Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 140

As the two men approached the trees, Mark pointed at an arm hanging out of a bush.

They used hand signals to communicate in order to minimize the amount of noise they made.

Deondre walked over to the bush and carefully pushed the leaves and branches aside, exposing a familiar face.

Mark looked angry upon seeing his teammate dead. Deondre had to signal for him to calm down.

Deondre was also very angry and hurt that someone he called a brother was dead, but he knew that he needed to stay calm to deal with whatever dangers lurked in the vicinity.

He quickly looted the usable items and radio still on the body, then quietly moved it out of the bush.

When they got back from this mission, he would ask Ian if he could lead a team to bury the bodies.

The second body was found dead in a tree. It was a clear bullet wound that killed him.

Deondre signaled to Mark, stating that they were ambushed from behind due to the angle of the bullet.

They continued around the building, trying to find the rest of the team and mark their locations.

When they finally made it to the roof of the building, Deondre signaled where two more of the bodies were lying.

Doing the same as with the others, they carefully took all of the valuable items off of them and laid them out carefully so that they were on their backs.

The freezing temperatures kept the bodies frozen and preserved, giving them time to come back at a later date to bury them properly.

Deondre wrote down their location in his notebook and signaled to Mark, saying there were two more members that they still needed to find.

After thoroughly searching the entire perimeter, they entered inside. They took their time walking through, listening, and observing before pushing forward to avoid traps or ambushes.

They made it through the first half of the building and into the back end, where Deondre finally spotted Ivan’s body.

Before rushing forward, he quietly observed the surroundings. He checked the ceiling rafters and any other hidden spots before finally moving over to Ivan’s body, which was lying in the middle of the room.

He felt tears well up as he inspected his good friend’s body, noticing the deep gash through his back.

This injury didn’t kill Ivan instantly; instead, it made him suffer great pain before he died from blood loss.

Wiping away his tears, Deondre said a small prayer for Ivan, promising to avenge him. With Mark’s help, he moved Ivan’s body to a hidden corner and marked the location in his notebook.

After Ivan was taken care of, the last person they needed to find was Jess. They carefully combed through the rest of the building but were unable to find any traces of Jess.

Deondre thought long and hard about where Ivan would have stationed her, and the only logical place was inside the building with him.

He signaled to Mark to recheck the front rooms of the building to make sure they hadn’t missed anything. A few minutes later, Mark came over to find Deondre and signaled for him to follow.