[{"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-204":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},146518,236,"Chapter 204: It Came True","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-204",204,"\u003Cp>\"Where is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There’s another one?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw followed Daniel Hale’s gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the location of one of their sniper positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the sniper was positioned behind their main defensive line. Not even a Mutated Zombie could have gotten past it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nearby instantly went on high alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s right there! It’s getting closer!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale’s brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could that zombie be invisible?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he could clearly sense its presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it too fast to see?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the only explanation Chester Pearson could come up with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No, that’s not it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs knew Daniel Hale’s senses wouldn’t be wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could it be...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened, and she was already sprinting in that direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a low, earthen slope by the side of the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several members of the Superpower team were already there, on high alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move! Run!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs’s shout came from a short distance away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two of the members reacted quickly enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their reaction was followed by several pained screams. The two survivors stared in shock as their teammates were impaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharp Wood Element Vines had burst from the ground, instantly running four of the team members through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies hung from the tips of the vines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood gushed down from their wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWISH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp blade sliced horizontally through the vines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fire Roaring Blade plunged into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s underground! Everyone, fall back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Damn it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I should have realized sooner.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I had reacted just a few seconds earlier, those team members would still be alive.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs stood her ground. As she pulled the Fire Roaring Blade from the earth, its tip was already stained with dark blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground began to heave and roll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several more wooden spikes shot out from the ground, only to be incinerated the next moment by the liquid fire Nina had spread across the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small, gaunt Mutated Zombie leaped out from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palm of its hand had already been pierced by Nina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it was roaring at Nina Jacobs in a fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did it get underground?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson couldn’t believe his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A Wood Element zombie hiding underground?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unless... it’s a Dual Element user. Earth and Wood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw had already formed a Thunder Ball and hurled it at the Mutated Zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Fire Roaring Blade swung, unleashing a Fire Blade, several Fireballs simultaneously rained down from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Thunder and Fire Element attacks all found their mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this was clearly no ordinary zombie. It instantly materialized Stone Shields all around its body, even over its head, to block the assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected, it’s an Intermediate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said. ’Only an Intermediate Mutant Zombie could withstand my attacks.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’An Intermediate, Dual Element Mutated Zombie?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone present grew tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, the zombie had vanished back into the earth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll leave the rest of them to you guys,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll take this one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said to Adrian Shaw, who was standing beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw wanted to say more, but he knew he was no match for Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally understood why the base had requested her help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be careful, then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the words were even out of his mouth, Nina Jacobs was already dashing forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs activated her Five Senses Enhancement, and she could now clearly hear the sounds from beneath the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’d better not come out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs touched the soft ground with one hand. Empowered by her Earth Element Superpower, the liquid fire rapidly seeped into the earth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nearby was mesmerized by the sight of the flowing, liquid fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew that Nina Jacobs had already fused her Fire and Earth Element Superpowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Superpowers collided beneath the ground, and the force of the impact blasted the Mutated Zombie back to the surface!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless vines sprouted from its right arm, whipping rapidly toward Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vines snaked around her flame-wreathed Fire Roaring Blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smirk played on Nina Jacobs’s lips as she sent a Fire Serpent surging back along the vines!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"’Of course... only she could do it.’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myra Lawson murmured, watching Nina Jacobs in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had known Nina Jacobs was an Intermediate Superpower User, but she never imagined she was this powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with all their preparations, if Nina Jacobs hadn’t been here...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...they would have been completely overwhelmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale watched from a distance, his expression full of worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mutated Zombie had caused dozens of sharp Stone Spikes to erupt from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of the Stone Spikes were aimed at Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a Fire Serpent leaped into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a swing of Nina Jacobs’s arm, the Fire Serpent shot forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being slammed by the Fire Serpent several times, the Mutated Zombie actually tried to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for some unknown reason, it suddenly staggered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It worked!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson exclaimed in delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fire Serpent had coiled itself tightly around the Mutated Zombie’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless vines sprouted from the zombie’s body in an attempt to extinguish the Fire Serpent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Nina Jacobs vaulted into the air, running across the Stone Spikes that were crumbling under her power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SLICE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fire Roaring Blade cleaved it down the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vines instantly stopped growing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the Mutated Zombie get cleaved in two, Myra Lawson finally let out a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs dug out two Intermediate Mutated Crystal Cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, she had used her Earth Element Superpower’s Quicksand Trap to restrict the Mutated Zombie’s movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Host has killed an Intermediate Mutant Zombie for the first time. Reward: Ring-Headed Knife x2]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This action will save 346 human lives in 0 days. Triggering \"Selfless Savior\" title. Reward: Healing Potion x346.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanical voice of the system sounded in her ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs walked toward the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’346 people?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were about 400 people on today’s mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It seems that even with thorough preparations, killing a single Intermediate Mutant Zombie still comes at a heavy cost.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’On that day in my previous life, the thousand-plus survivors and rescue personnel likely died because of this very zombie.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those men...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was referring to the four members who had been impaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three died on the spot. One is undergoing emergency treatment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myra Lawson’s voice choked with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nina, you already did very well,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t put that pressure on yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed a slight scrape on Nina Jacobs’s hand and urged her to get it treated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked toward the medical vehicle, where the stench of blood was thickest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nina Jacobs, are you alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pascal Paige was desperately trying to stop the bleeding of the most grievously wounded team member.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up and saw Nina Jacobs, her expression filled with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine, treat him first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When no one was looking, Nina Jacobs slipped a bottle of Healing Potion to the unconscious team member, pouring it into his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while longer, the last of the zombies outside were finally cleared out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the convoy was already on its way back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Nina Jacobs knew the base was about to make a major move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Liam Grant’s \"precognitive dream\" had come true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Nina Jacobs and Daniel Hale got home, Wayne Warner was crouching at the door waiting for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only stood up when he saw Nina Jacobs had returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like you took care of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their expressions, Ian Chandler also breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, Nina solved another big problem,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was so badass.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale praised her with a humorous tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good thing it was just a supply run today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner had also just returned from her work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they had been escorting that many survivors like yesterday, there would have been heavy casualties for sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when everyone learned that Nina Jacobs had encountered an Intermediate, Dual Element Mutated Zombie, they were all stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These zombies are getting insane. They’re even stronger than humans now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera Coleman said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph. Still not as strong as Nina,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale said, feeling more and more that he needed to get out there and train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Nina Jacobs received another system gift: one bottle of Healing Potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That team member must have survived.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going next door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had heard a noise; Pascal Paige was back.\u003C\u002Fp>",1394,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","f0226d16e14d66b643dcf2f650265c17b760d6708027d95c82a67d4d0cfdc021","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-205","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-203",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]