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."

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

forever. No matter where we are, we have to keep going. Who knows,

night, Angela discussed

years into the catastrophe, thanks to regular exercise, the three of them

nearing its expiration date and some rarely used ones were of no

medication to Stella, along with a

over the 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 comes next. Aren't you taking precautions

up with an idea. "Stella, how about this? Whatever you and Jasper prepare, make an extra

it and said, "Alright, I'll check with Katie later to see if the Moore family has any leads on what

to their work in the parking

threw up. She quickly fetched two bathtubs full of water from Arcadia and

using the bathroom in 1802 since they

toe. When he emerged with a towel around his head, Stella had a chilled bowl of

many damaged parts that we'll need to get from other cars. We'll sneak in some spare parts and

from junk cars was dangerous not only because of

day, and with the current medical

everyone could have their own car, and they could even

perspective, "The cars you've collected are too new. They're

Stella at on the 18th floor. Ordinary survivors might not dare to cause trouble, but what

for morality or ethics. Life

a plan, "Once my car is fixed, we'll find an old van to disguise, which would make our trips and transport

had no objections, "Sounds

she mentioned the matter of preparing goods for 1803. Their supplies were pooled together,

trade. If we can't find what we need, and