After I Fully Prepared for the Apocalypse, the Ungrateful Cried with Regret-Chapter 78: I Heard You Haven’t Awakened a Superpower
Dawn Donovan stared in disbelief at the shattered door panel.
And at the person walking in.
"Are you okay, Nina?"
The fury on Ian Chandler’s face vanished the moment he saw Nina Jacobs.
"I’m fine. What could happen to me?"
Nina Jacobs also saw Daniel Hale, Leo Hale, and Chelsea Walsh outside the door.
’It looks like after I was taken, the Hales went to find Ian.’
"I’m glad you’re okay. If anyone had hurt you, I wouldn’t have let them get away with it. You’re my lifesaver."
Ian Chandler deliberately stressed the word "lifesaver."
Dawn Donovan’s expression turned ugly.
She hadn’t expected a routine interrogation to attract such a motley crew.
Now, she had no idea how to clean up this mess.
"Ian, look..."
Before Dawn Donovan could finish, the door panel that Leo Hale had just propped up fell over again.
"Quite a party in here, huh?"
Myra Lawson walked in with a smile.
"...Lawson? You’re here too." 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
Dawn Donovan could no longer muster a smile.
She never imagined Myra Lawson would come to the interrogation room.
"Yes, I was looking for Ian. There are some things in the warehouse that need moving."
Myra Lawson glanced around at everyone in the room, seemingly unsurprised.
"Nina Jacobs and Chester Pearson are here too?
Perfect. You can all come along."
Myra Lawson said.
"But..."
"What, is there a problem?"
Myra Lawson’s expression shifted slightly.
"No problem at all. Please, after you, Lawson."
Dawn Donovan said quickly.
Watching Nina Jacobs, who had arrived alone but was now leaving with a whole entourage, Dawn Donovan frowned slightly.
’I was only two days too slow. I can’t believe Nina Jacobs is already untouchable.’
’I need to report this to my superiors immediately.’
...
Nina Jacobs had intended to thank Myra Lawson for getting her out of that bind.
But it turned out Myra Lawson really did have something to discuss with her.
"I’m sorry, but I don’t plan on joining."
Myra Lawson was genuinely surprised by Nina Jacobs’s response.
Although they had only met once, she had been very impressed by Nina Jacobs’s performance yesterday.
Especially after hearing the full story of why Nina Jacobs had killed Keaton Sloan.
She felt Nina Jacobs had done the absolute right thing.
She wanted Nina Jacobs to join the rescue team.
"Right now, it’s called the rescue team, but that might not be the case in the future. The old social order has collapsed. If you join me, no one will dare to casually cause trouble for you again."
Myra Lawson believed she had made herself perfectly clear.
If Nina Jacobs had a problem, she would have her back.
But Nina Jacobs refused her.
’Does she have other plans?’
Nina Jacobs shook her head.
"I’m optimistic about the rescue team’s future, but I’m not a good fit for it."
She knew very well that she wasn’t suited for any established group.
She had already been planning to leave the shelter for a few days.
Not for any other reason, but simply to increase her own strength.
"Not a good fit?
But as a girl, wouldn’t it be better to have protection?"
Myra Lawson had thought Nina Jacobs would gladly accept her invitation.
"The old me used to think so too."
Nina Jacobs said with a bitter smile.
She used to think having a team meant having support.
But that wasn’t how it worked.
In the apocalypse, the only person you can rely on is yourself.
"It seems I was too forward.
No wonder Ian told me not to pressure you.
That kid probably guessed as much."
Myra Lawson chuckled helplessly.
"But for someone like you, being here would indeed be limiting.
Maybe one day you’ll be stronger than anyone else here."
Myra Lawson’s opinion of Nina Jacobs grew even higher.
She saw a bit of her younger self in Nina Jacobs.
"I just want to rely on myself more, go out to find more supplies, and improve my survival skills.
Besides, my mom is still here, about to have my little sister."
Nina Jacobs said with a smile, confident that Myra Lawson would understand her meaning.
Daniel Hale and Vera Coleman were in City D, so this place was her home base too.
"Right. Ian mentioned that to me, too.
You can rest assured. We’ve recovered a lot of medical equipment these past few days, and there are plenty of obstetricians around. You certainly don’t need to worry about the quality of medical care.
