[{"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-423":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},1241273,1668,"Chapter 423: Mercy","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-423",423,"\u003Cp>They were his words, words he had once thrown at her in her previous life. Now, she was returning them, untouched and sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joel stared at her, his thoughts seething with venom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Just wait,’ he swore silently. ’One day, I’ll make sure this bitch learns her lesson.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the thought crossed his mind, a sharp glint flashed through Joel’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If words won’t move her, then maybe my power will,’ he decided. Slowly, he lifted his gaze to Ivy, forcing a trace of pity onto his battered face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re furious because we wanted to research you,\" he spoke, his voice hoarse yet carefully controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But did you ever stop to think about why I went that far?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy tilted her head slightly, her expression flat and bored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" she replied without hesitation. \"And I’m not interested in your sob story either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words hit harder than any insult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joel clenched his fists, his nails digging into his palms, but he swallowed his anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long breath, he spoke again, softer this time. \"I did it because I discovered that you have a strange disease.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, Ivy’s eyes shifted. A flicker of surprise crossed her face as she looked at him. \"How do you know that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joel exhaled in relief, a twisted sense of triumph rising in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She believed it,’ he thought mockingly. ’How stupid can she be?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could savor it, Ivy smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A disease?\" she chuckled lightly. \"Oh, you mean my psychotic tendency? I tend to kill people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze sharpened. \"How do you know that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joel froze. Fury surged through him, raw and uncontrollable, and Ivy burst out laughing at the sight of his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her laughter echoed coldly against the stone walls, mocking and unrestrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’His intelligence is... disappointing,’ she mused. ’Almost insulting.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her head slightly and motioned to the guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a word, they understood and withdrew immediately, the heavy doors creaking shut behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the cell was silent, Ivy stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you’re so curious,\" she murmured, \"I’ll tell you what I really meant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next second, a whip materialized in her grasp, dark and cruel, its surface faintly glistening under the dim light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the same whip she had once used to hang the Ravencraft family by a single thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isla, Seraphina, and Marcus were all lingering on the edge of death even now, their lives stretched thin by her deliberate cruelty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never intended to give them an easy end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever she had time, she returned to torment them again and again, until even screaming became a luxury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the Nightbane siblings intervened did those three barely cling to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This whip had already stained countless fates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, she intended to use it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hana. Arthur. Joel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Hannah hadn’t done much to her in this life, Ivy had no intention of letting her off lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I still remember how you tried to shame Teacher Nora,’ Ivy thought coldly. ’Some sins don’t need repetition to be punished.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannah would suffer less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur and Joel, however, would pay dearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her previous life, Arthur’s family had shattered her sense of safety, making her fear everyone around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This time,’ Ivy vowed, ’I’ll make sure Arthur fears everyone instead.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whip cracked through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It struck Arthur first, then Joel, the sharp sound slicing through the silence like thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, both of them gritted their teeth, forcing out sneers and pretending to endure it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the blows continued, pain tore through their bodies, deeper and deeper, until their strength bled away with every lash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their breaths turned ragged. Their legs buckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please... stop...\" Arthur gasped, his voice trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joel followed soon after, desperation breaking through his pride. \"Mercy... I’ll tell you everything...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy stopped only when their lives hovered at the brink, their chests barely rising. She snapped her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A healer appeared instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, he began restoring Arthur, Joel, and Hannah, his hands glowing softly as torn flesh knitted back together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once his task was complete, he vanished as quickly as he had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now all three of them lay there, half-dead, barely conscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy turned and walked out of the cell, closing the door behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red marks streaked across her face, thin lines where something had grazed her skin, yet she felt no fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death no longer unsettled her. She had grown accustomed to it, resistant to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at the guards calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bring a healer every two hours,\" she instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heal them completely, then continue the torture. Make sure none of them dies. They need to feel the pain, again and again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the cell, Hannah’s eyes snapped open at those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Arthur and Joel, she was in far better condition. Summoning her strength, she lifted her head and spoke urgently,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry! I apologize for everything I did wrong. I swear I’ll never cross you again. If you spare me, I’ll consider you my savior.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy laughed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without seeing it, she could feel something tugging at her mind, like invisible fingers probing her thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So that’s your trick,’ she realized. ’Mental interference.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t know the exact nature of Hannah’s power, but she didn’t need to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had encountered something similar in her previous life, a rare ability that manipulated the mind through voice, presence, or suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to the guards. \"Wear earplugs,\" she ordered calmly. \"And don’t look at her. Not even once.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards nodded immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Ivy left, they followed her instructions, sealing their ears and turning their faces away from Hannah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannah stared in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She guessed it...?’ She had never imagined Ivy would see through her power so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away from the prison, Angelina slowly entered Damien’s cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air inside was damp and heavy, carrying the scent of stone and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he had been waiting, Damien emerged the moment she stepped in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled. \"Is your search done?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With trembling hands, Angelina offered him a piece of meat. Damien took it, his eyes never leaving her face. \"Is there something else you want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1035,"2026-06-05T15:12:36.807Z",1,"novelbin.me","5d9216f8e528d3049dc66c37e1794082645a600008c39cc33a93d1b97f6b142c","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-424","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-422",706,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-cover.jpg"]