[{"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-84":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},146298,236,"Chapter 84: Is It Her?","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-84",84,"\u003Cp>\"I didn’t kill them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs answered with a calm expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had only locked those people in the metal shed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph. You’re lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your face tells me you’ve committed a great transgression today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs’s breath hitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those words suddenly reminded her of someone she’d met in her past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Nina Jacobs first met her, the woman had been on the verge of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Nina Jacobs gave her a steamed bun and a bottle of water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next time she saw her, the woman had a bit more life in her, but she was still black and blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking the bun and water as payment, she performed a divination for Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reading showed that Nina Jacobs would certainly die within a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then she lamented that her own readings were becoming less and less accurate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs just thought the woman was a bit amusing and didn’t take it to heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking back now, when Liam Grant had killed her, it had indeed been within that one-month timeframe from the reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that voice... it was remarkably similar to the one she was hearing now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should just get lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hate liars more than anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice carried a hint of feigned arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Let me tell you,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I, Sherry Renner, hate liars more than anything...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you’re different...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words from her memory echoed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Sherry Renner.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was like a muddle-headed mystic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she had absolute faith in her own abilities, even when others called her out and said she was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after she produced that dire reading for Nina, Sherry Renner had refused to believe herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could that be? Hahaha, anyone could have a terrible fate, but not you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This useless reading of mine...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memories flooded back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slight tremor ran through Nina’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she did her best to suppress it and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I beat some people up, but I don’t know if they’re dead or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could you tell?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You beat someone up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You just got here and you’re already beating people up? Who was it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her admit to it, the other person seemed to become interested again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs thought for a moment, then added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The woman’s surname seemed to be Quincy. I heard them call her Miss Quincy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You beat her up? HAHAHAHA!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re done for. You’ll definitely never get out of here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other person laughed, their voice laced with schadenfreude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want to get out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still wasn’t sure if this person was really Sherry Renner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, when she met Sherry Renner in her past life, the woman only had one eye left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And her body was always covered in bruises, her face black and blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossible to see what she really looked like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could guess a few things about the situation of the person before her, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living alone in this suite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she beat other Superpower Users to a pulp, no one kicked her out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why wouldn’t they kick her out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was more likely that someone didn’t want to let her leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you care if I want to leave or not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re a little clever, but you’re too naive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place looks easy to get into, but it’s not so easy to leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The curtains were pulled open, and a beam of light shone in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing Nina Jacobs saw was a wheelchair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting in the wheelchair was a girl with short, messy hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Nina Jacobs even more uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her past life, Sherry Renner’s legs had been fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s your name?\" Nina Jacobs asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Lily Lewis. And you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m Summer Warner, and this is my brother, Wayne Warner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was a little disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is it really not her?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened to your legs?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs couldn’t help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They beat me up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the girl named Lily Lewis said bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t expected Summer Warner to walk right up and crouch down in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, may I take a look?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s nothing to see...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily Lewis cried out in surprise as Summer Warner gently lifted her pant leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The damage doesn’t seem to be permanent. It can still be healed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said as she stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only when she got closer that she realized the Lily Lewis before her bore at least a fifty percent resemblance to Sherry Renner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She herself was using the alias Summer Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was possible the other girl was too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Nina Jacobs didn’t expose her, instead starting to tidy up the adjacent room with Wayne Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is he really your brother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily Lewis asked, wheeling herself in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs replied after a moment’s thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, that’s more like it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of you have no ’sibling affinity’ in your charts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can tell fortunes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked as she made the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s it to you if I can or not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And who said you could live here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially this big guy, he’s an eyesore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of you, get out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH! A Water Needle shot toward the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Water Needle was incredibly powerful; the tables and chairs in its path were instantly smashed to splinters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs didn’t dodge. In an instant, she conjured a Flame Shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a sharp SIZZLE as water and fire collided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Water Needle was blocked and dissipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thick cloud of steam filled the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Lily Lewis, still in her wheelchair, was already panting for breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your burst damage is impressive, but your legs are your downfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Want to keep going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs retracted the still-burning Fire Shield in front of her. This was the first time she had used it after several days of research and practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The results seem pretty good so far.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she remembered that in her past life, Sherry Renner hadn’t awakened a Superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could I really have mistaken her for someone else?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph. So you do have a few tricks up your sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But don’t think you can get out of here just because you have some talent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily Lewis wasn’t actually angry. After leaving that parting shot, she turned and went into another room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs finished tidying up briefly, then went to find Lily Lewis again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Area A, number 78. Are there other areas?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was focused on the area marking on the key card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think the Superpower User Alliance only has this one base?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily Lewis said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out that the location here at Breslin Park was just one of many bases, known as Area A.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were several other bases in City D.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So that’s how it is.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had underestimated the Superpower User Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it hard to get out of here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Then what about the people who go out on missions?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily Lewis said, amused,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really don’t know anything, do you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to Lily Lewis’s explanation, Nina Jacobs finally understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, Superpower Users who entered this place first had to undergo seven days of training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This training was, in reality, nothing more than constant brainwashing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They magnified the terror of the apocalypse and the zombies, telling them that only The Alliance was their true home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It might not sound like much, but of all the people who have gone through the training, I’ve never seen a single one remain clear-headed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily Lewis said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the brainwashing, there was also a complete social system designed to control people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Alliance’s points system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more points you had, the more honor and rewards you could obtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could even be assigned a position to manage other Superpower Users.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the way to earn points was for Superpower Users to team up and go out to find supplies, or to bring new Superpower Users back to The Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t underestimate this point system. Many people have died just fighting and scrambling to be the first to reach a supply point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Lily Lewis’s eyes, a system like this was nothing but psychological control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But many people happily accepted it, believing that the more points they had, the more powerful they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every group that goes out is assigned a supervisor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supervisor’s job is to make sure team members don’t secretly keep any of the supplies they find. If a team member tries to run, the supervisor has the authority to deal with them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about you, then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t go out to find supplies, and you don’t have to bring in new recruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why aren’t they willing to let you go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked curiously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You beat people up, break things, and start trouble... is it all just a form of resistance? Are you trying to make them see you’re more trouble than you’re worth so they’ll let you go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But they’d rather let you live here alone than let you leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you have some kind of information they need?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Lily Lewis stared at Nina Jacobs for several seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, her shoulders trembling, she began to laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re right, but what I have isn’t information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the six-line hexagrams and their readings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She used to think the Superpower User Alliance was some kind of benevolent organization too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because back then, she hadn’t awakened her Superpower yet. In order to get into The Alliance, she had eagerly volunteered to divine the locations of several supply caches.\u003C\u002Fp>",1590,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.304Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","943375f9b783c200ccb7d546221373b7084f14324ae938617a1af8e82406bc47","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-85","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-83",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]