[{"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-20":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},146384,236,"Chapter 20: Heart of Strange Fire","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-20",20,"\u003Cp>For the past two days, Nina Jacobs had been training her Fire Element Superpower whenever she was alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her past life, Liam Grant had been a Thunder and Fire Dual Element Superpower User, but he preferred to develop his Thunder Element Superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the drawback of being a Dual Element Superpower User: if you wanted to make one Superpower stronger, the other had to be suppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs didn’t think the Fire Element Superpower was inferior to the Thunder Element Superpower. She even believed its power could surpass the Thunder Element.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Liam Grant didn’t see it that way. After all, the Thunder Element Superpower was much rarer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the Fireball that ignited in her palm, Nina Jacobs began to control it, morphing it into various shapes and sizes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fireball would become a ring floating in mid-air, then a shield, then an arrow...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I need to upgrade my Superpower as soon as possible to increase its power.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Superpower User’s Superpower could be upgraded. These upgrades depended on the user’s talent and their mastery of the Superpower. Of course, their own Superpower Energy was the most fundamental requirement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The higher the Superpower Level, the greater its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no shortcuts to leveling up—only diligent, arduous practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs decided to kill the two zombies in the basement right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was now the dead of night, and everyone else was fast asleep. Nina Jacobs went down to the basement alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale’s villa was lavishly decorated, and when Nina flipped the switch, the basement became as bright as day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two zombies snarled behind the glass door, desperate to get out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs pressed the switch on the wall, opening the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the two zombies roaring and charging at her, Nina Jacobs felt not a single ripple of emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Egg-sized Fireballs struck the zombies’ shoulders, thighs, and arms in succession. Instantly, the foul stench of burnt flesh filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My aim is decent.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs continued her test as she dodged their attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She discovered that the more Superpower Energy she poured into a Fireball, the greater its power. The Fireball she’d infused with the most energy punched a clean hole right through Ben Stone’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Effective.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs grew interested. In just a few moments, Ben Stone’s body was riddled with holes of all sizes, scorched and perforated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ROAR!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if enraged, Ben Stone roared and lunged forward with renewed speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Perfect timing.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs hurled an even larger Fireball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fireball burned straight through the right side of the zombie’s head. Ben Stone collapsed heavily to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next was Jenna Sullivan. A Fireball struck her squarely between the eyes, and the basement fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Host has completed their first kill using the Fire Element Superpower. \"First Zombie\" title triggered. Rewarding Skill: \"Heart of Strange Fire\".]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A Skill reward?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs opened the \"Heart of Strange Fire\" Skill description. She realized it was an incredible, heaven-defying Skill exclusive to the Fire Element Superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It increased Attack Power by 30% and, as long as it was supplied with Fire Element Crystal Cores, could be used with no cooldown!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Fire Element Crystal Cores, huh?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs recalled having plenty of them in her storage grid in her past life. It was a shame she hadn’t brought any back with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a strange noise came from nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drawn by the noise, Leo Hale arrived to see the scene in the basement and froze on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... did all this?\" Leo Hale was still clutching a frying pan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been too worried to sleep. When he heard the commotion and rushed over, he found two dead bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. I’m going to bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Make sure you clean this place up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving a stunned Leo Hale behind, Nina Jacobs walked right out of the basement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How did she do it...?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale stared at the gruesome state of the two corpses. ’Did she use some kind of incredible firearm?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Otherwise, how could a girl who couldn’t even fight off a couple of thugs kill these two ferocious monsters...?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs didn’t go back to her room to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system’s Free-for-All Mission 9 had already started. She wanted to complete as many of these \"free shopping\" missions as possible during this acid rain period before the zombies appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after activating her \"Five Senses Enhancement\" Skill, she picked up Renee Strong’s voice amidst the dense patter of the rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...A lot of places outside are flooded. Are you sure our supplies in the Six Paths Crossing Garage won’t be submerged?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry. I know the area around that garage better than anyone. Other places nearby might get flooded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but that place won’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even so, we can’t be careless. Once we find a suitable Space Superpower User in a couple of days, we need to collect those supplies immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Simon Abbott’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the sound of a stool scraping against the floor, he spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t push yourself too hard. Soaking in ice water for days will wreck your body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you can’t awaken a Superpower in the next few days, there will be other chances later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later, Simon Abbott seemed to leave. Liam Grant remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Renee Strong’s soft, comforting voice could be heard. \"Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Those who are meant to awaken a Superpower eventually will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take Wyatt Jacobs, for example. He awakened late, but that didn’t stop him from becoming powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs awakened early, but what good did that do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re right. I’m most familiar with the Thunder Element Superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I awaken a few days late, I’ll still be able to level up faster than anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course! If it weren’t for you, would we have been able to build the base back then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re the one who made sure we never had to worry about food or shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for you, I never would have strived to become an Advanced Healer...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hint of shyness crept into Renee Strong’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Renee, in our past life, I was also very grateful to have you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Liam Grant spoke, the only sounds left were their panting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs sneered and deactivated \"Five Senses Enhancement\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The garage at Six Paths Crossing? How convenient.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six Paths Crossing was a street, and her Free-for-All mission happened to be near it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one garage on that street, one slated for demolition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a moment’s hesitation, Nina Jacobs locked her bedroom door and jumped out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She landed with a small splash in the standing water below, the sound completely masked by the downpour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one noticed the figure moving through the curtain of rain in the dead of night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs chose not to drive. In many areas, the floodwaters were already waist-deep, making it impossible to travel by car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pulled up the system map and picked out a few relatively clear side roads. Then, from the back of the garage, she wheeled out a waterproof electric scooter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of scooter could run normally even in standing water. She had found it two days ago at a dealership that was about to be flooded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scooter even had a mount for an umbrella. While it couldn’t completely block the pouring acid rain, it would at least reduce the pelting of the large raindrops on her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the system map to guide her, Nina Jacobs reached the mission location in just half an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Apocalyptic Survival Mission Initiated: Free-for-All Mission 9\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mission Details: In one day, the Donwall Supermarket Chain will be contaminated. To prevent waste, please clear out at least 90% of its supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mission Rewards: System Storage Grid Slot x1, Experience Points +90.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mission Difficulty: ★★★]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Donwall Supermarket Chain was one of the largest warehouse-style supermarkets in City D. The warehouse itself served as the store, so clearing out its supplies would certainly take some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Nina Jacobs didn’t mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the supplies inside were worth millions.\u003C\u002Fp>",1353,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","ed5ae13482ab432dcef93ef65c9192df3c77abdab79abf58e4fa6b527aeae4f4","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-21","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-19",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]