18 Floors Above the Apocalypse novel Chapter 136

Stella took a swift kick, sending the man tumbling down the staircase, unable to rise from the heavy fall. She descended the stairs, her expression blank as she stepped onto his throat without releasing for a while.

Exiting the office building, she arrived at their designated meeting spot. Jasper was already waiting, “Is it done?”

Stella nodded, “I took care of it, and you?”

“Yeah, no loose ends.”

They had managed to gather all the supplies they needed and, unless something unexpected happened, they wouldn't need to venture out before the extreme heat arrived.

By the time Cody and the others returned from their break, the temperature had already risen to over 40 degrees below zero.

They were shocked to see several water towers stacked in the hallway, “Stella, we seem to have enough water towers.”

They had dragged back seven water towers to the rooftop, only for the extreme cold to abruptly hit, freezing all the pipes.

Now Stella had brought back even more, not only filling the hallway but also placing several on the stairs. Were they collecting junk?

Lukas and Angela were slow to react, but Cody figured it out, “Stella, are we stockpiling water?”

“Exactly, it wasn't easy to get these, we were waiting for you guys to come back and set them up.”

Thankfully, the temperature had risen by nearly 30 degrees. If the survivors didn't react soon, it would indeed be a matter of life and death.

Stella was just ahead of the curve. Already, rumors were circulating that the extreme cold was coming to an end. Some were filled with joy, while those with access to information were secretly stockpiling supplies.

Katie came up the other day, stating that there was a 70-80% chance of extreme heat in the future and advised them to prepare as soon as possible.

For the sake of survival, she and Jasper had nearly broken their legs dragging water towers up the stairs the previous day. They didn't hold back this time and shared two water towers with the Moore family as a reward.

Katie was thrilled, “You guys are so resourceful, we couldn't find any water towers even when we asked others.”

She insisted on exchanging food for them, but Stella declined, “If you ever get seeds that can withstand heat and drought, just give us a share.”

It wasn't just Katie. Other survivors in the community also saw the 18th floor as a weather vane. They had learned their lesson and began to gather water towers after seeing the 18th floor doing the same.

The people from the 18th floor were doing so well, they must be well connected. Or maybe they had gotten some secret information. Anyway, it was right to follow their lead.

Suddenly, water towers became hot commodities.

Monkey, constantly being asked for water towers by customers was speechless.

He was now seriously doubting everything. Stella had traded so many supplies from him with a hundred pounds of potatoes, and there were several water towers among those traded items.

He was going crazy!

He had just been pleased with himself for getting rid of the junk, and now people were offering twenty pounds of potatoes for a water tower.

What to do, this was agreed upon by the boss, but the boss was always capricious, and Monkey was sure he’d get beaten to death.

Ah, Stella had tricked him again!!!

“A-choo!” Stella sneezed several times in a row, rubbing her nose fiercely.

Jasper handed her some hot water, “Got a cold?”

“No.” Stella's eyelids twitched, “I feel like someone is cursing me.”

Jasper chuckled, ruffling her hair, “Don't think too much.”

Stella stood up, “I'm going to 1803.”