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

hitting their mark. Screams

kicked in, and several people floundered in the water, even lunging at Stella and the others in a desperate

climb aboard, they suddenly lost their hands. Severed clean off, the hands fell into the water

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

were usually easygoing and not prone to squabbles, so why had they suddenly turned into

the Moore family, "It's okay, you'll get used to

were gone. The people on the other speedboat,

speedboat made a sudden stop, sending several people into the

they were dealing

that, especially with all those fish for the taking. So, they decided to surround Stella and the others

distressed. There were still over twenty men, all armed. If they decided to attack,

members of a gang, while those on the rubber dinghies looked

gun and the crossbow lost their accuracy and power at a distance, losing the advantage of the

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

of the hunger that had been torturing them. Slowly, they rowed

said, "As long as they don't come close, we don't need to deal with them.

and the others snapped back to reality and started scooping

last chance to fish. They had to collect as

troublemakers, they could deal with them later after collecting the fish. There was no

current. The people in the rubber dinghies

got a

"I got one too!"

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 most delicious

on the speedboat, her face stern

kept watch with her nail gun. The modified nail gun could hit targets 30 meters away, but its power significantly reduced beyond 15 meters. The people were unsatisfied with just scooping up the scattered fish and wanted

entered her optimal shooting range, she raised her hand and fired