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.

man's hand, he dragged the body to the roadside, then gestured

man outside the car window, her blood

man first showed joy, then complexity, and then rushed over in

hadn't expected to meet Lukas under these circumstances. In fact,

apart, Lukas seemed like a different person. His once smooth and delicate skin was gone, replaced by rough, dark complexion, even a scar on his cheek. Once feminine-looking, he had been turned into a rugged

changed. She looked even more beautiful, her clean-cut charm now accompanied

from the same place, were now

to the military base to look for you guys, but they said there were no records of you, we thought you guys went to the

managed a small smile, "After reaching Lincoln, we went to the

on the roadside, so Stella pulled Lukas into the car, "How are Cody and Angela? Was the official base not good? Why did you

was not dressed warmly enough and his face was frostbitten, so

it, unsure of how to tell her about his experiences in the last

ever smoked in the past. However, the oppressive environment could make people turn to anything for relief, it

row, rubbing the cigarette and said: "Cody and Angela are both fine. We patrol different

Stella knew that the three of them must have hit a rough

have turned a naturally optimistic and slightly naive

groups of robbers, but we managed to get through each

and a

neighbors, they had

parents, they moved to

Especially for Angela, who hadn't even seen her parents for the last time, her two brothers were the last of her kin.

found Angela's two brothers and their wives. Their nephews and nieces were all