[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-294":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Zombie Apocalypse: I Have Safe Zone Superpower",{"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},1240944,1668,"Chapter 294: Protective","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-294",294,"\u003Cp>Ivy and Ember both winced and instinctively lifted their hands to shield their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey and Harry followed close behind. Once inside, Ember frowned. \"Why is it so hot in here? What’s going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is just the entrance,\" Harry replied smoothly. \"We’ll reach the market soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured for them to follow. Ivy and Ember exchanged a silent look before trailing behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short walk, they reached an open chamber... an eerie clearing lit by faint, flickering bulbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air here was different. Thick. Heavy. The faint sound of muffled sobs echoed off the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy’s heart sank. Dozens of men and women were tied up inside, their faces pale, eyes hollow, and bodies slumped in exhaustion. Several guards patrolled the area lazily, laughing and chatting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy and Ember froze in horror\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they had expected to come across an inhuman scene, it still made their heart tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Ivy, the memory of being trafficked to a laboratory was still fresh in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And instinctively she tried to back away. Ember worried about Ivy as she inched near her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Grey and Harry misinterpreted their reaction and took action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved swiftly, grabbing Ivy’s and Ember’s arms before they could retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t even think about it,\" Grey sneered, his grip tightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac, one of the guards, couldn’t help but comment, \"Looks like you’ve got fresh stock this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other guards burst into laughter. One of them whistled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, well... Grey and Harry really outdid themselves this time. These two are gorgeous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy and Ember pretended to struggle, masking their disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Grey’s filthy hand suddenly groped Ember’s chest, her fury flared instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She barely stopped herself from unleashing her full power right there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Calm down,’ she reminded herself. ’Not yet.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, out of the corner of her eye, she saw Harry groping Ivy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, something inside Ember snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fury turned in her heart. How dare they! How dare they molest her younger sister!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’These bastards! I will kill them!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, she struck Grey square in the jaw, sending him flying backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anyone could react, she turned and kicked Harry with brutal force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He staggered, crashed into the wall, and rolled off the platform, landing hard in the clearing below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone went silent. Ember’s voice echoed furiously through the tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dared to touch my sister? I will chop off your hands and feed them to crocodiles!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy stood frozen for a moment, awe flashing in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time a warm current shot through her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ember was like how she was in Ivy’s past life. Protective to the point that she will never let Ivy suffer, even if it is for some grand cause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My sister is truly incredible... but this isn’t the time to admire her.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She blinked quickly at Ember, sending a silent signal. Ember’s expression stiffened in realization... right, the plan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clenching her fists, she deliberately dropped to the ground, shaking violently as if she were having a seizure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards, who had been paralyzed with shock, hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, they wondered if this woman was part of some covert rescue team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing her convulse on the floor, they relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s just suffering from shock,\" one muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None dared to approach her. It took several minutes before they noticed Ivy hugging Ember’s limp body and crying dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Ivy did this act to convince others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even let out a mournful sob, \"Sister, please wake up! You don’t know how I survive! They will traffic me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Believing the more dangerous sister was now down, they gathered around Ivy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, no one dared to touch her. The sight of Grey lying unconscious and Harry sprawled below was warning enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, one guard cautiously grabbed Ivy’s arm to drag her toward the clearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with her faint struggles, the man flinched and backed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Pathetic,’ Ivy thought, exasperated. ’Can these cowards even be called guards?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even started to wonder if they were just some random people hired by Austin to intimidate the trafficked people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Isaac, the same guard who had earlier joked with Grey, stepped forward, trembling but forcing authority into his voice. \"Move,\" he barked. \"Or I’ll shoot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy noticed every guard was armed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From their confidence and familiarity with the area, she could tell this operation had been going on long before the apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I fear that this criminal organization isn’t as small as it seems...’she she thought grimly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They led her into the clearing where the captives were kept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Men and women sat tied to iron posts, their mouths stuffed with dirty rags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces were gaunt, and their bodies frail from heat and starvation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some struggled weakly against the chains, but most had already fainted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy’s chest tightened. She hadn’t expected anything better, but the hollow eyes and lifeless stares of the captives stirred a flicker of pity in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could sympathize with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were far more men than women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So that’s it,’ she realized grimly. ’They prefer men, for experiments.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind replayed Silas’s words: Austin was looking for chemicals to create potions that could grant temporary powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Austin is the leader of this trafficking ring, then he must be using these men as test subjects... and selling the women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more she thought about it, the darker her expression became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she allowed the guard to chain her up without resistance. Fighting now wasn’t part of the plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her team had already decided: Ivy would stay behind while Silas, Kael, Ember, and Felix executed the main assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from her stealth ability, which rendered her invisible to zombies, she was no match for strong humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her combat skills were decent, but compared to evolved superhumans at level three or four, her strength was lacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from the looks of it, even if these guards weren’t high-level, their combined strength could overwhelm her easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Ivy was lost in her thoughts, she heard Issac’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain has given the signal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1011,"2026-06-05T15:12:36.807Z",1,"novelbin.me","9010756163db048ce994892dcba0bed0db7164b8fc1b6d2fd33d5ee5d56b4e70","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-295","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-293",706,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-cover.jpg"]