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.

a warning in

brutal as the last time, where dead bodies

chilled juice for each of them. "To surviving the disaster," she toasted. They had a light lunch, but dinner was a

time, they kept the solar light dim. After all, they were in the open. What if the smell of food or the bright

wash, Rosie nestled

the

long time ago, and Jasper took a 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 couldn't stand steadily, his body

But with years of training, he quickly

he hurried to dig out his friends buried

the rescue were injured one after another. Most of the soldiers dug

earthquakes, and suffocation, most

friends, and immediately threw

Jasper held

question caught Stella off-guard. She realized that he knew about

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

a long time to find some food, and kept going on. However, in

looked up at the star-filled sky. "Look, such a beautiful starry sky,

industrialized Griffith had long lost such a charming

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

Suddenly, another aftershock hit.

and saw Cooper pulling Rosie's clothes. Once again, they all climbed into the escape

aftershocks occurred throughout the night, so they decided to stay in the escape pod. Although it was a bit cramped

nudged Stella, signaling her to pack

tent. Stella packed up the escape pod, stretched to relieve fatigue, and then crawled into the tent to

was too close,