18 Floors Above the Apocalypse novel Chapter 48

Everyone looked exhausted except for Jasper. Rosie had teardrops in her eyes and her face was as pale as a sheet, clearly traumatized.

Nobody spoke. The three men silently moved water towers.

Stella packed away the inflatable raft and carried a bundle of firewood upstairs. Angela walked ahead of her, stumbling and almost falling. Stella couldn't free her hands. She quickly pushed Angela with her body to keep her from falling.

As they continued upwards, Stella noticed Angela was walking oddly, most likely because of a foot injury.

Stella had a sensitive nose and could faintly smell blood. Was there a fight during their trip?

There were many eyes in the apartment building, and now was not the time to appear weak. If anyone discovered that people from the 18th floor was injured, there would be a swarm of people rushing in like mad dogs.

They returned to the 18th floor gritting their teeth. Angela placed the firewood in the hallway, her expression full of pain. Stella helped her into the room. "What happened?"

Angela had injured her leg. The gory hole in her leg was not made by a knife or gunshot, but by a tusk.

"It was a wild boar," Angela grimaced in pain.

Stella frowned. "You guys went into the forest again?"

"What else can we do?" Angela gave a bitter smile. "All our supplies are submerged underwater. People are dying from hunger every day. Today, we saw bodies being thrown out of buildings. There were more than one. We can barely last for seven or eight months. But supplies are getting harder and harder to find. What are we going to do in the future?"

The main purpose of the trip was to hunt in the forest. They climbed over several hills, and Cooper, as expected, found a family of wild boars. There were five in all, all with big bodies. After some discussion, they decided to hunt them.

Stella was worried for them. "Wild boars are very aggressive, not like farm pigs."

It was indeed risky, but wild boar meat could save lives. They had to take the risk.

Stella took out bandages and iodine, looking for surgical instruments and sutures. "This wound is too big and hard to stop bleeding. Should I take you to the hospital, or should I stitch you up?"

"It's not a big injury. You can stitch it."

Angela was used to injuries from boxing, so she didn't think it was a big deal. Besides, there were no medical supplies at the hospital, so it was better to do it at home.

Stella first disinfected the wound, then used anesthetic to numb the pain, and then started stitching. Lukas turned pale at the sight, tightly holding his girlfriend's hand. "Stella, Angela's life is in your hands now."

Angela pushed him away. "You're hurting my hand."

Cody rolled his eyes. "Stop being so mushy."

Angela wasn't the only one injured. Cody and Lukas also got hurt, but their injuries were minor.

Jasper was bleeding from a cut on his arm and was comforting the frightened and crying Rosie like nothing happened.

It was raining and slippery in the mountains. Angela killed an incoming boar with her bare hands, but was toppled by tusks.

Cooper was very brave. He and Jasper worked seamlessly together, killing the remaining four boars. Cody and Lukas also helped, but they were clearly not on the same level. If it weren't for Jasper's intervention, Cody would have been in serious danger. For that, Jasper got a scratch on his arm.

Rosie didn't participate. She was tied high up in a tree by Jasper and was completely terrified by the intense battle going on under the tree.

After stitching up Angela's wound, Stella started treating Jasper.