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

brutal as the last time, where

tent was 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.

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

a quick wash, Rosie nestled in

you spend the day of the earthquake in your

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

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

were injured one after another.

and suffocation,

their fallen friends, and immediately threw themselves into the task of rescuing survivors, working for several days without

painful. Jasper held Stella's

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

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

time to find some food, and kept going on. However, in the end, she

sky. "Look, such a beautiful starry sky,

Griffith had long lost

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 was too heavy, and

Suddenly, another aftershock hit.

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

the night, so they decided to stay in the escape pod. Although it was a bit cramped compared to the spacious tent, it

nudged Stella, signaling her

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

Jasper was too close, "Move away.