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, "Would you

retracted his gaze, "No,

genuinely uninterested? His expression revealed

remembered the matter at

had a bullet hole, and the bullet lodged in the steel plate beneath, causing his muscles and bones to throb with numbing pain. "I'm fine. It's

it happen when you were pulling me

away,

unsure if he was

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

out, even if they suspected something, they should leave once they couldn't

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

left then, but we can't let our guard

was experienced in combat, and Stella trusted his judgement. But she

stepped out, Jasper was forcibly ejected by

but quickly regained his balance and prepared to

things will be kicked out. Also, Arcadia can't have two owners. Once it recognizes an owner, it can't be taken away. If something happens, I can control it to self-destruct with my mind." Listening to her explanation, Jasper didn't react much. He simply said, "That's

to let her guard down and

lounge was a mess,

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

were heading towards the Sunrise

exchanged a look and followed them

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

are tough. They have guns, and the door on the 17th floor is

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

shortcut was faster. They reached the residential

building, Jasper led Stella to a concealed spot

a menacing aura. It was the

this building. There are stainless steel doors on the 17th and 18th floors. They also have guns and

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

tattooed arm, kicked

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

foot and