[{"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-80":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},146294,236,"Chapter 80: Returning Again","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-80",80,"\u003Cp>The people in the other vehicle got out, raised their weapons, and unhesitatingly struck at the zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Nina Jacobs couldn’t help but crack a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was much more willing to save those who tried to save themselves than those who simply waited to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the open farmland didn’t attract any more zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With their combined efforts, the several dozen zombies were wiped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Host’s actions will result in saving 14 humans in 0 days. Title \"Selfless Savior\" triggered. Reward: 14 bottles of \"Healing Potion\".]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, one person was unfortunately scratched by a zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s alright. At least I lived long enough to see you all get free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once you reach the shelter, you have to live on for me, too,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the middle-aged man said with a smile, sitting on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others around him immediately broke down in tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you. Even if I die,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll die with hope.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man looked at Nina Jacobs and Wayne Warner, but Nina just stared at his wound, her brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That wound... I don’t think you’ll die from it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robert Abbott and the others looked at Nina Jacobs, their faces lit with surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could she be so sure?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s wait and see. I’m not sure either,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but he hasn’t started to turn yet, so it’s just a guess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Nina Jacobs wasn’t sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the system had just announced she’d saved fourteen people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Counting the middle-aged man, there were exactly fourteen people present. Besides, his wound was only slightly red and didn’t seem to be changing color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why she’d made that assumption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I’m really going to be okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man looked at his wound, his eyes filled with delighted surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs took some water and food out of the trunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Healing Potions diluted in the water amounted to less than two bottles’ worth, and these people had already earned her that back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get your strength back. It’s worth a shot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs prepared to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d already dug out the Crystal Cores. It was time to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you so much. You saved us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re looking for the shelter. Are you from there, by any chance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winnie Langdon saw Nina Jacobs taking the glass-like cores from the zombies’ heads, so she quickly had Robert Abbott fetch a bag from their car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, right. These are what we’ve collected over the past few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We don’t know what they’re for, but you can have them,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robert Abbott said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had just been curious about the things falling out of the zombies’ heads, so they’d started collecting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The girl who saved us seems to really need these.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Crystal Cores in the bag, Nina Jacobs was slightly surprised by the group’s capabilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed they had just been exhausted, not simply running for their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, after accepting the Crystal Cores, she turned, went back to her car, and took out a hand-drawn map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not heading to the shelter, but I can show you the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles Rowan and the others were instantly thrilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn’t even been sure a shelter really existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had only heard the word \"shelter\" crackle intermittently from the radio of their company’s old janitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. Right now, the safest place is the shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you get to the fork in the road ahead, remember to detour around here...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was sketching out the route planned by her system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given their capabilities, it wouldn’t be difficult for them to reach it as long as they followed these roads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m Winnie Langdon. I hope we can meet again someday.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winnie Langdon said, looking at the sharp, decisive girl before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others also introduced themselves to Nina Jacobs, watching until her car disappeared from view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Host’s daily quest for today is complete. Experience reward has been issued.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Host has triggered the \"Heart of Gratitude\" title. Bonus Reward: Wood Element Skill Book!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Heart of Gratitude?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first time Nina Jacobs had ever seen that title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Was it because Winnie Langdon and her group thanked me?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this wasn’t the first time she’d saved people in person, and it had never been triggered before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Heart of Gratitude\" has no specific trigger conditions. The host accepting an item of gratitude is a mandatory condition.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system’s explanation made everything click for Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had just accepted their Crystal Cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Crystal Cores were the \"item of gratitude\"—their token of thanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There might be other conditions, too,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but the item is the mandatory one.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d saved people many times without even showing her face, let alone accepting any items of gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They drove all the way until just after four in the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She arrived two hours earlier than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was surprised to find there weren’t many zombies in the alley. It was probably because they had cleared the area before leaving last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That, and the fact that Leo Hale had used scrap metal to block both entrances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs ran over seven or eight zombies directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling that half of her Superpower had recovered, she decided to use the rest of it on the remaining zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Still too slow.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finishing off the rest of the zombies took her half an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Nina Jacobs realized that Wayne Warner hadn’t gotten out of the car to follow her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, Wayne Warner had fallen asleep in the back seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still hadn’t woken up by the time she pulled the car into the old house’s courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner still hadn’t woken up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Don’t tell me he’s turning?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs jumped. She checked for his breathing, and only after feeling its steady rhythm did she let out a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He must have been exhausted.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not wanting to disturb Wayne Warner, Nina Jacobs turned on the car’s AC and closed the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She needed to get out the essential supplies for the next few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After she had washed up and gotten everything organized, Nina Jacobs noticed Wayne Warner still hadn’t woken up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when she realized something wasn’t right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner was a big man, and it took a lot of effort for Nina Jacobs to shake him awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waking up, Wayne Warner looked at Nina Jacobs and said a single word: \"Hungry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So he fainted from hunger?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m so sorry, I completely forgot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was deeply ashamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early that morning, when she was taken away by Dawn Donovan’s people, Wayne Warner had still been eating breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had put down his breakfast to follow her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been in such a hurry that she hadn’t stopped to eat. On top of that, he had fought alongside her against zombies time and time again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strength Element Superpower Users burn through a lot of stamina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no wonder Wayne Warner had fainted from hunger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To make it up to Wayne Warner, Nina Jacobs took a table’s worth of food out of her system inventory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was roast chicken, braised meat, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eat as much as you can. If it’s not enough, there’s more in the fridge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Nina Jacobs call Wayne Warner inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d been a little worried that Wayne Warner would question where the food came from, so she had mostly prepared items in vacuum-sealed packages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wayne Warner didn’t show any sign of suspicion. As soon as he heard her, he started wolfing down the food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time she had witnessed the true extent of Wayne Warner’s appetite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main staple Nina Jacobs brought out was rice, pre-portioned into rectangular glass containers before the apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took out six full containers of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she was hungry too, she ate most of one container.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner ate all the rest, not even hesitating to finish off the rice left in her container.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roast chicken, braised meats, and another six or seven plates of meatballs, potato chunks, and pickled vegetables on the table were also eaten, leaving not a single scrap behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you full?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It suddenly occurred to her that she might be the only one who could afford to keep Wayne Warner fed.\u003C\u002Fp>",1378,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.304Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","82bb3c56c1a98d81b6185088ad70e3cf99084cb20bf1e696fc4267d56ba18533","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-81","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-79",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]