18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 200

Stella smirked at Bryce, "I'll send you straight to hell, where all those people you killed and looted are waiting to settle the score."

"Hold on, I have food and guns, and I can make you the leader of the base. Please, spare me."

"Why should I spare you?" Stella retorted, "If I kill you, all the base's supplies will be mine anyway."

With that, she ignored his pleas and turned to Jasper, "You and Rosie keep an eye on them. Cooper and I will go and collect the loot."

Had it not been for the fear of attracting unnecessary attention, Stella would have set fire to the place already.

Bryce's wailing was getting on everyone's nerves. Jasper gagged him, "Be careful, and make it quick."

Stella, taking Cooper with her, disappeared into the night.

The first target was Bryce's extravagant mansion. On the first floor was a wine cellar, filled with all sorts of wines, cognac, tequila, and XO among others. There were about two to three hundred bottles, all of which she took.

In the living room cabinets, there were plenty of tea and cigarettes, all top brands. Regardless of whether they were expired or not, she took them all.

Unexpectedly, Bryce had a massive library filled with hundreds of books on science, humanities, technology, industry, emotions, psychology, and many magazines. She took everything, including the bookshelves, artworks, sculptures, and three safes.

The master bedroom was huge, with a walk-in closet that was hundreds of square feet. Stella only took the sculptures and left the rest for the lucky ones.

There was a room next to the master bedroom with a heavy stainless steel door. Stella, being a seasoned burglar, knew there must be something good inside. Without a word, she took out a crowbar.

As expected, inside was Bryce's private arsenal, with more than twenty guns of various types and thousands of bullets, as well as more than ten sets of bulletproof vests and helmets.

She wondered how Bryce could be such a coward with all these weapons at his disposal. Perhaps his fear of death was inborn.

On the third floor, well, there were five or six rooms filled with certain types of gears that would make any woman blush. Had Bryce been there, Stella would have hung him up with a pig hook.

Just as she was about to leave, she noticed several large boxes on top of the cabinet where the gears were stored.

The gears were clean, but the boxes were dusty.

Stella, being curious, opened the boxes one by one. They were all filled with famous brand condoms, totaling up to several tens of thousands.

So had they robbed the condom factory? Unfortunately, they didn't use them, caring only for their own pleasure and completely disregarding the women's wellbeing. In their eyes, the women were far less valuable than livestock.

Their lack of appreciation was Stella's gain. She was overjoyed at the prospect of how many supplies she could trade these for. She thanked Bryce wholeheartedly.

From the mansion, Stella headed straight for the freezer warehouse. She had seen them moving a lot of good stuff in there over the past few days.

Sure enough, there were more than forty sheep and six cows, all recently slaughtered. She took everything, not forgetting to dismantle the diesel generator.

There were a few warehouses lined up, next to which was a place for storing gasoline and diesel. When she opened the door, Stella was shocked by the sight of numerous oil drums. Including those she had brought back from Alpha Outpost today, there were at least over 200 tons.

She didn't expect Bryce to be such a hoarder, despite his cowardice. It was all worth the effort she and Jasper had put in.

After collecting the oil, she took all the twenty or so cars parked by the warehouses. They were either off-road vehicles or trucks. Next to it was a large supplies warehouse, filled with the smell of dried seafood. The warehouse was huge. Apart from the large amount of dried seafood, there were mountains of sweet potatoes and potatoes, as well as a lot of rice, flour, grain, and various coarse grains. All in all, there were at least fifty to sixty thousand pounds.

This time, they had enough food to last several lifetimes.

Just as Stella was about to put everything into Arcadia, Cooper suddenly growled a warning.

Someone was coming! Why now of all times?

Just as she was suspicious, an explosion suddenly sounded. Stella ran out of the warehouse to see the playground engulfed in a sea of fire.

What happened? Under normal circumstances, they would only set fire when leaving. Why did Jasper suddenly change his mind?

Something was wrong!

It would take quite some time to collect everything from the large warehouse. Worried about Jasper and Rosie, Stella didn't hesitate to run towards the playground.

Halfway there, she ran into Jasper and Rosie. She quickly asked, "What happened?"

"People are coming."

Who was coming? He didn't seem to be afraid of anyone.

"It's Evan and his men."

Evan? Stella was taken aback, and it took her a while to remember who he was, "What's he doing here?"

"There was an explosion on the border of Griffith this morning. It probably caught Evan's attention, and he realized that Alpha Outpost had been wiped out, so he organized a police force to come over."

Jasper asked, "Have you finished collecting the supplies? Evan is very shrewd. He can't be fooled. We can't run into them. We need to leave immediately."

"There are tens of thousands of pounds of food in the large warehouse that haven't been collected. There's probably a lot of stuff in the houses of those in charge too." Stella thought for a moment, "We have enough food. Why don't we leave it for Evan and his people?"

Last time they dealt with The Chaos, it was Evan who planned and led the operation. The survival supplies they found were all returned to the victims as much as possible without any private hoarding.

This batch of supplies was also plundered from the lower-class survivors. She believed they would handle things fairly and return them to the people in the end.

Moreover, the rice, flour, oil, and grains had been stored for two years in extreme weather conditions. If not stored properly, a lot of it would be spoiled and wouldn't taste good. Even if she put it in Arcadia, she wouldn't eat it, and she couldn't donate it to survivors. It would be better for Evan and his people to deal with it.

Jasper had no objections, "That works." From NôvelDrama.Org.

In the distance, lights were approaching quickly, accompanied by the sound of rushing footsteps. Without any hesitation, the trio and the dog sneaked away from the base through the back door.

Taking advantage of Rosie's distraction, Stella threw out two weapon cabinets. Inside were dozens of weapons, which were almost all taken by tattooed men. These weapons weren't very useful to the two of them, so they decided to give them to Evan.

The police station should be in need. With these, they could better protect themselves, or give empty shells to patrol officers for self-defense and deterrence.

She had collected a fair share from Bryce, which, when combined with what they had already stashed away, meant they were not short on firepower.

In the darkness, a group of people, a few hundred yards away, moved quickly towards the sound of explosions, while Stella and her crew made a swift retreat.