[{"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-187":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},146351,236,"Chapter 187: She’s Back","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-187",187,"\u003Cp>\"Nina, here’s the intel on Beldane Island, as well as the list of who’s going tomorrow and information on their Superpowers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler brought all the firsthand information he’d gotten to Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs pointed to a name that had been crossed out on the personnel list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team leader was originally Adrian Shaw, but it looked like his name had been crossed out and replaced with someone else’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Adrian Shaw was originally supposed to lead the team, but it seems he suffered a minor injury and can’t go, so they made a last-minute change to an Earth Element Superpower User named Levi Stone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Nina Jacobs’s doubts weren’t completely dispelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would’ve avoided Adrian Shaw like the plague, of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But for him to back out of the Beldane Island trip at the last minute... could that really just be a coincidence?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard about that too. Something about a sex scandal, hehehe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale chimed in from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What sex scandal? Mr. Shaw just accidentally fell and broke a bone, that’s all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale retorted irritably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it’s true! It was one of Adrian Shaw’s crazy admirers who tackled him down the stairs. A lot of people saw it happen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale said, full of gossip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Tackled him down the stairs...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs found that hard to imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But Adrian Shaw’s crazy admirer... could it be Hannah Grant?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Now that would be interesting.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once she put the pieces together, Nina Jacobs wasn’t worried anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「At night.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs activated \"Five Senses Enhancement,\" skillfully locking its focus onto a specific location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had heard Chester Pearson mention this on the way back from City J to City D.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant had wanted to rejoin the rescue team, but his application was ultimately rejected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he had formed his own team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the captain, and Simon Abbott was the vice-captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d heard that Liam Grant trusted Simon Abbott completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to their great coordination, the team seemed to be developing quite well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Great coordination, huh?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought back to what she had overheard at the Quinn Group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simon Abbott was secretly using Liam Grant to such an extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Liam Grant probably won’t even know what killed him in the end.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Still not back at this hour. He’s probably out fooling around with someone again,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I swear, he’s getting more and more out of line lately, doing nothing day in and day out...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs soon heard a voice dripping with resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tone was sharp and shrewish, and it sounded a lot like Mrs. Grant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you, Renee! How can you not even heal an injury like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only is it taking you forever to heal it, but you also let Liam lose so much blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you have any idea how many eggs he’ll have to eat to make up for that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s enough, Mom. Everyone’s exhausted today,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and Renee has already treated several team members. Her Superpower is running very low.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s what you always say. I’ve yet to see a day when her Superpower is ’enough’.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Grant backed down a bit, but still grumbled with dissatisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could you please stop talking like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone is already working so hard, and here you are, just sitting back and enjoying an easy life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renee Strong was no longer putting up with Mrs. Grant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to them argue, Liam Grant felt incredibly frustrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, is something really going to happen to them at Beldane Island tomorrow?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw already hates my guts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannah Grant asked worriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant had told her that the team going to Beldane Island would be completely wiped out, and that she had to stop Adrian Shaw from leading it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Adrian Shaw refused to listen to her and was determined to go no matter what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Left with no other choice, she had pushed Adrian Shaw down the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry. He’ll thank you for it later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing how certain Liam Grant was, Hannah Grant finally relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember, you have to get Adrian Shaw wrapped around your finger,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and cut off all contact with that other man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant added as a warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right, Hannah. Since your brother says this Adrian Shaw is destined for big things,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that means he’s bound to become a high-ranking official,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so you absolutely have to listen to your brother this time. Stop messing around with those lowlifes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, Mom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, Brother, I saw Nina Jacobs that night when I was with Adrian Shaw.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you say?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Simon Abbott, who had been looking over some documents at a nearby table, also lifted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did Nina Jacobs say anything to Adrian Shaw?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simon Abbott asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, they don’t even know each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs left immediately, and Adrian Shaw didn’t even glance at her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannah Grant felt that both Liam Grant and Simon Abbott were overreacting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant let out what sounded like a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life, Adrian Shaw had taken a liking to Nina Jacobs after she helped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d even seen Liam as a rival for her affection and had tried to kill him on several occasions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, Justin Lawson had even hinted at grooming Adrian Shaw to be the next base commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why, in this life, he’d had his sister, Hannah Grant, wait ahead of time at the place where Adrian Shaw was supposed to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d had Hannah Grant do what Nina Jacobs had done in the previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, while Adrian Shaw was grateful, he didn’t pursue Hannah Grant the way he had pursued Nina in the past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment there, he’d almost thought Nina and Adrian were about to rekindle their fated connection from his past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, Nina Jacobs is back,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simon Abbott mused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much had happened recently that he’d almost forgotten about Nina Jacobs’s existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things at the Quinn Group were a mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan Quinn was missing, and the batch of weapons and supplies, along with the people who had gone out with him, had all vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Tyson Hughes had specifically gone to investigate the route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they hadn’t found a single clue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if Dylan Quinn and his people had simply vanished into thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, she’s back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant found himself unconsciously recalling this same time in his past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By this time in his past life, their squad had already amassed a stockpile of supplies so large it was beyond an ordinary person’s imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every day brought new dangers. It was tense and thrilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lately, however, he often felt exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supplies they had previously stockpiled had either vanished or been utterly destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, they only dared to entrust their supplies to the few Space Superpower Users on their team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Liam Grant like this, Renee Strong felt a sudden sense of insecurity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant’s expression seemed to be one of nostalgia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took the opportunity to sit beside him, massaging his shoulders with just the right amount of pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liam, you shouldn’t have to worry about Hannah anymore,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and we’re going to the chemical plant to collect supplies tomorrow,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so you should get some rest tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, you’re right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant felt a little better when Renee Strong mentioned the supplies at the abandoned chemical plant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already scouted it out a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The area around the abandoned chemical plant was still swarming with zombies, which meant the supplies inside were relatively safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But more people had been out scavenging for supplies lately, so they decided it was time to move that cache to a few of their trusted Space Superpower Users.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing all this, Nina Jacobs was lying languidly on her bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The supplies at the chemical plant, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There certainly were a lot of them.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Too bad they’re already in my possession.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t interested in the rest of their conversation, so she simply deactivated \"Five Senses Enhancement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The question now is when I’ll be able to upgrade.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs looked at the Experience Points displayed on her system interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had earned several thousand Experience Points just from selling goods for a little over three hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just a few hundred more points, her system would be ready for another upgrade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It seems trading supplies really is the fastest way to upgrade the system.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs took another Mystic Ice Core from her storage and began to absorb it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason she spaced out her absorptions was that she had heard in her past life that it was best for a Dual Element Superpower User to wait at least half a month before absorbing a second Ice Core.\u003C\u002Fp>",1468,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","8a554a31d6b87713c104250bcaa7f774eef2cc02992367ab69682877335c84e6","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-188","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-186",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]