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.

and instructed the Staff Chief to place them under

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

a 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

nothing." Stella extended her hand,

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

""Not for sale."

"Name your price."

not for

my

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

remained firm, "Not

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 is more meritorious than building

a bureaucrat to turn coal into

didn't get it, just looked at

twinkled with cunning, "Without special approval, could you have gotten a

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

spoke softly, "My request is simple. Three more

base-one slot per

was taken aback, thinking

"Done. I'll arrange three

base and the relatively few survivors, there was no

but as more survivors come, you might run into noisy neighbors. I'll move you to

were satisfied with

do you have more

closed, dismissed the idea, "You're

looked back and nodded at Stella

Stella smiled back.

on nitroglycerin; giving it freely or too easily would only

a fair deal for herself meant everyone

Justice escorted the leaders

walk away, "She's

from South Base have arrived, all part of

private sub? Not something

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255