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.

four pills and instructed the

their breath until, five minutes later, the Staff Chief's color improved, and they let out a collective sigh of

felt a weight lift off his shoulders and sat next to Stella in the corner, "Stella, I was

was nothing." Stella extended her hand, "The

shrewdly and pocketed the vial without letting go, "You and your hubby are young and healthy;

""Not for sale."

"Name your price."

not for

my

if I can't pull it off,

firm, "Not for

the South too, right? What a coincidence. He has life-saving ties with the powers at South Base. Saving a life is more meritorious than building

turn coal into diamonds with

get it, just looked at Justice without

with cunning, "Without special approval, could

the back of his hand; submarines

softly, "My request is simple. Three more

regulated in the military base-one slot per person. Securing extra

was taken aback, thinking he

he quickly replied, "Done. I'll arrange three extra

few survivors, there was no

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."

parties were satisfied with

you have more pills? We could work together

eyes closed, dismissed the idea,

looked back and nodded

Stella smiled back.

on nitroglycerin; giving it freely

deal for herself meant

Area B, and Justice escorted the

Stella walk away, "She's from South

nodded quickly, "A bunch from South Base have arrived, all part of the

something just anyone could

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