[{"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-851":6,"glossary-terms-282":24},{"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},231776,282,"Chapter 851 - 439: The Two’s Road to Survival (1\u002F2)","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-851",851,"\u003Cp>The two of them walked cautiously one behind the other into that deep corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beam of the flashlight cut into the darkness ahead, tearing a small opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But more darkness surged from the sides and behind, as if it could swallow that little light at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On both sides of the corridor were rows of closed hospital rooms, their small windows nailed shut with wooden boards, making it impossible to see inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the peeling walls around them, traces of dark red scratched with fingernails could be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stench in the air seemed to grow stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if the aged bloodstains were seeping out from the walls, mixed with a rotten odor that even disinfectant couldn’t cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them softened their steps, almost tiptoeing forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking for about tens of meters, Xu Hao, who was in the front, suddenly stopped without warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Shuai trailing behind nearly bumped into him, and was about to ask what was wrong when he noticed Xu Hao’s awkward posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood motionless, slightly leaning forward, facing a rectangular mirror on the corridor wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mirror was covered in dust, faintly reflecting their blurred figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, blockhead, what are you spacing out for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Shuai whispered, lowering his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Hao didn’t respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to have his soul hooked by something, slowly raising his hand, as if wanting to touch that filthy mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bizarre smile of relief even appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...So that’s how it is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inarticulate murmurs came from Xu Hao’s mouth: \"Yes, you’re right... should have thought of it sooner...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ominous feeling suddenly gripped Xiao Shuai’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately reached out, grabbing Xu Hao’s shoulder and forcefully pulling him away from the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you insane?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yanked back, Xu Hao staggered, the eerie smile on his face disappearing instantly, replaced by confusion and bewilderment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then shook his head, as if waking up from a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Why are you pushing me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who were you talking to just now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Shuai stared at him intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Talking?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Hao frowned, trying hard to recall, confusion gradually appearing on his face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know... I just saw someone in the mirror who looked exactly like me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He waved at me, saying he knew how to leave this damn place, there’s an absolutely safe hidden passage right behind this mirror.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t believe him, and he said to step closer, so he could pull me over...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Shuai’s heart tightened, immediately pointing at the mirror, his voice even lower:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you forget the third rule of the ward? Don’t trust any reflections in mirrors!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Hao shuddered, and looking towards the mirror again, fear filled his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blurry figure in the mirror still stood silently, as if nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, in retrospect, the smile of the \"person\" in the mirror looked eerily similar to the stiff smiles of those \"patients\" before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Xiao Shuai hadn’t pulled him away just now, would he really have run headfirst into the mirror, and then become...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill ran from his feet to the top of his skull, and Xu Hao quickly stopped this crazy thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, this place is really sinister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cursed softly with lingering fear, daring not to glance at the mirror again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the two of them were feeling unsettled, a sound like electrical interference came from the corridor ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sizzle— Sizzle—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The incandescent lights, which had already been off, suddenly began to flicker incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately afterwards, a sharp, piercing alarm blared throughout the entire floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Woo— Woo— Woo—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound was sorrowful, as if countless wronged souls were wailing simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Shuai’s heart sank, instantly rushing to a nearby hospital room door, pulling hard with his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the door seemed welded shut, unmoving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Hao also responded instantly, kicking hard at another door, but it too was locked tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the piercing alarm, Xiao Shuai shouted to Xu Hao:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second rule, close your eyes when the lights flash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Hao didn’t hesitate for a moment, raising his hand to cover his face almost simultaneously with Xiao Shuai, shutting his eyes tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blinding white light was blocked by their hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the sharp alarm seemed to penetrate their bones, spinning wildly in their minds, making their eardrums ache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After an uncertain amount of time, all the sounds abruptly ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire world plunged into deathly silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting for a few more seconds, they slowly removed their hands from their faces, cautiously opening their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One second, two seconds, three seconds...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no movement around, and the corridor was still that corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like nothing had happened, the alarm and flickering lights just a hallucination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xu Hao was speaking, Xiao Shuai suddenly covered his mouth, pointing ahead with an expression of terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following his direction, Xu Hao’s pupils contracted sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene before them instantly halted their breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the originally narrow, dilapidated corridor, should have been a corner wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what appeared instead was a dark hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall was densely packed with \"patients\" in hospital gowns, easily numbering in the hundreds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all stood perfectly still, heads lowered, bodies slightly hunched, like a forest of human-shaped silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The oppressive feeling from such a massive number and absolute silence nearly froze the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did the two realize that they were standing at the entrance of this terrifying hall.\u003C\u002Fp>",914,"2026-05-29T15:13:38.824Z","2026-06-01T04:29:35.325Z",1,"novelbin.me","dabc90dcb9785ad6ac8ade0c5894aa5bb20e6b4546b4338c2445647a625c0315","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-852","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-800",1278,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-cover.jpg",{"terms":25,"userReplacements":26},[],{}]