[{"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-677":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},1241483,1668,"Chapter 677: Mutated Virus","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-677",677,"\u003Cp>Panic finally surfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robert began to struggle violently against the restraints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\" he shouted. \"If that was your plan, then why didn’t you do it earlier?! Why wait until now?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric stopped just inches away, his gaze steady, almost impressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re still observant,\" he acknowledged with a small nod. \"That’s good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his expression shifted, something colder settling in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you still don’t understand the real problem. Your actions...your relentless attempts to kidnap Ivy and your decision to side with the superior beings...had already crossed a line that could not be undone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robert shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn’t just betray us... You chose extinction over humanity; that thought alone had been enough for her to give a direct order.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric mimicked Ivy’s tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the liquid was to be injected into Robert... he was to remain conscious through all of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robert shivered in fright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait! Wait!\" he shouted. \"I can help! I know things...important things!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric didn’t react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That silence was far more terrifying than anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m serious!\" Robert continued, almost pleading now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My parents...they can help! They can stop the superior beings!\" His eyes darted wildly, searching for even the slightest shift in Eric’s expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll tell you everything! Even about the portal...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric suddenly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shift was subtle, but it was enough to make Robert freeze mid-sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Eric slowly pulled a chair and sat down in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All right,\" he said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robert blinked in stunned confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What... just happened?’ His thoughts stumbled over themselves as he stared at Eric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why did he stop? Why isn’t he forcing it anymore?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric rested his elbows lightly on his knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We already have a lot of information,\" he began, his tone composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The problem is... we don’t know which parts of it are true.\" His eyes locked onto Robert’s. \"So I would very much like to hear your version.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robert hesitated, his mind racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he narrowed his eyes slightly and asked cautiously, \"What kind of information do you already have?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric let out a short laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you still not understand your situation?\" he replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re not the one asking questions here. You should be worrying about your own survival. If you want to stay safe... start talking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robert clenched his fists tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief pause, he finally spoke, his voice lower, more controlled. \"Ariana... has already taken over June.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric’s expression didn’t change much. He gave a small nod. \"That matches,\" he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just days ago, the entire base had been thrown into confusion when an unusual announcement had been issued...every resident was instructed to go to sleep at a specific hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The order had felt strange, but it came directly from the base leadership. No one dared disobey... at least not for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who resisted were quickly warned that they would be expelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Expulsion from the base meant exposure to a world already teetering on collapse. So eventually, everyone complied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the second night, when the base finally fell into complete silence, they found what they were looking for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An intruder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From their earlier encounters with Pearl and Keith, they had learned something disturbing...superior beings, when fragmented within human hosts, caused their vessels to remain awake at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unnatural, unsettling, and it became the key to their search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Door by door, they investigated. And eventually, they found her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt June.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy had been furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had restrained herself, killing Ariana outright would mean losing June as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse, acting recklessly could alert the enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was a risk they could not afford.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if the enemy felt cornered... they might force their puppets to self-destruct...just like what had happened to Pearl and Keith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric’s mind briefly drifted to Ember.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had visited them again and again, sitting beside their lifeless forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had underestimated the power of the superior beings...Forrero and Jeff...and paid the price for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pearl and Keith had fallen into comas... and never awakened. And since it had happened suddenly they couldn’t do much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wouldn’t make that mistake again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why Ivy had made another decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robert needed to be interrogated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under no circumstances could he find out that Ariana had not actually been captured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the room, Eric’s gaze remained fixed on Robert. \"Continue,\" he said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robert swallowed hard, his throat dry as he spoke. \"June... she went out for some kind of hunt, and then...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish, a sharp sound echoed through the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric’s hand struck across Robert’s face with sudden force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sting burned instantly, leaving Robert frozen in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why...?!\" he began. \"Why did you hit me?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric’s expression had turned cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That,\" he said flatly, \"was for lying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robert’s pupils contracted sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you really think you can get away with lying to me?\" Eric continued, his voice low but cutting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before all of this... before the powers, before the base... I was a psychologist.\" He leaned in slightly, his gaze piercing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Truth and deception are not things you can hide from me.\" A faint pause followed. \"Do you still want to test that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robert fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric straightened slightly, continuing in a calmer tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We already know that June hasn’t left the base,\" he added. \"Which makes her condition... even more concerning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robert gulped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes briefly, gathering his thoughts, and when he opened them again, there was hesitation there...uncertainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just about to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...the syringe appeared. Right in front of his eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The needle hovered dangerously close to his iris, so close that even the slightest movement would drive it straight in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robert instinctively leaned back, his breath hitching violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he was still bound to the chair, his body strained backward as far as the restraints allowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing?!\" he shouted, panic fully taking over now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eric’s voice came out calm... almost indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Warning you,\" he replied. \"Because I’m running out of patience.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he slowly pulled the syringe back and returned to his seat, as if nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>",1012,"2026-06-05T15:12:51.769Z",1,"novelbin.me","78c535210d1787c1b6359739f4242c6fcc5a905571107f5a20e00e03dd0cccee","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-678","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-676",706,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-cover.jpg"]