[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system":3,"chapter-apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-chapter-439":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Apocalypse: I Have A Multiplier System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1538848,2001,"Chapter 439: 439: Guards","apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-chapter-439",439,"\u003Cp>Chapter 439: Chapter 439: Guards\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean?” Mei asked cautiously. Her eyes widened as she pointed at Su Jiyai and asked in a trembling voice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are your wolf friends nearby?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kars became alert, too. And looked around warily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai chuckled and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry, I am not talking about the Darkfang wolves. I have sent them away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei and Kars both looked confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If not the wolves… then who are you talking about?” Kars asked, gripping his blade tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai raised an eyebrow and smiled. “I’m talking about… the people who’ve been watching us since we entered this cave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei’s face went pale. “W-What people?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You didn’t notice?” Su Jiyai said with a teasing tone. “I guess being evil really made you both careless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the sound of boots echoed from deeper inside the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than ten figures stepped out of the shadows, each of them holding weapons and wearing cloaks that blended with the rocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blaze gasped. “W-Who are they?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai crossed her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They are your employers. Do you think you are the only one who is smart? Have you ever wondered why the mission wasn’t accepted by more experienced mercenaries?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is more likely that they knew that the merchant who had requested the map wouldn’t let them off once they handed in the map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, they also knew that the merchant might dispatch some of his subordinates to keep an eye on your team so that no one tricks him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Juliet blinked in shock. “You mean… these guys were spying on us from the start?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai nodded, still calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yup. From the moment we stepped into the forest. They were hiding and watching everything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the cloaked people stepped forward. He was tall, with a sharp face and cold eyes. He didn’t look friendly at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re smarter than the rest,” he said to Su Jiyai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We were sent by the merchant to follow your group. His exact words were, ‘Make sure no one tries to cheat me.'”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kars’s face twisted in anger. “You were spying on us?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course. You thought you could steal the crystals, poison your team, and just walk away with billions? Tsk tsk… too greedy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei took a shaky step back. “No… that’s not possible. We—we planned everything!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai rolled her eyes. “Yeah, and you planned it so well, you forgot people smarter than you exist.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kars growled. “Shut up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the cloaked man held up a hand. “Enough. We’ve seen enough. Kars, Mei—you’re done. You’re under arrest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Arrest?!” Mei shrieked. “You can’t arrest us! We’re mercenaries!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s eyes turned cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re traitors. You betrayed your own team and tried to steal from your employer. That’s punishable by death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two more people from the cloaked group stepped forward and grabbed Kars and Mei by their arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let go of me!” Kars shouted, struggling. “I’m stronger than all of you! Let me go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they didn’t let go. One of them jabbed a needle into Kars’s neck, and he slumped forward, paralyzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sleepy time,” the cloaked man muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei screamed and tried to run, but she was tackled and held down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Juliet coughed again and looked up at Su Jiyai. “You… you knew all this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai nodded. “I had a feeling. I mean, come on. The mission smelled fishy from the start.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blaze finally managed to sit up with Su Jiyai’s help. “So… they’re not going to hurt us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai shook her head,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They will. After all, they want the map for free. So they will most probably want to deal with you two and me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Juliet’s eyes widened. “Wait, what?! You said they were here to arrest them! Not us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai gave her a small, sad smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, they were. But now that Kars and Mei are dealt with, we’re just… leftovers holding the map.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blaze’s face turned pale. “No way. Are you saying they’re going to kill us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall, cloaked man stepped forward again, this time with a sly smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We appreciate your help, boy,” he said to Su Jiyai, “but you’re too smart to leave alive. And the map? We’ll take it now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Juliet backed up quickly, dragging Blaze with her. “This is so unfair! We’re the good guys!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah,” one of the cloaked people snorted, “and good guys don’t live long.