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.

was a little awkward. Stella probed, "Would

gaze, "No,

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

remembered the matter at hand,

lodged in the steel plate beneath, causing his muscles and bones to throb with numbing pain. "I'm fine. It's

it happen when you were pulling me just

looked away, "No,

gaze, unsure if he

broke the silence, "Do you

rope thrown out, even if they suspected something, they

should have been about five minutes since they entered, but to be cautious, he asked, "Is the time in Arcadia the

should have left then, but we can't let

was experienced in combat, and Stella trusted his judgement. But she was still

stepped out, Jasper was forcibly ejected

aback, but quickly regained his balance

all living things will be kicked out. Also, Arcadia can't have two owners. Once it recognizes an

afford to let her

lounge was a mess, footprints smeared all over the

a group of people rushing out of

They were heading towards the

a look and

attention, they didn't run but took the shortcut

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

secure. Plus, he had thought about possible attack scenarios and countermeasures in the past few days. As

faster. They reached

building, Jasper

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

on the 17th and 18th floors. They also

caught up with them, urgently saying, "I've told you everything I know. If those on the 18th floor are dead, you

tattooed

cry, but clung desperately

lifted his other foot and stomped hard on the woman's