All Chapters of The Apocalypse Hoarder: Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

Zoey raised the baseball bat and stared at the massive block of ice. She gritted her teeth and swung without hesitation. Her medical training helped. Handling corpses never shook her.A sharp crack rang out as the ice split. The jolt shot up her arms and made her wince. She dropped the bat with a soft cry.She rubbed her stinging palm and frowned. "It's way too hard."Before Cyrus could respond, she turned, went back into the apartment, and returned with a full-sized sledgehammer. "This will work better."Cyrus paused. He realized he had underestimated her.Zoey lifted the hammer and brought it down. The layer of ice was not that thick since Cyrus had used only a little water. She was not as delicate as she looked. One heavy blow shattered a sizable chunk.Cyrus held up his phone and recorded everything.Once she got past the first strike, her nerves leveled. Blow after blow followed, crack after crack, until the frozen lump broke into scattered shards. At that point, whatever l

Cyrus felt his eyes burn as he scrolled through the flood of messages.Even Zoey looked stunned. Beneath her shock, a knot of anxiety tightened. As a doctor and as a woman, she knew she wasn't irreplaceable, and she had little experience with relationships. If Cyrus ever found someone prettier or more capable, what then? Would he toss her aside?She bit her lip and made up her mind. She needed to prove her worth and hold on to Cyrus with everything she had.Meanwhile, the neighbors seethed with jealousy, envy, and plain hatred. One after another begged Cyrus to "let them in too."Diana reacted the worst. She nearly lost her grip on sanity when she saw the messages.Diana: [Cyrus, are you really with Zoey now?]Cyrus didn't reply, and panic crashed over her. She curled up in a filthy, rancid-smelling room, her hair matted. Andrew, Percy, and Gideon had been dead for days, rotting beside her. Yet she still clung to hope. She believed she would enter Cyrus' home one day and enjoy th

That single notification meant one thing. Cyrus no longer intended to acknowledge that woman. Sooner or later, she would die in this frozen apocalypse, and the pain and humiliation he dealt her today would serve as his closure.He set down his phone with a contented smile tugging at his lips. The more that wretched woman suffered, the happier he felt.Zoey pressed herself against him, her head resting on his shoulder as she looked up with curiosity.Cyrus turned toward her. Their eyes met. Then he frowned and grabbed her delicate hand. "Do you think I'm cruel?"Zoey's breath quickened, a flush rising across her pale cheeks, part tension, part excitement. "You must have your reasons for doing what you do."His gaze turned colder and darker. His mind drifted back to his previous life, to what Diana had done. He had given her everything, and she betrayed him. She had tricked him into opening his door and let the neighbors rush in, tear him apart, and eat him alive.That kind of pain

Kenneth's voice grew weaker, as if he felt too embarrassed to continue. After a long hesitation, he finally said, "Cyrus, I want to ask you something.""Kenneth, no need to be polite with me. Go ahead. If I can help, I'll do my best.""It's like this," Kenneth said with clear unease. "Chloe's daughter, Tammy, has a fever. I don't have any medicine at home. She's burning up from head to toe. Her mother and I are both scared to death. Cyrus, do you still have medicine?"By the end, his voice trembled pleadingly.Cyrus' eyes widened a little, as if he had just heard some incredible gossip.He never expected Chloe to land Kenneth of all people. That woman had sharp instincts. Out of all the single men in the building, she still managed to set her sights on the best option after him.Yet when he remembered how Chloe had survived in the previous lifetime, he understood at once. She looked pitiful and helpless but had lived even longer than he had. She was not as simple as she appeared.

"I know you have a kind heart, so I forced myself to make this request. For Tammy's sake, and for Kenneth's sake too. Please let my child stay in your home for a while."She had said everything she could and even pulled Kenneth into it. Under normal circumstances, anyone who was not completely cold-hearted would have softened. When one wanted something big, they would often begin with something small. Once someone agreed to the small request, refusing the larger one became much harder.This alone showed that the woman was far from simple.Chloe had avoided discussing this with Kenneth in advance. She waited until Cyrus handed over the medicine, then pushed out her real request.But she misjudged how unyielding Cyrus was.Cyrus leaned against the door with his arms crossed. "Chloe, if this were before the apocalypse, I would have agreed without hesitation."But right now, you know the situation. Everyone in this building wants to break into my home. Everyone wants my supplies. Eve