Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System

The next morning, Rayne, Julian, Ian, and the members of Alpha Team who were participating in the mission gathered in front of the houses.

It was still early enough in the morning that it was dark out, but the sun would begin to rise any minute.

"Okay, the plan is to make it to the outskirts of the government base and wait until nightfall. It will be a lot easier to execute our operation in the dark," announced Ian, bringing everyone onto the same page.

After a few more detailed instructions, everyone loaded their weapons into the Jeeps and drove out to the government base.

Rayne and Julian drove behind everyone in Rayne's SUV. They had plenty of time before nightfall, so no one felt rushed or in a hurry.

"So, where are we going to hide until nightfall?" asked Rayne. She hadn't attended most of the meetings, so she was a little out of the loop.

"There's a forest across from the entrance. We will drive into it a good distance before reaching the base to cover our tracks and stay there until nightfall," he replied.

A few hours later, the group finally arrived at the forest that led to the base. They drove their vehicles as far in as they could before proceeding on foot.

Since they were already relatively close, they only needed to walk for a little while before the checkpoint entrance came into view.

Ian, along with a few members of Alpha Team, took out their binoculars to scout where the armed guards were positioned.

Rayne was also curious, so she pretended to take out a pair from her backpack and took a look around.

To her surprise, everything seemed normal on the surface. The process of people entering looked the same as usual, along with everything else.

She had been expecting something closer to bandits—looters and pillagers who had forcefully taken over and were extorting the residents.

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While that might have been true inside the base, from what she could tell, everything simply looked... normal.

"You see anything interesting?" asked Julian from behind her.

"No, not at all. Here, take a look," she said, handing over her binoculars.

Julian took a look and noticed the same sense of normalcy. However, beyond that, he carefully scouted as much of the entrance area as he could, taking note of every guard's position.

"Seems like they're trying to keep the base active and trap more flies for their experiments," he said, handing the binoculars back.

Rayne frowned. She wanted to run over to the line of hopeful people and warn them that it was a trap, that they should run away.

She also prayed that there were still sane people inside who hadn't fallen for the false temptation of this new addictive drug.

They all waited patiently in the forest for the entire day. Rayne provided everyone with a basic meal at lunchtime while the Alpha Team scouts continued to monitor Damien's men across the street.

When the sun finally set, everyone got ready to move out.

Deondre and the other two snipers got into position in the forest, covering different angles. Meanwhile, Ian and the rest of Alpha Team strapped on their bulletproof vests and night vision gear, ready to begin the assault.

Rayne and Julian also put on their protective gear and night vision goggles, preparing to follow Ian's group inside.

The tension was high, and Rayne felt her heart pounding. She prayed that no one on their team would get hurt and that they could save as many innocent people as possible from the clutches of Damien's men.

A few minutes later, Deondre fired the first shot from his sniper rifle. The bullet was completely silent and hit its target cleanly through the head.

As the first guard dropped to the ground, Ian's team rushed forward, firing their silent weapons, taking all of Damien's guards at the entrance by surprise.

There was a momentary silence as dozens of armed guards dropped to the floor. It was only when the people waiting in line to get into the base realized that there were dead bodies on the ground that panic erupted.

However, due to it being nighttime and the lack of lighting outside, overall visibility was low.

By the time Damien's men further inside the base were notified that something was wrong, Ian's men—along with Rayne and Julian—had already infiltrated the base.

The challenge now was making sure they were only killing Damien's men and not innocent people. However, the scene they encountered inside the base was alarming.

People were openly clawing at each other and fighting like rabid animals. Their eyes held manic expressions as they frantically searched for the drug they craved.

Ian ran over to one of these people and struck them on the back of the head, causing them to faint.

"If you see anyone in this frenzied state, don't hesitate—render them unconscious. Focus on taking out Damien's men," Ian instructed.

On the backside of the base, Cal stood at the window, watching the feral actions of the people after going three whole days without the drug.

The scientist's assistant sat nearby, furiously scribbling notes about their behavior.

"This is kind of freaky," said Cal. He had heard rumors about the red drug around their underground base, but only a select few were chosen to take it.

It was said that whoever took this drug would gain super strength, and he had always wished to be selected. But after witnessing the effects of this new "lesser" version of the drug, he felt lucky that he had never been chosen.

The scientist's assistant continued to write, his eyes glued to the window. "Oh, this is nothing. I've seen way crazier things happen back at the base. The earlier versions even caused humans to eat each other," he said quickly.

Cal scratched his head but stayed silent. No matter what kind of super strength was promised, he did not want to become a flesh-eating cannibal.

He continued to watch as one of Leader Mai's men knocked on his door.

"Come in," said Cal, turning to face the door.

"Sir! I have an urgent message. We are under attack, but we are unsure who or where!" the messenger quickly announced.

"What?!" Cal shouted in surprise. His immediate thought was that the drug had finally snapped the people's rationality, and they were out for blood!