18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 194

So it was settled. Jasper took his leave to rest.

The next day, Bryce sent out a messenger to arrange negotiations with Alpha Outpost, while Stella asked him for some dynamite and gasoline. "Stella, what do you need these for?" he asked, feigning ignorance.

Not one to beat around the bush, Stella replied, "We can't have our dog unprepared. What if he gets tired halfway or drops it in the wrong place?"

"Oh, right, almost slipped my mind." Bryce quickly made arrangements, but not without adding a word of caution. "This stuff is dangerous. What if the dog runs around the base with it and someone who's not careful takes a shot? It could be disastrous. How about we practice with mud first, and use the real stuff when it's showtime?"

"That works," Stella agreed. "But don't forget about the sniper rifle. We can't be expected to supply both the manpower and the weaponry now, can we? Besides, we don't have access to that kind of gear."

"No problem, I'll figure something out."

Sly old fox, always on guard.

In the evening, Bryce watched from the veranda of the mansion as Cooper, the dog, ran, crawled, and jumped around with the mock dynamite, attracting the attention of the entire base. Even Bryce was itching to own such a fine dog.

Alpha Outpost must have taken a considerable hit as well, as they agreed to the negotiations. However, they insisted on setting the location. This didn't sit well with Bryce, but considering his ultimate goal wasn't negotiation but annihilation, he finally agreed to their terms. However, the terrain was disadvantageous for them, making it impossible to set an ambush in advance.

"Did you find the sniper rifle?" Jasper asked after surveying the area.

After some effort, they managed to acquire one through special channels. It wasn't the latest model, with a range of only about 1800 meters, but it was more than enough for Jasper.

Jasper wasn't in favor of setting an ambush ahead of time. If they were going to negotiate, it should be done out in the open to attract the attention of the other party. Any sneaky actions would only make them suspicious. In the end, Bryce agreed.

place two days later, but Jasper asked to leave a

composed of disgraced exiles, and they might think in sync with Jasper. Therefore, he wanted to plan and set

was the key to the operation, it would be embarrassing if anything were to hinder

quickly came up with a solution. "Rosie is still young. If a battle breaks out and

worried they might have ulterior motives and take Rosie hostage. If they disagreed, they would not only be unable to leave

this. "No problem. But Rosie is a bit timid. I

I'll make sure she's well taken care of

was a fool. Bryce was a cunning fox who took advantage of the situation. Without his tactical position, how many people

got back to their quarters, Jasper told Rosie the truth. "Rosie, Stella and I have to go out tonight and won't be back until tomorrow. Can you stay here by

with us." Jasper touched her head. "Don't be afraid.

she agreed. "Jasper, I'll take

and Jasper handed Rosie a silenced pistol, hinting for

No one could

leave Rosie and nuzzled her for a good while. After leaving enough food and instructing her to bolt the door,

find anything wrong with Rosie, you know what will happen, right?"

car, glancing up at the window of their quarters as he left. The house was dark, but he knew Rosie was standing by the

Asylum behind, the Hummer disappeared

kilometers from the base, situated between two mountains, one high and one low. Just looking at the terrain, it was clear that Alpha Outpost had ulterior motives as

they also wanted to kill Bryce and then take over Silver Asylum. Therefore, a sniper was essential. What Jasper had to do was eliminate them before Alpha Outpost

morning, but he had planned to arrive at dawn, which would be more than enough. Considering Alpha Outpost's disdain for Bryce,

one was around, Stella parked the car in the Arcadia. They moved in the dark to a crucial crossroad on the way to Alpha Outpost