North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 780 Leaving
It is really difficult to continue the topic of crossing the world. Jimmy has family and friends here, and a job he likes. If he goes to other worlds, he will have nothing. Although it is interesting to visit other worlds, it is across the world after all, and there is no way to contact his family except to travel back and forth.

He is different from Roland. Roland is from the Dark Tower world. For him, returning to the Dark Tower world is like going home. He is very familiar with the situation over there. He has also lived on Earth for many years. It can be said that he is the person who is most familiar with both sides.

Of course, you can come back after going to the Dark Tower world, but the time span between Roland's two contacts with Jimmy was very long. Obviously, this door to travel through the worlds is not available at any time. Moreover, he left New York, but appeared in Maine. This door to travel through the worlds is not fixed at all.

Jimmy and Roland entered the warehouse and let Roland stand on top. He entered the cave with a flashlight in his mouth. His mind's eye vision had been turned on before, but he didn't find any major problems. It was not until he came down and walked into the cave and saw the rotten spider monster that he discovered the problem.

This spider monster was too big, and he had never imagined that the shadow on the cave floor was actually a spider monster. He originally thought that the cave floor was undulating or something had fallen from the ground. He never expected that it was actually the torso of the spider monster, which was almost the size of an adult without limbs, and even a little wider.

Jimmy took a flashlight and took a closer look. Since it had been dead for some time, the spider monster had shrunk and was a little rotten. The smell was terrible, but he could barely imagine how big it was when it was alive. Such a huge spider was weird and uncomfortable just thinking about it.

Jimmy shone the flashlight inside, continued observing with his mind's vision, and walked inside. He soon came to the end of the cave, a rather large hole, wider on the left and right and nearly oval in shape. On both sides were many objects wrapped in spider silk, and it was impossible to tell what they were from the appearance.

He took up a dagger and cut open one of them. A sour smell rushed into Jimmy's nose, almost making him vomit. Inside was a person whose part had melted. Jimmy immediately stepped back a little and came to the middle of the cave to look around. There were nearly twenty cocoons here. If they were all the same as the one he opened just now, this should be the spider's nest and storage room.

The most common way spiders hunt is by entanglement. They wrap their prey with a large amount of spider silk, inject toxic digestive enzymes, and then wait for the prey to melt before sucking it into their stomachs. This is mainly because spiders do not have teeth to chew food. The fangs on the side of their mouths are used to kill prey and inject venom, not for chewing, so spiders cannot bite and swallow like other animals.

Although Jimmy didn't remember this piece of knowledge very clearly, he had some impression of it, so these cocoons were undoubtedly the spider monster's food reserves.

The smell here was getting worse and worse. Jimmy couldn't stand it anymore, so he turned around and left the cave, climbed up to the ground and returned to the warehouse. Roland pulled out a pistol and stood guard in the warehouse. He put away the pistol when he saw Jimmy climbing up. "How is it? Did you see it?"

Jimmy waved his hand and walked out, saying, "Let me take a breath first. It smells terrible."

In fact, the smell in the dungeon was fine at first, but after Jimmy cut open a tightly wrapped cocoon, it became completely impossible to stay in the nearly closed environment underground.

After taking a deep breath of fresh air, Jimmy said to Roland, "I found the location of those residents. They are in the innermost space. That should be the spider monster's storage room. I think everyone here should be inside."

Roland said expressionlessly: "So, what are you going to do?"

Jimmy thought about it and sighed: "I can't do anything. They are beyond help. I don't know how to deal with it. No department can handle this kind of thing."

Kicking the grass under his feet, Jimmy continued, "Also, this mutant spider must not be reported to the government. It is definitely not a native species on Earth. Although it is a bit exaggerated to say so, humans have unlimited ability to commit suicide. If someone with ulterior motives knew about it, they would definitely create a bigger biological disaster.

