After I Fully Prepared for the Apocalypse, the Ungrateful Cried with Regret-Chapter 108: Dispelling All Concerns
BOOM!
The Fire Roaring Blade, wreathed in a massive ball of fire, smashed down on the zombie python’s head as it reared up.
Boosted by both Five Senses Enhancement and the Heart of Strange Fire, Nina Jacobs’s attack hit its mark!
ROAR!!
After several rounds of attacks, the zombie python only grew fiercer with each injury.
One of its grayish-white eyes was already scorched black. It opened its massive maw, wide enough to swallow two people, and tried to devour Nina Jacobs whole.
"Shirley Lucas, what are you waiting for?!"
Nina Jacobs shouted.
"Coming, Nina!
You damned snake, go to hell!"
Shirley Lucas pulled a pack of explosives, glowing with intense firelight, from her spatial storage and hurled it into the serpent’s open mouth.
At the same time, Nina Jacobs also conjured a powerful Fireball.
Once that was done, she grabbed the still-dazed Shirley Lucas and sprinted backward!
BOOM!
A muffled, thunder-like explosion erupted from within the zombie python’s body.
It was followed by a horrific stench as putrid, blasted chunks of flesh and scales flew into the air, then rained back down.
Everyone held their breath, staring nervously in the direction where the zombie python had vanished.
Daniel Hale and Gabriel Leighton exchanged a look.
Joy erupted in both their eyes simultaneously.
"It’s dead!
The zombie python is dead!"
Daniel Hale shouted.
Spiritual Element Superpower Users could be the first to sense danger.
They could also be the first to know when the zombie python had died.
Hearing both Spiritual Element Superpower Users say this, Myra Lawson felt a wave of relief, as if she had narrowly escaped death.
[Detected that host’s action will save 1167 humans in 0 days. Triggering "Selfless Savior" title. Reward: 1167 bottles of Healing Potion.]
"Everyone, don’t let your guard down!
There are still tons of zombies for us to clear out.
We must defend the shelter today.
Defend our last hope!"
The system’s voice and Myra Lawson’s voice rang out at the same time.
Nina Jacobs thought she had misheard.
’Just by killing one zombie python, I saved that many people?’
"Yes, ma’am!"
Morale was instantly boosted.
Chester Pearson looked smugly at Myron Sinclair, who had also responded to the call.
"What do you think? I told you that you jumped to conclusions, didn’t I?"
A flash of embarrassment crossed Myron Sinclair’s face, but he forced himself to say:
"What do you know? I was just happy for Shirley Lucas."
Meanwhile, Shirley Lucas took the opportunity to link her arm with Nina Jacobs’s.
"How about we team up? We’d be unstoppable."
"Sorry, I already have a partner."
Nina Jacobs pulled her arm away and pointed at Wayne Warner behind her.
"You’re really playing favorites, huh."
Shirley Lucas said with a hint of disappointment.
But she also knew this wasn’t the time to pester Nina Jacobs.
The shelter was still surrounded by zombies.
They had to clear them out as soon as possible.
"It’s all thanks to your method, sis."
Ian Chandler walked over, his eyes sparkling with a smile.
Justin Lawson was right behind him.
Justin Lawson’s usual stern expression was replaced with a warm smile as he nodded at Nina Jacobs.
"You’re even fiercer than my own girl. You’ve got great potential."
Justin Lawson said, gesturing toward Myra Lawson, who was giving orders in the distance.
"It was just luck. You flatter me, Mr. Lawson."
Nina Jacobs noticed that Simon Abbott was no longer there.
"Luck is built on a foundation of strength.
But don’t feel any pressure.
It’s a good thing for you young people to have your own ideas. In the future, no matter what happens, you can always come to me, or to my girl."
Although Myra Lawson was already a mother, in Justin Lawson’s eyes, she was still his little girl.
If he had harbored any doubts about Nina Jacobs before...
...then today’s events had completely erased them.
After all, you couldn’t find another person in this entire shelter who would dare to charge that zombie python alone.
"Thank you, Mr. Lawson. I will."
The reason she had gone to kill the zombie python was that she was worried something uncontrollable would happen to the shelter in this life.
After all, in her past life, she had never heard of a zombie python attacking the shelter.
And Vera Coleman and the others were still inside.
Nina Jacobs left the shelter’s rooftop with Wayne Warner.
The zombie python was dead.
Now, the survivors downstairs were no longer as terrified as they had been just moments before.
The various disturbances had also subsided.
As Nina Jacobs and Wayne Warner walked along the third-floor corridor, most of the survivors were gathered by the windows, watching the situation below.
Some were praying silently with their eyes closed, while others huddled together, whispering...
"Those poor soldiers... they died in an instant..."
"Dying in an instant is the lucky way to go.
The ones who can’t be healed and are just left to suffer are the truly miserable ones."
"Yeah... I heard medical supplies are running out. You used to be able to get some medicine from the infirmary, but now there’s nothing left."
"They were trying to recruit Superpower Users for the rescue team before.
I bet no one will dare to go now."
"No kidding. Every day, you hear people clamoring about going out to find supplies on their own. Let’s see if they make it back today."
"Sigh, it’s best to just stay put in here and not go anywhere."
It’s just too terrifying out there..."
Nina Jacobs’s Five Senses Enhancement was still active, so she could hear all the "commentary" from the survivors along the way.
She had heard that a group of Superpower Users had recently organized themselves to go outside, though most of them followed the rescue teams.
But she never expected that these brave souls who dared to venture out would be seen as the stupidest of the bunch...
’How ironic.’
But it wouldn’t be long before the new base was built. Then, these people would discover that their current choice to "stay put" was the stupidest one of all.
Nina Jacobs went down to the second floor.
It was peaceful here.
The makeshift stalls were set up just like always.
Some were selling old phones and tablets, water bottles, jewelry, and even toy figurines.
Most stalls were ignored, with only a few selling farming and hardware tools drawing a small crowd.
Nina Jacobs casually asked a few vendors and found that most of them only accepted food as currency.
A few were also willing to accept Crystal Cores.
"Can you go back and wait for me?"
Nina Jacobs asked Wayne Warner, who was behind her.
"Okay."
Wayne Warner stared at her for a few seconds before replying.
"Go on. My mom will probably make you something to eat when she sees this."
Nina Jacobs took a pen and paper from her pocket, wrote a note, and handed it to Wayne Warner.
It was lunchtime now, so it was time for Wayne Warner to go back and eat.
Wayne Warner took the note and left, while Nina Jacobs waited for a moment before circling the second floor to find a public restroom.
After making sure the restroom stall was safe, Nina Jacobs activated the "Facial Adjustment" Skill.
To be safe, she also took out a sun-protection hoodie that reached her calves from her storage space and put it on.
Many people wore these kinds of hoodies both before and after the apocalypse. Plus, with the inconvenience of washing up in the shelter, many women even slept in them.
So, when Nina Jacobs walked out wearing it with a backpack, no one paid her any mind.
After all, everyone’s attention was still focused on the zombie crisis outside.
Nina Jacobs found an empty spot in a corner, took a foldable picnic blanket from her backpack, and spread it on the ground.
Then, she slowly began to arrange items on the blanket.
This wasn’t normally a high-traffic area, and few people would choose to set up a stall in a spot walled in on three sides.
However, the items Nina Jacobs laid out were so enticing that within minutes, she had drawn over everyone nearby.
"How much for these compressed biscuits?
I’ll take them all!"
A man in front of the stall asked, his eyes gleaming.
