18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 221

Packing up, they moved away from the ground fissures.

There were probably aftershocks, so the two decided against returning home, planning to spend another night in the open.

They found a spot about a hundred meters away from the fissure and the factory. With no dangerous obstacles around, it was a good spot for camping.

Stella pulled a pop-up tent from her backpack. For the three of them and the dog, a large tent was necessary. She had chosen one with two bedrooms and a living area. Jasper called Rosie over and showed her how to set up a tent in the wilderness.

Stella walked to a higher ground, pulling out a pair of binoculars to look towards the city.

The city, once filled with towering skyscrapers, was gone. Just like that, silently wiped off the face of the earth.

All around, remnants of human civilization were almost entirely destroyed.

Despite having gone through this once before, Stella still felt a chill down her spine, her palms sweaty.

Griffith, where she had lived for twenty years, was now lifeless. Nothing like the lively city it was before the disaster.

Inside the escape pod and outside were two entirely different worlds. She had been safe inside the escape pod, only to emerge to a world turned upside down.

Before sunset, Jasper had successfully set up the tent and filled the air mattress with a pump.

Instructing Rosie and Cooper not to wander off, he walked towards Stella, who was bathed in the golden glow of the sunset. "What's up?" he asked.

Stella handed him the binoculars.

finally said, "The city officials issued a warning in advance.

the last time,

heat. Stella took out a fan, added some ice cubes and made a glass of chilled juice for each of them. "To

dim. After all, they were in the open. What if the smell of food or

a quick wash, Rosie nestled

you spend the day of the

moment to recall, "It happened suddenly, without any warning. I was in my dormitory, sleeping after two days of nonstop work. Then the ground started shaking." He fell off the bed and

forehead was broken, and blood flowed out. But with years of training, he quickly rushed out

earthquake, he hurried to dig out his friends buried in the

injured one after another. Most of the soldiers

and

threw themselves into

Jasper held Stella's hand, "What about

off-guard. She realized that he knew about her rebirth all

food. I wasn't in the Sunrise Sanctuary when the earthquake happened.

everywhere. She rummaged for a long time to find some food, and

star-filled sky. "Look, such a

the industrialized Griffith had long lost such a charming

was so dark, the stars so bright, and the moon untainted by dust. Who could imagine that under the stunning night sky, mountains and rivers shattered, buildings collapsed, and beneath the ruins lay bodies, countless survivors without homes. The topic

Suddenly, another aftershock hit.

escape pod. Jasper crawled into the tent and saw Cooper pulling Rosie's clothes. Once again,

to stay in the escape pod. Although it was a bit cramped compared to the spacious

nudged Stella, signaling her to

and the dog went back to sleep in the tent. Stella packed up the escape pod, stretched to relieve fatigue, and then crawled into the

too close, "Move away. It's too