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.

deflated instantly. The boat was carrying more than a dozen people,

he aimed to kill. He fired several arrows, each hitting their mark. Screams

in the water, even lunging at Stella and the others in

and grabbing the rope on the speedboat. Just as they were about to climb aboard, they suddenly lost

cut down people without changing expression, the Moore family was trembling with fear. They were witnessing a bloodbath! And it

prone to squabbles, so why had

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

people on the speedboat were gone. The people on the other

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

they were dealing with

But they couldn't bear to leave just like that, especially with all those fish for the taking. So, they decided to surround Stella and the others

were still over twenty men, all armed. If they decided to attack, they would be in

binocular. The people on the speedboat seemed to be members of a gang, while those on the rubber dinghies looked emaciated and desperate for food, likely forced

and power at a distance, losing the advantage of the

wasn't afraid of them rushing over. But if they decided to surround and not attack, that would be a problem.

more afraid of the hunger

close, we don't need to deal with

back to reality and started scooping up the fish

last chance to fish. They had to collect as much

collecting the fish. There was

fish had drifted with the current. The people in the rubber dinghies followed, scooping up the

got one. I got

"I got one too!"

on the spot and using their knives to slice off chunks of 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

stood on the speedboat, her face stern as she watched

fishing continued, with everyone focusing on scooping up fish, while Stella 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

optimal shooting range, she raised her hand and fired without