[{"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-139":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},146503,236,"Chapter 139: Black Eats Black","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-139",139,"\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald man snatched the rocket launcher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people in front and around him immediately tried to dive for cover, but the blast still caused widespread casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehehe, you bastard Abbott,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you, you were going to die by my hand sooner or later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald man laughed smugly from within a thick cloud of smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? Is that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not yet certain who will come out on top.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a corner, Ethan Abbott flung a corpse aside with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a companion he had grabbed at the last second to shield himself from the explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, however, appeared to be completely unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Anyone who can make it in the apocalypse is a ruthless bastard.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs could tell that neither side was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man named Abbott probably saw that there was no possibility of a truce and decisively ordered several of his team members to launch a suicidal attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the bald man was at a disadvantage due to a lack of ammunition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan Abbott used several Gold Spikes to riddle the bald man with holes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won! Trying to steal from me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one has ever managed to take anything from me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan Abbott staggered to his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The area was a wreck, littered with corpses and severed limbs. Although Ethan Abbott had won, his own people had also suffered heavy losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only two companions remained on the ground, unable to get up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ab-Abbott, save me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man who had lost a leg in the blast reached out and grabbed Ethan Abbott.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Owen Lewis... how could you be so careless?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of resignation appeared on Ethan Abbott’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bent over, pretending to help the man up, but in the next second, he pierced his neck with a Gold Spike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough, cough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Owen Lewis clutched his perforated neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were filled with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no interest in supporting a cripple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan Abbott said with a deadpan expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ethan Abbott, you... you’re not even human.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, a woman supported herself against the corner of a wall and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We risk our lives for you, and you’re this ruthless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also looked injured, her eyes brimming with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh dear, you saw that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan Abbott pulled out a pistol from behind his back and shot the woman without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can come out now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Ethan Abbott waved at a car not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There are others?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs looked over as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door of a car in the corner opened, and a young woman ran to Ethan Abbott’s side, her face etched with worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was so worried about you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If anything happened to you, I couldn’t go on living.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman and Ethan Abbott embraced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan Abbott gently patted her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Silly girl, how could I ever leave you all alone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, all the supplies here are ours now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll put everything into your space in a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry. With all these supplies,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"we can always find more people to risk their lives for us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman smiled sweetly. She took Ethan Abbott’s arm, and the two walked toward the entrance of the Verdant Supermarket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Ethan Abbott used his Gold Element Superpower to open the doors of the Verdant Supermarket...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was about to reveal herself with Wayne Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that very moment, another gunshot rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs looked over in surprise to find that Ethan Abbott had been shot in the chest and had collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why wouldn’t you agree to find a deserted place and live just with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t want to kill zombies, and I don’t want you to build a team.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you never listen to me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the woman shouted at Ethan Abbott.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, her only answer was Ethan Abbott’s wide, furious eyes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Ethan Abbott had stopped breathing, the woman glanced around cautiously before preparing to step into the supermarket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then she heard applause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A classic case of the snipe and the clam fighting, only for the fisherman to benefit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs walked over with Wayne Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to admit, the scene that had just unfolded was more exciting than any show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had thought Ethan Abbott would be the final winner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, all that was left of him was a corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman looked at the two of them with a wary expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There are only two of them. Maybe I still have a chance.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was about to pull a pistol from her space, she heard one of them speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The supplies in here are ours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you’re willing to leave, I won’t harm you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs just wanted to complete her mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, based on the mission prompt, even if this woman took the supplies from the Verdant Supermarket, she was fated to die today anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It would be better for her to just leave now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really won’t kill me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the woman asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs nodded. She had no grudge against this woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she was willing to give up the supplies, Nina certainly wouldn’t take her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine. As long as you let me leave,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll leave the supplies to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman agreed readily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, a slab of stone shot up in front of Nina Jacobs and her companion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman was holding a pistol, shocked that her opponent had reacted so quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had no intention of giving up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bullets sprayed wildly in their direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman’s target was actually Wayne Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner didn’t seem panicked at all, easily blocking two bullets with his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs saw it clearly: as the bullets made contact with Wayne Warner’s palm, they showed faint signs of ricocheting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you’re asking to die, I have no choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several Stone Spikes, accelerated by a Speed Element Superpower, shot rapidly toward the woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman tried to dodge but was killed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is your hand okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs inspected Wayne Warner’s palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her surprise, his palm didn’t even have a scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner shook his head and handed Nina Jacobs two magazines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, she took the magazines. Gazing at the corpses strewn across the ground, Nina Jacobs directly conjured several Fire Serpents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fire Serpents slithered across the ground, incinerating all the corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smell of blood was too strong; it was safer to burn the bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need to be quick.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After doing all this, Nina Jacobs still felt uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the fight just now had made a huge commotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs quickly led Wayne Warner into the Verdant Supermarket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming the supermarket was safe inside,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she took out several high-powered flashlights and placed them at the entrance, instantly illuminating the interior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The goods are preserved so well.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was less of a supermarket and more of a large warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warehouse was well-sealed, with only a few ventilation shafts covered with fine mesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After having Wayne Warner close the supermarket doors again, Nina Jacobs began to quickly gather the supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to eat this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Wayne Warner stop in front of a shelf, Nina Jacobs reached out, took down a bag of milk candies, and handed it to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner hadn’t eaten any snacks in days, so it was no wonder he couldn’t tear his eyes away from the items on the shelf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you completely immune to bullets now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked as she continued gathering supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner chewed his milk candy, seemingly not understanding what Nina Jacobs meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s nothing. Go on, keep eating...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had heard in her past life that some powerful Strength Element Superpower Users could not only enhance their bodies but also reflect damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this Skill was not something every Strength Element Superpower User could learn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some said it was an instinctive reaction that developed only after being injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner touching the bullets with his bare hands just now had reminded her of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could it be that the injuries Wayne Warner suffered have actually allowed him to acquire this Skill?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs went back to focusing on collecting the supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Verdant Supermarket had a considerable amount of supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the lingering smell of blood outside still attracted zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking out from a ventilation shaft, the strange appearance of a mutated zombie quickly caught Nina Jacobs’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>",1415,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","6b3be6ddae6385f1df8e1d607f93edba7e513272600c2244b5eec66a2e0f929f","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-140","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-138",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]