18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

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 to place them

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

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

extended her

without letting go, "You and your hubby are

""Not for sale."

"Name your price."

not

my power, just

I can't pull it off, I

remained firm, "Not for

part of the Southern Military 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 is more meritorious than building a seven-tier pagoda. You must have received favors at the South Base, right? Consider this a way

coal

get it, just looked at Justice without

eyes twinkled with cunning, "Without special approval, could you

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

softly, "My request is simple.

regulated in the military base-one slot

Justice was taken aback, thinking he had

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

growing base and the relatively few survivors, there was no shortage of

seal the 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,

were satisfied with

do you have more pills?

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

Staff Chief looked back and nodded at Stella

Stella smiled back.

on nitroglycerin; giving it freely or

a fair deal for herself meant everyone

reached Area B, and Justice

Chief watched Stella walk away, "She's from South

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

Not something just anyone could