[{"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-79":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},146293,236,"Chapter 79: A Glimmer of Hope","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-79",79,"\u003Cp>\"Alright, I’ll be waiting for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs smiled as she left, not giving Wyatt Jacobs another glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her past life, Wyatt Jacobs had awakened his Superpower more than half a month later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No wonder Wyatt Jacobs can still keep his cool.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night before, Nina Jacobs had activated Five Senses Enhancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she only heard Liam Grant’s parents scolding Hannah Grant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to be because Hannah Grant had found a boyfriend with no Superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs couldn’t be bothered to listen to such a family argument, so she turned off the Five Senses Enhancement Skill early on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, she was driving her SUV on the road to the old house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system map had planned an optimal route for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs discovered that the two blocked road sections from before were now passable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The shelter must have sent people to clear them.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s a high probability of zombies ahead,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said, looking at the yellow marker that appeared on the map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of marker often meant there was a small, clustered group of zombies in the middle of the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could have powered through them, but Nina Jacobs chose to get out and clear them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner didn’t say anything, but he followed her out anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After incinerating two zombies’ heads, Nina Jacobs glanced at Wayne Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Wayne Warner was slow to react, he seemed very talented when it came to his Superpower and combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could always strike a zombie’s vital points quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And not just with his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a regular zombie was hit by one of his kicks, at best, it would knock down a large swath of other zombies; at worst, it would be sent flying into a nearby wall and reduced to a pile of gore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had rarely encountered such a Strength Element Superpower, even in her past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heart of Strange Fire was active. Nina Jacobs manipulated the flame on her fingertip, turning it into a Fire Spike that instantly pierced a zombie’s eye socket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This success made her eyes light up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Just as the Fire Element Skill Book described. Even the most inconspicuous flame could unleash its maximum power if used correctly.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then tried to use a Fire Spike as a homing attack. While it successfully tracked the zombie, it failed to kill it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really do need more practice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs didn’t dwell on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she started coordinating with Wayne Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the dozens of surrounding zombies, Wayne Warner took the front, shielding Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every punch and kick took down several zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Nina Jacobs focused on using her Fire Element Superpower from the rear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several Fireballs and Fire Spikes erupted at once, and the zombies at the back were instantly dispatched before they could even advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That should do it. Let’s go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the middle of the road was clear, Nina Jacobs quickly harvested the Crystal Cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although more zombies were being drawn to the area, she had no intention of getting bogged down in a fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once their Superpowers were exhausted, getting back to the old house quickly was the only safe option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two drove on for another two hours without incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs noticed that there seemed to be fewer zombies ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was starting to relax a little, she spotted a large amount of blood on the road ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bloodstains were clearly fresh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There weren’t many houses on either side of this suburban road, and the old ones had long been abandoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Large patches of empty land had been converted into farmland and vegetable plots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs became more vigilant, driving slowly forward and following the trail of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even saw some fragments of human tissue scattered on the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone must have been chased by zombies and fled that way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs saw that the trail of blood veered off to one side of the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two clear sets of tire tracks, as well as numerous footprints, were also visible on the roadside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Those must be zombie footprints.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Those people were injured and are still being chased.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder there were no zombies on the way here,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said. \"These people must have lured them away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner’s silence was her only answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, a small, blood-soaked bus was stopped in a withered field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vehicle’s front wheels were sunk deep in a pit of dirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how hard they floored the accelerator, the bus wouldn’t budge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s more, a horde of zombies now surrounded the vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some zombies had even climbed onto the roof, trying to drag the humans inside out through the vents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s over. We’re completely finished.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man slumped down, his face covered in grime. The axe in his hand, soaked in black blood, was a testament to the fierce battle he had just fought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We struggled so hard to get here... and we were so close to the shelter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hair of the girl next to him was plastered messily to her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the sweltering bus, the clothes and hair of the few survivors were already soaked with sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, we’ve been on the run for ten whole days, and this is how it ends. I can’t accept it, I just can’t accept it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another man, one with glasses, clenched his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all colleagues from the same office building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments ago, to give them enough time to escape, an injured companion had jumped out to act as a decoy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they had still failed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the remaining few inside the bus, those with Superpowers, like Winnie Langdon, had already exhausted their abilities and were completely drained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of them were out of stamina as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to think they had survived so many escapes together before setting out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t want to turn into one of those things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robert Abbott, who had been slumped on the floor, stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Robert, what are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Robert Abbott pull out a clean dagger and point it at himself, the others used what little strength they had left to wrestle it away from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if there’s still hope?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What hope could there be! There’s none left!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robert Abbott screamed, his eyes red with despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winnie Langdon peered through the terrifying zombie faces outside the window and thought she saw a vehicle approaching in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, she thought it was a hallucination brought on by her exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the vehicle grew closer and closer, and she couldn’t help but sit up straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There really is someone! Someone’s here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winnie Langdon’s words made everyone else in the bus freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked out in astonishment and saw that someone had indeed arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be the rescue team?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>someone asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Probably not. That’s a private vehicle, not the rescue team.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles Rowan stared at the vehicle along with the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And while they were still wondering, the two people in the vehicle got right out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a man and a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man was tall and sturdy. The woman wore a sleeveless jacket and cargo pants, an outfit that made her look slender yet powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the two got out of the car, the zombies that had been swarming the bus all rushed toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are they... helping us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robert Abbott asked in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there were only two of them...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’re Superpower Users! They’re Superpower Users!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the woman swung her long knife, flames instantly engulfed the heads of several zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man was immensely strong, blowing a zombie’s head apart with a single kick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He must be protecting her, giving her openings to use her Fire Element Superpower.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So strong...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles Rowan watched, his eyes glued to the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Those terrifying, cruel zombies are no match for them.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are still three mutated zombies. Will they be okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winnie Langdon said worriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you all still standing around for? Get out there and help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robert Abbott, who had just been resigned to death, felt a surge of strength welling up inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A sliver of hope has appeared. Whether we take this gamble or not is up to us!’\u003C\u002Fp>",1370,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.304Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","87e256614c67308e795e126617947a4866addc5ad11ab8bc35e7041cba00f7de","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-80","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-78",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]