18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 62

Bad news never came alone, and the others started to get nervous, especially the Moore family, who were not accustomed to such a fracas. They were all refined folks. But the end of the world was no place for refinement, forcing them to pull out their kitchen knives from

their

bags.

The speedboat revved up, and the tattooed men started to holler, while the others followed closely behind in their rubber dinghies.

When they saw the fish belly-up in the water, and the bags on Stella's boat filled to the brim with fish, their eyes gleamed with greed.

About thirty feet away, the speedboat stopped. A burly man brandished a large machete and barked, "Leave the fish, the boat, and the dog, and we might spare your lives."

To them, these two women and four men, apart from the tall man, the rest seemed totally useless.

Stella asked, "If we give you everything, how do we leave?"

"That's not our problem. If you're lucky, you can swim away without drowning."

"You're a pretty little thing. If you take care of us, you can stay."

Listening to their lascivious words, Jasper's brows furrowed. Stella, on the other hand, remained unfazed. "So, there's no room for negotiation?"

"Enough of your damned chatter. If you don't want to live, leave your life behind. I promise you'll enjoy tonight... Ahh..."

Before he could finish his sentence, an arrow pierced his chest. He fell into the reservoir, arrow and all. Everyone was stunned to see Jasper holding a crossbow, its arrows razor-sharp. Stella wondered, how many weapons did he have?

Regardless of her thoughts, she didn't hesitate to act. She picked up a nail gun and fired several shots. She didn't aim at the people, but at the speedboat.

was carrying more than a dozen people, who soon started to panic. "Shit, they have guns

their mark. Screams echoed as the men who had just been threatening them fell into the

lunging at Stella and the others in

to climb aboard, they suddenly lost their hands. Severed clean off, the

the Moore family was trembling with fear. They were witnessing a bloodbath! And it wasn't just one person, it was

squabbles, so why had they suddenly

who was used to such scenes, reassured the Moore

a few minutes, all the people on the speedboat were gone. The people on the other speedboat, who had been brimming with murderous intent, were shocked

the speedboat made a sudden stop, sending several people into the water and nearly

dealing

leave just like that,

now?" Amber asked, distressed. There were still over twenty men, all armed. If they decided to attack, they would be

speedboat seemed to be members of a gang, while those on the rubber dinghies looked emaciated and desperate for food, likely forced to join the gang for survival. They had

the crossbow lost their accuracy and power at a

not attack, that would be a problem. As she predicted, the

of the

come close, we don't need to deal

snapped back to reality and started scooping up the

chance

the troublemakers, they could deal with them later after collecting the fish.

many fish had drifted with the current. The people in

got a

"I got one too!"

raw flesh. The raw fish was pungent, but it was edible and a welcome change from gnawing on tree bark. Many couldn't resist and started eating on the spot, as if it was

the speedboat, her face

up fish, while Stella kept watch with her nail gun. The modified nail gun could hit targets 30 meters away, but its

didn't say anything. When the first rubber dinghy entered her optimal shooting range, she raised her hand and fired without a second