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.

atmosphere was a little awkward. Stella probed,

his gaze, "No, thank

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

remembered the matter at hand, "How's

lodged in the steel plate beneath, causing his muscles and bones to throb

happen when you were pulling me just

away, "No,

failed to catch his gaze, unsure if he was telling

the silence,

the escape rope thrown out, even if

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

left then, but we can't let

his judgement. But she was still cautious and left

as she stepped out, Jasper was forcibly ejected

taken aback, but quickly regained his balance and prepared

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,

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

CEO's lounge was a mess, footprints smeared

group of people rushing out of

heading towards the Sunrise

two exchanged a look and followed them

attracting attention, they didn't run but took the shortcut to the

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

countermeasures in the past few days. As long as Cody and the others didn't mess up, they wouldn't be

was faster. They reached the residential

in the building, Jasper led Stella to a concealed spot

menacing

building. There are stainless steel doors on the 17th

with them, urgently saying, "I've told you everything I know. If those

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

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

other foot and stomped hard on