Luke had no psychological burden in telling this lie. Although he didn't know when the reinforcements requested by Captain Wells would arrive, he believed that they should arrive within an hour after he made the call for help. Otherwise, it would be a disgrace to the FBI's 17th Division.
Nearly twenty minutes have passed now. As long as Team Leader Wells can work harder and speed up the progress, there is still hope that reinforcements will arrive within twenty minutes.
After all, Prosperity Town is only 80 kilometers away from Phoenix, the capital of Arizona, and can be reached in half an hour by helicopter.
Luke thought about it and casually called Team Leader Wells.
The call was connected: "Luke, how's the situation over there?" Wicks' voice was still calm, but the question was not ambiguous at all.
Luke said quickly, "About 400 townspeople have retreated to the town's newly built shopping mall, and they can barely hold off the giant spiders, but there are still several hundred townspeople scattered throughout the town. In addition, there is a branch of the mine under the shopping mall that leads directly to a spider's nest, and the spiders inside have also discovered us. I collapsed the entrance, but I don't think it will last long."
Wells said quickly, "Don't panic. We have already sent two helicopters and sixteen elite detectives over. In addition, we have also notified the sheriff of the town next to Prosperity Town. They should be here soon."
Luke was stunned: "What?"
Wells heard something wrong: "What's wrong?"
Luke: "There are more than 200 giant spiders gathered outside the shopping mall, and there are also a large number of giant spiders in other parts of the town catching people. Do you want the police from the next town to support us? Do you want to put them into the spiders' mouths as food?"
Wells: "Shxt! Why are there so many spiders?"
Luke: "I don't know either, but your sixteen agents had better not be stupid and land directly in the town, otherwise I'm afraid they won't survive for ten minutes. I just injured a giant tarantula with a leg length of more than seven meters, and there is also a super big guy in the mine that hasn't come out yet."
Wells: "…You should have warned me sooner."
Luke: "...Okay, it's my fault, but I can tell you some good news."
Wells: What news
"Mayor Wade had a deal with a company called Witherow. They secretly piled up a lot of barrels with unknown contents in the mine, and the big guy in the mine was lurking there. Can you think of anything?" Luke said.
Wells understood immediately: "Okay, don't destroy the mine. Wait for my people to get there. You must hold on."
Luke chuckled: "Come on, I believe in you, Captain Wells. By the way, remember to ask the sheriff of the town to go back."
After hanging up the phone, Luke curled his lips.
With this bait, there is no need to worry that SHIELD will not be interested.
The unknown substance created by the Witrow Company can turn a palm-sized tarantula into an elephant-sized monster. This thing is definitely something that SHIELD needs to investigate in depth.
At this time, a large group of people had already moved the planks and cables to the storage room.
Luke took a look and ordered everyone to start sealing off the storage room.
There's no need to completely block it, just make it difficult for giant spiders to pass through.
Luke didn't ask how long these things could last, just to delay the spiders' attack.
If all else fails, he will light a fire, as there are still many flammable items in the store.
After finishing this, Luke left two people behind, gave them a walkie-talkie, and asked them to observe the mine at the door of the storage room.
Even if a spider tried to get out, the digging noise would be noticed, and the room was blocked with ropes and wooden boards, so the safety of the two townspeople was not a problem.
After finishing here, Luke returned to the second floor again.
Seeing him coming back, Selina was already waving quickly.
Luke knew why she didn't say anything on the intercom.
The current situation is that the townspeople can still hold on, on the brink of crisis, but have not collapsed yet.
She had to shout to Luke for help, otherwise the morale of the people here would be lost.
Luke stepped forward without hesitation and drove away the two townspeople at a middle window. The M4A1, which had been given sufficient cooling time, began to call out names rhythmically.
Bang, bang, bang! Bang, bang, bang! Bang, bang, bang!
Several giant spiders that took advantage of the chaos to run to the corners of the wall were blown up.
After clearing out the biggest threat, Luke stood in a standard shooting posture and adjusted his breathing slightly.
When you feel your best, fire away.
Bang, bang, bang! Bang, bang, bang! …
The arrogant spider army suddenly sank from the middle to both sides as if it was bitten by a giant.
Luke had no intention of stopping. After one magazine was emptied, he immediately replaced the magazine that he had already held in his left hand.
Bang, bang, bang! Bang, bang, bang! …
All the giant spiders within twenty meters fell to the ground.
"Selina." Luke called out before firing the last bullet and threw the M4A1 in his hand at Selina.
Selina also threw the m4a1 in her hand over, and the two of them exchanged guns without any interval.
Bang, bang, bang! Bang, bang, bang! …
The surrounding townspeople stopped shooting because the targets they had just locked onto were suddenly cleared.
He emptied the magazine again, and this time Luke changed the magazine much more comfortably.
He turned his head and looked to both sides: "Hey, the spiders are not all dead yet. The range of your guns is more than thirty meters, right?"
Everyone came back to their senses and took aim and fired again.
Luke had just fired nearly a hundred bullets in succession, killing all the spiders within thirty meters. At this moment, the spiders outside had begun to fill in the position one after another.
Selina changed the magazine and looked at Luke with stars in her eyes.
This guy has the coolest shooting posture!
Luke stepped back and let the townspeople nearby take over.
Suddenly he felt the backpack on his back move, and he couldn't help but slap his forehead.
He opened the backpack and used a knife to cut open the cocoon-like thing. A small black and white thing began to whimper in grievance.
Luke smiled and patted the dog's head: "Haha, Bruce, you almost became a hellhound this time! Let's see if you can run around again in the future."
This little thing is Gladys's French bulldog.
It should have been captured together with Gladys. It was probably because it encountered the same spider with poor technical skills, which left a gap in its mouth and nose, so it was lucky enough to survive.
He walked downstairs, tied the little guy with a rope, and handed it to Gladys, who was sitting there with a frightened face: "Seeing it should make you feel better."
Bruce escaped from the cage and met his owner again, rolling around excitedly in Gladys' arms.
Gladys also trembled, "Oh, Bruce, you're okay? That's great."
Seeing this scene of master and pet reunited, Luke laughed.
This was the only bit of joy he saw on this disastrous night.
Suddenly, a voice rang in his intercom headset: "Detective Luke, hurry up! Spiders, so many spiders! Ah, run."