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.

city officials issued a warning in advance. I believe many

last time, where dead bodies

well-ventilated, but it 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," she toasted. They had a light lunch, but

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

a quick wash, Rosie nestled in

did you spend the day of the

in my dormitory, sleeping after two days of nonstop work. Then the ground

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

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

process, several aftershocks occurred, and many people involved in the rescue were injured one after another. Most of the soldiers dug out

temperatures, earthquakes, and suffocation,

grieve for their fallen friends, and immediately threw themselves into the task of

memory was painful. Jasper held Stella's hand, "What

question caught Stella off-guard. She realized that he

glanced 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, and the wound got infected. I was unconscious for

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

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

remembered, the industrialized Griffith had

mountains and rivers shattered, buildings collapsed, and beneath the ruins lay bodies, countless survivors without homes.

Suddenly, another aftershock hit.

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

pod. Although it was a bit cramped compared to the

dawn, Jasper nudged Stella,

the escape

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