Chapter 54: What Crawls Beneath (2)

There was no mistaking it.

Ants the size of bears and wolves were before them, clacking their mandibles in excitement. The moonlight only made them appear more monstrous.

"Retreat, now!"

No one argued. They turned and began climbing the stairs.

"Close the door! Now!" Víctor ordered.

The metal shutter was unlikely to hold against the unrelenting horde, but it was their only defense.

While two people worked on closing the shutter, the rest aimed their weapons.

"On my mark," Victor said. "Fire!"

No one cared what the ants were doing there. They only saw their enormous size and panicked.

A guy with a buzz cut fired first, and the rest followed.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

They fired on everything that moved. But much like the zombie from before, their bullets had little to no effect on the ants.

Fueled by fear, they kept firing. Empty shells clattered on the ground, but not a single ant went down.