[{"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-625":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},1241431,1668,"Chapter 625: Truth About Pawns","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-625",625,"\u003Cp>Slowly, he turned back, his face pale, his eyes filled with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long, suffocating silence, he spoke, his voice barely above a whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will... will my wife be harmed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy chuckled softly, though there was no warmth in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I’m not mistaken,\" she replied, \"then eventually... she won’t survive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words hit him like a blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His shoulders trembled before he slowly returned to his seat, as if all strength had left his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy watched him carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now,\" she continued, \"tell me everything. What has she been doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keith clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It started months ago,\" he said, his voice strained. \"She began acting... strange. Sneaking out in the middle of the night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swallowed hard, his gaze dropping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At first, I thought it was postpartum depression. I followed her a few times... but she would just sit outside, staring at the sky with this... empty expression.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing grew uneven. \"I thought it was harmless... until one night ...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, his body shuddering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I realized she wasn’t just staring,\" he continued, his voice shaking. \"She was murmuring something... but I couldn’t hear it. It was like the sound itself didn’t exist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He covered his face briefly before lowering his hands again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And then... one day... I heard her clearly.\" His voice dropped to a whisper. \"She said... ’Now is the time... we can plant it.’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keith lowered his head, tears slipping down unnoticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know when it started,\" he muttered. \"Maybe when Pearl first came here... or maybe after she gave birth... I don’t know... I don’t know anything ...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice broke as quiet sobs escaped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy remained silent for a moment, her gaze lowering slightly. There was no mockery in her expression now, only a cold, measured understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, she asked, \"Do you want to save your wife?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keith looked up instantly, desperation burning in his eyes. Without another word, Ivy slid a small box across the table toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at it, confusion flickering across his face. \"What is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s a perfume inside,\" Ivy replied calmly. \"Sprinkle it around your house... and your wife will start getting better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keith hesitated, his fingers hovering over the box. \"Will it... harm her?\" he asked, his voice trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy let out a soft chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe a little,\" she admitted, her eyes glinting faintly. \"But in the end... you’ll still have your wife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence lingered between them. Then, slowly, Keith picked up the box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he did, Ivy’s eyes flickered, her gaze following him as he stood and walked away, his steps heavy yet determined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the door closed behind him, Ivy turned her head toward Martha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha gave a slight nod. Moments later, Pearl entered the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After meeting with Pearl, Ivy leaned back and closed her eyes, a quiet laugh escaping her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How amusing...\" she murmured. \"I always thought I was the smartest one in the room...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smile deepened, though it carried a hint of something rare... acknowledgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this time... I’ve met opponents far more cunning than those old fools.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night fell once more, wrapping the world in darkness. For a long while, everything remained still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Ferrero and Jess, who were struggling to even stay awake, slowly regained their consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they opened their eyes again, a sharp glint of alertness flickered within them, replacing the previous haze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them looked at each other, their expressions stiff, their breathing uneven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, almost at the same time, they spoke. \"Our plans have been exposed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words hung heavily between them, cold and undeniable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Pearl and Keith returned to their house, their movements were sluggish, their faces pale as if the life had been drained out of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as though their souls had been partially torn away, leaving behind only fragile shells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Ivy stood still. Pearl’s words echoed in her mind. Keith had been acting strange for months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sneaking out in the middle of the night. Standing under the open sky, staring upward with a blank, lifeless expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every single detail matched. Everything Keith had confessed... aligned perfectly with what Pearls had observed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything... except one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pearl hadn’t taken the perfume. Instead, she had turned away, her voice firm and resolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll find another way to cure my husband.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That single decision lingered in Ivy’s mind like a thorn. When Martha noticed Ivy’s silence, she stepped closer, her brows furrowing slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think?\" she asked quietly. \"Who is the pawn of those superior beings?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Ivy said nothing. Then, a slow, bright smile spread across her lips. \"Both of them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha’s eyes widened instantly. \"Both?\" she repeated, disbelief creeping into her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy nodded, her gaze darkening. \"They’re being controlled... one by one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice dropped, turning colder. \"The moment I connected everything, it became clear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She exhaled softly, pressing her fingers against her temple as if trying to ease the growing pressure inside her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ferrero... and Jefff.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The names felt heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it,\" she muttered under her breath. ’So it was them all along ...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’re the ones behind this,\" Ivy continued. \"They harmed Ember... and they’re the ones responsible for what’s coming next.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes sharpened. \"They didn’t just control them directly. No... they were smarter than that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha leaned forward slightly, listening intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They split their consciousness,\" Ivy said slowly. \"Cut a part of themselves off... and planted it into Pearl and Keith.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill passed through the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s how the medium inside Ember was created,\" she added. \"Everything traces back to them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, silence engulfed the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy rubbed her forehead, exhaustion finally seeping through her composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a... exhausting day,\" she murmured. ’Too many layers... too many moving pieces ...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lowered her hand, her eyes distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The reason I arranged those meetings now,\" she continued, \"was because the superior beings are weakened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha blinked. \"Weakened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1004,"2026-06-05T15:12:50.241Z",1,"novelbin.me","d9fa7d834967e06034c5b8ec66436961f6af3bff6a5d75f5aeb3739a55899b71","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-626","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-624",706,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-cover.jpg"]