I'm the Demon King in Marvel

Chapter 156: Texas Blockade, Red Neck Rage

A dozen charred skeletons walked on the highway leading to Austin, their steps slow but firm.

Last night, Mephisto's son, the Heart of the Demon, appeared in the wilderness. He happened to see this bar, came over out of curiosity, and killed the guests and the female bartender in the bar.

The purpose of Wu Xinmo coming to Earth from the Hell Dimension is to obtain the "Saint Vanganza Contract". These dozen skeletons were just a casual act, but they brought a huge trouble to the Americans.

It's like you spit on the ground and accidentally drown a few ants.

There are many monsters and demons in the hell dimension of the Marvel Universe. Powerful demons can even give birth to a large number of vassal races just by the aura they emit unintentionally.

These black skeletons created by Wu Xinmo are not very strong and are only immune to penetrating wounds from ordinary bullets, but they have a very tricky characteristic: they can spread like a zombie virus.

The black skeleton is essentially the product of being burned by hellfire. The power of hellfire remains in its body. This power will continue to transfer, burning the flesh of living beings and destroying their souls.

It can only be removed by holy light, magic and special super powers.

Of course, simply destroying the skeleton itself can also eliminate the transmission path.

Vehicles traveling on the highway soon discovered the dozen or so walking black skeletons. Some drivers were sharp-eyed and immediately braked and slammed the steering wheel, while some drivers did not pay attention and simply ran over them.

The driver who was run over was fine. Apart from the slight deformation of the hood of his car, nothing serious was done. He only heard a clicking sound.

The drivers who parked their cars were in bad luck. Just as they stuck their heads out to curse, they were met with charred skulls. Then these drivers became part of the skeleton team and climbed out of the car windows with stiff movements.

As expected, the stopped vehicle was rear-ended, so the queue became longer and longer, and more and more people were stranded.

These drivers and passengers expand the size of the Black Skulls.

By the time the skeleton army completed the 100-kilometer highway journey and officially arrived in Austin, the team had expanded to more than 200 bodies, including more than 50 from a tour group from South America.

The Austin mounted police and state police had already received the news. Because the skeletons were not moving very fast, the drivers at the back of the traffic jam saw the terrifying phenomenon in front of them and were so scared that they quickly abandoned their cars and ran back.

Those who run fast escape, while those who run slowly become skeletons.

"Don't panic!" The leader of the Texas Rangers shouted through a loud speaker: "When they get close, hit them hard!"

"These skeletons look scary, but they are actually slow and have poor defense. What we have is enough to tear them into pieces."

This is Texas, the headquarters of the Texas Consortium, which started out as an arms company among the top ten consortiums.

The Texas Rangers have retained the fine traditions of the paramilitary agency of the time. Each person is equipped with a submachine gun as standard, and there is no shortage of machine guns, machine cannons, and rockets.

As long as you overcome the fear in your heart, it is not difficult to deal with these fragile skeletons.

The black skeleton took numb steps forward, without a trace of consciousness or even a goal. It just acted on instinct and pounced on any living creature it encountered.

As they approached the lines of the cavalry and state police, they were immediately met with intensive gunfire and artillery fire.

Small-caliber bullets passing through the body would only cause the skeleton to shake slightly, but large-caliber machine gun bullets could tear their skeletons apart, not to mention the power of artillery fire.

The fierce attack lasted for a full half hour, and more than two hundred skeletons turned into fragments in the flames, failing to break through the human defense line.

Seeing this, the bosses of the troopers and state police breathed a sigh of relief.

It was easy to kill the enemies in this battle, and they were strange skeletons, which was enough for them to get a lot of credit.

However, they were happy too early.

Black skeletons have a characteristic, just like the phototaxis of mosquitoes, they tend to move towards areas with a strong scent of living things.

When they just came out of the roadside bar, there were many vehicles on the highway and the scent of living things was strong, so they all gathered on the highway.

When the highway was jammed, the drivers behind saw the horrifying scene ahead and most of them turned around and ran back to the city, attracting most of the skeletons like bait.

But some people panicked and ran to the wilderness on both sides of the road, thus attracting a small number of skeletons. Some of these skeletons caught up with the driver and passengers, while others got lost in the wilderness and walked towards the town that they felt was full of vitality. They were no longer living things, so they naturally did not need food, and they were never tired.

There is an even more amazing phenomenon: some black skeletons that were hit by vehicles only had their lower bodies falling off, while their upper bodies were still hanging on the chassis of the car, moving in the opposite direction and spreading to other cities.

So before the RCMP and state police could hold a celebration party, they received warning calls from towns around Austin that day.

Black skeletons appeared everywhere!

Just like the infectious disease, the Texas government suffered the consequences for failing to control the source in the first place.

The FBI branches stationed in Austin, the capital of Texas, and Houston, the largest city, immediately reported the situation to headquarters.

There was an uproar among the American top brass.

Before we find a way to deal with the alien threat, "contagious" hellish creatures suddenly appear.

"Fuck! What happened to America in the past two years?"

"Are we cursed?"

The big shots were all defeated. They had just learned about the danger of the Skrulls, and now they heard about the creatures from Hell. They were completely uneasy!

"Don't shout, think of a solution quickly."

The "Elite Eagles" forced themselves to calm down and naturally came up with ways to deal with the infectious disease.

"There is no other way. Notify the states bordering Texas, block traffic, and ensure that the creatures from hell do not spread out."

"This..." Naturally, some people realized the possible adverse consequences of this move: "I'm afraid the 'rednecks' will cause trouble."

"If they want to make trouble, let them kill the skeleton monsters first!"

From the images obtained so far, we can see that although the black skeletons can be easily destroyed with weapons, as soon as they come into contact with a living person, they can transmit the strange flames to the living person in the blink of an eye, and the living person will be turned into a black skeleton in seconds, leaving no chance of rescue.

To high-ranking officials who value their lives, such terrifying creatures from hell are no less threatening than the Skrulls who can transform at will.

No matter how many "noble" and "superior" labels they put on themselves, they actually know in their hearts that they are just ordinary people.

Such an equal and efficient way of death brings a fairness that the bigwigs are unwilling to accept.

After the order was conveyed, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, which border Texas, took action and dispatched a large number of military and police to set up defenses on the border to prevent the spread of the Black Skull.

Since the Black Skulls are not fast, and are even slower than normal people's walking speed, they are actually still concentrated in the area near Austin.

But this area is too large, and America's vast land and sparse population have become a defect at this time. Coupled with the weak grassroots control, the Texas state government has no idea of ​​the number of black skeletons in the country.

The threat of black skeletons has not yet spread throughout Texas, and the federal government's lockdown order has instead irritated the grumpy "rednecks."

"Fuck! The federal government wants us all to be eaten by monsters!"

"Resist, we must resist federal tyranny!"

"Independence, Texas must be independent!"

The "rednecks" took out the "Lone Star" flags they had kept at home and took to the streets to demonstrate.

The Texas state government had to allocate police forces to maintain stability, further weakening its control over the situation.

　There will be at least three updates every day, and more if there is time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)