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,

gaze, "No,

revealed nothing but calmness once the

at hand,

bullet hole, and the bullet lodged in the steel plate beneath, causing his muscles

when you were pulling

away, "No, don't

catch his gaze, unsure if he was

broke the silence, "Do you

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

about five minutes since they entered, but to be cautious, he

but we can't let our

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

Jasper was forcibly

was taken aback, but quickly regained his

Stella explain, "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,

couldn't afford to let her guard

a mess, footprints smeared all

a group of people rushing out of the office

were heading towards the Sunrise

a look and followed them

run but took the

"You don't need to worry. The folks in 1803 are tough. They have guns, and the door on the 17th floor is still electrified. It won't

he had thought about possible attack scenarios and countermeasures in the past few days. As long as Cody and the others didn't mess up, they wouldn't be

the shortcut was faster. They reached the

no major movements in the building, Jasper led Stella to a

of people barged in with a menacing aura. It was the same group they

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

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

a tattooed arm, kicked the woman

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

lifted his other foot and stomped hard