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai sighed and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can hand you over the map, but…in return, we want our portion of reward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cloaked man sneered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dream on. We could easily kill you three and…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai waved a red button and said with a smile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know what this is? A button. One that can command the explosion near the cave’s entrance and attract the attention of other beasts. Do you still think it is a good option to kill us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cloaked man froze. His sneer faded a little as he stared at the red button in Su Jiyai’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re bluffing,” he said, but his voice wasn’t as confident as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai tilted her head. “Wanna test it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her, Juliet whispered, “Please don’t press it. Please don’t press it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man looked around at his team. Some of them were starting to look nervous, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I press this,” Su Jiyai continued calmly, “the whole cave entrance will collapse, and a bunch of hungry monsters will come running. We’ll probably die, sure… but so will you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the cloaked guys muttered, “He might not be bluffing… this is the man who tamed Darkfang wolves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another one gulped. “Those things tore up an entire scouting team last month…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader cursed under his breath. “Fine. What do you want?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai smiled sweetly. “Half the reward. And you let us go after.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Half?!” he barked. “That’s insane!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Juliet cleared her throat. “Better than getting eaten by beast, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blaze nodded quickly. “Yeah! Also, uh, we didn’t do anything bad! We just wanna live!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader gritted his teeth. He clearly didn’t like this deal, but he wasn’t dumb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine. Half the reward,” he said finally. “But give us the map. Now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai narrowed her eyes. “We’ll give it after we leave this cave safely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?! No! We don’t trust you!” the man snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai held the button higher. “Then I guess we’re all gonna be monster food.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone tensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Juliet whispered, “I really wish he didn’t love bluffing this much…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blaze whispered back, “Is it even a bluff? I feel like he would blow us all up…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cloaked man cursed again. “Ugh! FINE! We’ll guide you out safely. But if you trick us—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t trick people unless they try to stab me first,” Su Jiyai replied, giving him a cold look. “Let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the three of them—Su Jiyai, Blaze, and Juliet—walked out of the cave with ten armed cloaked strangers around them. It felt like walking through a den of snakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they made it out alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the cave, the sun was setting, painting the sky orange and purple. It would’ve been pretty if the air wasn’t so tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast guarding the cave had long ago left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright,” the leader said. “We held up our end. The map?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai took out a scroll from her pouch and tossed it to him. “You better not follow us again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man caught it, checked it quickly, then gave a signal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His group started walking away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Juliet slumped to the ground in relief. “I can’t believe we lived.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blaze laughed weakly. “I can’t believe they bought it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Juliet blinked. “Wait… bought what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blaze looked at Su Jiyai. “That button wasn’t real, was it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai grinned and opened her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a red candy wrapped in shiny plastic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Juliet screamed, “WHAT?! You were gonna risk our lives on a piece of candy?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai popped it in her mouth. “Worked, didn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Juliet stared at her like she was crazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blaze just laughed and said, “Remind me to never bet against you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai stretched and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, let’s get out of here before someone else shows up. I’m hungry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them soon started to get down the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Halfway through, Su Jiyai saw the Night Viper’s territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With careful steps, Su Jiyai, Blaze, and Juliet were about to leave when they heard a girl’s cry for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Help me! Is anyone there? Please help me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blaze and Juliet’s expression turned pale, while Su Jiyai decided to ignore the person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night Vipers were too dangerous, and there were a lot of them in the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saving the girl would be foolishness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention what a girl would be doing in Night Viper’s area during the evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it was some monster or beast mimicking a girl’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s ignore and leave the area.” Blaze proposed, his eyes shining with coldness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a betrayal he had become a lot more sober.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai was about to nod when the system suddenly interrupted,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Host, that girl is your target!]\u003C\u002Fp>",1515,"2026-06-06T06:36:35.984Z",1,"novelbin.me","654ce0aef720020333b6f6a5e563f81f1ab1ebf5463af6a8b819ca7682b93a9e","apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-chapter-440","apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-chapter-438",661,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-cover.jpg"]