18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 87

Stella had a worried expression, and Jasper comforted her, "Don't worry. Cooper is extremely intelligent and is man's most loyal companion. I trust he'll be fine."

Stella wasn't convinced, after all, the harsh winter lasted a year, and Cooper had only managed to save her from a deadly attack for three months of it. Back then, all he wanted to do was to protect her. He was so determined that he'd have rather died than let go of her. The scene was too gruesome for Stella to recall. All she could do was hold Cooper tightly. This time, it was her turn to protect Cooper.

Sensing her tense emotions, Cooper nestled into her arms, thinking, "What's wrong with you, human?"

"Don't worry, I'll train him well."

Train him? Cooper grumbled. Hadn't he graduated already?

Jasper petted him. "Training is a lifelong practice. As long as we're alive, we need to keep learning."

Cooper snorted, whatever!

Back home, Stella measured Cooper's height and weight and recorded all his data. Not just him, but Smoky and Snowy too. After checking them over a few times, she couldn't shake off the feeling that they'd somehow changed and were becoming braver. Over the next few days, Stella made over two thousand arrows, and her crossbow skills were improving. Unsatisfied with the distance in the corridor, they all went to the rooftop to push their limits. In the freezing -40 degrees weather, they bundled up like bears in hibernation.

Everyone wanted to rest, but no one dared, fearing that they might never get the opportunity to stand up again. But it was really too cold, and their hands were shaking like they had Parkinson's.

Cody saw how steady Stella was and couldn't believe it. "Stella, how do you do it?"

She was less bundled up than him, but she seemed unaffected by the cold. This was beyond his understanding!

Stella shot him a glance. "I'm not frail, nor weak, and I have a heart full of passion."

in a post-apocalyptic world, you don't

was frail? Even Angela said he was

gave up resisting, especially since Stella had Jasper as her private trainer. Her skills

her skills constantly

The damp cold air seeped into their bones, making

at Stella, and look at

less than them.

afford to be injured. They had to

few days of rest, Jasper challenged Stella to spar. Stella was puzzled. "Your arm

As long as you don't target my

naughty. She still retained some integrity and honestly didn't attack his weak points, even deliberately avoiding them.

same time, his independence

help or give some

nothing. He resolved everything himself.

her guard. If Jasper had asked, she would have helped, but she intended to keep her distance

had an ulterior motive, and it was probably not just

all over again, she wouldn't help but be suspicious of everyone's intentions. Moreover, she was privy to

her door again, and her mood a

the interview, they got jobs without a hitch, with a monthly

couldn't meet the technical requirements, but she successfully applied for the lowest-tier job of corpse collector. It may have

it included one meal a day. The meal wasn't enough to fill them up completely, but it was enough for a hard day's work, and there

give two pounds of wild kudzu flour to the interviewer, and just like that, Amber got the job. "Stella, if any of you want to apply for a job, I can ask

idea of using connections or giving