[{"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-215":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},146529,236,"Chapter 215: Treasure’s Discovery","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-215",215,"\u003Cp>Before, it was usually Wayne Warner and Leo Hale who walked the dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They usually chose to do it at night when there were fewer people around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, as soon as the door opened, Treasure seemed to catch a peculiar scent and bolted off in one direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner heard the commotion downstairs and followed Nina Jacobs out the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them followed behind Treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs couldn’t help but wonder what Treasure had found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they went further down a more secluded path, she realized something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the smell of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The metallic stench grew stronger the farther they went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was accompanied by a putrid odor she recognized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is this... the smell of a zombie?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs raised her guard, and behind a row of red bricks, she found a convulsing figure on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her condition was clearly a precursor to zombification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Treasure was barking incessantly at the woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Treasure, quiet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wayne Warner, check if there’s anyone else around.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Nina Jacobs spoke, Treasure stopped barking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed the people on Beldane Island were right; Treasure was especially sensitive to the scent of zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the woman on the ground stood up in a contorted posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She’s completing her zombification right here?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs watched as the female zombie lunged at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her surprise, Treasure jumped in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It growled at the female zombie, and its body began to grow larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Treasure, don’t kill it yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Treasure was protecting her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Treasure stopped growing, but it seemed unable to shrink back to its original size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling exasperated, Nina Jacobs found an iron chain and temporarily tied the zombie to one side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she casually used her Wood Element Superpower to help Treasure return to its normal size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ground, she found a Gold Spike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This discovery reminded her of Sherry Renner’s investigation report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner had returned by now, having apparently found nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go get Sherry Renner for me,\" Nina Jacobs said to Wayne Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to stand guard here for the time being; after all, it was a crime scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, it wasn’t convenient to move the zombie. If anyone from the base saw it, it would likely cause a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner was fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a short while, a bewildered Sherry Renner was carried over by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Nina Jacobs? Why are you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy shit, why is there a zombie here?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner had no idea what was going on. She had just gotten home when Wayne Warner rushed back from outside, slung her over his shoulder, and brought her here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And trailing behind them were several of Sherry Renner’s colleagues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Sorry, it was a bit of an emergency.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had forgotten that Wayne Warner didn’t talk to other people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the first witness, Nina Jacobs accompanied Sherry Renner to the Punishment Bureau, which was also Sherry’s workplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The full name of the Punishment Bureau was the Criminal Execution General Bureau, responsible for investigating and trying cases of all sizes within the base, as well as detaining prisoners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After she had clearly explained the entire sequence of events, Sherry Renner and the others all looked at Treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This dog is incredible, being able to smell that from so far away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>York had also rushed back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was followed by many members of the base’s security patrol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A zombie appearing in the base was a major incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re already conducting a full-scale search of the base. So far, we haven’t found anyone else who’s been infected,\" a captain from the security patrol said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s good. Thank you for your hard work. You can leave the rest to us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>York saw the security patrol off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t resist patting Treasure’s big head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said you also found a Gold Spike?\" York asked Sherry Renner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, this is it. I’m afraid it’s related to that other case.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female zombie was probably today’s victim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just didn’t know why the woman had turned into a zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it possible that this Gold Spike wasn’t made by a human,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"but by a zombie?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs voiced her speculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Gold Spike being left at every crime scene was suspicious in itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Gold Element Superpower User could create Gold Spikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But so could a zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that Gold Spike happened to be contaminated with the zombie virus, it wouldn’t be surprising that the woman who was attacked tonight turned into a zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that’s the case, then our entire previous line of investigation has to be thrown out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>York’s thoughts aligned with Nina Jacobs’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant the killer in the serial murder case was least likely to be a Gold Element Superpower User.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s either another Superpower User,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"or an ordinary person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a main road where convoys of Superpower Users occasionally passed by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone was sitting in a car parked on the roadside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain, do you think that person you mentioned will ever come back?\" a team member next to him asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the past few days, they had been coming to this road to check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their goal was to find a Space Superpower User who ran a small shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they still had some time, Levi Stone had them wait by the road for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not sure either. I hope she shows up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone was also getting a little anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had known how effective that Blood Stopping Spray was, he would have bought a lot more no matter what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time they were on a mission, they ran into powerful Wind Zombies. Many of his team members were injured and drawing blood from the zombies’ Wind Blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was thanks to the Blood Stopping Spray that they later managed to evade a large horde of zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claire Warner hadn’t shown her face in days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone couldn’t help but suspect she might have run into some kind of danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to leave, a silver-gray sedan appeared behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car pulled over, and the person who got out made Levi Stone’s eyes light up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Claire Warner!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had just gotten out of the car, preparing to set up her metal shack, when she heard a deafening shout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she learned that Levi Stone wanted to buy more Blood Stopping Spray, Nina Jacobs was a little surprised:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You used up the last batch that quickly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Levi Stone answered truthfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had a mission tomorrow to blockade a street intersection, which was the mission he was most worried about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t used up the last batch of Blood Stopping Spray, but he wanted to buy more to try and equip every team member with a bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know how it is. Even the slightest scent of blood means danger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worried that Claire Warner would bring up the purchase limit again, Levi Stone’s tone became much more humble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand. Come on in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs directly set up the metal shack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people knew about her little shop, and while she was talking to Levi Stone, several more cars pulled over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the metal shack, Levi Stone bought another 100 bottles of Blood Stopping Spray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was leaving, Nina Jacobs gave him an extra 10 bottles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone was instantly moved. Claire Warner didn’t even bother to count the Crystal Cores he offered, just taking them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he didn’t know was that she didn’t count the Crystal Cores not out of trust for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After selling the Blood Stopping Spray, Nina Jacobs had already received her reward of Healing Potions from the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already broken even on this transaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, she had earned an extra 5,000 Experience Points from the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Levi Stone left, several more groups of customers came to the metal shack to buy supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was happily selling away. In the past few days, she had already emptied out two of her storage slots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since only one customer entered at a time, no one knew exactly how many supplies she had sold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This continued until a loud crash came from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Run! It’s a Gold Element Mutated Zombie!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the commotion outside, Nina Jacobs initially didn’t want to go out, but she was worried someone would notice something strange about the metal shack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this unassuming metal shack was her safe house; zombies automatically ignored any humans inside it.\u003C\u002Fp>",1417,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:07.188Z",1,"novelbin.me","8dc670187f88e347cb97ffefd805e47c054ee9ec674a1f7443fd6baa3636ca7a","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-216","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-214",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]