After a pause, Luke continued, "Many of you have lost relatives and friends to them. Therefore, you do not have the strength to underestimate them. They are still the kind of monsters that can kill you with a random jump or bite."
What he said was extremely harsh, but it was the truth.
Just now he wanted to maintain morale and did not dare to verbally attack the townspeople.
But strong reinforcements have arrived, and he has to calm these people down.
The most important thing is to survive.
Otherwise, why did they desperately flee and fight just now? Just to die in vain before dawn! That's not worth it.
"Now, check your weapons, pick them up, and continue to stay alert. I can tell you that the spiders that died before may be only a small half of their number. Only by firmly guarding the shopping mall can we ensure that everyone survives until tomorrow. Do you understand?" He said, raising his voice slightly.
"Understood." Several townspeople answered sporadically.
Luke: "Speak louder. Are these few the only ones who understand?"
"Understood." Everyone finally spoke in a chaotic manner.
"Are you dead? Do you want to deal with those monster spiders in this state? Answer me louder." He shouted.
"Understood!" The townspeople finally let out a roar.
The depression caused by Luke's scolding just now also dissipated.
Luke nodded and smiled gently: "That's good. Everyone, I hope that tomorrow morning, I can walk out of here safely with everyone!"
After saying that, he got up and went downstairs.
When passing by Selina, she looked at him inquiringly. Luke looked around and whispered, "These guys are mentally unstable. Use the momentum you showed when you supported the Carlos family's gunmen in Shackelford to suppress them and make them behave."
Selina laughed and punched him on the chest: "Don't underestimate me, little brother Luke."
Luke smiled, turned around and went downstairs, where he saw Samantha shouting anxiously, but many townspeople were not listening to her. Instead, they were rubbing their hands excitedly, as if they were about to rush out of the shopping mall to fight the spiders outside.
Luke raised his hand and fired a shot.
Bang!
Everyone was silent.
There's no fighting here, and no one is wearing earmuffs.
Although the gunshots on the second floor were loud, they were a long distance away and not that harsh.
The loud noise from the m500 revolver made everyone's ears buzz.
Luke followed suit and belittled these guys just like he did on the second floor.
Then he said that if there were any brave warriors who were not afraid of death and wanted to fight the spider swarm, he could help them immediately.
How to help? Of course, throw it out of the second floor window.
For these heroes who are ready to die, Luke will give them sharp weapons such as harpoons or machetes, allowing them to show their personal bravery in front of the townspeople.
The hall immediately fell silent.
Humans are herd animals, especially in a crisis like the one we are facing.
When someone starts to make a fuss, everyone starts to get bolder.
Once you pick out one or several idiots who are causing trouble and let them act on their own, I guarantee they will react within seconds without any hesitation.
Luke looked at the group of townspeople and said, "If you really want to help, you can go up to the second floor. There are already several people there who can't even hold their guns steadily, but they are still fighting hard. If you want to protect your own life and the lives of your loved ones, you can come and prove it instead of instigating everyone to do stupid things together."
At this point, he raised his voice and said, "Samantha, you will be responsible for arranging people who are willing to come up to help. Let them come up in batches to replace the guards upstairs. Remember, those who are not good at shooting and are not brave should not be allowed to come up."
Samantha nodded, but she knew in her heart: those who are still hiding here and have not gone up, even if they are good marksmen, are not very brave.
There are only a few exceptions.
For example, Samantha is a female sheriff who is gentle on the outside but strong on the inside. However, her children are all here, and her identity as sheriff makes it easier to appease the townspeople, so she really cannot leave.
After Luke returned to the second floor, he looked around the outside.
The terrain in front of the shopping mall is open, which makes it easy for giant spiders to gather, but it also makes it convenient for FBI helicopters to strafing.
After a few times, there were only one or two giant spiders occasionally popping out at the door, and they posed no threat at all.
He quickly adjusted some of the manpower and went to the underground stairs to assist Chris in setting up fortifications and defending the place.
Although the passage to the underground garage was blocked by his truck, no one knew how many giant orb spiders were inside, so a certain amount of defensive force was necessary.
After arranging this matter, he said a few words to Selina and quickly got out through a window.
The townspeople on the second floor were all puzzled: What did this extremely fierce young detective want to do
On the outer wall that they couldn't see, Luke climbed up the raised brick gaps in the corners and made his way to the third floor.
With her keen sense of smell, she could tell that there was no giant spider on the rooftop.
After the two helicopters cleaned the place several times, they began to gradually expand the attack range outward. Under the guidance of the searchlights, the spiders jumped up and down, but could not escape the fate of being hit by machine guns and having liquid goop flying everywhere.
Luke found the number he had just called back: "Charles, I'm going to start rescuing the townspeople in the area you've cleared. Watch out for your machine guns, don't hit me."
The fake Agent Charles was stunned for a moment, then he said, "Luke, it's too dangerous to do this. Why don't we wait until we have finished clearing the area before we act together?"
Luke: "Don't worry, I will keep a distance from you and start cleaning up around the shopping mall." After saying that, he hung up the phone.
He muttered to himself: If all the spiders were killed by you, then can the experience points for rescuing the remaining townspeople still be counted to me
Now that there is a fake FBI cleaning out the spider army that Luke fears the most, he can take the opportunity to search and rescue the residents in the houses around the shopping mall.
He has a keen sense of smell and can easily find hidden spiders and residents, making his search and rescue efficiency higher than Cheney and others.
Saving one person earns you 20 experience points. This business is very profitable.
For more than two hours, Luke first searched and rescued alone.
Half an hour later, the two helicopters used machine guns to plow through all the visible spider swarms on the ground. The danger was naturally greatly reduced, and the agents above also came down one after another to participate in the search and rescue.
Luke just asked Charles for four agents to follow him.
In this way, he only needs to find someone and kill the spider.
The time-consuming task of bringing the rescued townspeople out was left to the accompanying agents.
Agent Charles led another group of people, and the remaining agents went to the roof of the shopping mall. They used sniper rifles to clear out the occasional spiders on the street and protected the townspeople who were rescued and transferred to the shopping mall.