After I Fully Prepared for the Apocalypse, the Ungrateful Cried with Regret novel Chapter 262

Chapter 262: Chapter 262: Sparring Partner

"I didn’t do it!

Ask them if you don’t believe me."

Althea Coleman argued loudly.

But though there were plenty of people in the courtyard, no one was willing to speak up for her.

"Where’s Elara Dolan? How are her injuries?"

Nina Jacobs already knew the answer just from listening.

"Captain, I’m fine."

Elara Dolan emerged from a corner, her voice barely a whisper.

Her arm was still wrapped in gauze, and bloodstains were already seeping through.

"Come with me. I’ll get you treated."

Nina said nothing more, simply pulling Elara over to the courtyard where Chase Gallagher and the others were staying.

Pascal Paige was already back from his shift. Seeing Elara’s injury, he immediately began to treat her.

"Next time, you can come find me directly at the base hospital,

I’ll heal you for free."

Pascal said as he worked.

"Okay, I understand."

Elara nodded, murmuring softly.

"What exactly happened today? Did you get sabotaged again?"

Nina finally asked.

’Again?’

Elara’s eyes widened.

’Does Nina know what happened before?’

"There’s no one else here. Just tell me the truth."

Nina knew that what Alaric Fletcher had said was almost certainly the truth.

But she still wanted to hear it from Elara herself.

"I... I was killing zombies and didn’t notice her suddenly run over. If Alaric hadn’t blocked the Mutated Zombie she led toward me, I might have... been bitten."

Elara said, the fear still lingering.

"And you’re not even angry about that?"

Holden Shaw, listening from the side, shook his head repeatedly.

There had been a large wave of zombies at the time, so none of them had noticed what was happening over with Elara.

"I’m sorry. I’m just too useless."

’Even though Alaric just spoke up for me...’

Elara lowered her head.

Before the apocalypse, she had always been heavy, yet her name, Elara Dolan, sounded so light and graceful.

Because of this, she had been mocked and even bullied by many people since she was a child.

This had fostered her timid and insecure personality. She and Althea Coleman had joined Wayne Abbott’s team at the same time. There weren’t many women on the team, and she had really wanted to become friends with Althea.

But she had clearly been wrong.

"You can go back for now."

Nina said, seeing that Elara’s wound had healed.

After Elara left, Chase Gallagher finally spoke up. "These past few days, Althea Coleman has been getting very close with the vice-captain of another team.

She’s even spent a few nights at that team’s residence."

He had never forgotten that Nina had asked him to keep an eye on Althea.

And it was a good thing he did. It turned out that back when Wayne Abbott and the others had nowhere to go, Althea had already attached herself to the vice-captain of another team.

"What’s that team called?"

Nina asked.

"Grython."

Chase replied.

"Now we have a perfect reason. Why not just kick her out?"

Holden Shaw said while wiping his blades.

Those two blades were a gift from Nina. Although they were used to slay filthy, rotting zombies, he kept them immaculately clean and well-maintained.

"I agree. This time it was just an injury. Next time, it might not be so simple."

Pascal Paige said.

Given Nina’s personality, Althea would surely be kicked out tonight.

However, to their surprise, Nina shook her head this time.

"Why?"

Pascal asked.

"Don’t forget the Superpower User Tournament."

Nina reminded them.

Althea’s name was already registered among the participants for the Superpower User Tournament.

The first match assigns opponents based on team size.

But this restriction on numbers only applies to the first match.

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