[{"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-248":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},146562,236,"Chapter 248: Difference in Strength","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-248",248,"\u003Cp>Hearing she could finally rest, Althea Coleman immediately brightened up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Captain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Althea Coleman walk toward the car, Chase Gallagher shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their view, this was a sign that Althea Coleman was already out in Nina Jacobs’s book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should we just kick her out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holden Shaw appeared behind Nina Jacobs, knife in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Althea Coleman had managed to last three moves against him, it was partly due to her being clever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought that these were all people Nina Jacobs wanted to recruit, so he hadn’t pursued the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Having a ready-made bad example might not be such a bad thing, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Abbott and the others had just been recruited. If they kicked someone out right now, it would inevitably cause some misunderstanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if they could use this as a teaching moment, it might have an even better effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s true. It’s your call.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holden Shaw nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their opinion, the spot Nina Jacobs had chosen was a natural training ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zombies were constantly coming through the gate, and they didn’t have to worry about being attacked from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They just had to be careful not to get hit by the Superpower Zombies outside the iron fence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eleanor, you go rest too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Nina Jacobs noticed that Eleanor was clearly struggling; even the arm holding her weapon was trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain, I can hold on a little longer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a six-hour session, and it hadn’t even been three hours yet. Eleanor felt like she was dragging the team down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the number of zombies was increasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Safety is more important. There’s water over there. I’m giving you a 15-minute break.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Nina Jacobs say this, Eleanor finally walked to the safe zone by the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had even specially prepared drinking water that they could take at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, after drinking half a bottle of water, Eleanor felt much better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even her Superpower didn’t feel so strained anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, people on the field couldn’t hold on any longer and were called over by Nina Jacobs to take a temporary rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as a result, more and more zombies gathered on the basketball court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want to warm up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said to Wayne Warner beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner had been protecting her the whole time and hadn’t really let loose to kill zombies yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner nodded, then kicked a zombie’s head, smashing it to pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene immediately made Warren Ramsey and the others’ eyes go wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are Strength Element Superpower Users really that formidable?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warren Ramsey said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The zombies were like soft clay in front of Wayne Warner. Even for Superpower Zombies, their Superpowers were useless against his absolute defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, what would shock them even more was yet to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because there were so many zombies, the gate to the basketball court, which only allowed two people through at a time, was now packed with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There looked to be over two hundred of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one dared to be careless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Wayne Abbott was about to ask if they should close the gate, the sky above was already filled with Flaming Arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like arrows loosed from a bow, the Flaming Arrows shot in unison toward the horde of zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Flaming Arrows had an extremely high hit rate, and many zombies had their heads pierced on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What surprised everyone even more was that the arrows didn’t extinguish after landing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few seconds, a vast sheet of flame erupted at the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire surrounded the zombies, forming a ring of flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of zombies struggled within the ring of fire, some even lunging toward the court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even if a zombie managed to break out of the fiery circle, it would be consumed by the flames clinging to its body before it could get far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten minutes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Abbott murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A Superpower User actually killed hundreds of zombies in just ten minutes.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the Water Element Zombies covered itself in a layer of water mist and charged toward Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was immediately entangled by a Fire Serpent coiling by Nina Jacobs’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fire Serpent wrapped itself layer by layer around the Water Element Zombie. No matter how the zombie used its Water Ability, it was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fire Serpent shot through the Water Element Zombie’s open mouth, and the zombie instantly went lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, Nina Jacobs just stood there quietly, controlling the Superpower flowing in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if she still had endless energy to spare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... a Fire Element Superpower can be this amazing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elara Dolan said with immense excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have to remember, she had only killed a little over ten zombies all morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Abbott and the others were naturally a bit better than her, but Nina Jacobs compared to them...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference in their strength was like heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The captain... she’s really incredible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alaric Fletcher was now in complete and utter admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those who have rested enough, continue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of impassioned voices rose up from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one complained about being tired anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they saw your true strength, I wonder what the effect would be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale had drunk a whole bottle of water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only they knew that Nina Jacobs’s strength went far beyond this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There aren’t as many zombies around here as I thought.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was already considering whether she should have Holden Shaw or Chase Gallagher lure some more zombies over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A couple of days ago, a rescue team collected a batch of building materials around here,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They probably cleared some out then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher said after hearing her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs nodded. It seemed this was all they could do for today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, on the way back in the afternoon, the group encountered an unexpected situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far in the distance, a distress flare shot up into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was followed by several more flares in quick succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is that, with so many flares?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale and the others all saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flares seemed to be coming from the path they had to take.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You had to know, flares from the base weren’t cheap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever could use so many at once was probably a powerful team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There shouldn’t be any rescue teams coming to this area,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shooting flares is useless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should we help?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holden Shaw asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using her \"Five Senses Enhancement,\" Nina Jacobs could hear that there were indeed a lot of zombies up ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if they took a detour, it would probably add three or four hours to their journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On an incredibly wide road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of people huddled together, trembling, on top of a three-story building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And not only were they surrounded by zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a distance, a steady stream of more zombies could be seen converging on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Flares! Keep using the distress flares!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rafferty Miller shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’re gone! We’ve used up all dozen or so flares!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Space Superpower User, Wystan Vance, standing in the very center, replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s been so long, and forget about rescue teams, not even a single other squad has shown up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can there be so many zombies?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This road was fine when we came this morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, Crawford told us to go retrieve the supplies from the transit warehouse,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"but he should have sent more people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>someone lamented tearfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guess what? Why did Crawford have us load the important supplies onto the truck,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"instead of putting them in the space?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Space Superpower User Wystan Vance said, his eyes vacant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he spoke, everyone fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps no one cared about their lives at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those supplies were more important than their lives...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone’s here! Someone’s coming!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later, two vehicles appeared in their line of sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An SUV and a small bus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re saved! We can still be saved!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rafferty Miller waved excitedly at the two vehicles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the two vehicles showed no intention of stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s the Crawford Army.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher knew at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let’s just ignore them. Bye-bye now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale couldn’t bear to leave people to die, but the Crawford Army was an exception.\u003C\u002Fp>",1383,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:07.188Z",1,"novelbin.me","4495f45c6a195ba271d82c381e838c4b4156631e7e1c188afbebcecb29036ea5","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-249","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-247",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]