18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 220

"Bang!" "Thud!"

With a tumultuous collision, the escape pod was flipped, leaving Stella and her companions hanging upside down. Thankfully, it wasn't vertical, but rather at a slight angle.

The loose soil shifted under the weight, and it took a while to adjust itself.

In the following two hours, a few more tremors shook the pod, wedged between two massive rocks, preventing it from falling further. The tremors were not as intense as the first one. These were obviously aftershocks. The escape pod was designed specifically for natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis, making it shock-resistant. The seats were designed to protect the body's vital parts. Still, Stella could feel the powerful tremors. The pod was silent, and to ease the fear of her companions, Stella played some soothing music to help calm their nerves.

It was already noon, but with aftershocks looming, she was not in a hurry to leave, "Are you guys hungry?"

"Woof!" When it came to food, Cooper was always the most enthusiastic.

Stella decided to skip any soup or liquid foods to avoid having it spill all over during an aftershock. She gave the dog a bread roll.

Eating was a battle of its own, as they were still afraid of possible tremors.

Rosie was given a jelly donut, and Stella handed her a water bottle with a straw, but warned her not to drink too much, in case she needed to use the bathroom.

After taking care of the two, Jasper and Stella had their quick meal.

The escape pod was compact but well-insulated, and with the oxygen supply, it didn't feel stuffy.

Despite being stuck in the crevice, with her brother and sister-in-law for company, and relaxing music on the background, Rosie, full and drowsy, unknowingly drifted off to sleep. Cooper left the comfort of Jasper's lap, gently landing on the floor, stretching his cramped muscles.

Stella, feeling sleepy herself, asked, "When are we going out?"

"Let's wait a bit longer," Jasper suggested, recalling that aftershocks could continue into the next day, though they would decrease in intensity.

Stuck in the precarious crevice, Stella was a bit worried, "Can we get out?"

Arcadia was that you could only exit from

with Jasper's ability, they would have a solution as long as

bit. I'll keep watch," he

being able to return home for a while, so one of them had

tried to rest but

hadn't been any aftershocks for two hours, and soon it would be dark. They couldn't stay stuck

unbuckled his seat belt and surveyed the situation through the window, "The door isn't far from the giant rock. I can jump onto it and then try to climb up

Stella, under the pretense of checking the cupboards, transferred the prepared food into Arcadia, reducing the weight

ropes, spiked shoes, ice axes, and a first aid kit for Jasper. Equipped and ready, Jasper comforted

door open,

the door was a distance away from the large rock, and the soil

anchor in the deserted

rope around his waist and warned, "Hold on, and wait

took a

throat. They were suspended in mid-air, and if Jasper failed to jump, he would fall into the deep crevice below.

a deep breath to steady himself, he calmly instructed, "Stella, the rock is unstable. Close the pod

and don't push

her seat and fastened her seat belt, though her heart was pounding. She hoped he wouldn't

with his experience in

up, a loud noise came

a sudden drop. The rock gave way, and

exclaimed

ten meters before it

reassured her, "Don't worry, Rosie, your brother

all they could see was loose soil

sudden shift beneath his feet, Jasper glanced down to see

could withstand the attack of rocks and landslides for a short while. All