The sudden appearance of dense fog made the already somewhat fearful capital defense force even more panicked and disorganized. It was only after repeated urging from their superiors that they put on night vision goggles.
They couldn't see anything.
The fog seemed like a beast that devoured everything, greatly blocking infrared rays, severely weakening the propagation of sound, and even suppressing electromagnetic waves, crucial to modern communication.
"What's happening? Squad Eight, respond immediately!"
Several streets away, an officer inside a command vehicle shouted loudly, but the only thing coming from the walkie-talkie was electromagnetic noise. This situation made it impossible to launch an artillery strike.
Thud, thud, thud.
There came dull sounds from within the fog, like footsteps or muffled thuds.