18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 275

There was still a distance between the two new towns, and the transition zone was pretty chaotic with a lot of risks coming and going. Knowing Stella's prowess, Collin didn't refuse.

Swan Hill Medical Research Institute was significantly larger compared to Griffith's temporary outpost. The Hummer parked outside just in time to see someone walking out with a medicinal plant, indicating that their cooperative cultivation model was doing well. "Stella, if you guys hadn't shown us the way, we would have never thought of this brilliant method." Collin was pleased, "I spend most of my time here, if you ever need anything, feel free to come directly."

"Thank you, Dr. Collin, I'll be bothering you more often, I hope you won't find me annoying then."

Collin wasn't bothered, in fact, he hoped for more people like Stella. Cultivating a skilled herbal medicine expert was extremely difficult. The sudden apocalypse had claimed many doctors, and a talent gap was the most terrifying thing.

He pulled out a weathered book from his bag, "This is a book my mentor gave me years ago, and it's been out of print for decades. It records the difficult diseases encountered by traditional medicine over thousands of years and their solutions, now, I'm lending it to you for your study, remember to keep it safe."

The thick book, worn and yellowed from use, showed its value. Stella was pleasantly surprised, "Thank you, Dr. Collin."

Collin's mentor must be the old professor who developed the treatment for smog-induced lung and liver infections. She hoped one day she could meet him.

Waving goodbye, Stella drove back to Griffith. Just as she reached the Griffith boundary, a figure darted out from the roadside.

Unable to stop in time, she hit the figure, sending it flying. It lay motionless. Was this what the apocalypse had come to, people running into cars for compensation?

Stella, her head slightly dazed from the impact, didn't get out to check but took out her gun, wary of her surroundings.

Not far away, another figure sprinted over, agile and swift, an arm sporting a security patrol badge, and a baton in hand.

Looking at the man lying in a pool of blood, he was taken aback before crouching down to check. The man was barely breathing, beyond saving.

cloth bag clutched in the man's hand, he dragged the body to the roadside, then gestured for Stella to get out

the man outside the car window, her blood rushing to her head. Their gazes met, both taken

man first showed joy, then complexity, and then rushed

expected to meet Lukas under these

person. His once smooth and delicate skin was gone, replaced by

contrast, Stella had hardly changed. She looked even more beautiful, her clean-cut charm now accompanied by

from the same place, were now worlds

reunion, "Jasper and I went to Mount Murray a few months ago and even went to the military base to look for you

managed a small smile, "After

so Stella pulled Lukas into the car, "How are Cody and Angela? Was the official base not good? Why did you guys come back to

was not dressed warmly enough and his face was

his experiences in the last two

past. However, the

are both fine. We patrol different areas. Angela's in the east of the city, and Cody's in the center, just

the three of them must have hit a

have turned a naturally optimistic and slightly naive person into the

we encountered a few groups of robbers, but we managed to get through each time without

town in the county. After going through a typhoon, floods, and a

they had died

family buried their parents, they moved to the official base in

were kids. They were particularly close, but they were blood after all. Especially for Angela, who hadn't even seen her parents for the last time, her two brothers were the last of her kin. Lukas and Cody wanted to join the military base,

base, they also found Angela's two brothers and their wives. Their nephews and nieces were