The Apocalypse Survival Manual (Three Days Before Doomsday, I Stockpiled Billions) novel Chapter 918

Chapter 918

Chapter 918

Nicole wanted to keep going. If they were going to live on the ice, they needed to find the safest spot they could.

Survivors were still drifting across the ocean. Sooner or later, others would make their way this far north.

Settling near the edge of the ice would make encounters more likely.

Desperate people could be dangerous, and Nicole wasn’t willing to gamble on a stranger’s intentions.

She didn’t want people showing up at their door or to spend every day on guard, wondering who might pose a threat.

They needed somewhere they could feel safe.

Zeph agreed.

The frozen expanse was enormous. There had to be a secluded spot few people would bother trying to reach.

With the temperature dropping so fast, the ice was now thick enough to drive on. Zeph suggested taking

the Marauder farther north.

The vehicle was heavy, but its tires offered good traction, reducing the risk of sliding. Its rugged build also made it well suited to the rough terrain ahead.

No one wanted to walk through the blizzard. If the ice broke beneath them, Nicole could get them into her storage space, and they could figure out another way forward.

Zeph took the wheel, and Nicole watched the ice ahead from the passenger seat.

Before the disasters, the polar ice was full of ridges, cracks, and other hazards that made driving across

it difficult.

Then the ice melted, and the surrounding land disappeared beneath the sea. The water froze over again, leaving a flatter surface that was easier to cross.

But it was still changing. More ice formed, and the wind piled fresh snow into drifts that gradually hardened into new ridges.

Zeph drove at a steady, cautious pace. By evening, they covered only about 120 miles. They parked beside a large snowdrift that sheltered them from the wind.

The cold left everyone with little interest in doing anything.

Nicole brought the Marauder into her storage space with all of them inside. They enjoyed a good dinner and a soak in the hot springs before heading back out.

They were getting ready for bed when an unusual glow appeared in the distance. First blue, then green, with shimmering ribbons of light stretching between them.

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The colors spread from the horizon, unfurling across the sky in great, gently shifting curtains. They grew brighter, filling the darkness with vivid color.

For a while, no one spoke. They simply watched. None of them could look away.

Nicole never thought she would get this chance. She wanted to see the northern lights before the

disasters, but never made the trip. Now, ten years into the apocalypse, that wish finally came true.

She stood on the polar ice, watching the sky glow above her.

Poppy stared for a long time before finding her voice. “Zeph, what is that?”

“The northern lights.”

Also called the aurora borealis, the lights appeared high above the northern polar region.

Charged particles collided with gases in the upper atmosphere, transferring energy that the gases released as light.

Zeph explained how the lights formed. Poppy didn’t follow all the science, but she was fascinated by

what nature could do.

“Zeph, were there northern lights before the disasters?”

“Sure. You could sometimes see them in the far north back home.”

Poppy thought for a moment. “If they’re back, could that mean the disasters are almost over?”

Zeph had no way of knowing, but he didn’t want to take that hope away from her.

“Maybe.”

The four of them stayed in the vehicle, watching ribbons of color sweep across the sky.