18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 80

In no time, folks with ill intentions started to stir, but no one dared to make a move.

Rosie's rare outing had her over the moon. With her older brother on her left and Stella on her right, she was oblivious to the bone-chilling cold, hopping around with sheer joy.

Most of the residents had come for their rations in the morning. By the time Stella and Jasper arrived, the queue had shortened. They waited for less than twenty minutes before it was their turn. They had to fill in their ID information and address, and upon verification, they received their rations in their own bags. Stella had brought a flour sack, as a pound of ration didn't weigh much.

Cooper saw that both his instructor and Rosie had rations, and was perplexed and distressed. He had queued up too, so why was he left out?

Stella couldn't help but laugh. "You're a dog. There's no ration for you."

Cooper was outraged and glared at the volunteers. He thought, "I may be a dog, but that doesn't mean you get to ignore me!"

The volunteers were instantly smitten by this handsome dog, not expecting to see such a well-groomed pet in these conditions.

Not just the volunteers, even the police officers maintaining order at the scene couldn't help but sneak a few glances at Cooper. They had a dog in their team once, but unfortunately, it was no more. Perhaps that was the charm of dogs, their ability to draw people in. After collecting the rations, they each carried one pound and headed back.

Cooper saw Rosie carrying her ration in her hand and insisted on carrying his own bag of rations too. Stella had to hand him a bag of rations to stop him sulking.

With a bag of rations in his mouth, Cooper finally cheered up and strutted next to Rosie. "Woof!"

Suddenly, two children playing on the icy ground rushed towards Rosie, snatched the ration bag from her hand, and ran off. Rosie was pushed down, falling hard on the icy ground.

Cooper acted quickly and pounced on the child who had taken the ration bag, knocking him down and causing the ration bag to drop.

Rosie didn't cry. She got up and rushed over to the child who had taken her bag and started throwing punches.

stealing

punches, she aimed for his face, causing the child to cry out in

pant leg with his teeth. 'This

Rosie was furious and didn't

face was flushed with anger. "If you steal from me again, I'll beat you to death!" Jasper watched the scene unfold without intervening. Stella was caught between laughter and tears. No wonder he

notice his gaze and continued her tirade, even attempting to pull Rosie

is

stepped forward and kicked

was about to wail and throw a fit but found a sharp knife at her throat. "Seems like you don't act like an adult and let your children

on the spot, they could argue that the children didn't know any better and

ask Stella how she knew this. She

You are being too vicious. My kids

so badly.

She didn't aim for the woman's heart but stabbed her from the side of her waist and gave it a

was so scared that her face

don't discipline your children well, I

unable to utter a word, and the two children were

ground and looked at Jasper with both anxiety and expectation. "Jasper, I

head. "Hmm, you

had managed to scare the mother and her children, Stella didn't dwell on it. They headed towards their

behind Rosie and Cooper. Jasper asked, "Are we going to cut bamboo

was confused. Bamboo didn't burn

make three more crossbows, and bamboo arrows

a great idea, so Stella

continue speaking, but Cooper suddenly broke free from the leash, almost tripping Rosie. Cooper remembered the instructions of his owner - be sneaky! He tucked his tail in, hunched his shoulders, and quietly walked in another direction. After spending enough time