18 Floors Above the Apocalypse
Chapter 19
Chapter 19
Human nature is a curious thing. People never worried about having too little, but rather about having less than someone else.
Why would someone be living high on the hog while others were starving? Instead of helping, people even planned to rob the two when they got close!
Stella had two knives, a butcher knife in her left hand and a boning knife in her right. With a stern face, she shoved her way through the crowd and stood by the window, guarding it.
The sight of the two sharp knives, still stained with dried blood, frightened the crowd, forcing them back. Some wanted to argue but were silenced when Jasper joined Stella. The two stood like grim reapers, one on either side of the window.
Stella surveyed the crowd, taking in everyone's expressions before speaking coldly, "Quit preaching. Whoever dares to insult me or try to steal our stuff, I'll cut them all down."
Their reputation on the 18th floor was well-known throughout the building. They were a group of ruthless people! These brutes hoarded food and drinks and were unwilling to share. They had even injured several people during a previous robbery, one of whom had died from blood loss. Someone had secretly reported them to the firefighters yesterday, but the firefighters only handled rescue operations and said this was a matter for the police after the flood receded.
Seeing Stella's defiant stance, no one dared to speak. Everyone was afraid that one wrong word could provoke this madwoman into attacking!
Angela was no pushover, either. After knocking down several men, the two finally made it to the window.
While Stella held off the crowd inside the building, Jasper helped load the supplies. Two 20-pound bags of rice, a 10-pound bag of flour, some noodles and dried vegetables, two packs of candles, three big boxes of solid fuel tablets, beans, and chili sauce. It wasn't much, but it was bought with blood and sweat.
Lukas was so tired he could barely stand, and Angela's arm had been cut, staining her clothes with blood. The crowd watched with avaricious eyes, yet no one dared to approach and steal their supplies.
mix of anger and hatred. They wanted to get
rent it. The four of them ignored them. Their
them, a woman cursed, and many joined in, calling the residents of the 18th floor cold-hearted and
floor, Stella found some iodine and bandages, as well as some
thought the chaos inside the building was bad enough, but outside was even worse. They had arrived early and managed to secure the
grew, and the place was packed. After what felt like an eternity, the supermarket finally opened. Not only had the price increased twentyfold, but people continuously rushed in, grabbing whatever they could, whether it was on the shelves or in someone's hands. Without internet access, the supermarket only accepted cash. Those with cash were happy, while those without
scene, and for a moment, things calmed
erupted. People stormed in to steal, and ran away after stealing, turning the whole place into a mess. Everyone was scared, afraid that the supplies they had managed to grab would be stolen by others. Angela and Lukas took advantage of the chaos to escape, but the water was full of
puncture-resistant, we might not have made it
Exhausted, she leaned against Lukas. Stella didn't know
breath, someone knocked on the door downstairs. Great, a huge crowd had gathered. At first glance, there must have been dozens of people, so many that they couldn't even fit in the hallway on the 17th floor. Stella frowned, were these
and didn't want to talk. They quietly grabbed their knives and went
middle-aged man wearing glasses stepped forward with a smile on
face was cold. "What
representative. I wanted to discuss
sent any help, and things are in chaos outside. It's dangerous to go out looking for supplies alone, and even if we find anything, it's likely to be stolen on the way back. So, we decided to select those who are physically capable to go out together,
you have a boat or
with an awkward smile. "We're all neighbors here, and if a real disaster strikes, it would be
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