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.

as brutal as the last time, where dead

made a glass of chilled juice for each of them. "To surviving the disaster," she toasted.

they were in the open. What

quick wash, Rosie nestled in the room watching

did you spend the day of the earthquake

to recall, "It happened suddenly, without any warning. I was in my dormitory, sleeping after two

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

to dig out his friends

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

high temperatures, earthquakes, and

even have time to grieve for their fallen friends, and immediately threw

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

Stella off-guard. She realized that

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

victims everywhere. She rummaged for a long time to find some food, and kept going on. However,

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

industrialized Griffith had long lost such

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

Suddenly, another aftershock hit.

quickly deployed the escape pod. Jasper crawled into the tent and saw Cooper

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

to dawn, Jasper nudged Stella, signaling her

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

too close, "Move away. It's too