[{"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-71":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},146285,236,"Chapter 71: Not a Dead End","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-71",71,"\u003Cp>Leo Hale froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bianca White?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from her voice, which held a trace of familiarity, Leo Hale couldn’t recognize the girl’s appearance at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that really... Leo Hale?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale did, however, recognize the other person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected to run into old friends here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bryce Dolan, what are you guys doing here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale asked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on second thought, he understood. ’Bianca White must be with Bryce Dolan now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get in the car first. We can catch up later when we have time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We need to get out of here, fast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind Chester Pearson were seven or eight other survivors they had just rescued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler asked. It was the first time he had seen such a grave expression on Chester Pearson’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The zombies from the mall are all out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re likely to be surrounded. We probably can’t use our previous route.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the scene they had just witnessed on the drone that had flown back to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drone could only record; it had no signal to transmit the footage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only found out after the drone returned and they reviewed the footage it had captured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their recent departure had caused the mutated zombies inside the mall to riot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mall doors were broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those zombies were very likely nearby now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone realized the gravity of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many routes around the mall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the zombies poured out and scattered, they would very likely be surrounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll lead the way,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system map could help them avoid the most zombie-infested roads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If an encounter was unavoidable, then they would just have to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mall’s zombies had already been split up, and there weren’t many mutated ones. In her eyes, it wasn’t a no-win situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you familiar with the roads here too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"More than you are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs slid directly into the driver’s seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, keep up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson knew there was no more time to plan a new route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, they could only rely on Nina Jacobs to lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, one glance at the system map was all it took for Nina Jacobs to know that a fight was unavoidable today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roads ahead all showed red congested sections of varying degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could only choose the least congested route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s okay, Sis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if we run into zombies, we can figure something else out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worried that Nina Jacobs was too anxious, Ian Chandler tried to comfort her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are a lot of intersections between these roads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll lead everyone toward wider roads that don’t merge with others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s basically impossible to avoid the zombies now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone, prepare yourselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said to Chester Pearson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her \"Five Senses Enhancement\" was on cooldown and wouldn’t be available again for over two hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of zombies outside the car was increasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gunshots rang out intermittently from the cars behind them. Although some zombies were hit and stopped in their tracks, it wasn’t enough to keep up with their increasing numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zombies were constantly pouring out from the shops along the street, from abandoned vehicles, and even from the shadows on the roadside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD! THUD! THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had already lost count of how many zombies she’d run over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expressions of everyone inside the car grew increasingly grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing they were getting closer to the congested section, Nina Jacobs pulled over in a wide, open area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are we stopping?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson asked. ’Shouldn’t we be trying to break through?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we go any further, we’ll be even more caught off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s better to prepare to fight here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs’s words were quickly proven true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson had already spotted a horde of zombies madly rushing toward them on the road ahead through his binoculars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were surrounded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On my command, stop the vehicles and eliminate all zombies!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"More zombies ahead, ETA five minutes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with this situation, none of the rescue team members backed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Chester Pearson was giving orders, Nina Jacobs had already led a few people out of the vehicle and started fighting the surrounding zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner, though silent, could dispatch a zombie in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler worked with Leo Hale and Chelsea Walsh. Whenever Chelsea Walsh used her Thunder Element Superpower to Control a zombie, he would immediately go in for the kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Gold Element mutated zombie?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale spotted a zombie controlling a lamppost several meters long and swinging it rapidly toward them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wayne Warner!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Nina Jacobs shouted, Wayne Warner steadily caught the thick lamppost for the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner hurled the lamppost, instantly knocking down dozens of zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the zombies felt no pain, and they quickly got back up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave that Gold Element zombie to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale controlled a dagger, sending it flying toward the Gold Element zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This might not be the best time to say it, but you could really learn a thing or two from that zombie’s moves,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mutated zombies could use their Superpowers more recklessly than Superpower Users, so fighting a mutated zombie of the same element could be inspiring for a Superpower User.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Learn from a zombie...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Leo Hale was indignant, he realized he really couldn’t have controlled that lamppost himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it. I guess I’ll have to kill you to prove I’m not useless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale charged at the Gold Element mutated zombie again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gunshots rose and fell in waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing a dozen or so zombies nearby, Nina Jacobs charged forward, blade in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her swings were incredibly fast; the Fire Roaring Blade seemed as light as a feather in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, it could take off a zombie’s head in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A Thunder Element?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had just killed a Water Element mutated zombie when another one suddenly dropped onto the roof of the car in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sparks of electricity flickered in its hands, and the few sparse hairs left on its head stood on end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Nina Jacobs climb onto the car roof as well, the Thunder Element mutated zombie roared and charged at her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the sky to the northwest, a combat helicopter was slowly descending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are there so many?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Dad... how could he let Ian Chandler come to a place like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman with long, wavy, tea-brown hair falling to her waist wore a worried expression, a noise-canceling headset over her ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ground not far away, zombies were running nonstop down every street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all heading in the same direction, as if they had smelled something delicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’ll be fine with Chester Pearson there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even if something does happen, I’ll make sure they’re fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man beside her piloted the helicopter, pushing the accelerator to the max.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to intel, that area is a level-two danger zone for the entire city,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and it has already been cleared according to emergency protocols, making it suitable for a squad rescue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vaughn Rowan looked at the screen in his hand, then glanced at the situation on the ground below and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This area was clearly no longer a level-two danger zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A zombie horde this large was at least level-four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems the information from the shelter is too outdated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Vaughn Rowan spoke, the woman grew even more anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Faster, go faster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve found them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look, what’s that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman stared intently at the scene below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the roof of a truck, flashes of fire and lightning flared simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A human woman was fighting a zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning Balls appeared frequently, but the blade-wielding woman managed to dodge them perfectly every time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs held the Fire Roaring Blade as her other hand swept across its surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where her hand passed, brilliant orange-red flames suddenly erupted from the intricate patterns on the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>",1318,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.304Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","d46b84b35989beab0e72cdbd9c1c95e46172b9493b60c0ac38c7ca68ac13bee8","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-72","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-70",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]