[{"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-189":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},146353,236,"Chapter 189: Spiritual Hypnosis","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-189",189,"\u003Cp>\"Leo? Sherry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs immediately shut the cabin door, stopping them from going any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then she realized Leo Hale and Sherry Renner were among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hurried over to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes were blank, as if they’d lost their souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if they had been hypnotized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like everyone else in the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wayne, block them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the team members were already trying to open the cabin door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they all jumped into the black water like that last team member, she probably wouldn’t be able to stop them either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the cabin, it seemed only Wayne Warner was still fully conscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner stood at the exit, completely blocking the path of those trying to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs, meanwhile, took a spray bottle filled with Healing Potion from her backpack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t sure if it would work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After she sprayed it on Leo and Sherry several times, their eyes slowly began to focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s working!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of joy spread across Nina’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nina? What... what’s going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner found herself standing inside the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was I sleepwalking?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale had no idea what had just happened either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s similar to sleepwalking. They’re all just like you were.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs explained what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes went wide in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never mind the cause for now. We need to snap everyone else out of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs took out several more spray bottles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had Leo Hale and Sherry Renner follow her lead, spraying it on the others’ faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong with everyone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone rubbed his head after coming to his senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still felt groggy, as if he’d been dreaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Stone, I think someone or something has discovered us and is trying to attack. You should remind everyone to stay alert and, most importantly, not to look outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said, pointing at the vast expanse of black water outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone was puzzled, but it clearly wasn’t the time for questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know what came over me just now. It just felt like something was driving me away, and then I started walking outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the cabin, Jude Vance was terrified when he learned he had been about to jump into the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jumping into that foul, black water would have surely meant a gruesome death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you both for saving my life just now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jude Vance gave Nina Jacobs and Ian Chandler a military salute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t mention it. It’s what we should do,\" Ian Chandler said. \"Besides, Nina was the one who first noticed something was wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But why did it happen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the cabin, Levi Stone had already scanned the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black water was as quiet as before, with no sign of anything suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, was it that dog barking?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner asked. She was certain she had heard it right before she lost consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I heard a dog barking too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not sure if it was a bark. It sounded more like a low growl from some animal. A warning, maybe?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think I heard it too. I thought I was just tired and hearing things...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others in the cabin chimed in one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But how could there be a dog barking in the water? Even a zombie animal shouldn’t sound like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The helicopter is gone, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler pointed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had noticed it while he was outside the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The helicopter that had been following them had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, it’s been over twenty minutes, and we still haven’t seen the shore. Is that normal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a team member asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This realization sent a cold sweat down everyone’s spines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, Captain Caldwell and his crew!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone slapped his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How could I have forgotten about the ship’s captain!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when they rushed into the control room, they found the captain, Byron Caldwell, staring blankly out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The directional controller had been tossed on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Based on the direction, we’re way off course!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Team member Franklin Abbott pointed at the navigation route on the panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it looked like they were severely off course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Nina Jacobs used the spray on the captain, his eyelids finally twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know what came over me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Byron Caldwell was clear-headed and understood what had happened, he immediately took control of the ship again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been steering the ship in a completely different direction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what was even stranger was that the other boat was heading in the same wrong direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s as if something is trying to drive us away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler said after both boats were back on track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be the people on Beldane Island?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale was growing more and more curious about Beldane Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unlikely. We contacted them and planned this evacuation together. Their supplies on the island are exhausted; there’s no way they wouldn’t want to leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone immediately dismissed the idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling his earlier behavior, an embarrassed look appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Jacobs, I apologize for my previous rudeness. We owe our thanks to you and Ian Chandler just now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Nina Jacobs and the others hadn’t remained conscious, they would have died before their mission even truly began...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he was still curious about what Nina Jacobs had sprayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This? It’s just a hemostatic spray I bought from a roadside stall. I just grabbed it in a panic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A hemostatic spray from a roadside stall?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone was very interested, but he had other matters to attend to at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided that once they returned to the shelter, he would be sure to ask Nina Jacobs where she had bought it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Captain Byron Caldwell corrected their course, the group finally saw Beldane Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m so sorry. It was my negligence just now. We’re over an hour later than scheduled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the apocalypse, Byron Caldwell was just a crewman on the ferry that ran between Beldane Island and the City D pier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only taken on the role of captain temporarily for this mission from the shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never expected to nearly cause such a catastrophe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not your fault. Nearly all of us fell for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone patted Byron Caldwell on the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we really can’t find the cause, should I draw some warding talismans on both boats for the trip back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner said to Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was even starting to suspect that this was the work of an evil spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t think so. This might be a Spiritual Attack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs finally said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s behavior just now had reminded her of the Spiritual Attacks used by those with Spiritual Element Superpowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual Hypnosis was one type of Spiritual Attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Spiritual Hypnosis didn’t require a high level of Superpower proficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the black water itself had a certain hypnotic effect, so it was easy to fall into a daze if one wasn’t careful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spiritual Attack?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first time Ian Chandler and the others had heard of such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just heard someone mention it before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs explained in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’At this point in time, the concept of a ’Spiritual Attack’ didn’t really exist yet, so it was normal that they didn’t know about it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two boats finally reached the shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Levi Stone discovered a new problem—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no one on the shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We set a specific time. How can there be no one here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe they went back because we were late?\" Franklin Abbott suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s possible. Let’s go ashore and take a look first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone had been to Beldane Island by plane before, so he still knew the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he led the group to the encampment halfway up the mountain, he found that there wasn’t a single person here either!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many survivors were on the island?\" Nina Jacobs asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Including the original inhabitants and surviving tourists, there were 472 people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone felt that things were getting even stranger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no signs of a struggle or any bodies at the encampment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How could over four hundred people just vanish into thin air?’\u003C\u002Fp>",1365,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","6ef370efc5db4f1a2c02f413bdb253e50fcfb400e5b694d732cee33f34fc1bde","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-190","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-188",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]