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.

Stella

his gaze,

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

remembered the matter at hand, "How's

in the steel plate beneath, causing his muscles and bones to throb with numbing pain.

you were pulling

away, "No,

unsure if he was telling the

bit awkward again. She broke the silence, "Do you think the people

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

but to be cautious,

should have left then, but we can't

judgement. But she was still

Jasper

was taken aback, but quickly regained his balance

"Arcadia only 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,

to let her guard down and continued to

a mess, footprints smeared

see a group of people rushing out of the office building, "Now! Don't let them get

They were heading towards

look and followed them

attention, they didn't run but took

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

countermeasures in the past few

faster. They

major movements in the building, Jasper

with a menacing aura. It was

building. There are stainless steel doors on the 17th and 18th floors. They also have

told you everything I know. If those on

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

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

thug lifted his other foot and stomped hard on the