Chapter 161 Houston Chaos (Part 1)
No matter how many joys and sorrows there are in the world, the sun will always rise, unless the little broken ball wanders around.
The fresh food store opened, and the adults and aunts pushed their trolleys to buy leisurely, until the staff at the meat stall opened the cold storage and saw a black skeleton stained with frost.
Before he had time to scream, he was swept away by the flames in a stunned moment, losing all his flesh, flesh and organs, and became a charred skeleton.
One body becomes two.
The employees at the meat stall were busy working and did not pay attention to the changes behind them. When they got up, they were attacked.
Two bodies become four.
This time someone finally screamed, but the scream attracted more curious eyes.
When all the employees behind the butcher shop were trapped and had gone deep into the store, customers approaching the shelves saw a horrifying scene.
"Monster!"
"It's a black skeleton!"
"Run!"
Black skeletons have been revealed in the news before, and the federal government and the Texas state government listed the area near Austin as a "source of infection" , warning surrounding citizens not to pass by.
They didn’t expect that the Black Skull from Austin would appear in Houston.
Chaos spread across the store instantly, but unfortunately, the customers who are willing to get up early in the morning to visit the supermarket are almost all elderly people with light sleep. They have inconvenient legs and feet and are more likely to fall down in panic.
But after they transformed into black skeletons, their legs and feet regained their nimbleness, and their speed increased slightly.
The managers of the shopping mall were frightened and locked the door of their office and immediately called the police.
Both the state police and the Mounted Police received the call, but they were unable to dispatch any police force.
Dozens of black skeletons poured out of the store, and a parade happened to be passing by on the road, heading towards the city government building.
Such a bright aura of life was like a big light bulb in the dark, and the black skeleton army immediately followed.
The pace of the march was not very fast. Many people had just gotten out of bed and were munching breakfast in order to have more strength when shouting slogans later.
The black skeleton caught up with the people in the back row of the team, and its charred claws touched the bodies of the living people. These people were still swallowing food in their mouths, their throats were blocked, and they could only make a muffled groan at most. , turned into a skeleton in an instant.
In this way, people in the back row of the parade kept throwing themselves into the street. It was not until a woman in the middle happened to turn her head that her companions behind them had all turned into black skeletons.
“Ah!!!”
A scream went straight into the sky.
The parade stalled for a moment, then ran away screaming.
Since the United States is a federal country, each state has its own legislative and administrative powers. In order to make the states bordering Texas more vigilant, the federal government did not disclose in the media that the black skeletons have low defense and slow action. The weakness only emphasizes its "contagiousness".
The local public opinion channels in Texas disclosed these weaknesses of the Black Skull in the news, calling on residents in the state not to panic, and to take up arms to fight against them even if they encounter them.
However, in terms of influence, the local television stations in Texas are naturally not as influential as television stations controlled by news oligarchs such as the Associated Press and United Press International. The audience will be more willing to believe in the credibility of the big media, plus Americans have always distrusted the government. As long as the government asks them to be optimistic, the people will do the opposite.
Most importantly, there were no weapons in the parade.
Normal demonstrations are a right granted to them by the U.S. Constitution. Even the police cannot interfere before riots are caused. Otherwise, the local police department will inevitably be stigmatized as "unconstitutional," and it will be difficult for everyone to get through. But a march with weapons is considered a rebellion, and the authorities can justifiably mobilize the army and police to suppress it with iron and blood.
Even a Texas "redneck" with a tough style has no courage without weapons. Coupled with the terrifying appearance of the black skull, when encountering a sudden encounter, the first thing ordinary people think of is Definitely running.
Once the queue dispersed, they were unable to block the Black Skull's offensive.
It's okay if you run fast, but you're doomed if you run slow.
The person who accidentally fell was the worst. Not only was he trampled, he was also chased by the black skeleton, enjoying the feeling of going too far.
When the parade completely dissipated, the army of skeletons on the spot had grown to more than one hundred and thirty.
After losing the conspicuous large-scale target, the black skeletons began to scatter in twos and walk in all directions.
On the streets of Houston in the early morning, black skeletons are like residents going out for morning exercises, hunting leisurely.
Many black skeletons sensed the presence of many creatures in the tall buildings on both sides of the street, so they poured into the apartment building one after another.
Emergency calls continued to be made to the state police and mounted police, but the caller unexpectedly discovered that the line was busy!
The police station was short of manpower and there were too many alarm calls. The residents who finally called in were frightened by the black skeleton and became incoherent. They couldn't explain the key information for a long time. If they didn't hang up at the front, the subsequent calls would naturally not come in.
The negative consequences of the Texas authorities' massive deployment of military and police forces were revealed. Houston has almost become an undefended city, allowing the army of black skeletons to continue to spread.
Due to the accidental death of the consortium's talker, the top government officials turned their thoughts to worries about the future. After they got the reports from the state police and mounted police, they delayed for a while, and finally decided to let the military and The police dispatched manpower to suppress the situation.
When the army and police received the order, they had to rush back to the city from the consortium's headquarters.
Most of the estates of wealthy people are located in the beautiful countryside, a long way from the city.
Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States, with a population of up to two million. The black skeleton was not controlled immediately to exert its terrifying "infectiousness".
More and more apartments are surrounded by black skeletons, and the number of black skeletons on the streets is also increasing.
The "rednecks" in Texas displayed a tough style, holding guns and shooting continuously. However, they only had pistols and rifles in their hands. The United States has very strict regulations on the possession of submachine guns and machine guns. Bombs, Grenades are even less so.
The consortium that made its fortune in arms is not a fool. It is enough to sell light weapons and maintain the domestic market. Is it possible that they really spread heavy weapons and long-range weapons all over the streets?
The bosses of the consortium are also mortal bodies and will be killed by cannonballs.
To deal with ordinary people, the power of light weapons is enough to make the enemy lose resistance, but it is unable to deal with the black skeleton.
After discovering that the black skeleton was not as fragile as the state TV station claimed, the "red neck" was angry and frightened, and did not forget to curse the state government when he ran away.
The riots in Houston spread like this.
By the time the army and police gathered from the city, the situation in the city had deteriorated beyond control.
"Who can tell me?" the commander of the National Guard roared: "How many damn skeletons are there in the city now?"
This question is destined to be unanswerable.
The residents who fled the city in panic brought only the answer "the streets are full of them".
"Damn it, there are probably more than 100,000 skeletons in the city. How can we destroy them with just our few manpower?"
"Report it and ask the Navy to send out bombers!"
(End of this chapter)