Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 83

Julian’s expression turned serious. If this truly was a synthetic drug, he could almost guarantee that this was somehow tied to Damien. He was the only one that Julian knew who could develop a new drug with such a strong reaction in the body that it fused itself into the cells.

Ian looked over at Julian and saw his thoughtful expression. "Boss, I think this is somehow linked to Damien."

Julian nodded. "I’m almost certain it is. The real question now is: What exactly does it do?" He stood there, quietly thinking of all the possible things this drug could do. It clearly affected the body heavily, but the effects could be anything.

Rayne was also deep in thought. She wondered if this drug had anything to do with the apocalypse and was also curious about its effects. For some reason, her mind kept going back to the box she took from Dillon. Her gut was telling her that it was somehow related.

"Julian, how about we try to open the box? I don’t know why, but I feel that it’s somehow related to this," she said quietly, trying not to disturb Anna.

Julian looked over at Rayne curiously. He wasn’t sure how the two could be related, but he was close to opening the box anyway. "Sure, let’s go see if I can get it open."

They walked over to the other side of the lab where Julian usually tinkered with new weapon prototypes. Rayne noticed the box surrounded by various tools on his workbench.

Julian sat down and picked up a small tool that reminded Rayne of a long metal toothpick and began to tinker with the lock. Rayne sat down on the small stool beside Julian and watched him work quietly.

Although she couldn’t tell if any progress was being made just by watching, she heard Julian’s mumbles saying that he had almost got it open.

He worked quickly and efficiently, and about twenty minutes later, Rayne heard a soft click!

"It’s open!" announced Julian, happy with his work. _{freewebnoveℓ.com}

Rayne leaned over and looked inside, noticing a small glass vial that was securely fastened inside the box. It held a crimson red, powder-like substance that was so vibrant that it gave off a soft glow.

Julian carefully picked up the vial and inspected the sand-like powder inside. The color alone made him feel like Rayne was correct about it being related to the anomaly found on the bodies.

"I think you’re right. This might be the substance that caused the change in those men. If this truly is the drug, you have helped progress the investigation hundred-fold."

Rayne had mixed feelings. She was glad that the box could possibly solve the issue of figuring out what caused such a change in the men’s bodies, but she was also worried about the effects of the drug. She also couldn’t understand why Dillon would get involved in such an illegal business.