18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 107

Stella sneaked a glance at Jasper, his calm demeanor unchanging as Rosie curiously gazed around from his arms.

Sensing her gaze, Jasper turned his eyes to meet hers. Stella immediately looked away, feigning ignorance as though it was all a figment of his imagination.

But when he looked over, she caught a hint of amusement in his eyes from the corner of her own. Was he amused by the fate of The Chaos, or was he simply greeting her? Before she could ponder on this, Cooper snuggled into her arms: "Hug me, like Rosie is being hugged."

Holding the dog, she felt a comforting warmth, akin to a cozy fireplace.

Beside her, shivering from the cold, Lukas couldn't care less about the judgmental glances from others, "Honey, I'm cold." The two huddled together, holding each other tightly. Next to them, Cody could only hug the air. He was so envious.

The loudspeakers echoed with bold accusations against the corrupt powers, each claim backed by solid evidence.

Time slipped away unnoticed. Before they knew it, an hour had passed. The survivors, tired from standing, shifted their positions. They were not interested in the crimes, only eager to see the fate of those in orange vests.

After thorough investigation by the police, the final count of those who would face death penalty stood at 386. Some of them, representatives, took the stage to describe their descent into crime, regretting their past actions, and urging the survivors to choose kindness. If given another chance, they promised they wouldn't make the same mistakes.

Stella could only laugh at their words, knowing that if given another chance, they would still choose to do evil without hesitation.

ammunition, over 200 firearms, and numerous controlled weapons. They had rescued over 500 survivors, over 50 kidnapped women,

of

return the food to the people, distributing it through local

was unrealistic to return everything to each victim, so they

grumbles, the survivors were grateful to get back even a part of what they

but were vocal against the government, even attempting to storm the stage, "Why should it be distributed evenly? They

police on the scene immediately subdued these

fuss would get the most.

follow the procedures from before the apocalypse, it would take years to assess and verify the losses

fast, it would lead

the protesters, Evan asked sharply,

not only claimed loss of basic food items, but also 1982 Lafite wine

away for a thorough

that, no one else dared

the commotion, the convicts were taken away to the Western Mountain coal mines,

the spot, but they still had to face

the spectacle, while others covered their eyes in fear. Rosie buried her head in her brother's neck,

see, kept tugging