18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 557

Chapter 557

Years of surviving natural disasters had made everyone experts in staying alive. Stella, feeling her strength return, examined the seaweed closely. There were no signs of abnormal growth.

"Why don't we give it a try?" Amelia suggested.

No one objected; in fact, they were eager to try. They chose the healthiest-looking strand, washed it thoroughly, chopped it into pieces, and blanched it in boiling water for ten minutes. Then, they added a generous amount of salt and let it stew for a full hour.

An hour should be enough to kill any virus.

But when it finally came time to eat, there was a palpable hesitation. Jake, one of the team members, stood up decisively. "I'll go first."

With a bravery that bordered on recklessness, he grabbed a forkful of the seaweed and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing and swallowing determinedly.

"How does it feel?" the others asked nervously.

Stella couldn't help but laugh. "Even if there were any viruses, they'd be dead by now. At worst, you might get an upset stomach, and I've got medicine for that. Don't worry too much."

Relieved, Amelia added, "Right, Stella's our medic."

After half an hour with no ill effects, Jake helped himself to another generous forkful. Another half hour passed, and he ate even more. After two hours without any sign of discomfort, Jake went for a whole bowl.

Stella finally intervened. "Moderation is key. Let's not actually ruin your stomach."

That night, Jake slept without any adverse reactions, and the group decided to have seaweed soup for breakfast the next morning. True to their plan, Stella and the others enjoyed a hearty seaweed soup the following day.

Kindle Chest had been retrieved, and Cole proposed they collect seaweed as a supplementary food source. Most of the seaweed grew in shallow waters,

and it was too early to return. Jasper agreed, "Let's spend some time gathering seaweed. It'll be a valuable addition

members dove into the sea while three stayed above to collect the haul, spreading it out

seaweed. Since a pound of wet seaweed dried down

bit tired of it, the seaweed was a welcome change to their diet and provided many of the nutrients their bodies needed, so everyone

hundred nautical miles away. The team members, all around the same age, quickly became familiar with one

whenever their captain flaunted his sweet relationship, feeling like they were at a live 'rubbing-salt-in-the-wounds' show. Even in the face of disaster, the sweetness

During casual chats, Amelia and some of the others even speculated about the

aware of a hundred or so coordinates. I

just look for the known coordinates. We need to search for the undiscovered ones as well," one

agreement. "Good point. The submarine's sonar is on

next morning, they arrived at the coordinates. The depth of the seabed was manageable, but the sonar indicated that half of the Kindle Chests were buried

they had come too far not to try. A trio donned their diving gear and descended towards the ocean floor. Stella approached the side of a chest

Cole rushed over to assist, and together they struggled against the pull of the rope. Receiving the distress signal, teammates aboard

As the pressure eased, Stella's strength started to return. She clutched her oxygen mask,

waking to find they had already left the vicinity of

best diving gear couldn't reach it," Jasper replied with concern. "Are

She hurried to the Arcadia for a feast to reward herself. As she opened her door, she was met with the worried gazes of

team had come to accept the existence of "special abilities," although they were unsure who among them

Regardless, they admired whit

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