18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 293

Yanking open the blackout curtains, Stella flicked on every light.

Silence prevailed outside the window. Even with the house ablaze with artificial daylight, an unsettling restlessness seeped into the room.

Stella picked up the walkie-talkie to get in touch with Cody's team.

Kitty picked up. She was out patrolling with Angela.

They were all adults, and if they insisted on working throughout this eternal night, they must have considered the risks. Stella chatted briefly, reminding them to stay safe, and then hung up.

While all friends, their living conditions varied greatly. Given the choice, no one would choose to venture out. It was best not to criticize from a place of comfort.

After two hours of reading medical books, she sparred with Jasper, breaking a good sweat which made her feel much better.

She took some hot spring water from the pantry, poured it into a bathtub, and soaked in it for 40 minutes on a constant temperature setting.

Meanwhile, Jasper was busy training his little sister and Cooper.

The lights in the backyard greenhouse remained on. The rabbits, having experienced extreme cold before, were not much affected by the temperature drop. The chickens, ducks, and geese huddled together for warmth. Rosie looked slightly upset. "Jasper, they didn't lay any eggs today."

Jasper reassured her. "It's too cold and there's no sunlight. They'll get used to it after a while."

Cold as it was, they still needed to feed the animals well to keep them warm. They couldn't skimp on the mixed grain feed.

He had rigged a heating pipe in the greenhouse, which could be turned on when the temperature dropped further at night, helping the animals survive the long nights.

During the eternal night, they didn't have much to do and tend to go to bed early. Just as Stella was about to sleep, the walkie-talkie suddenly blared, "Stella."

Monkey got the walkie-talkie, it turned out to be

puzzled. "How did you know the

Bran sat there, legs crossed, playing with his slippers. "Do you need anything? Want

need." She'd be grateful if he

for a game of poker?" Bran suggested, bored

was his dopey Mastiff. If it weren't for Buddy's loyalty, Bran would have been torn to

to say to

bored. I'm about to die

the time. His family was sick of him and the other local elites only knew how to flatter. His cousin Bentley was constantly wallowing in heartbreak. He was so bored he was contemplating suicide, hence his pestering of

eternal night going on, she couldn't exactly storm into the Porras household

building a high wall yesterday. Who knew

him to consult

had the solution. He made a donation of food to the police station, and they agreed to station two officers at

but the Porras family needed their deterrent effect, to show everyone that the Porras family was

the other households didn't have

to his chatter. Just as she was about to hang up the walkie-talkie, she hesitated for

thin with every use. She had nearly paid off the debt for the three top-of-the-line off-road vehicles

long as they stayed within the neighborhood. But the eternal night was different. Evil was like omnipresent darkness, and you never knew when danger would pop up from a hidden corner. Even the people who usually greeted you with a smile

oppression was

switched on the walkie-talkie. "Stella, are you and

and crashing filled the background, coming from places near

fine. What about

Cody sounded worried, panting heavily.

had only been three days, but the spread of chaos

was just the criminal underworld causing havoc. But soon, the victims of the criminals, wearing masks and wielding kitchen knives, began