People are like this. They don't realize anything during many things, but feel guilty afterwards.
After that incident, the alimony never decreased, but the weekly phone calls no longer harassed Oliver. She thought this was a good thing, but as time went on she felt a little weird.
If she accidentally mentioned Blaise to her son Neil, Oliver's tone was no longer as disgusted as before, at least not as obvious.
"Your father, maybe..."
Oliver didn't know what to say, so she hesitated and followed her feelings.
"Maybe he has his own reasons..."
Neil still muttered quietly.
"He may be dead."
In fact, at school, many students are afraid of Neil, and many even admire him because there have been rumors that his father is a gangster.
For many other rebellious kids, this is a cool thing.
But not for Neil, who has been affected by this incident for many years and is disgusted by it.
Even though everyone was afraid of the alien monsters outside at this moment, he didn't think his father could come to save him. He knew those gangsters. They could not be better than the regular army and were very selfish. Even his father was no exception.
But does Neil really understand his father?
“Woo~~~Boom” “Da Da Da…” “Boom”…
The sound of gunfire, which had been quiet for a while, became intense again, and there were flickering flames outside. It should be another monster attacking the defense line.
Dozens of civilians were in panic in the school's lecture hall when suddenly two soldiers rushed in.
"Who can use an automatic rifle? Who can? Those who can use a gun, follow us!"
This made everyone's heart skip a beat. Finding civilians who knew how to use guns, did it mean that the casualties of soldiers outside had reached the point where they could no longer sustain it?
"I! I can do it! I can use a pistol or a rifle!"
Neil actually stood up. The sixteen-year-old American boy was only one size thinner than an adult.
"Neil, you're crazy!"
Olive was so scared that she kept pulling her son, but she couldn't move him.
"And I...I practiced M4..."
"So can I."
…
More than a dozen people responded one after another.
Among the soldiers who came in, the sergeant looked at the big and small people who stood up, the young ones like Neil, whose face was still childish, and the oldest ones like a man in his sixties who was already saying goodbye to his family.
He glanced at the remaining people, those men who were obviously strong but chose to hide, and whispered "cowards".
Inspired by his words, four or five more men stood up, but the rest either really didn't know how to do it, or chose to be cowards.
The sergeant snorted coldly, said no more, and nodded to the men and women who stood up.
"Follow me!"
The area on this side of the school is a joint defense position. There is a company of troops in the vicinity of the school, and there are other firepower deployed in different directions in the surrounding areas, with a total of roughly a battalion.
The school can be regarded as the command center of this area, but the original highest commander has died, and the person in charge now is a captain.
"Go, go, go, don't stop, don't stop!"
The sergeant led the way in front. Passing by the collapsed part of the teaching building and other areas, he could see soldiers shooting into the distance, and the sounds of gunfire and explosions roared in his ears.
Finally arrived at the front part.
“Da da da da da…”
The machine gun next to him was firing into the distance, and Neil could even see the overheated muzzle gradually turning red.
His breathing was rapid and his heartbeat was unusually fast. He subconsciously looked at his mother who came with him, and the latter was not much better than him.
"Hold it, young man! Turn on the safety, use the red dot to aim, there's no need to use three points in a straight line, it's best to use burst fire!"
"Take the lady..."
The sergeant major had already begun distributing weapons.
Neil looked down at the weapon in his hand. The blood on it had not been wiped off yet. He was trembling a little, and the courage he had just had seemed to have been reduced by half.
"Fire, fire, they are coming!! Fire quickly!!"
“Da da da…” “Bang bang bang” “Bang bang bang”…
The sound of gunfire became more and more intense like popping beans. Neil shook his head, trying to overcome his fear and leaning against the corner with his mother, occasionally leaning his head out to fire a burst of bullets.
"At 5 o'clock, the big, tough guy is coming. Get your javelin ready! Aim and shoot!"
Two soldiers came forward carrying individual anti-tank missiles and set them up. Neil only saw a flash of fire on the side, and then the missile with a tail flame and smoke flew towards the distance.
"Boom~"
The flames of the explosion temporarily illuminated the distance, and a monster as big as a small house was blown down in the flames, with a horrible big hole in its body.
But it didn't seem to be dead yet, and was still struggling to stand up.
"One more!"
Whoosh~
Another individual anti-tank missile flew over.
After a loud "boom", the monster could no longer stand up.
"ah!!!!"
A scream was heard nearby, and a woman who came with them suddenly flew up. In the firelight, there was a strange translucent mark on her neck.
“There is a ghost!!!”
A soldier yelled in horror.
"Damn it!! Flame gun, flame gun!! Burn it out!!"
Neil didn't know why the soldiers around him felt panicked, and suddenly he remembered something.
Some classmates once discussed information about ghosts, a large part of which cannot be seen by human eyes.
In such a chaotic situation, at night, with no evolvers around, the appearance of evil spirits is simply a nightmare.
A soldier carrying fuel came forward, shouting as he ran.
"Sorry ma'am!! We will remember your sacrifice!!"
Wow~~
A long tongue of fire spurted out, directly targeting the woman who was still struggling in the air.
"Hey..."
A slightly harsh sound was heard, and the high temperature burned out a narrow outline more than three meters high.
