[{"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-126":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},146490,236,"Chapter 126: Night Probe","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-126",126,"\u003Cp>Earlier in the evening, she had scouted the surroundings as Claire Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To get inside the building, you had to swipe a card at the turnstiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she could easily bypass the turnstiles by climbing over the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I just don’t know if I’ll be able to find Wayne Warner.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two security guards were also posted by the turnstiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs silently moved to the side and vaulted over the barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two guards were completely oblivious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The building had five floors in total: three above ground and two below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finding the downward staircase, she headed for the first basement level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan Quinn had said \"sent down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant she had to prioritize searching the lower levels first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first basement level was much larger than she had imagined, and it was brightly lit all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs checked the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had already taken her ten minutes just to get here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she continued forward, a metal door caught her eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The metal door was incredibly thick, resembling the radiation-proof doors used for CT scanners in hospitals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, the door was open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light spilled out from within, and she could faintly see bloodstains on the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one was around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs walked right in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once inside, she realized she was in the wrong place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like a sterile room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the scent of blood, the air smelled of disinfectant alcohol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside was a bed, with a frail figure lying on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That person was definitely not Wayne Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it wasn’t Wayne Warner, she didn’t plan on investigating any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, time was tight, so she prepared to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, however, several people walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs immediately ducked to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in the lead was, surprisingly, Dylan Quinn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reeked of blood, and his forehead was beaded with sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if he had just finished a massacre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clean the entrance. Don’t let Faye see this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan Quinn said to the people behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were two women in nurses’ uniforms. Both nodded immediately and began to wipe the bloodstains from the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Dylan Quinn walk toward the person on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Feeling any better?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Dylan Quinn’s voice, Nina Jacobs started looking for a way to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Invisibility Potion only had a little over ten minutes left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she became visible here, she’d be walking right into a trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after cleaning the blood from the walls, the two women dressed as nurses closed the metal door and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Opening the door is bound to make a noise.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no choice but to find a place to hide for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dylan, you’re here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Have you still not found the medicine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman on the hospital bed reached a withered, gaunt hand toward Dylan Quinn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. Faye, you need to have faith in yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can move and speak now, which is a hundred times better than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swear I’ll find a way to cure you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a hint of desperation in Dylan Quinn’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not afraid, really. Seth is already waiting for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I pass on, someone will be there with me, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if triggered by a memory, the woman began to cough violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get every available Healer over here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan Quinn rushed to the door and shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiding behind a table, Nina Jacobs heard what sounded like a Healer being brought over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why just her? Are the others I’m keeping all useless?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan Quinn demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Quinn, the others only got off their shift half an hour ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their Superpowers really haven’t recovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Miss Faye is very satisfied with her healing results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t let her age fool you. Her healing technique is top-notch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the person’s hurried explanation, Dylan Quinn shut the door again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heal her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan Quinn commanded, looking at the little girl before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was only satisfied when the girl, without hesitation, walked to the bedside with practiced ease and began to use her healing technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman’s coughing finally stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Faye, I won’t let you use that potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know that, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard about a potion that can cure any illness instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can heal any wound, even cancer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will find that potion for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan Quinn said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You silly boy, how could a potion like that exist?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outside world is full of the zombie virus. If a potion like that existed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then no one would have to be afraid of the zombie virus, would they...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps due to the treatment, the woman’s hospital bed was raised, and Nina Jacobs froze when she got a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had the voice of a young woman, but the face of an old crone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Healer beside her, however, was a little girl about seven or eight years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl’s profile looked somewhat familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the moment it took to lower the bed, Nina Jacobs slipped into a nearby medical supply cart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What caught her attention were Dylan Quinn’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A potion that could heal wounds and illnesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It reminded her of the system’s Healing Potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Was Dylan Quinn just saying that to comfort her?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard it from someone who came over from City A.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would have no reason to lie to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of using a Euthanasia Potion, why don’t we just wait a little longer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, I ran into Wayne Warner while I was out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wayne... Warner?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faye Quinn asked doubtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The security guard from the manor. He must have done something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once I find out what, I will definitely avenge Seth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, him. I remember now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it’s him, he would never do something like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faye Quinn seemed to recall something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He took in a little girl he didn’t even know and raised her like a sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn’t let anyone bully her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t possibly do something like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faye Quinn said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if he didn’t do it, he must know something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just that he seems to have suffered some brain damage. I’ll find a way to make him talk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan Quinn’s gaze turned more sinister as he recalled Wayne Warner, who refused to speak but would stare back at him with defiant eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That Wayne Warner... he definitely knows everything.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn’t matter anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren’t you hiding things from me, too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Faye Quinn spoke from the hospital bed, they both fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, the treatment is finished.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl at the side spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clean up, and take this dirty stuff out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faye doesn’t like the smell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Dylan Quinn say this, the girl nodded, gathered a pile of disinfectant supplies, and placed them on the cart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLINK.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of something falling echoed in the quiet room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs hadn’t realized there was a vial of potion in the cart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She watched the liquid from the vial she had knocked over spill out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew there was no getting out of this one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Invisibility Potion had already worn off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound had already attracted footsteps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They sounded like the little girl’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What was that sound?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs heard Dylan Quinn’s voice ask from a short distance away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was ready to strike at a moment’s notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cloth flap on the bottom of the cart was lifted, and Nina Jacobs saw a small, startled face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl saw her, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she placed a finger to her lips before lowering the fabric flap again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, Mr. Quinn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I accidentally knocked something over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll clean it up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Dylan Quinn paid her no further mind, the girl opened the door and, with some effort, pushed the cart out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was only a head taller than the cart, but her steps were remarkably steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few more turns, she pushed the cart into a windowless room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl closed and locked the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then quickly walked over to the cart and pulled back the fabric flap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is my break room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one else is here. How did you get in here, miss?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl squatted by the cart, looking at Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes were filled with delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corners of her eyes seemed to be glistening with tears, though it was unclear if it was from the scare just moments ago.\u003C\u002Fp>",1390,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","86a2007b8fc09dfd14a9bb1dc7cd8ab0481cc5a5e5f59a5d7ec5b4321079cd92","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-127","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-125",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]