[{"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-152":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},146316,236,"Chapter 152: Escape","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-152",152,"\u003Cp>The others in the room stared in astonishment at the two who had suddenly appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pascal Paige finally snapped out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought it was another man \"rewarded\" by Jonathan Thatcher, coming to have his fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never seen these two before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We just arrived today,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but we’re planning to leave now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does anyone want to come with us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Nina Jacobs tried to make it sound as reasonable as possible, the others in the room found her words dreamlike and unreal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Leaving now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Doesn’t that just mean escaping?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you kidding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you have any idea how many people are guarding this place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They have weapons, too. Trying to break out is too risky!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that Pascal Paige didn’t want to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was that she knew how difficult it would be, and she was only a Healing Element Superpower User.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, their men will probably be here any second,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>you should go back upstairs and hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s over if you get caught.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few women who had been squatting on the floor also stood up to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I doubt they’re in any mood to come over right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have two minutes. Anyone who wants to go, follow me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was coming down, she had already released a Little Zombie Rat into the area where the crowd was gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Little Zombie Rat had scurried through every floor upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, the upper floors were in utter chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unlikely anyone would dare to come out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pascal Paige didn’t know what was happening upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had originally thought it was absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Nina Jacobs’s expression was just too confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll go with you. I don’t want to live here anymore anyway,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wendy Marshall said without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the other three also quickly agreed to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a few people in the corner remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One minute left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs glanced at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, Pascal Paige just looked a bit disheveled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But both of her arms were still intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Pascal Paige wasn’t willing to follow her, she wouldn’t force her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll go with you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you can get us out of here successfully,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>once we’re outside, no matter if we live or die, you two will be our saviors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pascal Paige made up her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you really going too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re a Healing Element Superpower User.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you stay here, they won’t do anything to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short-haired girl tried to persuade her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, if you leave,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>who... who will heal us in the future?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, another woman with a ponytail also grabbed Pascal Paige.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong with you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you want to stay, then stay. Pascal has always been so good to us,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and at a time like this, you’re only thinking of yourselves?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wendy Marshall, who had already decided to leave, demanded with a frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman with the ponytail shrank back, then pointed at Nina Jacobs and her companion and said defiantly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are so many people guarding the outside,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>how could we possibly escape?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following those two is just a suicide mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, we have food, drink, and we can stay alive, can’t we?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I’m leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still have to find my family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I don’t go, I’ll never find them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her mind made up, Pascal Paige walked over to Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, at that moment, her Five Senses Enhancement picked up an unusual sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking another look at her system map, she was certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The zombies on several of the surrounding roads were now converging on their location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pascal Paige clearly noticed the change in Nina Jacobs’s expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re out of time. Everyone, keep up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs charged straight out of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hallway was still empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pascal Paige and the others showed looks of delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Our luck is good today.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Just a little further ahead and a left turn would be the hotel exit!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, things never go as smoothly as imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards at the entrance quickly spotted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop! What are you all doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man with a flat top haircut pointed at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s a Gold Element Superpower User, and he’s very strong,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pascal Paige had barely finished her warning from behind when the man was struck by Wayne Warner’s punch, his body flying straight into the wall behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s Pascal Paige! She’s trying to escape!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other guards also ran over, shouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two Fireballs shot straight down the hallway, instantly hitting two of them in the chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the two men who had been blasted through, Pascal Paige’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than two minutes, the guards on duty were either dead or incapacitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’These two are so strong!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kane Donovan, do me a favor\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and let them go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs hadn’t expected Holden Shaw to show up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holden Shaw, who the hell do you think you are?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you a favor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thatcher and his men are on their way. If you don’t get out of my way, I’ll cut you down too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane Donovan was also a Strength Element Superpower User. Seeing that Holden Shaw wouldn’t move, he grabbed his axe and swung at him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Fireball struck Kane Donovan right in a vital spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner pried open the locked hotel doors with his bare hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holden Shaw froze for a moment, then followed them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s already dark and dangerous outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where are you trying to escape to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holden Shaw asked urgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have car keys?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked, looking at the several cars parked nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t a good time for her to pull the SUV out of her storage space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me ten seconds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Holden Shaw could even finish his sentence, he vanished in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later, he reappeared with car keys and unlocked one of the vehicles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night was deep and should have been quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the group could now hear faint sounds from all around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hotel was surrounded by a thick, impenetrable darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if taking a single step forward meant plunging into an abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Nina Jacobs had already gotten into the car quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you guys hear something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wendy Marshall couldn’t help but ask after getting in the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did. The zombies are coming,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs answered directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in huge numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zombies?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then we should hurry back to the hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a time like this, they’ll probably deal with the zombies first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the zombies are gone, I’ll figure out a way to get you out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holden Shaw said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, it was safer inside the hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Going back means certain death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Better to fight for a chance at survival now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not going back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d rather die than go back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d rather become a zombie! At least then I could eat their flesh and drink their blood!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yvonne Willow said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the daily humiliation she endured, she would rather embrace the zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t say such depressing things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rexton Mountain is right behind us. I think if we escape toward the mountain,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>we probably won’t run into the zombies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pascal Paige seemed very familiar with the area around Rexton Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs agreed with Pascal Paige.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the system map showed that all surrounding roads were blocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the road section leading to Rexton Mountain behind them was marked yellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant it was the least congested route with the fewest zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, hold on tight in a bit,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t plan on stopping; she would ram through anything she could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there were even more zombies on this road than she had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROOOOAR—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hitting several zombies, a tall, mutated zombie blocked the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a Strength Element-mutated zombie!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’We’re finished,’ Holden Shaw thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were only a few of them, and a Strength Element-mutated zombie of this level could destroy them and their vehicle completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Fireball flew toward the Strength Element zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was blocked by a discarded billboard sign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a Gold Element-mutated zombie. By now, several zombies had surrounded the car. Pascal Paige stared in despair at the rotten faces pressed against the windows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So, escaping was just another kind of hell...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you drive? You take the wheel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs brought the car to a stop and opened the sunroof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The only way out now is a quick fight. I have to clear the zombies in front of us before we can escape.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Pascal Paige realize that Nina Jacobs seemed to have no intention of giving up at all.\u003C\u002Fp>",1449,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","6a215ca5bf1ba5443358baed4f75246cd4bbc625b36362beb6ff07839da22705","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-153","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-151",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]