18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 97

Gripes aside, life must go on.

Jasper laid out various attack strategies, simultaneously providing impeccable countermeasures. Stella sighed again, realizing that survival in this post-apocalyptic world was no easy feat.

In the evening, Katie hollered from downstairs, announcing that the relief food, originally scheduled for the day after tomorrow, would be distributed tomorrow. Angela and the others were puzzled. What's with sudden change of plans?

Stella instinctively glanced at Jasper, just as he looked her way.

Their eyes met briefly, then quickly looked away.

"Angela, I'm planning to fetch the relief food in the morning, then take Cooper out for a walk in the afternoon," Stella said.

Without giving it much thought, Angela agreed, "Sure, we'll go after you guys get back."

That night, sleep was elusive.

Stella was contemplative, thinking that with Arcadia, she could live a better life. But even this kind of 'better' came with a price. She hoped for a successful day tomorrow.

The relief food was to be distributed at nine in the morning. Stella and Jasper agreed to leave at seven over the walkie-talkie.

They set out early, only to find Angela cycling in the hallway.

Rosie was nowhere in sight, and she casually asked, "Isn't Rosie coming?"

Jasper nodded, "Rosie's still asleep."

It was still early for the relief food distribution, and they had left without Rosie. Angela smirked, realizing their denial was just a façade.

Of course, Angela wouldn't call them out on it. She'd just wait and see.

After leaving Sunrise Sanctuary, the two of them didn't queue for food but headed towards Unity Village.

Upon reaching the intersection, Jasper suddenly paused.

Confused, Stella asked, "What's wrong?"

Jasper swiftly put his arm around her waist.

Stella felt a sudden rush of adrenaline. If she didn't know him better, she might have drawn her weapon.

"There's surveillance. Don't look around." Jasper whispered as he held her close, navigating through the icy chill.

"We're being watched?"

"Unity Village is."

it be

when people only spoke halfway, but if Unity Village was indeed

She even overcame her discomfort and moved closer

her close as they circled around Unity Village before

said,

Unity Village being

me it is. All four exits

special forces operative, Jasper's

she wasn't as sharp as Jasper, she

distribution of the relief food have something to do with Unity

not only a gathering

come out to collect the relief

were either voluntarily seeking refuge or

was likely to draw these survivors out of Unity Village, preventing them from becoming hostages of the gang. Regardless, Stella felt a sense of relief. As long as

community center where a long line of

relief food being distributed today, will the gang's minions come to collect their 'protection

significantly reduce the firepower at

their strategy

for two hours, it

food, they headed back to Sunrise

there, Jasper

and quickly steered her

them anywhere!" a

she'd heard it somewhere

"Bang, bang, bang."

Bullets whizzed past.

they sprinted towards an office building, a dozen men in pursuit, guns

they dashed into the

hesitation, they ran up

had come fully prepared, pulled out a gun from Arcadia by pretending to get something from her

looking for a

upstairs," someone shouted. "Gregory orders us to

the stairs for cover, Jasper shot two

their superior firepower, they couldn't

gunfire, Jasper had killed five men and Stella had injured

Stella ran into a

was the CEO's