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.

a little awkward. Stella

his gaze, "No,

expression revealed nothing but calmness

the matter at hand, "How's

and the bullet lodged in the steel plate beneath, causing his muscles and bones to throb with numbing pain. "I'm fine. It's not

when you were pulling me just

looked away, "No,

his gaze, unsure if

again. She broke the silence, "Do

if they suspected something, they

entered, but to be cautious, he asked, "Is the time in Arcadia the same as outside?" "It's

should have left then, but we

trusted his judgement. But she

Jasper was forcibly ejected by a

aback, but quickly regained

"Arcadia only recognizes its owner. If I'm not in it, all living things will be kicked out. Also, Arcadia can't have two owners. Once it recognizes an owner, it can't be taken away. If something happens, I

afford to let her

was a mess, footprints smeared all

out

good. They were heading towards

a look and

didn't run but took

The folks in 1803 are tough. They have guns, and the door on the

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

faster. They reached the

movements in the building, Jasper led Stella to a concealed

they hid, a group of people barged in with a menacing aura. It was the same group they had encountered in the

this building. There are stainless steel doors on the 17th and 18th floors.

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

the thugs, sporting a tattooed arm, kicked the woman

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

foot and