[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-the-king-of-technology":3,"chapter-i-m-the-king-of-technology-i-m-the-king-of-technology-chapter-1168":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I'm the King Of Technology",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},973922,1270,"Chapter 1168 - Why Fear?","i-m-the-king-of-technology-chapter-1168",1168,"\u003Cp>With their plan in motion, several teams scattered in different directions like crazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some would be above land, while others would be underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was dead dark, with no moonlight ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rainy clouds had taken over the entire scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So coupled with their all-black attire, it was tough to spot him or anyone else for that matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this didn’t relax their vigilance at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They kept hiding and scouting the area while advancing as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From there, they broke apart, with many teams just heading towards different regions around the vicinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Death, Killian and 2 other leaders hastily led their team underground smoothly, meeting no enemy at sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And within a desolate room in another building within the city’s mid-Zone region, those undergoing finally popped their heads out, scanned the room and stepped out when they realized that the coast was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room had countless spider webs all around, with dusty furniture lying around carelessly too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like no one had been here in a very long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, with no time to waste, everyone came out and ran through the corridors while still checking around from time to time too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this life, nothing ever went as smoothly as planned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stand where you are!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~Bubuum!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s heart trembled loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~Creek. Creek. Creek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floor began squeaking faintly as everyone heard several footsteps calmly approaching them in an unhurried manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, Killian and Death’s faces turned grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just listening to the footsteps, one could see how confident the enemy was in meeting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that outside the building, they were already surrounded by countless enemies?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, how did they also know of this tunnel location?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the former city lords here were clueless about the real underground works of this city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So how did these people know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who exactly was the enemy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s mind spiralled with countless thoughts as they felt like they had just fallen into a trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as the footsteps, few louder, Death squinted his eyes coldly while taking his daggers out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was indeed getting too smooth of late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he had somewhat expected something of this nature to happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that unbeknownst to him, the enemy had indeed been waiting for him to arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, even though they noticed him last time and missed him due to his timely fleeing, the enemy still had a hunch that he would be back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they focused their attention more on the front of the city and all over regions that could be infiltrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Funny enough, they had neglected this tunnel path and only placed a measly 700 to guard it while other regions had thousands of people guarding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marcus gazed at Death, Killian and the rest with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which point of entry did they use?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossible to scale the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the only conclusion was that they might’ve long infiltrated the city and had been hiding since then while waiting for their chance to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes. This was the only logical explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marcus looked at them and clapped mockingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well done. You all managed to get this far, which has truly exceeded my expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To think that you’ve been living within the peasant low-life regions of the city all this time that I’ve been searching for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They came through the walls, okay?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, Death also noticed the accent and tested up greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morgs?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then this was bad!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just him who noticed the accent; some of his men and the Baymardians as well noticed the accent too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Baron Cain had enlisted the help of Morgs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the question now was why they wanted to help him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could he offer that they would possibly want desperately?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This didn’t make any sense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was there and then that something clicked in Killian’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re from the T.O.E.P, aren’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marcus gazed at Killian, with a hint of shock flickered across his eyes for just a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew of the Order?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who betrayed the Order and leaked out its information?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be Alec before his death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or could it be Left Minister Dwell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marcus shook his head in denial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No... Left Minister Dwell was too smart for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, could it be one of Baron Cain’s men?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Marcus thought about it, the more firm his earlier decision to torture these people for info.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the air around Marcus grew tense and cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. Good. Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Congratulations! You all have piqued my interest. And believe me, it’s rare for that to happen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone felt their fellows tighten up while listening to Marcus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he was really from the T.O.E.P?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then didn’t this mean that he was helping Baron Cain because Baron Cain was a member?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death glanced at Killian for a bit, and the 2 seemed to be communicating with their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how much communication they did, Marcus wasn’t bothered at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did manage to get so far and slip through his defence, which had never happened in Pyno as a whole before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, so what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much they hid, in the end, they still ended up getting caught and surrounded by his men outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he didn’t believe that these Pyno bastards would be able to do better than them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marcus smiled at them lazily: \"I suggest you all give up now, or you’ll suffer far worse fates for wasting my time. So... If you’re smart, you’ll drop your weapons and step out cleanly now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killian and the rest still acted as if they hadn’t heard him, gripping their swords harder than before instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killian looked at Marcus silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and the Baymardians here were in charge of dealing with these people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why should he run even though they might’ve outnumbered them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~Catchak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killian’s guns moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kill!\u003C\u002Fp>",997,"2026-06-03T07:55:45.285Z","2026-06-03T07:55:51.188Z",1,"novelbin.me","9baf91487f907d5a01e228b6de525f52d02008821e9c888cf8781acc29eb1f80","i-m-the-king-of-technology-chapter-1169","i-m-the-king-of-technology-chapter-1167",1977,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-the-king-of-technology-cover.jpg"]