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

gaze, "No,

revealed nothing but

the matter at hand, "How's your

steel plate beneath, causing his muscles and bones to throb with

you were pulling

looked away,

gaze, unsure

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

the escape rope thrown out, even if they suspected something, they should leave once they

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

left then, but we can't let our

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

stepped out, Jasper was

but quickly regained

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 didn't react much. He

her guard down

was a mess, footprints

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

heading

two exchanged a look

they didn't run but took the shortcut to the

kept his cool, "You don't need to worry. The folks in 1803 are tough. They have guns,

had thought about possible attack scenarios and countermeasures in the past few days. As long

was faster. They reached

no major movements in the building, Jasper

a group of people barged in with a menacing aura. It

on the

urgently saying, "I've told you everything I know. If those on the

tattooed arm, kicked the woman

a cry, but clung desperately

lifted his other foot and stomped hard on the