[{"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-31":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},146395,236,"Chapter 31: Why Is He Here?","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-31",31,"\u003Cp>\"Are you saying we should have Wyatt Jacobs establish a line to Ian Chandler?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renee Strong considered the idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having Wyatt Jacobs handle it would indeed be better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, things are about to get chaotic here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant looked out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was the last day of the acid rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After today, this area would likely have the highest concentration of zombies around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, no matter what happened, Wyatt Jacobs could use the chaos as cover to get Ian Chandler away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Nina Jacobs came asking for help then, he might consider it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant looked at his hands in frustration. He still hadn’t awakened a superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The Hale Residence.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning, Leo Hale and Nina Jacobs took Ian Chandler to give George Crawford and his men, who had been locked in the backyard, a brutal beating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Ian Chandler was still afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when George Crawford started begging for mercy, Ian Chandler actually smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked forward. Somehow, several nails had appeared in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think you’re doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George Crawford glared at Ian Chandler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a word, Ian Chandler kicked George Crawford down and pinned his face to the ground with his foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George Crawford, unable to move, could only watch helplessly as the innocent-looking Ian Chandler drove the nails one by one into the skin of his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain was excruciating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Mr Abbott and the others were scared out of their wits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That kid is ruthless,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale muttered from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler didn’t stop until George Crawford’s eyes rolled back from the pain and all the nails were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Feeling better?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs handed Ian Chandler a disinfectant wipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as she was concerned, what Ian Chandler had done wasn’t excessive at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If not for my rebirth, Ian Chandler’s life would have turned out just as it had in my previous one.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. Thank you, Miss Jacobs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler hugged Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs couldn’t help but blush. Even though Ian Chandler was only thirteen or fourteen, he was already quite tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But remembering all he had been through, she gently patted his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s over now. You don’t have to be afraid anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, Ian Chandler was just expressing his gratitude and soon let go of Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What should we do with these guys?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale looked at the badly beaten George Crawford and his men, feeling troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s keep them locked up. We’ll deal with them after the rain stops.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs noticed that George Crawford and his men all had acid rain burns to varying degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She hadn’t planned on letting any of them leave alive anyway.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Once they turn into zombies, maybe they can be used for some target practice.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale and Vera Coleman used up the last of their fresh ingredients to make a sumptuous lunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although neither of them were great cooks, the food was at least edible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nina, about what you asked me before, Vera and I have discussed it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the meal, Daniel Hale had become more serious than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler and Chelsea Walsh also looked up, curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once this acid rain ends, we’re going to leave here for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was surprised by what Daniel Hale said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This was my plan, too.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the rain stopped, the floodwaters would recede.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the zombie virus just beginning to spread, it was the perfect time for them to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the city center; staying here would only lead to endless trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, we could stay at my grandmother’s house. There are fewer people there,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We were originally planning to head to the west side of the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your father has a friend who owns a hotel there. But if you want to stay at your grandmother’s, we’ll stay at your grandmother’s.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking Nina Jacobs was missing her grandmother again, Vera Coleman quickly agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My brother is also on the west side of the city!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chelsea Walsh said excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Maybe I’ll even be able to see Forrest Walsh.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you guys talking about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why leave home to go to a place with few people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale, listening from the side, didn’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could Nina Jacobs’s old house possibly be safer than their villa?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should learn a thing or two from Nina about planning for a rainy day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale said irritably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it hadn’t been for Nina Jacobs’s warning, he wouldn’t have considered this angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More people meant more trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With so many people now in the villa complex and every household’s supplies almost gone, something was bound to happen even without a contagious disease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he had a strong sense of unease. The image of Ben Stone and his mother was a constant warning in his mind, and even Chelsea Walsh had encountered one of those zombie-like people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera Coleman was pregnant, and he had to protect her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, we’ll go wherever you say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Leo Hale was speaking, there was a sound at the main gate again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t tell me it’s someone else looking for a place to stay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera Coleman said with resignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the video doorbell had been damaged by the acid rain, so they couldn’t see what was going on outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs activated her \"Five Senses Enhancement,\" and was surprised to find an unexpected person at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nina Jacobs, it’s me, Wyatt Jacobs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please, I’m begging you, open the door!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wyatt Jacobs shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now everyone in the house could hear him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leo Hale, go get the door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera Coleman said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wyatt Jacobs was the son of her ex-husband’s brother, so they had a distant family connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That kid asked me for a loan last time...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had completely forgotten about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was right not to lend him any.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If Wyatt Jacobs had actually used Vera Coleman’s money to hoard supplies, I would have literally killed him.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But I have a question,’ she thought. ’Didn’t Wyatt Jacobs go to Shannon Renner’s place?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The apocalypse hasn’t even started yet. Could Shannon Renner have been reborn, too?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you have a fight with Wyatt Jacobs?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera Coleman couldn’t help but ask before the door was opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed to remember Nina always taking good care of Wyatt Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs shook her head. \"There’s nothing like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It was true that, in this life, she and Wyatt Jacobs hadn’t had a falling out... yet.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, Uncle and Auntie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs, I finally found you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With everything that’s been going on, I’ve been so worried about you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wyatt Jacobs put on a ’thank-goodness-you’re-alright’ expression, as if he had truly been worried about Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weren’t you going to see your friend?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs scoffed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What a waste that Wyatt Jacobs never got into acting.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At a time like this, how could a friend be more important than my own family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t tell me you weren’t worried about me at all?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wyatt Jacobs’s words made the corner of Leo Hale’s mouth twitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What kind of man even acts like that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fact that you managed to get here means you’re fine, doesn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs didn’t mind playing along with his act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Let’s see how long Wyatt Jacobs can keep this up.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And this is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wyatt Jacobs’s gaze shifted to Ian Chandler, his expression unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I can’t believe they were right.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Ian Chandler really is with Nina Jacobs.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s Ian Chandler. It’s a long story.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera Coleman was quite fond of the quiet Ian Chandler, though he seemed to prefer sticking close to Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hello, I’m Wyatt Jacobs. It’s nice to meet you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Ian Chandler’s story, Wyatt Jacobs greeted him amicably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even extended his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Ian Chandler only gave a slight nod, leaving Wyatt Jacobs feeling a bit awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Jacobs, my head is still a little dizzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could you help me find a thermometer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler asked weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already had a handsome face, and his slightly sickly appearance made it impossible for Nina Jacobs to refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, I’ll take you to get some rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the moment they left the living room, all traces of Ian Chandler’s weakness vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned close to Nina Jacobs’s ear and whispered mysteriously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Jacobs, I want to show you something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1385,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","eb29c81df4f9517707b3ac335fea77a66bc785668976a5b154ca0e9eb99af3be","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-32","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-30",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]