[{"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-40":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},146404,236,"Chapter 40: Killing","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-40",40,"\u003Cp>\"Lynch!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The short, fat man stared in disbelief at the stubble-faced man lying in a pool of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knelt and checked, finding that the stubble-faced man was no longer breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move your car, or I’ll kill you too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs’s tone was icy, her gaze ruthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hated it when people pointed guns at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, I’ll move it. I’ll move it right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The short, fat man slowly stood up. Just as he was about to turn, he suddenly raised a gun hidden in his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look out!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale’s face paled. He was aiming for Nina Jacobs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two gunshots rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The short, fat man looked down in disbelief at the hole shot through his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Nina Jacobs had perfectly dodged his shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How could she possibly have dodged that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The short, fat man collapsed in disbelief, silenced forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System Notification: Host’s actions will save a total of 109 humans in 3 days, 5 days, and 11 days, respectively. Triggering \"Selfless Savior\" title. Reward: 109 bottles of \"Healing Potion\".]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was completely taken aback by the system’s notification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What’s going on?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How can killing someone come with a reward?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The individuals killed by the Host were villains.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system’s reply made Nina Jacobs understand immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stubble-faced man and the short, fat man would have gone on to harm more people. She had just happened to serve justice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything happened so fast that Leo Hale hadn’t even processed what Nina Jacobs had done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Nina Jacobs had already moved forward to collect the weapons from the two bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You just... killed them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could accept killing zombies, but Nina Jacobs had actually dared to kill people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What else? Let them kill us instead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chelsea Walsh shot Leo Hale a look and even went forward to search the men’s pockets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leo Hale, she saved us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler patted Leo Hale’s shoulder, then sincerely praised Nina Jacobs’s marksmanship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The world is different now. Those two looked like they were acting on a whim, but that’s the kind of person you have to fear the most.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\" Leo Hale asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were only two of them. If their group had revealed their strength, the men surely wouldn’t have dared to touch them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because those are exactly the type of people who act without thinking about the consequences. Once they get a taste of success, even more people will suffer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale had only just figured this out himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s a competition of who can be more ruthless.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Nina Jacobs and Chelsea Walsh had made quite a haul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between the two dead men and the backpacks in their vehicle, they found over a dozen guns and ammunition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also many sharp machetes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had Ian Chandler store everything in his dimensional space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They might have accomplices,\" Nina Jacobs guessed, looking at all the items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, those two wouldn’t have been so brazen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then we should get going quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. I’ll go check the back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs opened the truck’s cargo doors and found many boxes of food and drinks inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So much...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chelsea Walsh’s eyes went wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truck’s cargo hold was full of everything from instant noodles and ham to rice and flour. It even had cooking utensils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now we don’t have to worry about food.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale had already put the earlier incident out of his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So this is what it feels like to kill and loot.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why does it feel so damn good?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler wasted no time storing everything in his space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting back in their vehicle, Nina Jacobs thought her actions might have scared Vera Coleman, since she had just killed two people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Vera Coleman was the one comforting her instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out Vera Coleman was worried that killing for the first time would leave her with psychological trauma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I doubt it was her first time. Where else would she have gotten that gun?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale was skeptical. To him, Nina Jacobs seemed more like a veteran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I gave it to her. I didn’t expect she’d be so talented.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler was happy that Nina Jacobs could use the gift he’d given her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did a little kid like you get something like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My mom gave it to me for self-defense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the mention of his family, Ian Chandler’s expression softened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of family gives their kid *that*?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale had always assumed Ian Chandler was just a middle school student who had escaped the chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his disbelief, Ian Chandler just smiled and said nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the journey was surprisingly smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs seemed to know every major and minor road in City D. After taking a few detours, they reached the Western Suburbs faster than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they did encounter danger a few times when zombies blocked their path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There really are a lot fewer zombies here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale noticed that, just as they had imagined, the farther they went toward the suburbs, the fewer zombies they saw on the streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These few alleyways were especially quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t let your guard down,\" Nina Jacobs warned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alleys in this old district were a tangled maze with too many blind spots. It might look clear of zombies at first glance, but one could be hiding around any corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their vehicle could go no further when they reached the entrance of one alley. A wall had collapsed due to the acid rain, and they had to get out and clear the rubble from the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had Daniel Hale and Vera Coleman stay in the car while the other four advanced slowly, sticking close to the walls on either side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s so quiet here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Chelsea Walsh finished speaking, a zombie with a reeking, gaping mouth charged out from the corner ahead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an adult male zombie, and its strength was astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chelsea Walsh tried to keep herself from trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can try using your Superpower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs’s voice reached her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Superpower?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My Thunder Element Superpower?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Leo Hale and the other two held back the male zombie, Chelsea Walsh focused her energy, channeling the power within her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACKLE.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bolt of electricity struck the ground in front of the zombie, instantly sending up a puff of white smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it missed, Chelsea Walsh was thrilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was reminded of the times she had detonated test targets in the lab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACKLE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another arc of electricity shot out, this time hitting the male zombie’s body precisely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paralyzing effect of the current rooted it to the spot, unable to move forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now’s our chance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale swung his weapon forcefully at the male zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are more zombies over there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler discovered that the seemingly quiet alleys were actually hiding quite a few zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drawn by the commotion, they all came shuffling out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Nina Jacobs didn’t hold back. She still hadn’t used the \"Heart of Strange Fire\" Skill she had obtained earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heart of Strange Fire\" increased her Fire Element Superpower by 30%. Nina Jacobs threw a Fireball, and the zombie’s head immediately burst into flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few seconds, a charred head rolled onto the ground, the flames still burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A one-hit kill?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale had to admit he was jealous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t get bogged down in a fight, or we’ll be in trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs killed several more zombies with her Superpower. Although it felt great, now wasn’t the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The metal doors of many houses in the alley were already being pounded on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the agitated cries of the zombies, the group finally realized that many residents in this alley had already turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale drove the vehicle into the alley just in time. Nina Jacobs seized the opportunity to open a gate, and as she slammed it shut, they could still hear the zombies pounding on it from the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quiet. Get inside, quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs led everyone into the house and tightly shut the living room door and windows.\u003C\u002Fp>",1343,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","6b643064cea5408407786268c19564e91555627b1964e06e1ad7b74af2cf2987","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-41","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-39",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]