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.

mean, have them fight

Cooper to stay with the

we need Cooper's help, and there will

to Cooper. "Cooper, we have a mission, and it could be dangerous. Do you want to go to Katie's house

hesitation, Cooper chose to stay, clinging to

to her brother. "Jasper,

us. If we leave Rosie behind, it might make them suspicious. They might even target the Moore family

felt a headache coming on. Fine, so be it. In these apocalyptic times, protecting her too much wouldn't help.

drop off Smoky and Snowy. If

the rabbits. Stella brought over a bag of rice, but Katie refused to take it. "Stella, you've already done so much for us. I can't

stay too long, we might

accepted the rice and hurried home with

people were beginning to think about heading there to survive. Occasionally, they saw a few shadows on the

typical rogues. Along with Rosie and Cooper, they

and his gang stopped them. "Hold it right there. Are you blind? We need 5 pounds of food from

food from me? Why don't you take a good

did you say? Say it

pulled out her weapon and shot the man's

gang charged at them. Stella and Jasper took them down one by one,

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

took their haul and loaded it into the Arcadia. They then

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

Jasper buckled up silently.