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.

officials issued a warning in

wouldn't be as brutal as the last time, where dead bodies

wasn't enough against the heat. Stella took out a fan, added some ice cubes and made a glass of chilled juice for each of them. "To surviving the disaster,"

the same time, they kept the solar light dim. After all, they were in

dinner and a quick wash, Rosie nestled in the room

asked Jasper, "How did you spend the

in my dormitory, sleeping after two days of nonstop work. Then the ground started shaking." He fell off the bed and couldn't stand steadily, his

with years of training, he quickly rushed out of the dormitory,

dig

the rescue were injured one after another. Most of the soldiers dug out by their bare

and suffocation,

time to grieve for their fallen friends, and immediately threw themselves into

painful. Jasper held Stella's

question caught Stella off-guard. She realized that

at him, "I was alone, out looking for food. I wasn't in the Sunrise Sanctuary when the earthquake happened. I was injured by flying rocks,

victims everywhere. She rummaged for a long time to find some food, and kept going on. However, in the end, she couldn't escape

leaned gently against Jasper's shoulder and looked up at the star-filled sky.

had long lost

shattered, buildings collapsed, and beneath the ruins lay bodies, countless survivors without homes. The topic was too heavy, and Jasper didn't speak, just

Suddenly, another aftershock hit.

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

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

Jasper nudged Stella, signaling her to

the escape

was too close, "Move away. It's too