[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rise-of-the-overlord":3,"chapter-rise-of-the-overlord-rise-of-the-overlord-chapter-125":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Rise of the Overlord",{"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},1894770,2521,"Chapter 125: Discovered","rise-of-the-overlord-chapter-125",125,"\u003Cp>However, I saw that there were people inside—quite a few, it seemed—though they appeared to be locked up. There were vaguely one or two people guarding the entrance, but since it was quite late, they had already fallen asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, I felt that Liu Shuang and the others were most likely locked up here. From the looks of it, at least they were safe for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yinuo also saw the situation not far away. She turned her head and whispered to me, \"It seems this is likely one of the Li family's experimental bases. Let's stop here. If we go any further, I don't know if there are surveillance cameras or experts inside. If we get discovered, all our efforts will have been in vain. Let's retreat first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Zhang Yinuo's words, I nodded. I was actually planning to retreat as well; after all, if we were truly discovered, there would be no point in our scouting mission, as the other side would definitely change locations. If we weren't discovered, at least this place would likely still be here when we returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yinuo and I nervously crept back up, finally returning to the internet cafe. We secretly checked on the internet cafe manager and found that he was still asleep, which made me heave a sigh of relief. Zhang Yinuo took the keys, turned to me, and said, \"I'm going to return the keys. You hurry back to your seat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded. I snuck out and took a look at the people in the internet cafe, finding that they basically hadn't noticed Zhang Yinuo or me; they were either playing their own games or had long since fallen asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took out my phone and checked the time, discovering it was already past three in the morning. At this hour, most people were fast asleep, leaving only a small number of internet-addicted youths playing games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, just at that moment, I heard the sound of someone stretching coming from the manager's desk. I was startled and quickly looked over, only to find that the manager was actually waking up. Zhang Yinuo had just arrived at his side, which sent a chill down my spine. Just then, Zhang Yinuo flashed over and struck the back of the manager's neck, causing him to fall back asleep. She then secretly placed the keys back on him. Seeing this, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yinuo quickly returned to my side. Looking at the still-sleeping manager, I asked worriedly, \"That strike you just did, it won't cause any problems, right? He won't be unable to wake up tomorrow, will he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine. He'll wake up naturally tomorrow morning, or if someone calls him, he'll wake up too!\" Having received Zhang Yinuo's confirmation, I felt relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked around and said to Zhang Yinuo, \"Alright, let's hurry home. We have class tomorrow, and I imagine your family will be worried if you don't go back so late!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They won't be worried,\" Zhang Yinuo said indifferently. I wasn't in a position to comment on Zhang Yinuo's family; perhaps every family has its own difficult scriptures to recite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yinuo and I walked to the entrance of the internet cafe and were just about to go our separate ways when a voice suddenly rang out: \"Where are you two going? In such a hurry to leave, are you afraid of being discovered?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden voice made both Zhang Yinuo and me turn our heads. We discovered that the speaker was the fatty who had tried to eavesdrop on us at the men's restroom door earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this guy, my expression darkened. I stared at him and said bluntly, \"Who are you? What do you want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who I am isn't important. What's important is that I saw everything you two did just now. Tell me, how should we handle this?\" The fatty looked at Zhang Yinuo and me with a haughty air, though most of his gaze was fixed on Zhang Yinuo; his target was very obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't understand what you're talking about. If there's nothing else, we're leaving!\" After saying that, I pulled Zhang Yinuo and prepared to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go ahead and leave, as long as you aren't afraid of a report tomorrow about a man and a woman stealing the internet cafe manager's keys in the middle of the night to steal things!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words made both Zhang Yinuo and me stop in our tracks. Zhang Yinuo and I had thought our actions were seamless and that no one had noticed, but I hadn't expected someone to actually see us. I guessed this guy must have stumbled upon us by accident; he probably tried to listen to us at the restroom door, didn't hear anything, and then came to spy on us. The most embarrassing part was that Zhang Yinuo and I hadn't even noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at Zhang Yinuo and whispered, \"What do we do? It seems he discovered what we were doing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yinuo remained very calm: \"Let's see what he wants first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't spout nonsense. Who stole anything? We don't have anything on us, and nothing is missing from the internet cafe. What did we steal?\" I intended to deny it to the death, while also trying to determine how much this fatty actually knew. I figured he shouldn't know about what happened downstairs, as we had locked the door from the inside when we went down; he shouldn't have been able to get in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, whether you stole or not, you know best. If you want to leave, go ahead!\" The fatty in front of me was extremely arrogant, as if he had us cornered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at Zhang Yinuo helplessly, then asked the lecherous fatty in front of me, \"Then what do you want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing much. I think your girlfriend is quite nice, and you're a 'quick-shot' guy, so why don't I help your girlfriend out and satisfy her? Heh heh!\" The lecherous fatty looked at Zhang Yinuo with a lewd smile as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, I understood: this guy was just blinded by lust and wanted a woman. But by targeting Zhang Yinuo, he was simply courting death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yinuo looked at the lecherous fatty and said indifferently, \"You want to satisfy me, is that it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhang Yinuo actually take the initiative, the lecherous fatty nodded excitedly and said, \"Don't worry, beauty, I'll definitely be much more vigorous than your boyfriend. As long as you're with me, I guarantee you'll be singing all night long!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yinuo looked at the lecherous fatty coldly and said, \"Someone like you, and you want to 'sing all night long'? I think you have problems with your kidney function. You want to satisfy me? I'll let you be satisfied!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Zhang Yinuo grabbed the lecherous fatty's arm and exerted force. The fatty let out a miserable shriek, startling the people in the internet cafe into turning their heads. However, they all turned back immediately; they had no intention of meddling in such affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fatty screamed in pain, \"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, two or three people walked over from inside the internet cafe. Judging by the situation, they were likely the fatty's friends. Seeing the fatty getting beaten, they rushed over and shouted at us angrily, \"What are you doing? Are you looking for death?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1233,"2026-06-11T10:32:36.211Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8c93418bf773cd852c86d3288d7f456b5e54e84dcfd5f5e3c83e0d9c081f29f4","rise-of-the-overlord-chapter-126","rise-of-the-overlord-chapter-124",225,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frise-of-the-overlord-cover.jpg"]