Chapter 80: Cleanup

Edgar hung up the emergency call, rubbed his brows, and pressed the paging button on the desktop.

"Watson, come in for a moment."

A few seconds later, there was a knock on the door and his assistant Watson opened the door and walked in.

"Notify Jamie that the warning can be issued now. Have him take Mason's team and the Maicheng Police Department to defend Area B. The military has been notified to move in, and Commander Michael will be in charge personally. I suggest that they implement Plan B. Next, I need you to keep in close contact with the military to understand their movements and discoveries, and to inform them of our situation in a timely manner."

Edgar wrote down his thoughts in a notebook, talking as he wrote.

"Sir, do we need to move the command center?" Secretary Watson asked.

"Move? No, stay here. If Maicheng falls, let us die here to pay our debts."

Edgar said calmly.

The victory at New York was humiliating.

Anyone with a discerning eye can understand this, and even the lower classes can’t be fooled.

The Battle of Maicheng was an important battle to wash away the shame and prove that they were not powerless.

We have been informed in advance that nuclear bombs will never be used lightly, and we must rely on "conventional means" to teach the devil a lesson.

He had tried his best to save more lives before the war broke out. The rich were relatively fewer in number and had higher social status, so saving them first was certainly not a wrong strategy.

It's just that the opponent is too vigilant. Even if such a monster has no intelligence, it can still cause considerable chaos. What's more, it now shows thinking that is not inferior to that of humans.

But Edgar believed that he would win in the end. The only difference was how much it would cost.

The army will gradually advance and give priority to solving the problems in the poorest and most chaotic areas, which will become the main battlefield. What we have to do is to arrange the forces in our hands and do our best to prevent the demons from invading the urban area and to eliminate the demons inside.

The Non-Investigation Bureau is not just for show. Each of their units has undergone a lot of special training against demons and supernatural beings. They may not be a match for the army in terms of clustered firepower, but they have better coping strategies for encounters in a narrow range.

"Tell Jamie not to force himself. If you encounter an enemy you can't defeat, save your life first."

Edgar was deeply impressed by Jamie, and he knew from the files that this was not the kind of person who would fight to the end for so-called justice and evil. But he was afraid that Jamie would become complacent after being praised by the media, and would fight the devil to the death when he was not sure of his chances.

As the only extraordinary person they can actually control at present, Jamie's importance is unquestionable.

To put it bluntly, if saving someone will result in a high probability of getting hurt, then don't save them.

"clear."

Watson took note and left when he saw that Edgar had no other plans.

Shortly after.

A piece of news spread throughout Maicheng through various media including television, short videos and radio.

In the video, Jamie, affectionately dubbed "Captain" by the media and the public, looks at the camera with a serious expression and without looking away.

He solemnly announced the existence of the "facehugger" demon, requiring residents to strictly guard the buildings near their homes and wait for the army to distribute protective masks. He warned that if they encounter a facehugger, they must protect their faces, try not to entangle with it, and fight it only when it is unavoidable.

At the same time, a large number of "alien" demons have infiltrated the city. The army will carry out a cleanup operation, and everyone must cooperate unconditionally.

This warning notice did not inform people that aliens were conceived from the human body. The authorities believed that this would reduce some unnecessary unrest.

Urban area.

The fully armed ABI troops, along with the local police, arrived at the most densely populated urban areas and attacked both on the ground and in the sewers to eliminate the facehuggers hiding in the darkness.

Faced with a fully prepared army, the facehuggers, which were already few in number, had no way of attacking and were quickly eliminated one by one.

During this period, they were attacked by several crazy people. After warnings were ineffective, they decisively shot them dead and found alien larvae in their chests. "Because the sins are not enough, they have to increase the sins by killing people in order to hatch demons. Haha, when you think about it this way, it seems that we humans have brought this upon ourselves. I just don't know how powerful the demons hatched by those people who exude filth from every pore will be."

Mason squatted on the ground, watching the alien larva slowly turn into a pool of black mud.

Jamie knew who he was talking about, and he even came from such a family, but he didn't hesitate to put the special weapon he had just used to test the feel back on his back: "Just when we set out, a super alien appeared at the hospital. More than a dozen people died, but they didn't deal with it. Instead, it ran away."

"Captain Jamie, do you think that demon will be used to attack the city?" Mason stood up.

Jamie shook his head. "I'm more inclined to believe that this alien will be used to protect the 'Commander', just like the palace guards in ancient times. But unfortunately it's too difficult to track. Currently, we only know that it went to Area D."

"Area D is a poor and chaotic area, so it makes sense that the alien mother is there. And most of the people in Area B are law-abiding. Given the limited number of facehuggers, they should indeed give priority to parasitizing humans who can directly reproduce aliens." Mason analyzed the situation from the other party's perspective.

"The army will just flatten that place. What we need to do is to make our presence felt here and let them believe that we are doing our best to protect their safety."

Jamie made a cheering gesture to a child holding a flag and waving at him at the windowsill.

The child seemed very excited and held up a crayon drawing he had drawn to show him.

All you can see is that it’s just one person fighting a monster.

Mason wanted to say something, but was interrupted by a burst of violent gunfire not far away.

The two looked at each other, then immediately ran to a car nearby and headed in the direction of the gunshots.

"A large number of demons have been spotted in a residence in area B5! We are intercepting them! We need support!"

Mason's tactical mask immediately shared the other party's monitor, and saw a large number of face huggers pouring out of a two-story house, which was terrifying.

"Captain Jamie, the best way now is to request an aerial fire strike, but there is a certain probability that civilians will be accidentally injured. But if we only rely on ground fire, I am afraid that a large number of facehuggers will be missed." Mason suggested to Jamie.

Jamie also shared the monitor's view and agreed to Mason's proposal without hesitation.

In the air, two armed helicopters on standby nearby began fire strikes.

Multiple missiles hit the house along their trajectories, causing the ground to shake, debris to fly, and people to shiver in their homes.

The artillery fire subsided and Jamie and his men arrived nearby.

The wheels crushed several facehuggers that were still struggling. Mason looked at the black mud on the ground and shot a struggling facehugger nearby: "Shit, how can there be so many facehuggers hiding in this place!"

Mason looked at Jamie, only to see Jamie staring at the rubble of the building from which black smoke was billowing with a serious expression.

"Mobilize all those who can be mobilized."

"We caught a big fish."

call out--

A rock broke through the thick smoke and slammed into the propeller of a helicopter, causing it to lose control and spiral downward.

Another helicopter immediately climbed to a higher altitude, and several pieces of debris flew over with a few thumps, almost shattering the cockpit glass.

The driver also became angry and fired the last few missiles, and the single-barreled chain gun below also continued to fire.

The already dilapidated residence was almost razed to the ground.

With that kind of firepower, Jamie, who was some distance away, felt as if he was being burned and suffocated.

However, what had just been done seemed to be in vain.

In the ruins, several hideous figures slowly tore through the flames and smoke and appeared in everyone's sight.

(End of this chapter)