[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un":3,"chapter-after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-114":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","After I Fully Prepared for the Apocalypse, the Ungrateful Cried with Regret",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},146478,236,"Chapter 114: Simon Abbott Is Dead?","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-114",114,"\u003Cp>Something struck her as odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant, Renee Strong, and the others had returned early that morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only one missing was Simon Abbott.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She overheard Liam Grant gravely telling Mrs. Grant that Simon Abbott was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Simon Abbott is dead?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her first reaction was disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But hearing the sobs in Renee Strong’s voice, she knew they weren’t lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What on earth happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remember from my past life, there was supposed to be a hiding spot when we passed through there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, it was gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renee Strong was still muttering to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had originally set out to retrieve their stashed supplies, but they ran into a massive horde of zombies along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the memories of her past life, she had led them down a different road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the house that was supposed to be in the field had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She distinctly remembered hiding in there with Nina Jacobs in her past life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was a location that was very difficult for zombies to find!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, it just wasn’t there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, when they were caught in a pincer attack by the zombies, Simon Abbott had drawn the horde away by himself, allowing the rest of them to escape...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So that’s what happened.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to Renee Strong’s account, Nina Jacobs understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her past life, while they were fleeing for their lives, the team had indeed been scattered by zombies once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only she and Renee Strong were left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With zombies in front and behind, she’d had no choice but to deploy her safe house in the middle of a withered field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had then pulled Renee Strong inside with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, the two of them had successfully survived the ordeal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why in this life, Renee Strong had assumed there was a shelter there, but she’d been wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must have misremembered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That area has a lot of side roads, and it’s been a long time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant said, trying to console her, though his face was grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Renee Strong hadn’t been so certain that road would lead them to safety, they wouldn’t have suffered such a devastating loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wyatt Jacobs and the other two Space Superpower Users were fine, but losing Simon Abbott... that was too high a price to pay!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s all my fault. It’s all my fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam, you can yell at me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renee Strong’s eyes were swollen like walnuts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been crying the entire way back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the two other Space Superpower Users on the team, she hadn’t explained everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, talking about Simon Abbott’s death, she still felt like her world was collapsing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, now it’s just the three of us left,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wyatt Jacobs said, staring blankly at the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not just us. Ivan Lawson is still out there waiting for us to rendezvous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And who knows, maybe Abbott is okay,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Yeah...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs didn’t believe Simon Abbott would die so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was just a little disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had originally planned to use Sherry Renner’s Talisman Paper to force some information out of Simon Abbott.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But since Ivan Lawson isn’t in the shelter, where could he be now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Nina Jacobs left the shelter with Wayne Warner, his expression seemed almost expectant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here, this is for you. Eat up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs took out a bag of hot meat buns and handed it to Wayne Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Eating in front of everyone at the shelter really was a bit restrictive.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there were certain things Nina didn’t dare take out at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner took the buns and immediately began to wolf them down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren’t you curious how I have these?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the rearview mirror, Wayne Warner shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the shelter, Nina Jacobs had asked Juliana Sinclair about Wayne Warner’s current condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Juliana’s explanation was that his intelligence had likely regressed to that of a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As much as she hated to accept it, Nina knew Juliana’s assessment was actually on the optimistic side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you ever remember what happened before,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wonder if you’ll blame me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs muttered to herself with a wry smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She truly regretted what had happened to Wayne Warner’s sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially after he had risked his life to protect her time and time again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only answer she received was the sound of Wayne Warner chewing loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, you can’t understand me right now anyway,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but don’t choke.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Nina Jacobs took out a large bottle of fresh milk and tossed it to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner, who had been having a little trouble breathing, finally seemed to be doing better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After running over some zombies, Nina Jacobs got out of the car to harvest Crystal Cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She noticed that people had gradually started appearing on the roadside, also harvesting Crystal Cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’They must be survivors from the shelter.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There weren’t many of them, but they all looked extremely cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment a zombie appeared, they would scramble back into their cars like startled animals and flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, this area wasn’t too far from the shelter, so there were relatively few zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after they drove a bit further and passed several man-made barricades, the number of zombies began to increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs and Wayne Warner got out of the car several times to kill zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they were about to reach the nearest destination on their list,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a Fireball slammed into the windshield of Nina’s car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Fire Element-mutated zombie stood on the roof of a nearby car, while other zombies on the ground swarmed toward their vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Basic Level Middle Stage?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs could tell that this Fire Element zombie was quite strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must have already reached the Basic Level Middle Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Nina got out, the Fire Element zombie let out a roar and charged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner took care of the regular zombies, while Nina Jacobs’s Fire Whip was already lashing out at the Fire Element zombie!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG! BANG! BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four Fireballs shot toward them in quick succession, and Nina materialized a Fire Shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Fire Shield was infused with Earth Element sand and gravel, so it was able to block all the powerful Fireballs completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lash of her whip coiled around the Fire Element zombie’s right arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina yanked hard, intending to pull it close and run it through with a Fire Spike, but the Fire Element zombie actually tore off its own right arm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A bit stronger than the so-called ’number one fighter’,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina remarked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fire Element zombie continued its assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with only one arm, it was even less of a match for Nina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the Fire Whip coiled around its neck, a massive Fireball instantly surged along the whip toward the zombie’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a deafening BOOM,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Fire Element-mutated zombie’s head was burned to an empty husk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, a pair of eyes watched the duo with a probing gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looking at another woman right in front of me again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slender, delicate hand covered the man’s menacing eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man yanked her hand away, his grip so tight it made her cry out in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drive over there,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the man commanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You hurt me,\" the woman complained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My apologies. I just saw someone unexpected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man released her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who did you see?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the back seat, another person slowly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He too looked out the window at the man and woman harvesting Crystal Cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man was tall and powerfully built, staying protectively by the woman’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like he was taking his young girlfriend out to get some experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Hughes, I’ve seen that man before,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the man in the front seat said through gritted teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, so you were looking at the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never mind, then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman beside him retracted her look of displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl was young and innocent-looking, but she also had a feisty, spirited air about her. The woman had genuinely worried that Dylan Quinn might take an interest in her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where have you seen him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was a new security guard at Quinn Manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faye found him outside and brought him back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were short-handed at the manor, so I made him a guard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan Quinn said, clenching his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he and Faye Quinn had returned to Quinn Manor, it had been nothing but a pile of ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had only found the charred corpse of his younger brother, Seth Quinn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, you suspect he’s the one who did it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyson Hughes asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if he wasn’t the one who did it, he definitely knows something,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan Quinn replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the female Superpower User next to that guard was clearly a Fire Element user.\u003C\u002Fp>",1458,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","6ff626566a6bcb0a3c97a5de929c73df9bb920aacddda7038ea9b8025d20c296","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-115","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-113",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]