18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 229

Indeed, the sudden departure of armed police was a golden opportunity for these ruthless thugs.

If they decided to storm Building 5, she could take refuge in Arcadia and even manage to wait until military support showed up. But what about the other residents of Eastwood Eden? Over a hundred lives were at stake.

Sipping her apple juice, Stella asked, "What would happen if they really did it?"

Jasper thought for a moment. "They could seize the building, take the other refugees and Eastwood Eden residents as hostage and food, and establish a private base against the authorities." "But even if the official manpower is lacking, the military will eventually come. Can they resist that?"

As long as they could seize control of Eastwood Eden before the arrival of the military, take a large number of hostages, and use them as human shields, they could gain advantages in the negotiations. Moreover, they were just low-class thugs, greatly underestimating the strength and iron-fisted tactics of the military.

How to describe them? In short, they had a casual attitude towards life and death, were ready to take action if challenged, and believed that to thrive, one had to take risks.

In this post-apocalyptic world, there was no shortage of such desperadoes.

Dinner was unusually lavish that night.

Not only was there a seafood feast, but also chicken, duck, and fish. It was even more extravagant than a Thanksgiving spread, leaving Cooper and Rosie both dumbfounded. Stella picked up her fork. "Eat up, everyone. Make sure you're full."

During his conversation with Mark, Jasper voiced his concerns. "If they really try to break in at night, the patrol team won't be able to hold them off. You guys just take care of yourselves and don't bother coming to Building 5." The goal was to avoid any innocent casualties.

After hanging up, Stella asked with a smile, "Jasper, are you planning to go all out?"

can't let them hurt

Molotov cocktails, and even some submachine guns. If things got out of hand, they could leave

wait till midnight. They were already getting restless

growling as a warning. Following that, there were cries of agony from outside, likely someone being

innocent people being harmed. Wearing her night vision goggles, she went to the balcony and saw shadows moving across the building. Some were even carrying knives as they emerged from the prefab houses. These prefab houses were

after, the barricade vibrated, and people started overturning it, forming human pyramids and cutting through the wire. Hundreds of people

withstand their onslaught. They quickly tore a big hole in the barricade, and a massive crowd

warned them over the walkie-talkie. "They're coming, be

discovered that only one household was living in Building 5. It was the easiest target. So, they all headed towards Building 5, trying to push the doors down. Suddenly, there were screams as several people fell down. Yes, Stella had turned the electric fence to its

fence. Some tried to build a human ladder

"Bam, bam, bam!"

And there were several in a row, which were particularly beautiful

signal. He had agreed with the government that if he set off fireworks in succession, it meant that they were under attack from the refugees and needed urgent help. Now, it was

stood on the roof, watching hundreds of people surrounding Building 5, his forehead covered in

was an organized and premeditated attack. Once they broke into Building 5, they would swallow Buildings 1-3, and the fate of the residents was

he kept calling for help over the radio, but there was no

Eastwood Eden before the military arrived. They found some insulated wood

and gasoline, they were

balcony, and aimed at the crowd below, pressing the switch without hesitation. The diesel and gasoline sprayed out in a