The Apocalypse Survival Manual (Three Days Before Doomsday, I Stockpiled Billions) novel Chapter 840

Chapter 840

Chapter 840

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After knocking the Ardelonian vessel off course, the enormous creature swam hard to escape the vortex. She rose and fell among the towering waves, letting out a deafening, mournful cry.

Behind her, the vortex continued to expand, swallowing everything in its path.

Getting the moving submarine into her storage space took all the focus Nicole could muster. Bringing it to a stop inside strained her even further.

Fortunately, even at full speed, a submarine moved relatively slowly. Nicole suspected a helicopter flying at top speed might tear her storage space apart.

That was only a guess, of course. She had just one storage space and no intention of testing its limits unless her life depended on it.

The submarine came to a safe stop inside. Nicole swayed, pale and drained, and Zeph caught her.

“You okay?”

“I’m fine.”

Nicole quickly sat down.

Zeph unwrapped a piece of chocolate and gently put it in her mouth. “Here. You need some energy.’

Still dizzy, Nicole leaned her head against his shoulder. “Do you think the vortex got them?”

“Even if they got away, they wouldn’t have come through that unscathed.”

Once she felt a little better, they hurried to check on Poppy and Cola. “Are either of you hurt?”

The memory of them being thrown across the cabin brought Nicole’s anger rushing back.

Cola seemed fine. With the initial shock behind him, he wagged his tail nonstop.

Poppy, however, felt sick to her stomach and still had bouts of dizziness. Nicole examined her carefully and found no obvious signs of a serious injury. 1

A full day and night on the run left all of them physically and mentally exhausted.

Nicole and Zeph picked up the scattered belongings and secured everything inside the submarine. Then they covered the table with food and called Poppy and Cola over.

Whatever came next, they needed a good meal first.

There were meatballs, seafood stew, crab, braised beef, and fresh vegetables. With generous portions of everything, all four ate their fill.

They rested for a while, then washed up and went to bed.

With her head resting on Zeph’s arm, Nicole brought up something she had considered carefully.

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“Let’s tell Poppy about the storage space.

Poppy was smart, and Zeph taught her to respect other people’s privacy. She knew when to keep her questions to herself, but that didn’t mean she was oblivious. 1

Growing up in an orphanage and surviving disasters across two lifetimes exposed Nicole to the worst in people. Trust came slowly to her. It took facing death with someone more than once before she could let her guard down completely.

But she helped raise Poppy. Over the years, she became more than a sister-in-law to the girl, sometimes filling the role of an older sister, sometimes a mother.

Even after nine years of disasters, Poppy still rushed to save her. And when Poppy nearly died herself, she showed no bitterness, only gratitude for their life together and grief at having to leave them.

She even asked Nicole to take care of Zeph.

Nicole smiled at the memory. Poppy was a caring, perceptive girl who understood far more than she let on.

Her decision surprised Zeph. “Are you sure?”

Nicole nestled closer.