The Apocalypse Survival Manual (Three Days Before Doomsday, I Stockpiled Billions) novel Chapter 942

Chapter 942

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Chapter 942

That night, darkness swallowed the landscape.

While Zeph patrolled with Cola, Nicole trudged through the snow, gathering the deep drifts into her

storage space.

She emptied two entire floors to make room for the snow. It might not have sounded like much, but those floors could hold an enormous amount.

When she finished, she laid several steel spike strips along the route anyone coming from Alliance Base would have to take. Fresh snow would cover them by morning.

Around noon the next day, Nicole was patrolling with Cola when gunshots rang out in the distance.

She raised her binoculars and spotted armed men herding a crowd of ragged people across the snow. The guards came in all shapes and sizes, but they clearly belonged to Alliance Base.

There were about 70 captives, both men and women. Their filthy clothes hung in tatters, and they shivered as they walked, occasionally muttering to one another.

They all appeared to be from the subordinate nations. Nicole studied their faces, but whatever language they spoke, it wasn’t Yorwyn.

Zeph heard the commotion and came outside. He watched for a moment, then said, “They’re Marovians.”

Several captives suddenly shouted and broke into a run. The guards rushed after them and dragged

them back by their hair.

They slapped their faces, kicked them in the stomach, and kept beating them, swearing with every blow. Their faces twisted with a hatred that made the beating look personal.

Every guard taking part came from one of the subordinate nations. The Marovians were the worst, shouting louder and hitting their own people harder than anyone else.

They seemed determined to prove themselves to their superiors with every blow.

Meanwhile, the guards from the ruling nations, all towering and heavily built, stood to one side with their arms folded, laughing. They wore easy, almost kindly smiles as they watched the beating.

Nicole’s expression hardened. Her fingers tightened around the binoculars.

One of the men, a Westmarian, looked her way. He tugged down his face covering, flashed a smile, and called, “Hey, honey!”

If he were within reach, Nicole would’ve slapped the smug smile off his face.

The whole display was a warning, staged for her benefit. Alliance Base already knew all about Nicole and her family. They saw no reason to rush.

Life out here was dull, and the men in charge wanted some entertainment.

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The family had medical skills, weapons, a wolf, and a dog. They could provide plenty of entertainment. Why rush in and use brute force when there was so much fun to be had?

After greeting Nicole, the Westmarian finally ordered his subordinates to stop the beating and take the captives back to base. Only then did the Marovian guards lay off their own people.

Before leaving, he gave Nicole a wave and blew her a kiss.

Nicole brushed it off, but Zeph stood right beside her. His eyes narrowed.

Back inside, Nicole warmed herself by the stove and laughed as she thought about Alliance Base’s little performance.

Braventon decimated their forces, cutting their numbers from more than 20,000 to barely 3,000. Where did they get the nerve to threaten anyone? Somehow, they still thought no one could touch them.