The War of the Worlds Chapter 15 - What Had Happened in Surrey

In which the eerie silence of a gathering Martian force is broken by the futile efforts of human artillery and the chilling release of a lethal black vapour that spreads inexorably across the land, extinguishing all opposition beneath its inky folds. The night is painted with burning woods and glowing searchlights, as humanity’s organised defence crumbles into desperation and flight in the face of this methodical and remorseless invasion.