18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 409

From thyroid to bladder, they checked everything that could be checked.

Stella took her time going over the results, feeling pretty confident that Jasper was in good health. Then she called Rosie in with a smile, "Your turn, kiddo." Rosie was also given a clean bill of health and skipped out of the room happily.

Jasper walked in next, his face the picture of seriousness, "Stella, take off your clothes."

Stella, caught completely off guard, "..."

What she didn't expect was that two months later, just as she was about to wrestle with the CT scanner, new neighbors showed up.

From who knows where, they arrived with SUVs and motorcycles, over thirty people in total.

They looked worn out and haggard.

When a dust-covered RV appeared in front of them, they excitedly gathered around, "Anyone home?"

Survivors who made it to the high plains with vehicles like these were definitely not your average folks.

Stella didn't want to deal with them, but the strangers kept getting closer, their eyes flashing with excitement and calculation.

Two of them discreetly pulled out guns.

Clad in a bulletproof vest and helmet, Stella opened the RV door, her eyes cold and merciless, "Need something?"

The leader, a middle-aged man, stepped forward with a smile, "Sorry to bother you, we just migrated here, and our vehicle's out of fuel. We're out of water and food. Could you spare some?" "No." Stella was impatient, dismissing them, "Move along!"

Nothing at all? They weren't blind.

Their clothes were new and clean, their complexions fair without the high-altitude sunburn, and even the body armor and helmets looked fresh.

Surviving off an RV in style surely meant a wealth of supplies.

The middle-aged man wasn't deterred by the rejection and shamelessly persisted, "Please help us out. We're all in this together, you know? If not fuel, then some water would do; we're dying of thirst here."

As he spoke, the crowd behind him exchanged looks, and those with hidden guns tried to move forward under the cover of the group.

they could get close, however, gunshots

swept past the man's

pierced, and he

to his knees, terrified, with a telltale wetness spreading

had the chance to aim it before Jasper beat her

hadn't fired yet, she hadn't fired

not expecting to be met with

the submachine gun, stepped

revealing her own weapon with a fierce look, "Don't think you're invincible with a couple of toys and

Goodness, two submachine guns!

in shock, out popped Rosie with a smile, holding a grenade, "Hello,

then there was Cooper, unwilling to be left out, emerging with a bomb in his mouth, his fangs bared

feeling a chill of despair

no harm, just looking for a drop to drink. If you're not willing, that's fine, no need for such a big show, right?" "Surviving through the apocalypse, and you still treat others like fools?" Stella scoffed, "Those two with the

red-handed, the group

skin and eyes, I'll let you off this once. Now

his group

reassured, kept a wary

"Brother, sister-in-law, those folks set

it this far was impressive. Where else could

guessed they

wasn't that they weren't afraid, but fear was useless

saw the three humans and one dog living well, guessing there must be a water source, and their thieving hearts weren't dead. If they truly had nowhere else to turn, they might strike when least expected. If she wasn't mistaken, these people came from wealth, accustomed to the cutthroat world of business, cunning

watched as they talked amongst themselves, some even

alert, "We

"Let's set up

spent half a

own. Stella let her take over the lookout duties while she continued to

asking politely across the electric fence for the location of a water

they didn't dare to risk approaching, but after searching

the water was?

were met