Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday - Chapter 190

Chapter 190: Transitions Started

For next couple of days, Grace was fully occupied with the task of explaining everything to Professor Neil and his team.

She briefed them over how the Shadow Rain altered her and her team’s DNAs and gave them access to otherworldly powers. About how the SR caused similar alterations in plants and animals, helping them mutate.

She also shared her research on the project with them, impressing Professor Neil and his team with the data she had gathered so far despite not being from science field.

She then also briefed them over her research on the changes that Blood Rain had caused in all living beings, and showed him the plants 2025 had gathered with Blood Rain mutation signs.

The only information she kept from sharing were – her and her men’s identities, her bracelet, story of her and Davian’s rebirth, Rune’s story, and 2025’s existence.

Some of these information was too personal you be shared with them, and there wasn’t any need to even share them. On the other hand, those information that needed to be shared, she was going to do it once she would be sure whether Professor Neil and his team was going to stay loyal to her or not.

While she was busy in explaining these matters to the research team, her own team was making sure that they wouldn’t be betrayed.

All the belongings of the research team were thoroughly checked by 2025, all the electronics were also checked and 2025 added some sort of chip to make sure the research team will not be able to reach out to any outsider.

Ryan and Jasper were also proficient with their assigned task, not letting any movement of the research team skip their attention.

To earn the trust of Professor Neil and his team, Grace also made sure to let them have them councidentally listen to updates on what the government was really up to despite what they were promising on the news.

It was occasionally one of the researchers passing by when they would overhear. Sometimes, it would be someone eavesdropping when Grace was having a fake meeting with her entire team.

To make everything look more real, Kevin even pretended to catch two researchers red-handed while they were eavesdropping on Aleena updating Grace on the recent information they received about the authorities’ plans.

None of these updates were actually fake as Grace had her sources within the government while Davian had his sources both in the government and the military. They recently reached out to their sources to fish for updates on exactly what was happening within the government.

As the days passed, Professor Neil and his team not only got to hear about the lack of government’s interest in helping the general public, but they even got to witness it by seeing the situation of the Greenstone Residential Area where residents had once again started protesting for food and water.

The volcanic winter was still showing no sign of leaving. There were crazy snowstorm every other day. Power and gas supplies were mostly cut off. Merely any food was being distributed, and the zombies were still out there causing chaos and more deaths.

As time was passing, those who got in contact with the Shadow Rain but not with Blood Rain, also started showing changes. They were becoming better as the mutation was helping their bodies to recover of the malnutrition, and cold, or they were showing signs of turning into zombies.

It took about two more weeks before the chaos once again returned as some people suddenly found they had powers, or some ended up turning into zombies overnight.

The tension in the Greenstone Residential Area escalated over the following two weeks. Every new day was bringing a new set of change, and the line between survival and chaos became thinner than ever.

Professor Neil and his team, who were initially skeptical, finally began to settle into their new reality. Not only that, but they too entered the phase of transition.

Out of total sixteen members, four turned into zombies. But Grace and her team were there to carefully handle the situation. And this incident finally helped in setting the base of the trust and loyalty that she had been looking forward to.

One evening, as Grace stood by the window of her apartment, watching the swirling snow outside, Rune joined her. He leaned casually against the wall, and his piercing eyes studied her.

“You have been working too hard,” he said, his voice low but filled with concern.

Grace glanced at him and a faint smile tugged at her lips. “We don’t have the luxury of taking it easy.”

Rune smirked, though there was a softness in his gaze. “Still, you are carrying too much on your shoulders. You have done more for Professor’s team than most would bother to do.”

“They are valuable,” she replied simply, keeping her tone firm. “And they are starting to see the bigger picture. We need their knowledge, Rune. Without it, we are just reacting to problems instead of getting ahead of them.”

Rune didn’t argue. Instead, he reached out and gently brushed a strand of hair from her face. “I get it, Grace. I just don’t want you burning yourself out before we even get a real chance to change things.”

She didn’t respond, but his words lingered in her mind as they stood in silence, watching the snowstorm grow fiercer.

The following morning brought the chaos Grace had been dreading.

Ryan and Nina rushed into her apartment, carrying grim expression. “Boss,” Ryan said, slightly out of breath. “The seventeenth floor is on chaos.”

Grace’s stomach tightened. “What happened?”

“Two residents turned overnight,” Nina explained in a heavy tone. “One of them attacked his family. The other… well, he discovered his powers and tried to use them against the zombies outside. He ended up destroying half the hallway instead.”

Grace cursed under her breath. “Why do we have to worry about these idiots?” She asked out loud in frustration.

“Umm… maybe because we are living in the same building, and don’t want this place either falling down or filled with those creatures?”

The sarcastic remark came from Rune who just walked into the unit and overheard the conversation.

Not having time and energy to respond to him, Grace just grabbed her jacket and headed out with Ryan and Nina. Rune obviously followed right after her.