Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System - Chapter 53

Chapter 53: Shower Thoughts
“Good, I’m glad you aren’t injured. It seems that the frequency between the earthquakes is getting longer, so that’s a good sign,” said Julian.

Rayne thought about it and realized that he was right. Compared to when she first left her house in the city, the frequency between the earthquakes had indeed gotten longer.

“Yes, you’re right. Even their duration has gotten a little shorter. Hopefully, this means they’ll end soon,” she replied with a thoughtful expression.

“Yeah, I hope so. They’ve caused a lot of damage already,” said Julian, yawning.

Rayne noticed his sleepy expression. “I’ll be going to sleep now. Goodnight.”

“Sleep well,” said Julian as he watched Rayne walk back to her bedroom.

The next morning, Rayne woke up with dark circles under her eyes. She couldn’t get her mind off Julian’s attractive physique.

“When did I become such a perv?” she mumbled, rolling over in her bed. The morning sun was beaming down on her bed through the window. She had felt hot last night while sleeping and woke up with a few beads of sweat.

She got up, preparing to take a shower, when she noticed Julian doing morning pushups outside. The sweat glistened on his back, highlighting the curves of his large muscles.

Julian heard the door to the camper open and noticed Rayne looking over at him.

“Good morning. Hope you slept well,” he greeted.

“Ah, good morning! I slept okay, how about you?” asked Rayne, averting her gaze.

Julian smiled. “Yes, I slept very well. The bed was comfortable. Thank you.” He stood up from his push-up position, using his shirt to wipe the sweat off his forehead.

“Here, let me grab you a clean towel so that you can rinse off if you want. I just refilled the water tank,” said Rayne as she walked back inside and pulled out a towel from her system.

“Here’s your towel. I’ll go shower inside,” she said, placing the towel down on the table beside him.

“Thanks, I’ll rinse off out here right now,” replied Julian.

Rayne nodded and walked back inside to shower in the small bathroom in the camper. While she was washing her body, she heard the running water outside.

“I really need to chill. This is getting ridiculous,” she said to herself as she grabbed the bottle of shampoo. Her thoughts were getting dirtier and dirtier, and it was only the second day Julian had been there.

Julian was having similar thoughts outside. He could also hear the water running inside the camper, along with the floral scent of Rayne’s shampoo. He felt his member perk up slightly at the thought of her in the shower, as the images from her shower yesterday flooded his mind.

“Looks like I’ll have to find an opportunity to excuse myself to clear my mind,” he muttered to himself.

After they both finished showering, Rayne prepared a nice breakfast of bacon, eggs, and toast, along with a hot cup of coffee.

Julian ate it happily, thinking that the food was very delicious and the ingredients were very fresh.

When Rayne went inside to “wash” the dishes, Julian pulled out his satellite phone to read the message he had just received from Ian.

[Hey boss, just giving a quick update. All of our men have been moved out to the resort shelter in the mountains. Your family is also safe and doing well. Noah and I will be there with Alpha Team either late tonight or early tomorrow morning.]

Julian looked around, feeling reluctant to leave. He hit the reply button and sent a message back to Ian:

[Good work. You have access to enter the bunker. I’m going to be out for a few days. Keep me updated here.]

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Ian read the message from Julian and looked over at his brother. “Noah, the boss just messaged back. He said he’s going to be out for a few days…where do you think he went?”

Noah shrugged his shoulders. Their boss had always had a strange temperament, and he had learned to just go with the flow.

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Rayne came back outside, holding the pistol in her hand. “I was thinking we could continue the lessons?” she half asked, half suggested.

Julian smiled at her eager attitude and agreed. “Of course, let’s pick up from yesterday. Set the targets a little farther back today.”

They spent the rest of the day shooting at the empty soda cans. Rayne felt like her skills had already improved just after these two days.

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While Rayne and Julian were enjoying each other’s company in the wilderness, the rest of the world was going up in flames.

The earthquakes destroyed city after city, leaving rubble and half-broken buildings in their place. Only a handful of places still had power, mainly important government buildings that had backup generators.

Thousands of people died from the collapsing buildings, causing the functioning hospitals to have lines out the door. Grocery stores and restaurants were either closed or destroyed, causing a new kind of chaos to spread.

More and more people slowly made their way out of the city towards the rural areas, which were still relatively safe.

Ella’s family was one of the families that made the decision to move out. Although her house was not in a multistory building, they lived in a rich neighborhood. Due to grocery stores being unavailable, the rich areas would soon be targeted for raids.

Unfamiliar faces had already been spotted outside her house, and it had only been a day. So her father made the call to move to one of their vacation homes out in the countryside.

As Ella packed, she noticed the pile of camping gear that Rayne had gifted her that one day. Her eyes lit up as she noticed the solar generator and other fancy supplies. She quickly called her father over and showed him the items.

“You said Rayne gifted you this?” he asked with surprise. If he didn’t know any better, he’d think she could predict the future.

“Yeah, she came over one night and said she bought too much. I laughed at her for the odd choice of items back then. But now, looking at them, they all seem so useful.”

Her father looked at them again and nodded. “Yes, quickly pack all of this into the car!”