All Chapters of The Apocalypse Survival Manual: Chapter 831 - Chapter 840

Nicole felt guilty. With everything she taught Poppy over the years, she somehow overlooked the changes the girl could expect from her own body.Poppy was almost 15. She should have known what a period was before getting her first one."You're not sick," Nicole reassured her. "You've started your period. It's a normal part of growing up."Hearing his sister cry, Zeph came out of his room. "Poppy, what's wrong?"Poppy knew little about how her body worked, but she knew enough to feel embarrassed about discussing this with her brother. She stumbled over her words, then burst into fresh tears.Her underwear felt wet. Mortified that he might notice, she ducked behind Nicole."She's alright," Nicole told him firmly. "We just need some privacy. Let me handle this."Zeph looked from one to the other, clearly confused. He scratched his head and went back to his room.Nicole took Poppy to her room and explained what was happening. "As you go through puberty, you start getting a period

Nicole couldn't afford to dismiss the possibility. More than 200 countries existed before the disasters, and neither their people nor their governments would give up on survival easily."But why watch us?" Nicole frowned. "To see me and Poppy eat snacks?""Maybe I'm just on edge," Zeph admitted.Still, caution kept them alive this long. They took a few last breaths of fresh air, then went below and submerged.Zeph wasn't willing to risk staying nearby. He and Nicole steered away while Poppy and Cola watched through separate viewing windows.Nothing unusual appeared, but they traveled more than 100 nautical miles before stopping.By nightfall, the water outside was pitch-black.Nicole sat in their bedroom, turning the pages of a magazine without absorbing any of it. "Do you think it's only gonna get worse?"She meant the threat from other survivors. Zeph saw little reason to expect otherwise.Even before the land sank, desperate people committed terrible acts. Most government

Nicole had never seen a calf with Blue. With a mother that size guarding it, few predators could have gotten close.Yet the calf was nowhere in sight. Looking at the harpoon in Blue's back, Nicole suspected hunters were responsible.After another 15 minutes of gentle petting, Blue edged closer.Nicole and Zeph maneuvered the motorboat alongside the wound and gripped the thick harpoon together.The moment they moved it, Blue thrashed in pain.Even a small movement from her enormous body sent waves surging around them. The motorboat rocked violently and nearly tipped over.Still, Blue seemed to understand they were trying to help. She settled again, though Nicole doubted she would tolerate many more attempts.They waited for the boat to steady, braced themselves, and pulled with all their strength.The harpoon came free in a spray of blood, and Blue let out a cry that seemed to vibrate through Nicole's whole body.She wore earplugs in anticipation, but her ears still rang.The

It was a harpoon. The Ardelonians were firing at viewing window three on Nicole's submarine.Nicole hurried to the stern and found the window intact. Fortunately, she had closed the reinforced steel shutter over the glass before the attack.The viewing windows were the submarine's weakest points. The Ardelonians clearly intended to break through and flood the vessel, leaving the four of them no choice but to surrender.But the engineers in Yorwyn had prepared for far worse. They built the submarine to withstand tsunamis and other disasters, encasing it in heavy steel.It survived the monstrous tsunami triggered by colliding tectonic plates. The Ardelonians' harpoons barely seemed to make a dent.The spikes protected both sides of the submarine, though the bow remained relatively exposed. Still, the harpoons' failure gave Nicole a moment to catch her breath.Then something slammed into Nicole's submarine, sending it lurching violently through the water.The impact threw Nicole

After a full day and night of chasing Nicole's submarine, the Ardelonian crews were exhausted and starting to lose their composure.Several times, they accelerated and tried to ram submarine 2688 from behind. Each time, Zeph and Nicole steered clear, leaving their pursuers increasingly frustrated.Then the submarine detected a sudden change in the currents. Warning lights flashed across the controls.Zeph's expression tightened. "We've got trouble. I think there's a vortex ahead."Sawyer once warned Nicole about underwater vortices. When powerful currents met under the right conditions, they could create a swirling mass of water capable of dragging a vessel off course.Their strength and size varied enormously. Some measured less than three feet across, while others stretched hundreds of feet wide.Getting caught in a large one could be catastrophic. Regions like the Blackwater Triangle were notorious for unexplained disappearances, with hundreds of ships and planes reportedly lo