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 sound became clearer and clearer, and the shopping mall was completely silent. 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 swarming 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 and 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 extremely 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, were saying goodbye to their families for a short time. They were going to the front line to fight against the spiders. The older ones prayed and then stood at the window, raising their weapons and aiming downstairs.
Prosperity Town is very small and cannot tolerate the coexistence of two top predators. This law is still valid when it is scaled up to the world!
Everyone held the guns in their hands, and sweat fell to their eyes, forgetting to wipe them. Muffled sobs gradually began, and a sad atmosphere lingered in the shopping mall. Everyone wanted to protect their families. Judging from the current situation, human beings
One side lacks firepower and has a slim chance of winning.
"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 want to say."
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!"
"..."
Click! Swish————
A series of gun bolt sounds were heard, the scene in the shopping mall changed, and the air became a little hotter!
The sobbing stopped suddenly, 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 tough, 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 grin, showing their wolfish ferocity, and whining sounds came from 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 worried. 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 recognized the wrong person. I am 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 sat on the car with the M4A1 and waited quietly for the spiders to approach. Shooting on the level ground was more effective than shooting from a high position. As long as the gun head was pressed down, the bullets would basically be flawless, 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 chief 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 most. 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 going on, so he kicked it away: "Stupid dog, go back quickly, your few kilograms of meat are not enough to kill the spider."
The giant spider ran on eight legs at a very fast speed. It approached the shopping center and accelerated again. The police leader measured the approximate distance visually and fired the first shot, splashing a green mist in 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. Large 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 town residents could not do it, their weapons were mostly pistols and shotguns, and the speed of consuming bullets was acceptable.
within the 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, as it directly caused green juice to spill all over the ground, and 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 strongly forbidden to catch bullets with their faces, but the spiders do not
You know, even if your companions are headshot, they still step over the corpses side by side and rush forward.
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 they 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 event ends.
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【Street Diary】
My friends have been blaming me all day long for writing novels, as if I can achieve great things if I don’t write novels.