18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 455

Chapter 455

Justice frantically rummaged through his pockets until he found the vial, which, to his dismay, was empty.

"Damn, I'm out of meds."

In desperation, he shouted, "Does anyone have some nitroglycerin or anything?"

His cries echoed, but after a decade of catastrophe, who would still have such medicine?

Panic ensued. "Quick, turn back to the hospital!"

The commander, Staff Chief, halted everyone, gasping for air, "I'm fine, just need to rest. The hospital's out of supplies, don't bother them. We've got more important work to do today." Just listen to him-out of medicine and he didn't say a word.

He didn't want to go back, but others insisted out of concern.

Stella watched the Staff Chief, whose age wasn't far from Daniel's.

After hesitating for a moment, she stood up and said, "I have some."

It was true. She had kept a few vials for herself when concocting pills for Daniel, just in case.

She pulled out a vial from her bag and handed it over.

The bottle was unmarked except for a label that read: "Nitroglycerin."

Given the leader's life was at stake, Justice was skeptical, "Are these really nitro pills?"

Stella retrieved the vial, "They're from South Base Pharmaceutical. If you don't trust it, give it back."

Justice, desperate, snatched it back, "Just asking, I trust you."

They all lived on the base, and her husband worked in Area A; she wouldn't mess around.

He sniffed the bottle's contents, which seemed to match the usual medicine the commander took.

The other officers were also concerned about safety, but the urgency of the situation left little room for doubt, and there was no guarantee that making it to the hospital would be timely. It was worth a shot.

doled out four pills and instructed the Staff Chief to place them under his

minutes later, the Staff Chief's color improved, and they let out a collective

off his shoulders and sat next to Stella in the corner, "Stella, I

extended

shrewdly and pocketed the vial without letting go, "You and your hubby are young and healthy; you don't need this. How about you sell it to

""Not for sale."

"Name your price."

not for

within my power,

smile widened, "Even if I can't pull it off, I have

remained firm,

The Staff Chief served there in his younger days before moving to East Base, and you're from the South too, right? What a coincidence. He has life-saving ties with the powers at South Base. Saving

to turn coal into diamonds with

just looked at Justice without a

cunning, "Without special approval,

military rules like the back of his hand;

Stella spoke softly, "My request

strictly regulated in the military base-one slot per person.

was taken aback, thinking he had

I'll arrange three extra rooms

and the relatively few survivors,

seal the deal, he added, "Area B4 is nice, but as more survivors come, you might run into noisy neighbors. I'll move

were satisfied

you have

with her eyes closed, dismissed the idea,

Staff Chief looked back and nodded at Stella in

Stella smiled back.

on nitroglycerin; giving it freely

deal for herself meant

B, and Justice escorted the

Chief watched Stella walk away, "She's from

bunch from South Base have arrived, all part of the

something

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