[{"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-166":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},146330,236,"Chapter 166: No Way Out","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-166",166,"\u003Cp>\"Exactly! It was an emergency that day,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You confiscated our supplies and still haven’t returned them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young team member stepped forward and accused them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>James Fletcher stopped his men and explained,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d completely forgotten about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My sincerest apologies. But the zombies are here now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and I think it’s more important we all focus on escaping with our lives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"James Fletcher, if you don’t leave those supplies behind today,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>don’t even think about leaving this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we die, we’re all dying together!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julian Dempsey was furious, but also filled with deep regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the one who had insisted on bringing his people here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never thought it would bring disaster upon everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Holden Shaw, Pascal Paige, and the others had gathered in Nina Jacobs’s room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eric Stone is right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the best time to get out,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>said Chase Gallagher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all the zombies got in, staying here would be a death sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what are we waiting for?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s grab Nina Jacobs and go,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pascal Paige said, knowing this was no time to hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yvonne Willow was already at the side, starting to pack up the things in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wayne Warner, you carry Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ll clear a path, alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Holden Shaw spoke, Wayne Warner nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gently lifted Nina Jacobs into his arms, determined to protect her from any harm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher nodded, planning to charge out with Holden Shaw and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was just looking for you all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Stone wants me to lead you out through another exit,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Molly Ulrich said, arriving just at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there a way for us to break out from up there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pascal Paige asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bus was still parked on the side of the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not sure,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but every second we save getting out of here increases our chance of survival.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Molly Ulrich said with a bitter smile, her face pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had all anticipated this day would come, but she never imagined it would arrive so soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you really can’t get out,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>you can hide in the building upstairs for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’At least you’ll live a few minutes longer.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can come with us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other exit was the nightclub’s back door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no zombies on the other side of the door, but reaching the street level above required climbing several flights of metal stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Molly Ulrich shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have to get the others. You go on ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And be careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she turned and hurried back without a second glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Molly Ulrich’s retreating figure, worry was etched on all their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are they...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>really going to be okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jessica Vance asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t think anyone can guarantee anything right now,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>said Chase Gallagher, already hearing the roars of zombies nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holden Shaw used his Speed Element Superpower to race up the stairs first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stairs led up to an alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both ends of the alley were blocked off with abandoned vehicles and barbed wire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Holden Shaw’s shock, both ends of the alley were already swarming with zombies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think... we’re trapped...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holden Shaw stammered, staring at the zombies in his line of sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d thought they could just kill a few and break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, charging out would be suicidal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do what Molly said. Get into the building upstairs,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher reacted instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few zombies behind the wire fence had already spotted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found a sliding window and nimbly climbed inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is actually Lockwood Squad’s territory up here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s vacant and serves as a shelter for them, so it should be clear of zombies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher explained after helping everyone inside one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pascal Paige rushed to a window on the second floor and looked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight made her despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zombies were everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take her to the top floor. It should be the safest place,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holden Shaw said to Wayne Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the zombies outside were going to break in sooner or later, the others could at least hold them off on the lower floors for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner nodded and headed upstairs with Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chase Gallagher, where are you going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pascal Paige asked, seeing him turn to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going back down to help the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it’s just us up here, we won’t last long,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The priority was to gather all their fighting strength inside this seemingly sturdy building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re right. I’ll go with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pascal Paige quickly followed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were still so many people downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came to killing zombies, the more people, the better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the underground hall, James Fletcher was forced to hand over the supplies that belonged to Eric Stone and her group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m afraid even if you’ve got them back now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>you won’t live long enough to use them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>James Fletcher sneered, looking at Finn Hart’s group as they staggered in, looking battered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finn Hart had promised to trade supplies for a chance to take shelter inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric Stone had agreed to let them in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, only fifty-odd people remained in Finn Hart’s group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Finn desperately wanted to kill James Fletcher right then and there, he didn’t dare make a reckless move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surviving was the priority now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After collecting all the supplies, Yara Garcia stuck close to Julian Dempsey’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re a Spiritual Element Superpower User?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric Stone asked, looking at Finn Hart with a hostile expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If James Fletcher was an unforeseen disaster,’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’then this guy was a walking catastrophe.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for these two groups, her own people wouldn’t be in this mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finn Hart answered obediently, wiping blood from the corner of his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many zombies are out there now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric Stone asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The question made Finn Hart hesitate for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still answered truthfully. \"Over ten thousand. Maybe more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Finn Hart said it, even James Fletcher’s legs went weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re dead. We’re all dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look how few of us there are! Against more than ten thousand zombies? We don’t stand a chance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But we still have supplies, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if we just hide in here and wait for the zombies to disperse?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, let’s seal up all the exits!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobody goes out! It’s safe in here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people in the hall murmured amongst themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric Stone stood in the middle of it all, silent, until Kurt Garrison came to her side and tapped her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excuse me, everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I believe hiding in here is a dead end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you want to live, follow us upstairs. There might be a slim chance of survival,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric Stone announced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She wanted to live, which meant she wasn’t going to wait here to die.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already decided to fight for that slim chance outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Eric Stone finished speaking, the crowd fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’re too scared to go outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no way they’ll follow us,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yara Garcia said, rolling her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Even now, Eric Stone was still apologizing to these freeloaders.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there a way up from here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finn Hart asked hurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric Stone looked at him and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once you’re up there, you have to fight the zombies with us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had her reasons for letting Finn Hart and his people in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, Captain Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ll definitely work together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, for now,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoebe Vance replied, shooting a pointed glance at James Fletcher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Molly, take them upstairs,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kurt Garrison said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Molly Ulrich nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyone who wants to come with us, move over here now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the members of the Lockwood Squad, whom she had lived alongside for two months, Eric Stone finally spoke, her voice choked with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stone...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged woman burst into tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We... We’re not going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain, you all... you have to be careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another, rather scruffy-looking man said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Walsh, you’re coming with us, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric Stone recognized Walsh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was usually nimble and always hardworking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t have a Superpower, but he was a reliable member of the squad.\u003C\u002Fp>",1341,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","88bf07d93641aff6bdd54e1aaf441258d7345281f9a86e618914727a93ecd46c","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-167","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-165",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]