[{"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-697":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},1241503,1668,"Chapter 696: Step Too Late","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-697",697,"\u003Cp>Unfortunately, his repeated interference caused massive problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The government gradually found it harder and harder to locate the superior beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Ivy and Silas, assisting her, were unable to track them successfully anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every lead seemed to vanish mysteriously before they could fully investigate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, while the hidden war continued in silence, another major change was taking place throughout the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Carter’s disrupted connections were finally being restored, communication systems slowly began functioning again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in a very long while, they successfully established contact with one of the neighboring countries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment communication was restored, the antidote distribution rapidly began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Planes carrying supplies crossed borders day and night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As signals returned and transportation stabilized, an enormous amount of gold and resources flowed into the country in exchange for the antidote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of it eventually ended up in Ivy’s possession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy calmly hoarded the gold for cultivation because of Ariana’s earlier warnings and explanations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She understood clearly that ordinary wealth no longer held much value in this new world. Strength was the true currency now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Ariana herself, she had unexpectedly fallen into a deep coma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy only glanced at her coldly once before completely ignoring her afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then there was Paris and Siya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although both of them behaved obediently on the surface, Ivy never truly lowered her guard around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she only pretended to relax while secretly monitoring every tiny movement they made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a year passed in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world slowly stabilized compared to before, though danger still lurked everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ember’s delivery date was finally approaching, and the entire family became visibly nervous. Even Jay, who normally remained calm, could barely hide his anxiety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He repeatedly questioned the doctors countless times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you absolutely certain Ember will be safe?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there really no danger during childbirth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if complications happen suddenly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doctors could only reassure him over and over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, when the delivery day finally arrived, everything went far smoother than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ember only experienced a brief but intense wave of pain before she was rushed into the emergency room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they could even fully process what was happening, the baby had already been born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because of the superpowers that had strengthened and protected her body, Ember managed to give birth far more easily than ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the doctors carried the baby out, everyone immediately crowded around curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Ivy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at the tiny wrinkled infant with wide eyes before softly muttering in disbelief, \"Wow... I never imagined my nephew would look like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ember had given birth to a healthy baby boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Ivy secretly felt a tiny bit disappointed that it was not a girl like her sister, she still loved the child dearly, almost instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, everyone adored him immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, they began enthusiastically suggesting names while the baby occasionally made tiny sounds in his sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, outside their peaceful family moment, the world continued changing rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, many countries had successfully received antidote supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since only a year had passed after the apocalypse began, several nations still retained functioning airplanes and transportation systems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, humanity managed to handle numerous crises much more effectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatest issue had never been only zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the collapse of human labor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As humans transformed into zombies, the available workforce drastically decreased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entire industries stopped functioning, farms became abandoned, and cities gradually fell apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mutated plants and animals also continued evolving, making survival even harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, however, as more humans were cured, the situation slowly improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scientists from various nations began researching mutated organisms more efficiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, a nation known as Country L successfully discovered a treatment capable of curing one specific type of mutated plant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the treatment did not work universally, it was still considered a massive breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Ivy’s own faction achieved several important results as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They successfully created multiple antidotes capable of suppressing mutated viruses and even treating certain mutated animals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Asher delivered another important piece of information to Ivy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had located numerous crystal caves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Ivy reviewed the reports, she immediately sensed something strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every single crystal cave was either near mysterious ruins or hidden within extremely isolated regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were buried deep beneath mountains, while others existed inside lifeless wastelands where almost nobody had ever traveled before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy narrowed her eyes while carefully reading the data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’These caves cannot be natural.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If such enormous crystal formations had existed before the apocalypse, someone would have discovered them long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only reasonable explanation was that they had appeared after the apocalypse began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that only raised an even more disturbing question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were zombies somehow connected to the nourishment and growth of these crystal caves?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although countless suspicions surfaced inside Ivy’s mind, she chose not to reveal them outwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she calmly praised Asher for his work and ordered him to continue gathering more information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The facility’s primary objective remained simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy wanted her side to become stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, despite the chaos spreading throughout the world, humans who had already awakened superpowers were not losing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was considered an extremely positive sign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the world itself was unconsciously preparing humanity for an even greater war waiting in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A war they still knew nothing about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, after months of searching, Silas finally managed to track several silhouettes suspected to be superior beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he confirmed the information, he immediately rushed to report it to Ivy after realizing that the superior beings had already fully infiltrated Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy slowly massaged her aching temples while staring at the endless reports spread across the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation was completely getting out of hand. So they had failed after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were not able to close the portal in time, and now the superior beings had officially entered Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse still, according to the reports gathered by Silas and the others, the number of superior beings that had crossed over was terrifyingly large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least seven.\u003C\u002Fp>",1011,"2026-06-05T15:12:51.769Z",1,"novelbin.me","8149b6322692c2400f044978389124473cee6777ee64f265e07cf720f7719631","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-698","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-696",706,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-cover.jpg"]