18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 82

Cody and Lukas were immediately intrigued when they were told they were making a sled for the alpha dog. They hadn't seen a sled in person, but they'd seen pictures. They figured they could whip one up with a bit of tinkering. "Cooper, you are indeed a force to be reckoned with. You can even pull a sled."

Cooper looked utterly baffled, thinking, "What's a sled?"

No worries. If his master believed he could do it, then surely he could. "Woof!"

Seeing a pile of thin, cut steel plates on the table, Stella asked curiously, "What are you guys doing with these?"

Lukas teased, "Guess."

"I don't want to guess." Stella raised her fist. "Just tell me."

Cody explained with a smile, "You know there's a gang that's been terrorizing the neighborhood, demanding food for protection. They're armed, and we're just flesh and blood. So Lukas and I thought we'd make some bulletproof vests."

Stella was taken aback. She hadn't expected them to be so prepared. But steel plates couldn't stop bullets.

"They might not stop bullets but they could provide some cushioning. If we get shot, they might just save our lives."

"No, no, don't talk about such ill-fated things."

Stella felt a sense of relief seeing them trying so hard to survive. When she told them she was going with Jasper to cut some bamboo the next day, Cody and Lukas wanted to help. But the situation was getting more dangerous, and they needed to stay behind to guard their floor.

"Don't worry about us. Anyone who wants our supplies will have to step over our dead bodies."

Stella wanted to tell them not to be so dramatic, but she knew if their floor was breached, the invaders wouldn't spare their lives.

said, "Stella, remember to knock on our door when you

bit more conversation, Stella returned home. Hector and Sadie were both gone. She

if it weren't for their constantly pestering, it would've been better to let these two enjoy themselves in the post-apocalyptic world. Giving them a quick death was practically doing them a

seven o'clock and slept soundly until morning. As Angela had instructed, Stella knocked on the door of

ready, fashioned from aluminum pipes to be light and reduce

there were two vests, with

and could feel its weight, especially around the chest area, where additional plates were added to

when you go out. If you run into trouble, it might just save

had wanted to make a vest for Cooper too, but

was... they didn't know Jasper's size, and Angela was a

puzzled. "You can just

Anyone could see what was going

door of room 1801 opened, and Rosie came out rubbing

time to ask further. She went back to

Stella with every step but also held the rope in his mouth,

accompanied by Rosie, so Stella felt obligated

a machete. They were also heading to Griffith Mountain to cut wood, so they all left together. Stella didn't want to

He didn't know how to rig a sled, but he had

some modifications to make it more efficient and carry more firewood." He explained his ideas

a sled, and got interested. "When we get back, try to make one. It will be easier for

at home, but they could use a person instead. It was still better than carrying the wood on

had excellent stamina and explosive power. As soon as the ropes were tied, he

stunned and quickly chased after him. "Cooper, wait

and it felt like something was dragging behind him. He turned his head instinctively

was something his master had made for carrying wood. He held back