I’ll have someone arrange everything."
Myra Lawson said.
The two of them continued their pleasant conversation.
As Nina Jacobs was leaving, Myra Lawson made a point of telling her not to worry about the Keaton Sloan affair anymore.
She would clear any obstacles for Nina Jacobs.
"Then I thank you."
Nina Jacobs said.
"I should be the one thanking you."
After Nina Jacobs left, Myra Lawson spoke to the empty office.
She didn’t know if the things in her dreams were real or not.
But judging from what happened to Ian, if it hadn’t been for Nina Jacobs, perhaps Ian really would have ended up like he did in the dream...
She didn’t dare to imagine the consequences of that.
It was just that, for the past two days, she’d felt a strange, inexplicable sense of relief...
「Outside the door.」
Nina Jacobs found Wayne Warner waiting for her.
Leo Hale was there too.
"Chelsea Walsh went to check on her brother once she saw you were okay.
Ian got dragged off to the warehouse to be a glorified mover."
Leo Hale explained.
Only the big guy, Wayne Warner, seemed to stick to Nina Jacobs like a shadow wherever she went.
Too bad he couldn’t speak.
"Yeah. I’m planning to go out on my own for a few days."
Nina Jacobs said.
"What, what, what? Where are you going?"
Leo Hale was startled.
’On her own?’
"I’m going back to the old house for a few days. Think of it as laying low for a bit."
Nina Jacobs casually came up with an excuse.
She planned to go out alone to raise her power level.
She needed to upgrade her system as soon as possible.
"Wait, you’re leaving right now?"
Leo Hale hadn’t expected Nina Jacobs to be so abrupt.
"Yes, right now. Help me tell Mom and the others.
I’ll be back in a few days."
Nina Jacobs said.
’If she knows I’m going to the old house, Vera probably won’t worry too much.’
But Wayne Warner, behind her...
"Are you going to stay here and wait for me to come back?"
Nina Jacobs asked tentatively.
Wayne Warner looked at her and shook his head.
"The journey will be very dangerous," Nina Jacobs continued.
But Wayne Warner didn’t react.
"Fine. Come along if you want to."
Nina Jacobs felt helpless.
’It might be good to have a helper, even one who doesn’t understand anything.’
"Nina Jacobs? How are you out?"
An unexpected voice spoke up. Nina Jacobs turned to look.
It was Wyatt Jacobs.
But Wyatt Jacobs also realized his reaction was a bit over the top.
This was the first time he and Nina Jacobs had seen each other since they parted ways back at the villa district.
"Did you see all that just now?"
Nina Jacobs asked, her expression darkening.
"I didn’t see anything. Where are you off to, Nina Jacobs?"
Wyatt Jacobs asked.
"Where I go is none of your business?
I know you’ve gone over to Liam Grant’s side. Do me a favor and stay away from me from now on.
And I’m not your sister."
Nina Jacobs replied, looking furious.
"Isn’t that because you all abandoned me?"
Wyatt Jacobs was still bothered by the fact that Nina Jacobs had left him behind outside the villa.
He felt like he’d ended up pleasing no one and getting stuck in the middle.
"You’re just like you’ve always been.
Always blaming others for everything. I don’t have a brother like you."
"Heh, no brother like me?
We both have the surname Jacobs, yet you treat that Hale boy so well.
Don’t come crying to me when you regret it later."
Although Wyatt Jacobs had only stayed with the Hale Family for a day,
he could tell Nina Jacobs genuinely cared for Leo Hale.
This made him inexplicably jealous.
’In his past life, Nina was just like that with him.’
"Why would I regret it?
Oh, that’s right. I heard you haven’t even awakened a Superpower yet?
Leo Hale, on the other hand, awakened a Gold Element Superpower."
Nina Jacobs had been about to leave, but she felt she couldn’t pass up a golden opportunity to infuriate him.
After all, not having a Superpower was Wyatt Jacobs’s biggest sore spot.
"Don’t you worry. When I awaken my Superpower,
I’ll definitely make you see me in a new light."
Wyatt Jacobs clenched his fists.
’Nina Jacobs really does look down on me.’
’He would make her regret the words she said today.’
