Chapter 139
Ang and the others were either stationed at a point or stuck during an outing patrol. Ste 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 de 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 intable boat spread quickly around the station.
After about 20 minutes, a voice echoed from the crowd, "Ste!"
Ang 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 Ang and the others to give them a lift. Some imed 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.
Ang 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 somepassion."
If it were right when the natural disaster struck, Ang 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 Ste''s boat, and she had already done them a huge favor bying to pick them
up. How could Ang 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 Ang became a team leader based on her
abilities, this woman secretly reported her behind her back.
Now that Ang had resigned, this woman had actually be 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, Ang 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.
Ste took advantage of the chaos, driving the intable 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, Ste
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 intable boat was long gone, leaving him to curse
and swear in impotent rage.
Back at Sunrise Sanctuary, they threw their luggage onto the shore. Ste 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.
Ste 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.
It was so hot that they were drenched in sweat climbing the stairs. When they got to the 17th floor,
they happened to see Ambering out, and only then did they realize that she had quit too. The
body collecting team not only collected bodies, but also cleaned up regr garbage.
The flood reurred and everything stopped again.
Everyone sighed, they would have to live with the stench of garbage in the future.
Hearing the sound, Cooper wagged its tail and went downstairs to greet his owner, whimpering non-
stop in his mouth.
When they got back home, Ste tossed the assault boat into Arcadia, rinsed it once with clean
water, dried it, and then cleaned herself from head to toe.
That night, just after dinner at 1801, there was a knock on the door. Before Jasper could speak,
Rosie jumped up to turn off the air conditioner fan, pushed open the bedroom door, and quickly hid
it.
Ste was shocked. Jasper did a good job of training Rosie; she had be very cunning. Not
only did she hide things, but she also didn''t forget to open the window to let the outside heat wave
in.
Rosie blinked, "Shush, we can''t let Cody and the others know that we have an air conditioning fan."
Ste was amused, "Alright."
Rosie even gave instructions to the dog, "Cooper, you can''t say anything either."
The people who came to seek survival experiences from 1803 brought a bag of dog food that
weighed 5 kilograms, saying it was to offset the fuel consumption of the assault boat.
Ste didn''t want it, but Ang insisted on giving it, and in the end, Cooper bit the bag and dragged
it to its side.
The three of them worked in the public security patrol team, and Ste and Jasper had always been
guarding the 18th floor. Those in room 1803 felt awful since they didn''t participate in the exchange
of supplies for the extremely hot weather.
"What''s the big deal? I need it for myself, and I got some for you guys too. It’s all bartering. If you
want it, take it. If not, I can give it to someone else and it won''t be a loss."
Of course they’d take it all; they were worried they didn’t have enough stuff prepared.
The rooftop was really too hot, and everyone discussed how to deal with the increasing disaster. It
was hard enough to survive the hot and humid sauna-like weather in the south coast in the summer,
let alone the unknown extreme heat.
Ste suggested, "Now that we''re all here, why don''t we disconnect the electric gate and use the
extra electricity for fans or car fridges?"
The others agreed. After nearly a year of trials and tribtions, they were all confident in their
abilities.
"What about showering?"
With the heat making them sweat even while breathing, showering was a priority.
Ste burst their bubbles, "Forget about showering. Just wipe down with some water every day."
Each person was allocated 4 tons of water from the 12 water towers. Once that was gone, they had
no more.
The city government woulde up with ways to purify the water, but it couldn''t supply enough for
the entire city''s poption. Even if they could, where would the watere from?
They all knew the answer.
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Would they dare to use it? Would they dare to drink it? Ste didn''t have the courage.
If they didn''t bathe, their bodies would stink. But when it came down to it, there''s nothing one could
do but try their best to adapt.
As for the garbage problem, they would deal with it the same way they always had.
It was better to avoid flushing the toilets at home if possible. At minus seventy degrees of extreme
cold, things like water pipes burst long ago. If they flushed waste into someone else''s home, the
neighbors downstairs would be livid. Moreover, the sound of rushing water would be a dead
giveaway that there was a water source on the 18th floor.
As for other supplies, Ste pulled out the list, "We have mosquitos, insecticides, water
purification tablets..."