After I Fully Prepared for the Apocalypse, the Ungrateful Cried with Regret novel Chapter 41

Chapter 41: Chapter 41: Reluctance

The zombies in this early stage hadn’t yet evolved Superpowers. As long as they stayed quiet and kept the doors and windows shut, the ones outside would eventually disperse.

Still shaken, Leo Hale and the others looked around the room.

"Nina Jacobs, you still have electricity?"

Chelsea Walsh didn’t dare to speak loudly, only whispering her question.

"Yeah, I had solar panels and storage batteries installed a while back."

Nina Jacobs had actually hired someone to install a simple solar power system just two days before the acid rain.

It shouldn’t be a problem for short-term lighting and powering small appliances.

Not only that, but Nina Jacobs’s refrigerator was also stocked with plenty of eggs and root vegetables, and the freezer below was packed full of meat.

"Your place... is pretty nice."

Leo Hale had to admit he had been too loud earlier.

Nina Jacobs’s place wanted for nothing; it had practically everything. These supplies could last them for a month without any problem.

Besides, they had also unexpectedly acquired a ton of supplies on the road today.

"I’m going to get some rest. Make yourselves at home."

Nina Jacobs returned to her room and opened the system.

She had gained some Experience Points today, a few of which came from Leo Hale and Ian Chandler.

’Just like in my past life, the system can only absorb half the Experience Points shared by teammates.’

’In other words, if Leo Hale killed two zombies, I would absorb one Experience Point.’

Nina Jacobs opened the teammate page and saw that Leo Hale’s Friendship level had risen to 40, while Ian Chandler’s had reached 85.

She then opened the Skill panel and carefully read the description for ’Heart of Strange Fire’.

’The Heart of Strange Fire can be used continuously for one hour at a time. If supplied with a Fire Element Crystal Core, its duration can be extended.’

’Without a Fire Element Crystal Core, the cooldown is three hours.’

’I held back a lot when I used my Fire Element Superpower earlier. I can’t believe the effect was so good when combined with the Heart of Strange Fire.’

’It’s time to do a quest.’

Nina Jacobs discovered that after she returned to the old house, the system’s "Free Shopping Spree" quest location had also refreshed to her current vicinity.

[Apocalypse Survival Quest Activated: Free Shopping Spree Quest 12

Quest Details: In three days, the Rondale Food Factory will be destroyed by a fire. To prevent the waste of supplies, please collect 90% of the factory’s supplies.

Quest Reward: 1 System Storage Slot, +30 Experience Points.

Quest Difficulty: ★★★]

In addition to the Free Shopping Spree quest, there was also a daily quest to kill zombies that appeared after the outbreak.

[Daily Quest: Kill regular zombies (9/30).

Quest Reward: +30 Experience Points.]

The nine zombies she’d just killed were automatically counted toward the quest, and Nina Jacobs felt it wasn’t nearly enough.

’In my past life, I almost always fought zombies in close combat.’

’I thought that as long as my teammates had Superpowers, leeching their experience would be just as good.’

’But reality taught me a harsh lesson.’

’I never expected that killing zombies with a Superpower would be so effective.’

Nina Jacobs activated ’Five Senses Enhancement’ and carefully surveyed the situation around the old house.

Nearly all the remaining residents in the vicinity had turned into zombies.

It was as if they were in the middle of a zombie nest.

’We have to clear out the surrounding area,’ Nina Jacobs thought.

Good thing those zombies were all trapped in their homes. But if they waited a few more days for them to evolve Superpowers, they would be in real danger.

Nina Jacobs noticed that Vera Coleman had looked preoccupied ever since they’d arrived.

She’d barely eaten a few bites of the delicious dinner Chelsea Walsh had made.

And it wasn’t just Vera Coleman; Daniel Hale had grown quiet too.

"It’s nothing. I’m fine."

That was Vera Coleman’s deflective reply when Nina Jacobs asked her directly.

Nina Jacobs didn’t press the issue.

「The next day.」

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