[{"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-69":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},146283,236,"Chapter 69: What’s the Difference Between This and a Ghost?","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-69",69,"\u003Cp>But she was the one who lucked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had originally thought she would find something in the other jewelry stores as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she discovered that aside from this one, all the gold and silver jewelry in the other stores had been completely cleared out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three of the jewelry stores didn’t even have storerooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was a bit of a shame, the gold she had just collected had also triggered her \"Doomsday Gold Digger\" title once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she successfully obtained one system inventory slot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nina, you only picked these?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Ian Chandler came out, he saw that Nina Jacobs had indeed picked out several large bags of things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were mostly men’s and women’s pajamas and loungewear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, they’re for Vera Coleman and Chelsea Walsh,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a lot of loungewear and maternity clothes in the bags, including women’s underwear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera Coleman hadn’t brought much of that kind of stuff when she left home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Chelsea Walsh had left without any luggage at all, let alone pajamas and underwear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a woman herself, she knew how important it was to have suitable clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This brand in the mall was the best quality, and this was a rare opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you like this stuff, Nina, I’ll just take everything here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ian Chandler blushed after walking into the brand-name store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he collected all the men’s and women’s styles from the clothing racks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The extra can go to Holt Tate and the others,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take it easy, kid. You’ll run out of space soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson kept reminding him from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why does this kid have to grab everything?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have space.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler didn’t listen and quickly went into a brand-name sneaker store to collect everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using a Space Element Superpower to store and retrieve supplies also consumed Superpower energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Ian Chandler seemed a bit tired, Nina Jacobs took out a small bottle of water diluted with Superpower Enhancing Potion and handed it to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks, Nina. I also want to get a massage chair for my grandpa,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he said, pointing to the massage chair specialty store across from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then get it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs knew the size of Ian Chandler’s space; it could easily hold all these things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson decided to just go with it and packed up all the lighters from a brand-name lighter shop, handing them to Ian Chandler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the four of them passed a crepe shop, Nina Jacobs stopped in her tracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, you want a crepe now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson teased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs ignored him and led Ian Chandler into the shop’s back kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t believe there’s so much food here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at the bags of flour and containers of cooking oil stacked neatly all the way to the ceiling, Ian Chandler was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These sit-down restaurants usually keep a lot of stock,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s just a shame these eggs are probably no good anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs looked at the eggs on the shelf with a regretful expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, look at you. How’d you even spot this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson immediately started studying the mall directory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally only planned to hit the supermarket and a few chain snack stores, but now it seemed the dine-in restaurants he’d ignored were also worth exploring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, food was the most useful supply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listening to Nina is always the right call.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler took a few sips of water and instantly felt a surge of inexhaustible energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Wayne Warner’s gaze snapped warily in a certain direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was toward the second-floor window entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same place they had initially planned to climb in through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a distance, they heard a strange noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder they couldn’t make a sound.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson moved closer and saw that the chained-up zombies had all been impaled with long nails driven up from under their chins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nails pierced through their jaws and nasal bones, making it nearly impossible for them to open their mouths wide enough to roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why they had heard almost nothing from outside the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill them all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs drew the Fire Roaring Blade from her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the quietest way to kill zombies and wouldn’t attract the attention of the ones downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson felt a pang of regret for not grabbing a weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially after seeing Nina Jacobs slice through zombies like she was cutting watermelons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I borrow the blade for a second?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson asked, not giving up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs’s answer was the same as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, just for a bit. You’re my master, after all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson was still following close behind when Nina Jacobs, who was in front, suddenly froze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs noticed a wet patch on the ground ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Chester Pearson could even ask what was wrong, Nina Jacobs fell straight back toward him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson instinctively reached out to catch her, but Nina Jacobs had already stabilized herself by planting the tip of her blade firmly on the ground behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A writhing vine had appeared in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flick of her other hand’s fingertips, Nina Jacobs instantly set the vine ablaze!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nina, watch out! It’s a Wood Element zombie!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler, standing not far from the two, pointed above their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A zombie was clinging to the windowsill above, holding on with several vines that grew from its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs and Chester Pearson had already put some distance between themselves and the zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few more thin vines shot toward the pair, only to be chopped to pieces by Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you scared?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs noticed Chester Pearson’s strange behavior beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just a little... surprised.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be precise, he was frightened in hindsight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That zombie had actually been lying in wait for them up there!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How is that any different from a ghost?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you’re scared, stay back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is Chester really this much of a coward?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay back...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he accepted the premise that mutated zombie equaled ghost, Chester Pearson actually became excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He conjured a Fireball and hurled it at the Wood Element zombie’s vines, which immediately burst into flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a roar, the Wood Element zombie leaped down from its high perch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s end this quick.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs could sense that some of the zombies downstairs had noticed the commotion on their floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wood Element zombie conjured more vines toward them, and Wayne Warner grabbed one, yanking the creature closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the Wood Element zombie was about to attack Wayne Warner, who was closest, Nina Jacobs swung her blade and severed both its arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, a Fireball slammed into the Wood Element zombie’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Five, four, three, two...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson stared intently at the struggling Wood Element zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs, meanwhile, pulled Wayne Warner to a safe distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a SPLAT, the Wood Element zombie’s head suddenly exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So? Taking me as your apprentice isn’t a bad deal, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson said smugly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs didn’t understand why Chester Pearson liked using such a technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s effective, but disgusting.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as long as it killed zombies, it was good enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, this was the first time Chester Pearson had killed a mutated zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go to the top floor first. We’ll start collecting supplies from the top and work our way down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs picked up the pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commotion they just made had already caused some of the zombies downstairs to look up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some zombies stared upward with their white, pupil-less eyes and let out guttural roars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mall had five floors in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, after the group climbed to the fifth floor, the zombies below dispersed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Ian Chandler collected supplies, Chester Pearson quickly packed whatever they could grab into shopping bags or boxes for Ian to store in his space all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, outside the mall, Leo Hale and the others were drenched in cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the mall’s glass doors, a Gold Element mutated zombie was trying to break through the glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why aren’t they out yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale looked around anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank goodness the rescue team members were constantly shooting the zombies drawn to the area. Otherwise, they would have been surrounded by now.\u003C\u002Fp>",1382,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.304Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","63fc3ba8083b2bb5d9183f191c53cb351802c981a2f5c1c10b89797ddc748381","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-70","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-68",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]