[{"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-529":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},1241385,1668,"Chapter 529 - 329: Blood Contract","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-529",529,"\u003Cp>It possessed dominance, an overwhelming authority over space itself. When expanded, that dominance could reject, suppress, and even control access within its influenced domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled reading a passage long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The greater the temporal storage level, the greater the sovereignty it exerts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such an artifact was normally something only royal-class beings could wield. For it to end up in Ivy’s hands was... extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Damien had worried about how to infiltrate the base, but after multiple failed attempts, he reluctantly withdrew and decided to wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If force cannot open the door, then I will move a piece on the board.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he stood there considering his next move, he noticed someone being shoved out of the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young woman stumbled forward, Grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was flushed with anger, her fists clenched as she pointed back toward the gates. \"You’ll regret this one day!\" she shouted. \"All of you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grace ground her teeth. \"Just wait until I pass the second assignment. I’ll make everyone who looked down on me pay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she turned and stormed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien watched her quietly. ’Interesting... resentment, ambition, and just enough pride to be useful.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grace joined another queue further away, muttering complaints under her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien listened carefully, memorizing every detail, every frustration she revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, he stepped in to assist her, offering food, helping her navigate procedures, even striking up a conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was warm, his words smooth and articulate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grace, who had never encountered someone so attentive and charming, gradually found herself drawn to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She began to look forward to their conversations, her earlier anger softening whenever he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien noticed the shift immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She’s falling for it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though inwardly pleased, he maintained a gentle demeanor and subtly hinted at his own dissatisfaction with the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Grace disliked the place, but not enough to destroy it outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was clever enough to understand that only one person truly held control here, and she herself could never seize it by force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An empty promise would never convince her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Damien offered something tangible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can give you a permanent residence inside the base,\" he said quietly one evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grace frowned. \"You expect me to believe that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Damien produced a property deed and handed it to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The document was real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grace’s eyes widened in disbelief as she examined it. She was stunned into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Marco been present, he would have recognized it instantly, the very deed he once showed Damien, now repurposed as bait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grace looked up at Damien, her expression filled with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you really give this to me,\" she said, her voice trembling slightly, \"then... I’m willing to marry you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien chuckled softly, the sound warm on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, however, he sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Marry you? Do you truly think you are worth that much?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Damien did not allow even a trace of mockery to surface on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, his expression softened, his gaze turning almost tender as though he were a man deeply moved by affection rather than calculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not the kind of man who proposes lightly,\" he said gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do not want a freeloader by my side. If you wish to become my fiancée... my partner... then I must confirm that you are worthy of standing beside me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grace’s heartbeat quickened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already dated half the elite families in her college and had long understood that wealthy men often \"tested\" the women they claimed to love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who passed such trials lived comfortably; those who failed were discarded without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Damien proposed something similar, she did not find it strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of test?\" she asked, trying to keep her voice steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that she had almost completely fallen into his rhythm, Damien slowly pulled out a folded sheet of paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This,\" he said, unfolding it carefully, \"is simply a contract.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The parchment felt slightly rough, and the faint scent of iron lingered upon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, it was no ordinary contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a blood-bound agreement capable of binding two individuals beyond simple words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether the person before him was human or superior being did not matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once signed, betrayal would become impossible. Even the intention to reveal his secrets would be suppressed by the contract itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sign this,\" Damien said calmly. \"As long as you remain loyal, you will gain everything I promised.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grace hesitated. For a moment, doubt flickered in her eyes. But she quickly reassured herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s just paper. If something feels wrong, I can walk away.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, she took the pen and signed her name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant the ink touched the final stroke, a faint crimson glow pulsed across the parchment before vanishing into her skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grace stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A warm current spread through her body, wrapping around her like invisible silk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first she thought it was merely nerves, but then her breathing steadied, her senses sharpened, and the world around her seemed clearer than before. Even distant sounds felt crisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she opened her eyes again, there was something subtly different about her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien observed her transformation with quiet satisfaction and gave an approving nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your first task,\" he said softly, \"is to find a way to get Angelina out of that base.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grace nodded immediately. \"I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes appeared slightly dim now, the earlier spark replaced with a subdued obedience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood contract did more than prevent betrayal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also ensured that Grace would never question Damien’s commands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her will had not disappeared, but it now bent toward him like a marionette’s strings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>............\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, far from them, Silas was struggling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not the zombies that troubled him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a thought he could not digest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Ivy... and Jade... soulmates.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Ivy had already spoken to him and reassured him, insecurity gnawed at his chest like a parasite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he fought a zombie, slashing through decaying flesh, his mind wandered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Zombies avoid Ivy. Would they avoid Jade too? Could he wield the same protection simply by being near her?’\u003C\u002Fp>",1017,"2026-06-05T15:12:45.860Z",1,"novelbin.me","75b410d9518a84ce87ebba1058813a3baa8714641cd5825abe8e38c2c25d243d","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-530","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-528",706,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-cover.jpg"]