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 you

his gaze,

expression revealed nothing but calmness

remembered the matter at hand, "How's

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

happen when you were pulling me

away,

failed to catch his gaze, unsure if he was telling

broke the silence, "Do you think the

out, even if they suspected something, they should leave once they

should have been about five minutes since they entered, but to be cautious, he asked, "Is the time in Arcadia the same as outside?"

then, but we can't let our

his judgement. But she was still cautious

soon as she stepped out, Jasper was forcibly ejected by

was taken aback, but quickly regained his balance

owner. If I'm not in it, all living things will be kicked out. Also, Arcadia can't have two owners. Once it recognizes an owner, it can't be

to let her guard down and continued

was a mess, footprints smeared all over

see a group of people rushing out of the office building, "Now!

good. They were heading towards

exchanged a look and followed them

didn't run but took

"You don't need to worry. The folks in 1803 are tough. They have guns,

gates were quite secure. Plus, 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, they

shortcut was faster. They reached the residential area

major movements in the building, Jasper led

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

stainless steel doors on the 17th and

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

tattooed arm,

desperately

his other foot and stomped hard on the