The Apocalypse Survival Manual (Three Days Before Doomsday, I Stockpiled Billions) novel Chapter 818

Chapter 818

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Chapter 818

The sun dipped toward the horizon, and darkness crept across the sea.

Nicole called across the water. “What are your plans?”

After so long underwater, Sawyer and his crew wanted to make the most of the calm weather. They planned to spend the next few days resting on the surface, getting some sun and recovering their strength.

Meeting Nicole and Zeph had given them fresh hope. If they kept looking, they were sure they would find more friends and fellow service members.

The southern military base was gone, but the Ark Project would go on. Sooner or later, they would find somewhere to call home.

Nicole and Zeph exchanged a glance.

Since the crew intended to stay nearby, there was time to get to know them better. Sharing the coordinates could wait a couple of days.

They had no particular reason to distrust Sawyer or his crew. Still, the men seemed a little too ready to see the good in others.

Given the coordinates, they might share them freely, convinced that humanity’s survival depended on people of every race and nation coming together.

It was a worthy ideal. But even with all the land gone, the Westmerians and Northlanders they had encountered were still attacking others and taking whatever they wanted. A few reasonable words were unlikely to change

that.

The coordinates could spread, drawing the worst kinds of people to the new base.

Surviving the disasters was hard enough. Constant attacks from other survivors could make rebuilding impossible.

That possibility made Nicole hesitate.

Then again, she might have been too suspicious.

Once night fell, it became more dangerous to stay on the surface. Both submarines slowly descended and hovered in the quiet depths.

A little sunlight and a chance to talk with people from home had lifted everyone’s spirits. Nicole felt better and helped herself to a little more food at dinner.

She even hummed in the shower, seemingly without realizing it.

Zeph heard her from outside and smiled.

The next morning, they waited for Blue to finish scratching before they surfaced. Otherwise, it might follow them up and cause trouble,

One careless rub against the hull could send Nicole tumbling into the ocean.

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Sawyer and his crew had no idea what was going on. When they saw the enormous mutated whale apparently attacking No. 2688, they quickly flashed a warning.

Zeph signaled back. “You get used to it.”

Blue was fairly easygoing. As long as its scratching didn’t endanger them, they could put up with it. There was no reason to attack.

A fight would probably do serious damage to both the whale and the submarine.

Sawyer and his crew only relaxed once they realized Blue was scraping off barnacles.

After Blue left, No. 2688 surfaced. No. 1926 was already up, with more than a dozen men exercising or soaking up the sun.

Sawyer called through a megaphone. “Where are you headed?”

Nicole’s throat was sore from yesterday’s shouting. She took out a megaphone of her own. “We haven’t decided. We’re just seeing where we end up.”

Sawyer wanted to suggest traveling together. They could keep one another company and watch each other’s backs.

Before he could ask, a crewmate scanning the horizon called out. “Captain, fishing boat!”

A fishing boat was about the last thing any of them expected to see.

Poppy spotted it as well and quickly alerted Nicole and Zeph.

Nicole raised her binoculars. A small civilian fishing boat was heading toward them under engine power.

The people aboard looked like fishermen. They were waving at the submarines.

Their faces were gaunt and sallow, their skin dark and cracked from exposure.

Somehow, the boat had survived the tectonic collision, the tsunamis, and countless storms. Even its engine still worked.

Everyone aboard the two submarines grew wary. Sawyer called out a warning.

“Be careful! It could be a trap.”

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