[{"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-856":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},231781,282,"Chapter 856 - 441","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-856",856,"\u003Cp>Huff—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Hao abruptly opened his eyes and sat up from the bed, his whole body drenched in cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gasped for breath, still in shock, and looked around the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar room, familiar furnishings, even the half-empty bottle of whiskey on the nightstand was still in its place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the VIP lounge of the Midnight Forest Bar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dull bass sound came from downstairs, pounding on the floor and making the entire room vibrate slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by the muffled cheers of a crowd, it indicated that the world outside was still reveling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a dream...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mumbled to himself, his heart pounding in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That nightmare was too real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain, fear, despair... each sensation was still etched into his nerves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Hao instinctively touched his shoulder, where the muscles were firm and smooth with no wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he touched his neck, but there were no marks from a syringe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just general body soreness and a pounding head, as if he’d been in a fierce fight and stayed awake for three days and nights without rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, these were minor issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Hao grinned, revealing a survived-the-disaster smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, being alive is great! It’s just a pity that there’s probably no chance to team up with that pretty boy to fight monsters again...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he finished speaking, as if something was responding to him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a message devoid of any emotion suddenly flashed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This nightmare trial failed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Assessment: Courage commendable, but too reckless. Preliminary teamwork awareness grasped, Spirit needs strengthening.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The next trial will begin in seven days. Please prepare well, as having abundant energy is key to passing.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Extra tip: successfully completing the trial will bring a surprise.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Hao’s eyes widened, his mouth gaped, unable to close for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, he managed to squeeze out a sentence:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"God, I was just making an offhand remark, and you really took it seriously?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.........\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the village in the city on the other side of town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Shuai also sat up from the bed, drenched in cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was dark; he looked around, borrowing the faint light seeping through the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A curtain segregated the small space, and behind it came the steady and gentle snoring of his mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Shuai quietly got off the bed, wearing only shorts and stepping barefoot on the cold cement floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled open the creaking door and walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night wind immediately wrapped around him with a cool dampness from the alley, making him shiver slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The house he stayed in was squeezed among other narrow buildings, with only a sliver of sky visible when looking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, in the distance, the city’s CBD was aglow with brilliant lights, skyscrapers glittering like neon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a mirage hanging in the night sky, prosperous yet unreachable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Shuai fished out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, fumbling with it until a cigarette fell out to be lit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep drag; the spicy smoke burned his throat but barely calmed his racing heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smoke dispersed in the night, quickly blown away by the alley’s night breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That nightmare... was too real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every environmental detail of the mental hospital, every rapid heartbeat while running, even the monsters’ stench were all vividly real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, it was all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Shuai exhaled in relief, ready to stub out the cigarette and return inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, as if a signal wave crossed the night sky and reached here,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several lines of text appeared in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This nightmare trial failed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Assessment: Meticulous thinking, strong will, adept at using rules, but lacking in direct combat ability. Survival means mainly rely on external aid and cooperation, needs to improve personal skills.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The next trial will begin in seven days. Please prepare well, as having abundant energy is key to passing.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tip: Successfully completing the trial will bring a surprise.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Shuai’s fingers holding the cigarette trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The relaxed expression on his face instantly solidified, replaced by gravity and contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t a dream, but a trial from some unknown origin yet genuinely real!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seven days... make preparations...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the clear messages in his mind, Xiao Shuai took a deep breath and quickly calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What exactly is this? A game, or a trial?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First thing’s certain, dying in the \"nightmare\" doesn’t cause real-life death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he would already be dead now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the pain of the injuries and the despair of near-death were 100% real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Shuai still remembers the scene of that brash guy, drenched in blood, holding the monster’s leg tightly to create an opportunity for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, the term \"trial\" itself has a screening implication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The consequences of \"failure\" are unknown for now but can’t be without repercussions forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the mention of \"surprises\" indicates that risks come with rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Shuai, drawing from the little game experience he had, tried to analyze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there’s no escaping it, then one can only find a way to deal with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evaluation in the message was quite pertinent, as he indeed lacked direct combat ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was precisely evident when facing the monsters in the mental hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there indeed is a next time, he must find a way to enhance his combat skills to at least have some self-defense capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, the \"maintain abundant energy\" prompt is not just empty talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Energy...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Shuai muttered to himself, suddenly recalling the \"Great Sun Burning Body Technique\" taught to him by the guild leader.\u003C\u002Fp>",924,"2026-05-29T15:13:38.824Z","2026-06-01T04:29:35.325Z",1,"novelbin.me","e3d4abc5d2353e8257c8f08c0f9765b61dd9d00759669596bf8b48791ddd43af","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-857","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-855",1278,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-cover.jpg",{"terms":25},[]]