As night falls, the street lights in Prosperous Town are still on. Because the townspeople have taken refuge in the shopping mall, only the streets in the entire town can still see light.
The street lights shed some light, but more areas were still entrenched in darkness. Giant spiders crawled from across the street, shuttling between darkness and light, with eight legs appearing and disappearing.
The rustling became clearer and clearer, and there was a dead silence in the shopping mall. A few screams could be faintly heard above the town. It seemed that they were unlucky people who did not go to the shopping mall and were hiding in what they thought was a safe place.
Russell couldn't help but feel his scalp tightening as he watched the giant spiders emerging from the dark corners. The number was immeasurable, but he was sure that it was definitely more than the population of the town.
The quantity exceeds four digits!
Seeing the giant spiders coming towards the shopping mall like a tide, Russell immediately picked up the M4A1 next to him and told Mike: "If the situation goes bad, remember to take Ashley to find a closed corner. How can you deal with spiders?" I know my habits very well, so this shouldn’t be a problem for you.”
"No, I have this to protect Ashley." Mike took out a few bottles of perfume from his backpack. Spiders have an unusually developed sense of smell, and perfume can confuse them.
Russell took a bottle of perfume and stuffed it into his pocket, nodded with Ashley, and walked towards the first floor.
Many townspeople, like Russell, are saying goodbye to their families for a short time, and they are going to the front line to fight against the spiders. The older man prayed and then stood at the window, raising his weapon and aiming downstairs.
Prosperity Town is too small to tolerate the coexistence of two apex predators. This law is still valid when enlarged to the world!
Everyone held the guns in their hands, sweat dripped down to their eyes, and they forgot to wipe it. Muffled sobs began to rise, and a sad atmosphere lingered in the shopping mall. Everyone wanted to protect their families. Judging from the current situation, the human side lacked firepower and the chance of winning was very slim.
"Oh my God! There are so many giant spiders, what do they eat to grow up? I'm sure there is another ecosystem underground."
"Impossible, they must be surface organisms, but they have mutated. If there really is an independent ecosystem underground, they will be killed by various viruses and bacteria as soon as they come to the surface."
"Mutation!? Ridiculous remarks. Can you explain where their energy comes from when they grow so big?"
In the sad and silent atmosphere, unsociable quarrels came from the mouths of two old professors. The two argued about academic concepts, which soon escalated into verbal quarrels and physical conflicts.
The researchers around them hurriedly stepped forward to separate the two men. The two old men were grabbed by the arms and pulled away, and they did not forget to kick each other with their legs.
"Just wait, when I prove my theory, I will announce it to the entire academic community and call on everyone to boycott you idiot!"
"Old man, that's exactly what I'm saying."
After being pulled away by everyone, an old professor straightened his clothes, took out his checkbook and shouted to everyone: "I bid 1,000 US dollars per spider. The price of live spiders is doubled. I want as many as I want."
"You scum that blasphemes science, you actually link academics with money, I despise you..." Another old professor seemed to be irritated, he also took out his checkbook, his neck turned red and shouted to the stunned people: "Everyone, listen "Look, that poor guy doesn't deserve to study science. I'll add $500 to his quote and I'll take all the spiders."
"Then I'll double it again!"
"I triple it!"
"Four times!"
"Follow me!"
"..."
Click! Wow————
A series of gun bolt sounds were heard, the scene in the shopping mall changed, and the air became a bit hotter!
The sobbing stopped abruptly. The women changed their faces in a second, wiped away their tears, and glanced at their husbands, while the children made cheering gestures to their parents.
The man holding the gun had an expressionless face. He took out a red cloth belt from his trouser pocket and tied it on his head. His melancholy features instantly became extremely hard, and the sadness in his eyes was no longer replaced by perseverance and indifference.
Even the dogs, who had originally shrunk their tails, now began to bared their teeth, showing their wolfish ferocity, and whined in their throats.
