18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 98

Jasper locked eyes with Stella, "I'll do my best."

Yet their adversaries were hell-bent on taking their lives. An axe sliced through the air, splintering the wooden door of the lounge with a thunderous crash. Well, seemed like no one was getting away today. Even the most formidable wouldn't be able to retreat unscathed under the enemy's heavy fire.

In the blink of an eye,

Stella grabbed Jasper's hand and whisked them into her Arcadia.

Several assailants stormed in, firing their guns indiscriminately.

The lounge was in complete disarray, its windows shattered.

The scene left Jasper utterly stunned.

Stella had no other choice. She couldn't just leave Jasper behind to be riddled with bullets.

On top of that, the shot in his shoulder could have happened while he was pulling her to safety.

As the saying goes, man proposes, God disposes. The secret was out.

The silver lining was that even in Arcadia, Stella was always alert.

The RV was parked in the upstairs living room. All the food and supplies were stashed in various locked rooms. The main hall on the ground floor was completely empty, with nothing but the floating holographic timer. Meanwhile, Stella kept her hand in her pocket, her finger poised on the trigger.

If Jasper showed the slightest sign of greed, she wouldn't hesitate to send him to meet his maker.

After recovering from the shock, Jasper turned to Stella, "Where are we?"

Stella tapped her nose thoughtfully, "Hmm, how do I put this, this is my Arcadia."

"Arcadia?"

Jasper furrowed his brow. Such a fantastical place was beyond his imagination.

His gaze landed on the fertile garden, the stacked furniture in the corner, the chopped wood and bamboo, as well as the sprouting peanuts and corn seedlings, vibrant green vegetables, and ripe red grapes. Once again, his pupils dilated in shock.

little awkward. Stella probed, "Would you

retracted his gaze, "No, thank

he too cunning or genuinely uninterested? His expression revealed nothing but calmness once

matter at

had a bullet hole, and the bullet lodged in the steel plate beneath, causing his muscles and bones to

you

looked away,

to catch his gaze, unsure if

bit awkward again. She broke the silence, "Do you think

shattered and the escape rope thrown out, even if they suspected

it should have been about five minutes since they entered, but to be cautious, he asked, "Is

should have left then, but we can't let

experienced in combat, and Stella trusted his judgement.

stepped out, Jasper was forcibly ejected by a powerful

regained his

Once it recognizes an owner, it can't be taken away. If something happens, I can control it to self-destruct with my mind." Listening to her explanation, Jasper didn't react much. He simply said, "That's

to let her guard down and continued to

was a mess, footprints

group of people rushing out of the office building,

were heading towards the

two exchanged a look and followed

attracting attention, they didn't run but took the

kept his cool, "You don't need to worry. The folks in 1803 are tough. They have guns,

and countermeasures in the past few days. As long as Cody and the others didn't mess up,

They reached

no major movements in the building, Jasper

hid, a group of people barged in with a menacing aura.

the 17th and 18th floors.

you everything I know. If

a tattooed arm,

ground with a cry, but clung desperately to the thug's leg, "You promised,

foot and stomped hard