond human form.
Even he, a meritorious old minister, was just a toy that could be discarded at will in front of these disgusting monsters.
Fatigue and powerlessness came over him like a tide, and for the first time in his life he thought about retiring and escaping from this world shrouded in darkness and madness!
“Gentlemen, wait, stop!”
At this moment, there was a sudden crowd outside the hotel gate. A group of strangely dressed guys with their families swarmed in front of the gate.
The guards outside the door who were trying to maintain order just raised their arms, but seemed to be restrained by an invisible force, unable to move, and could only watch this scene happen.
“Um…..”
Leading the group was a tall man wearing a black cloak.
At this moment, he was stroking his chin with one hand, his eyes revealing his disdain for the hotel’s interior decoration. “It looks good from the outside, but the lighting inside is a bit too glaring, and the angel murals on the walls are so tacky. It would be more appropriate to replace them with images of us monsters.”
“Don’t be picky Dracula, we’ve already shown you around dozens of hotels!”
“Yes, this is the one! Damn it, I can’t walk anymore!”
“At least the outside of this hotel looks quite gloomy. The inside can be rearranged.”
“…..”
All around, the monsters who had followed Dracula to human society with their families gave suggestions.
Especially the werewolf Wayne. Unlike other bachelor monsters, this time he not only brought his pregnant wife, but also brought dozens of wolf cubs that had just grown to knee height. He was eager to find a place to rest and continue to make babies with his wife.
Dracula shrugged helplessly and turned to ask the little bat on his shoulder, “What do you think, my dear girl?”
After looking around, Mavis’ eyes fell on Winston not far away, and she asked curiously, “Hey, is this place far from Long Island?”
“Long Island?”
Winston was stunned for a moment, then shook his head. “It’s very close, just cross the bridge.”
“Yes! That’s it, Dad!” Mavis immediately jumped up happily, turned around in the air, and looked at Dracula with wide eyes expectantly.
“OK….”
Seeing that his friends and his daughter were quite satisfied with this place, Dracula finally made up his mind. He looked around and asked loudly: “Who is the boss here? I’m buying this hotel!”
At this moment, everyone in the hall was still immersed in shock, unable to believe that these people could break into the Continental Hotel so brazenly and chat so relaxedly. Have they never died?
Winston glanced at the vampire director who was still observing without moving, then frowned at Dracula and said, “Gentlemen, you may not understand what this hotel represents. Please go out. The Continental Hotel does not have…”
Wow——
However, before he could finish his words, he was completely interrupted by the scene before him.
Dracula took out a shell from his cloak and gently opened it. In an instant, countless ancient gold coins gushed out like springs. In a flash, they piled up on the floor of the lobby into a dazzling mountain of gold coins, shining with dazzling light.
“Take the gold coins and leave my hotel!”
Dracula said this, and then with an arrogant attitude, he led his companions straight through Winston and into the depths of the Continental Hotel.
The vampires of the council who had been watching coldly from the side finally had sparks of greed in their eyes after seeing the dazzling mountain of gold coins in the center of the hall.
I didn’t expect to have such an unexpected gain this time!
He disappeared from the spot and when he reappeared, he was already standing in front of Dracula.
The man sneered, “You…”
The next second, the words he was about to say were stuck in his throat, and the people in front of him who were originally talking and laughing suddenly looked at him with unfriendly eyes.
He seemed to be in the ancient wilderness, surrounded by a group of giant beasts. The huge sense of oppression frightened him so much that his legs could not stop shaking.
This feeling——!
It’s scarier than facing a billion murderers! It’s even scarier!!!
“Watch your step…”
The man bent his waist 90 degrees, and the arrogance and insolence in his expression instantly disappeared, replaced by unprecedented humility!
Dracula glanced at him with contempt and said lightly: “I don’t like the smell of you…”
After he finished speaking, he flicked his fingertips lightly, and the originally arrogant vampire director turned into a twisted and wriggling scarlet maggot in front of everyone’s eyes. He fell to the ground powerlessly and struggled.
“Scarlet worm?”
