[{"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-125":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},146489,236,"Chapter 125: Why Is He Here?","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-125",125,"\u003Cp>In the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sounds of zombie roars and fighting echoed from around the Quinn Group building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The noises lasted for over ten minutes before silence fell once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the main gates of the Quinn Group building slowly opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s Hughes and the others! They’re back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was locked in a separate room with a few other new recruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first day of training for all of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The task for the afternoon was to copy the Superpower User Alliance’s slogan 100 times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Nina Jacobs, this was practically torture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the slogan wasn’t just a few words, but a long declaration of loyalty to The Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Shirley Lucas had already told her about this part of the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, before coming in, she had secretly grabbed a copy that someone else had already finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was now sitting in the back row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her Five Senses Enhancement, she could hear many of the surrounding sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Quinn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this unfamiliar voice, Nina Jacobs immediately pinpointed its location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just take him down. I need to go see Faye first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That must be Dylan Quinn’s voice.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Take him down?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is he talking about Wayne Warner?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs listened more closely but heard no sounds of a struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made her heart sink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing Wayne Warner’s personality, he definitely wouldn’t let himself be taken away quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It seems like Wayne Warner isn’t in a good situation...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Hughes, aren’t you coming with me to see my sister?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan Quinn asked, watching as Tyson Hughes walked off in another direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I have other things to handle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyson Hughes’s retreating back was his only answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That voice... Just as I thought.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs recognized that voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyson Hughes’s voice was identical to that of the Dual Element Superpower User who had burst into the interrogation room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also strikingly similar to the voice of the person handing out flyers when she and Wayne Warner returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it really was him, then Tyson Hughes might never have shown his face to Justin Lawson from the very beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he had hidden among the others, letting Dylan Quinn negotiate in his place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All to find the right opportunity to make a move on Cole Dempsey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs tried to listen for Wayne Warner’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she couldn’t find it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t copy this anymore!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a CLATTER, a man in front of her slammed his pen down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tore the papers on his desk to shreds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is just brainwashing and control!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn’t a shelter for civilians at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think we’d be better off finding a way out of here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man turned and said to Nina Jacobs and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But... my roommate said this place is really far from the main shelter. It’s very dangerous...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a girl said quietly, glancing around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s better than being their tools here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at those people! They risk their lives for things, only to have everything confiscated when they get back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All they get in return are a few pathetic points, not even enough to buy a cup of instant noodles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s ridiculous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man grew more and more agitated as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t notice several men in security uniforms entering the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not until his arms were seized from both sides did he see the female trainer walk over, shaking her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This gentleman is experiencing psychological issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t be alarmed. A dedicated psychologist will be assigned to assist him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, the man was taken away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female trainer glanced at the remaining few people before relocking the door from the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are they taking him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a girl in front of Nina Jacobs asked, still shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Probably to the lab building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard that’s where they put people in solitary confinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also say you can hear women crying and screaming at night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>another woman with short hair whispered in reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A place like that exists here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs couldn’t help but ask. She remembered the short-haired woman was named Yvette Lowe and lived in a six-person dorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s just what the others in my dorm said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lab building used to be a place for pharmaceutical experiments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it seems to be open only to Healers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Think about it. What kind of place would only be open to Healers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be because people are getting hurt or something...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yvette Lowe’s story grew more and more outlandish as she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just hurry up and copy. Stop talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ll bring them back here,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>someone urged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No other sounds filled the room, only the scratching of pens on paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs, however, was drawing a map on her paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Shirley Lucas’s intelligence, the Quinn Group had no dedicated prison area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the lab building was indeed only open to Healers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She decided to investigate the situation there tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The copying task didn’t end until five in the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs, along with the others, handed in a thick stack of densely filled paper and was finally allowed to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new recruit training was held inside the group’s office building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wearing a mask, Nina Jacobs followed behind Yvette Lowe and the others, sizing up her surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to admit, the layout of The Alliance headquarters was remarkably comprehensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It even had a place for testing Superpower levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Shirley Lucas, after their new recruit training period was over, they would be taken to have their Superpowers tested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Powerful Superpower Users would be specially cultivated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those with mediocre abilities, however, were mostly used as cannon fodder...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you going to eat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know we don’t have to use points during the recruit period, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yvette Lowe turned and asked Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had only found out after arriving that meals were free during the new recruit training period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, you guys go ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m going back to the dorm first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs didn’t dare wander around aimlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she had just said goodbye to Yvette Lowe when a person walking toward her made alarm bells go off in her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What is he doing here?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs lowered her head. She couldn’t believe she was seeing Simon Abbott here?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he didn’t seem to have noticed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simon Abbott was back to retrieve something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He often walked without looking from side to side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the figure that had just walked past gave him a strange sense of familiarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, up ahead. Stop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Simon Abbott spoke, several people around them turned their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not you. I mean her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simon Abbott walked toward the figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was almost certain it was her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lift your head. Take off your mask,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simon Abbott said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when the woman with the lowered head removed her mask, it revealed an unfamiliar face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, can I help you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman looked confused, as if she didn’t understand why he had stopped her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s nothing. I mistook you for someone else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simon Abbott also thought his eyes had been playing tricks on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How could Nina Jacobs possibly be here?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head and continued walking in the direction he was headed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman behind him put her mask back on and headed for the dormitory building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs didn’t finally breathe a sigh of relief until she was back in her room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Simon Abbott had stopped her, she had switched to her \"Claire Warner\" appearance without a moment’s hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s how she had narrowly avoided a huge problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He really isn’t dead.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As many of her questions seemed about to fall into place, Nina Jacobs suddenly realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant and the others might have been played by Simon Abbott from the very beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she hadn’t forgotten the reason she was here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, the top priority was still to rescue Wayne Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When night fell, Nina Jacobs changed into a set of dark clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After drinking an Invisibility Potion, she ran toward the so-called lab building.\u003C\u002Fp>",1334,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","5ee1ffd4d93b7184a99495c78581a50edc250ed0c40f52b2ab8fc61d2cefd4db","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-126","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-124",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]