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, "Would

gaze,

cunning or genuinely uninterested? His expression revealed nothing but

remembered the matter at hand, "How's

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

happen when you

away,

unsure if he was telling the

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

the escape rope thrown out, even if they suspected something, they should leave

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

but we

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

stepped out, Jasper was forcibly ejected by a powerful

regained his

recognizes an owner, it can't

afford to let her guard down and

CEO's lounge was a mess, footprints

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

were heading towards

a look and

avoid attracting attention, they didn't run but took

tough. They have guns, and the door

six gates were quite secure. Plus, he had thought about possible attack scenarios and countermeasures in the past few

was faster. They reached the residential area

no major movements in the building, Jasper led Stella to

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

on the

urgently saying, "I've told you everything I know. If those on the 18th floor are dead, you have

tattooed arm, kicked the woman away,

clung desperately to the thug's leg, "You promised, return my son to

off!" The thug lifted his other foot and stomped hard on the