18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 76

Cooper was steady as a rock, moving with a shocking agility that had his pursuers spinning in circles.

It wasn't just the dog they were after; they were so ruthless they were even after Stella. But Stella didn't dodge it. Instead, she sped up, and was charging at them.

She was fast on her ice skates, and the men armed with metal pipes, despite their feet slipping on the snow-clad ground in their snow boots, were relentless in their pursuit. Stella streaked past them, not waiting for the man to raise his pipe. She was like a bolt of lightning.

With a resounding "thump," the man was knocked off his feet. His thick beanie was no match for Stella's golf club. He collapsed on the ground, and his eyes were wide open. Blood was pouring from his mouth, and his breaths quickly fading away. Stella didn't hesitate. Whether they were after her or Cooper, her response was the same, a golf club to the face. They were all highwaymen, living only to rob others.

She knocked a few more skulls before the others realized something was wrong. By then, the girl in the red snowsuit had disappeared from sight.

They thought those had slipped and fallen, only to find out their teammates were dead when they got closer for a look.

How was a young girl so ruthless?

Surprise and shock were fleeting. The onlookers immediately started stripping the dead of their warm clothing, not minding the lingering body heat.

The remaining people were starving, and their looks towards the dead were complicated. Saliva was pooling in their mouths, yet, they managed to resist their basest instincts and walked away. As for how long they could hold out, even they didn't know. Cooper was getting more and more excited, and his tongue was lolling out of his mouth.

He looked at the relentless Stella and suddenly hit the brakes. It was almost as if he was saying, come on, come chase me! Just as Stella was about to catch up, he bolted again.

Stella and Cooper chased each other, soon returning to the Sunrise Sanctuary.

After the walk, Cooper was full of energy, and his muscles were sleek and shining. Stella rewarded him with a piece of jerky, packing up her things to go upstairs.

a tottering figure suddenly rushed out. Stella almost swung her

at a

the rest used to support Hector

save me. Please save me." Amanda's voice was hoarse, and her body was swaying.

"How do I

have a fever. Can you give me some

get a single grain of the food you earned. Whoever ate your food, go to them for help. Even if I had medicine, I wouldn't give it to you. Why should I? Because you're pitiful, or because you're stubborn? I'm not

that, she continued up the

regret everything. If I knew this would happen, I wouldn't have given up my food. Stella, help me. I don't want to die like this, and then be thrown out the

seemed she knew better than anyone that her death was inevitable. She was filled with resentment at the thought of being used

to pull out a packet of medicine. Inside were a

gritting her teeth against the pain. She

over, she would never have responded to that message in the group chat, inviting a pack of wolves into her life. She missed home, her parents, her grandparents, and

the medicine in her

as Stella reached the 18th floor, the sound of banging echoed from the hallway. Angela was practicing her boxing and sweating profusely. Lukas and Cody were practicing with their sticks. Their clumsy efforts were amusing, but their determination

opportunity to take a break. "Stella, did you go

Cooper for

"How is it outside?"

to the cold. Since the extreme cold hit, the furthest

lively, full of highwaymen and

sounded terrifying. They would die if they went out, wouldn't they? "Stella,