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

held their breath until, five minutes later, the Staff Chief's color improved, and they let out

"Stella, I was

nothing." Stella extended her hand,

the vial without letting go, "You and your hubby are young and healthy; you don't need this.

""Not for sale."

"Name your price."

not

within my power, just

widened, "Even if I can't pull

remained firm, "Not for

Chief served there in his younger days before moving to East Base, and you're from the South too, right? What a

a bureaucrat to turn coal

didn't get it, just looked at Justice

with cunning, "Without special approval,

military rules like the back of his hand; submarines were strategic

spoke softly, "My request is simple.

the military base-one slot per person. Securing extra rooms

taken aback, thinking he had

replied, "Done. I'll arrange

the relatively few survivors, there was no

as more survivors come, you might run into noisy neighbors. I'll move you to Area B2, where military personnel live. They're either on missions or working, so you won't be bothered." Stella agreed

satisfied with

you have more pills? We could work

resting with her eyes closed, dismissed the

back and nodded at Stella

Stella smiled back.

giving it freely or too easily would only invite

a fair deal for

soon reached Area B, and Justice escorted the leaders off to inspect

Stella walk away, "She's from South

arrived, all part of the 'Seed

sub? Not something just

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