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,

retracted his gaze, "No,

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

the matter at hand, "How's

and the bullet lodged in the steel plate

it happen when you

away, "No,

his gaze, unsure if he was

She broke the silence, "Do you think the people

even if

they entered, but to be cautious, he asked, "Is the

left then, but we can't let

and Stella trusted his judgement. But she

soon as she stepped out, Jasper was forcibly ejected by a powerful

aback, but quickly regained his balance and prepared to

Once it recognizes an owner, it can't be taken away. If something happens, I can control it to self-destruct

afford to let her guard down and continued

was a mess, footprints smeared

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

heading towards

two exchanged a look and followed

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

kept his cool, "You don't need to worry. 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

he had thought about possible attack scenarios and countermeasures in the past few days. As long as

They reached the

the building, Jasper led Stella to a

of people barged in with a menacing aura. It

the 17th and

woman caught up with them, urgently saying, "I've told you everything I know. If those on the

of the thugs, sporting a tattooed arm, kicked the

desperately to

foot and stomped hard on the woman's