The Apocalypse Survival Manual (Three Days Before Doomsday, I Stockpiled Billions) novel Chapter 755

Zeph had checked several times. There really wasn't any surveillance equipment on the submarine.

Still, Nicole decided to go into the storage space just to be safe.

Jacob had been warm and sincere throughout the training, but neither Nicole nor Zeph let their guard down. Even so, they never caught him doing anything that looked like surveillance.

After submarine 2688 left port, they didn't notice anyone suspicious following them either.

"Why do you think Commander Hunt kept saying things to me that seemed completely unrelated?"

He even smiled at her. If he hadn't been so much older and looked so serious and respectable, Nicole might've gotten the wrong idea and thought he was an older man trying to flirt with her.

She knew that was probably unfair, but the whole situation really was strange.

Maybe keeping so many secrets had made her suspicious of everyone.

Zeph agreed something felt off, but he couldn't make sense of it either.

"All we can do is stay alert."

At least the submarine was finally theirs.

Now, they had to figure out how to survive the tectonic plate collision. If they waited until it happened, they would already be too late.

Cars, yachts, cruise ships, planes, armored vehicles, and now a submarine. Other than the military, Nicole couldn't think of anyone who had access to as many different ways to get around.

But surviving a disaster on this scale wasn't about owning the most gear. One bad decision could still get them killed.

The worst thing they could do was get overconfident and rely on the wrong option at the wrong time.

Nicole thought for a moment.

"There are so many people at the military base. When the plates finally collide, they'll probably evacuate by land, sea, and air all at once. What should we do?"

Zeph considered it.

"The ocean covers about 70% of the planet, so it'll take a huge hit when the plates shift. The biggest danger will be tsunamis. If someone gets swept out to sea, their chances of surviving are almost zero."

Tectonic plate movement could trigger massive tsunamis at sea, while people on land would have to deal with earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and countless other dangers.

After talking it over, they finally settled on a plan.

If they had enough time, they would take the plane. If not, they would shelter in a survival pod until the worst of the destruction passed, then stay on land as long as they could before heading out to sea.

After leaving the storage space, the two of them finally got a full night's sleep.

They spent some more time practicing with the submarine out at sea. Once they were sure everything worked properly, they headed toward a remote stretch of coastline.

Nicole brought out the motorboat. Poppy and Cola climbed aboard first, while Nicole and Zeph jumped into the water.

Nicole stored the submarine away, then the two of them swam over to the boat.

They were well away from the military base, and it took nearly half an hour by motorboat to reach shore.

Once they landed, they switched to a car and drove back to the base.

The trip was more than 200 miles, and the roads were in terrible shape. They had to make detour after detour, so it took them a day and a half to finally get back.