Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Apocalypse Survival Manual: Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 50

Beatrice didn't say anything.That actually sounded scary as hell.The next morning, Nicole was still sleeping in when someone knocked on her door.Beatrice called from outside, "Jeremy finished a whole bottle of vodka last night. He passed out hard, but this morning, he's like a new person. He wants you over. Says there's something to talk about."When Nicole got there, Jeremy had already changed, shaved, and cleaned himself up. He looked a lot more put together, but his expression was serious."I think… This is the end of the world," he said.Nicole's chest tightened. She glanced at him without saying anything."Don't you think something's off?" Jeremy sat up straight, his tone steady as he started laying it out. "That typhoon was like nothing we've ever seen. And the rain… It's like the sky just split open."I heard a lot at the shelter. The government's been pulling supplies out of flooded wholesale food markets day and night. The bread and sandwiches we've been eating?

Rain hammered against the windows while Nicole's group sat there eating hot, cheesy mac-and-cheese. The smell filled the whole office, rich and comforting. For a moment, it almost felt like life was normal again."We've got enough medicine," Jeremy said, wiping his mouth. "But we're short on food. There are a few livestream sales companies in this building. Let's check them out."No one argued. They got up and went right back to work, prying doors open.The first company turned out to be cosmetics and skincare. Jeremy and Hughie barely glanced at it, but Nicole's eyes lit up.There were boxes of brand-name skincare, makeup, lipstick, face masks, and expensive creams.She didn't hold back. She grabbed the pricey stuff and stuffed it into her bag.Hughie figured he might as well bring something back for Beatrice, so he picked out a few things, too.The guys weren't interested in anything else there. They headed upstairs to keep looking. "Hurry up," Hughie called. "We'll wait for

The fridge wasn't just packed, but it also had its own backup battery. Everything inside was still fresh.Nicole didn't even bother saying anything. She just silently thanked the boss and shoved the whole thing, fridge and all, into her storage space.The sword and the golf club were perfect weapons during the apocalypse, and there was no point in hiding them. So, she tossed them into a bag and slung it over her shoulder.There were a lot of supplies on the 14th and 15th floors. She went through every drawer, every cabinet, and every package carefully. Nothing got left behind.The 13th floor was a mess of smaller companies, a startup incubator with all kinds of random businesses.Most of them were broke. The kind of broke where people probably flipped their underwear inside out to make it last longer. There was barely anything useful to take.Nicole was wiped out. She ate a couple of energy bars and then kept going, prying open doors.One company caught her eye.A nano-fabric s

Even after a second trip, the men still couldn't carry everything. A lot of bottled water and drinks were left behind, so Zeph and Jeremy went back out for one more run.By the time everything was hauled up to the 18th floor, it was already past 1 a.m.They didn't sleep. Instead, they divided the supplies right away.Nicole ended up with a large share. She got medicine, grains, beef, alcohol, about 10 pounds of high-quality rice, over a dozen cases of bottled water, eight cases of milk, two big sacks of snacks and instant food, plus a bunch of other odds and ends.It was enough to last six months without worrying.The only real problem now was the seeds. Everyone knew they were valuable, but aside from Nicole, no one really understood how to handle them. With all the rain and humidity, they could go bad fast if stored incorrectly.Nicole thought for a moment. "How about I take care of them? I'll see if I can get something growing with hydroponics. If it works, I'll show you guy

Nicole's group headed up the office building to look again, but everything had already been torn apart. The offices were a mess. Most of the furniture was cheap composite, basically compressed sawdust glued together. It wouldn't burn well, and it would probably give off toxic fumes.The other building was the same. All they found were a few leftover instant meals, some cases of bottled water, and a small amount of usable wood.They went back to the building where Jeremy's company was. There were signs people had been there as well, but it wasn't nearly as bad.Whoever came through must've seen it was already picked over and rushed off to hit the other buildings instead.Nicole's guess was right. The higher they went, the fewer signs of looting."We should sweep it again," she said. "Everyone looks for different things. We might've missed something."This time, she took the areas Hughie had searched yesterday. Jeremy swapped with Zeph.Yesterday, they were focused on medicine a