18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 371

Chapter 371

Seeing the surprise on Stella's face, the duty soldier clarified, "You all have some pretty decent skills, fitting the criteria for the special passage. No need to waste time here."

Only a fool would pass up such an opportunity, especially when the military brass is opening a door for you. It'd be nuts not to take it.

Jasper drove their SUV, sticking close to the military vehicle as they passed through the main gate and veered towards Gate 2.

The soldier got out, exchanged a few hushed words with the personnel inside, then came back and said, "You're all set. Just follow the procedure." Jasper thanked him.

The military vehicle didn't stick around and soon vanished into the night.

Stella and her two companions got out and lined up at the service window.

The clerk took Jasper's ID, checked the system, then looked up and asked, "SWAT retiree?" Jasper nodded.

"Reason?"

"Injury."

"Where?"

The questions were so detailed it felt like they were ticking off some secret checklist.

It was like a full-on interrogation, lasting a good fifteen minutes, then it was Rosie's turn.

Jasper had all the paperwork ready-birth certificate, ID, everything-making it a breeze.

When it was Stella's turn, she felt like the questions about her background were way too detailed. They asked about the exact date she entered the orphanage, her school history, hobbies, talents, and even her high school exam scores. It felt like they were stripping her down to her core.

After a grueling half-hour, Stella's palms were sweating. She was relieved all her darker deeds were post-apocalypse; otherwise, she might have worried about being executed on the spot.

When Cooper's turn came, the clerk gave him a quick glance and waved him through.

in the moment, clung to

was protesting, "Why aren't you asking me any questions? Is

clerk stamped the paperwork. "Move on to the

step was a physical and skills assessment, nothing specific, just asking about

and women were separated, and Cooper faced a specialized examiner, clearly a K-9

air, curious about the stern-looking soldier who somehow reminded him of his

had Cooper immediately

darn it! These

Cooper's muscle tone and excitement, the trainer got fired up and started a

Stella's surprise, Cooper passed before she even began her

even suggested, "Ms. Ginger, we have a K-9 unit here. If you like, he's passed the assessment and could join, with

Impressive, my dog!

declined, "Thanks,

be tempted, even when the trainer tried to entice

doesn't have those needs,

wasn't about to give Cooper a chance to

of the assessment hall, thrilled, "Sis,

Cooper over to her and went in

assessment was twofold: hand-to-hand combat and

could've been a quick takedown of the female examiner to over fifty moves to

trained

the choice between crossbow and firearm, and Stella, after a moment's thought, opted for the

time she finished, Jasper had

the dog were deemed qualified, but they still had to decide whether to become formal soldiers, ordinary

both chose

comment, simply entering their information into the system and then

fifty pounds of

hundred and fifty pounds of grain-there went a big burlap

central hall, because expenses seemed

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