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

his gaze, "No, thank

genuinely uninterested? His expression revealed nothing but calmness once the initial shock

remembered the matter at hand, "How's

the steel plate beneath, causing his muscles and bones to

happen when you were

looked away, "No,

unsure if he was telling

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

out, even if they suspected something, they should

about five minutes since 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 can't

and Stella trusted his judgement. But she was still cautious and left the

out, Jasper was

quickly regained

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 can control it to self-destruct with my mind." Listening to her explanation, Jasper

couldn't afford to let her

mess, footprints smeared all over

rushing out of the office building, "Now! Don't let them

They were heading towards the

look

attention, they didn't run but

They have guns, and the

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

faster. They reached the residential area

Jasper led

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

stainless steel doors on the 17th and 18th

If those on the 18th floor are dead, you have to return my

tattooed arm, kicked

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

foot and stomped hard on the woman's