[{"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-47":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},146411,236,"Chapter 47: Zombie Gathering","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-47",47,"\u003Cp>Right now, the largest concentration of zombies was just outside the neighbors’ gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But quite a few had gathered outside their own gate as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially after they had stepped out onto the balcony; an unknown number of zombies had already caught their scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re not going out. We’ll stay in the courtyard and kill as many as we can.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs could tell that something had drawn away a number of the zombies outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale counted the zombies outside their gate on the drone feed. Curiously, a portion of them was now running in another direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What in the world is happening?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone was discovered by the zombies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Looks like cursing out Shannon Renner worked,’ Leo Hale thought, thrilled that Nina Jacobs was finally talking to him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just a guess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was indeed a guess. Nina Jacobs had overheard Holt Tate’s words earlier and deduced that a group of people in hiding had met with disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four of them quickly formulated a battle plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait for me. I’m going to grab something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs went to her bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She emerged with a sleek, long blade in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade resembled a traditional Drakonian Imperial Blade, but it wasn’t quite as long. Its design was simple yet elegant, and the intricate patterns on its surface faintly reflected a red light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had a rather slender figure. Holding this blade, she looked like a character straight out of an anime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chelsea Walsh was momentarily stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where’d you get the blade? It’s so cool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale couldn’t resist reaching out to touch it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Found it when I went out a couple of days ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She had indeed gone out a couple of days ago, but it was to complete a mission.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale wanted to ask her to take him along to get one for himself next time, but he knew this wasn’t the time to bring it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Leo Hale used his Superpower to open the reinforced main gate, the zombies pressed against it immediately tumbled to the ground in a heap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four of them stood back-to-back in the center of the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the zombies behind them were about to lunge, Chelsea Walsh used the electric current from her Thunder Element Superpower to temporarily pin them in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a BANG, Leo Hale used his power to lock the iron gate tight again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the 12 zombies entered the courtyard, they scrambled to their feet and rushed toward the four of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upstairs in her room, Vera Coleman cried out in alarm, but Daniel Hale quickly covered her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have faith in the kids.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossible not to worry. Daniel Hale wanted to go down and help, but his wife needed his care more at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the time it took to speak, Nina Jacobs had already lopped off a zombie’s head with her long blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Works like a charm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs found the length of the blade was perfect for killing zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It cut through them as if they were mud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SCHLICK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler kicked a female zombie to the ground, and Nina Jacobs followed up, plunging her long blade into its skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watch out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing another zombie lunging for Nina Jacobs, Chelsea Walsh was about to use her Thunder Element Superpower to paralyze it, but saw that Nina had already cut it down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Fireball flew past her, Chelsea Walsh finally noticed a zombie that had snuck up behind her at some point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fireball blew right through half of the zombie’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From her balcony not far away, Shannon Renner also witnessed this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes were filled with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had tagged along for the past few days while they killed zombies, and Nina Jacobs had rarely used her Superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only now did she realize how much Nina’s Fire Element Superpower had advanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, newly awakened Superpower Users were supposed to be weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had no time to dwell on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scent of blood on Keaton Sloan had agitated the zombies outside, and they had already broken down the gate...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the dozen or so zombies that had been let into Nina Jacobs’s courtyard were quickly annihilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although most of them had died by Nina Jacobs’s hand, it gave the group a huge boost of confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Maybe we can survive this crisis after all!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next door...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chelsea Walsh also heard the sounds coming from next door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded like the zombies had all rushed into the neighboring courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ignore them for now. Let’s continue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs wasn’t interested in the situation next door. They just needed to make sure the zombies in the adjacent yard didn’t climb over the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale opened the main gate again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, more than twenty zombies squeezed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs no longer held back. Her Heart of Strange Fire was already taking effect, and every Fireball she launched struck a zombie’s vital point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with the long blade in her hand, most of the zombies were decapitated before they could even get close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sis, you’re amazing...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twenty-plus zombies were all dealt with in just over ten minutes. Ian Chandler was so stunned he even forgot to start collecting the bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chelsea Walsh was exhausted, but her heart was pounding with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zombies from next door are about to climb over!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Daniel Hale rushed downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Vera Coleman had a clear view from the second floor. The zombies in the neighboring yard were trampling each other, trying to climb over the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs dug a glittering object out of a zombie’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The diamond-shaped, glass-like object refracted a beautiful light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one present had ever seen anything so beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How could something like this be inside that zombie’s head?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sis, there’s one here, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Ian Chandler dug out another one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know what it is either, but it’s beautiful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs put away the Crystal Core in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Zombie Crystal Cores. So they’ve finally formed.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That means killing zombies is more meaningful now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nina Jacobs, save me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shannon Renner was in a full-blown panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was on the second floor of the house next door, and a dense, dark mass of zombies had already swarmed the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had just tried to kill the zombies with her Water Element Superpower, but it was currently too weak to even pierce their skulls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Nina Jacobs saved me once in my past life, so she’ll definitely save me this time, too.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Nina Jacobs simply said something to Chelsea Walsh beside her, not even sparing Shannon a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chelsea Walsh’s eyes lit up after hearing it, and she immediately left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shannon Renner still screaming for help, Leo Hale couldn’t stop himself from cursing at her again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We already saved you once!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You brought this on yourself! No one owes you anything!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for Shannon Renner, they wouldn’t be facing this crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for Shannon Renner, Nina Jacobs wouldn’t have been forced to kill someone just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want to get even?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Leo Hale cursed, the angrier he got.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then go figure out a way to shut their gate,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Shut their gate?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is Nina Jacobs planning to lock Shannon Renner in with a courtyard full of zombies?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right. There are so many zombies, how could we possibly kill them all at once?\" Nina Jacobs said with a helpless expression. \"And there are still plenty more outside our own gate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale thought for a moment and finally made up his mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I’ll do it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected Nina Jacobs to go this far to help him vent his anger. Leo Hale was surprisingly touched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale climbed onto the SUV in the courtyard and easily vaulted onto the eaves above the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This spot was closest to the neighbors’ gate, the optimal range for using his Gold Element Superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think you’re doing?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Leo Hale preparing to lock the main gate, Shannon Renner lost her composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Saving you, of course,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shannon Renner couldn’t help but shudder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How is this saving me?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This is basically sentencing me to a gruesome end!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a split second, Shannon Renner even suspected that the Nina Jacobs before her was the same one from her past life, returned for revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>",1428,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","e116390cc1fe3dbc3eff1331e882391b31f3cea1ddd533453247df6af334f663","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-48","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-46",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]