All Chapters of The Apocalypse Survival Manual: Chapter 841 - Chapter 850

Poppy was resting in her room, but she came up through the hatch when Zeph called.She looked around at the fruit and vegetables growing in the rich, dark soil, the thriving herb beds, and the rows of trucks. Then she spotted the familiar cruise ship and yacht, her eyes widening in wonder.She was surprised, but not as much as she might have been once.They sat together on top of the submarine, and Zeph handed her a glass of juice. "Poppy, remember how many times all this food, medicine, and these boats helped keep us alive?""A lot," she said between sips."I'm sorry I lied to you." Zeph looked at her. "This place is called a storage space. Nicole found it before the disasters started. It wasn't a gift Mom and Dad left us to make up for not being here."Poppy followed some of that, but she still looked confused. "What's a storage space?"Zeph struggled to find an explanation. "It's a little like a magic bag. You can put things in it and take them out whenever you need them.

One system failed after another, slowing the damaged craft to a crawl."Useless!"Inside, an Ardelonian pounded the floor and howled in despair, tears streaming down his face.They sent seven craft into battle. One was wrecked in the collision with the submarine, and the other six were dragged into the vortex and torn apart.Those vessels were the backbone of Ardelon's fighting force. Now almost nothing remained, all because of those people and their mysterious power.He clung to the need to survive and report what happened. If his people could seize that power, they could rebuild their country in no time.Then Ardelon would rule the world, and every other nation would answer to it.Consumed by those grand ambitions, he failed to notice the enormous shadow bearing down on the battered craft until it struck. The damaged vessel stood no chance. The impact knocked it clear of the water before it crashed back down.Watching from a distance, Nicole stared in disbelief. Blue sudden

Just 50 Ardelonians managed to take over an entire cargo ship. It said a great deal about how desperate life at sea had become.Nicole's expression hardened. "How many people are aboard?"The ship could hold about 3,000, but the disasters following the tectonic collision took a steady toll on the survivors.Zeph fell quiet for a moment. "Probably a few hundred left."If the Ardelonians took those people back to their base, their fate was all but certain.The captives seemed to know it, too. The cargo ship moved unusually slowly, perhaps buying them time to find a way out.Nicole lowered the periscope. "Do we follow them to their base and deal with all of them there, or take this group out first?"Zeph considered it. "Back at their base, they'll have reinforcements. They could also use the captives as hostages to keep us from attacking."Their country was underwater and the world was in ruins, but their ties to their fellow Yorwynians remained. Whatever differences divided the

The sharks lingered below, still hungry, ready to snap up anyone else thrown overboard.Zeph watched the cargo ship for a long time before turning to Nicole. "They're from a government base in Westhaven. They survived the tectonic collision on land, then headed out to sea."The authorities sent out eight cargo ships together, but a storm scattered the fleet.With no way to know how long the voyage would last, the crew let their ship drift to save fuel.Life aboard was hard, though they had some luck. They weathered several storms without serious damage, making it this far against the odds."There are base officials and soldiers aboard. Things are bad, but they've kept everyone together. That's how they managed to fight back so quickly."But sticking together could only get them so far. One disaster after another wore them down, and the Ardelonian attack pushed them close to breaking.Even with their captors dead, they had no protection against whatever came next. They could no l

The first light of dawn brightened the eastern sky. Ian stood on deck, taking one last look across the open ocean.Henry approached with a steaming cup. "Captain Carroll, the doctor made this from the herbs. Drink it while it's warm.""Can he use everything they sent?" Ian asked."All of it. Don't worry."The doctor was overjoyed. Their mysterious rescuers provided exactly the herbs he needed most. At last, he could treat his patients instead of watching helplessly as they grew worse. If the supplies arrived a little sooner, he might have saved more of them.Still, their luck finally seemed to be changing.With everything aboard, the crew waited for Ian's order to leave."Sound the horn," he said. "Let's thank them."Henry hesitated. "The Ardelonians might hear us."Ian repeated himself. "Sound the horn. Let's thank them."The horn's deep blast carried across the water in the gray morning light.Black smoke rose as the engines started, and the cargo ship slowly got underway,