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.

instructed the Staff Chief

breath until, five minutes later, the Staff Chief's

to Stella in the corner, "Stella, I

nothing." Stella extended her hand,

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

""Not for sale."

"Name your price."

said not

my

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

firm,

Command, headquartered at Swan Hill before the disaster. 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 a life

a bureaucrat to turn coal into diamonds with

looked at

with cunning, "Without special

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

spoke softly, "My request is simple. Three more

regulated in the military base-one slot per

it? Justice was taken

replied, "Done. I'll arrange three extra rooms

the growing base and the relatively few

deal, he added, "Area B4 is nice, but as more survivors come, you might run into noisy neighbors. I'll move you to Area B2, where military personnel

were satisfied with the

you have more pills? We

with her eyes closed, dismissed the idea, "You're overthinking

Chief looked back and nodded at

Stella smiled back.

it freely or too

deal for herself

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

Staff Chief watched Stella walk

"A bunch from South Base have arrived, all part of the 'Seed

sub? Not something just anyone could

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