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.

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

arrows, each hitting their mark. Screams echoed as the men who had

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

Just as they were about to climb aboard, they suddenly lost their hands. Severed clean off, the hands fell into the water with

with fear. They were witnessing a bloodbath! And it wasn't just one person, it was a boatload. Before the Moores had a chance to

to squabbles, so why had

such scenes, reassured the Moore family,

just a few minutes, all the people on the speedboat were gone. The people on the other speedboat,

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

dealing

bear to leave just like that, especially with all those fish for the taking. So, they

men, all armed. If they

the area with a 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 to join the gang for survival. They had knives, swords, and clubs, but probably no

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

that would be a problem. As she

even more afraid of the hunger that had been torturing

they don't come close, we

snapped back to reality and started scooping up

today was the last chance to fish. They had to collect as much

deal with them later after collecting the fish. There was no need to waste time in a

had drifted with the current. The people in the

got a

"I got one too!"

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 meal, even if

the speedboat, her face stern as she watched

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

her optimal shooting range, she raised her hand and fired without