The terrifying heavens inside the box

"Those bastards!"

"That damn Arrowhead Project!"

After hearing David's account, the people in the supermarket were outraged and cursed the base on the mountain and the group of people who were conducting the experiments.

Kamodi joined in, pointing at a group of people with his finger:

"You! You! And you! Don't you understand?"

"We are being punished!"

Why?

Kamodi stood in front of the crowd and raised his hands.

"Because we disobeyed God's will!"

"This violates His ancient prohibition!"

"Land on the Moon!"

At that moment, a voice of agreement came from the crowd.

"That's right!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing someone respond, Kamodi's voice immediately rose, and he became excited.

"What the hell... splitting atoms."

"Amen!" A believer instinctively made the sign of the cross, wanting to ask God for forgiveness.

"And...and they're even researching stem cells and abortion!"

"Trying to explore the secrets of life!"

"And only He has the authority to do all this!"

People, blinded by fear and anger, followed suit.

"Amen! Amen!"

Carmody finally spoke the words he had been holding back: "Sacrifice, He needs sacrifice!"

"Throw those three blasphemers out of the supermarket, complete the sacrifice! Then we can gain safety and protection!"

"That's enough!"

Suddenly, a loud shout interrupted everything.

Brent was furious and immediately rolled up his sleeves. Although he was just a lawyer, he was quite muscular, and his mere presence exuded an imposing aura.

"You crazy woman, stop trying to bewitch people!"

"Sacrifice? Whom do you expect to sacrifice?"

"You expect others to go crazy and kill like you!"

With that, Brent glanced at the crowd and warned, "Haven't you all seen through this crazy woman's trick yet?"

"If you can throw three people out today, you can throw five out tomorrow, and the day after? Who among you will still be willing to be thrown out to feed those monsters, so that the others in the supermarket can be safe!"

Upon hearing these words, everyone present fell silent, and some even lowered their heads in shame.

"You! It's you again! You blasphemer!"

"Hmph, what can you do about it?" Brent retorted, raising his fist.

Carmody's lips twitched, and he instinctively took a step back, only able to utter a harsh threat: "Just wait, your punishment will come soon!"

"OK, I'll be waiting!"

Brent was equally defiant, and after speaking, he looked at David, "If that's really the case, then those military personnel we saw on the road earlier were most likely just cleaning up the mess!"

David thought about it carefully and nodded.

Everyone felt a slight sense of relief.

At least the military knows how to clean up the mess. If even they run away, staying here is just waiting to die!

But no one expected it.

This wait lasted for three whole days!

There was no rescue, no broadcast, only the lingering fog.

The atmosphere in the supermarket grew increasingly tense, and people's spirits began to waver.

By exploiting the widespread anxiety, Kammodir rallied a group of staunch supporters.

Brent reassured another group of people who still wanted to stay sober.

The rest were David and his gang.

They had other ideas and didn't want to stick to the supermarket like Brent.

"The food is dwindling day by day."

"The power went out completely, and the supermarket was dark and cold."

After speaking, Ollie, the supermarket's assistant manager, adjusted his glasses and asked David, "Should we continue to stay here and wait for rescue?"

"And it's been so long, can the military really close that door to other dimensions—Project Arrow, David?"

David thought for a moment, then looked at the people around him and said, "I...I've decided to leave!"

"This should have been done a long time ago!"

"I've had enough of those monsters!"

A group of people echoed their agreement and surrounded David as they found Brent.

"Hey guys, what are you doing?"

"Brent, we're getting ready to leave."

"Do you want to come along?"

Brent opened his mouth at David's invitation, but ultimately shook his head. "David, I don't know what you're thinking, but if it were me, I wouldn't go. That would be a mistake! My past stupidity has already proven that. Do you want to prove it again?"

"Things are different now, Brent."

David tried to persuade him again, "You see, the electricity is running out, and the food will be ready soon."

