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."

a pity you're not coming with us

lasts forever. No matter where we are, we have to

night, Angela discussed with Cody

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

that some of their medication was nearing its expiration date and some rarely used ones

seldom used medication to Stella, along with a list of

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

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

if the Moore family has any leads on what kind of extreme weather might be coming. Then we can decide what supplies

decided, they all returned to

that night, he smelled so bad Stella almost threw up. She quickly fetched two bathtubs full of water from Arcadia and urged him to take a bath,

been using the bathroom in 1802

from head to toe. When he emerged with a towel around

the ambrosia salad, "The others will depend on 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

from junk cars was dangerous not only because

current medical conditions, even the

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

collected are too new. They're

just be him and Stella at on the 18th floor. Ordinary survivors might not dare to cause trouble, but what about those with malicious

world would only make them more ruthless, with no regard for morality or ethics. Life was as cheap as dirt, and they would stop at

car is fixed, we'll find an old van to disguise, which would make

no

goods for 1803. Their supplies were pooled together, and they had jointly collected a lot of resources,

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