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Chapter 12 - The Failed Defence_2

Coogler called up another soldier and ordered him to take Alden to the safe house quickly, the soldier then quickly escorted the Mayor off the stage, followed by the other government officials. 

The crowd, sensing something was definitely wrong, began to murmur and panic. Some had started questioning the officials by raising their voices high.

"Mr. Mayor! What is happening?" A man standing among the public called up in his high voice.

"Why are you suddenly leaving the stage with the other soldiers?" Another man joins him.

"The public had already started questioning us." Coogler said in a low voice to Azoff.

"As expected!" Azoff replied back.

"The citizens of Elyria, who have come up to hear the speech. And now, wondering why the Mayor is suddenly getting off the stage before finishing his speech. Don't worry, we are currently facing a problem but it won't last for long." Tyrell came forward and spoke to everyone standing below.

"What is he saying?" A woman speaks up to herself.

 "We just want you all to co-operate with us and please go to one of the safe houses in the town as per the military guidelines!" Tyrell announces loudly.

"Everyone please co-operate with us!" A soldier said to the public.

"Let's go from here!" Another soldier added.

The military quickly started evacuating the public from the Central Square to their Military Trucks to transport them to the safe houses, most of them built in the Northern Side of the town.

Azoff, Coogler and Tyrell kept looking at the soldiers while they were evacuating the citizens. Alden's family was already moved from there by the military, along with him to his safe house.

"What is the further report of the monsters?" Tyrell asked Azoff.

"They are still trying to stop them!" Azoff replied.

"Commander Coogler!" A soldier calls Coogler and the others and walks up the stage towards them.

Coogler turned back and asked, "What happened this time?" 

"We were finally able to connect with one of the soldiers through the field telephone." The soldier added.

"What is he saying?" Coogler asked.

"It's bad! They aren't even able to stop them. The monsters had already entered the South-eastern part of the town!" The soldier replied, "We have lost about 12 soldiers and about 62 citizens." 

"Azoff!" Coogler turned.

"What?" Azoff added, he can clearly see the seriousness on his face.

"Where are the soldiers from the nearest Military Base?" Coogler said.

"It will take about half an hour more for them to reach here!" 

"Call each and every soldier and police officer in the South-eastern side, we have held them off until the soldiers arrived!" 

"Okay Sir!" The soldier gets off the stage and runs back to the control room.

On the other hand, Alden had already reached his safe house, which was actually a bunker built underground for the safety of the Government Officials. 

As soon as he reached there, he quickly got inside and started walking off towards his office, built inside the safe house for him to work while hiding. He didn't even meet with his family.

"Call Coogler and ask him to send each and every report to me quickly!" Alden orders one of the soldiers, who was accompanying him, while on his way to his office, through the hallway.

"Yes Sir!" The soldier added.

"And where's Thorns?" Alden turns to him.

"He's still in the Central Square! Looking after the matter!" 

"Contact him, and tell him that I have called him to the safe house quickly!" Alden turned around and went inside his office while closing the door behind.

"Yes Sir!" 

"Mom! Are we all going to die?" Rebecca asked her mom. She was very much scared, and why she won't be, she was just a 10 year old child. Alden's family was staying in a different room, situated a little distance from Alden's office.

"Don't worry, darling!" Giona exclaimed, "Papa won't let us get hurt!" She was trying her best to console her. But tears were still dropping from her eyes. 

Meanwhile , at the South-eastern side of the town, the soldiers are still trying to hold off the monsters. They have been continuously firing at them, trying to behead them with swords, but were able to kill only three of them, while losing 12 soldiers against that.

A soldier was walking down the road of the area quietly, holding a gun with both hands, scanning the whole lane with his eyes. 

A soldier was walking down the road of the area quietly, holding a gun with both hands, scanning the whole lane with his eyes. 

"Where the hell are this fucking monsters hiding now?" The soldier speaks to himself, while looking for the monsters.

The whole area had turned into a lake of blood, dead bodies everywhere. Heads, legs, hands, bones, and even the human organs were also all over the ground, everywhere. 

The area full of people had turned into a silent dead zone within seconds. The beautiful color of the buildings had also turned red due to the blood all over the place. 

Out of nowhere, a monster suddenly attacks the soldier from his back, but due to being cautious, he is able to dodge his claws at the first attack, but when he falls down on the ground panicking.

He quickly aims his gun at the monster and fires continuously at him, but the bullets did nothing to him except some minor scratches on his hard shell like skin. 

The monster tried to bite off the soldier's head, but couldn't bite it off, but it bit off his left hand as tried to defend himself by moving backward and trying to block his attack with his hand.

The monster ate the soldier's hand in front of his eyes and again tried to attack him, but he was quickly saved by Ray, who quickly beheaded the monster. 

The monster's head falls off on the soldier's chest, who quickly throws it away from him, while shouting loudly out of fear. 

"Thank you for saving my life!" The soldier exclaimed.

"You are bleeding badly! Let's get away from here quickly!" Ray quickly grabs the soldier's right hand and lifts him up and takes him away from there.

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