Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 117

Government Lab

After packing up a few essential items, Michael turned to Rayne and Julian. "I’m all set. The base promised to provide me with basic food and shelter for my work. They want me to oversee the agricultural division in the future."

"Okay then, let’s head out and meet up with the rest of the team," said Julian, turning to leave the room.

Rayne followed closely behind him while Michael trailed a few steps behind them.

"Don’t stand too far away, there may or may not be a giant python lurking around here somewhere," said Julian, walking with his pistol out.

The group had only taken a few steps down the hall when they heard a series of gunshots up ahead.

"Let’s go, that sounds like Kia’s pistol," said Julian, jogging forward.

Rayne and Michael followed behind, getting closer to the gunfire. As they approached the intersection where they split into teams, they saw Kia, Kenzo, and Percy running toward them.

"It’s back! The snake is back!" cried Percy, running faster than the rest of the group. _{freёweɓnovel.com}

As soon as Julian saw Kia turn the corner and appear in front of them, he saw the head of the large python emerge from her direction.

"I shot the damn thing three times and it’s still chasing us!" yelled Kia, spotting Julian and Rayne in the distance.

"I told you! You suck at shooting!" yelled Percy. He had run so quickly that he had already made it behind Julian and Rayne.

Julian lifted his pistol, taking aim at the fast-moving python. He waited for Kia to move to the side before taking a shot.

Just as the snake caught up to Kia, she tripped over a protruding floor tile, giving Julian the perfect opportunity.

Bang!

Julian only needed to shoot a single bullet, hitting the snake directly in the head. Its enormous body immediately stopped moving, giving Kia a chance to get up and move away.

"Is it dead?" asked Percy. He had jumped into an empty room as the snake got closer and only heard the single gunshot.

"Yes, the snake is dead," answered Michael. He had witnessed this entire scene unfold in front of him. While he didn’t have a strong fear of snakes in general, seeing one so large and hostile was still disturbing.

Kia caught her breath and walked over to Julian. "Thank you so much. I thought for sure that it would get me there."

Julian nodded in reply and walked over to ensure that the snake was dead.

He looked at the spot he shot—the head—and noticed that the impact of the bullet had caused a small part of the snake to completely implode.

"Yeah, it’s not recovering from this bullet," he said calmly and turned to face Kia once more.

"We found the scientist," said Julian, pointing to Michael.

Kia looked over at him. "So you’re the guy. Good, glad we finally found you. We can finally go home."

The group slowly made its way back to the van and noticed another large, luxury SUV parked outside.