18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 499

The pain in her gut was unbearable, and Stella fought to stand, only to cough up a mouthful of blood.

At the same moment, a net flew through the air, ensnaring both her and Jasper.

Ignoring her own predicament, Stella reached out to nudge Jasper, who had also been shot and lay motionless. "Jasper," she whispered, her voice trembling.

Jasper was drenched in blood, unresponsive.

Knowing how crafty the Australians were, the leader didn't approach. Instead, he ordered his men to drag Jasper over and pressed a gun to his head. "One wolf's life isn't enough. How about adding his?"

Stella tried to stand, but the blood in her eyes blinded her. "Don't hurt him," she pleaded desperately.

The leader sneered arrogantly, "Give me one good reason."

"I can give you my power, but you must let him go. If not, I'll kill myself right now." "Threatening us?"

The gang erupted into laughter, as if they had heard the world's most absurd joke.

Stella joined in the laughter, then pressed the gun to her own temple. "My power chip is hidden in my brain. If I blow my brains out, the power will disappear with me. Let him go, and I'll give you the power."

The leader narrowed his eyes dangerously, "Are you bargaining with me?"

"If you don't believe me, you can try," Stella said weakly. "But think it over. The power chip is unique; it can only be used for two hours a day, and overuse drains the spirit. If it exceeds two hours, it becomes useless."

The leader stared at Stella, trying to gauge the truth of her words.

Every corner of the base was under surveillance, both visible and hidden, and every move they made was under his watchful eye.

The man was skilled but had no powers.

The woman had powers, but she seemed increasingly weary. They had been overheard whispering that her power was nearly depleted and they needed to act fast.

Riddled with bullets, Stella wouldn't last much longer.

Seeing her on the brink of death, the leader relented, "Fine. Give me the power, and I'll let him go."

Stella's power wasn't just for storing things; people could vanish and reappear on the spot, meaning she could only disappear where she stood.

Once they pinpointed her weakness, they were confident she couldn't escape.

He was reluctant to trust the Australians, known for their cunning and deep strategies.

But now, he had no choice.

Initially, they wanted to deal with them because they were close to the Russians and skilled in healing.

join or die, an easy

pit. His men disappeared without a trace, yet the Australians

his territory, and he couldn't tolerate threats to his

into the base

everything they had at them,

was not the outcome

in shambles and his forces decimated, even if he

the survivors still

knew how hard-won

were opportunists, ready to turn at the slightest hint of

risk it;

if the base was in ruins, he'd still be

used Jasper's life as a bargaining

and demanded an

trust you, but I do trust your God! If you lie, may

remained deadlocked, Stella's finger tight on the

considering the possibility that she wasn't lying and that the

moment, someone behind

approached the leader and whispered something in his

crossed the leader's face, then

hand and swore

oath, Stella added a condition-she needed to see Jasper alive before agreeing to the surgery to

didn't

staggered to her feet and headed towards

losing blood fast, barely in control of her body, swaying with

remained

anything, the soldiers kept

neared Jasper, a soldier beside her suddenly struck,

Stella's reflexes were slow, and

sent

"Take

find the power chip, everything would

was alive, meaning

on the surgery table

first, they had to scan her body to

Australians were too crafty to

her power filled the leader with excited frenzy,

"Boss, watch out!"

the Five Eyes Syndicate

The leader turned instinctively.

"Bang, bang, bang..."