Chapter 164 Purgatory on Earth
The Air Force's bombing of Houston is still continuing. According to the plan, the Texas authorities have set up large signal shielding devices around the city to ensure that people still alive in the city cannot transmit the message.
The Texas consortium is still in chaos, but at this point, they can only order the state government to block the news according to the consortium's past behavior.
The most important thing for the Texas consortium at the moment is to elect a new board of directors and nominate new speakers. Only by restoring the high-level command structure can the strength of the large consortium be brought into play and it can cooperate with other consortiums. Fight back and don’t let others bully you again.
After more than ten hours of bombing, no black skeletons could be seen on the main streets of Houston. The military released a large number of drones to check one by one and confirmed that only sporadic black skeletons were left on the streets. Wandering in confusion.
These fish that slipped through the net were eventually wiped out by the "inspection and attack" drones.
After eliminating the hordes of black skeletons on the streets, the question before the Texas authorities became whether to send teams in to search every building.
“The Pentagon and the White House want us to deal with the problem in Houston as soon as possible. Their meaning is very clear. If we want to destroy Houston, we must also prevent the skeleton monster from spreading to other areas.”
“ Bastard! We have agreed to their bombing plan, do we have to destroy the whole of Houston before we give up?”
Although Houston suffered heavy losses after the bombing, and a large number of houses became dilapidated, the high-rise buildings on both sides of the main road were earthquake-resistant. The grade is relatively high, and the wall is not seriously damaged. The glass curtain wall only needs to be repaired to restore its former dignity.
Almost all of the buildings that have become dangerous buildings are privately built residences, and their own insurance companies are responsible for the damage, so the state government does not need to worry about them.
"The results haven't come out yet at the Richardson Manor? If they don't stand up and take the lead, we will be wiped out!"
Consortiums large and small control every aspect of the United States, a little bit Anyone with cognitive abilities knows that in the United States, the conglomerate bosses are the real kings, and state legislators and congressmen are just the pawns pushed to the front by the bosses.
There is not only one Texas consortium in Texas, but also many lower-level consortiums or capital entities. They also control some members of Congress and administrative positions, but these low-level capital entities must unite in the Texas consortium. Only later will they be able to compete with the other nine major consortiums.
“The news I just sent is that the final election of the chairman is already underway, and the results will be available tomorrow at the latest.”
Financial groups such as Rockefeller, Morgan, and DuPont, which are ordered by family names, have a strong and long-established family as the backbone. They have a strong ability to withstand risks. Even if the speaker dies unexpectedly, they can quickly recommend the next generation of speakers, and the storm Very rarely.
Because there is no need to choose, the leader of the main family will be the boss by default. Other small families that join in are simply unable to compete with the big family.
But consortiums named after places like Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, California, and Texas are very troublesome. They are often composed of multiple families with similar strength.
This kind of regional consortium often comes together to integrate resources and fight against the encirclement and suppression of established large consortiums.
Every time you choose a new speaker, you have to go through a lot of open and secret struggles. Whenever power is transferred, it will be kept strictly confidential to prevent other consortiums from taking advantage of it.
The terms of office are often random, and the selection days are also random. Several family patriarchs sit together and discuss for one night, and the results are almost reached.
The main focus is on irregularity to avoid other consortiums from disrupting the situation.
The obvious change of leadership of the Texas Consortium is extremely rare in the history of major consortiums.
With such a good opportunity, how could other wealthy tigers and leopards not pounce and take a bite?
Congressmen and administrative officials in the Texas government breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that they only had to wait until tomorrow.
"Now that the skeleton clusters on the streets have been eliminated and the danger has been reduced, I think we can send people into the city to lure the skeletons out of the building."
"Yes, these skeletons are obviously chasing the scent of living people. They can't hide, so we can throw out some bait."
"Agree, you can go fishing."
The reason why we didn't want to send the military and police in was because of the black skeletons on the street. Too many, long-range bombing is more efficient and causes less damage.
Now that the black skeletons are hiding in the high-rise building and cannot come out, it is necessary to lure them out, otherwise will Houston become a ghost town from now on?
The top leaders of the United States have never changed their stance. Their stance is always on the side of the capitalists. Ordinary people can enjoy full "freedom" as long as they pay taxes and do whatever they like.
Free to be robbed, free to enjoy the consequences of disaster. As a result, the military and police stationed on the defense line outside Houston finally got the order. They pushed aside the roadblocks and walked toward the city with weapons in hand under the strict orders of their superiors.
The originally complete streets have been destroyed by shock bombs and turned into cracked roads. Black skeletons that were shattered into wrecks can be seen everywhere.
“Boss, are there anyone alive in the city?” Ryan, a young soldier from Fort Worth, asked his captain in a low voice.
They are the Texas National Guard.
The National Guard of the United States is a reserve second-line force, mainly responsible for responding to domestic disasters and unrest.
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask." Captain Kent reprimanded in a low voice: "If you encounter a living person, you must first listen to the orders from above."
Soldiers like them who have experience in dealing with disasters We understand very well how our compatriots will react when faced with disasters.
If it is a flood, fire, or mudslide that cannot stay and must be relocated immediately, they will definitely run away.
But if it is a type of situation such as a blizzard or hurricane that is inconvenient to relocate, they will definitely hide back home, lock the doors and windows, take out their weapons, and wait for the disaster to pass.
The black skeletons in Houston this time came suddenly. Many residents were still sleeping in at home. In addition, the black skeletons are not very destructive. Seeing that the monsters cannot break through the doors and windows, the residents will definitely hide in their houses with peace of mind.
Don't even think about it. There must be many people in the city right now. It's hard to say whether they are alive or not.
"Stop, there is movement!" The captain at the front raised his fist.
Sensing the scent of living people gathering, the skeletons in the tall buildings couldn't wait to rush out. Some even jumped directly from the broken outer wall and fell to the ground into broken bones.
"Attack!"
The sound of gunfire echoed through Houston.
Every team that entered the city fished out the skeletons in the tall buildings.
Since the skeleton army on the street has disappeared, the soldiers entering the city can calmly eliminate the black skeletons pouring out of the high-rise buildings.
After eliminating the black skeletons in the nearby neighborhood, Ryan suddenly saw human bodies with numb expressions walking out of the apartment building.
These people's ears and noses were bleeding outwards, and their expressions were numb and dull, as if they had lost their minds.
After seeing the soldier, their eyes seemed to have a slight fluctuation. They turned around and walked towards the soldier. As a result, they fell on the broken road before taking two steps and could not get up again.
"Boss, let me go over and take a look." Young Ryan jumped over without waiting for the captain's answer.
When he came to these people, Ryan turned over a human body and saw that the mouth that was not bleeding just now was now spurting out a lot of blood.
I reached out and felt my pulse, but it was no longer beating.
He pressed his belly again, and several pieces of internal organs spurted out of his mouth.
"Oh my God!" Ryan quickly checked several other human bodies and screamed: "They are dead, they are all dead!"
A purgatory-like scene appeared in In front of the soldiers.
(End of this chapter)