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.

up in the moment, clung

protesting, "Why aren't you asking

the paperwork. "Move on

was a physical and skills assessment, nothing specific,

faced a specialized examiner, clearly a K-9

somehow reminded him of his own

of ingrained muscle memory had Cooper immediately

it! These

trainer got fired up and started

Cooper passed before she even began

here. If

Impressive, my dog!

politely declined, "Thanks, but no

tempted, even when the trainer tried to entice her with the promise

Cooper probably doesn't

wasn't about to give Cooper a chance to sow his wild oats, "Thanks, but we're

then, Rosie burst out of the assessment

Cooper over to her and went in for her

assessment was twofold:

in question, but she didn't show off, drawing out what could've been a quick takedown of the female

I've trained as if I

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

the time she finished, Jasper had also completed his

two rounds cleared, the trio and the dog were deemed qualified, but they

hesitation, both chose to be

clerk seemed slightly surprised but didn't comment, simply entering their information into the system

person was to contribute fifty pounds of grain, with Cooper's special status

pounds of grain-there went a big

they had to rent a place in the central hall, because expenses seemed to

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