[{"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-25":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},146389,236,"Chapter 25: Together?","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-25",25,"\u003Cp>\"Plans?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera Coleman didn’t understand what her daughter meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs pulled up a video she had just been scrolling through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a video someone had filmed, but a bizarre piece of surveillance footage from overseas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a seemingly ordinary little house, a family of three stood motionless in the center of the living room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The video was over an hour long, and for that entire hour, the three people barely moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the child, who looked to be only three or four years old, held the same pose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you ignored the bloodstains spattered on the floor and walls, and the clock that was still ticking in the video, you might mistake it for a still photograph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong with these three people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale felt a strange sense of familiarity as he watched the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he zoomed in for a closer look, he broke out in a cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zombies?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expressions on their faces were identical to those of Ben Stone and his mother!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina had already searched. There was no news like this in the country yet, but a few videos were starting to circulate abroad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they were all being dismissed as prank videos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides Leo Hale, it seems I’ve also awakened a Special Ability. Maybe this is another sign.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small flame suddenly appeared on Nina’s fingertip. Vera Coleman, terrified, grabbed Nina’s hand, afraid she would get burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re saying this is a Special Ability too? Then why is it different from Leo Hale’s?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale didn’t know whether he should be shocked or happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe they’re fundamentally the same, just with different manifestations?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina knew Vera and Daniel hadn’t even considered this possibility, so she gave them space to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She returned to her room and opened the system’s \"Teammate\" function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her surprise, Leo Hale’s Friendship with her had risen from 1 to 15.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Looks like this Friendship level really is a reliable reference.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina then tried adding Ian Chandler as a teammate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The information that appeared on the panel surprised her even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name: Ian Chandler\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Superpower: Space Element\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Physical Strength Value: 0\u002F100\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Superpower Value: 10\u002F100\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Friendship: 80\u002F100]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He’s already awakened a Space Superpower? It’s possible Ian doesn’t even know it himself. But isn’t this Friendship level a little too high?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’An initial Superpower Value of 10... that’s not bad.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her past life, Nina had a good understanding of Superpower Values. The vast majority of Superpower Users started with a value of 0.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Liam Grant, Renee Strong, and the others were the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The higher the Superpower Value, the stronger the Superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each Superpower upgrade increased the value by 10. Besides that, the only other way was the \"Superpower Enhancing Potion\" in her system’s store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her previous life, she had used the potions to slowly raise the Superpower Values of Liam and the others to a level higher than that of other Superpower Users.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Leo Hale and Ian Chandler both had a Superpower Value of 10 right from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina could also see her own information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name: Nina Jacobs\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Superpower: Fire Element\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Physical Strength Value: 100\u002F100\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Superpower Value: 20\u002F100]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her initial Superpower Value was 20.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since becoming a Fire Element Superpower User, she had been drinking one Superpower Enhancing Potion every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she knew this kind of thing couldn’t be rushed. It usually took hundreds of potions to increase her Superpower Value by just 1 point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And you couldn’t drink too many potions, or it would harm your body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One bottle a day was the optimal amount she had figured out through research.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this in mind, she called Leo Hale over and gave him a small, delicate metal lock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you giving me this for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo was completely bewildered. ’What could such a small lock be used for?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Use your Special Ability. Help me open it. I want to see your skill level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something this small? Won’t that be a piece of cake?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo didn’t take it seriously at all. But after staring intently at the metal lock for a long time, the lock’s head had only slightly deformed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should practice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina said lightly before leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was normal for people who had just awakened their Superpowers to have poor control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn’t have much time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t stay here forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, over at Villa 32, someone else had also awakened a Superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only, it wasn’t Liam Grant. It was Ivan Lawson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like in her past life, Ivan Lawson had awakened a Wood Element Superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, I thought I’d get to play with a different Superpower this time around.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Ivan said that, he looked at the wooden branch growing from his hand with a satisfied expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Earlier than last time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simon Abbott remembered that in the previous life, Ivan had only awakened his Superpower while being chased by zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right. Maybe it’s because I’ve been in a good mood and sleeping well these past few days. I just kept thinking about it, and poof, here it is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, then practice hard. Maybe you’ll be even stronger than you were in the last life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s a given.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan glanced casually at Liam Grant, whose expression wasn’t looking too good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the last life, Liam had been the first among them to awaken a Superpower, and also the most powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the past two days, there had been no change in Liam’s body—not the slightest sign of a Superpower awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it was Renee Strong who was so worried for him she was running a fever...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina didn’t know about any of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because her \"Free Shopping Spree Mission 10\" was about to expire in one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina had accepted the mission the day before, but had been interrupted by the situation with Ian Chandler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Apocalyptic Survival Mission Activated: Free Shopping Spree Mission 10\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mission Details: In 3 days, the City D Grain Depot will be contaminated. Please clear out 80% of the grain supplies before then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mission Reward: 1 System Storage Slot, +120 Experience Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mission Difficulty: ★★★★]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Four-Star \"Free Shopping Spree\" mission usually meant a massive amount of supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already accepted the mission. If she abandoned it, 100 Experience Points would be deducted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And today was already the third day of the mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grain might not even last through the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Nina couldn’t bear to let so much grain go to waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Nina was preparing to go out, she happened to overhear Leo Hale arguing with Daniel Hale about something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said you can’t go, and that’s final! Do you have any idea how dangerous it is out there right now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel was furious, and Nina noticed that Leo was already dressed head-to-toe in a raincoat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s my best friend! I can’t just abandon him and his sister!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo’s eyes were red; it was clear he was extremely agitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know what will happen if you fall into water filled with acid rain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel pointed to a video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It showed a man who had accidentally fallen into a murky pool of water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, the man struggled a few times and almost swam to a nearby windowsill, but he quickly sank. A few seconds later, his body floated to the surface, completely corroded by the acid rain, a horrifying sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad, it’s no use saying anything. I have to go. Uncle Walsh saved my life once, have you forgotten?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear flickered in Leo’s eyes when he saw the video, but he still insisted on going to save them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale and Vera Coleman were about to say more, but Nina Jacobs interrupted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was just heading out myself. Want to go together?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina dangled the car keys from her hand, as casual as if she were just going for a drive.\u003C\u002Fp>",1308,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","a8fa4d9c1a4b41e15dcdbe2a2137e8e2d654a16eec9f3774734015f25fd3d16f","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-26","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-24",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]