[{"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-65":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},146279,236,"Chapter 65: The Most Gratifying Thing","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-65",65,"\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had given those people a pack of raincoats back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hoped they could save themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never expected that Juliana Sinclair had actually survived because of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Josie Joyce, and Ms. Juliana Sinclair is my mother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I also have to thank the person who gave my mom the raincoat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Josie Joyce said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been trapped in her car for several days. At the time, the acid rainwater had risen so high it was about to flood over the seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Juliana Sinclair who returned just in time, smashed the car window, and draped the raincoat over her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Juliana Sinclair was a doctor to begin with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidentally, Josie Joyce had also awakened a Healing Element Superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, when they later arrived at the shelter, the mother-daughter duo volunteered to take on the roles of doctor and assistant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they didn’t charge any consultation fees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that person knew, they would be very happy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough talk. Hurry up and put your things away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Juliana Sinclair urged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, she felt a sense of familiarity whenever she saw Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It even made her more talkative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s probably because Nina Jacobs is the same age as my daughter.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m Nina Jacobs. I have high hopes for your Healing Element Superpower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said to Josie Joyce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Healing Element Superpower was indeed very weak in the early stages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the later stages, a capable Healer could truly save lives and heal the wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were also indispensable members of any major Superpower team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really? Thank you! I’ll do my best!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Josie Joyce made a fist pump gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was still smiling as she left the infirmary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the most heartening news she had heard in days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So helping people who deserve it can bring me a sense of satisfaction, too.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she soon noticed that Wayne Warner was following her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever she went, he went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s safe here now. They provide three meals a day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs tried to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wayne Warner didn’t seem to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want to follow me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Never mind.’ Nina Jacobs finally relented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera Coleman was also startled when she saw her daughter bring back a brawny, muscular man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh, hello, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale almost thought Wayne Warner was some kind of gang boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was obvious Wayne Warner didn’t quite understand him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can stay here for the next few days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had a bit of a headache. She still didn’t know how to accommodate Wayne Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can see he’s had a tough time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have plenty of space here. Let him stay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale didn’t object either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t imagine what he went through. Who would be so cruel as to beat him up like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chelsea Walsh looked at Wayne Warner sympathetically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, who knows.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs didn’t tell them what had happened at Quinn Manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chelsea Walsh and the others just assumed he was already injured when Nina met him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After closing her bedroom door, Nina Jacobs took out the Fire Element Skill Book she had obtained today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her understanding of the Fire Element Superpower was limited to what she had seen and heard in her past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when she opened the Skill Book, she realized just how shallow her previous knowledge had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is this the Fire Element Superpower?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs felt as if a world constructed from flames had materialized before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At one moment, it was a light and nimble leap; the next, a magnificent, massive eruption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the Earth Element Superpower, the Fire Element Superpower focused more on control and conversion, following a path of high-burst damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’As expected, there are no shortcuts to improving a Superpower.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs confirmed this after she finished reading the Skill Book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened the system’s team function and added Chester Pearson as a teammate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did this to check Chester Pearson’s information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name: Chester Pearson\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Superpower: Fire Element\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Physical Strength Value: 30\u002F100\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Superpower Value: 13\u002F100\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Friendship: 15\u002F100]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Thirteen? That’s not bad.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was slightly surprised. After awakening, Leo Hale’s and Chelsea Walsh’s Superpower Values were 9 and 8, respectively, while Ian Chandler’s was 10.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Superpower Value was 20.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Chester Pearson’s had actually reached 13.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she checked Wayne Warner’s information in the same way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name: Wayne Warner\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Superpower: Strength Element\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Physical Strength Value: 80\u002F100\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Superpower Value: 16\u002F100\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Friendship: 80\u002F100]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The astounding Physical Strength Value on his info sheet made Nina Jacobs envious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Nina Jacobs’s view, the Physical Strength Value represented close-combat ability, and her own was currently only 40.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Wayne Warner, who had just awakened his Superpower, had reached 80.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs closed the team function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the system in this life had added the function to add and remove teammates, she only later discovered that there was a limit on its use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reset period was 365 days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant she couldn’t add teammates arbitrarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembering she had to follow the rescue team the next day, Nina Jacobs organized her backpack again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She transferred the system’s Healing Potions into several painkiller and anti-inflammatory medicine bottles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To prevent the healing effect from being too conspicuous, she had already diluted them once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also packed some filling food and emergency supplies into her backpack ahead of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, however, she discovered that her preparations might have been a bit excessive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler had also applied to go with the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nina, is he feeling better?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler was referring to Wayne Warner, who was behind Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His external injuries have healed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs felt helpless. When she opened her door first thing in the morning, she found Wayne Warner sitting on the floor outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had guarded her door all night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Vera Coleman, she and Daniel Hale had tried to persuade him to stop, but he acted as if he didn’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breakfast, he followed her around like a shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for helping arrange his medical treatment yesterday.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs knew that Ian Chandler had been staying with Justin Lawson ever since he returned to the shelter, but he hadn’t forgotten about them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He helped Chelsea Walsh ask about Forrest Walsh’s whereabouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he even helped arrange for Wayne Warner to see a doctor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was truly an angelic young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nina, why be so formal with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re all on the same side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler blushed slightly. Nina Jacobs sat down next to him, and he could even smell a faint, fruity-floral scent from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoa, look at the size of him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’d be a waste not to have him on my team killing zombies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Chester Pearson saw Wayne Warner, he was stunned by his massive build.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This guy has definitely trained before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s completely different from those gym rats who are all show and no go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he concluded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was wearing a security guard’s uniform when I found him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs didn’t know if Wayne Warner could understand, but she introduced everyone to him one by one anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After she spoke, Wayne Warner just gave a slight nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does he know how to kill zombies? Will it be dangerous having him along?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver, Russell Abbott, asked curiously before the team set off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He should. I’ve taught him a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs wasn’t bringing Wayne Warner along blindly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On their way back yesterday, the two had encountered zombies several times. At first, Wayne Warner just watched her kill them, but he gradually started to get the hang of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before setting out today, she and Chelsea Walsh had explained the dangers of zombies and the precautions for the journey to him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was for his own safety, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt he had probably understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t be a dead weight, big guy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson patted Wayne Warner on the shoulder with a teasing tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you kidding? This is my big bro. He might even be stronger than you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale had already decided to look up to Wayne Warner as his big bro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Wayne Warner’s appearance matched all his fantasies of a gang boss.\u003C\u002Fp>",1369,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.304Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","370e1382d4d57c9b644fc9f61f35a102f89e5af1f5a0efba41da32acd16c7d4b","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-66","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-64",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]