18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 147

hallucination, making them sluggish and unable to snap out of it for about two hours.

Mikey had brought a new contraption home-a mousetrap. This was a project that had consumed him for months. It worked similarly to an ultrasonic fish trap, emitting sound waves that stimulated the brains of the mice, tricking their nervous system into a state of Stella mused, "Like how cats are attracted to catnip?"

Exactly, Mikey's inspiration had come from catnip.

The apartment had been under a plague of mice, causing much distress. Outside, many survivors had been bitten by these rodents. Although the hospital and health departments were prepared, restoring drug production was not an easy task. Therefore, the situation remained bleak.

Mikey suggested, "Let's continue working together, to wipe out these mice."

Stella had no objections. Even though they had Cooper, he also got tired. Cooper had lost weight and was so exhausted, it snored in its sleep, dreaming of battling red-eyed mice.

The sweltering heat was a disaster for the dog, which could only cool down by panting. Excessive water consumption could also lead to water intoxication. Neither was a sight she wanted to see.

So they decided to test the mousetrap.

They opened the hallway window on the 17th floor, along with the doors and windows of the other two apartments. The mousetrap, once plugged in, emitted a faint hum.

About ten minutes later, a large-eyed mouse crawled up from the sewer.

It circled the mousetrap, squeaking, its movements gradually slowing down, its red eyes full of ecstasy. Uh, like it was high on drugs. A few minutes later, the mouse staggered and fell. More and more mice began to appear, climbing up one after another. In less than half an hour, there were over a dozen.

Cody and the others were awestruck. This was the power of technology.

The agreement was reached, the 18th floor would be responsible for catching and killing the mice full-time, the Moore family would provide the mousetraps, and both households would take turns to deliver the dead mice to the community committee for registration. The canned food obtained in exchange would be split equally.

The 18th floor was not interested in the canned food, but they were living in constant fear of the mice. They agreed to the plan in order to improve their living conditions.

taken to the 18th floor, and the

turns, working in

Jasper was the first. He came out every two hours to kill the hallucinating red-eyed

morning, they had killed 106 mice. Over 100 pounds of

it was Stella's turn, she didn't have to do anything,

mice, they caught

underwear, medical grade protective

relevant departments, the environment

her last lives, an outbreak

but most only had a few,

were amazed, "Are the mice in your area very rampant? This morning, a family from your building

our area is infested with mice. We can barely set foot on the

could be exchanged once every half month, so after handing

set and the heat had slightly dissipated. The survivors started to

boats and rafts had drastically reduced. When they encountered others, they would

the 18th floor, their clothes were soaked. Stella went into Arcadia to take a shower, then took the dog to 1801 for dinner. Rosie and Cooper had been cooped up inside all day, and even with the fan on, they were listless

low-spirited. She whispered to Jasper, "Shall we have

up on the ingredients, so he

out a dozen cucumbers from Arcadia and taught Jasper how to crush them. They made a lot, after crushing, they had to mix it

taste was refreshing, instantly whetting their appetites. Dogs couldn't eat spicy food, so they mixed dog food with some goat milk

floor was able to

on the lower floors started to wonder, "Why are

30 meters, and the mice affected by the sound waves

they moved around. If there were fewer mice in Unit 1, they would be replaced by mice from other areas. So the people from other units also started to wonder. Red-eyed mice were ferocious, true, but as long as they were careful not to get bitten, they had

ridiculous

They didn't care if

came to talk to them, they