[{"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-160":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},146324,236,"Chapter 160: Waiting for the Opportunity","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-160",160,"\u003Cp>\"It’s Chase Gallagher!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jane Dixon exclaimed in delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment ago, Finn Hart had sent Chase Gallagher to lure the zombies away. Now, he was back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then they remembered their current predicament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone suddenly realized what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, the moment Chase Gallagher appeared, the zombie infant immediately lunged for him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep driving, don’t stop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment, Finn Hart gave the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But... Chase...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jane Dixon stared at Finn Hart in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase and his team were the ones who had scouted out the information on many of the supply points along their route, as well as intelligence on City J.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s too late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finn Hart didn’t even look out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes, Chase Gallagher was already a dead man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched the vehicles flee from right in front of him. Around him, his companions twitched on the ground, on the verge of turning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher realized what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In those cars were people who had once fought alongside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the man he had risked his life for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Looks like... I’ve been abandoned again.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher smiled bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had used nearly all of his Superpower to lure the zombies away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I never thought I’d come back to this.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KEKE...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A zombie infant appeared on the ground not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was crawling on all fours, yet it lunged at him with incredible speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body reacted faster than his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher turned and ran in the opposite direction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He isn’t, is he...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Pascal Paige pitied the man who had been abandoned below, he and the others noticed the man was running toward their side of the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right toward their building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that the Little Zombie has been lured out, this whole area is no longer safe,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said with a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their chances of running into the Little Zombie while trying to pass through here were high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher must have known this residential complex was empty, which was why he was running this way to save his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the more complex the terrain, the higher the chance of a successful escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll go lure them away again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holden Shaw said, turning to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like the man had already led the Little Zombie to the base of their building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That thing is too dangerous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said. In her opinion, the Little Zombie wasn’t just a simple Speed Element type.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A fist that small could smash a windshield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s probably a Dual Element type, with both Speed and Strength Superpowers.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dual Element?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The color drained from everyone’s faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all just wait here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Nina Jacobs disappeared out the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner followed right after her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using her Five Senses Enhancement, she could already hear the movements of the man and the zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher immediately regretted entering the vacant residential complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After closing the main gate, he discovered the ground was littered with zombie corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked like they had just been killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant other people were likely here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally thought this place was deserted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KE... KE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Little Zombie quickly scrambled on top of the main gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its tiny, rotten arm actually tore off a piece from the corner of the iron gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Strength Element?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher was already running on fumes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the bus parked in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also realized there must be people in the building upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning back was impossible; too many zombies were still following him from outside the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he gritted his teeth and ran in the opposite direction, toward the outdoor exercise equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Little Zombie landed on a metal weight plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plate immediately buckled inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the exercise equipment for cover, Chase Gallagher’s high-speed movements were making the Little Zombie increasingly agitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anyone had been watching, they would have noticed Chase Gallagher’s speed was rapidly decreasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp pain suddenly shot through his leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It caused him to stumble and fall to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Gold Element zombie had climbed over the gate and stabbed him with a Gold Spike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KEKEKE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Little Zombie was now right in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher subconsciously stretched out his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An invisible force slammed into the Little Zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sent the creature flying hard against a nearby wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at his hand in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Wind Element?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had actually awakened a Wind Element Superpower at the critical moment, becoming a Dual Element Superpower User.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But... what’s the use?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That single Wind Ball had completely drained his Superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He barely had any physical stamina left, either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KEKEKE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Little Zombie had been completely enraged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, it had disappeared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher looked up at the gray, hazy sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew he was about to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t want to run anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I get one last look at this world, I don’t want it to be of a zombie’s rotten face...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dazzling Fire Serpent shot past in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A piercing shriek came from behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fire Serpent crashed into several zombies lunging from the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shriek belonged to the Little Zombie behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flame-wreathed Wood Element Vine had wrapped itself around one of the Little Zombie’s legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had been waiting for the perfect moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If she had only used her Wood Element Superpower,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she would never have been able to catch this Speed Element zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a Wood Element Vine enhanced with her Speed Element Superpower was a different story.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Chase Gallagher’s eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was a Fire Rope. At the other end of the rope was a young woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was calm, her gaze fixed intently on the Little Zombie’s every move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KEKE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Nina prepared to press the attack with her Fire Element Superpower,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Little Zombie simply abandoned its leg and broke free!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll leave the other zombies to you,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said to Wayne Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Little Zombie was no simple foe; she had to focus all her attention on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner moved in a flash, sending several zombies flying into the distance with a series of kicks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They crashed into and knocked down a large swath of other zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if sensing Nina was its true opponent, the Little Zombie retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The missing leg didn’t seem to affect it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It primarily moved using its arms anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KE...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Little Zombie vanished in a flash again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a curtain of fire erupted in front of Nina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Little Zombie didn’t flinch, charging straight through the wall of flames!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as it opened its maw and swiped its sharp claws at where Nina had been, she had already dodged away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Using its Speed Element Superpower to resist the fire damage?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I really can’t underestimate this thing.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Nina dodged nimbly, she released a swarm of flames that hovered around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these flames present, the Little Zombie was clearly hesitant to get close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It even seemed to consider attacking Wayne Warner instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment of hesitation, the flames suddenly shot in a single direction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two larger clusters of flames broke away from the main swarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They latched onto the Little Zombie’s left and right claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were not flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were two Little Zombie Rats, completely wreathed in fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gnawing of the Little Zombie Rats prevented the Little Zombie from using its arms to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina seized the opportunity. The remaining flames rapidly converged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by a piercing shriek, the Little Zombie was instantly engulfed in flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be careful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher yelled, watching nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it was completely engulfed in flames, the Little Zombie still charged toward the woman!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the woman just stood in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when Chase Gallagher thought she was out of Superpower and unable to move,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the flaming Little Zombie froze right in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sudden POP, the fiery corpse disintegrated into scattered embers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The zombie infant...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...was defeated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher still couldn’t believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>",1359,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","462a4b211ad4ea9bf761df3cdc2cf4ee49bfba2ffdc0a9a78057473247a2a906","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-161","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-159",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]