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.

awkward. Stella probed, "Would you like some

his gaze, "No,

revealed nothing but calmness once the initial shock had

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 happen when you were pulling

away,

to catch his gaze, unsure if he was telling

She broke the silence, "Do you think

the escape rope thrown out, even if they suspected something, they should leave once they couldn't find

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

should have left then, but we

his judgement. But she was still cautious and left the

out, Jasper was forcibly ejected

aback, but quickly regained his balance and

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

couldn't afford to let her guard down and continued to

CEO's lounge was a mess, footprints

group of people rushing out of the

heading towards the Sunrise

look and followed

attention, they didn't run but took

are tough. They have guns, and the door on the 17th

scenarios and countermeasures in the past few days. As long as Cody and the others

They

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

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

stainless steel doors on the 17th and

everything I know. If those on the

thugs, sporting a tattooed arm, kicked the woman away, "Shut

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

thug lifted his other foot and stomped hard