[{"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-553":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},1241309,1668,"Chapter 553: Bad Luck","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-553",553,"\u003Cp>\"What kind of tree is this?\" Ivy asked quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temporal storage responded almost immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Warning. It would be better if you do not continue holding that plant.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy’s eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the warning, she immediately tossed the plant away as if it were something poisonous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small tree landed on the ground with a dull thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\" Ivy demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temporal storage answered calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[To exchange or steal someone’s luck, a medium is required. At this moment, Damien is using that plant as a medium to siphon away your luck.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy clenched her teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How hateful...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze shifted back toward the plant lying on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, she remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly, a strange idea flickered inside her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So Damien loves stealing luck, does he?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile slowly appeared on her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without wasting any more time, Ivy turned around and headed straight back toward Martha’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.............\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the office, Martha was working with Kael beside her. When she saw Ivy entering she wasn’t surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy quickly began searching through several stacks of files.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers flipped through the pages rapidly until finally, she found the person she was looking for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His record described a very unusual superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bad Luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever happened around him... would inevitably turn into misfortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this strange ability, he had originally been rejected from entering the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only reason he had eventually been allowed inside was due to pity, and his clean background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he would still be struggling outside the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, his story was almost absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had attempted to enter the base fourteen times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fourteen times, he had been rejected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the fifteenth attempt, he had nearly been rejected again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ivy hadn’t noticed the strange pattern, that despite having a clean background, he kept encountering ridiculous misfortunes that caused his rejection, he would never have entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Ivy had merely thought his ability was inconvenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile appeared on her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This ability might be useful.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Samuel was brought to the location where the tree had been planted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel stood there awkwardly, scratching the back of his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Ivy... what exactly do you want me to do?\" he asked nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy pointed at the small tree. \"Hold it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel blinked in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just... hold it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy nodded calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel didn’t fully understand, but he still obeyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Ivy was the one who had allowed him to enter the base. In a way, she had saved him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly picked up the small tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>............\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, far away...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside a dark cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien sat cross-legged on the cold stone floor, his eyes filled with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the medium, he could faintly sense Ivy touching the plant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wide grin spread across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you finally touched it,\" he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes and began absorbing the luck flowing through the connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he sent out a telepathic voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>..............\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the base. Samuel suddenly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange voice echoed inside his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you wish to become stronger than all humans?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel’s eyes widened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately looked toward Ivy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy simply smiled calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel stared at her for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he suddenly understood. Slowly, he nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that exact moment, something invisible occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely unseen by human eyes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel’s overwhelming bad luck flowed through the medium and transferred directly toward Damien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>..................\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the cave, Damien remained completely unaware.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued absorbing the energy happily, convinced that he was stealing Ivy’s immense good fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he opened his eyes. His face was filled with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perfect...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the moment he stood up...his foot slipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly tripped and crashed heavily onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his calculations, Ivy possessed extraordinary luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After amplifying it through the medium, he should have gained at least ten times her fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying realization began creeping into his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of good luck...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt as if he had been cursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An overwhelming wave of misfortune seemed to surround him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart began pounding violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dreadful premonition surfaced in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t dare think about it too deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because at that exact moment... Grace suddenly collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body fell to the ground with a heavy thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s happening?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could react further...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cave suddenly began shaking violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracks spread across the ceiling. Rocks began falling. The entire cave was collapsing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien clenched his teeth. \"Ivy...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, he grabbed Grace and rushed toward the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they escaped... The entire cave collapsed behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust and rubble exploded outward, burying the entrance completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damien stared at the ruins with a dark expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, he finally understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t absorbed Ivy’s luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had absorbed someone else’s bad luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, back at the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel looked nervously at Ivy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Ivy... is everything finished?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy turned toward the temporal storage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has his bad luck been removed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temporal storage seemed slightly amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes. His bad luck has already been transferred away.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It continued calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[In fact, Damien will now suffer such severe misfortune that he may regret ever attempting to steal your luck.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she looked at Samuel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t need to worry anymore,\" she said calmly. \"Your bad luck is gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel stared at her blankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had tried countless methods to get rid of his terrible luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing had ever worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now Ivy was claiming it had disappeared just because he held a plant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That sounds impossible,’ he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.........\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when he returned home that day...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something strange happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, he would trip over his own feet, choke while drinking water, or bump into furniture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today... Nothing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything went smoothly. His eyes slowly widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he didn’t dare believe it yet. Two days passed. Then three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the third day, Samuel finally realized something unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His bad luck had truly disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that... His life was improving rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>",1029,"2026-06-05T15:12:48.008Z",1,"novelbin.me","35a899585fd928c2d80f77ff9cc244f9fadd507ae74cc0347c7662f308ff4324","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-554","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-552",706,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-cover.jpg"]