The Apocalypse Survival Manual (Three Days Before Doomsday, I Stockpiled Billions) novel Chapter 842

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Chapter 842

Zeph didn’t answer. He took Nicole’s hand and threaded his fingers through hers, looking at her with quiet

affection.

Nicole gave him a teasing look. “Still getting sentimental after all these years?”

“Every year, I love you a little more.”

He fell in love with her long ago, but their life together only deepened that bond. She was his family now, part of every future he could imagine, and he still couldn’t get enough of her.

With the inspection finished, they discussed how to leave the storage space.

Underwater vortices needed the right conditions to keep them going. Once those conditions changed, they would eventually break up.

Between meals and sleep, the four of them spent nearly ten hours inside the space.

With any luck, the vortex was gone by now. Still, they decided to leave the submarine behind and check conditions in the escape capsule first.

All four climbed inside. A moment later, they were back in the ocean, and Poppy stared wide-eyed at the water around them.

The capsule rose steadily toward the surface. There was no sign of the vortex.

Soon, they surfaced beneath a clear sky. Warm sunlight poured down on a calm sea. There was nothing to suggest the chaos they escaped just hours earlier.

Now that she knew Nicole’s secret, Poppy seemed more relaxed and talkative. She grabbed the binoculars and began scanning the horizon.

Open water stretched in every direction, sunlight sparkling across its surface.

After several careful checks revealed no Ardelonians or other vessels, Nicole brought out the yacht. They could finally turn on some music and relax.

They pulled on sun shirts and stretched out in lounge chairs. Cola basked beside them in his sunglasses, looking far too cool to acknowledge anyone.

The yacht drifted with the current while they lounged in the sunshine, eating and sipping their drinks.

Then Zeph spoke, his binoculars still raised.

“Submarine.”

Everyone jumped, leaving their drinks behind as they searched the water.

A snorkel poked above the surface. It was much shorter and narrower than the ones on ordinary submarines.

Nicole immediately suspected the Ardelonians. The snorkel had to belong to one of their angular underwater

craft.

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The vessel crept through the water directly ahead, its snorkel dipping below the surface again and again.

Anyone with submarine experience could see it was in serious trouble. It struggled to stay level, suggesting a major mechanical failure.

The vortex probably did considerable damage, leaving it barely able to move. The crew likely had their hands so full keeping it afloat that they never noticed the yacht.

Nicole was still trying to figure out how to find the Ardelonians, and now, one of their vessels turned up right in front of her.

Their pursuit showed just how fanatical they were. Even the threat of death wasn’t enough to stop them. As long as any of them survived, they would keep coming after her.

She and Zeph came out ahead this time, but that didn’t mean the danger was over.