Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 93

A few days later, Dillon received a message from Tristan. It was a mission with the promise of a promotion once completed. The mission was to investigate the remains of the REN Corp. laboratory and retrieve anything useful.

If Dillon performed well on this mission, he would get promoted, granting him many more benefits to enjoy.

Dillon was ecstatic and quickly went to make preparations for his mission.

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At the bunker...

A few weeks had passed since Julian opened the box. During this time, Rayne had asked Julian to help her train in self-defense and hand-to-hand combat skills.

They trained for a few hours every day, which greatly accelerated Rayne’s improvement. She felt much more confident holding a combat knife and believed she could hold her own in a tough situation.

Rayne was currently sitting on the floor of the small gymnasium, catching her breath.

Julian walked over and handed her a bottle of water. "Here, drink this." Rayne accepted the water with a smile and quickly took several large gulps.

"Ah, thank you. Who knew water could be so delicious!" she exclaimed. Today, Julian had decided to test her, going all out in his mock fight with her.

He smiled. "You did really well today. It’s kind of crazy how quickly you’ve improved!"

"Thank you. It’s all thanks to your great teaching," she said, wiping the sweat off her forehead with a small towel she pulled out from her system.

Julian shook his head. "We both know it’s all because of your hard work." He then opened a fresh water bottle, taking a few sips.

"Has Anna made any progress in figuring out what the red substance in the vial is?" asked Rayne curiously. It had been some time, and she hadn’t heard much from that side.

"No. Unfortunately, the only thing she came up with was that it was highly reactive to the human body," replied Julian.

"I’m going to need to look for a suitable chemist at this rate. I’ve already begun discussing this topic with the team. I’ve been thinking of finally making a trip over to the government base to see if we can get lucky and find a chemist there," he continued.

Rayne’s eyes lit up! She’d been itching to visit the government base for a while now. She wanted to see the state of the world and see if she could find any of her acquaintances.

"Please take me with you! I really want to go," she said, looking up at Julian with a hopeful expression.

"Haha, trust me, I know you want to! You’ve been talking about this for a while now," he laughed. "Yes, you can come with me... actually, I’d love it if you would come with me."

Rayne’s eyes shone with excitement. "Yay! When do we set out?" She was so excited to go that she quickly forgot about her tired and sore muscles, springing up from the ground.

"Soon. I was thinking the day after tomorrow. Does that work for you?" he asked.

"Yes, of course! Who will be going?" she asked curiously. She wanted to make sure she made preparations in case they would be traveling with others, so she wouldn’t expose her system.

Julian looked over at her and grinned. "It’ll be just us! The others have a long list of other tasks they’re working on. And I feel that going to the base in a smaller group would be less conspicuous than going with a large one."

Rayne’s face flushed slightly as she nodded. "Okay! I’ll be sure to stock the fridge and freezer with extra food for the guys."

"Thank you. Be sure to prepare yourself; we will most likely be there for a while," he said. Something told him that finding a chemist wouldn’t be as easy as a simple walk in the park, and it would likely take some time.