Dracula thought thoughtfully: “No wonder it looks so disgusting.”
Mavis looked at the struggling red maggots on the ground and asked curiously, “What are scarlet worms?”
“A product of hell. People who are parasitized by the bugs will have their personalities changed drastically, becoming bloodthirsty and perverted, and their bodies will also become neither human nor ghost.”
The one who answered her was the fat mummy Murray, who was wrapped in bandages. He picked up the screaming worm on the ground with his fingers and then… threw it into his mouth.
He moved his mouth and chewed, with a look of lingering aftertaste on his face as he said, “If you don’t worry about being parasitized, it actually tastes pretty good.”
“Disgusting… By the way, since we’ve already bought this place, there’s no need for us to pretend anymore, right?”
As he spoke, Wayne, who had originally transformed into a tall and strong man, suddenly swelled up, and steel-like hair covered his entire body, instantly returning to his original form on the mysterious island.
Upon seeing this, the others also turned back into monsters, and even in the originally transparent air, a pair of floating glasses appeared.
Dracula looked around at these familiar faces, and a sense of pride surged in his heart. He opened his arms and announced loudly: “Expel all humans! The New York branch of Hotel Transylvania will officially open tomorrow night!”
As his voice fell, the lights in the hall suddenly went out, replaced by tiny green will-o’-the-wisp flames, swaying in the darkness.
The exquisite relief murals were also covered by the rapidly spreading spider webs, and the entire hall was shrouded in a strange and mysterious atmosphere.
“And waiters!” added the mummy Murray. “Human waiters are not the style of Hotel Transylvania!”
As he spoke, he gently waved his bandaged right hand, and the ground seemed to respond to his call. The marble tiles cracked, and a group of skeleton waiters slowly crawled out of the mud pit. They moved their stiff joints and stood in a neat and uniform manner on both sides, like loyal servants.
Werewolf Wayne followed closely behind and pulled out a seemingly ordinary bag from his waist. With a low wolf howl, the bag opened wide and dried human skulls rolled out. These heads seemed to be endowed with some kind of magic power. They floated to the guest rooms on their own and finally turned into doorbells, hanging quietly above the door lintel, waiting for the arrival of guests.
At this time, Frankenstein threw a handful of strange seeds out of the door, and the jelly man Slime sneezed at the seeds. In an instant, dense patches of Piranha plants grew in front of the hotel door. These Piranha plants were very different from ordinary species. Their branches were as thick as trees, and the fangs hidden in the buds were extremely sharp, as if they could tear apart any invaders!
“Well, this has a bit of the feel of Hotel Transylvania.”
Dracula looked around and nodded with satisfaction. Just as he was about to order the skeleton waiters to expel the humans, Winston’s slightly trembling voice came from behind him.
After watching what had just happened in shock, the mainland hotel manager, who was over 50 years old, suppressed his fear and walked up to Dracula and the others.
Looking at the curious or unfriendly looks from these monsters, Winston thought of the insults he had suffered in the council in recent years. He took a deep breath and made the most important decision of his life!
“BOSS!”
He lowered his head, his tone sincere and firm, “I have been the manager of this hotel for decades. If you need me, I am willing to stay and serve you.”
“Forehead…..”
Dracula scratched his head in confusion, then looked at his friends around him, “Do we need a human manager?”
“A human being becomes the manager of the Hotel Transylvania? What if he is eaten by other monsters?”
“Eating humans? Don’t be ridiculous. We are not those low-level creatures.”
“But then again, this place is different from the Mysterious Island. There are humans all around us. It seems like it would be a good idea to use this old man as our spokesperson outside. This way, we don’t have to deal with those humans outside.”
“That makes sense!”
Everyone agreed, and Dracula nodded in agreement. The last thing he wanted to do was come into contact with humans.
With this thought in mind, he looked at Winston, who was already sweating profusely, and smiled, “Okay, then you will be our spokesperson from now on.”
Dracula patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him, “Do a good job. If you can satisfy us, even if you leave this world one day, your skeleton or soul will continue to stay here and serve as our manager.”
Winston: “???”
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