[{"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-246":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},231271,282,"Chapter 246 - 193: Guns, Monsters, Fists (Happy New Year to Everyone)","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-246",246,"\u003Cp>Creak, creak—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear spread along with the darkness, and the depths of the corridor echoed with the grating, sharp sounds of metal scraping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dim green view of the activated night vision goggles, the \"cells\" reinforced with alloy steel were opening one by one, releasing the \"monsters\" trapped inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But nobody could clearly see what was charging towards them in the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trailing light bullet fired by a soldier tore through the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment of light, shadowy figures came rushing towards them—a group of gaunt, sickly people burst out of the cells, some crawling along the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were not humans at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their body temperature was extremely low, resembling lifeless evil spirits, and even with night vision goggles, they were hard to detect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the gray skin, worm-like veins wriggled, some even showing bloody, rotting flesh, looking like skeletons with their flesh peeled off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they opened their mouths to roar fiercely, their jaws unhinged to an impossible angle for humans, revealing canine-like fangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was just the surface; the real terror was yet to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These monsters, seemingly starving, began to tear and devour the corpses of the soldiers who had been killed before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack, crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clear sounds of gnawing were eerily audible, making one instinctively recoil and shiver from the depths of their soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Open fire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team leader’s pupils constricted, and he immediately gave the combat command without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bursts of gunfire erupted in the enclosed corridor, the sparks illuminating the cold walls and ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet despite such fierce gunfire, the creatures were not felled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, they staggered to their feet, opened their mouths wide, waved their sharp claws, and continued lunging at the soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that under the influence of a certain roar, they became even more ferocious and agile, and even unafraid of bullet attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as another group of soldiers was about to be defeated by the monster onslaught,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two figures suddenly appeared from behind to provide support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a shout, a burly man wielding an explosion-proof shield knocked several monsters charging at the frontline flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack; the faint sound of bones breaking could be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the burly man stepped forward, tank-like, and charged directly into the swarm of monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one hand he slammed the shield to ward off attacks from sharp fangs and claws, and with the other he held a large cleaver, continually swinging it to slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This black blade, made of some unknown material, was exceptionally sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with the burly man’s incredible strength, each attack was effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes a flash of cold light would bring a spray of blood and flesh; other times it would strike a creature’s neck, cleanly severing it in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if some could not be beheaded, they were left half-headed, losing the ability to continue their rampage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another white-haired man, who had come to support, stood in front of the defensive line shooting dual guns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the darkness, he seemed able to see clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pupils flashed like lasers, precisely locking onto every monster’s movement trajectory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twin large-caliber handguns he held, equipped with armor-piercing bullets, continuously erupted in flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each gunshot splattered a burst of ink-like black blood, reaping lives like the Grim Reaper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Together, the duo managed to push back against the horrific cannibalistic creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking advantage of a moment to reload, the white-haired man quickly briefed the soldiers:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t treat these creatures as living humans; they feel no pain. Aim for the eye sockets, or hack off their heads or pierce their hearts, that’s the only way to kill them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a leader to follow, the soldiers quickly regained their composure, narrowly overcoming their fear of the creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although ordinary people, they were from a well-trained elite force, with excellent shooting and combat skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing that bullets had limited penetration against muscle and bone, they changed strategy and aimed only at the weakest part, the eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one shot didn’t kill, they would fire several more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, under the leadership of the two Special Search Team Commissioners, the small combat squad of about a dozen people advanced step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This temporarily controlled the battle situation in the eastern corner of the fifth floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burly man wielding the shield and cleaver forcefully flung a monster aside, panting slightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it, weren’t all the mutants said to have been transferred away, leaving only weaklings? What’s with these guys?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired man continued firing to cover him, then explained in a grave tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Ghoul leader can create Spiritual Resonance, boosting the RC cell activity in nearby Ghouls for a short period.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just take out the largest one, and the others will quickly exhaust their energy and calm down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke rapidly as he scanned the chaotic scene ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze was like two sharp arrows piercing through the darkness and fire, suddenly spotting an odd old man amidst the turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man seemed ordinary and thin, yet he emitted an indescribable aura of authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sunken eye sockets glowed with a sinister green light, his bloodstained jaw proudly raised, a hallmark of a predator eyeing its prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right there, let’s charge straight over, ignore the other Ghouls!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Special Search Team Commissioners cooperated seamlessly, brutally tearing open a gap through the relentless wave of monsters and quickly closing in on their target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the other end of the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Chen casually drank the blood of a soldier, then tossed aside the desiccated corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>",923,"2026-05-29T15:13:17.898Z","2026-06-01T04:29:34.702Z",1,"novelbin.me","2fcf5f64d9c6da218aede5afb67f018b4c8a9aed1ea924c0ec748fbad562fe5f","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-247","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-245",1278,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-cover.jpg"]