18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 101

The battle was still raging, the deafening shouts filling the air.

Stella felt a wave of nausea and turned away, unable to bear the sight.

She scanned the crowd, taking in the bloated men and the women in their prime, all laughing and carousing without any regard for decorum.

Was this what The Chaos considered natural liberation?

The audience either reveled in the debauchery or remained indifferent, clearly used to such spectacles.

The party was not only attended by guests, but also by servers. The girls were young and pretty, the boys handsome and dashing, all dressed in swimsuits with number tags. They weren't just there to serve refreshments, but to accompany the guests. At a wave of the guests' hands, no matter the request, they had to obey unconditionally.

They were all so young, yet they looked like the walking dead, worn down by the harsh reality of the apocalypse.

For the sake of survival, they swallowed their emotions and hid behind masks of indifference.

Stella gripped her hand tightly and looked away, grateful for her superpower that spared her such a fate.

Jasper surveyed the room, his years of experience telling him that there were infiltrators among them, but without any concrete proof, there was little he could do.

They walked around the room hand in hand, noticing eight bodyguards stationed around the room, heavily armed and ready to open fire at any moment.

The battle in the arena was reaching its climax, but the boss of The Chaos remained absent.

To avoid drawing attention, they blended into the crowd.

As the clock was about to strike midnight, the battle finally came to an end. The victor, with numerous wounds, left the arena with a sack of rice while the loser was thrown into a trash can. The next match promised to be even more eye-catching.

As the disco balls spun, two girls wearing cloaks stepped into the arena amid the cheers of the guests, igniting the atmosphere.

One was covered in horrifying scars, her eyes cold and ruthless; the other was young and beautiful, her eyes filled with fear and terror, like a rabbit caught in the headlights.

pitiful novice. This was to be a bloodbath, a

shock as she recognized the novice as

she knew the girl came from a well-off family, nurtured and cherished in a sheltered environment. Now, she was thrown

were placing their bets, and the atmosphere was mad,

stood among the crowd, staring at her former

a comforting pat.

the melodious chime of a bell

chill

hand, their bodies pressed

music started, a spotlight shone on the center of the

a burly man with a dragon tattoo on his chest, sitting on a Iron Throne in a swim trunks, surrounded by twelve beautiful women,

What the hell?

had never gotten a good look at the

selling drugs and then smuggling them into the country. He was wanted for smuggling a large quantity of drugs, enough to get him executed dozens of times over. He took advantage of the chaos of the apocalypse to build his criminal empire, so ruthless that he didn't

pinched

immediately handed him a

overconfident, daring to play with the lights

golden opportunity. They naively believed they were safe, thinking it impossible to hide weapons in a

pitch-dark room, all eyes

fired a shot, and with a bang, the boss'

swiftly fired another shot at a bodyguard,

night vision goggles, pulled out a smoke

of

was now filled with

raising their weapons and firing

cover, and Stella used her night vision goggles to

had hit them or

thick smoke. The air was

gunfire, and he realized that

bodyguard's gun and handed it