18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 156

Fortunately, all three of them were skilled, and they had weapons on hand, so they didn't suffer any losses.

The water reached around their knees when Jasper decided it was time to stop twiddling his thumbs. He and the others went out to look for cars to avoid any further delay. If any more cars were damaged, it would be a real pain to repair them. They weren't the only ones being proactive. The city's management was also on the move.

Excavators and drilling machines were being brought in. Some were digging wells, others were constructing public restrooms. Everything was orderly and seemed to have been planned in advance.

The water evaporated quickly, and the mud accumulated in the Sunrise Sanctuary was cracked and dry within a day.

The midday temperature reached a scorching 53 degrees, feeling like being grilled on a hotplate.

Underground garages dried up quickly, filled with cars in disarray, coated in a thick layer of dried mud.

Jasper's Hummer, stripped to almost unrecognizable, was still there. Lukas and the others were awestruck, giving thumbs up after a long moment, "Jasper, you're the real deal."

They managed to push five or six cars back, all of them decent off-road vehicles. However, not only were they soaked, but they were also frozen. Many parts were damaged, and trying to salvage them was as difficult as performing a head transplant. But the will to survive kept them going, and no one was ready to give up.

Jasper inspected his own car. Despite the grime and dirt, the damage was minimal thanks to previous special treatments, and he had disassembled all the parts that could be removed.

With Cody and Lukas, he cleaned the car and started tinkering with spare parts.

While the men were busy in the underground parking lot, Stella wasn't idle either. She chatted with Angela while making a pot of lemon tea, "Now that the water has receded, once the cars are repaired, you can leave. Lincoln has plenty of water resources, but it's not as industrialized as Griffith. They have a military base over there, so they've probably exhausted all available resources. Let me know what you need, and I'll try to get it for you in the next couple of days."

Angela didn't want to trouble Stella, but her offer was too good to refuse, "Stella, thank you."

"No need for thanks, we're friends."

"It's a pity you're not coming with us to the base, otherwise we'd still

we are, we have to keep going.

discussed with

three of them had rarely fallen ill and their

their supplies, realizing that some of their medication was nearing its

outdated and seldom used medication to Stella, along with

list, "What you all need are common items, but meteorological researchers have warned that various extreme weather conditions may persist in the future. Once the extreme heat subsides, we don't know what

and he quickly came up with an idea. "Stella, how about this? Whatever you and Jasper prepare, make an extra set for

about it and said, "Alright, I'll check with Katie later to see if the Moore family has any leads on what kind of extreme weather might be coming. Then we can

that decided, they all returned to their work in the parking

smelled so bad Stella almost threw up. She quickly fetched two bathtubs full of water from Arcadia and urged him to take

bathroom in 1802

and rinsed, washing himself clean from head to toe. When he emerged with a towel around his head, Stella

luck. There are many damaged parts that we'll need to get from other cars. We'll sneak in some spare parts and see if we can piece together a working car."

from junk cars was dangerous not only because of other survivors but also because

current

Unless there were special circumstances, everyone could have their own car, and they

cars you've collected are too new. They're too conspicuous, which

at on the 18th floor. Ordinary survivors might

ethics. Life was as cheap

is fixed, we'll find an old van to

no objections,

for 1803. Their supplies were pooled together, and they had

trade. If we can't find what we need, and we have surplus, then we can give