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.

little awkward. Stella probed,

retracted his gaze,

cunning or genuinely uninterested? His expression revealed nothing but

the matter at

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,

catch his gaze, unsure if he was

She broke the silence,

if they suspected something, they should leave

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

should have left then, but we

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

stepped out, Jasper was forcibly ejected by a

but quickly regained

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 didn't react much.

her guard down and continued to

mess, footprints smeared all

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

heading towards

exchanged a look and followed them

run but took the shortcut

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

in the past few days. As long as Cody and the others didn't mess

faster. They reached

movements in the building, Jasper

a menacing aura. It

stainless steel doors on the 17th and 18th floors. They also

you everything I know. If those on the 18th

thugs, sporting a tattooed arm, kicked the

cry, but clung desperately to the

foot