[{"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-357":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},1240957,1668,"Chapter 357: Eric","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-357",357,"\u003Cp>Whispers buzzed like flies around a carcass, thick with doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the majority did not dare raise their voices too loudly. Their survival depended on this base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, many looked at Hannah with narrowed eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s lying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Obviously she’s lying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That fake pitiful expression... classic greedy survivor behavior.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyone can kneel and cry if it benefits them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their skepticism wasn’t without any reason. The apocalypse had stripped them of naivety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had witnessed enough betrayals to recognize manipulation when they saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannah’s gaze darted nervously through the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more people were siding with Ivy, and desperation flickered behind Hannah’s lashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly continued her farce, her voice dipping into theatrical sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even when Ivy kicked out the Evans family, I didn’t question her judgment!\" she wailed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even though her fiancé from the Evans family was innocent and truly loved her, I didn’t hold it against her. I accepted everything. I let go of the past. As long as Ivy lets me live inside, I have no resentment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd stilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eyes slid toward Ivy, waiting for her reaction. None dared speak recklessly now, not when Ivy herself was present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pink hair glowed faintly in the filtered sunlight, a silent reminder of her power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bella, however, frowned and tilted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that’s the case... and if you’re trying to make it look like you don’t hold anything against Ivy...\" Bella motioned to Hannah’s kneeling form. \"Then why are you the one kneeling?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words made everyone nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of heads turned toward Hannah again, curiosity tightening their expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The question was too logical to ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah... if Ivy wronged her, why is she kneeling?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is she trying to manipulate us emotionally?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She wants sympathy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch. Foolish behavior.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disdain flickered among the onlookers, arms crossed, brows raised, lips curled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannah’s act seemed to crumble as more people began viewing her as a schemer rather than a victim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannah clenched her fist tightly against her knee, nails digging into her palm until tiny crescents formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’You bitch,’ she cursed silently at Bella. ’Why are you ruining everything? Just stay quiet!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her face instantly shifted into pitiful fragility, tears trembling on her lashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knelt to appease Ivy,\" she murmured shakily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if her heart softens? Maybe she’ll let me return to the base. I can throw away my pride for survival. Anyone would do the same... right? In this apocalypse, who doesn’t want to live?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few people in the line softened at her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their shoulders dipped, their expressions turning somber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They, too, had come to this base seeking safety. Survival required desperation; they understood that part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But others only looked more suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bella’s frown deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your words don’t make any sense. You fear Ivy? But why? You aren’t in the wrong, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment her statement hit, something in Hannah snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes flashed with raw irritation, the thin veneer of innocence peeling away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you even interrupting?!\" Hannah bared her teeth, voice sharp enough to cut. \"Who do you think you are?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannah’s sharp outburst made several people around her frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Bella smirked faintly, a cold glimmer passing through her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Finally... this bitch cracked. She couldn’t hold it anymore.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy glanced at Bella with a trace of appreciation flickering in her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bella had slipped a needle into Hannah’s performance with perfect precision, deflating her balloon of lies before it could swell further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Smart,’ Ivy thought. ’Sharp enough to defuse a bomb in public.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy shifted her attention back toward Hannah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hannah,\" Ivy began with a calm, cutting softness, \"why don’t you think carefully and tell everyone what exactly happened during the moment you claim I tried to take advantage of you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That day... when I was in the line,\" Hannah stammered, \"you asked me to make way for Nora... your teacher. You wanted her to cut the line. When I refused... you blacklisted me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murmurs flicked through the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannah sniffed, letting a tear slip as she gazed up at Ivy with the perfect amount of sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I admit I was arrogant,\" she whispered. \"You’re the representative... you have every right to decide who goes first or last. I just felt a little grievance then... but now I don’t. Truly. If you allow me back in... I’ll forget everything. I’ll never take advantage of the situation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brows knitted everywhere. Something felt wrong. Too rehearsed. Too precise in its victimhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a deep voice cut through the murmurs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s a lie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tall man stepped out from the crowd, a solid six feet, broad-shouldered with a slight belly, a well-kept beard, and a grim scholarly air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His black hair was cropped short, and his cold eyes held the weight of someone who saw through darkness with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A collective breath hitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t that...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eric... Eric Demarco...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The psychologist?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The millionaire?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whispers sparked everywhere like electricity. Eric DiMarco, famous psychologist, respected educator, and known for solving countless cases, was not someone ordinary eyes ignored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His public lectures had become survival guides for many; people had memorized his insights just to navigate human manipulation before the apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric stepped closer, his presence steady and unshakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hannah is lying.\" His voice was calm, firm, terrifyingly certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can determine this not only because I’m a psychologist... but also because of my superpower. I can detect lies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannah’s face drained of all color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bella blinked in admiration, and Ivy’s eyes flickered with genuine warmth, a rare softness surfacing from deep memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy remembered him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her past life, when she was imprisoned in the Talon base and tortured endlessly, Eric had once attempted to help her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could intervene, the Talon base’s base leader discovered his intent and threatened him.... threatened his family, viciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric had no choice but to step back, because Ivy was not his responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet after that, he still secretly helped her survive. Food slipped through cracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Encouraging words whispered when no one else dared to speak. When Ivy wanted to die, Eric had made sure she lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That kindness had planted itself like a stubborn seed in Ivy’s memories, one she carried even after rebirth.\u003C\u002Fp>",1030,"2026-06-05T15:12:36.807Z",1,"novelbin.me","8dbf1ab13e02a4ad6c238abb4b7280f4e3cc8cb200a3e60e4457a6a2e756f902","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-358","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-356",706,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-cover.jpg"]