[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups":3,"chapter-starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-143":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Starting to Gain Experience from Push-Ups",{"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},231368,282,"Chapter 143 - 131: Monster Gathering and Hunter","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-143",143,"\u003Cp>Listening to the strange sound coming from outside the door again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng hesitated for a moment, then got up from the bed and walked quietly to the dormitory door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he peered cautiously through the peephole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound gradually approached, as if a hammer was slowly and heavily striking his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng held his breath, just staring intently through the concave lens of the peephole at the narrow space it revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several seconds, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he took a quiet gasp of air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally saw what was making the noise in the dark corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was... an extremely bizarre figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moonlight spilled in weakly, revealing a vague humanoid silhouette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the figure drew closer, its entire form became visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skin was naked, a dim green, with patches of scales covering the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its head was large, with eyes bulging like those of a fish, and its limbs bore webbing akin to that of a frog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body was smooth and slimy, appearing to be some sort of hybrid between a marine creature and a human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as it approached Fang Cheng’s room, a rotten, fishy odor wafted in like the tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scent might be imperceptible to the average person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, in Fang Cheng’s perception, it was exceedingly clear and potent, causing his nostrils to flare with a breath of foul air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the sound in the hallway ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster stood in front of the door, turning its head to look towards Fang Cheng’s room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its eyes glimmered with a ghostly green light, as if its gaze could penetrate the door and see the scene inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng made no movements; he just lay behind the door, his muscles tensed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man and a monster were thus facing each other through the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost exactly the same as last night’s scenario.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stench continued to assault him, constantly burrowing into his nostrils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terror of the monster outside seemed like it could burst in at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng’s clenched fist started to sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembering the Meditation Method taught by Professor Xu, he chose to cut off his sense of smell, isolating part of his perception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a faint trace of a fishy smell lingered at his nose end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, what he imagined did not happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thing at the door lingered for a while, seemingly noticing nothing, then twisted its head and walked down the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About four minutes passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng, pressed against the door, heard the footsteps grow distant, then slowly pushed the door open a crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then stuck his head out, looking left and right down the silent, dark corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from an open window at the end, through which a wisp of faint smoke was blowing in, the corridor was deserted, without a shadow of any person in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng turned back to look at Pan Wendi, who was lying in his bed mumbling, seemingly in the midst of a sweet dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he gently pushed the door open, his figure flashed, and he stepped out of the dormitory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, the night was deep, and the moonlight, filtering through the mist into the villa, was as if a ghostly blue filter had been applied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng pricked up his ears, listening carefully, then tiptoed quickly to the stairwell at the end of the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He peeked downstairs and indeed saw the figure of the monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It... was heading downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its figure was crooked, and its gait looked awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng lifted his foot, ready to follow, but then pulled back suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because at that moment, a similar eerie sound came from upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, a figure that also looked like half-human, half-fish slowly came down from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After passing by the third-floor corridor, it continued to make its way downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the darkness, Fang Cheng’s gaze shone brightly, watching the second monster that appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not until it moved away did he take a deep breath, his face showing even greater confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The training camp base was full of oddities everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had it not been for the anomalies during his meditation practice, Fang Cheng would not have wished to stir up trouble and delve into the secrets of this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding himself amidst it, witnessing the terrifying non-human monsters with his own eyes, he couldn’t calm down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quietly waiting for a few seconds, and perceiving no other footsteps around, Fang Cheng hesitated briefly before deciding to continue his pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dead of night, everyone on each floor was in a deep sleep, so deep that they didn’t notice any strange stirrings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground-floor hall was dark with no duty personnel to be seen, and the door was left unlocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng followed the two monsters out without hindrance and reached the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t take the main road but ascended a weed-overgrown path instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gray-white mist spread between the mountain forests and buildings, floating with the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasional solitary hoots of night owls made the place seem more sinister and unsettling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This path lay on the east side of the training camp’s main building, extending towards high ground near the coast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng trailed slowly, passing through a fog-enshrouded forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lifting his head and looking forward, a new change in the scenery appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he was tracking was no longer just two creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bathed in moonlight, a group of half-human, half-fish beings was scattered across the towering Cape that stretched into the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their movements were unhurried, as if they were not accustomed to walking on land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they neared the top of the Cape, they seemed to get excited, opting to get down on all fours, and suddenly their speed increased tenfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They quickly scrambled to the cliff edge and emitted a series of shrill, hoarse throat sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, like dumplings, they one after another leapt from the top and plunged into the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing below the Cape, Fang Cheng watched this scene in astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After they all had jumped down, he too hastened his steps, running to the edge of the cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>",1016,"2026-05-29T15:13:17.897Z","2026-06-01T04:29:34.702Z",1,"novelbin.me","b8120867fd19ebf1fd95a97fb4b2ce2f4286570039f66c5bd27c5b7e2ada33e8","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-144","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-142",1278,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-cover.jpg"]