Chapter 94


    Because of Ste’s firm refusal, everyone at 1803 decided to keep a share for themselves, while the


    rest was given to her for safekeeping, to be exchanged for supplies when the opportunity arose.


    “What about those two households downstairs?”


    Ang, known for her fiery temper, retorted, “Let’s get down there. Break their doors down, and kick


    them all out. They make me sick to my stomach.”


    Cody, lost in thought, asked, “What about the Moores?”


    The Moores were not bad. It was the other two households that were a headache. They were


    always scheming.


    “We can’t worry about everyone else. We just need to hold down the fort at the 18th floor.”


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    Being greedy? There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.


    Today’s events served as a lesson for everyone at the 18th floor. They had to be careful not to draw


    attention to themselves.


    Ang spoke up, “When my bad luckes, don’t do anything foolish like trying to save me.”


    “Same goes for me,” Cody said solemnly. “I’m a lone wolf. If I die, no one would miss me. Don’t fall


    into a trap trying to save me.”


    Lukas, holding Ang in his arms, dered, “Baby, if I’m going to die, I want to die with you.”


    Ste pushed them away. “Are you all trying to jinx yourselves? Do you want to die?”


    “Right, let’s not tempt fate. We need to stay alive till the end of time, to see the end of this disaster


    and the world returning to civilization.”


    When Ste and Jasper left, Ang suddenly remembered something important. “Where’s our


    firewood?” They rushed downstairs, only to find that the firewood was gone.


    Ang, with hands on her hips, shouted at the other survivors in the building, “Who took my


    firewood? If you don’t want to die, return it within half an hour, and I’ll pretend this never happened.


    Otherwise, don’t me me for dealing with you one by one!”


    This was firewood they had risked their lives to chop. They couldn’t just let others take it.


    After shouting, she returned upstairs to rest.


    Lukas kept track of the time and went downstairs to collect the firewood as soon as half an hour


    was up. To their surprise, the firewood was returned, just tossed in the hallway of the building. After


    a few trips, they managed to retrieve all the firewood they had chopped.


    Ste sighed, “We really have a bad reputation around here.”


    The firewood was a minor issue. The real problem was how to deal with these gangsters.


    Ste knew where their stronghold was. If they were going to strike, they had to make sure it was a


    fatal blow.


    These people were part of a gang, called The Chaos. Ste remembered it clearly because she had


    seen them publicly tried and executed in her previous life. But that was monthster, far from now.


    In her previous life, they not only extorted food from the survivors but also abused innocent women


    and harmed public servants. They were evil personified.


    The survivors were in despair. The police and security teams investigated but to no avail. Later, the


    government mobilized special forces and even the army to eradicate The Chaos.


    Apart from those who were eliminated on the spot, hundreds were publicly tried for their crimes.


    Their long list of crimes was so extensive that it took half an hour to read it all. They deserved to die


    a thousand times over.


    As Ste recalled these events, important details surfaced in her mind.


    In the evening, she dressed in worn-out clothes and told Ang, “I’m going out for a bit.”


    Ang was concerned. “What are you going to do?”


    “We can’t just sit and wait. I want to gather some information. Knowledge is power.”


    “I’lle with you.”


    “Two people would attract too much attention. I’ll go first and we can figure out what to doter.”


    “Okay, just be careful.”


    Bundled up, Ste headed towards Unity Vige.


    Dressed in ragged clothes and carrying nothing of value, she was ignored by the thieves and


    robbers on the streets. Why would they waste energy on someone who had nothing valuable?


    By the time she reached Unity Vige, it was almost dark. Ste found a wind-shielded spot and


    observed the area with her binocrs.


    There were guards at the gate checking everyone’s identities. It seemed they needed a round


    object and a password to enter.


    It had been a long time, and Ste couldn’t remember everything. She only remembered the pass


    and password from their action.


    By watching their mouth movements, Ste quickly figured out the password.


    Unity Vige had four entrances and exits. The passwords cycled and the pass for each entrance


    was different.


    Under the cover of darkness, Ste checked each entrance and exit. She watched as they carried


    the extorted goods into the vige. She saw people leaving the vige drunk. All of them were


    nourished with the stolen supplies from the survivors.


    Just as she was about to leave, she saw a group of men forcefully dragging several girls into the


    vige. Once they stepped into such a ce, there was no chance of getting out.


    Ste felt heavy-hearted and quickly slipped into Arcadia. She spent half an hour writing a letter, put


    on her night-vision goggles, and skated through the icy winds.


    She arrived at the new police station, which was dark and deserted. Originally understaffed, the


    police station was now a target for criminals.


    It was dangerous enough in the daytime, let alone at night. There was no one on duty. Efforts had


    been made to establish a security patrol team, but with the swift breakdown ofw and order,


    apanied by the explosive increase in crime rates, resources were stretched thin. Even as the


    body collection team found themselves overwhelmed with requests, the security team was yet to be


    adequately staffed. Compared to starving, they were more afraid of losing their lives.


    The governmentter deployed heavy forces and eliminated many criminals, gradually improving


    the security situation.


    Ste dropped the letter into the mailbox. It contained all the information she had about the Dragon


    yers. If the police believed her and seized the opportunity to strike, they could not only protect


    many survivors but also reduce their own sacrifices.


    Now, their illegal operations were just beginning.


    Ste was only human. She lived another life, but she just wanted to live longer. This was all she


    could do.


    When she returned to Sunrise Sanctuary, she saw a tall figure in front of her. Ste quickened her


    pace. “Jasper?”


    The figure stopped. “Ste?”


    Ste was taken aback. “Why did you go out?”


    “I was feeling cooped up, so I went out for some fresh air,” Jasper replied. “What about you?”


    Ste nodded, “Same here.”


    The two of them shared a look and augh. Without further questions, they headed upstairs in


    unison.


    The bodies from the day had been on the 16th floor for a while, frozen stiff. No one hade to


    collect them. The residentsined about theck of decency of those living at the 18th floor,


    grumbling as they teamed up to toss the bodies out of the window.


    Just as they turned around, they saw Ste and Jasper standing silently at the stairway exit.


    “Ah!” Thedy from the 16th floor shrieked. Her face was as pale as a sheet. “We... we didn’t say


    anything bad about you!” After saying that, she retreated to her room, mming and bolting the


    door behind her.


    The folks on the 18th floor were as spooky as ghosts, truly frightening. They were just casually


    chatting, without any ill intent. They really didn’t dare to cross paths with them!