[{"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-425":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},1241275,1668,"Chapter 425: Emotional","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-425",425,"\u003Cp>\"What’s the reward?\" she muttered instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, a single-goal upgrade appeared before her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy’s breathing steadied. She clenched her fist and nodded to herself. ’Then I’ll do it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exiting the temporal storage, she returned home deep in thought. It was already lunchtime, and hunger gnawed at her stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she stepped inside, she froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere was unbearably tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both groups, the Nightnane family and the Blackthorn family, were seated at the same dining table, glaring at one another like enemies forced into a truce. Forks paused midair. Plates remained untouched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy stood there, utterly speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If you hate each other this much,’ she thought dryly, ’why not part ways? Why sit together and pretend you’re close?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Ivy reached the dining area, a sharp, sarcastic voice cut through the tense air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I had known earlier that Silas was a Blackthorn child,\" Helena sneered, her tone dripping with mockery, \"I would’ve rejected him on the spot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the words could even settle, Alice straightened in her chair, her eyes turning razor-sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t flatter yourself,\" she shot back coldly. \"I never liked Ivy to begin with. I only accepted her because of my foolish son. Otherwise, she would’ve never earned my approval either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the clinking of cutlery and the faint smell of food seemed to disappear entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her ears rang, and her chest tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So that’s how it is,’ she thought bitterly. She instinctively scanned the room, searching for Silas. All she wanted was to find him and leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, Felix quietly informed her that Silas was still stuck at the military base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Please come back soon,’ Ivy prayed silently, her heart heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her luck seemed rotten today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of Silas arriving, the Nightbane family noticed Ivy standing there. Without missing a beat, they switched into pitiful expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We never imagined the Blackthorn family hated you this much,\" Helena lamented loudly, her voice trembling theatrically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that’s the case, we’ll take our daughter away. She won’t interact with Silas anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blackthorn family stiffened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They truly were surprised. They hadn’t expected Ivy to be standing right behind them while they spoke so freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a fleeting moment, they even wondered if the Nightbane family had orchestrated this entire scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice panicked. She turned to Ivy, worry written all over her face. \"I didn’t mean it like that...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy cut her off with a pale, strained smile. She understood that the parents were verbally attacking each other more than they were attacking her, but this... this was too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither side was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without acknowledging anyone, Ivy turned and walked toward her room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door slammed shut behind her with a loud bang, the sound echoing down the corridor like a final verdict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was more than enough to convey her disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her, Helena glared at Alice, venom burning in her eyes. \"This is your fault,\" she snapped. \"Because of you, my baby girl is angry with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice bristled, nearly spitting fire. \"You’re the one who kept provoking me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena scoffed. \"You still haven’t changed since college.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice laughed coldly. \"And you’re still the same orthodox woman you were back then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, Ember and Felix exchanged sharp banter with Asher, words flying back and forth like sparks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talia and Kael were no different, their voices clashing in constant disagreement. It was clear both families viewed each other as enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Ivy, listening faintly from her room, was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How did it come to this?’ she wondered. She had never imagined that two families living in the different country could harbor such deep hostility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as if the Nightbane family and the Blackthorn family were destined to oppose each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If that’s the case... do I really have to live through an enemies-to-lovers fate?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought made her heart ache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And suddenly, she missed him terribly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been far too long since she and Silas had been together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a small sigh, Ivy waved her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next second, her agricultural book appeared in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lately, she had been obsessively reading books on agriculture, as if her instincts were screaming that something important was approaching... something she needed to prepare for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immersed herself in the pages, learning method after method, completely losing track of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A knock on the door startled her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Ivy realize that two hours had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened the door calmly. Standing outside was the Nightbane family, all wearing sheepish expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing here?\" Ivy asked evenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena’s eyes instantly welled with tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped forward and hugged Ivy tightly. \"I never meant to provoke our allies,\" she whispered, her voice breaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy gently but firmly replied,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if that’s true, you shouldn’t have dragged Silas into this. He’s innocent. Why bring him up at all? Why insult him while disregarding my feelings for him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The color drained from everyone’s faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor spoke carefully, his tone restrained. \"We won’t do it again. In the future, we promise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy remained silent for a moment, then said quietly, \"I hope none of you will ever put Silas down again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them nodded at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Ivy smiled faintly and patted Helena’s back. The simple gesture eased Helena’s heart. ’My daughter really is too good,’ she thought. ’So reasonable... so composed.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a distance, Alice watched the scene with unconcealed envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I want a daughter like that too,’ she thought wistfully. Someone soft, gentle, and affectionate, unlike Talia, who always analyzed everything with ruthless logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Alice herself was strict and orthodox, she still yearned for a daughter who was beautiful, tender, and willing to be cuddled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her thoughts drifted back to the last time she had asked Talia for a hug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talia had been only seven years old, yet she had frowned in disgust and refused outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, thinking about Ivy potentially becoming her daughter-in-law, a spark of anticipation lit up Alice’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Maybe... maybe Ivy will hug me instead,’ she mused, nearly laughing to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Dante walked over and glanced at the scene. He snorted. \"They’re all too emotional.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1028,"2026-06-05T15:12:36.807Z",1,"novelbin.me","e2f9b06c4243ebe399e08f663c81ff81cb036a0d9a251d53c22fc7c384b247fa","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-426","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-424",706,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-cover.jpg"]