The Apocalypse Survival Manual (Three Days Before Doomsday, I Stockpiled Billions) novel Chapter 177

Chapter 177

In this deep freeze, phones lagged badly and drained battery fast.

Victor’s idea was simple. The Goodmans would provide the equipment, while Nicole’s group would keep it running. Together, they would protect both the 17th and 18th floors.

Hughie looked uneasy. “If the doors are electrified, are we going to get shocked, too?”

“No,” Victor said. “I’ll install switches on both floors. There will be indicator lights when the power’s on. Just follow the setup when you go in and out.”

It wasn’t easy for Victor to make the trip back, so once they agreed, he got to work right away. Jeremy and Hughie helped where they could.

They worked late into the night before finally finishing.

The stair railings on both sides were cut, wires ran up to the 18th floor, and switches and indicator lights were installed.

Jeremy and Hughie tossed small scraps of fatty meat onto the doors. A faint sizzling smell followed.

Yeah. It definitely worked.

Out of basic decency, they even stuck a warning sign nearby.

[High Voltage. Do Not Touch. Enter at Your Own Risk.]

Back upstairs, Hughie was eager to prove himself. He volunteered first to pedal the high-resistance bike

to generate power.

The first ten minutes were easy.

Twenty minutes later, it started to burn. Thirty minutes, and he was already thinking about quitting.

By the one-hour mark, he collapsed, gasping. “Jeremy… I’m done.”

Weak was weak, no matter how much he trained.

Jeremy patted his shoulder. “Hughie, we’re men. We don’t say we’re done.”

“Then you do it.”

An hour later, Jeremy flopped down beside him. “Yeah, no. This is rough.”

Victor had made it sound easy. What a lie!

Beatrice watched the two of them struggling, then casually got on the bike. She pedaled for an hour without even breaking a sweat. “What’s wrong with you guys?”

They went quiet.

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could probably do three without thinking Why are we always at the to

Jeremy took a long drink, frustration written all over his face. We work this hard, and we’re still the

Was this just how it was? Once you were behind, you stayed behand

No. That couldn’t be it

How do we fw wr Hughie sighed. I didn’t fead this weak outside, but here, I can’t even keep up

Things used to be fine, Beatrice liked him just the way he was. But now I felt like she was starting to look down on him.

And he had even been working on his arms

The two of them collapsed onto the bed, staring at the ceiling

Even Cola’s stronger than us What’s the point anymor

With the doors electrified and a guard dog in place, the 18th floor still didn’t relax

Zeph laid out a plan. The doors are covered, but have you thought about them climbing up from the windows or using the drainage pipes?

Jeremy and Hughie felt a chill run down their spines If that’s the case, what’s next? They dig thew way

Zeph didn’t rule “It’s possible.”

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