After I Fully Prepared for the Apocalypse, the Ungrateful Cried with Regret-Chapter 15: Salvaging the Supplies

Ben Stone had been caught in the acid rain. Although his wounds had been bandaged, they were now a bloody, mangled mess after what just happened.

"We just need to film some videos every day,"

"To prove we’re giving them food and water."

Nina Jacobs suggested.

At first, Vera Coleman worried that her daughter would be traumatized. After all, even she was terrified by Ben Stone’s ferocious appearance.

But they soon discovered that Nina Jacobs wasn’t so much filming videos as she was observing and documenting Ben Stone.

"He’s demanding water every ten minutes on average,"

"But Jenna Sullivan isn’t."

Nina Jacobs pointed at Ben Stone, who was again clamoring for a drink.

Ben Stone and his mother were locked in the basement of Daniel Hale’s house.

The two were confined to the same room, and Ben Stone was far more agitated.

"He’s just looking for a chance to escape."

"Who needs to drink water every ten minutes?"

Leo Hale said with absolute certainty.

Jenna Sullivan was awake now. Even Leo Hale had to admire how she acted as if nothing had happened, doing nothing but crying and apologizing nonstop.

"You’re right. A normal person would be fine even if they didn’t drink water for half a day."

After saying this, Nina Jacobs stopped recording on her phone.

People who had been exposed to the acid rain developed an intense thirst.

Their craving for water would only grow stronger. If they didn’t get any, they would become increasingly agitated and soon develop a high fever.

After the fever, they would die and eventually turn into zombies.

For most people contaminated by the acid rain, this transformation took five to seven days.

But as far as Nina Jacobs was concerned, Ben Stone might not need that long.

She was going to make him complete his transformation into a zombie ahead of schedule.

Denying Ben Stone water was the first step.

「Meanwhile, in a villa in Prosperity Gardens.」

Liam Grant opened his eyes and shook his head at Renee Strong and the others before him.

He hadn’t awakened a Superpower.

No matter how hard he tried to sense a superpower, it was useless.

Renee Strong sat down, disappointed.

’Just why? Where did things go wrong?’

’In our past life, Liam Grant was supposed to have awakened his Thunder Element Superpower today.’

"What are you laughing at?"

Renee Strong asked, baffled by Ivan Lawson, who was laughing out loud off to the side.

Ivan Lawson had only arrived early this morning.

He had looked incredibly happy ever since he walked in the door.

"Finished dealing with your family matters?"

Simon Abbott didn’t have a family, but he didn’t envy anyone.

’Ivan Lawson went to deal with his family, which most likely meant he went to kill someone.’

In their past life, they all knew that Ivan Lawson’s own family had kicked him out of their car, and it was Nina Jacobs who had saved him.

"Yeah. I finally got some sweet satisfaction."

Last night, he had personally pushed his own niece into the acid rain.

Watching his older brother’s family—the same people who kicked him out in his past life—howl in helpless rage filled him with an indescribable thrill.

’Soon enough, my niece will turn into a Little Zombie. That’s going to be so much fun.’

"Wouldn’t it be better to just kill them?"

Liam Grant disapproved of Ivan Lawson’s actions. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

In his view, this would only lead to endless trouble later.

"You didn’t kill Nina Jacobs, either, did you?"

Ivan Lawson’s single sentence silenced everyone in the room.

"Then again, that’s not right. You’ve already killed her once."

"Ivan Lawson!"

Renee Strong quickly cut him off when she saw the ugly expression on Liam Grant’s face.

But it seemed Ivan Lawson wasn’t about to let it go:

"I’ve been meaning to say,

is it possible that you awakening the Thunder Element Superpower in your past life was just a coincidence?"

"What do you mean?"

"Look, you need the right time, the right place, and the right people. How many of those conditions did you meet?

In your past life, it was a coincidence that you stepped in for Nina Jacobs, and getting a fever was also a coincidence.

This time around? The timing is right, but the people and events are all damn well wrong.

So is it really that surprising that you didn’t awaken your power?"

Nina Jacobs happened to overhear Ivan Lawson’s analysis perfectly.

Nina Jacobs felt like giving Ivan Lawson a thumbs-up.

She had activated "Five Senses Enhancement" early in the morning precisely to watch the reactions of Liam Grant and his group.

She was worried they might notice something.

Judging by their subsequent conversation, no one suspected her.

Nina Jacobs deactivated "Five Senses Enhancement" and then opened her system panel.

The system had already issued a new mission early that morning:

[Apocalyptic Survival Mission Activated: Zero-Dollar Shopping Mission 1

Mission Details: In 2 days, the Wellmart Convenience Store will be contaminated. To avoid wasting supplies, please clear out all goods inside the Wellmart Convenience Store.

Mission Rewards: 1 System Storage Slot, +30 Experience Points.

Mission Difficulty: ★]

Nina Jacobs had already accepted the mission on the panel. The Wellmart Supermarket was near the Prosperity Gardens Villa Area.

In her past life, the "zero-dollar shopping" missions had also started around this time.

But because her location had changed, the mission location had also shifted to somewhere nearby.

She went downstairs.

Nina Jacobs said a quick goodbye, put on her raincoat, and prepared to go out.

Vera Coleman never expected her daughter to go out voluntarily at a time like this.

She wanted to stop her but was held back by Daniel Hale.

"Nina, when will you be back?"

Daniel Hale could tell that Nina Jacobs was very independent. Trying to stop her would be futile and might even backfire, which was why he asked so cautiously.

"Before dinner."

Nina Jacobs wasn’t used to being controlled, not even by her own family.

She just hadn’t expected Daniel Hale to be so tactful.

’This is good, too. It saves me the trouble of having to explain myself further.’

Nina Jacobs still chose to drive.

Even though the world outside was dark and stormy.

As far as the eye could see, the once lush green lawns had turned into patches of black, rotting ground.

Wooden fences had been corroded by the acid rain and collapsed, letting black, muddy water flow out freely.

Even the white female angel statue in the center of the community had been corroded until it was mottled and crumbling, with only its head left, fallen in the filthy water...

In the pouring rain, several bodies lay by the roadside. Although they were corroded beyond recognition, the metal emblems on their hats still identified them as security guards from the villa area.

Unfazed, Nina Jacobs drove right past them.

However, what surprised Nina Jacobs was that the road, which had been jam-packed with cars the night before last, was now mostly cleared.

’Did the official response get faster in this life?’

"But this is a good thing."

Thanks to the clear roads, Nina Jacobs quickly reached the vicinity of the Wellmart Convenience Store.

She didn’t drive right up to the entrance. Instead, she parked at an intersection and walked the rest of the way.

The Wellmart Convenience Store wasn’t a large supermarket by any means, but it looked well-stocked.

The entrance wasn’t locked. She could push open the glass door and go right in.

There was no one inside the convenience store. The cash register by the door was open, and all the cash had been taken.

’I don’t know if the owner took it when they left or if someone else grabbed it later.’

’They took the most useless thing of all.’

Nina Jacobs shook her head. She walked skillfully over to the electrical box and cut the power.

No longer worried about surveillance cameras, Nina Jacobs quickly began to gather the various foods and daily necessities from the shelves.

She felt no guilt about this "zero-dollar shopping" spree.

Just as the system had prompted, these supplies would be contaminated in two days.

Everything she was doing was to salvage the last of the usable supplies.

’This place is going to be flooded soon.’

Nina Jacobs noticed that water was already starting to pool on the floor.