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 Staff Chief to place

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

weight lift off his shoulders and sat next to Stella in the corner, "Stella, I was out of line earlier in the panic. I apologize, and I can't thank you enough

Stella extended her

without letting go, "You and your hubby are young

""Not for sale."

"Name your price."

said not for

my

can't pull it off, I have connections higher

firm, "Not

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

to turn coal into diamonds with his

didn't get it, just looked

cunning, "Without special approval, could

the military rules like the back of his hand; submarines were strategic resources, off-limits without

"My request is simple. Three more

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

taken aback, thinking he

replied, "Done. I'll

base and the relatively few

into noisy neighbors. I'll move you to Area B2, where military

parties were satisfied with

"Stella, do you have more pills? We could work

closed, dismissed the idea, "You're overthinking

Chief looked back and nodded at Stella in

Stella smiled back.

freely

a fair deal for herself

ferry soon reached Area B, and Justice escorted the leaders

Staff Chief watched Stella walk away,

all part of the 'Seed Submarine Program,' but 2688 came on a private

something

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