18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 187

The two of them packed up overnight.

They took everything that could be transported into Arcadia, even the stainless steel doors.

They disassembled all of the doors from rooms 1801 and 1802, and the six doors from the stairwell. Two had been destroyed by the explosion, but the remaining four were taken with them, as they would be needed for their new home.

They didn't just stop at doors. They took shatterproof and bulletproof glass, door frames, glass cabinets, and even curtain rods.

Their eight rabbits were unharmed, but a few of the newborn bunnies, startled by the sound of the explosion, had died from stress. Stella packed them all into a cardboard box and stowed it in the trunk of their Hummer.

At five in the morning, they left the Sunrise Sanctuary, where they had lived for two years.

They stopped the car at the entrance to the University Town, the eastern sky tinged with the faint light of dawn. Stella sat in the passenger seat, deep in thought.

If Silver Asylum had attacked once, they would do so again. Hiding wasn't the answer, and it wasn't Stella and Jasper's style.

Jasper's gaze was intense. "We need to take them out."

It was better to throw the first punch than to receive a hundred. That was what Stella was thinking too. Running away wouldn't solve anything. The more they hid, the more brazen their enemies would become. However, taking on a base of over 200 people, armed with numerous weapons and explosives, would not be an easy task.

"Do you remember the first checkpoint we encountered when we were returning from Swan Hill?" Jasper asked.

Stella remembered. Jasper had mentioned that in his past life, the police forces of Swan Hill and Griffith had collaborated to take down two bases that had been causing trouble.

them fight

send Rosie and Cooper to stay with the

looked at her seriously. "Stella, we need Cooper's help, and

have a mission, and it could be dangerous. Do you want to go to Katie's house or come with

chose to stay, clinging

brother. "Jasper,

we leave Rosie behind, it might make them suspicious. They might even target

times, protecting her too much wouldn't help. She would have to face what was coming.

to Katie's house to drop off Smoky and Snowy. If they didn't return, the rabbits would belong to the Moore

was more than willing to take in the rabbits. Stella brought over a bag of rice, but Katie refused to take

If we stay too long,

rice and hurried home with the rabbits. "Don't

the research institute residence, they headed in the direction of Swan Hill. They heard that the waters there had calmed down and people were beginning to think about heading there to survive. Occasionally, they saw a few shadows on the

looked like typical rogues. Along with Rosie and Cooper, they bypassed Silver Asylum and headed

with baseball bats, a tattooed man and his gang stopped them. "Hold it right there. Are you blind? We need 5

hanging from her lips, retorted, "You want food from me? Why

say? Say it

out her weapon and shot the man's head, killing

the rest of the gang charged at them. Stella and Jasper took them down one by one, sending them

spared. Stella picked up a baseball bat and gave him a good beating before stepping on his head. "Go back and tell your boss to wash his neck and wait. If you dare to steal from us at Silver Asylum again, you're asking for death. Get lost!" Bleeding and bruised, the tattooed man scrambled to his feet and ran off, but not before threatening, "You Silver Asylum lot, just

Jasper took their haul and loaded it into the

tires could still cover a distance of 200 kilometers even after being hit by armor-piercing bullets. In short, it could

Jasper buckled up silently.