[{"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-509":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},1241365,1668,"Chapter 509: No Blood Ties","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-509",509,"\u003Cp>\"Raised me?\" Annie replied. \"During college, I survived on scholarships. I supported myself. Even now, in this apocalypse, I am fighting for my own survival.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped forward, her gaze sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And yet you claim you raised me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Annie then took out documented proof and showed it to the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not to mention,\" she added, \"I even gave her a large amount of rice when she begged for help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evidence spoke louder than any argument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw the amount of rice listed on the receipt, everyone’s breathing hitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number was far too large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A murmur spread through the crowd like a rising storm, and Annie’s mother’s face twisted with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lunged forward, her fingers clawing toward the paper as if she wanted to tear the evidence apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Annie calmly stepped aside and avoided her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The movement was effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then looked at her mother with a cold expression that held no trace of warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you ever approach me again,\" Annie said quietly, \"I will make sure you regret every single second of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mother froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The color drained from her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can you be so cold-hearted?\" she cried, her voice shrill and disbelieving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Annie did not bother replying. She simply turned and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her leave, the woman tried to rush after her, but the surrounding people, already disgusted by her behavior, stepped in without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some began throwing whatever they held in their hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dirty clothes flew through the air. Clumps of soil were hurled from the ground. Bits of dirty shoes followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman screamed, shielding her head as the filth struck her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear quickly replaced her anger, and she stumbled backward before finally turning and running away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching her flee, several people shook their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the first time I’ve seen a human trafficker act so confident while extorting the child they had kidnapped,\" one of them muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know about her,\" another added. \"She used to beat Annie constantly. She even controlled Annie by using Annie’s little brother’s illness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their voices faded as they dispersed, leaving behind only whispers and resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.............................\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Annie’s mother burned with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only had she failed to gain anything, but she had also been humiliated in public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That ungrateful girl... I will make her surrender to me somehow,’ she thought viciously, already scheming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a group of rough-looking men approached her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their clothes were worn, their eyes sharp, and their presence unsettling, like predators circling wounded prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she saw them, fear crept into her heart. She instinctively stepped back toward the reception area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their leader stepped forward and extended his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Cain,\" he said. \"I am the leader of the Black Vultures in these woods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Annie’s mother stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You had better not try anything funny,\" she said in a trembling voice. \"Otherwise you will regret it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men burst into laughter, exchanging amused glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really are as impressive as Annie,\" one of them said mockingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, Annie’s mother immediately assumed Annie had attracted these men’s attention. Panic and anger mixed inside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you dare touch me,\" she shouted, \"I will turn into a zombie and bite every one of you! And I am not related to Annie. I have no blood ties with her!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cain chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In fact, I have a proposal,\" he said. \"If you agree, we can get you inside that gate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... you are telling the truth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As proof,\" Cain continued, \"I am willing to give you five kilograms of rice right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He motioned to a subordinate, who brought forward a sack and opened it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Annie’s mother only glanced at it briefly before looking away in disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grains were yellowish, some nearly moldy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the clean white rice Annie had received earlier, this looked like animal feed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The members of the Black Vultures stiffened awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently they themselves had been starving, saving supplies just to secure deals, yet this woman dared to look down on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cain quickly recovered and forced a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think of this as a welcome gift,\" he said smoothly. \"If you join us, there will be monthly supplies, quarterly rewards, yearly benefits, and even daily provisions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breathing quickened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Temptation flickered in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... you really mean that?\" she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group exchanged glances and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course,\" Cain replied. \"But there are certain things you will need to do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That depends on what you want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cain’s smile deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>..............................................\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away from them, another matter had been unfolding over the past ten days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grace had been behaving strangely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She repeatedly approached Mia and Ava, bringing gifts again and again, apologizing over and over with forced sincerity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Mia and Ava returned everything directly, refusing even to speak with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when they learned about Ivy’s condition, they rushed to Ivy’s building and practically stayed there day and night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only returned home briefly, exhausted, never bothering to check whether Grace had taken the rejected gifts back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grace, meanwhile, was drowning in regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If only I had known they were connected to the base... to its representatives... I would never have dared to offend them.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clenched her fists in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only had she lost her chance, but Lily, who had been kind to Mia and Ava from the start, had gained everything Grace had wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily could now rent a room in the base and had even secured an official job Grace herself had chased for months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything Grace desired... Lily already possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jealousy festered inside her like rot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Fine,’ she thought bitterly. ’Once I gain influence through those two... I will make sure they pay for this humiliation.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence, she had been suppressing all of her anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Who would have thought that even after going there for so long, I still would not gain Mia and Ava’s trust?’ Grace thought bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much kindness or sympathy she pretended to show, they continued to ignore her as if she did not exist.\u003C\u002Fp>",1022,"2026-06-05T15:12:45.860Z",1,"novelbin.me","c926406af80b57501d49f68d03d9115af6e9fa1010030aec60f52f81c079fc45","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-510","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-508",706,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-cover.jpg"]