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, "Would

gaze,

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

the matter at hand,

touched his shoulder. His clothes had a bullet hole, and the bullet lodged in the steel plate beneath, causing his muscles and bones to

it happen when you were pulling me just

looked away, "No, don't

catch his gaze, unsure if he was telling the

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

even if they suspected something, they should leave once they

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

have left then, but we can't

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

as she stepped out, Jasper was forcibly ejected by

regained

things will be kicked out. Also, Arcadia can't have two owners. Once it recognizes an owner,

couldn't afford to let her guard down

was a mess, footprints smeared all over

a group of people rushing out of the office

were heading towards the Sunrise

two exchanged a look

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

guns, and the door on the 17th floor is still electrified. It won't be easy to break

about possible attack scenarios and countermeasures in the past few days. As long as Cody and the others didn't mess

They reached

major movements in the building, Jasper led Stella to a concealed spot

menacing aura.

the 17th and 18th floors. They also

If

sporting a tattooed arm, kicked

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

thug lifted his other foot and stomped