Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 146

It only took Rayne and Julian a short while to reach the location where the fight between the red and blue teams had occurred.

They took a few minutes to catch their breath and rest before setting off again.

"So much for avoiding the center of the city," whispered Rayne. She still couldn’t believe they were spotted from such a great distance, forcing them to take a completely different route than they originally planned.

Julian agreed, then pointed over to the body he had shot, which was lying a short distance away.

"Can you take out the binoculars again? There’s something off about it, but I can’t see it clearly from here," whispered Julian.

Rayne quickly handed him a pair of binoculars and took out another pair for herself. When she looked over at the body of the fallen red member, she nearly gasped.

"It’s the same as the bodies we found in the city! Their veins are bulging the exact same way!" she said, keeping her voice down.

Julian observed a while longer. "Yeah, it’s exactly the same. It seems there’s more at play here than just simple gang culture."

Rayne couldn’t help but think of Damien, whom Julian had mentioned earlier. If this was truly related to Damien, as Julian suspected, that would mean his reach was a lot further than she initially thought.

Before continuing their journey, they took the time to observe their surroundings.

"It’s almost evening. Maybe it’s best we wait until it gets dark before we infiltrate the pharmaceutical building," suggested Rayne. She had night vision goggles in her system, courtesy of Julian, and they would give them a significant advantage.

Julian looked around and agreed but made another suggestion. "Let’s move further into their territory now, while most of their people are out looking for us throughout the city."

Rayne nodded, and they moved out.

The building they decided to hide in until nighttime was a small, mostly broken structure across the street from the large pharmaceutical building. It was barely large enough for the two of them to fit inside, but it provided good cover from every angle.

They huddled together to wait for the sun to set, using this time to refuel themselves with food and water.

Rayne was feeling chilly from being out in the freezing temperatures all day and wanted to eat something warm, so she pulled out a bowl of wonton soup that she had made earlier.

They quickly slurped the soup and wontons down, eating it before it turned cold. She then pulled out two small thermos bottles filled with hot tea she had prepared earlier and quietly sipped it to keep warm.

Time seemed to go by very slowly, and Rayne began to feel even colder. She pulled out a large armchair, which barely fit inside the space, for her and Julian to sit on together. She then covered them with a small blanket and another small electric blanket, which she plugged into a small portable power bank.

This made the wait much more bearable, even slightly enjoyable. Rayne leaned over to rest her head on Julian’s shoulder, happily sharing a moment with him.

They sat in each other’s embrace like this until nightfall, occasionally getting up to check their surroundings through the small hole in the cracks.

As the sun began to set, they heard the sounds of people walking by, heading towards the pharmaceutical company’s building.