[{"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-265":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},146429,236,"Chapter 265: True Suppression","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-265",265,"\u003Cp>Wendy Marshall had taught her a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she wouldn’t underestimate her opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembering how Nina Jacobs had patiently demonstrated the moves for her over and over, Elara Dolan’s gaze sharpened in the next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little lady, why don’t you just forfeit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Water Element Superpower User across from her was named Victor Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Water Element countered the Fire Element, so this match was very advantageous for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as the signal to start the match sounded, the only response he received was a Fireball that could track him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elara Dolan said nothing, her eyes fixed on Victor Stone’s every move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor Stone realized this Elara Dolan wasn’t as timid and cowardly as that person had said, so he started to take things seriously too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SPLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A volley of Water Needles shot toward Elara Dolan. After she dodged a few, the ones that had hit the ground rose up and reformed, attacking her from behind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be careful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chelsea Walsh couldn’t help but cry out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wendy Marshall, standing beside her, wasn’t worried at all. \"Relax. An attack of this level is nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had sparred with Elara Dolan before; this wouldn’t be enough to make her lose her composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, Elara Dolan spun around, easily neutralizing the Water Needles behind her with her Fire Fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arena was instantly filled with a thick mist. Victor Stone reacted quickly, enveloping himself in the water vapor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to merge with the mist itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the crowd was sweating bullets for Elara Dolan, sparks suddenly erupted from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor Stone let out a startled cry and was seen scrambling out of the mist in a sorry state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you know I was there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had planned to use the mist to obscure Elara Dolan’s vision and defeat her with a surprise attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he never expected a Spark Array to suddenly appear at his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spark Array might not be lethal to zombies, but the small explosions caused pain all over his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m a Fire Element Superpower User. Even though you were hiding, I can still sense heat sources.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elara Dolan gave him no chance to react. A slender Fire Whip materialized from her hands, and she lashed it forcefully at Victor Stone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let’s see whose Superpower is superior!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor Stone certainly wasn’t going to admit defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He conjured a half-man-high Water Tornado that blocked the Fire Whip’s attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Victor Stone isn’t so simple, either,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale remarked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs then turned to look at Alaric Fletcher on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Gold Element Superpower User, Alaric Fletcher’s opponent was, as expected, a Thunder Element Superpower User.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It feels like the other side knows the Superpowers of everyone on your team,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chelsea Walsh said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How else could it be such a coincidence that everyone was matched against a counter to their Superpower?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I wonder who could have leaked it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was sitting in the front, and her voice carried to the people in the two rows behind her, including Althea Coleman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Althea Coleman’s heart pounded with anxiety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It can’t be.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’When I met with those people, I checked my surroundings. It’s impossible that anyone saw me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good thing we trained. As long as either Elara Dolan or Alaric Fletcher wins their match, we’ll have enough,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your standards seem a little low,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Low?’ Leo Hale glanced at the competition grounds and understood instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little over ten minutes later, both matches were over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations to Stella on another two-for-two victory!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The announcer’s voice sounded somewhat excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The back-to-back reversals in these two matches, where they had seemed completely suppressed, had gotten many people’s blood pumping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out that having your Superpower countered didn’t necessarily mean anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real deciding factors were experience and strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out that Female Superpower Users were no weaker than any Male Superpower User.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like I won’t get a chance to go up,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chase Gallagher said, watching Alaric Fletcher and Elara Dolan walk off the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of a total of five matches, they had already won four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opposing team had already forfeited the last match, so he’d gotten off easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elara Dolan’s legs felt a bit weak, and Alaric Fletcher quickly steadied her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks. I was scared to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the referee announced the end and cheers and applause erupted from the audience, she realized just how many people had been watching her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain, I did it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Nina Jacobs and the others walk toward them, Elara Dolan was moved to tears of joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was so grateful that Nina Jacobs had been willing to give her this chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, you both performed very well,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few of them had various scrapes and bruises, so Pascal Paige, the team’s dedicated Healer, hurried over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Getting the first match was actually pretty good. Now we can just focus on watching the rest of the competition,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pascal Paige said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right? What’s the difference between this and a day off?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale said smugly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain, is there something wrong with this competition?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Wayne Abbott had realized something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Obviously. I want you to investigate it,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why she was sending Wayne Abbott to investigate, she had her reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stella’s absolute victory made the subsequent teams abandon any clever schemes they might have had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of people snooping around the arena for information noticeably decreased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many even came over to offer their congratulations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Jacobs, so that was your team. It was truly an eye-opener.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Icarus Golding had arrived in the stands early on. Seeing that the well-wishers had left, he finally approached her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I originally thought you were part of the base’s rescue team, Miss Jacobs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wouldn’t call it an eye-opener. We just made some preparations in advance. Mr. Golding, you’re from Aeridor, so you must know a lot about the situation there, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second match had already begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked casually as she watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aeridor and Drakonia were separated by a sea, with several smaller island nations in between.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the apocalypse, several countries competed with Drakonia in terms of national power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aeridor was one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her past life, after the apocalypse began, the Aeridorians who had been doing business and studying in Drakonia quickly banded together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They seized supplies and Crystal Cores, and gradually, their Superpower levels came to surpass those of the Drakonians by a significant margin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, there were also Aeridorians within The Aegis Conclave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had always believed that you had to be wary of those who weren’t your own countrymen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Icarus Golding sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d love to go back to my homeland for a visit, but unfortunately, I can’t return now. Thankfully, the people of Drakonia are friendly, which has allowed me to survive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Miss Jacobs, are you really that interested in our Aeridor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Icarus Golding’s question, Nina Jacobs shook her head, then feigned a worried expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before the apocalypse, I had a good friend who was also in Aeridor. I don’t know how he’s doing now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Just as the rumors in my past life said,’ Nina thought. ’Aeridorians are unwilling to discuss matters concerning their own country too much.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s almost as if it’s a state secret.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, so that’s why. Doesn’t your Drakonia have a saying, ’Fortune favors the fortunate’? Perhaps your friend is still alive and well, Miss Jacobs,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Icarus Golding replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs turned her gaze back to the arena and asked no more questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll be in City D Base for the next few days. May I come find you for a chat anytime, Miss Jacobs? I enjoy talking with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Icarus Golding said this right before he left, when someone came looking for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs gave a slight nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This Icarus Golding keeps coming to find me. What exactly is his motive?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the first set of matches, Chelsea Walsh noticed that the subsequent bouts were taking longer and longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some Superpower Users even got locked in wars of attrition, fighting until one side’s Superpower was completely depleted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them were as exhilaratingly decisive as Stella’s matches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like this Superpower User tournament is going to last for several days,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chelsea Walsh said with a yawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was just about to reply when she saw Wayne Abbott approaching with a young boy in tow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s her!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the boy shouted, pointing at Althea Coleman.\u003C\u002Fp>",1423,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.637Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","c6b2375d1a3b17621e6a815b170ce4064952249612470ff96e9fbceb4ac3cc13","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-266","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-264",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]