18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 285

The new town was small, and it took less than five miles to get to the west side. Stella pedaled her mountain bike swiftly, reaching her destination in less than 20 minutes. The place was remote, surrounded by no signs of a skirmish - only an old car that was about halfway past its prime.

The two sat in the car. Kitty took a shot to the arm, the bullet still lodged inside. She had lost a lot of blood, her face pale.

Angela tied a makeshift bandage around Kitty's wounded arm to stop the bleeding. She, too, was covered in blood from multiple wounds but was not in immediate danger. In the backseat lay five male bodies. It seemed a brutal fight had taken place, with Angela and Kitty emerging victorious and driving away from the scene of the crime.

Now, the most pressing task was to remove the bullet from Kitty's arm and stop the bleeding. Otherwise, her life would be at risk.

Stella took off her backpack, saying, "I carry a few emergency medical supplies, but not much."

She took out some rudimentary surgical tools, disinfectant, cotton, and sutures.

Angela had been cut with a knife, but had managed to stop the bleeding. "My wounds are not severe," she said. "Just focus on saving Kitty."

The women were part of a local patrol unit, always ready with basic first aid supplies. But they hadn't expected a situation this dire where even the cotton and bandages weren't enough.

Cody and Lukas had been running hard to reach them. When Cody heard of Kitty's condition, he paled and nervously asked, "What happened?"

conflict while on patrol. They had decided to intervene, seeing the ample resources at stake. After all, survival of the fittest was the harsh reality of their world.

saw the car door finally open.

is out," Stella replied. "But she's lost a lot of blood. Whether she makes it depends on her own now." Without a hospital nearby to perform a blood transfusion, they had to leave it to

as Stella focused on

her teeth through the pain

deal with the bodies. They drove to a desolate area and dumped them in a forest. In a world where death was commonplace, no one

a box of medicine, a box of cured meat, and supplies of rice, salt, sugar, and half a box each

replenish their strength. Then they drove back home, with

to handle the car, Stella wasn't foolish enough to

packets of sugar, "Stella, thanks for your help today." This was for countering the consumption of anesthetics and other drugs. Since she had

After

didn't forget to give Cody and Lukas what they wanted most. She told

of it, so she kept what seemed to fit for Jasper and took

thanks to

"We're not strangers."

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