Samantha looked at Roy with surprise, a little confused by his earlier warning. She pretended to be concerned and leaned closer to whisper, "Roy, can you really push this car by yourself? And why did you say to be careful?"
"It's not just a muscle car; I could push a semi-truck if I had to! She's way too friendly, I've got a bad feeling about this!"
Roy's expression was very serious, which made Samantha instinctively believe him.
"Then we'll head up ahead!"
And so, Roy pushed the car from behind while Samantha led the kids, getting rained on, as they followed the blonde bombshell, Baby.
A few minutes later, Samantha saw a large house built in the woods. The lights were on inside, so someone was definitely home.
"This is my place! Y'all want some towels to dry off?"
Baby was still being overly friendly, making Samantha a bit suspicious. Roy wondered if he might have been wrong.
Then, Baby's mother, Sophie, appeared. She was a well-preserved woman in her middle years, looking a bit older than Samantha, but she was heavily made up and dressed very provocatively.
"Hello there, children! I'm Sophie, Baby's mother. Thank you so much for bringing Baby home!"
Sophie immediately acted very friendly towards the kids, especially the youngest, Mike. She even tried to kiss the little boy.
However, Mike was rather introverted, and the strong smell of Sophie's cheap perfume was a bit overwhelming for him.
"Mom, there's a handsome guy pushing the car back there! Hurry and have your brother bring the tow truck to help!"
Sophie's eyes lit up as soon as she heard there was a handsome guy.
"I'll go right now!"
But just as Sophie was about to move, Roy walked in.
Samantha looked at Roy in astonishment.
"How did you get here so fast? Roy, did you just leave the car outside?"
"Nope, I already pushed it right up to the front."
Baby walked to the door, somewhat surprised, and looked out. Sure enough, there was the yellow Chevy Camaro.
Roy had only been a little over a minute behind Samantha and the others. His speed was truly astonishing.
However, Baby didn't think too much about it, just marveling at Roy's strength. So, she walked over to Roy and started looking for an excuse to touch him.
"Oh my, sir, your clothes are all soaked! Why don't you take a shower and change? You'll catch a cold for sure otherwise!"
With Roy's physical condition, he wouldn't even sneeze if he stood in the rain all day. But he wanted to see what kind of game Baby was playing, so he didn't refuse.
"Sounds good!"
Roy gave Samantha a look, but she didn't catch it. They still lacked a certain level of understanding between them.
No choice then. Roy could just relay the message to Elureisha and have her play it by ear.
Elureisha, who also had a playful side, immediately winked to show she understood.
Roy was about to follow Baby upstairs when Baby's mother, Sophie, suddenly rushed over to try and stop Baby.
That's right, Sophie didn't stop Roy, she stopped Baby.
"Oh, Baby! Let your mother handle this kind of thing. You go entertain our new friends!"
"No need, Mom! You're getting older; let your daughter handle this hard work!"
The mother and daughter actually started bickering as if no one else was around, like they were fighting over a prized possession.
"Stop arguing, Baby, why don't you just show me upstairs?"
Roy was starting to feel uncomfortable being all wet, so he forcefully interrupted the mother-daughter spat.
Once upstairs, Baby led Roy to the bathroom and immediately showed her true colors.
"Hey there, handsome. Want me to help you take a shower?"
"No thanks!"
Roy pushed Baby out of the bathroom.
This woman was so forward; she was clearly easy. Roy wasn't that desperate. He had no shortage of beautiful women around him.
Being rejected so directly, Baby huffed and kicked the door before leaving.
Roy quickly took a hot shower. After drying off, he realized a new problem: he didn't seem to have any dry clothes to change into.
"Hey, could someone do me a favor and grab a clean set of clothes from the car?"
The women all looked up and saw Roy's flawless physique, collectively swallowing hard. Baby and Sophie even couldn't help but cross their legs.
Only Elureisha and Mike didn't understand what was going on and just wondered if everyone was thirsty.
"I'll go! I'll go!"
Ashley jumped up and rushed out the door to get Roy's clothes, making Baby regret being too slow to react.
Even though Roy had just rejected her, Baby couldn't resist his good looks.
Soon, Ashley came back upstairs with the clothes and handed them to Roy, but she didn't leave.
"Ashley, why aren't you leaving? You wouldn't happen to want to watch me get dressed, would you?"
