Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System - Chapter 123

Chapter 123: Leader Mai
The worker at the front desk was an older woman. She looked up and greeted Rayne and Julian as soon as they stepped inside.

“Hello there, how may I help you?” she asked.

Rayne smiled and walked over. “Hello, we’re wondering if we could visit the person who was transported here earlier today. We’re from the rescue mission team and just wanted to check on his condition.”

The older woman smiled. “Yes, I know who you’re talking about. That boy is in rough shape. He’s in the last room on the left. Just please keep your voices down.”

Rayne thanked the older woman and walked to the room she was told. When they entered, they saw the man lying on the small cot, bandaged like a mummy.

Julian walked over to stand beside Rayne. “Poor guy. He did well trying to resist whatever happened. Hard to believe that the team leader of that group defected.”

Rayne stood around, unsure of what to do. She wasn’t medically trained, so beyond bandaging, she wasn’t sure what else could help him.

A few minutes later, someone else walked into the room holding a small tray of medicine.

“Nurse Judy? Is that you?” Rayne asked, surprised.

Nurse Judy was initially startled by the visitors, but then noticed Rayne. “Miss Weston! Is that you?” she asked with her signature bubbly smile.

“Yes! I’m surprised you remember me after all this time!” said Rayne. It’s been over a year since she was at the hospital, and she didn’t expect Nurse Judy to remember her.

Nurse Judy smiled. “Of course! It’s not every day that one of your coma patients wakes up!”

The two of them chatted briefly while Nurse Judy examined the young man.

“It’s a shame we lack antibiotics. The mission his group was sent on was supposed to retrieve a large amount of medical supplies, but unfortunately, that fell through. Now this poor man is all cut up, and some of the cuts show signs of being infected,” sighed Nurse Judy, beginning to rebandage a few cuts.

Rayne opened her backpack. “I’m not sure if these are the right kind of antibiotics, but I found these when we went over to rescue him and his team.”

She handed Nurse Judy a few different pill bottles of mostly antibiotics she had stored from a small pharmacy.

Nurse Judy’s eyes lit up. “Yes! While these aren’t as strong as the ones in the hospital, they’ll do the job for sure. Are you sure you want to part with these?”

“Yes, of course,” said Rayne without batting an eye. She knew this medicine would be in good hands with Nurse Judy and hoped it would help save lives.

After handing over the pills, Rayne and Nurse Judy chatted for a while longer until Rayne started to feel hungry. Nurse Judy also had to excuse herself to see other patients but was very happy to see Rayne again.

They promised to see each other again, and Rayne left the medical ward with Julian. They walked leisurely across the base, enjoying each other’s company.

“I wonder how our lovely neighbors are doing,” she giggled as they approached their building.

Julian laughed, remembering Rayne’s special gift before they left. “I’m sure they were preoccupied for a long time.”

After entering their house, Rayne quickly opened her system panel to look for something to eat while Julian looked through the camera footage to see if they missed anything.

“Well, looks like your soup kept them busy enough to not bother us,” laughed Julian.

“Haha, good! I have more where that came from if they decide to mess with us again,” she laughed while laying on the couch.

For dinner, she decided on spaghetti and meatballs, devouring an extra-large portion. They’d been eating very lightly these past two days, and she was really hungry.

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In the city.

Jason finally made his way over to the underground base and met with his leader, Mai.

“Boss, I’ve secured the medical supplies and took care of the randoms. One of them put up a fight, but I cut him up,” reported Jason in a respectful manner.

Mai smiled at him. “Good boy. I’ll have to spoil you tonight for your good work,” she said, smiling devilishly.

The tips of Jason’s ears turned red, but he remained respectful, looking at the ground.

“Wait for me in my bed; I’ll be right over after I report to the higher-ups,” she bent down and whispered in his ear before walking away.

Jason stayed in the bowing position, listening to her 6-inch heels click farther away. His heart was racing as the blood was flowing downward. This was the ultimate reward for anyone on Leader Mai’s team. She would let them, her team, do whatever they wished with him all night.

Once he could no longer hear the sound of her heels, he stood up and made his way over to his room to prepare to receive his reward, all sorts of ideas flashing through his mind.

Although Mai was slightly older, she was still a very beautiful woman. She was also confident and fit the role of being in a position of power. Needless to say, the whole team was wrapped around her finger.

Mai walked over to Tristan’s ‘office,’ knocking on the door.

“Come in,” a very monotone voice said from the other side of the door.

Mai carefully opened the door and stepped inside. “Sir, one of my men successfully secured a large shipment of medical supplies. They’re being sorted by the storage and supply team as we speak. I still have a few men stationed at the government base. I recently received word that they managed to bring back a scientist from the coastal city lab.”

Tristan listened without looking up. He was busy writing a document and only paused when he heard about the scientist.

“It seems like they failed in bringing back every scientist. I’ll have to let the leaders know of this mistake,” he said calmly.

Mai bowed slightly, waiting for any instructions.

“Good work on obtaining the medical supplies. We were running low, so this is indeed a large contribution. You will be promoted for this… continue to report on anything from the government base,” said Tristan, resuming his writing.

Mai broke out into a large smile. “Thank you, sir!”

Tristan finally looked up at her. “You’re dismissed.”

Mai quickly left the room, in an over-the-moon mood. Getting promoted up the ranks was very difficult after a certain point, but she managed to get it!

“I’ll have to indulge Jason a little extra today,” she giggled as she made her way to her room.