After I Fully Prepared for the Apocalypse, the Ungrateful Cried with Regret novel Chapter 54

Chapter 54: Chapter 54: Oneself Is the True Way

"So tense?"

Chester Pearson chuckled and continued directing everyone to clear the obstacles from the road.

Nina Jacobs saw Ian Chandler get out of the car as well to help clear the way.

Something seemed to flash past in the car’s rearview mirror.

"You guys stay in the car."

With that, Nina Jacobs got out and headed straight for Ian Chandler.

’I’m not sure if my eyes were playing tricks on me,’ she thought. ’After all, it was just a shadow in the rearview mirror.’

’It’d be fine if it was just my imagination, but if not, this could be trouble.’

"Nina, we’re almost done."

Ian Chandler walked to the side of the road and, with a RUMBLE, dumped a pile of rocks out of his space.

He had noticed that the other Space Superpower Users had to physically touch objects to store them. He’d tried to demonstrate his own method, but it seemed he was the only one who could do it without contact.

"Okay. As fast as you can."

Nina Jacobs scanned their surroundings. Chester Pearson had actually done a good job; a circle of his team members was on high alert, able to eliminate any zombies that might rush out from any direction.

"Where did you get that blade?"

Chester Pearson, who had lit a cigarette at some point, walked over when he saw the long blade in Nina Jacobs’s hand.

The blade had a long hilt, but it looked surprisingly suitable in her grasp.

It gave her a dashing, heroic air, reminiscent of classical Chinese aesthetics.

"Found it."

’I really wanted to say it was my reward for killing Keaton Sloan.’

"Can I take a look?"

"No."

Nina Jacobs took two steps back. The Fire Roaring Blade was a system reward; she couldn’t just let anyone examine it.

"Sorry."

Chester Pearson thought Nina Jacobs was put off by the cigarette in his hand.

He tossed away the cigarette butt and ground it out with the toe of his boot.

He didn’t actually smoke very often.

But cigarettes could mask the smell of decay.

"Can I see it now?"

Chester Pearson looked up, only to see Nina Jacobs staring intently in a specific direction.

Immediately after, a scream echoed from not far away.

It was one of the guards he had posted!

A guard was clutching his mangled throat as he slowly fell backward.

The people around him had no idea what had happened.

"What was that?"

Chester Pearson immediately drew his sidearm. He thought he could see a dark shadow, but he wasn’t entirely sure.

Soon, a second scream rang out.

Everyone finally got a clear look. It was a tall, skinny zombie, and it was currently chewing on a chunk of flesh it had just bitten off a guard’s shoulder.

BANG!

Gunshots erupted from all around, but the zombie was too fast. It dodged the attacks and vanished in an instant.

"Where did it go?"

Russell Abbott’s eyes widened as he looked around in bewildered shock.

"A mutated zombie?

Damn it, why is it so fast?"

Chester Pearson kept shifting his aim, but he couldn’t get a lock on the target at all.

Just then, Nina Jacobs, who had been standing beside him, sprinted off in one direction.

It was toward Ian Chandler!

SCHLICK!

Nina Jacobs raised her long blade high overhead. As it came down, a zombie roared, blocking the blade with its sharp claws.

"It’s that mutated zombie from before!" someone shouted.

"Nina!"

Ian Chandler just then realized Nina Jacobs had blocked the attack for him.

"Get back," Nina Jacobs said.

The Fire Roaring Blade was already starting to slice through the zombie’s palm, but the creature felt no pain and was incredibly strong.

BANG!

Chester Pearson reacted quickly, but the mutated zombie was faster. Fortunately, his shot made it stumble back a few steps.

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