[{"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-258":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},146422,236,"Chapter 258: Well-Prepared","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-258",258,"\u003Cp>\"Is that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d confessed everything he was going to, so there was no longer a need for forceful methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Hugo Crawford could still be hiding something. And with Melody Barron dead, it was possible that there were some supply caches only she had known about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, since she’d already accepted Zero-Cost Looting Mission 43, she decided to collect the supplies there first before anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unsure of what might happen, Nina Jacobs set out alone early the next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she had enough time, she would rendezvous with Wayne Warner and the others afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Apocalypse Survival Mission Initiated: Zero-Cost Looting Mission 43]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission Objective: In one day, the supplies on the third basement level of Zenith Plaza will be destroyed by fire. To prevent this waste, clear out 90% of the supplies in the garage.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission Reward: 1 System Storage Slot, +150 Experience Points.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission Difficulty: ★★★★★]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had accepted the mission last night, which meant the one-day deadline was today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina had a feeling that this mission wouldn’t go smoothly, but she never expected to find a group of people already surrounding Zenith Plaza when she arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supplies inside Zenith Plaza had been completely cleared out by the City D rescue team back during the shelter era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why would there be people here now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could it be the disbanded Crawford Army?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncertain, Nina used her Speed Element Superpower to slip into the second floor of the mall through another entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mall was devoid of zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking out from a broken glass window on the second floor, she saw that several vehicles had surrounded the entrance to the underground garage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The garage entrance itself was blocked by a thick plastic sheet and a metal roll-up door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Not people from City D?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina noticed that the license plates on the parked cars weren’t from City D.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, license plates didn’t prove anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few Little Zombie Rats scurried into the mall’s ventilation ducts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Nina began to receive information from the rats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their vision was blurry, but she could still make out what was happening below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large group of people was in the first-level basement garage, killing zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those zombies must have been deliberately locked on the first basement level to drive off intruders and prevent anyone from discovering the supply garage deeper down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Who on earth are these people?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were at least 200 of them, and they worked with decent coordination while killing the zombies, even using silenced firearms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had clearly come prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Pick up the pace, before someone finds us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina heard an unfamiliar man’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the rat’s blurry vision, she could see several people behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what if we’re discovered? We’re the ones clearing out the zombies. Are you saying we should just hand the supplies over to someone else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That voice was strangely familiar. Nina felt like she’d heard it somewhere before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Irene, this is City D.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting discovered wouldn’t be good. But if there really are supplies here, we’ll have hit the jackpot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, the man pulled the trigger several more times in quick succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several zombies collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kael, your marksmanship is getting more and more incredible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You killed so many zombies just like that, even without a Superpower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irene Palmer praised from the sidelines as screams erupted from up ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Kael Dolan, Irene Palmer?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So it’s them.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina understood now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice had sounded familiar because she had met Irene Palmer from City F when they were collecting solar panels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just hadn’t expected Kael Dolan to be here as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What are they doing in City D?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is it just to collect the supplies here?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it looked like the rumors from her past life were true: Kael Dolan, the leader of Falken Base, didn’t have a Superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her past life, she’d heard rumors that Kael Dolan, having no Superpower, had focused on mastering firearms instead. He was a firm believer that conventional weapons were supreme and had even scoured the country to amass them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some called him The Gunslinger, able to kill a hundred zombies in a minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others called him The Fiend, the epitome of the ’better you than me’ philosophy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Irene is a Dual Element Superpower User. Naturally, I have to work that much harder to keep up with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael Dolan, a pistol in each hand, fired several more shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A line of Gold Element Superpower Users stood before him, solely responsible for his defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He uses Superpower Users as shields while he takes all the kills for himself?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina was amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no intention of leaving, though. Not even when it seemed they had the first basement level under control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’To get to the third basement level, I’ll have to pass through the second, and I have no idea what’s down there.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sent a Little Zombie Rat down to the second basement level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely, the vast second basement level was completely empty. Not a single zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The first level was crawling with zombies. Why is the second one completely empty?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina had originally planned to find a direct route to the third basement level, but now she decided to wait and observe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Down on the first basement level, the slaughter continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, while the zombies were numerous, there weren’t many Mutated Zombies among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a little over an hour, the zombies on the first basement level were finally cleared out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kael, how many supplies do you think are here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will my storage space be able to hold it all?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irene Palmer cheered. She started to walk to the front of the group, but Kael Dolan pulled her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let them go first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael Dolan said in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, Kael. I almost forgot how cautious you are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irene wasn’t actually that worried. They’d been fighting on the first basement level for so long without anything coming up from the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the completely empty second basement level, Lucas Abbott and the others at the front of the group breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust-covered vehicles were parked on either side of the second basement level, but they also appeared to be empty of zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The path downward was a gently sloping ramp that curved out of sight. Another metal roll-up door blocked the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael Dolan was extremely cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had everyone fall silent. After a moment, hearing no movement from behind the door, he finally relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Straight to the third basement. The informant said the supplies are all on the bottom level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael Dolan commanded from the rear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Base Leader.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Earth Element Superpower User, holding a Stone Shield, cautiously took the lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You Gold Element users, get over here and help me open this door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas Abbott said immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had volunteered to lead the charge on this mission specifically to impress Kael Dolan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they successfully recovered the supplies, the position of Personal Guard Captain at Falken Base would surely be his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the control of the Gold Element Superpower, a seam was quickly torn down the middle of the metal roll-up door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap widened, revealing the pitch-black level below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a faint CLICK echoed from behind the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the men at the front leaned in to get a better look, streaks of cold light suddenly shot out toward the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AHH!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scream rang out instantly. Lucas Abbott stared in shock at the sharp arrow protruding from his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A... trap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed in a growing pool of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the entire front line of Superpower Users fall in an instant, the others scrambled backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A volley of blades, like a rain of arrows, continued to fire. Kael Dolan grabbed Irene and prepared to make a break for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about the supplies?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irene asked, her face a mask of anguish.\u003C\u002Fp>",1323,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.637Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","a464d8ca3547c5f701bee7a4a4597ecf02d4cd96f62c14abfd5a605abe3e6f54","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-259","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-257",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]