18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 239

Plant mutation?

Exposed to all sorts of severe weather, mutating to adapt to new environments indeed accorded with the theory of evolution.

Whatever. She decided to plant it in the Arcadia for now.

Hoping to find a few more, the three of them conducted a thorough search, but unfortunately, they found no more.

They continued to chop wood, finding herbs when they grew tired.

Having spent five to six days in the thick woods, they'd cleared several hills of trees, enough to keep five to six truckloads of lumber for themselves and donate ten more.

They didn't rush to leave but instead, sought herbs in the dense forest. Over the next few days, they found about fifty to sixty different herbs, the most valuable among them were a young ginseng plant, several wild yam plants, and some goji berries. Stella's eyes were about to pop out looking for them. It was an extreme eye strain; she was exhausted and needed to rest.

And so, their wood-chopping trip ended. With their dog and rabbits in tow, they planned to return to the city.

"Ah...!"

A horrific scream suddenly echoed throughout the dense forest. The chilling sound caused goosebumps to rise. Cooper's fur stood on end, his face fierce.

Jasper perked up his ears, "It sounds like it's coming from another part of the forest."

This scream, even after three years, Stella was overly familiar with it - it was filled with despair. It wasn't a simple distress call.

Over the past three years, whether it was Lukas' group or Jasper, and even Cooper and Rosie, had slowly been healing her. But when the scream echoed again, Stella felt her blood rush to her head, and she instantly drew her gun and loaded it. Jasper noticed her emotional fluctuation, "Don't panic. Let's see what's going on first."

Stella nodded, taking a deep breath to calm herself down.

dog took the lead, taking a

don't worry. Watch your step and

than the dog, but her brother's

was on full alert, leading the humans and the rabbits on a criminal hunting

adept at tracking. The path in front

the road, "There seem to be more than ten

hastened their pace and quickly climbed another hill, only to see four men

around ten years old. One child was so hungry he couldn't stand, stumbling and falling onto the ground. Tied to the same rope,

threw herself over, shielding one of the boys with her body, "Don't hit my

fell like rain, and the horrific

its face.

Stella knew

out, brushing a piece of grass off her hair, "Stella, do

where the official forces couldn't reach; in

down, her blood boiling. This was a nightmare. Even if it happened again, she was still trapped in

a deep breath and started walking towards where they'd disappeared. If she turned and left now, it might take

retreating figure, the corners of his mouth lifted in

He patted her head, "Rosie, no matter whether we are around in

understood,

followed silently; after crossing two hills, a bamboo house and a cave appeared at the

outside, several men came out of the house. Stella counted, adding the four who had returned, there were ten men in total. These people... no, they could no longer be called

can't you find some more appealing

appealing ones, but there are starving people everywhere

Anyway,

roughly grabbed the girls' hair, ignoring their pleas and cries, and dragged

men left a bruised and battered boy behind, while the rest were driven into the

all this through