18 Floors Above the Apocalypse novel Chapter 139

Angela and the others were either stationed at a point or stuck during an outing patrol. Stella sat on the speedboat, waiting, with her crossbow aimed at those survivors the whole time. She remained silent, her eyes icy and intimidating, like a sharp blade ready to fly out at any moment. The crowd felt uneasy, but subconsciously sensed that this woman wasn't someone to mess with. No one dared to cross her, but they all started grumbling among themselves.

Soon, news of the fierce woman in the inflatable boat spread quickly around the station.

After about 20 minutes, a voice echoed from the crowd, "Stella!"

Angela and the other two walked out, carrying clothes and bedding on their backs, each holding a crossbow.

Seeing that it was their friends from the security patrol, the crowd started chattering again. They asked Angela and the others to give them a lift. Some claimed they had elderly family members to take care of, and others said their children were starving at home. In short, they were trying to guilt-trip them. If they didn't give them a lift, they were deemed heartless.

Angela decisively refused. "I'm sorry, but I can't make decisions about the speedboat. It's not mine."

"We're colleagues. You could've shown some compassion."

If it were right when the natural disaster struck, Angela might have felt guilty, but after witnessing too many dark things over the past year, she considered it an achievement just to keep herself safe. She really had no intention of helping others.

Besides, it was Stella's boat, and she had already done them a huge favor by coming to pick them up. How could Angela possibly agree to take on additional passengers without her consent?

There was the overbearing woman who had connections with the executives. She had always been jealous and had made life difficult for them. Although Angela became a team leader based on her abilities, this woman secretly reported her behind her back.

Now that Angela had resigned, this woman had actually become even more unscrupulous by demaning them to send her home.

"Go to hell!"

In the past, for the sake of survival, she had to endure even if unwilling. But now, no one can stop her.

With a swift punch, Angela not only sent the woman flying but also knocked out a few of her teeth.

Lukas joined in, "Bullying my wife? You're asking for it."

So what if she had connections? They had quit!

They quickly shocked the crowd into silence, causing everyone to step back.

Stella took advantage of the chaos, driving the inflatable boat over. The three of them quickly loaded their stuff onto the boat, all the while keeping an eye out for any sneak attacks.

Everyone was too afraid to approach, so they could only watch as they left, stomping their feet in frustration.

Just as they were about to leave, a man suddenly charged at them. Without any hesitation, Stella pulled the trigger and an arrow whizzed past his ear.

"Ah!" The man screamed in pain, quickly covering his bleeding ear with his hand.

The crowd was shocked, quickly retreating to avoid getting involved.

By the time the man came to his senses, the inflatable boat was long gone, leaving him to curse and swear in impotent rage.

Back at Sunrise Sanctuary, they threw their luggage onto the shore. Stella asked, "What happened to your rubber dinghy?"

It was still there when they woke up this morning, but after they were away for just two hours, they found the locker door had been pried open and their rubber dinghy had been stolen. Cody also lost his bed quilt, and two pairs of his underwear went missing. The ground was slick with ice, making it impossible to walk without falling. The three of them had to stay to find the thief, but they had no leads.

Stella reassured them, "As long as you are okay, that's what matters."

Lukas was frustrated, "They said they would let us go the day before yesterday, but they couldn’t recruit more people, and recently, survivors have been searching everywhere for extremely hot supplies. The public security has deteriorated suddenly."

Their boss pleaded, insisting that they must stay for another two days.

They thought that it would just be two more days. Who knew they would hit the jackpot and encounter extreme heat.