[{"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-307":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},1241107,1668,"Chapter 307: Senior Martha","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-307",307,"\u003Cp>Just as Ivy and her teacher were deep in conversation, the apartment’s doorbell suddenly rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy stood up, brushing her hair back lightly as she said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll go check.\" Felix, however, immediately rose as well, waving his hand with a calm authority. \"No, I should be the one to answer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Ivy, without even waiting for his response, continued walking toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Sigh! My brother pampers me too much!’ she thought in mild exasperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Felix called out to her from the hallway, \"Ivy, your assistant is here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy nodded and replied, \"Bring her in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew that Martha most likely was here to report on base matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Martha stepped inside, her steps froze mid-stride, as if the ground beneath her had turned to stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same stillness was reflected in Kael, who had been seated near the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes met, both widening in shock and disbelief, as if time itself held its breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy looked from one to the other, noticing how Martha stared at Kael with an expression caught between fear, awe, and something unspoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Kael, though his posture remained stern, had a faint flicker of excitement he was clearly trying to restrain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy felt confusion swirl in her chest. ’What on earth is going on?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to Martha, raising a brow. \"Do you know Kael?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Martha could speak, Kael answered instead, voice low and measured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Martha was one of my university classmates. She was also Ember’s senior.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the words \"Ember’s senior\" left his mouth, Ivy’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No way. No way. There is no chance the senior Ember kept mentioning is Martha...the same one Kael used to have a ridiculous crush on but could never confess to because of his eternally poisonous tongue.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at her brother again, and the barely controlled reaction on his face confirmed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She almost wanted to pat her own shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’m a genius. I actually hired my brother’s crush without even trying. Look at fate working overtime. Maybe sparks will finally fly.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the illusions shattered a second later when Kael’s cold tone cut in. \"What are you doing here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice held displeasure, almost irritation, as if Martha’s presence was something he did not welcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ivy knew that he was hiding his excitement behind his displeased tone, making her speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha’s face paled for a moment before she steadied herself and answered softly, \"I am Ivy’s assistant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael gave a small, cold nod and said nothing further. He continued to look at Martha, but from an outsider’s perspective, his silent stare looked more like a warning than curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he was telling her without words to stay away, to not get involved, to not bother Ivy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy inhaled slowly. \"Kael, did you miss her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha’s eyes widened in horror, and she instinctively looked to Kael, expecting him to deny it sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her surprise, Kael did not refute the words at all. He simply lowered his gaze and remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha blinked in confusion, while Ivy chuckled softly and turned toward her. \"Martha, this is my eldest brother, Kael.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha stared at Ivy in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How... How can Kael be your brother? I thought... Ember, Kael, and Felix were the only children in the Nightbane family...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then a memory clicked in her mind. The rumor of the Nightbane family’s long-lost daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened. She pointed at Ivy with trembling disbelief. \"You... You are the Nightbane family’s lost daughter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Ivy nodded, Martha felt her breath catch. ’Fate truly plays strange games.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because once upon a time, Martha had genuinely fallen for Kael.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in university, the first time she saw him, she had felt her heart leap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His composed presence, sharp eyes, and quiet storm-like aura were exactly her type.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had fantasized about him, dreamed of him, even stood in the same hallways just to catch glimpses of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had befriended Ember mostly to get close to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Kael had been cold. Always cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not indifferent... specifically cold towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At one point, she thought she had somehow offended him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, she gave up, burying her feelings piece by piece, pretending it was just a youthful fantasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years passed. Kael built his business and became a rising name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha, meanwhile, remained an assistant, someone without power or position. Their worlds were simply too far apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had forced herself to forget the feelings that once burned so fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, here he stood again. And not just a businessman, he was the brother of Ivy, the representative of the base, one of the most influential people in this apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, she was still... her. A small assistant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as her thoughts spiraled, Ivy clapped her hands lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, I’ve been thinking of finding a girlfriend for my brother. And I think Martha would be a perfect candidate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words stunned Kael, Felix, and Martha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas, meanwhile, nearly burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wife truly worked miracles. Not only did she bring the woman Kael admired to him, she now even announced it openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael opened his mouth to speak, but Ivy shot him a sharp look that clearly meant:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Brother. If you ruin this, forget ever getting a wife in this lifetime.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael froze. He closed his mouth again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha stared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why isn’t he objecting? Why is he just... silent? Is he considering it? Or planning to reject me privately later?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael met her gaze. In that instant, Martha panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he going to scold her for having other thoughts about him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her hands defensively and blurted, \"I...I don’t want to! I already have a boyfriend!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words left her mouth before she could stop them... words that were, unfortunately, completely false.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Kael froze as if the floor beneath him vanished entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She already... has a boyfriend?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart dropped like a stone. For a brief moment, Kael appeared as if he was about to cry.\u003C\u002Fp>",1000,"2026-06-05T15:12:36.807Z",1,"novelbin.me","a107ca776697a191e65278d20bbe3699d00b996eccf8154728ca1fed601278c7","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-308","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-306",706,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-cover.jpg"]