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?"

that you could only exit from

windows didn't offer a full view, but with Jasper's ability, they would have a solution as

for a bit. I'll

prepared for the possibility of not being able to return home for a while, so one

tried to rest but couldn't fall

the afternoon, there hadn't been any aftershocks for two hours, and soon it would be

the window, "The door isn't far from the giant rock. I can jump onto it

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

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

the pod door open, Jasper surveyed his

from the surface, the door was a distance away from the large rock,

fired the grappling hook. It was hard to find a solid anchor in the deserted grassland, and it took him about

his waist and warned, "Hold on, and

he took a

fall into the deep crevice below. Fortunately, his agility saved him, and he landed on the rock without any mishap. As his body

he calmly instructed, "Stella, the rock is

and don't

her seat and fastened her seat belt, though her heart was pounding. She hoped he

it hard to gain a foothold. However, Jasper, with his experience in high-altitude climbing and rescue, carefully climbed up using his spiked shoes and ice

loud noise came

gaze followed his movement, only to feel a sudden drop. The rock gave way, and

exclaimed

escape pod fell another ten meters before it

"Don't worry, Rosie, your brother will

the windows, all they could see was loose soil

glanced down to see the pod falling, but he didn't slow

withstand the attack of rocks and landslides for a short while. All he needed to do