[{"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-224":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},146538,236,"Chapter 224: The Day to Lead","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-224",224,"\u003Cp>Canned goods have a long shelf life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the food in her system storage would never expire, the packaging was still printed with production dates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why Nina Jacobs had been using her Claire Warner identity to prioritize selling supplies with shorter shelf lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was to avoid diminishing their value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But canned goods were different. They could be stored for several more years without a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The route to the Paradise Food Factory also completely overlapped with their route for the day, which made things even more convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ve already cleared over 40 kilometers of that road. There are about 23 kilometers left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson said, referring to the day’s mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The further they went, the more time it took, because they had to leave enough time to get back to the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What have the casualties been like these past few days?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thirty-nine dead, seventy-three injured.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though they had made extensive preparations, there were too many unexpected incidents on this road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the Zombie Rats that would pop out of the desolate field ridges from time to time, not to mention other zombie animals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were almost impossible to guard against.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Almost forty people in four days?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs knew that this number of casualties wasn’t considered high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rescue team was clearly doing everything it could to minimize casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the vehicle was on their mission route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a highway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both sides of the road were mostly barren fields and forests of dead trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There weren’t many zombies, true, but the vehicle’s windshield was already a gory mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was from the zombie birds that occasionally dove at them, as well as Zombie Rats and other undead animals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These things are far more dangerous than zombies,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so you all need to be extremely careful when you get out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson warned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the vehicle slowed to a stop, Ian Chandler pulled several sets of protective helmets and gloves from his spatial storage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are vital. Everyone must wear them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler passed them out to everyone in the vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs didn’t refuse. She picked up her walkie-talkie and gave an order to the two trucks behind them:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone stay in your vehicles. Don’t get out until I give the word.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nina, what are you going to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler asked, curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The most effective way to deal with zombie animals is with traps,\" Nina Jacobs said as she opened the car door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sunlight outside was blinding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scent of hot asphalt rose from the road, mixed with the stench of rot and decay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs walked alone toward the blocked road up ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is she doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one of the rear trucks, a team member couldn’t help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know. Have you heard?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s the only Intermediate Fire Ability User at our base right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For real? An Intermediate Superpower User?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stared outside, their faces full of curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw Nina Jacobs place both her hands on the surface of the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two streams of a bright, liquid-like substance flowed forward along both sides of the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was setting up traps along the sides of the road to prevent any sudden attacks from zombie animals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But that’s no small feat...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just what you’d expect from an Intermediate Superpower User.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when Nina Jacobs gestured to them from a distance did Chester Pearson order the team members to get out and assemble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... Captain, will it really work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rescue team member, Caius Stone, asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The liquid fire along the roadside looked like a shimmering, thin line, so distinct from the filthy black asphalt that it looked like it was on a different layer entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Can this really stop zombie animals?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s start clearing the road. Time is tight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words had barely left Chester Pearson’s mouth when a gout of flame erupted from the roadside nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the shriek of a Zombie Rat, one that was about to pounce was instantly burned to a crisp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thin line of fire, however, seemed completely unaffected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Incredible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone couldn’t help but mutter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just over ten minutes, half-man-high flames had already flared up in several places along both sides of the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any zombie animal that tried to cross the two thin lines was instantly burned to a cinder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chase Gallagher, Jessica Vance, try using a Wind Wall,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jessica Vance nodded. She and Chase Gallagher took up positions on either side of the group and condensed a flowing Wind Wall above everyone’s heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two had often used their Wind Wall in battle to block zombies in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time they had used it in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Wind Walls connected, forming what looked like a protective shield above their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A zombie bird appeared without warning and slammed into the Wind Wall shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the zombie bird wasn’t killed by the impact, it proved the Wind Wall could indeed block sudden attacks from the creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s working! All Wind Element Superpower Users, come help!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson shouted upon seeing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Space Superpower Users and Gold Element Superpower Users, clear the road!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the Superpower Users, follow Captain Pearson and take out the zombies in front and behind us...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the endless line of vehicles of all sizes piled up before her, Nina Jacobs was struck by how difficult clearing this road would be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would be a major test for the Space Superpower Users.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That kid, Ian Chandler, is pretty impressive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale had joined the Gold Element Superpower Users, using his Gold Element Superpower to clear away the metal wreckage and vehicles on the roadside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler was using both hands, and the vehicles on either side of him were vanishing in quick succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the other Space Superpower Users, his clearing speed was the fastest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the surprise attacks from Zombie Rats and zombie birds, the team’s progress sped up significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of that, even the Wood Element Ability Users began using vines to clear debris to the sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team’s coordination reached an unprecedented level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone did an excellent job today. To thank you all for your cooperation, I’ll be giving out a small token of my appreciation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they headed back, Nina Jacobs made sure to acknowledge the team’s efforts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one really thought much of it at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unexpectedly, after they returned to the base that evening, someone actually delivered several boxes to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The items were delivered by Wayne Warner and Leo Hale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the group opened the boxes, they were stunned to find several cases of beer and beef jerky!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She actually gave us a reward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caius Stone and the others stared in delight at the delivery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beer was even ice-cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of people swallowing audibly echoed down the dormitory hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nina Jacobs asked an Ice Ability User to chill these for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomorrow’s the last day, so keep up the good work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dropping off the items, Leo Hale and Wayne Warner left without a backward glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gesture made everyone look at Nina Jacobs with a bit more warmth in their eyes the next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A lot of Wind Element Superpower Users were scrambling to sign up for today’s mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t expect you to actually pay for that out of your own pocket.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the road, Chester Pearson mentioned that he had heard about Nina Jacobs giving supplies to the rescue team members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a few people were injured on yesterday’s mission, and no one died, so a lot of people were eager to join this one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But where did you get all that beer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s been craving some for a long time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I bought it at a small shop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Claire Warner? You know, I’ve actually been there myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of Claire Warner’s little shop, Chester Pearson felt it was about time for him to pay another visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That woman, Claire Warner, might be a Space Superpower User, but she’s definitely got a few tricks up her sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I suspect she has a powerful team of Superpower Users backing her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? Is that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs just smiled, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had also heard plenty of gossip about the small shop back at the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was curious about the shop’s owner, which lent the place an air of mystery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some said she was the heir to a reclusive, ancient family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others said she had a powerful organization backing her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even claimed she was a relative of the base commander...\u003C\u002Fp>",1447,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:07.188Z",1,"novelbin.me","df30d5c8ed47810f4c32e8d7f7eefe397b5fe620aee4118769972b0864594840","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-225","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-223",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]