The Apocalypse Survival Manual (Three Days Before Doomsday, I Stockpiled Billions) novel Chapter 186

Chapter 186

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Chapter 186

The fight dragged on, the roar of the crowd pounding against Nicole’s ears.

Her stomach turned. She looked away.

Blending into the crowd, she scanned the room instead. Overweight men had women draped over both arms, while women in their thirties and forties let loose without restraint. No one cared about where they were. There was no sense of decency left.

So this was the Drakebane Guild’s idea of “freedom.”

The worst part was that no one here found it strange. Some laughed and chatted like it was nothing. Others looked completely numb. It was obvious this kind of thing happened all the time.

There were servers mixed in with the guests. The girls were young and pretty, the guys handsome, all of them in swimwear with numbered tags pinned to them.

They weren’t serving drinks; they were there to serve people.

One gesture, and they had to obey. No matter what.

They all had fresh, youthful faces, but the apocalypse had worn them down into something hollow. To survive, they swallowed everything and hid behind blank expressions.

Nicole’s hands tightened as she forced herself to look away. She had gotten lucky with her storage. space. Without it, she would be no different.

Zeph swept the room, instincts sharp. Something felt off.

Someone had slipped in.

But with limited resources, there was only so much they could do.

Even in a room full of barely dressed guests, armed guards stood watch.

Nicole stayed close, looping her arm through his as they moved. There were eight guards positioned around the edges. At the center, a few stood out, holding submachine guns, built like they could open fire on the crowd at any moment.

The fight in the pit was reaching its peak, but the boss still had not shown himself.

To avoid attention, the two of them stayed with the flow, blending into the frenzy around them.

Midnight approached.

The fight finally ended. The winner, cut open in more than a dozen places, staggered out with his prize. The loser was dragged away like trash.

Another match was announced.

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As colored lights spun overhead, two girls in cloaks stepped into the pit while the crowd roared. The energy in the room spiked instantly.

The cloaks came off.

One girl was covered in scars, her eyes cold and sharp. The other was young and pretty, her gaze wide with fear, like a rabbit thrown into a hunt.

One clearly had experience. The other did not. This would not be a fair fight; it would be a slaughter.

Nicole’s eyes widened. The scared girl was someone she recognized from school.

They had never been close, but the girl had come from a good family. She had been loved, protected, and sheltered her whole life. And now, she had been thrown into this.

“Number One, four pounds of rice.”

“I’m betting on Number Two, six pounds of flour.”

“Number One, 20 pounds of premium rice.”

“Number One, 20 stalks devilroot!”

“Number Two, two packs of cigarettes!”

The guests shouted their bets, the scene turning wild, more intense than any race before the apocalypse.

Nicole stood in the crowd, staring at her classmate in the pit, her jaw clenching tighter and tighter.

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