Ashley blushed and bit her lip tightly, but the rebellious streak in the girl had been ignited. If he didn't want her to watch, then she definitely wanted to watch.
"What's the matter? Are you afraid to let me see?"
Roy didn't really care. Seeing his body through the eyes of a younger version of Black Widow wasn't a loss for him; he was just worried about scaring the young girl.
"Well, I'm going to change now!"
Saying this, Roy reached for the towel as if he was going to open it. Ashley was indeed fooled and instinctively covered her eyes with both hands.
"Hahaha!"
Hearing the laughter, Ashley realized she had been tricked and couldn't help but make a face at Roy.
"Alright, no more joking around. I'm really going to change now!"
"Hmph! It's not like it's anything special anyway. If you don't want me to see, then fine!"
Ashley snorted and turned to leave.
However, Ashley's steps were very slow, and she quickly glanced back as she went downstairs.
"Ashley, is Roy done changing?"
Samantha noticed the girl's strange expression and asked with concern.
At this point, Ashley completely hadn't heard her mother's words until Samantha tapped her arm.
"Oh, Roy told me to come downstairs first. He just started changing."
Samantha was quite happy to hear this, feeling that even though Roy was young, he knew his boundaries.
Just then, Sophie made a suggestion.
"It seems like it's about that time. My husband and older boy should be back for dinner soon. Why don't you all stay and eat with us?"
Samantha was a little embarrassed and wanted to politely decline.
"Oh, I don't know about that. We're intruding as it is; how could we possibly stay for dinner?"
As a result, Mike's stomach very unhelpfully let out a loud growl, instantly making Sophie and Baby laugh.
"Ma'am, you might be able to hold out, but you can't let the kids go hungry! Youngsters at this age are in a crucial period of growth!"
This left Samantha speechless. Just then, Roy came downstairs, having changed his clothes.
"Roy, should we stay here for dinner?"
Roy looked at Sophie and Baby, who were both looking at him with hopeful expressions, and nodded.
"Sure, let's eat."
"I'll go get dinner ready right now!"
Sophie happily walked into the back kitchen, leaving Baby alone to entertain the guests.
Half an hour later, Roy and the others started to take their seats.
The dining table was a very long one, indicating that the Firefly family must be quite large.
Soon after, the other members of the Firefly family entered the dining room.
First was an elderly, overweight man with snow-white hair. He was the oldest member of the Firefly family and Baby's grandfather.
Then, Sophie's younger son wobbled in. He was very tall, even a head taller than Roy, but his body seemed somewhat deformed, possibly due to gigantism.
Following him, a disheveled middle-aged man walked in.
Roy assumed this was Sophie's husband, Baby's father, but he was actually Sophie's eldest son, just someone who had aged prematurely.
After waiting for a long time, Sophie's husband and other older son still hadn't appeared. Mike's stomach had already growled several times.
Sophie quickly clapped her hands.
"My husband must have gotten held up by something. Why don't we start eating?"
The oldest man was already starving and immediately started gobbling down his food, eating in a very messy and unappetizing way with juice and gravy splattering everywhere.
Roy picked up his knife and fork and poked at the steak in front of him. He noticed obvious blood oozing from it, guessing it had just been quickly seared over a flame before being served.
No wonder dinner was ready so quickly!
Roy found it hard to accept such rare steak, and the strange smell of the meat didn't help. So, he didn't touch it and instead started eating the salad on the table.
Samantha seemed to be in a similar situation, even though they were both very hungry.
Only Elureisha couldn't eat any of the food, so she just played with the steak on her plate with her knife and fork.
Sophie looked at Roy and the others with a smile.
"What's the matter? Is dinner not to your liking?"
Roy casually replied, "Sorry, we're all vegetarians."
Hearing this, Sophie looked at Roy strangely.
"Can vegetarians have a physique as good as yours?"
"Oh, that? That's from eating protein powder."
An impeccable answer that Sophie couldn't find fault with.
Just as the atmosphere was becoming a bit awkward, a fat middle-aged man walked in. This guy's face was covered in ridiculous clown makeup.
It was none other than Captain Spaulding, the clown owner of the little shop they had visited earlier.
With such a coincidence, even the rather slow-witted Ashley sensed that something was wrong. She looked at her mother, Samantha, for help.