…
Blaise was extremely anxious. San Francisco was the worst hit among the worst hit areas, and the two most important people in his life were in San Francisco.
Whatever you fear will come true.
The Dawn Association has a secret realm in San Francisco, which can be reached directly through the secret realm.
The area in the city center with the most touchable points coincides with the location of the secret realm.
The power of this secret realm was not too strong, so it was immediately affected and shattered by the collision of the world's power. Several members of the association guarding the secret realm were exposed at the touch point, and the function of transferring in the secret realm naturally ceased to exist.
At that juncture, several members of the association used the voice flower to transmit information, and used defensive measures such as the magic plants left after the secret realm was shattered to help the military in San Francisco delay time.
They should still be alive, but we can't contact them now.
Blaise and several of his fellow knights ran in a straight line from outside the city into San Francisco, killing any monsters that dared to show up along the way.
All I saw in the darkness were ruins, and I had no idea how many people were still alive.
They went straight to Oliver's house, but all they saw was a half-collapsed house with bloodstains everywhere around the house.
Although Blaise did not smell the scent of Oliver and Neil in the blood, he was still upset.
"roll!"
With a "bang", blood and flesh splattered everywhere.
The largest long-tentacled salamander monster was knocked half of its body away by Blaise's punch, and the people nearby could catch a glimpse of two broken human torsos sticking out of its stomach.
"Boss, don't give up, they must still be alive, let's split up and look for them nearby!"
Even now, McGee next to him is still used to calling Blaise "boss".
The latter calmed down, took a few deep breaths, and looked at the monsters that were gradually gathering around him.
"Hiss~ This is too stupid. We should go directly to where the gunfire is concentrated. They should be in great need of help. Besides, we have their military orders with us. If Oliver and Neil are still alive, they are more likely to be with them."
Before they entered San Francisco, they had already encountered the oncoming US military reinforcements and accepted some of their requests.
Several hours had passed since the world touched down. The survival rate of civilians left alone was very low. He could only pray that Oliver and Neil would be rescued by the US military.
"10 seconds, clear everything around, then we go in that direction!"
Blaise pointed to the distance ahead where there was a flash of fire.
As soon as the words fell, sixteen figures stepped on the ground beneath their feet and killed the monsters within a radius of dozens of meters within a few seconds with just the power of their fists and feet.
…
“Ah~~~Go to hell, die, die!!!” “Bang bang bang bang…”
Neil held his rifle and fired. Although he was in a crazy state, he was not shooting randomly. He found the points where the firepower of the people around him was weak to help suppress it. He waited until the bolt made a "clicking" sound before sitting back and gasping for breath.
“Hoo~Hoo~Hoo…”
With trembling fingers he took the magazine, removed the empty one and replaced it.
"Calm down, calm down boy, you did a great job! If you were an active military member, I would apply for a medal for you!"
The sergeant next to him patted him on the shoulder and handed him an unscrewed bottle of mineral water.
“Drink some water!”
There was only one third of the water in the bottle left, obviously someone else had drunk it, but Neil didn't have any mysophobia, so he didn't care at this critical juncture.
He gulped down half of it and passed it to the person next to him.
"Mom, drink some water!"
Although Olive's performance was not as good as her son's, she was still outstanding among the ladies. She just took a sip of water and returned the bottle to Neil.
"There are big guys coming! Three of them! No, six of them!!"
The sentry standing on a high place warned the people below.
"Damn it! There are more and more of them! Fire the flares!"
The captain looked up and yelled.
"Bang", "Bang", "Bang"
Three flares rose into the air in a V-shape, making up for the lack of field of view of the searchlight, and six huge monsters appeared in the captain's telescope.
"Sniper, take out the ones in the front. The javelin bullets are running low. Try to kill as many as you can with bullets!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed that the two monsters in front of him in the telescope suddenly stopped.
“Puff~” “Puff~”
The two monsters were 4 meters tall and 8 meters long, and their bodies were like bloated shellless beetles. Their heads suddenly separated from their bodies, and dirty blood spurted out.
McGee held a large magic alloy steel weapon in both hands, and dark red blood was still dripping from the teeth of the two-meter-long blade.
"You're all so well-positioned, I'd be sorry if I didn't chop you off!"
The six troublesome monsters didn't last long before they were all killed by Blaise and his men, and they also eliminated other monsters nearby.
Blaise looked at the school area in the distance where the searchlights were on. This was the sixth military position they had encountered.
Oliver and Neil have not been found yet, nor have the original Dawn companions in San Francisco been discovered.
Their bodies were already stained with blood. The sixteen people were like evil spirits returning from hell. In the cold night, they emitted bursts of hot air like smoke and walked towards the position step by step.
McGee had already taken out his cold weapon from his "portable pocket" and did not put it back in, just dragging it behind him.
As they approached, the soldiers at the school position became nervous and Neil almost raised his gun to shoot, but was stopped in time by the sergeant.
The captain waved his arms vigorously, somewhat excitedly.
"It's the Dawn!! I've seen this kind of weapon once before in France! There's no doubt about it, it's someone from the Dawn Association!!"
Neil and Oliver had a strange feeling beating in their hearts, and as those people who looked scarier than monsters approached, their eyes widened.
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