Beside the corner, more than a dozen cats squatted quietly, their tails sweeping back and forth on the ground, their pupils flickering, their claws popping out of their fleshy balls, and their tongues sticking out to lick them.
People who don't have guns are secretly distressed. They are looking for weapons in the shopping mall. A young man approaches the gun store owner and whispers: "You just said that this revolver is sold at half price. Does it still count now?"
Gun shop owner: "Sorry, you got the wrong person. I'm his brother."
Military morale is boosted!
No, morale is like a rainbow!
…
Russell came to the first floor. There was an empty parking lot in front of the main entrance of the shopping mall. The first line of defense was residents' cars, and the last line was police cars.
The police are currently on the first line of defense. They have less than fifty people and the enemy is an endless tide of spiders.
Russell held the M4A1 on the car and waited quietly for the spiders to approach. Shooting on the level ground was more effective than strafing from a high position. As long as the head of the gun is pressed down, the bullet can basically be fired without missing a beat. Especially for a powerful rifle, it is not surprising that one shot can penetrate the bodies of several spiders.
The police chief glanced at Russell, cast an appreciative look, and said to his subordinates: "Wait until the spider approaches 50 meters before shooting. Remember to hold the gun steady and don't fire continuously!"
"Sir, there are too many spiders. We will run out of ammunition soon."
The police leader was silent for a moment and said firmly: "That's why I said, don't fire continuously."
Before he finished speaking, dozens of murderous residents suddenly rushed out of the shopping mall and arrived with a roar, almost squeezing him out of the battle line.
Russell looked confused. He said that he was indeed the American imperialist who loved to seek death. Although he liked to confront the president and preached about alien invasion of the earth all day long, his ability to accept new things was really strong. He was so quick to slow down. coming.
The police chief clucked his tongue, holding on to the police cap that was almost knocked off, and said to Russell: "The people of Prosperous Town are really brave. You are the bravest people I have ever seen."
Russell blinked: "Aren't all American people like this?"
"What, why didn't I know?"
"Woof woof woof!"
Frenchman Bruce sprinted to Russell's feet, between the two cars, and barked at the approaching spider.
Russell didn't know what was happening, so he kicked it away: "Stupid dog, go back quickly, your few kilograms of meat are not enough for the spider to eat."
The giant spider ran on eight legs at a very fast speed, and accelerated again as it approached the shopping mall. The police leader visually measured the approximate distance and fired the first shot, splashing a green mist into the spider tide.
Loud gunshots rang out one after another, clusters of firelight suddenly flashed, and a transparent wall was built in front of the spider tide. Big balls of green juice burst out, and the spiders screamed and fell down, being harvested in pieces like straw.
In order to save ammunition, the police chief asked everyone to fire intermittently. The police were well-trained and strictly obeyed the orders. Although the residents of the town cannot do this, most of their weapons are pistols and shotguns, and the speed at which they consume bullets is within an acceptable range.
The spider's head is in the chest, called the cephalothorax, and it moves forward on four pairs of legs. With their small brains, they cannot understand the meaning of death, so they are not afraid at all in the face of the hail of bullets.
This was very brave, and it directly caused green juice to spill all over the floor, and the spider corpses piled up into a small slope, making shooting more difficult.
"Don't waste bullets, retreat to the second line of defense!"
During the retreat, the firepower in front of the shopping mall dropped, and the spiders roared and charged, and the wave was even faster than before. After entering modern warfare, humans no longer advocate charging in groups, and it is strictly forbidden to catch bullets with the face. However, the spiders do not understand that even if their companions are headshot, they will still step forward side by side over the corpses.
Soon, another small slope accumulated.
Only the last line of defense was left. Although the police chief was unwilling to give in, he could only order to continue retreating.
Russell: "How long until the army arrives?"
"Soon, they said it would be here soon."
Russell: "..."
There are many interpretations of the word "immediately", and the concept is very vague. According to the law, reinforcements basically appear in the first second after the incident ends.
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【Street Diary】
My friends have been blaming me for writing novels all day long, as if I can achieve great things if I don’t write novels.
