Chapter 224

The faint movement didn't set off the alarm.

Stella cocked an ear, recognizing the familiar footsteps. Jasper returned, Cooper trailing behind, both covered head to tail in dust and reeking of sweat.

"How'd it go?" Stella fetched a bottle of water for him to freshen up, "Did you manage to save anyone?"

"Yeah, over a dozen." Jasper stripped off his dust-coated shirt, revealing a muscular torso. "Mark organized it well, forced breaks every hour. Cooper was great. He detected the scent of survivors, which helped us focus our rescue efforts. Saved us a lot of time and energy."

Stella had assessed the dog as soon as he entered. He seemed quite energetic, and his anti-cut protective gear was intact. His paws were also uninjured.

Jasper chuckled, "Cooper's a clever one. He only does the searching, doesn't lift a paw more than necessary."

Stella gave him a playful shove, "Are you saying, like owner, like dog?"

"No, I just think he's doing a great job."

"I noticed you've become quite the smooth talker." Stella gave him a mock glare. "Our Cooper is so capable. How about Mark's Luna?"

Don't get him started. What could that little dog do? All it did was tail Cooper around. A pet dog without special training, how could it handle rescue work?

As Jasper bathed, Stella checked his backpack. All the water was gone, but he had not used any of the emergency medical supplies.

Seemed like he had the situation under control. Stella breathed a sigh of relief.

soaked his dirty clothes in disinfectant

some cornbread and biscuits for breakfast,

and was about to leave the room to him, but he swiftly locked the door, scooping her up in his arms. Wasn't he tired after a whole night's work?

The stifling post-apocalyptic atmosphere could be eased by physical

on the couch with a cob

woke up in the evening, had dinner with Stella and Rosie, then left for

next morning, Jasper returned with a finger injured by a rock, but it wasn't serious. He had

worried, advised him, "You should

visible injuries, but was struggling with the heat. She quickly turned

rescue mission lasted three days,

days was already extremely dangerous. Additionally, the severe earthquake struck amidst sweltering heat, making it feel as though people were tossed into a blazing oven. Not only did they face high temperatures and dehydration,

bodies in the heat, Mark didn't want to risk the lives of the community

They'd done their best.

back and rest for a couple of days," Mark patted on the relief team members' back, while reminding them, "This earthquake was severe; few buildings remains standing.

We can't harm people but we have to beware of people's intentions. It's likely to get chaotic outside, so it's best not to go out if it's not necessary, especially alone." After wrapping up the disaster relief, Mark didn't take a moment's rest and immediately started well repairs

was chilling on the couch with a book when a loudspeaker downstairs announced, "Stella

it be in this post-apocalyptic

shouted from her balcony,

a bunch

Did

Jasper was equally puzzled, "I'll

you should

could they do to her? If they didn't have any business with her, she would give them a piece of her

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