[{"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-686":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},1241492,1668,"Chapter 685: Asher’s Misery","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-686",686,"\u003Cp>\"I don’t know what the future holds anymore. Honestly... I have a bad feeling about all of this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas’s eyes flickered briefly before he hugged her back even more firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re overthinking things,\" he whispered gently beside her ear. \"As long as I’m here, there is no one on this Earth who can put you in danger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing those reassuring words, Ivy finally released a long breath of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, exhaustion overtook her once again, and she slowly fell asleep in his embrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, this time there were no nightmares.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, Ivy woke up to the warm aroma of freshly cooked food filling the entire house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without wasting any time, she quickly headed toward the dining area after washing her teeths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she arrived, she saw Silas standing near the table while calmly serving breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him like that, Ivy rested her chin on her hand dramatically before sighing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my,\" she muttered teasingly. \"My husband looks so beautiful that I’m honestly starting to worry someone might steal him away from me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas had just opened his mouth to reply when another voice suddenly interrupted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, sister-in-law,\" Asher said while walking into the dining room lazily. \"You should hold tightly onto my brother. Otherwise, someone else might snatch him away and leave you crying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Ivy heard Asher’s voice, her lips twitched slightly from amusement and embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t even notice him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Silas slowly turned toward his younger brother with an expressionless face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sound unemployed,\" Silas replied coldly. \"Even during the apocalypse, you remain just as useless as before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment those vicious words landed, Asher’s face instantly paled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at Silas with complete disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only made one sarcastic comment!\" Asher cried out dramatically. \"Was there really any need to attack me like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas calmly placed another plate onto the table before replying without mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you dislike sarcastic responses, then maybe you should stop throwing sarcastic comments first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asher immediately looked utterly heartbroken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his pitiful expression, Ivy could not help laughing softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Silas walked over and gently placed a warm cup of coffee in front of Ivy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drink carefully,\" Silas reminded softly. \"It’s still hot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy smiled slightly before taking the cup obediently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Asher quietly sat down at the table and looked at the breakfast spread with sparkling eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were fluffy pancakes drizzled with syrup, crispy spring rolls, warm toasted bread, fried eggs, and several side dishes neatly arranged across the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly... there were also Ivy’s favorite chocolate-filled snacks that Silas had specially prepared for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warmth in Ivy’s heart deepened immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Asher was about to happily grab a seat, Silas suddenly handed him the final empty plate calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only prepared food for two people,\" Silas stated casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asher froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second later, he exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Silas!\" Asher shouted dramatically like a betrayed child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of brother behaves like this? Can’t you be even slightly accommodating? I only teased you a little!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he immediately turned toward Ivy with watery eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister-in-law,\" Asher pleaded pitifully. \"Help me. My heart is already shattered because of betrayal. Please save me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing him sound so miserable, Ivy tilted her head curiously before looking toward Silas silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas instantly understood her expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a resigned sigh, he finally grabbed another plate and placed it in front of Asher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Asher saw that, he immediately grinned brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected, sister-in-law is the best!\" he declared proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy chuckled softly before finally asking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now tell me. What exactly happened to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she asked that question, Asher’s expression gradually darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly took a bite of pancake first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sweet warmth of the food seemed to comfort him slightly before he finally muttered quietly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My best friend betrayed me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment those words left his mouth, Ivy froze briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Matthew?’ she thought inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her previous life, the person who betrayed Asher had indeed been a man named Matthew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this timeline was becoming increasingly different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking carefully at Asher, Ivy asked quietly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asher sighed heavily before beginning his explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since we discovered that some zombies could actually be controlled and rehabilitated,\" Asher began slowly: \"I started assigning groups of soldiers outside the main base to capture and treat them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, his expression became increasingly bitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After the treatment process succeeded, those zombies were used to help establish smaller settlements outside the main base.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy listened quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, her original base was becoming larger and larger every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, Ivy herself had once suggested to the Blackthorn family that they should begin building independent residential zones and smaller city-like districts nearby to expand their territory safely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the smaller bases were successfully established, the next phase of the plan began naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People were slowly admitted into those settlements one group at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empty lands were cleared, damaged buildings were reconstructed, and factories gradually started operating again through manual labor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once hopeless atmosphere of the apocalypse slowly began changing little by little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humanity was recovering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the world still remained dangerous and unstable, traces of civilization had finally started returning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For many people, this became an opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An opportunity to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An opportunity to rebuild their future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for some ambitious individuals, it also became an opportunity to gain wealth and power again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asherer leaned back against his chair while rubbing his forehead tiredly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The idea was honestly very tempting,\" he admitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If these settlements continued developing, then eventually they could become independent cities. Whoever controlled them first would naturally rise to the top again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since Silas was backing me,\" Asher continued, \"I decided to invest heavily into it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, everything progressed smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They recruited batches of ordinary humans, awakened superhumans, engineers, construction workers, and specialists from different fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some experts even possessed abilities specifically useful for construction and earth manipulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the guidance of several trained superhumans, houses could now be built within only a few days instead of months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the settlement expanded rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>",1017,"2026-06-05T15:12:51.769Z",1,"novelbin.me","8579a1008a8836ca605f89f5caa63f40ac9e5490b19fe63f4f9ec399235d33ee","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-687","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-685",706,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-cover.jpg"]