Luckily there is only one of these things, and it looks like it will rot away in a little while, so even if someone finds it, it won’t be a big problem.”

Roland looked at Jimmy speechlessly. Is this the time to think about this? Also, how do you know it's one? He killed one in the Dark Tower world.

Roland: "Well, this is your world, just do whatever you want."

Jimmy glanced at his watch. Although it was almost dark, Roland had a leg injury after all, so it would be better to go to the hospital as soon as possible. "Let's go. We need to go to the hospital to treat you first. Do you have your ID or driver's license with you?"

Jimmy helped Roland return to the house they had been to before. There were many houses with lights on, but Jimmy was sure that there was no one inside. It was probably because it was night when they were captured by the spider, and no one turned off the lights.

Roland had very little stuff. When he came here, he only had a backpack. He had only been here for a few days, but because there were a lot of food reserves here, he had not eaten his own dry food. Now that Jimmy came to pick him up, he naturally didn't need to bring any stuff with him.

Roland cleaned out his bag, leaving only his gear and a few pieces of clothing he found here. Jimmy watched Roland pack his backpack and suddenly said, "Roland!"

Roland turned his head to look at Jimmy, who pointed at his clothes and said, "I think you'd better change your clothes first. This outfit is a bit too eye-catching."

Because Roland still had to search for the spider monster, he still wore the same clothes he wore in the Dark Tower world. After all, he was familiar with them and they would not affect his movements. After he was injured, he was too lazy to change.

He was wearing a black leather jacket, a brown vest and a blue-grey shirt underneath, jeans, leather boots, an old brown belt and a holster. There were spare bullets on the belt and two revolvers in the holster. It was obvious that Roland must have taken good care of his clothes. Although they were old and had a lot of wear and tear, there were no major damages. The only obvious damage was that one of his trouser legs was cut off to make it easier for him to bandage them.

It is not clear whether this outfit is very special in the Dark Tower world, but it is definitely eye-catching in modern society. If Jimmy takes Roland to a public place, he will definitely attract attention.

Maybe this is more suitable for traveling and fighting, but it is definitely not in line with the urban or outdoor clothing style of modern people.

Roland looked down, shrugged, and began to change the clothes he had found earlier. Forget about the pants, just make do with them for now. He had lived on Earth for a long time, so of course he knew what the people here wore on a daily basis, but when he was alone, he had no intention of adjusting his clothes.

While Roland was packing his clothes and backpack, Jimmy turned his head and looked outside. It was already dark. This was not the Little Rock or New York that Jimmy was familiar with. Traveling at night was not a good thing, but in order to prevent Roland's wounds from worsening, he had to rush to a big city as soon as possible, so he had to travel at night.

Jimmy first put his suitcase into the trunk of the car, then he walked out of the house holding his backpack in one hand and supporting Roland with the other. When he opened the back door and was about to let Roland in, he was suddenly startled and dodged to the side. Roland and Jimmy both fell to the ground, and a bunch of spider silk stuck to the car body with a light "pop" sound.

Jimmy didn't stand up, but immediately pulled out his revolver and pointed it at the roof. Roland was not slow either, he also pulled out his gun and pointed it at the roof. "Bang, bang, bang" Jimmy fired three shots in a row, and a black shadow on the roof suddenly retreated backwards.

"Protect yourself." Jimmy shouted and immediately got up, holding his revolver and rushed to the back of the house. He had already set his eyes on the black shadow. Judging from the way it moved and the thin lines moving around it, it was a spider monster. Those thin lines should be the spider's legs. There was more than one here that Roland killed. He was careless.

While chasing, Jimmy was wondering where this spider monster came from. Roland had been active here for several days, and he had been here for several hours. Why did it appear at this time?
The spider did not move in a straight line, but moved back and forth between the house and the ground. Jimmy had no choice but to climb over the fence and chase it. Finally, he saw the spider crawl into a house through the window.

