[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method":3,"chapter-heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-3":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Heretic Trainer: The Gym Is My Cultivation Method",{"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},1633131,2099,"Chapter 3: Bandits vs Gym Rat","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-3",3,"\u003Cp>The rest of the bandits were now froze, seeing that their friend had been killed. Their face was pale but also angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them shouted in rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter! He’s just one man. We’ll cut him down together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion chuckled, hearing that. He cracked his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think that numbers can save you from me? How laughable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bandits growled back in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bastard! Shut up! Men, attack him together!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two of them charged in, quickly swinging their swords wildly at Garion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Garion, their sword movement was just like watching little kids swinging their toys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could clearly see their lines, the opening, and every mistake they made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion quickly stepped in and slapped both swords aside from two bandits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the bandits could react, he grabbed both the bandits’ heads and slammed them together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both bandits dropped instantly to the ground, their head was drenched in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion turned to the next one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bandit screamed and lunged toward him, but he sidestepped, hooked his arm under the man’s armpit, and flipped him over his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bandit hit the dirt hard, and right after that, Garion shouldered him in the head, hard. The man didn’t even get up after that one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourth one hesitated. He still pointed his sword at Garion, but his knees were shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion smiled as he walked to him slowly, cracking his knuckles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bandit panicked instantly and slashed clumsily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion caught his wrist mid-swing, twisted, and drove his elbow into his gut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bandit gasped, bent over, and Garion, without hesitation, stomped on his head, hard, crushing his skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last one frowned and tried to be brave, but he was just like the rest, sloppy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung wildly, and Garion ducked under the swing, stepped in, and delivered a short punch in the stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bandit gasped, eyes wide as he knelt down, looking at Garion from below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion didn’t smile at all as he reminded him of his own actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blame it on your own choices.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed the bandit and smashed his shoulder into the bandit’s face again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion didn’t care at all as, after the third strike, the bandit had lost its voice and life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion then released him, and the body dropped like useless trash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion looked back at the bodies of the rest of the bandits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t feel conflicted about this as he was a soldier too in his past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen worse and done worse, so killing some trash bandits didn’t even make him feel bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion wiped his hands on the grass, scrubbing the blood away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then turned toward the girls, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry you had to see that kid, but you’re safe now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he didn’t hear any response, he stepped closer, and how surprised he was to find the girl lying flat on the ground, eyes closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a minute... did she just pass out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crouched down and waved his hand in front of her, and no response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even tried to poke her cheek, and as expected, no response at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The hell? How can someone faint just right after being saved?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed his chin, thinking for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It must be because of the adrenaline. She was chased by the bandits after all. After being saved, she became relax and instantly passed out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion nodded to himself, thinking his assumption was correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She should be fine. She just needs to take a nap for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then looked back at the corpses and smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, since I’m the only one here... Let’s check if they got anything good. This was a different world after all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went from body to body, checking their belongings, and soon found a stack of old, worn books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These must be cultivation manuals, but looking as these were theirs... I doubt these were useful. But still...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly put them into his own bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a new world after all. I could just collect them for reference materials.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept digging through their belongings and soon found a few small silver coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, the currencies used in this world are silver and gold, huh? Good, I’ll take this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He put them into his bag and tossed out the dry foods that he got from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn’t stoop so low to eat the food from these bandits. It didn’t have the nutrition he wanted, and it must be dirty as hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he finished looting them all, a new idea suddenly appeared in his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back on earth, I often dissected cadavers for study, and seeing this world didn’t have any or even know one...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion began to smirk as he tied some vines around the bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll just use these bandit bodies for my cadavers. After all, I wanted to know if the people in this world are the same as his or not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dragged the bodies using the bodies, and he also didn’t forget about the kid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up the girl carefully and put her over his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, kid. You’re coming with me. I can’t just leave you in this forest alone, can I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also glanced back at the bandit corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And congratulations to you guys for becoming my first cadavers in this world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion chuckled as he brought them back to his sect for further excitement in researching this new world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far from Garion’s place, a small bandit hideout was hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few men lounged around a campfire, sharpening their blades and chewing on dry meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, their leader tapped his sword in annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are they? They’re late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the underlings scratched his head in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe they went further. Lately, fewer people pass through this road.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader rubbed his chin, nodding slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see. That makes sense. Still, go and tell them to return quickly. I don’t want them wandering too far.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The underling bowed his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, boss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader leaned back, turning serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These days, there have been too many cultivators wandering around. We are bandits, so we need to lie low for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The underlings gulped and nodded. All of them were afraid of mighty cultivators. After all, they were strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader then sighed and muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those fools had better not cause trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1061,"2026-06-06T11:12:18.261Z",1,"novelbin.me","0559346a6c09e7a65f194b51522431d81d5680fa8058b5136393d672c70e546d","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-4","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-2",613,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-cover.jpg"]