[{"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-56":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},231431,282,"Chapter 56 - 54: The Contest Between Knife and Leg","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-56",56,"\u003Cp>Narrow corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A person wielding a club-like weapon rushes towards you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How should you respond?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng quickly steps back, bending his arm to block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pulling away to create distance, he takes a hit from the swinging stick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, taking advantage of the momentum where both parties are standing still, he delivers a front kick fiercely to the opponent’s abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following that, he lifts his arm and uses his elbow, seizing the gap when the opponent tries to dodge to the side, and executes the grapple wrist lock technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in black tries to pull his hand back to strike but finds his wrist clamped as if in a vise, unable to break free at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the opponent is much weaker, Fang Cheng immediately swings his arm, slamming the man in black against the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, he formulates a battle strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exploit his own strength and constitution advantages, engaging in close-quarters combat to limit the opponent’s space to wield the weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in black grunts, his stick flies out of his hand, and, to his surprise, he is slammed against the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his figure is exceptionally agile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the instant his back touches the wall, he twists his body in an incredibly bizarre pose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng only feels his five fingers, which were gripping the opponent’s wrist, suddenly gripping air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a slick motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in black breaks free from the hold and swiftly slides along the wall to a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rolls over, kneels on one knee, and assumes a crouching posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the eye holes of his mask shines a pair of eyes flickering with a keen light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he slowly pulls out a butterfly knife from the pouch on his leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh swoosh swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flicks it open quickly with his forehand and then switches to a backhand grip, displaying the gleaming blade as he stares intently at Fang Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This butterfly knife flipping move shows that he must be quite skilled at handling agile and small weapons like a dagger in normal times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the opponent draw a sharp weapon, Fang Cheng naturally would not choose to continue fighting unarmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, he flicks his toes, kicking up the stick from the ground and grasping it in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whizz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in black pushes off the floor with his feet, instantly transitioning from a crouching position to a sprint start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure blurs and he is already upon him, fast like a gust of wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng’s pupils contract as he can only see an afterimage in his field of vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing that Shijima Gorou in his transformed state has developed thigh muscles and bursts of extreme speed but has not reached such an exaggerated level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng widens his eyes to capture the trajectory of the blade within the afterimage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he swings the stick horizontally in a fierce smash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it seems that the opponent’s thrust is only a feint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a false stab, he immediately follows with an overarm swing in a prone position, attacking Fang Cheng’s lower abdomen with an extreme posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng reacts extremely quickly, having already retreated a step, evading the ambush with only half a centimeter to spare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opponent changes his move again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The butterfly knife flicks at the fingertips, switching from reverse grip to forward grip, making a cross cut with the back edge, and quickly stabbing towards Fang Cheng’s right wrist holding the stick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three stabs in one second, with such speed and craftiness in the blade technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s dazzling to the eyes, and even several times more formidable than any martial arts megastar in the movies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that it’s too late for a normal defense,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng’s fingers release, letting the stick slide down his palm and using his arm as a guard to help block the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he launches a side kick to force the opponent back, once again widening the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drip drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although his wrist managed to evade the vital inner side, the back is still slashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood stains his clothes, trickling down drop by drop onto the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng takes a deep breath, his eyes fixed intently on the extremely dangerous opponent before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, because of the brief burst of energy just now, the man in black seems slightly out of breath, also stopping to adjust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Shijima Gorou represents the non-human limit of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy can be said to be another kind of agility-based \"monster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng’s expression remains unchanged, looking at the 9 free attributes points on the panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still does not choose to add points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actual combat is the best way to hone one’s skills!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he easily give up such a rare opportunity of an equal match?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng’s eyes seemed to ignite with orange flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With my two attributes scored at 20 points each, how could I possibly be so weak as to not even catch you, a flea?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a series of exchanges, he had initially grasped the strength of his opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then simply discarded the stick that felt awkward to use and beckoned the man in black with hooked fingers, signaling him to continue the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in black’s eyes flickered with slight surprise, appearing somewhat astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following a snort through the nose that appeared to be a sign of aggravation, he forcefully propelled himself forward and charged with his dagger without any courtesy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed even looked faster than before!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a \"whoosh\", a tempest seemed to sweep through the corridor, eager to devour any obstruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Concentration Skill, activate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng’s gaze was calm as he stared at the precise form of his opponent, emerging from a blur of afterimages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, he had been caught off-guard encountering such a peculiar opponent for the first time and hadn’t kept up with the attacking rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, having adapted to the rhythm and using the Concentration Skill,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng could say he was able to see through the opponent’s every move completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in black’s blade technique was still cunning and vicious, with alternating right and reverse grips slashing horizontally at the abdomen, continuously interrupting with stabs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had it not been for Fang Cheng’s sufficiently high Spirit Attribute and quick neural responses,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>an ordinary person would probably be turned into a blood gourd in one second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this style of fighting was slightly despicable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made it hard for Fang Cheng to strike or to kick, forcing him to rely on agile footwork, constantly retreating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in black was remorselessly fierce with every move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each forward thrust closed in step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, Fang Cheng had wanted to engage in close combat; now, it was the man in black who wished to close the distance quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a duel between masters, it’s often about finding the right distance within offense and defense to deliver a fatal strike!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Fang Cheng was retreating to the end of the corridor, about to be backed against the wall with nowhere to hide,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in black’s eyes shimmered, seemingly revealing a hint of a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng suddenly took a deep breath to gather strength, lowered his shoulders, and fiercely rammed into the closed door to his right in the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang\" went the sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the tremendous impact, the lock was smashed open, and the door flung off its hinges, collapsing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng rolled over, taking the opportunity to dart into the pitch-black room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in black paused for a brief moment, stopping in place for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a hint of annoyance, he dashed after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t let his opponent take the chance to escape through the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he stepped over the threshold, with one foot inside and the other still outside,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sound reminiscent of firecrackers exploding, and a gush of strong wind barraged him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in black’s pupils constricted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A leg shot through the darkness, drawing a crescent arc in the air, aiming a direct kick at his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this situation, with his body blocked by the doorway and wall on either side,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he could either take the kick or quickly retreat to dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was simply no third option!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in black, bold in skill and courage, lifted his dagger for a counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he made his attacking motion, he had already thought through every subsequent move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How to jab into the calf, sever the tendons, and then pull upward, completely crippling the legs and feet of this foolish man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that split second,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he focused his gaze upon the approaching target, with the glinting cold steel about to penetrate skin,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the leg twisted at an unimaginable angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dagger merely brushed the leg, only cutting through the trouser fabric, and failed to hit its mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if the leg was made of rubber!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the man’s incredulous stare, a Whip Kick heavily struck his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In slow motion, one could see his head tilting backward, his cheek deforming bit by bit under the pressure of the sole.\u003C\u002Fp>",1533,"2026-05-29T15:13:17.897Z","2026-06-01T04:29:35.325Z",1,"novelbin.me","c40e173d5799df1a406d1647f45477a16ce8c57221fbe3419350d7089bbddcab","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-57","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-55",1278,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-cover.jpg"]