General Calvin asked in shock and fury, "Where did these meteors come from? Why were they discovered so late? And where are they going to land?"
"They fell directly from the atmosphere, which is why we suspect an alien attack."
The head of NASA said, sweating profusely, "As for their landing site, it's Houston, Texas... the city center."
"Downtown Houston?"
The president and generals' expressions changed. Houston was a major city with over two million residents. If those meteors landed there, how many people would die?
The problem was, there was no time to intercept them. The authorities lacked the capability, while the Justice League, which did have it, was currently fighting alien Bugs in outer space.
"Damn it."
General Calvin cursed and shouted, "Have the nearby troops rush to Houston immediately. The meteor attack may only be the first wave. Bigger attacks may follow."
"Yes."
The Adjutant immediately went to relay the order. Moments later, a large number of meteors fell into Houston like shells.
Some struck the ground, smashing craters over a hundred meters wide into the earth. Some punched through skyscrapers, while others collapsed entire buildings.
Houston instantly became Hell. Countless people died miserably, countless others wailed in agony, and even more screamed in terror.
One second, they had been watching the livestream and cheering for the superheroes. The next, their homes had suffered devastating destruction. Nothing captured life's ups and downs better than that.
And it wasn't over. Next, large octopus-like Bugs crawled out of the Impact Craters. With low growls, they charged at the surrounding civilians—not everyone had obediently stayed home.
These Bugs were the Mimic Zerg. They had bypassed the battlefield and descended upon Earth through the meteors.
"Alien Monsters!"
The civilians immediately turned and fled when they saw the alien Bugs. Some even