[{"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-97":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},146311,236,"Chapter 97: Causing Great Harm","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-97",97,"\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs kicked him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren’t you unafraid?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren’t you a fan of research? So, how do you feel now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Villains usually get what they deserve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it’s often the stupid and paranoid ones who cause the most harm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me tell you something. Your wound is already starting to turn black and stink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In another three minutes, the zombie virus toxins will spread throughout your entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your immune system is completely useless against this virus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of your nerves and cells will be killed by the virus, including you yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs’s words were like a death sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with the agonizing pain racking his body, the man with glasses began to tremble all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still insisted on crawling toward his backpack, pulling out several syringes, and jabbing them all into his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s fine. It should be fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have antibiotics, I have serum... I can get through this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serum and antibiotics were all injected into his body, but the dark, bluish-black veins under his skin still spread rapidly across him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can this be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sobbed as he stared at his own unfamiliar arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is all your fault! I could have taken it back to study!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s all your fault!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shrieked and lunged at Nina Jacobs, but she pinned him to the wall with a single strike of her blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The back of the man’s head blossomed into a brown flower against the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System Notification: Host’s action will save 1 person immediately and 659 people in 2 days. Triggering the \"Selfless Savior\" title. Reward: 660 bottles of Healing Potion.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The number in the system notification is that high.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was almost certain now. This man was the culprit who had caused the deaths of hundreds in her past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one person saved must have been Joy Thompson, who had just narrowly avoided being bitten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was a close call. We almost didn’t make it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evan Crawford and the others were filled with relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That tiny Zombie Rat was too agile; they couldn’t defend against it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Nina Jacobs had been so tense from the very beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s way scarier than a regular zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why couldn’t I sense it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gabriel Leighton crouched beside the Zombie Rat’s corpse, still hung up on this question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you so much for what you did just now. Joy is okay because of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simon Coleman and Joy Thompson walked over, speaking with sincerity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was nothing. You did well, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gold Spike from earlier was Simon Coleman’s doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joy Thompson grabbed Nina Jacobs’s arm and thanked her profusely again before she and the others returned to their respective rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs breathed a sigh of relief and handed the backpack she had placed on the floor to Wayne Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner nodded and went back to his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of a plastic bag being unwrapped soon came from the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He really didn’t get enough to eat.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs gave a helpless smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her gaze shifted to the dead Zombie Rat on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She placed the Zombie Rat’s corpse into a cage and carried it back to her room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to try out \"Silent Moistening,\" a skill recorded in the Wood Element Skill Book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she failed, she would burn the Zombie Rat’s corpse with her Superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs selected a seed and dropped it onto the Zombie Rat’s wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using her Wood Element Superpower to accelerate its growth, the seed quickly began to take root and sprout on the Zombie Rat’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wood Element Skill Book said that the most important aspect of the Wood Element Superpower is perception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perceiving life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perceiving origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perceiving the energy of all things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs closed her eyes, imagining the root system spreading infinitely along a decaying vein.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more roots there were, the wider the area of spread became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She discovered that this process was continuously consuming her Superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could even feel a ball of energy within her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That ball of energy was her very own Superpower...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roots spread one after another until the seed’s rooting process was complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs opened her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sprout had begun to emerge from the Zombie Rat’s wound. Two tender green leaves looked utterly out of place against the rotting corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Nina Jacobs stopped accelerating the growth, she tried to maintain her perception of the seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A miraculous scene unfolded: the dead Zombie Rat actually began to twitch slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, its movements were bizarre, with various bulges even appearing under its skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs found it amusing and tried controlling it for a while longer, until the little rat stood up on all fours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Did I succeed?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she was exhausted, Nina Jacobs was incredibly excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, she had reached the threshold of \"Silent Moistening.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little rat in the cage tried various movements, even accidentally tumbling out onto the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, it finally began to move back and forth like a normal Zombie Rat, though its speed was still a bit slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling her Superpower was almost completely depleted, Nina Jacobs finally decided to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried to store the little rat in her system’s inventory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the rat was already dead, she successfully stored it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Early the next morning.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evan Crawford and his group were up bright and early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had found a sturdy, high-chassis, six-seater vehicle in the auto repair shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was too much of a squeeze for Brother Wayne Warner with all of us in the back,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and besides, we might need a car for supply runs in the future. It’s not like anyone else is using this one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evan Crawford explained when he saw Nina Jacobs was awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the rest of the journey, they could drive behind Nina Jacobs’s car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, that’s a good car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I imagine you’ll need one in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs also felt that having four extra people in her car was a bit cramped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner was a big guy, so it was for the best that Evan Crawford and his group had their own vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the new car, the four of them managed to siphon all the gasoline from the old cars at the repair shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evan Crawford also found a few new walkie-talkies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, the four of them even offered to share some of the gasoline with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Nina Jacobs refused, only accepting one walkie-talkie to use on the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We keep running into gas stations that are out of fuel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs, are you sure you don’t want some?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joy Thompson asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I have some stored up from before. I don’t need any for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still had a large reserve of gasoline in her inventory—the equivalent of two full tanker trucks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, but if you need anything, you have to tell me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after we get to the sanctuary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joy Thompson added, still worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the journey was smoother than the four of them had expected; they hadn’t thought following Nina Jacobs would be so easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Nina Jacobs led them on a winding route through many back roads, it was far better than their previous travels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sanctuary is just ahead! I see the sign!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joy Thompson pointed at a military-green sign on the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Nina Jacobs had already led them through a series of roadblocks and checkpoints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when she saw the words \"Civilian Sanctuary,\" she still nearly burst into tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder there isn’t a single zombie on these roads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Man, this is exactly what you’d expect from a place with the Drakonian army.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evan Crawford said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So many people. This is definitely the sanctuary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gabriel Leighton’s palms were slick with sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How long had it been? He hadn’t felt the presence of this many living people in ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those people over there must be the rescue team.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simon Coleman was driving. Ahead were two groups of people in uniform, but something about the situation seemed off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are they training or something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evan Crawford’s interest was piqued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn’t look like training. It looks like... they’re arguing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joy Thompson wasn’t sure, but both sides looked hostile and ready to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs hadn’t expected to see Leo Hale, Daniel Hale, and their group right outside the sanctuary just as she returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there was a sizable crowd of onlookers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll make myself clear. If anyone here today can best Captain Grant, then I, Sheldon Holden, will no longer interfere in this matter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, forget about it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrogant words reached Nina Jacobs’s ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Captain Grant?’\u003C\u002Fp>",1456,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.304Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","24dbcb88920065b1d32204b71cd6544e6ba95e15a044e01d5f9431fca9c88391","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-98","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-96",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]