"And that group... their small group is growing bigger and bigger. I'm worried that one day I'll wake up and, before I'm even dead at the hands of a monster, I'll be sacrificed by these guys!"

As they spoke, the two of them looked at the group of people who were listening to Kamodi's sermon.

"You're right," Brent said, unusually agreeing with him.

"However... I still don't plan to leave. As for Kamodi, believe me, I have many ways to deal with that religious fanatic!"

They both understood what had been said.

It's time for them to go their separate ways.

Behind the supermarket door, two groups of people stood clearly separated.

David and Brent hugged each other.

"Good luck."

"Good luck to you too. Hang in there. If you encounter the military on the way, we will notify them to come and rescue you."

Brent couldn't help but recall that he had said the same thing before he left last time, and then he picked up the rope.

"Are you serious?"

David also remembered the fate of the last person who tied up the rope, and subconsciously he didn't want to do it again.

Brent shoved it into his hand. "Don't refuse. This might save you in a pinch."

David sighed and tied the rope around himself, glancing at the people who were about to follow him as he left.

Amanda, the schoolteacher embracing Billy; Ollie, the supermarket assistant manager checking revolver bullets; Mrs. Hartman, the supermarket employee wiping her glasses; Dan, the white-haired town resident; Joe and Bobby, the brothers eager to try out their homemade weapons; and Myron, the auto mechanic lighting a cigarette… Wait! Two people are missing.

"Rhodes, Jim, aren't you leaving?"

Supermarket manager Rod and auto mechanic Jim nodded awkwardly in the crowd. David didn't press the matter, but instead emphasized again:

"This is a dangerous journey. Anyone else who wants to stay should do so while there's still a chance."

Seeing that no one stepped forward to stay, he tied the rope, took a deep breath, and pushed open the supermarket door.

A group of people walked into the fog.

Behind the crack in the door, Brent and the others slowly lowered the rope.

In the corner, Kammodi, who was preaching, pointed outside and declared that there would be another blood sacrifice today, and that they were safe.

At this moment, outside the box.

Wang Hao took in the whole scene, and slowly raised the precision tweezers in his hand...

……

David and his companions, who had entered the mist, walked several dozen meters.

I was a little confused, why didn't I see a single monster?

"Look!"

Until the mechanic pointed to the two huge shadows that would occasionally fall into the mist and then instantly fly up and disappear.

Everyone shrank back in fright.

David led Billy, Amanda, and the others straight to his car. Ollie, the mechanic, and the two brothers hurried to another truck where the hunting rifles were hidden.

After getting on the bus, David remembered the rope he was wearing and took it off.

A small truck pulled up beside them, driven by the mechanic. Ollie, in the passenger seat, tossed him a revolver.

"Hey David, take this to Brent, he might need it!"

David quickly tied the gun to the rope and tugged hard.

The other end of the rope was quickly pulled back.

The two vehicles turned on their headlights and drove slowly in the extremely low visibility conditions.

……

After driving for about several tens of minutes, they saw two huge black shadows that occasionally landed around them in the mist.

The people inside the car were already used to it, and were even speculating whether the aliens were going to use the monsters for experiments.

A short while later, both cars stopped one after the other.

"arrive!"

Looking at his house by the roadside, David instructed Billy and asked Amanda to look after the children for the time being. He then got out of the car with Ollie in another vehicle.

Ollie walked ahead carrying the shotgun, with David following behind.

Looking at the spiderwebs covering the walls, the two felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.

As soon as he entered the living room, spiders the size of washbasins swarmed out of the house. Ollie fired his gun haphazardly, barely managing to scatter them. He then shouted:

"David, we have to go! We're running low on bullets!"

"I haven't found her! I still haven't found her..."

David's voice trembled, his eyes darting wildly across the cobweb-filled living room.

"Boom!"

The next second, the right wall of the living room exploded!

Amidst the flying debris, a figure stepped in.

"Which of you is...David?"