[{"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-198":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},146362,236,"Chapter 198: Are There Really Heaven’s Secrets?","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-198",198,"\u003Cp>From the city center to the outskirts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many intersections had already been sealed off with thick barricades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was especially true for the roads on the outskirts near the shelters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those barricades were put up by rescue teams who had laid down their lives during the first month of the apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goal was to stop the massive hordes of zombies inside the city from pouring out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, it looked like some of the barricades were slowly starting to fail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner stared in shock at the zombies behind them, each one burned to a crisp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at Nina Jacobs in front of her, whose every strike took the lives of several zombies at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s amazing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had completely forgotten about killing zombies herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never expected Nina Jacobs to become this powerful after just one trip to City J.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few mutated zombies leaped out after dodging the Fire Arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale snapped back to reality and resumed using his Superpower to kill zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small tornado formed in mid-air and shot toward the zombies in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher controlled his Wind Vortex Darts, merging them into his tornado.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with the boost from his Speed Element Superpower...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...wherever it passed, the zombies’ heads were quickly churned into mincemeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The rescue gun... I guess we really don’t need it,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who the hell is she? This is... insane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in the tank top, hiding off to the side, stared at the stretch of road before and behind them, which was now charred black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know! Is she, she, she that Fire Element Superpower User...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know, the one...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His companion at his side seemed to remember something, but it had been a while, so he couldn’t recall the name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we’d known they were this strong, we should’ve tried to get on their good side earlier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in the tank top slapped his thigh in regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget getting on their good side. Now they had to slip away while the group wasn’t looking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they had just tried to screw them over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as they were about to bolt, the rescue team arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t they not use the rescue gun? Why are they all here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in the tank top muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone must have reported it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it’s better that they’re here. Now those people definitely won’t do anything to us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A companion behind him said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good point. When the time comes, we’ll just...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in the tank top started to laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs also heard the commotion behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The rescue team is here,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, he was a little surprised. After several days of observation, he’d discovered that the City D Rescue Team was practically an omnipotent force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of mobility and reinforcement speed, they were far better than the teams in City A.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was probably because City D was under unified management, whereas the composition of City A’s rescue teams was far too complex...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They were probably called in for temporary backup.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs glanced over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Adrian Shaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attention, personnel ahead. City D Rescue Team reinforcements have arrived. Please evacuate to a safe zone immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attention, personnel ahead. City D Rescue Team reinforcements have arrived. Please evacuate to a safe zone immediately...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come with me, let’s see what’s going on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw had also received the order last-minute while on his way back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone passing by had spotted the zombie horde and reported it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw’s leg injury hadn’t fully healed yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was the best result they could achieve after several Healing Element Superpower Users had taken turns treating him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An SUV was already blocking the middle of the road. Combined with the numerous obstacles at the intersection, they could only stop at the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This happened to block their view of what was ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Supervisor Shaw, the number of zombies ahead is still increasing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rescue team member who had gone to scout ahead had already returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after climbing over layers of barricades did Adrian Shaw finally see who the survivors ahead were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Directly in front, several Fireballs were circling back and forth in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the number of Fireballs grew, they shot straight down into the horde of zombies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another massive burst of flame erupted, engulfing several zombies in the inferno.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This included some mutated zombies that hadn’t managed to dodge in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it wasn’t over yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fireballs sometimes transformed into arrows, other times into Fire Blades, relentlessly reaping the zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the raging flames, a figure looked somewhat familiar. And it was that very figure who was controlling the Fire Element Superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw never expected it to be Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Supervisor Shaw, what do we do now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A subordinate at his side asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had rushed over to provide emergency support, but now it seemed they weren’t needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Turn off the broadcast first. They don’t need it,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he still ordered the Superpower team members to move forward and provide support, while the weapons team waited behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw was also a Superpower User.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Superpower Users who went to help, including himself, found that there was nothing for them to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire Serpents slithering across the ground had already taken down a dozen zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just as they hit the ground, they were pierced by clusters of Flaming Arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five, ten...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if there was an endless supply of arrows. As one volley extinguished, a new one would begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw looked at Nina Jacobs, whose expression was serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed completely oblivious to their presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was just relentlessly controlling her attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is she using these zombies for target practice?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after this thought appeared, an Earth Element mutated zombie used a Stone Shield to block the descending flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, two more mutated zombies leaped out of the horde and began attacking with their Superpowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leo, Sherry, defense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase, Jessica, cut off their advance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Nina Jacobs finished speaking, Leo Hale swiftly conjured a metal shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Sherry Renner also conjured an Ice Shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, two Wind Blades wrapped in Wind Vortex Darts sliced through the lower legs of the three mutated zombies like razors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now! Finish them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs didn’t make another move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holden Shaw’s figure, quick as lightning, had already sliced off the heads of two of the mutated zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining Earth Element mutated zombie had its head pierced by Leo Hale’s Gold Spike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire process took less than two minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the shock it gave everyone present was no less than that of a landslide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, awesome!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holden Shaw had been waiting on the sidelines for this very moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could now wield two blades at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t get careless. There are still a lot more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was intentionally training the group’s coordination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this was the first time Leo Hale and Sherry Renner had cooperated with Jessica Vance and the others, their teamwork seemed to be good so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Jacobs, do you need help?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw finally found an opportunity to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s the deal with the Crystal Cores?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked, pointing at the ground littered with zombie fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale and the others had been killing zombies here for a long time; she didn’t want to give up the Crystal Cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’re all yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected Nina Jacobs to be concerned about something like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In that case, we’d appreciate the help,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to her Five Senses Enhancement, there were at least two more waves of zombies coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since helpers had arrived, there was no reason not to use them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the rescue team joining in, the group’s coordination became even more seamless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Renner, I’ve been meaning to ask...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only today that Adrian Shaw discovered that Sherry Renner could actually use an Ice Element Superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never seen it before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clearly remembered that just a week ago, Sherry Renner had been a Water Element Superpower User.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know what you want to ask me,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but that’s a secret I can’t tell. You know how it is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner said cryptically, making a zipping motion across her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This, however, only made Adrian Shaw more intrigued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are there really such ’secrets’ in this world?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course there are. Just because you don’t know about them doesn’t mean they don’t exist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if someone could predict the future, then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw asked, his tone probing, yet serious and earnest.\u003C\u002Fp>",1442,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","a58c8c6a0857f56307b27d4b680c0a1a718736efce14f955757431fd6c81b0a1","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-199","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-197",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]