The Apocalypse Survival Manual (Three Days Before Doomsday, I Stockpiled Billions) novel Chapter 803

Chapter 803

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Chapter 803

Nicole checked Cola from head to tail, turning him this way and that.

Fortunately, he had backed off in time. She couldn’t find a scratch on him, though the fish’s sharp fins and serrated teeth could easily have cut him.

One bite or cut might have exposed him to a virus. Maybe nothing would happen, but she wasn’t taking that

chance.

Cola wasn’t hurt, but his pride took a beating. Nicole quickly reassured him.

“You’re a smart boy, Cola. Those fish are poisonous. Even touching one could kill you. If you see them again, stay far away, okay?” 1

Cola lay down and hid his face under his paws.

Poppy was fine, too. All four of them escaped with nothing worse than a scare.

The fish on deck could thrash around as much as they liked. They would die out of the water eventually, and Nicole was happy to let them wear themselves out.

Sometimes, backing off was the smart thing to do.

They locked every door and window. Whatever was happening outside could stay there.

No one was hurt, but they were splattered with fish blood and reeked of fish. They disinfected themselves from head to toe, then took hot showers.

Afterward, they disinfected themselves again and left their clothes soaking in a bleach solution.

By the time they cleared the dead fish from the passageway and cleaned up the blood, three hours were gone. The sun was high, and every fish on deck lay dead.

Cola stayed inside while the others put on protective suits and swept the dead fish off the yacht and into the sea.

It was a huge job. Fish were wedged into every nook and cranny, so they checked each area over and over. Then they went over every surface twice with disinfectant, scrubbing, wiping, and mopping until it was clean.

They worked steadily, but cleaning the yacht still took all day. By the end, their backs ached. 1

Nicole wasted no time bringing out her ridiculously expensive massage chair to ease the soreness.

As if wearing them out wasn’t enough, those flying fish also did a number on a yacht worth millions of dollars. Their teeth and fins were so sharp that they left scratches all over the deck, railings, doors, and windows.

Before the apocalypse, the repair bill alone would’ve been astronomical.

Those horrible fish could all go jump off a cliff, for all she cared.

Nicole settled into the massage chair with a frown. “Most of the sea creatures we saw in the submarine looked normal. Why does everything out here seem to be mutated?”

Neither croakers nor flying fish were supposed to grow very large, and both were usually fairly docile. Now, they

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attacked anything that moved.

Zeph wasn’t an expert, and he was just as puzzled. “Maybe it’s because we were in an inland sea before. There might’ve been fewer mutations there.”

It was the only explanation they could come up with, but something else worried Nicole.

“Cola’s still upset about what happened. Can you talk to him? He listens to you. I don’t want him worrying himself sick.”

Cola was ten now. That scared her more than anything. For a dog, he was getting old.

But whenever Zeph examined him, he found Cola in excellent shape, with no sign that he would slow down anytime soon. It probably had something to do with the mutations caused by the disasters. (1)

Nicole wanted Cola with her forever, but there was no telling what a mutation might do. He could be healthy one day and start aging rapidly the next.

The thought made her chest tighten.

She asked Zeph to check him regularly and gave him all the love she could. Even if she had a child someday, she doubted she would spoil them as much as Cola. (1)

Sure enough, Zeph got through to Cola. Before long, Cola was his lively self again.

That night, they checked every door and window before turning out the lights.

Nothing attacked them the next day, thankfully, though the yacht rocked more than before.

The sun was bright again, but the wind was getting stronger.

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