Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 180

As the vehicles filled with supplies left the safe house with the Barclays and Samantha, Katrina and Cal made their way back to the underground bunker.

"Why didn’t we go with them?" asked Cal. From his understanding of the mission, he was supposed to stay with them until they found Julian.

"What’s the rush? They’ll go there and raise havoc, and by the time we show up, they will have either found them or gotten a solid lead," replied Katrina with a smile. "Plus, you have no idea how big of a shit hole that base is."

Cal’s eyes widened. "What do you mean? I heard the base was great?"

"Haha! Great if you live on the streets!" she laughed. "You may not know, but I’m from Leader Mai’s team. We had a group of people stationed there until just recently... and you wouldn’t believe the horror stories!"

Cal couldn’t believe it. All of the information he had heard made it seem like a great place in the mountains. There were supplies, running water, and even electricity. He couldn’t picture how bad it could really be.

Katrina shook her head, seeing his bewildered expression. "Trust me, it’s not a great place. People are only barely surviving. I can’t imagine how much worse it’s gotten since the cold snap."

Cal couldn’t help but think of his partner, Ace, who was currently stationed at the base. Initially, Cal had been slightly jealous that Ace got chosen for the mission at the base, but after hearing Katrina’s words, he suddenly felt like the lucky one.

They quickly made their way back to the underground base to wait a few days before meeting up with the Barclays.

Meanwhile, a few hours later, the train of cars finally made its way to the government base. The snowy roads made it difficult to drive, and only as they approached the base did they finally release their held breath.

"You’re lucky you’ve been serving my family for years! Next time I’ll personally toss you out of this car if you drive like that again!" yelled Layla.

The poor servant driving her car caught a hidden icy patch on the road, causing the vehicle to spin out of control.

"I’m so sorry, Miss! I didn’t see the ice on the road—"

"I DON’T CARE! You nearly KILLED me!" she hissed, cutting him off.

The entire trip so far had gone horribly, and Layla was ready to explode. Thankfully, they had approached the gates of the government base.

The line was much shorter today than the previous few days, and they only needed to wait about ten minutes before it was finally their turn.

Of course, for Layla and her mother, ten minutes felt like an eternity. After they finally made it through the checkpoint and were told to wait in yet another line, they lost it.

"Do you even know who I am?!" shouted Mrs. Barclay.

The guard on duty felt a headache coming on and sighed. "Ma’am, even if you were the queen of a foreign land, you would still need to wait in this line."

She exploded at his rudeness. "Queen or not, my son is the CEO of REN Corporation! I demand to be treated with the respect I deserve!"