18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 488

Over a hundred people had shown up, scattered across the snowy expanse, and Belarus was the loudest mouth of the bunch. But when it came to a real fight, he was the first to back off. The snow didn't hold them down, no surprise there. Once they were sure it was all clear, the duo rushed back.

Sure enough, a few stragglers were clawing their way out of the snow, only to be swiftly taken down by Jasper's deadly precision.

Even with bulletproof vests and steel helmets, caution was key. The trio ducked behind a trench, waiting for the perfect moment to strike as their enemies emerged.

After about ten minutes, a few more managed to crawl out.

Their minds fogged from suffocation, they couldn't muster the strength to fire their weapons, even though they held them in their hands.

Stella, armed with a crossbow, took aim and sent them to meet their maker.

No more came out after that.

After lying low for a good two hours and ensuring there were no prying eyes, Stella deftly cleared the snow-covered area and stored it into Arcadia.

The family followed her in, shovels in hand, ready to dig through the remains.

The fallen had come prepared; the spoils were rich and made Stella so thrilled she nearly shouted out in glee.

Her guess was spot on: Union Base was indeed divided by skin color.

Aside from those who had perished in the icy blaze, there were 20 soldiers smothered by the snow, and the rest were ordinary members.

The soldiers were geared up with top-of-the-line military submachine guns, body armor, and some even had military exoskeleton suits.

The ordinary Blue Eyes had civilian submachine guns and no body armor.

As for others with different skin colors, they carried mere pistols, their bodies leaner and their clothing clearly less insulated.

The hierarchy was severe, with no equality to speak of-it was survival of the fittest in its rawest form.

After stripping over a hundred bodies, they had amassed 3 flamethrowers, 20 military submachine guns, 23 civilian ones, 60 grenades, hundreds of pistols, and a treasure trove of ammo. There were also knives, watches, cigarettes, canned spam, and more.

Such bounty was like a generous gift from a loving father.

Stella was most pleased with the flamethrowers; she had been lacking such a tool.

The model they had acquired could spray over a wide area with a range of up to 50 meters, reaching temperatures of up to 1800 degrees Celsius.

After gathering the weapons, what came next wasn't for the faint-hearted. Stella took Rosie back to the villa for some rest, leaving Jasper to handle the grim task.

with a mix of gratitude and

the ever-dutiful

by the grim task, decided to help out

underwear, the clothes were

was grueling work, and by the end, they were all

urged Jasper to take a

not only praise but also a

found the ice hut had melted in flames, charred bodies sprawled atop the icy

a barrier against

fresh layer of snow, and placed

spot where the

a ten-meter hole in the thick

and the hole would take time to refreeze. After half a day, only a thin layer

to break the fragile ice and dumped the bodies into the sea, a feast for the

and soon there was no trace

defeat, and their retaliation would only grow more

a simple life, but some wouldn't grant

mankind, with no room for notions of good,

home,

the patrol deputy, and Snowflake stayed in to

Stella was still asleep when an excited Cooper burst

a gift for its

from Arcadia, but upon closer inspection, she realized it was much larger than

perhaps? Yet

it, Stella discovered it was a fertilized egg with an incredibly

did you find this?"

his tail, eager to show

about the ice hole; we need to keep an

snow-covered area around the hole had become

had emerged from the hole to lay its eggs last

cracked an egg into a

the extreme cold, the egg fluid was unfrozen and fresh, though it had a strong

what kind of egg

serious,

aback, "But crocodiles are

it was possible that species evolved to survive, migrating to

many of these

snow, a nest with

scalp tingled at the