[{"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-466":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},1241166,1668,"Chapter 466: Exposed Arnold -1","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-466",466,"\u003Cp>Arnold ignored her tone entirely. His expression was grave. \"You should listen to me,\" he insisted. \"I’m already planning to resign.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha lifted her gaze sharply\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You shouldn’t stay here,\" Arnold continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ivy is too heartless. She let her soldiers fight, and when it came time to take responsibility, she didn’t even increase the compensation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha fell silent. Inside, she was rolling her eyes so hard it almost hurt. ’Here he goes again,’ she thought coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arnold pressed on. \"With someone that heartless, maybe one day she’ll even deal with you the same way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha finally looked up at him, her eyes sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you truly think the base is that terrible,\" she replied calmly, \"why haven’t you left already?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned back in her chair. \"Maybe if you set an example, I’ll find the courage to leave too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arnold clenched his fists. \"I’ve already handed in my resignation,\" he snapped. \"If you want, I can show you proof.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha nodded coolly. \"Then show it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arnold narrowed his eyes. \"Why have you suddenly changed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha mirrored his expression. \"What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arnold sat down in the chair opposite her, his voice turning accusatory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lately, you’ve been treating me like an enemy. Like I’m trying to scam you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused. \"Did Ivy say something about me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha nearly laughed. ’How shameless,’ she thought, but she held it back. Instead, she looked at him seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that’s how you feel,\" she replied evenly, \"then ask yourself this... have you done anything that would make you look like a scammer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arnold stared at her for several long seconds before scoffing. \"You’re overthinking,\" he said stiffly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m only saying this because I suspect someone might be deliberately creating misunderstandings between us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha looked at Arnold with a calm, steady gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you know so much about all this, then why don’t you tell me who you were talking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arnold met her eyes, his expression unusually serious, his jaw tightening as if he was genuinely furious. \"It was Ivy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha let out a small chuckle, more amused than convinced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would Ivy need to manipulate me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That doesn’t make sense,’ she thought, folding her arms loosely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arnold hesitated, falling silent for a moment before continuing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe because she knew there was a woman who would dedicate herself so blindly... \"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha cut him off sharply, her voice firm enough to make him freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First of all, stop acting like I am a helpless woman. And stop pretending that I’ve been the victim all along.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room felt heavier, the tension pressing against her skin. Arnold stared at her, disbelief flashing in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who has manipulated you this much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could respond, he stood up abruptly, the chair scraping against the floor. His disappointment was unmistakable, almost theatrical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you can’t appreciate my goodwill, then I won’t stay near you anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he turned and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To anyone else, it would have looked like a painful farewell. A man leaving because he loved too deeply. Even Martha might have believed that... if she hadn’t already spoken to Ivy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memory tightened her chest, and she clenched her fist unconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That day, Ivy had come to her, casually assigning her some tasks, unaware at first that Martha was acting strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Ivy finally noticed, she confronted her directly. The words had poured out of Martha like a dam breaking every grievance, every doubt, every buried resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing everything, Ivy had looked at her quietly for a moment. \"Do you really think I don’t appreciate you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha shook her head slowly. \"No... I don’t think that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, there were things Arnold had mentioned that weren’t entirely wrong. Ivy already knew that Kael once had a substitute, yet she had hidden that fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy didn’t dodge it. Her gaze had turned serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was wrong there. I acted partially. I wanted my brother’s happiness, and somewhere along the way, I forgot about yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice had remained steady, almost severe. \"If you want to punish me for that, you can. However, you want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha remembered staring at her sincerity. She had smiled softly, feeling a little taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was nothing like what Arnold had predicted. He had claimed Ivy would make excuses, shift blame, or gaslight her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ivy hadn’t done any of that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I misjudged her,’ Martha realized as her guard slowly lowered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy continued, \"Other than that, I don’t believe I’ve wronged you anywhere else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha nodded. \"There’s something else you should know,\" Ivy added. \"Maybe it’ll help you see things more clearly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are spies in my base. Military ones... and Black Vultures.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment those words landed, Martha’s eyes widened. \"You think Arnold is one of them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy nodded calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I intercepted information. And the way he influenced you so easily... it didn’t sit right with me. You’re clear-headed. You know right from wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused. \"I did make mistakes. But if I were truly trying to harm you, I wouldn’t have hired you at all. As for those unreasonable words of being victims... Martha... you aren’t one... he is manipulating into acting like one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice hardened. \"As for my trust...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Ivy continued, listing everything Martha had never fully noticed. She had given Martha half the responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paid her for overtime. Left her in charge whenever she was absent. Martha was the second base leader... trusted to run everything when Ivy had gone to retrieve her parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s how much I trusted you,\" Ivy had said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So to say I don’t trust you, or that I’d mistreat you, would be a lie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there was the salary. Others received increments yearly. Martha’s increased every month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She was making sure I got what I deserved,’ Martha realized bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a deep breath, Martha had clenched her fists. \"I was wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy had immediately shaken her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. Someone used influence. A superpower. Made you feel like a victim.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had looked directly into Martha’s eyes. \"If you still believe Arnold, I can prove it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha’s curiosity had sparked despite herself. \"How?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1019,"2026-06-05T15:12:36.808Z",1,"novelbin.me","694364bd5dd185b6d9119e7752160a552a96419cf7462128006c914565add872","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-467","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-465",706,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-cover.jpg"]