However, Samantha didn't notice her daughter's gaze. She was focused on Roy, now completely trusting his earlier judgment.
After all, so many coincidences happening together couldn't possibly be just coincidences.
"Oh, honey, you finally made it! Come on and sit down; the steak's still hot!"
Captain Spaulding sat down at the head of the table in a very casual manner, looking at Roy and his group with a scrutinizing gaze. It wasn't the look of someone observing humans, but rather like someone inspecting livestock.
"Well, what a coincidence! Didn't expect to see you folks again here?"
As Captain Spaulding spoke, the atmosphere at the dinner table seemed to shift. The Firefly family members had mostly finished eating and were now sizing up Roy and his group with malicious looks.
This made the Parker family (Samantha, Ashley, and Mike) feel uneasy. Samantha had already slipped her hand into her pocket; she was carrying a revolver.
Roy, however, looked completely unfazed, ignoring the Firefly family's hostile stares and continuing to act as if he was just having a casual conversation.
"It is quite a coincidence! Wouldn't you say this might be something someone deliberately arranged?"
Captain Spaulding laughed, and his family joined in with loud, unrestrained laughter.
After they had their fill of laughter, Captain Spaulding's expression suddenly changed, and he stared fiercely at Roy.
"Maybe it's the Lord's doing! That we could all meet here tonight!"
God definitely wouldn't make such an arrangement. It was unclear who the "Lord" Captain Spaulding was referring to even was.
"Really? Well, your Lord must really dislike you, otherwise he would never have arranged something like this!"
Roy's words stopped the Firefly family's laughter. The eldest son, Baby's brother, slammed his hand on the table and stood up fiercely.
Ashley and Mike were so startled by this action that they leaned back in their chairs.
"Hey, pretty boy, what are you saying?!"
"Otis, sit down! Don't be so rude to our guests!"
With just a few words, Captain Spaulding stopped his eldest son's actions, making him sit back down quietly.
"Sir, I'm very curious. You don't seem scared at all?"
Roy spread his hands out.
"Why should I be scared? You haven't done anything yet!"
Captain Spaulding suddenly burst into laughter, clapping his hands.
"Oh, that's right! We haven't done anything yet. But we're about to start a very special game, would you like to participate?"
As he finished speaking, a fierce look appeared on Captain Spaulding's face, clearly not giving Roy and the others a chance to refuse.
And while he was talking, the men of the Firefly family had already stood up and surrounded Roy and his group.
The smile on Roy's face gradually disappeared, and he spat out three words.
"I refuse!"
Otis, who had been looking at Roy with displeasure for a while, reached out to grab him, wanting to force him down onto the table.
But Roy was faster. He picked up a table knife with one hand, grabbed Otis's hand with the other, and then used the knife to directly pin Otis's hand to the dining table.
"Agh—"
This scream was like a starting gun. Baby's tallest brother also reached out his demonic claws towards Ashley. Samantha immediately pulled out her revolver and shot the big guy.
Immediately after, the fat old man lunged at Mike, but Elureisha, who was next to Mike, suddenly stuck out her long legs and tripped the old man, sending him sprawling face-first onto the floor.
Seeing their eldest son injured, Sophie and Baby immediately picked up knives and forks and charged towards Roy, completely abandoning their earlier flirtatious attitudes.
"Get lost, you!"
Roy kicked both women to the ground with one kick each, then slammed Otis's head hard onto the dining table, directly smashing a hole in it.
In less than a minute, only Captain Spaulding was still unharmed in the Firefly family. This situation was somewhat unexpected for him.
"Who the hell are you people?!"
This level of combat was definitely not something ordinary people possessed. The Firefly family hadn't been very selective with their prey, assuming Roy and his group would be easy to deal with since there were more women.
Who would have thought that among these five people was a former Marine, a Nephilim, and a succubus?
It could even be said that the Marine was the least powerful fighter among the three.
Roy stood up, kicked the old man who was rolling on the ground to the side, punched the third brother who was trying to get up, knocking him unconscious, and then walked behind Captain Spaulding.
"Sorry, the rules of the game have changed. Now I ask the questions, and you answer!"
"House of 1000 Corpses"Poster (Top left: Sophie, Top right: Baby, Middle: Otis, Bottom left: Captain Spaulding, Bottom right: Third Brother)