18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 63

They had almost exhausted the reservoir of fish, with fewer and fewer surfacing. Jasper and his crew had already hauled in almost 3000 pounds. Just then, the batteries of their fishing equipment died.

The wind was picking up, sending the rubber rafts adrift. Stella's inflatable boat, weighed down by their massive catch was unstable but remained afloat. Those on the lighter rafts found that no matter how hard they paddled against the wind, they were pushed further away.

Stella frowned. Something about the water flow seemed unusual. It was as if a powerful undertow was pulling them towards the reservoir's sluice gate. Jasper felt it too, and instinctively turned to look at Stella. Their eyes met, both reflecting the same danger. ""Run!"

"Run!"

They yelled in unison, pulling on the cords of their boat engines.

"Lukas, hold on tight!"

Stella quickly started the engine and steered the boat in the opposite direction of the sluice gate.

Lukas and Amber, who were on the rubber raft, held onto the ropes for dear life. Jasper was no exception, and the father and son from the Moore family clung tightly to the sacks of fish.

Their boats sped across the reservoir like race cars.

"Boss, they're running away, let's chase after them."

"Quick, don't let them escape. Come on, go after them."

But before they could even start, a loud crash echoed from the distance. It was as if a crack had formed in the sky, and a deluge of water was pouring out.

Stella did not look back; she raced against the flood, heading as far as possible.

Lukas couldn't help but glance back, and what he saw was a gaping hole in the horizon, with relentless floodwaters pouring into it, carrying a destructive force.

to drop as they sped forward. Finally, they managed to reach a safe distance. They kept the

of the boat and scrambled onto the shore.

the same, securing

reservoir had collapsed, and the floodwaters were pouring out endlessly. It was as

engines, but they still

the humans trapped in the floodwaters seemed insignificant against the force of nature. No matter how hard they struggled, they were swallowed up in

was pale and trembling, gasping for breath as

water's surface, the struggling people were growing smaller and smaller in

the

heart sank with fear. Would this disaster ever end? Why was staying alive so

out a chocolate bar to replenish her energy. Her dog nuzzled up to her,

warned, holding the chocolate under

joking. Dogs absolutely could not eat chocolate. It could kill

unhappy and turned his head away in disappointment. Stella took a biscuit from her bag and stuffed it into

but he was also thrilled to have survived. He even took out his phone to take pictures and record videos, planning

in thought, staring at the

distance, "Damn, the reservoir is now connected to the outside." Jasper climbed to

for a moment, "Can we follow the water flow out, so

could. Carrying over 3000 pounds of fish over the mountains would

terrain was gentle, and they worked together to push the inflatable boat into the water, slowly moving along with the current. After

of the people from before. Perhaps they were completely swallowed by the floodwaters, or perhaps they

at the delivery point, it was still early. They anchored the boat in a calm spot and tied it

off the lights and took a rest. About an hour later, they saw a faint

the dog's mouth and

vision wasn't very clear, but she could see Gordon and the same number of people as the night before, with

minutes, they saw no signs of anyone following. Stella turned on the spotlight and circled it clockwise