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 probed, "Would you like

his gaze,

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

remembered the matter at hand, "How's your

had a bullet hole, and the bullet lodged in the steel plate beneath, causing his

happen when you were pulling me

away,

failed to catch his gaze, unsure if he was

awkward again. She broke the silence, "Do

windows shattered and the escape rope thrown out, even if they

but to be cautious, he asked, "Is the time in Arcadia the

then, but we can't let our

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

as she stepped out, Jasper was forcibly ejected

but quickly regained his balance and prepared to

can't have two owners. Once it recognizes an owner,

her guard down and continued to

mess, footprints smeared all over

glanced downstairs to see a group of people rushing out

They were heading

a look

attention, they didn't run but took

The folks in 1803 are tough. They have guns, and the door on the 17th floor is still electrified. It won't be easy to

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

faster. They reached the residential

major movements in the building, Jasper led Stella to

of people barged in with a menacing aura. It was the same group they had encountered

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

I know. If those on the 18th floor are dead, you have to return my son to

tattooed arm, kicked

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

foot and stomped hard on the