All Chapters of The Apocalypse Survival Manual: Chapter 851 - Chapter 860

The squid tore through the water behind the yacht, closing the distance in a wall of white spray.Zeph secured his safety harness and sent the yacht racing toward the Ardelonian base.Two massive wakes cut across the sea, one behind the other. On the aft deck, Nicole gripped the safety rail and watched the enraged squid gain on them.They were terrifyingly fast. Crimson tentacles rose and fell like monstrous hands, churning the water as the creatures rocketed toward the yacht.Tentacles reared more than 40 feet into the air, then crashed down with enough force to send anything in their path flying.Even from this distance, Nicole could almost feel the spray against her face.Zeph drove the yacht hard, but there was only so much he could get out of the engines. At full speed, it was still no match for these mutated krakens.He headed straight for the base, taking the shortest possible route, but the furious squid kept gaining on them in sudden bursts of speed.In less than half

With the Ardelonians who wanted her storage space gone, Nicole felt a weight lift from her shoulders.Life at sea was wearing her down. A long soak in the hot spring helped her finally unwind.That evening, they celebrated with good food and drinks.There was seasoned shrimp, hearty chicken soup, bite-size beef skewers, and lobster simmered in a rich broth.The three of them raised their glasses, and Nicole beamed. "Here's to a world without Ardelonians."Cola got his own bowl of water so he could join in.They lingered over dinner for more than an hour. Afterward, Poppy cleared the table while Cola stood watch in the kitchen.Nicole picked and washed some fresh green grapes, then settled into the living room to watch a movie.Zeph fed her the grapes one at a time.She smiled at him. "Thank you."They were practically an old married couple by now, but they still made time for little gestures like this. Zeph enjoyed them as much as she did.None of them had ever felt so at ea

Blue swam in circles, sending mist into the air and calling out across the water.Her earlier cries were mournful. These sounded almost cheerful.Nicole couldn't understand her, but the change in her mood was unmistakable.The calls grew fainter as Blue's enormous shape receded into the distance. The four watched her go, then settled on the deck to enjoy the sunshine.Poppy rested her chin in her hands, the sea breeze brushing her face as she gazed at the horizon. "Zeph, Nicole, where do we go now?"Nicole didn't know what to tell her.They were well into their journey at sea and met all kinds of survivors along the way. Some died, while others went their separate ways. She still had no idea where they could settle down.More than anything, she wanted to live on solid ground again.Zeph was just as uncertain. "Let's get out of these waters first. We can figure out the rest along the way."Their time at sea taught them plenty about staying alive.The unpredictable currents h

Nicole remembered what the pilot told them before he died. The eastern military base was working to build a new home for the survivors.They assembled a powerful fleet and developed exceptionally durable materials and equipment for building at sea, but during their search for a place to settle, storms struck and killed many of their best people.The fleet must have passed through these waters and run into severe weather. Along with the lives lost, supplies went overboard, and they had no way to retrieve the sunken containers.Nicole remembered the storms she witnessed at sea and struggled to imagine how the fleet survived. Even their best equipment and all their determination offered little protection against that kind of force.Each of the 19 containers bore a different identification number and had an electronic lock that wouldn't yield to a crowbar. Even without opening them, Nicole felt certain they held specialized building materials or equipment for construction at sea.She

Joshua and his crew didn't know for sure. They assumed the senior officers stayed to oversee the evacuation and left on one of the last warships or planes.Nicole's expression tightened. "The last to leave?"Zeph knew what worried her. He asked Joshua, "Do you know what the other military bases were working on?" Joshua shook his head. Until they met the crew of submarine 2688, they didn't even know the eastern military base was building a new settlement.With the weather holding, they took two days to rest. Just as they prepared to leave, the crew of submarine 0945 spotted a ship at three o'clock.Nicole and Zeph were ready to submerge and continue on, but Joshua's crew spotted a familiar insignia painted on the hull. It gave them hope, and they wanted to find out who was aboard.Nicole didn't like the idea of approaching an unfamiliar ship. She tossed Joshua a megaphone so he could call out from a distance."Hello over there! Where are you folks from?"Several people emerged