[{"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-161":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},146325,236,"Chapter 161: Masterpiece","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-161",161,"\u003Cp>Just then, Wendy Marshall and the others, who had been observing the battle, came out as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the past few days together, they had developed an unspoken understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew not to panic when trouble arose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rushing in recklessly would only disrupt Nina Jacobs’s rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was better to listen to Nina and stay out of her way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need to get up there, fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the zombies from across the way are already heading over here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jessica Vance and Wendy Marshall said as they arrived to help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher hadn’t lured over that many zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner had already taken care of quite a few, and it only took another ten-odd minutes to clean up the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you still walk?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked, walking over to Chase Gallagher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After killing the zombie infant, the system had gifted her over 300 more Healing Potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I think so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher tried to stand up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll help him get upstairs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holden Shaw said, sheathing his long blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staying here would inevitably attract more zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s getting late. Let’s just stay here for the night,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs suggested once they were back on the top floor where they had been before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the hospital was right across the street, this building was tall enough that it was hard for zombies to track them by scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After they went upstairs, the zombies gathered below slowly dispersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This building is over fifty stories high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The zombies will have a hell of a time climbing all the way up here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pascal Paige had gone up and down the stairs twice, and even with the physique of a Superpower User, she was now panting for breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On their way up, they had also locked the stairwell door on every floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it would definitely be safe to rest here for the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs and Wayne Warner, on the other hand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>didn’t show the slightest sign of fatigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher looked at the group of strangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard to believe his life had just been saved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me heal you,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pascal Paige said, using her healing technique without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry about it. As for those people from earlier,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"we know a bit about them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said, pointing out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You do...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprise flashed across Chase Gallagher’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You bet. They even accused the Tiger-Lion Squad of stealing their supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re one of them, you must have known about that, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holden Shaw retorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher lowered his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He genuinely didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had arrived in City J half a month before Finn Hart and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mission had been to gather intel on the various factions in City J.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to scout ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sounds like pretty important work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t believe they’d just leave you behind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pascal Paige said as she continued her treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she noticed that as soon as she said it, Chase Gallagher hung his head even lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pascal Paige instantly realized she’d said the wrong thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, don’t get me wrong, I didn’t mean it like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s their loss for leaving you behind...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried to comfort him, but realized she was only digging herself a deeper hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did that Superpower User Alliance just get to City J recently?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked, changing the subject as she looked at the hospital across the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher finally looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As far as I know, they arrived about fifteen days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were 400 of them at the time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and their temporary camp is on Mountside Road.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has Finn Hart lost a lot of people recently?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t get me wrong, I’m not interested in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s fine if you don’t want to answer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It had been less than ten days, and Finn Hart’s convoy had already been cut in half.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She even wondered if he had split his forces to gather supplies on two separate routes.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s lost a lot of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on top of that, his ammunition supply is running low.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So that’s why.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, you can rest here for tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re heading on to City D tomorrow,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and if you’re up for it, we don’t mind taking you with us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"City D...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher was slightly surprised to hear her mention City D.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he nodded. \"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had saved his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still didn’t know how to properly express his gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Nightfall.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the walls of the private hospital, a small house with a window had mysteriously appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the house was right up against the courtyard wall, it was shielded from any line of sight from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the surrounding zombies stirred for a brief moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they quickly fell quiet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs hid alone in the safe house, observing her surroundings from the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had waited until everyone was asleep before deploying the safe house here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she used her Speed Element Superpower to slip inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the nearby zombies hadn’t been stirred into a frenzy, she felt safe enough to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people from the Superpower User Alliance had said the medical supplies were on the first and second basement levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already scouted the entrance from the building across the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like she would have to get in through the building marked \"Inpatient Department.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Avoiding the zombies in the hospital courtyard wasn’t too difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hard part would be getting through the Inpatient Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she used her Speed Element Superpower in there, she could run right into a zombie at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, once inside the Inpatient Department, she proceeded with extreme caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A zombie’s roar suddenly shattered the silence of the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the roar lasted only a moment before being cut short.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs withdrew the Stone Spike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such a dark environment, she didn’t dare use her Fire Element Superpower for the time being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was afraid it would attract unwanted attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally reached the first basement level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had assumed it would take a great deal of effort to open the medical supply warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, all she had to do was destroy the fingerprint lock at the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she opened the door, a zombie lunged out from inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was prepared and finished it off instantly with a Stone Spike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with shelf after shelf of neatly organized medicine, she finally understood why anyone would fight over this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a truly staggering amount of medical supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from two shelves that had been knocked over by the zombie, the warehouse was remarkably clean and tidy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From inside the warehouse, a staircase led directly down to the second basement level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After collecting all the medicine from the first and second basement levels, Nina Jacobs let out a huge yawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I really should head back and get some rest.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Early the next morning.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely unaware of what Nina Jacobs had done the night before, the group looked on with regret as they passed the entrance to the private hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There must be so much medicine in there,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pascal Paige lamented as she drove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the number of zombies inside those gates is terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If those gates open, we’ll never get away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s just get out of here, fast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wendy Marshall said, shuddering as she looked at the zombies trapped behind the hospital gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like their numbers had grown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did they close the gate when they left yesterday?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holden Shaw asked, a puzzled look on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could have sworn the gate was halfway open when those two squads left yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs, for her part, didn’t feel the least bit guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she hadn’t been the one to close it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor had she been the one to lure the zombies from outside into the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason she wasn’t surprised was that she’d heard some strange noises in the predawn hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gate and the zombies inside were all Chase Gallagher’s handiwork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had personally seen Chase Gallagher make a trip downstairs and back just as the sky was beginning to lighten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Without a doubt,’ she thought, ’leaving Chase Gallagher behind was Finn Hart’s biggest loss.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she mulled this over,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a sudden wave of drowsiness washed over Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could this feeling be...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’An advancement?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs struggled to keep her eyes open, but every part of her body was screaming to break through a barrier. The waves of power were too strong, overwhelming her consciousness completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at Nina Jacobs, who had fallen asleep on his shoulder, Wayne Warner reached out and gently shifted her into a more comfortable position...\u003C\u002Fp>",1466,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","06f7dec6e6bb226289a371a678662ad88e0d7116de534cdf9fdb2f1553a647f0","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-162","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-160",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]