The police forces in the parking lot didn’t need to be told to fire—they blazed away with handguns and shotguns, but if the bullets struck the magma creature, there was no sign that they were a problem for him. And then the monster threw wide his arms, a defiant Is that all you got? gesture.

  Bang-bang-bangbangbangbang!

  The police fired until their clips were empty, reloaded, and fired again, and all to no effect.

Monster, Chapter 22