[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-surviving-the-apocalypse-with-my-yandere-ex-girl":3,"chapter-surviving-the-apocalypse-with-my-yandere-ex-girl-surviving-the-apocalypse-with-my-yandere-ex-girl-chapter-185":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Surviving the Apocalypse With My Yandere Ex-Girlfriend",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1745830,2231,"Chapter 185: Love Me Like A Loaded Gun","surviving-the-apocalypse-with-my-yandere-ex-girl-chapter-185",185,"\u003Cp>Jennifer slammed into the locked door hard enough for the metal to rattle inside its frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain shot through her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She barely noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another bang came immediately after, her fist colliding against the steel with a sharp crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How?\" she whispered to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word came out strangled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humiliating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could she have let that happen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breathing turned uneven as she paced once before kicking the door violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"YOU’LL REGRET CHOOSING HER, ADRIAN!! MARK MY WORDS!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice echoed brutally through the isolated corridor outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gripped the bars of the small window and looked out just in time to catch Adrian and Lila disappearing around the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I COULD’VE MADE YOU INTO A GOD!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No glance back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They vanished from sight completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jennifer cursed under her breath and yanked the walkie-talkie from her waist hard enough to nearly rip the strap free. She pressed the button immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The patient is making a break for it,\" she snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Static crackled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Permission to kill, ma’am?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jennifer froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a second, the only thing in the room was the sound of her breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word came out instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Permission to seriously injure is granted, however,\" she continued. \"But you do not, under any circumstances, injure any part of his brain. Understand me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence answered her for half a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Respectfully, ma’am, you can’t expect me to promise—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll kill you,\" Jennifer interrupted calmly, \"if I find out you fucked anything up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The line went dead quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...are we clear?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Crystal, ma’am.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jennifer lowered the walkie slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand was shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shoved it back onto her belt before pacing again, faster this time, panic leaking through the cracks in her composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not panic over the escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panic over losing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you have around two options.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man behind the desk adjusted his glasses before scribbling something down onto a clipboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room smelled stale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Concrete walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzzing fluorescent lights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bill sat across from him with his arms folded, expression hardening more with every word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You and your people can serve time for terrorist and paramilitary activity,\" the official continued, \"or we remove you from the sector entirely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bill frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kick us out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man nodded once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We just got here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And yet you’ve already managed to make yourselves a problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bill leaned back slowly in the chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The metal creaked underneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...How many years we looking at?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Around five for each member,\" the man replied. \"You being the leader will receive the full force of the sentence. Ten.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence settled over the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Bill smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because anything was funny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it wasn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You people really think this place survives another ten years?\" he asked quietly. \"That’s optimistic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The official frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s always the second option.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bill’s smile faded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers tapped once against the armrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What about the kid?\" he asked. \"How much is he getting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The official raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could answer, the walkie on his hip suddenly crackled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked it up immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice on the other side came through distorted and angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Underground sector breach. We need more soldiers down here now. The patient and the woman are making a break for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The official frowned immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"More soldiers? It’s one kid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then get your ass down here and see for yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The line cut dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Bill—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bill smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like he’d just heard something that made perfect sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first soldier died before he even got the chance to raise his weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The AK-47 kicked violently against my shoulder as the burst tore through his chest and slammed him backward into the concrete wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood painted the white surface instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hallway exploded into noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"CONTACT!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gunfire erupted almost immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lila ducked beside me as bullets ripped through the corridor, sparks flying from exposed pipes overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grabbed the dead soldier by the vest and yanked his body in front of me just as another volley came down the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rounds punched through him instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His corpse jerked violently with each impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shoved the body forward hard enough to knock another soldier off balance before firing again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The AK barked through the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Short bursts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soldier near the back screamed as rounds shattered his knee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another caught one through the throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them too fucking slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"FALL BACK—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest scrambled behind cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grabbed Lila’s wrist immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boots slammed against concrete as alarms screamed overhead now, red emergency lights replacing the cold white glow from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything looked infected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drenched in red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lila’s breathing sounded ragged beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like she wanted to kill every person in this building with her bare hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We turned another corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three more soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One saw me and hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People always hesitated around things they feared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they were terrified of me now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I saw it in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because I was dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Jennifer’s reaction told them I was valuable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valuable things changed people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Made them uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Careful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He aimed for my leg instead of my chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I fired first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The recoil punched through my numb arms as the burst folded him instantly. The second soldier tried dragging his wounded friend back behind cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shot through both of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lila grabbed the third before he could run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand slammed over his mouth violently as she drove Jennifer’s knife underneath his jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warm blood spilled over her wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let his body drop immediately afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We kept running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somewhere overhead, metal doors began slamming shut throughout the sector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Containment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were trying to box us in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not smart enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew how people thought when they were scared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially organized people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They became predictable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Funnels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kill-zones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Controlled exits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything designed to make you panic and run exactly where they wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I stopped running toward the exits entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lila noticed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Adrian—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trust me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We cut through a side corridor instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Narrower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Storage sector maybe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alarms sounded quieter here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The further we moved, the less soldiers we saw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they were all waiting ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly where they thought we’d go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lila looked at me strangely while we moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Studying me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like she was trying to understand what the lattice had actually done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truth was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My thoughts felt colder now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cleaner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like my brain had stopped wasting energy on panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But underneath that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something uglier kept trying to surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something that wanted this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The violence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The simplicity of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ignored it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud metallic crash echoed nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voices followed immediately afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They went this way!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked around quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Storage cages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maintenance doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exposed steam pipes overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A valve wheel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I fired once at the pipe beside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steam exploded through the hallway instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scalding white pressure engulfed the corridor as soldiers screamed blindly somewhere inside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One stumbled out clutching his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lila shot him immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another fired wildly through the steam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bullet nearly clipped my shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grabbed a loose chain hanging from one of the cages and yanked hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire storage rack toppled sideways directly into the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Metal crashed violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More screaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blocked path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bought time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We ran again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My chest burned now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not from exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From adrenaline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From whatever they’d partially integrated into me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt alive underneath my skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like electricity searching for somewhere to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead, another security door began lowering from the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too fast to reach normally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lila saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sped up instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not toward the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toward the side controls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrified technician stood frozen there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hands shaking over the emergency panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pointed the rifle at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Open it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I can’t—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shot the wall beside his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Concrete exploded across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"OPEN IT.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hit the override immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door jerked upward halfway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shoved Lila through first before diving after her myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gunfire erupted behind us a second later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rounds slammed into the metal as the door crashed shut completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For half a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A laugh escaped Lila.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breathless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at me with blood smeared across her cheek and something dangerously close to pride in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re fucking insane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah,\" I muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lila’s smile vanished immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corridor in front of us opened into something massive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not another hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not another sector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huge concrete structures stretched beneath the earth under artificial lights. Walkways connected buildings overhead while hundreds of people moved below completely unaware of what had just happened nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Markets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Homes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An entire hidden civilization underneath the sector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And every single person in it had just looked up at the sound of the alarms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then at us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then at the blood covering our clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice suddenly thundered overhead through the intercom system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ATTENTION ALL CITIZENS. THE LATTICE HOST HAS BREACHED CONTAINMENT.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire underground city went still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then people started running.\u003C\u002Fp>",1539,"2026-06-06T16:52:01.117Z",1,"novelbin.me","28816519e24fde3848306cd89911bf62398ea751e6cf7e44796c473faee3e1a6","surviving-the-apocalypse-with-my-yandere-ex-girl-chapter-41","surviving-the-apocalypse-with-my-yandere-ex-girl-chapter-40",202,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-apocalypse-with-my-yandere-ex-girl-cover.jpg"]