Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 137

Julian kept driving until he found a secluded area right off the road. Turning to Rayne he yawned, "How do you feel about calling it here for the night? We can continue driving tomorrow morning".

Rayne had long wanted to go to sleep so she quickly agreed.

They locked up the car and went up to the second floor to get some sleep.

Laying down, Rayne felt the surroundings fall into silence. The sounds of wolves howling sounded from the mountains.

A few hours later, she woke up abruptly, feeling a deep chill run through her body. Even Julian’s usually hot body felt cold.

"Julian! Wake up!", she shook him, waking him up.

As soon as he woke up he realized something was wrong. "Why is it so cold? I’ve never felt this kind of chill before", he said quickly.

Rayne pulled out a basic thermometer to check the temperature. "Oh my god! It’s -30 degrees C!", she cried out.

While their country experienced colder winters, it usually stayed around -5 degrees C, so this cold snap was a new record.

Rayne quickly pulled out the clothes made from nanofibers from her system and handed a set to Julian.

"Here, put this on. It will help with regulating body temperature", she said and quickly changed in front of Julian. The situation was dire so she didn’t have time to be shy.

Julian did the same and looked over to see her blue lips.

"If you hadn’t woken up, I don’t know if we would’ve made it until morning," said Julian. He could see his breath as he spoke and pulled Rayne over to wrap himself around her.

Rayne sat in his embrace feeling slightly better. She could already feel the positive effects of the nanofiber clothing, bringing feeling back into her hands and feet.

She was scrolling through her system, trying to find a way to heat the room. She pulled out a mini electric space heater and a coal stove.

"Here, can you plug this in behind you? I’ll get this stove lit", she said handing him the electric space heater.

She pulled out a small metal table that was just large enough to support the coal stove. She set up the exhaust pipe to go out of the small hatch that was in the ceiling so that the fumes could escape.

After insulating the rest of the hatch to prevent the cold air from flowing in she turned her attention to lighting the stove. _{freёweɓnovel.com}

She pulled out a box of the best-quality anthracite coal and placed it into the stove. This coal was rated best for its high-temperature output while producing fewer fumes than standard coal.

The small bedroom finally felt a little warmer thanks to both heaters.

"We need to start the engine as quickly as possible. These cold temperatures can prevent the ignition from starting", said Julian as he quickly got out of bed to head down to the driver’s cabin.

Sure enough, the engine choked a few times as Julian attempted to start it. Thankfully after a few more tries it finally worked and the RV came to life.

He ran back to the bedroom, wanting to escape the bitter cold as quickly as possible.

"Did it start?", asked Rayne. She felt the cold air rush in as Julian opened the bedroom door to enter.

"Yes, only after a number of tries", he said as he jumped under the many layers of fluffy blankets.

Rayne shifted over to cuddle with him and felt his icy body. He had only been gone for a few minutes but it felt like he was encased in an iceberg for years.

As they both huddled together in their warm bed fatigue finally washed over them, putting them to sleep once more.

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