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

until, five minutes later, the Staff Chief's color improved,

his shoulders and sat next to Stella in the corner, "Stella, I was out of line earlier in the

extended

are young and healthy; you don't

""Not for sale."

"Name your price."

not

within my

I can't pull it

remained firm,

Base, and you're from the South too, right? What a coincidence. He has life-saving ties

coal into diamonds with

didn't get it, just looked at Justice

"Without special approval, could you have

like the back of his hand; submarines

spoke softly, "My request is simple. Three

military base-one slot per person. Securing extra

taken

he quickly replied, "Done. I'll arrange

the growing base and the relatively few survivors, there

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

were satisfied with

you have

her eyes closed, dismissed the

Chief looked back and nodded at

Stella smiled back.

freely or too easily

deal for herself meant

B, and Justice escorted

Staff Chief watched Stella walk away,

bunch from South Base have arrived, all part of the 'Seed Submarine Program,' but 2688 came on

something just

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