[{"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-188":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},146352,236,"Chapter 188: Setting Off for Beldane Island","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-188",188,"\u003Cp>This was to stabilize the effects of the Ice Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would let it fully merge with one Superpower before beginning the absorption for a second one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, Nina Jacobs decided to have her Wood Element Superpower absorb this particular Ice Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The absorption process for the Mystic Ice Core was fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs finished absorbing it in just five minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took out a few Little Zombie Rats and tried to control them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Control Power was indeed much stronger than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even her Perception had improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It can do this too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs found it rather amusing. She could even control the Little Zombie Rats to change their size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she didn’t dare to manipulate them recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enlarged Little Zombie Rats didn’t look very friendly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shelter was safe enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs slept dreamlessly until dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nina, have you had breakfast?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you need any motion sickness medicine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The next morning」 Ian Chandler was fully prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had to take a boat to get to Beldane Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re always so thoughtful, Ian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just in case, Sherry Renner took one of the motion sickness pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had heard that the river along that route was incredibly foul-smelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Captain Levi Stone, the sub-detachment leader of Rescue Team 4.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler introduced Nina Jacobs and the others in turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone wasn’t particularly tall, and he looked at the group with a hint of skepticism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All of you, make sure you stick close to us today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If something happens, we won’t be held responsible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone had actually been against it when he heard that some Superpower Users would be joining them at the last minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t have the final say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood, Captain Stone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs wasn’t bothered in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the introductions were over, she pulled Ian Chandler aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pack these up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said, pointing to the items in the back of the off-road vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are these?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler looked and saw that they were several hovercrafts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also some waterproof suits and oxygen masks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Better safe than sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Nina Jacobs said that, Ian Chandler obediently packed them away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, my mom and the others prepared some things for me too,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the waterway isn’t that long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ll have a helicopter escort the entire way there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Nina Jacobs still seemed very worried, Ian Chandler tried to reassure her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so? That’s good then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs wasn’t so sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could Ian’s presence this time really change the outcome from my past life?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter what, she was fully prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time they followed the well-equipped team to the riverbank,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale was already desperate to put on the oxygen mask Nina Jacobs had given him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is... just too foul,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was starting to regret not taking the motion sickness medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The river’s surface was covered with a massive amount of rotting fish carcasses, emitting waves of stench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were all fish that had died in the river during the acid rain period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the ferry had been specially treated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked very sturdy and had already been given an anti-acidification treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The whole trip is 30 minutes. Everyone, stay on your toes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone said before they boarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were only about 70 people on this mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was that the zombies on Beldane Island had already been completely cleared out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mission was simply to use these two ferries to bring back the 400-plus people from the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler was the first to board the boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs followed right behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did my divination point to a near-certain death again...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner was starting to have serious doubts about herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s normal. Any dangerous place is going to give you slim odds of survival.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone happened to overhear Nina Jacobs’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head, finding it harder and harder to understand why the higher-ups had allowed a few young people to tag along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for that tall guy, Wayne Warner, the rest of them looked like they were just here for the ride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You haven’t been on many missions before, have you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, we haven’t,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, she was used to fighting solo with just Wayne Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could count the number of times she’d joined a formal mission on one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems like he’s looking down on us,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drop the ’seems.’ He definitely is,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs observed the scene outside the boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were two ferries heading to Beldane Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other one was essentially empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two vessels quickly started moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless rotten fish and shrimp carcasses floated on the black water, only to be crushed by the ferries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The churning water made the vile stench even stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one looked pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A helicopter hovered above the ferries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was supposedly there to scout ahead and carry out rapid rescues in case of an emergency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This stretch of water was already scanned with machines beforehand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there are no signs of life down there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler said, noticing Sherry Renner staring worriedly at the water outside the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s good, that’s good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner was indeed worried there was something beneath the black water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had activated her Five Senses Enhancement as soon as she boarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the sound of the ferry, all she could hear was silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually, the two boats drifted across the vast, black waters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene reminded Leo Hale of an infinite escape game he used to play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was easy to get lost staring at the black surface of the water and recall unpleasant things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Try not to look outside,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs warned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She checked the time. They still had another 20 minutes before reaching Beldane Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you guys hear something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner asked just then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt like there was some kind of cry coming from the vast black water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Was that sound... a dog barking?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could there be a dog barking in the water?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You must have misheard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale hadn’t heard a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I really did...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner stared out the window, and no one noticed that her pupils seemed to be losing focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few moments later, a team member stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The restroom is in the back,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>someone reminded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team member didn’t say a word and just walked toward the rear of the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as everyone assumed the team member was going to the restroom, Nina Jacobs sensed that something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire cabin was terrifyingly quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Five Senses Enhancement already made her hearing exceptionally sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team member had clearly walked out onto the deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Stone, something’s wrong with him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs tapped Levi Stone, who was sitting in the row ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Levi Stone didn’t react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is weird. I’ll go check.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs stood up, and Ian Chandler followed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stench on the deck outside the cabin was overpowering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black surface of the water was like a bottomless, inky abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team member was standing at the stern, staring down at the black water with a blank expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he lifted his leg to jump into the dark water,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a Wood Element Vine shot out from behind and yanked him back just in time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler broke out in a cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his first time using a Wood Element Vine, and thankfully, he hadn’t made any mistakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, he had realized that no matter how much he and Nina Jacobs shouted, it was useless, so he had prepared to pull the man back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even after being pulled back,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the team member still showed no reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if he were possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is this happening?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler didn’t dare release the vine, afraid the man would try to jump again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something’s wrong. You watch him here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m going inside to check.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without stopping to explain, Nina Jacobs rushed back into the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She and Ian Chandler had just made a huge commotion, yet no one from the cabin had come out to help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, as Nina Jacobs reached the entrance, she was stunned by the sight before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, team members were standing in the aisle inside the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes were all vacant, as if they had been hypnotized, and they all seemed to be walking toward the deck.\u003C\u002Fp>",1420,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","b6b157b628303c57f34e17f3af29694f0b228d22b1f9dec0379f2676bcf2f978","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-189","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-187",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]