[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rise-of-the-overlord":3,"chapter-rise-of-the-overlord-rise-of-the-overlord-chapter-3":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},1894648,2521,"Chapter 3: Beauty Saves the Hero","rise-of-the-overlord-chapter-3",3,"\u003Cp>Infinite anger surged in my heart. I suddenly grabbed a stool from the side and rushed madly at Wang Li. He didn't even have time to react. In an instant, I raised the stool and smashed it hard against his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrogant Wang Li was instantly knocked down by my blow. This was one of the few times I had ever fought back. The stool was still trembling in my hands. Wang Li screamed in pain on the ground, but even so, it couldn't suppress the anger in my heart. I wanted to keep hitting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But by then, two or three of Wang Li's men had reacted and rushed over to block me. I was easily subdued. Wang Li, on the ground, regained his senses, turned his head to look at me, and roared, \"Damn it, beat him to death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fists and kicks from several people rained down on me. After being hit, I calmed down, but this time I didn't beg for mercy. It wasn't that I didn't want to, but I knew Wang Li. He was such a vengeful person; since I had done something so extreme, begging would definitely be useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was beaten until I was dazed, and there wasn't a single part of my body that didn't hurt. Even so, Wang Li didn't intend to let me go. He grabbed me, lifting me up like a chick, while two men held me so I wouldn't collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl over there was also scared silly. I didn't expect her to save me; after all, she couldn't do anything. My saving her earlier was just a heat-of-the-moment decision. I only prayed she would take this opportunity to run away so my actions wouldn't be in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Li touched my chin, stared at me—now like a dead silkworm—and suddenly slapped me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're pretty capable, aren't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Slap.* Another slap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like playing the hero, do you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, moron, I feel dirty even hitting you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that, Wang Li punched me hard in the stomach again. I felt a surge in my gut, as if something was about to come out. I wanted to hold it in but couldn't. Suddenly, a mouthful of blood sprayed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Li wiped the blood that had splattered onto him and gave the two men beside him a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They began beating me again. My mind was drifting, and I vaguely saw the girl on the sofa rushing over, grabbing Wang Li's arm, and begging him: \"Please, don't hit him anymore, he's going to be beaten to death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn you, get lost!\" Wang Li ignored her pleas, pushed her aside, and joined the group beating me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop!\" Suddenly, a very pleasant voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remembered that voice; it was Sister Ling, the KTV owner, Yu Manling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't even lift my head anymore, and my vision was blurring. If I hadn't liked exercising in the past, I would have probably been unconscious by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, isn't this Sister Ling? What wind blew you here?\" Sister Ling apparently had connections, and they were said to be quite significant. So, even the arrogant Wang Li respectfully called her Sister Ling. After all, even Zhang Longtao had to give her face, let alone Wang Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Manling looked at my battered state, the girl on the sofa, and then at Wang Li and his men. She said, \"Ah Li, what are you doing? We're all family, why get so angry? Look, you've beaten him like this. Just let it go, give me some face, and let them go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Ling, you don't know, this moron actually rebelled and hit me! If I don't teach him a lesson, how will people on the street look at me in the future?\" Wang Li clearly didn't intend to let me go. My actions this time had truly enraged him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah Li, I've already said this much, don't go too far. You and I both know the reason for this. This girl is one of my people. I've given instructions before: if they agree, I have nothing to say, but if they don't, you can't force them. You're in the wrong this time. Even if this goes to Brother Tao, I have my side of the story!\" Yu Manling was clearly determined to protect us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Yu Manling, Wang Li gritted his teeth, looked at me, then at the girl on the ground whose tear tracks hadn't dried yet, and snorted: \"You're lucky this time, running into Sister Ling. You won't be so lucky next time, humph!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Wang Li left with his two men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Wang Li said wasn't entirely accurate. It was only years later that I realized Sister Ling appearing in my life wasn't just luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the two men released me, I collapsed to the ground. I was in so much pain that I didn't even have the strength to support myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl on the ground hurried over to help me up and thanked Yu Manling: \"Thank you, Sister Ling, thank you, Sister Ling!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Ling looked at the girl and sighed: \"Alright, hurry up and take him to the clinic to get checked out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the future, if you don't have the ability, don't try to play the hero. It just makes you look pathetic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew this was directed at me. I wanted to thank Sister Ling, but just as I was about to speak, I lost consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I woke up, I found myself in a small clinic. Sitting next to me was that girl. Seeing me wake up, she quickly said: \"Are you okay? How do you feel now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shook my head: \"I'm fine. By the way, why are you here, and how did I get here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You passed out earlier, and a few colleagues and I managed to carry you to the clinic. Luckily, it's not far from where we are!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, I remembered it was because I had saved her that I got beaten by Wang Li and his crew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That... thank you so much. If it weren't for you, I really would have...\" After saying that, the girl couldn't help but cry again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hated seeing girls cry; whenever they did, I didn't know what to do. I quickly said to her: \"Don't cry, I'm fine, why are you crying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl lowered her head, stopping her sobs, though tears still trickled down. She poured me a glass of water. I didn't want to take it, but I was indeed thirsty, so I took it and drank it in big gulps. After finishing the glass, I felt much better. Although my body still hurt, I felt there was nothing seriously wrong; after all, they were just external injuries. I had been beaten by Wang Li and his crew many times before, so I got out of bed, ready to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing me about to leave, the girl quickly stopped me: \"What are you doing? You haven't recovered yet, where are you going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine, hospitals are expensive, and these are just skin injuries, it doesn't matter. I still have to go back to work!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1193,"2026-06-11T10:32:36.211Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","1341efb2d0990e2fb423537c0aef40862e7f3fcaf594d72f550431d64a045b9f","rise-of-the-overlord-chapter-4","rise-of-the-overlord-chapter-2",225,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frise-of-the-overlord-cover.jpg"]