[{"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-465":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},1241165,1668,"Chapter 465: Comfort","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-465",465,"\u003Cp>His fingers brushed her cheeks slowly, tracing the hollow that hadn’t been there before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They felt warmer than she remembered. His chest tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why didn’t you eat on time?\" His voice was gentle, but the worry in it was impossible to miss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy muttered under her breath, \"Felix must’ve snitched again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas shook his head helplessly. \"Not Felix,\" he corrected quietly. \"You told me yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy frowned, but before she could respond, he caught her wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt alarmingly thin beneath his fingers, fragile enough that his grip instinctively loosened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze sharpened. \"You’ve been starving yourself,\" he stated. \"Otherwise, you wouldn’t have lost this much weight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Ivy realize it herself. ’’I really have lost a lot,’’ she thought faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her shoulders slumped. \"I feel guilty,\" she admitted. \"Because of my decision, many soldiers turned into zombies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice grew quieter. \"Their families came to me asking for compensation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas’s expression turned serious. \"And what do you think about that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy shook her head. \"They’re being unreasonable.\" Her tone was firm despite the exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s already a pension scheme. Every family gets enough money for daily food, and they won’t suffer as long as they work on their own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She continued steadily. \"I even made special arrangements for soldiers with elderly parents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes hardened slightly. \"So asking for more isn’t fair. I don’t feel guilty about refusing that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas studied her carefully. \"Then why are you sad?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy lowered her head. \"Because I caused them to turn into zombies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers curled into her clothes. \"If I hadn’t sent them to defend the base... maybe they’d still be alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head immediately. \"That’s not true.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She persisted, her voice trembling. \"I’m partially responsible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas narrowed his eyes. \"What did you do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She froze. His tone had turned sharp, perceptive. \"I know you wouldn’t just leave turned soldiers outside,\" he continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy closed her eyes and exhaled. \"I didn’t,\" she confessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I stored all the soldiers who turned into zombies in a special chamber far away from the base.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was quiet but steady. \"They can’t infect anyone there, and they can’t hurt civilians.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hesitated before adding, \"I give them animal meat. So they don’t have to hurt anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas frowned. \"Where did you even get that much meat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy grinned faintly despite herself. \"I stored a lot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was when he remembered. ’She took an entire river,’ he realized. ’’Of course she has endless meat.’’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With that,\" Ivy continued, \"they can last until the antidote is ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas looked at her long and hard. \"You’re kind,\" he said slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what you did helped them. It shows your repentance, and it is enough to prove how much you care for your soldiers.\" Then his tone firmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But there’s something you need to understand, or you’ll keep blaming yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He met her eyes. \"You built this base to protect people. A base needs soldiers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was steady and resolute. \"Everyone who joined knew what they were risking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued, \"It was never your fault to ask them to defend humanity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words grew heavier. \"As a leader, you made a decision. In that decision, some died.\" He didn’t sugarcoat it. \"But you also saved thousands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Ivy’s eyes trembled. Tears spilled over as she whispered, \"I don’t know anymore... I don’t know if I was right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas’s heart clenched painfully. He pulled her into his chest, wrapping his arms around her tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re missing something,\" he murmured, patting her back slowly. \"Even if you hadn’t sent them, they would’ve turned into zombies, anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice softened. \"Just like in your previous life. There was no base then, no protection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held her closer. \"This time, the base exists. People survived because of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused. \"You didn’t sacrifice people. You saved many.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy finally broke, sobs tearing free as she buried her face into his shoulder. He kept patting her back rhythmically, grounding her until the crying eased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, Ivy pulled back, eyes swollen and red. She looked at him quietly and asked, \"What about you? How are you now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas smiled softly and tilted his head, eyes lingering on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you cried enough?\" he teased gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her red, puffy eyes, he couldn’t help himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honestly, you really don’t know how to take care of yourself. Look at you,\" he added, brushing a thumb beneath her eye. \"You cried so much your eyes are red like tomatoes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy frowned instantly. \"You really don’t have the bearing of a husband at all,\" she complained, though her voice lacked real bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas chuckled, low and warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? I have at least a hundred ways to prove I’m a good husband.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he leaned closer, his breath brushing her lips before he kissed her slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy turned her face away at first. \"I’m not in the mood,\" she protested quietly. \"I’m still worried about the soldiers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas didn’t pull back. \"That’s because you still don’t know how to relax,\" he murmured, his fingers gently caressing her cheeks, soothing and patient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tension in Ivy’s body gradually eased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her resistance melted, and she finally let him do as he pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By evening, the tight knot in her chest had loosened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt lighter, calmer. ’Maybe this was exactly what I needed,’ she admitted silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his comfort, she found herself thinking more clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Even if I hadn’t made that decision, maybe they would’ve turned into zombies anyway,’ she reasoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was already doing everything she could, searching for an antidote, protecting the rest. There truly wasn’t much more she could do for her soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......................\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Ivy was sorting through her own turmoil, Martha was facing hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arnold had been repeatedly urging her to leave the base, criticizing how chaotic it had become.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even used the recent incident as a weapon, constantly inciting her against Ivy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Martha sat down in her office, Arnold walked in uninvited. She frowned. \"I’m not in the mood right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1011,"2026-06-05T15:12:36.808Z",1,"novelbin.me","1b8da04878695752ebc8f42752e0539ede8047ddd1355210bb7f259569f2b926","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-466","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-464",706,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-cover.jpg"]