Jimmy came outside the house and stared at the spider monster inside. It did not stay on the ground in the room, but huddled on the roof. Jimmy did not go in at all. Instead, after judging the angle, he squatted down and shot directly at the corner of the roof through the window.

After three shots, he switched to another one. The spider monster had already fallen from the roof. Jimmy stood up and emptied the magazine at the spider monster. The spider monster finally stopped moving, but its spider legs were still twitching.

Jimmy looked around, paying special attention to places like the roof. After making sure that there was nothing unusual for the time being, he climbed into the room through the window, turned on the flashlight to observe the spider monster on the ground, then illuminated the wall to look for the switch. After turning on the lights in the house, he observed the spider monster from all angles.

The body of the gray-black spider was about the same size as the one Jimmy had seen in the cave. The spider had very long legs. Jimmy kicked it to spread it out and found that the long legs were more than two meters long, but very thin and not as wide as its body. It didn't seem difficult for such a big creature to capture humans.

Jimmy looked up and saw that the corner where the spider had been before had been woven into a space with spider silk. It looked like it should be the place where it had been hiding before.

The reason why Jimmy didn't observe it when he entered the village before was because he had no idea what was happening here at that time, and he didn't know that the spider monster was so big. At that time, he was only observing whether there was anyone in the room and whether there was any danger. Who would stare at the roof?

There is another question. Roland only knows about one spider monster, so he has been looking for and hunting that spider monster. Now a second one has appeared here, so is there a third or fourth one?

Jimmy cursed, got up and left the house, looking around as he walked towards his car. Roland stood by the car, aiming his gun at the roofs on both sides. When he saw Jimmy coming over, he immediately shouted loudly, "Did you find it?"

Jimmy: "Yeah, I killed one." He returned to the car, looked at Roland and said, "Roland, how many spiders are there here?"

Roland shook his head and put the revolver back into the holster. "I don't know. I came here after one, and then I kept chasing that spider. I don't know how many there are here."

Jimmy looked around and said, "Damn it. Roland, I think maybe we need to wait a while before leaving. I need to check. It's best to kill all of these things. If they multiply too much or leave here, the consequences will be disastrous."

Roland nodded. Jimmy's performance just now showed his keen senses and his foresight of danger. He was also a good shooter. His speed and strength also seemed good, at least much better than when he met him before. He looked at Jimmy and said, "Can you do it alone? Do you need my help?"

Jimmy: "No, you go back to the house and find a safe room to stay in. It shouldn't take too long to check here."

As Jimmy spoke, he opened the trunk, took out the equipment bag from the suitcase, grabbed two handfuls of .44 Magnum bullets for the revolver and put them in his pocket, then ejected the empty shells from the revolver and replaced the bullets, and helped Roland back to the house.

Jimmy has checked it out and at least he didn't find anything unusual in this house, so it should be safe.

Jimmy helped Roland to the sofa and said, "Be careful. I think there should be no one else here except us, so..."

Roland smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry about me. Go ahead."

Watching Jimmy turn around and leave the house, Roland pulled out two revolvers and placed them on his legs. While on guard, he was thinking about how to tell Jimmy about returning to the Dark Tower world. It would not be easy to persuade him, but it would not be appropriate to capture him directly. He must have a good talk with him.

After Jimmy left the house, he started moving along the middle road. This time he knew what he was looking for, so the focus was on every corner in each house, or the abnormal shadow part. Maybe the spider monster did not move, then their external appearance was basically an irregular object, and this kind of shadow was relatively easy to identify.

The village is not big, with only a dozen houses. At this distance, Jimmy doesn't have to worry about some houses being out of his mind's vision. He doesn't need to enter the house. As long as he walks slowly from the outside and observes carefully, there will definitely be no problem.

After walking back and forth several times, Jimmy made sure that there were no signs of spider monsters in all the houses and observable locations underground. Then he returned to the house where Roland was and took Roland away.

(End of this chapter)