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.

awkward. Stella probed,

his gaze,

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

at hand, "How's

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

when you were pulling

looked away,

unsure if he was telling the

She broke the silence, "Do you think the people outside

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

be

left then, but we can't let

his judgement.

stepped out, Jasper was forcibly ejected

was taken aback, but quickly regained his balance and

kicked out. Also, Arcadia can't have two owners. Once it recognizes an owner, it can't be taken away. If

afford to let her guard down and continued to

mess,

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

were heading towards the

exchanged a look and

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

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

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

the shortcut was faster. They reached

in the building, Jasper led Stella to a concealed spot

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

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

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

of the thugs, sporting a tattooed

to the ground with a cry, but clung desperately

other foot and