[{"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-386":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},1240986,1668,"Chapter 386: Research","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-386",386,"\u003Cp>She looked up at Silas, who had regained his composure and was watching her intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you feel it too?\" he asked quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I feel like I’ve lost some memories from my past life,\" she admitted softly. \"They’re there... but unclear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas lowered his head and hugged her tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever it is,\" he murmured, \"we’ll uncover it together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy nodded against his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For now, that force doesn’t seem hostile. Everything it’s guided us toward has helped, not harmed us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if it ever tries to hurt you,\" Silas added calmly, \"I’ll deal with it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy stayed silent while Silas fell into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had sensed subtle manipulation before, yet he had never resisted it. Deep down, he knew it wasn’t meant to harm them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Ivy suddenly spoke, \"We found iron.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas smiled faintly. \"That’s good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that this was Ivy’s attempt to change the topic and reduce the discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, he added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My father, my mother, my younger brother, and Talia are planning to come to the base.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy blinked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Asher too?\" she asked immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas nodded lightly, his gaze softening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because of the clues you gave me, I found Asher much faster in this life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing those words, Ivy simply smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memory surfaced quietly. When they had returned to their country, she had told Silas everything she remembered about Asher from her previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those fragmented details, vague faces, and half-remembered locations had been enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had guided Silas straight to his younger brother and brought him safely into the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Ivy drifted in those thoughts, Silas suddenly leaned closer, his breath brushing against her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s been a long time since we’ve had any... action.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy’s cheeks instantly warmed. She tilted her head away slightly, flustered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really act like a big bad wolf sometimes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas laughed, low and amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am a big bad wolf,\" he teased. \"And I want to devour a pink rabbit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy frowned immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why pink?\" she protested. \"Why not a white rabbit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas chuckled. His fingers unconsciously reached out, gently twirling a strand of her pink hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because of this,\" he murmured. \"Your pink hair, your pink eyes, and those cheeks that always look like they’re glowing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy laughed and lightly tapped his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really know how to flirt every single time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas laughed along with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They talked quietly for a while longer, enjoying the warmth and familiarity, until Silas finally had to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was still much to do, preparing for his resignation, arranging the safe transfer of his family from the military base, and ensuring nothing went wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he walked away, his expression hardened with determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away from them, inside the research laboratory, Jay stared at the results on the screen, his hands trembling slightly with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could hardly believe what he was seeing. Even after the apocalypse, a base could maintain such living conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he had first arrived at SiIvy Base, he had been stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If my past base was hell,’ he thought, ’then this place is almost heaven.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no leaking ceilings, no foul stench of rot. The base was clean. People were civilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Food was affordable. What moved him the most was how people genuinely helped one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corruption was nearly nonexistent. There was even a research team, small and underfunded, but determined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Jay, that was more than enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had worked in antidote development before the apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the chaos outside, researching a zombie virus here felt almost manageable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he collaborated with the other researchers, he realized they were talented. With their help, many calculations that would have taken days were reduced to hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, they created a forced-drop version of an antidote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jay’s fingers trembled as he spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bring in a restrained zombie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the zombie was brought in and strapped to a makeshift bed, Jay and the researchers quickly donned protective suits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air smelled of disinfectant and metal, thick with tension. Jay stepped forward carefully and injected the antidote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then something strange happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, the zombie stopped growling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its eyes cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confusion flickered across its face, painfully human. It looked at the people in protective suits, then at a figure standing person farther away in a white coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, awkwardly, it lifted a trembling hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A broken sound escaped its throat, something that almost resembled a plea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room held its breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as hope surged in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The zombie roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its face twisted violently, ferocity returning tenfold. It thrashed so hard that the bed rattled, nearly tearing free of its restraints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panic erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Call security!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guards stationed nearby rushed in immediately, tightening the straps and forcing the zombie back under control. Without hesitation, they dragged it away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence fell over the lab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disappointment weighed heavily on everyone. They had been working on this for weeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even before Jay arrived, the team had poured endless effort into their research. They had hoped to see at least a one percent physical change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, the antidote had only granted a fleeting moment of clarity, followed by increased aggression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many felt crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It failed,’ some thought bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jay didn’t share that conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his perspective, even that single second of clarity mattered. It proved something vital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re on the right path,\" Jay said firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the researchers, Monit, frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should we change directions entirely?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jay shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. The direction is correct,\" he insisted. \"But our focus is off. We’re affecting cognition and emotion, not the physical structure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paced slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s why there’s no visible change. If we improve this formula, we might extend that clarity to fifteen minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifteen minutes is enough,\" Jay continued. \"Enough time to run proper tests and determine whether true restoration is possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the researchers listened, a fragile but undeniable hope reignited in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as we make an antidote that can give those fifteen minutes, we might know if our research direction is correct or not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1018,"2026-06-05T15:12:36.807Z",1,"novelbin.me","f0bda1f541e3ec90a5134d61d376dbf514ed56c436338e4e5e2a404ab5485b9a","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-387","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-385",706,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-cover.jpg"]