[{"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-190":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},146354,236,"Chapter 190: Divination","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-190",190,"\u003Cp>\"Search! Split up and search.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Colin Rowan’s group wouldn’t just mess around. Something must have happened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone ordered immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ian, Miss Jacobs,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"for safety’s sake, why don’t you two rest here for now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll go look for them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This is so weird. Where could so many people have gone?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s just too bizarre.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale wanted to go with Levi Stone and the others to find them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but he had promised Nina Jacobs he wouldn’t wander off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me try.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner had already taken out her Compass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will that work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale was a little skeptical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, it’s not like we have anything else to do while we wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner didn’t have much faith in herself either, but she began to mutter an incantation nonetheless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Nina Jacobs was observing her surroundings in the main hall of the encampment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This stuff is still warm.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs discovered a thermos on a table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water inside was still lukewarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, there was some packed luggage on the floor along the walls of the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed the survivors here had indeed been preparing to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m getting a little scared. Don’t tell me we’re actually dealing with ghosts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale got goosebumps after hearing that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leo, ghosts can’t be much scarier than zombies,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good point. If only my dad were here,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"we’d find them in no time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale said with some regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is very strange.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had already tried using her Five Senses Enhancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the sounds of the rescue team searching, she hadn’t detected any other unusual noises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could this be related to what happened earlier?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs frowned. If that were the case, the survivors might be in danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sherry, any leads on your end?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked Sherry Renner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without the birth dates and times of the missing people, I can only divine that there might be a large group gathered to the southeast,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner said with a frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the southeastern part of this island is a huge area,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"and there’s a mountain over there, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale knew a little about it, as he had visited Beldane Island before the apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s just wait for Captain Stone and his team to get back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler thought they could indeed search in the general direction Sherry Renner had indicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the rescue team might find the missing survivors before that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While waiting for the rescue team to return, the group looked around the immediate area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs found a stack of large packaging bags next to a trash can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After unfolding them, she realized they were all dog food bags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe they ran out of supplies, so the survivors started eating dog food?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs couldn’t think of another reason and felt that Leo Hale’s theory made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About two hours later, the members of the rescue team returned one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of them looked relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn’t find anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale and the others were astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said it. This is a first for us, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Franklin Abbott was drenched in sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had just run a lap around the entire island but hadn’t seen a single soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last one to return was Levi Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the others, he had found nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... should we check the southeast again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner said quietly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>sounding very uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The southeast? We just got back from there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s nothing there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A team member answered, gasping for breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go. Search again. Go now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone knew a little about Sherry Renner’s abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On several occasions, other squads’ rescue missions had indeed located supplies thanks to her divination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Stone, let’s go together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone nodded. He glanced at the time, his anxiety growing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already lost a lot of time on the way here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already afternoon. If they couldn’t find the survivors soon, they might have to spend the night here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lawson’s own grandson was here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If contact was lost, he couldn’t imagine how worried everyone back at the shelter would become...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The southeastern part of Beldane Island was a concentration of restaurants and entertainment shops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after the acid rain and the zombie outbreak, it had been reduced to a pile of ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All the zombies on this island have been cleared out,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"and the bodies have all been incinerated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone said, pointing to a large, scorched area in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why the island looked relatively clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s actually pretty safe here. If the base was located here,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"wouldn’t it be even safer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. Besides the supply issue,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"we’re also worried that the black water here will eventually submerge the island,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black water had already corroded and breached the levee at Rivermouth Pier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good point. If we really lived here,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"we’d probably have to smell this stench every second of the day,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nina, what are you looking at?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner noticed Nina Jacobs staring at something on the side of the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a photo message board made from a converted phone booth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the photos inside had been corroded and dissolved, but some remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale glanced over and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, this used to be an influencer photo op spot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides this phone booth message board, there used to be a famous Golden Retriever here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyone could take a picture with him. He had a great personality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale rattled on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder he’s in all these pictures.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs looked at the few remaining mottled photos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost every one showed the Golden Retriever posing with tourists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard that Golden Retriever was a retired service dog.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He didn’t have a specific owner, but all the islanders treated him like their own dog.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"During the day, he’d hang out here and greet tourists, so someone named him ’Treasure’.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sure know a lot, Leo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler remarked as they walked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course! I even took a picture with him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard a lot of tourists wanted to adopt him, but he just loved staying on this island.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from Treasure the Golden Retriever, he was quite fond of this little island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why when he heard Nina Jacobs was coming here, he had wanted to tag along and see it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ve searched carefully along the road.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone led the group as they began a systematic search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t even overlook the tricycles parked on the roadside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like there’s really nothing here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner was getting discouraged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no tall buildings on the island, only some low-rise structures along the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they had already searched all of those buildings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking ahead, all that remained was the putrid riverbank and some rocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Nina Jacobs heard a strange sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The odd noise was coming from somewhere nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded like the low growl of some kind of beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain, there are footprints here! A lot of them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Franklin Abbott shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the riverbank was mostly covered in stones, there were also many patches of black mud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking closely, one could see a large number of human footprints in the mud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they were all heading toward the rocks...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watch out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Fire Serpent shot across the ground, racing toward the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did everyone see a giant beast leap out from behind the pile of rocks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had a body nearly three meters long, thick limbs, and furious eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blocked by Nina Jacobs’s Fire Serpent, the beast did not advance any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It opened its massive, lion-like maw and roared at the people before it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner took two steps back, her eyes wide with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, that’s the sound... That’s the sound I heard on the ship!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1328,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","4614507efbae87991fff9374de43aa59ae7de3280a90b441330f209c17356c4a","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-191","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-189",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]