The Apocalypse Survival Manual (Three Days Before Doomsday, I Stockpiled Billions) novel Chapter 835

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Chapter 835

Nicole had never seen a calf with Blue. With a mother that size guarding it, few predators could have gotten

close.

Yet the calf was nowhere in sight. Looking at the harpoon in Blue’s back, Nicole suspected hunters were responsible.

After another 15 minutes of gentle petting, Blue edged closer.

Nicole and Zeph maneuvered the motorboat alongside the wound and gripped the thick harpoon together.

The moment they moved it, Blue thrashed in pain.

Even a small movement from her enormous body sent waves surging around them. The motorboat rocked violently and nearly tipped over.

Still, Blue seemed to understand they were trying to help. She settled again, though Nicole doubted she would tolerate many more attempts.

They waited for the boat to steady, braced themselves, and pulled with all their strength.

The harpoon came free in a spray of blood, and Blue let out a cry that seemed to vibrate through Nicole’s whole body.

She wore earplugs in anticipation, but her ears still rang.

The harpoon was so heavy that Zeph barely kept it from slipping overboard. Before either could recover, a wave struck the motorboat and knocked them both flat.

Once the worst of the pain passed, Blue slipped beneath the surface. When she emerged again, she sent a plume of spray more than 30 feet into the air.

Sunlight caught the drifting mist, and a rainbow shimmered above her.

Nicole stared. “Is she thanking us?”

“I think so.” Zeph sounded just as awed.

Blue rolled in the water as though offering one last thank-you. The movement sent a wave beneath the motorboat, carrying it farther away.

She surfaced a few more times, then slowly disappeared into the depths.

Nicole and Zeph steadied the boat and returned to the submarine with the harpoon.

Before going below, Zeph scanned the horizon through the binoculars. His expression tightened.

He felt it again. Someone was watching them.

This time, Nicole sensed it, too. No vessel appeared anywhere within sight, but she couldn’t shake the feeling that someone was observing them from farther out.

They carried the harpoon inside and submerged without delay.

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Poppy and Cola watched through the viewing windows while Nicole and Zeph examined their find.

Under the flashlight, they discovered lettering engraved along the shaft. Neither could read it, but they recognized the script as Ardelonian.

That explained the whaling equipment. Ardelon had a long history of hunting whales, and these survivors apparently kept at it.

Even after everything their country endured, they still had the means and the willingness to hunt an animal as large as Blue.

The scale of the hunt troubled Nicole. A whale that size suggested far more mouths to feed than a single

submarine crew.

While touching Blue, she noticed several other injuries. The whale clearly put up a fight.

The attack on the Savadian fishing boat, the harpoon in Blue’s back, the recurring sense that someone was watching them: taken together, they suggested a substantial group of Ardelonian survivors nearby.

If someone followed Nicole’s submarine for more than 100 nautical miles, they weren’t simply passing through. They seemed to have chosen it as a target.

But attacking another submarine carried serious risks. Even a successful assault could leave the attackers’ vessel badly damaged.