[{"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-469":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},1241169,1668,"Chapter 469: Opportunity","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-469",469,"\u003Cp>The thought that he had even considered having a substitute made her jaw tighten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael, meanwhile, felt his anxiety spike. Compared to what everyone assumed, he had never harbored malicious intentions toward the substitute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only ever seen her from afar, only because she resembled Martha. He gifted her things, yes, but never once did he think of becoming intimate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What no one knew was that Janet, the substitute, had nearly accepted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had even tried to cross that line. It was Kael who stopped her, insisting on distance, warning her that he would lose interest otherwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That rejection was why Janet eventually grew bold enough to ignore him completely and even pursue marriage with someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael, on the other hand, had grown accustomed to seeing her face from a distance, convincing himself that as long as he could imagine Martha, it was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the time Martha was away, regret gnawed at him relentlessly. He didn’t even have her photo. All he could do was look at someone who vaguely resembled her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with Martha standing right there, that substitute had turned into nothing more than a thorn from a past mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a deep breath, Kael walked toward Martha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she noticed him approaching, Martha turned calmly to leave. Kael quickened his steps and moved in front of her. His sudden stop made her pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing?\" she asked, clearly startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael swallowed. \"I know I was wrong. I’m here to apologize.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha frowned. \"For what exactly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I shouldn’t have taken a substitute,\" he admitted. \"Not when I loved you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha let out a cool chuckle. \"It doesn’t matter. I don’t want to give you another chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze hardened. \"If you could have a substitute once, you can have one again. What happens if we break up someday? Will you just turn around and find another replacement?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael shook his head immediately. \"You’re misunderstanding. I never got close to her. I only saw her from a distance, because from a distance, she looked like you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice tightened. \"I won’t romanticize it. It was wrong because it was cheating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a step closer. \"I’m begging for a second chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t need you anymore,\" Martha replied calmly and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael followed closely. \"If you give me another chance, I’ll fulfill any wish you have.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned slowly, arching a brow. \"Any wish?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael nodded without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She chuckled softly. \"Then act as my assistant for the next two months.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael’s eyes lit up. \"I accept.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha smiled faintly. ’Sometimes,’ she thought, ’people need to taste bitter medicine to understand how bitter it was for others.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, Kael woke up early. Properly dressed, he logged in on time and arrived outside Martha’s office holding a strawberry milkshake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he realized she wasn’t there yet, he quietly entered, placed the milkshake on her desk, and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A while later, Martha arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning,\" Kael greeted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, surprise flickering across her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had always known him as someone who slept in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in college, when she had a crush on him, she had noticed his schedule more than she cared to admit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him punctual now, she couldn’t help but acknowledge the effort, though that was all it earned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they entered the office, her gaze landed on the strawberry milkshake. She frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’When did I miss Arnold placing it?’ the thought crossed her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing her expression, Kael smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened? Do you not like it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha stared at the milkshake. \"This one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I put it there,\" Kael replied easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at him, confused. \"Since when did you have this habit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael only smiled, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha was momentarily confused, but she chose to ignore the strawberry milkshake and calmly began assigning tasks to Kael.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Kael put on a serious face, completing every task with meticulous efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, however, he realized the work was almost laughably easy for him. Without hesitation, he finished each assignment smoothly, leaving him far too much free time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he used that time shamelessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would stroll up to Martha with a file in hand, sigh dramatically, and murmur,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These tasks are incredibly difficult. Could you explain them to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever Martha reached out to take the file, Kael would step closer, slipping behind her, leaning in from the side just enough for his presence to be impossible to ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha’s heart began to race uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Since when did he become this shameless?’ she wondered, her fingers tightening around the papers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her memory, Kael had always been distant and cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Did something change while I was angry?’ she thought, convincing herself that perhaps he had simply learned a few tricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment she felt his breath brush dangerously close to her neck, a shiver ran down her spine. She pushed him away without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maintain your distance in the office.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael lifted his hands innocently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to,\" he replied lightly. \"But how am I supposed to learn if you keep teaching me from so far away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha shot him a glare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know very well you’re doing this on purpose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I were really doing it on purpose, I’d have kissed you already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For that atrocity, I’m docking your pay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded solemnly. \"That’s fine. Go ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His casual acceptance only fueled her irritation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew he often went on night hunts, returning with enough earnings to cover an entire soldier’s monthly salary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was one of the military’s best fighters, capable, fearless, and frighteningly efficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ivy hadn’t been the base leader, he probably wouldn’t have joined the army at all. Docking his salary was practically meaningless to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha pointed at him sharply, her voice firm. \"Don’t act so fearless. I could dock your entire pay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of panic, Kael’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This,’ he thought, ’this is the opportunity Silas talked about.’\u003C\u002Fp>",1009,"2026-06-05T15:12:36.808Z",1,"novelbin.me","15447580fea1c5bf88e422f07cea5e2e025030062a391053c7b003ddb7c313c1","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-470","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-468",706,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-cover.jpg"]