[{"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-259":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},146423,236,"Chapter 259: Mechanisms","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-259",259,"\u003Cp>\"Our lives are what’s important. Nothing else matters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s just get out of here first,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael Dolan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see that someone had deliberately set up traps here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The traps were clearly poisoned; the people who had just died began to convulse within seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the prelude to zombification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The traps hadn’t stopped, and even if they forced their way through, there were likely more waiting for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it! I bet that guy from City D did this on purpose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He only told us there were supplies here and nothing else!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irene Palmer cursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael Dolan’s expression was just as cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The immediate priority was to get to a safe place. They could figure out the rest later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this set of traps was clearly not as simple as they had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the blades struck a panel on the wall. The panel immediately flashed, and a wave of unlocking beeps came from the dust-covered cars in the garage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What was that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the car headlights flared to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, volleys of Gold Spikes suddenly shot out from beneath the cars’ chassis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Defense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael Dolan yelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cars had seemed to be parked randomly, but now the Gold Spikes they fired left no blind spots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he hadn’t brought so many Gold and Earth Element Superpower Users, they would have been riddled with holes by now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Nina Jacobs had already taken the opportunity to reach the B1 level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Traps?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid being spotted, she was currently hiding inside a cable shaft in the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the chaotic din from the B2 level, Nina Jacobs didn’t dare to venture out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was because of this that she discovered the cable shaft connected to the floor below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bundles of cables ran up from below and continued on to the floor above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath her feet was a solid floor slab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Element Superpower began to flow at Nina Jacobs’s command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a moment, the floor slab had crumbled away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming there were no traps or other dangers below, Nina Jacobs gripped a thick bundle of cables and jumped down into the next level of the shaft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another floor slab blocked her way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, Nina Jacobs used her Earth Element Superpower to successfully reach the B3 level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the B3 garage, an entire row of boxed supplies stacked against a wall collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Nina Jacobs climb out of the cable shaft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No wonder no one noticed this place.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The access door to the shaft on this level was completely blocked by crates of supplies. The person who set the traps must have overlooked it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of the collapsing supplies didn’t attract any zombies, but Nina Jacobs didn’t dare let her guard down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no lights on the B3 level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs stood where she was and took out several fully charged portable lights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the area was illuminated, she carefully surveyed her surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire B3 level was packed full of supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not daring to move recklessly, Nina Jacobs sent a few of her Little Zombie Rats scurrying across the floor in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, the sound of metal striking metal came from one area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs could feel that she had lost Control of one of the rats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Its body must have been destroyed.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So there are still traps down here.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs immediately used her system’s one-touch collection function on the supplies in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a large swath of supplies vanished into her storage, the items on the floor finally came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a dozen or so small bear traps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Nina Jacobs got closer, she noticed that the traps all reeked of rot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the traps on the B2 level, they had been coated with the zombie virus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And her Little Zombie Rat had been crushed into a bloody pulp by one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one-touch collection function had a considerable range, but the underground garage was even larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs simply took out a spare vehicle and started driving through the garage, collecting supplies as she went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, it still took her over twenty minutes to collect everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission \"Zero-Cost Shopping 43\" detected as complete. Mission reward has been issued.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After putting the spare vehicle back in her storage, Nina Jacobs returned to the cable shaft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She climbed back up, following the thick bundle of cables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t sure if Kael Dolan’s group had escaped, but judging from the sounds coming from upstairs, it seemed more people had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn’t her concern right now. She had to find a way to get out of here...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside Zenith Plaza, a disheveled Kael Dolan stared at the new arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only three people remained behind him: Irene Palmer and two Gold Element Superpower Users.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His force of over two hundred people had been reduced to just these three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their state, the man who stepped out of a vehicle asked with feigned surprise,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Dolan, what happened to you? Where is everyone else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tyson Hughes, you knew there were traps down here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You set me up on purpose, didn’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael Dolan’s fists were clenched tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the leader of Falken Base, when had he ever been schemed against like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now you’re just wrongly accusing me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t we agree to meet at ten o’clock? It’s just now ten.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I see. Mr. Dolan, you went in early?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyson Hughes feigned a look of sudden realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk, tsk. And here I was, suggesting we clear out the zombies together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never thought you’d be in such a hurry, Mr. Dolan. You didn’t even give me a chance to join you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My people have already killed all the zombies down there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t care how you get in, but I’m getting a share of the weapons and ammunition in there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael Dolan said, his face dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, of course. We’ve known each other for seven or eight years, after all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shall we go down together, then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only... Mr. Dolan, you can’t be as impatient as you were just now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyson Hughes waved his hand and, with a smile, started walking toward the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, on another side of the plaza that no one was watching, Nina Jacobs had already used her Speed Element Superpower to make a quick getaway...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Three days before the Superpower User tournament.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myra Lawson finally returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several others returned with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She wants to see me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was in the courtyard, petting a dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw stood in the shadows, watching the scene. \"You’ll find out when you get there,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m just here to invite you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you’re giving me so much face, I suppose I have to go right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs stood up, washed her hands, and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, I doubt it’s anything bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, right, you probably haven’t heard. Hugo Crawford is about to be executed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw and Nina Jacobs spoke as they walked through the base together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner trailed behind them, a lollipop Nina had given him in his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know. Sherry told me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hugo Crawford had asked to see her, but she refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She had nothing to say to Hugo Crawford.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally, one huge thorn in our side is gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But we still don’t know who Melody Barron contacted to be her getaway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw said with regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heath Chandler went to Vaelen Road, where Melody Barron said she’d be, but he came up empty-handed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that person has a goal, they’ll definitely show up again,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Melody Barron hadn’t died, her contact wouldn’t have been easily exposed. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have needed to make so many preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re right. The enemy is in the shadows while we’re out in the open.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll just have to wait for them to surface.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw led Nina Jacobs into the administration building, only for a voice to cry out, \"I’ve found you! The beautiful Miss Jacobs!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man spread his arms, walking toward Nina with an enthusiastic smile and a look of pleasant surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You seem to know a lot of people,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw remarked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man was clearly not a Draconian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I ran into him when I was collecting solar equipment. He’s an Aeridorian from City F.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was confused. ’How did Icarus Golding end up here?’\u003C\u002Fp>",1402,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.637Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","e94af140e34bc3b4b3e99ad7664832c269fd3ca9dd3c91ca2a953a0674439053","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-260","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-258",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]