18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 89

The words from Stella caused the gang leader to lose his temper instantly. He raised his gun to shoot.

Just in the nick of time, Drew stepped forward. “Hold your horses. We can talk this out.”

Then he turned to Stella. “Stella, I know you guys are tough, but it’s not wise to act rashly. Besides, times have changed. You guys don’t lack food. Staying alive is the most important thing, isn’t it? Don’t take your lives for granted. If you trust me, let me negotiate for you guys to reduce the amount of food you need to give. What do you think?”

Stella glanced at him. “How much are they giving you to keep running around like this?”

“What are you talking about?” Drew was taken aback. Then he burst into anger, “Stella, I almost lost my life trying to reduce the amount of food we had to give as protection money, but you guys suspect me like this?”

“You wear thick clothes and you still manage to get beat till you bled all over. Are you sure you didn’t just splash yourself with ketchup or some red ink?”

The survivors were shocked. They all looked at Drew, and their eyes were filled with anger and confusion.

“You’re making false accusations! I’ve always been upright and honest. I’ve never been corrupt.”

“You even can sacrifice other people’s lives, but you still claim yourself to be upright and honest. Where did half of the food Amanda and the others traded for end up?”

Drew was furious. “Alright, alright. Since you guys think I’m bad, I’m out. I quit!”

After saying that, he stepped aside.

Then, the survivors surrounded him. They finally got it. Other buildings only had to give 3 pounds of food, but they had to give 6 pounds to the gang. Drew, this bastard, was playing them like monkeys, and colluding with the gang!

The gang leader was furious. “You bitch, open the door and see if I don’t blow your head off.”

Opening the door was not a big deal, because Stella was not afraid of him at all.

Soon the door opened. A gun wickedly pressed against Stella’s chest, while another aimed at the others on the 18th floor. “All of you, don’t move and put your hands up!”

They heard that the 18th floor also had guns, so they had to strike first.

Stella stared at the gang leader. These guys were all wearing face masks. Only their eyes were visible. She couldn’t recognize any of them.

Even if they were surrounded by cops, as long as they took off their face masks, hid in a residential building and changed clothes, they would be untraceable.

She didn’t resist, pushed her samurai sword away, and then gave him a creepy smile. The gang leader was dazzled and lost his focus for a moment. Stella suddenly pulled out a dagger from her pocket and stabbed the gang leader a few times. Her movements were fast, like a lightning strike.

As blood flowed out, the gang leader kept pulling the trigger.

Stella cut towards his neck. “Fun, isn’t it?”

Even if the gun was real, she wasn’t afraid. She was wearing a cut-resistant suit and a bulletproof vest.

While she was acting, Angela rushed down and aimed at another one, hitting him heavily with her fist. That guy was knocked flying. A row of teeth came out. He fell to the ground vomiting blood.

His gun fell to the ground and was crushed under her foot.

It happened all so sudden. No one expected the two girls to be so fierce. The survivors were shocked, and even the remaining three gang members were scared out of their wits. It took them a while to come back to their senses. Then they charged with their clubs.

Jasper, thanks to his height advantage, swiftly snapped their necks.

Ah!!!

The onlookers were almost scared to death on the spot. The people from 18th floor killed people again!

The gang who had been domineering and oppressive just now, were all killed in less than five minutes. Everyone was terrified. The guys from 18th floor were really not to be messed with. They were more terrifying than the gang!

However, Stella didn’t intend to stop. She walked towards Drew with her sword.

Drew was so scared that his legs were shaking. “S-Stella, you guys have committed murder. It’s illegal!”

“Oh, so you know what’s illegal.” Stella smiled mysteriously. Her eyes were cold. “You took Amanda and the other girls out to trade for food, and colluded with the gang. Isn’t that illegal?”

“No, this is all a misunderstanding.”

“I see. Why don’t we break open your door and see how much stuff you have inside?”

Drew tried to argue, but Stella didn’t have the patience to listen. She stabbed him in the body. A dreadful scream rang out.

She didn’t stab his heart, but his shoulder. “Do you think you have nine lives like a cat? You keep trying to mess with us. Why are you so confident and thinking that we wouldn’t dare to kill you?”

After saying that, she grabbed his collar and threw him out of the window.

It was freezing cold outside. There was no flood. Falling from the 16th floor was definitely fatal.

“Ah!!!”

Drew’s wife screamed. She rushed up from the stairway, yelling at Stella, “You guys are crazy! How can you kill someone just like that? I’m going to call the cops on you. You monsters, monsters!”

“Sure, let them handle it. Let’s see how your husband colluded with the gang.”

“You’re so righteous? Why don’t you stop sacrificing other people’s lives?” Stella found it amusing. “You don’t want him to die. Why didn’t you stop him when he was breaking the law?”

She didn’t want to leave any trouble behind. “Instead of crying here, you should look after the stuff in your house. The more you eat, the less you have.”

Drew’s wife’s face changed dramatically, and the survivors’ eyes turned red. That was right. Drew was corrupt. All the stuff hoarded in his house was taken from them.

Not wanting to see these greedy and cowardly people, Stella turned around and left.

In the crowd, someone shouted, “You killed them. What if they come back for revenge? What are we going to do?”

Surely, they didn’t want to end up like the people in buildings 15 and 16. They didn’t appreciate Stella and the others’ actions. They even complained.

“Do you think I’m easier to talk to?” Stella swept her cold eyes over them. “Did you guys freeze your brains? Anyone who doesn’t want to live can step forward. I can grant your wish.”

Once she said that, no one dared to speak. Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

She turned around and went upstairs. As soon as she returned to the 18th floor, there were screams of horror and angry curses from below.

Stella listened for a while and was about to go back to her room, but she found Cooper dragging a bag excitedly upstairs.

Cody and Lukas were no different. Each of them had a bag of rice in their left hand and a weapon in their right. They looked so happy. They didn’t have the chance to appear in the fight, but followed the survivors to loot Drew’s house. There was indeed a lot of stuff inside.

Cooper had dragged a bag of flour, while Lukas and Cody each held a bag of 20 pounds of rice.

Cooper dragged a bag in front of her. 'Human, it’s what I earned today.'

Everyone shared a laugh and then divided equally the rice and flour among them. The Moore family received their share too.

Also, the folks from the 18th floor returned Katie’s heirloom bracelet. They didn’t want the people from the 17th floor to develop a habit of borrowing from them, so they accepted valuable items in exchange.

From the beginning, those living on the 18th floor had no intention of keeping the valuable items. As long as the others showed sincerity, the items could be returned.

Today, the Moore family didn’t lend a hand in this affair, but their stand was clear. As for the other two families, well...