Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 171 I, Lin Chen, will never abandon any of my fellow apprentices

After dozens of breaths!

call out!
Lin Chen stood on the top of the hundred-foot iron gate and shot an arrow.

The arrow fell, and thirty feet below the iron gate, a fish monster suddenly stopped moving and fell to the ground with a bang.

This distance is within his shooting range.

An arrow pierced the fish monster's head. Lin Chen's expression remained unchanged as he drew his bow and arrow again.

These fish monsters are obviously not as good as the ones that surrounded Lord Xu and his men. In terms of movement speed and size, they are not as good as the one that had previously ambushed Senior Sister Jiang.

But the number is extremely terrifying.

After more than ten breaths, Lin Chen shot thirty arrows, but still failed to stop these fish monsters from approaching the iron gate. These fish monsters were fearless of death, and the deaths of their companions did not stop them at all.

Bang bang bang!
The first batch of fish monsters had already reached the iron gate and began to ram against it with their bodies.

The sound of collision instantly changed the expressions of the dozen or so young men inside the door.

"Lin Chen, you don't have enough arrows."

Jiang Qing glanced at the quiver behind Lin Chen. It was now half empty. More than fifty arrows were totally not enough.

"There are more monsters coming."

On the battlefield not far away, as another besieged figure was swallowed up by the tide of monsters, another group of monsters ran towards this side frantically.

The fins of these fish monsters are like feet, allowing them to walk quickly on land without slowing down at all.

Lin Chen frowned. He also saw more and more fish monsters approaching this side. Lord Xu and his men could not hold on any longer. When Lord Xu and his men were swallowed by the group of fish monsters, the next step would be for these fish monsters to gather towards the iron gate.

"It's Instructor Zhang!"

Jiang Qing suddenly spoke, and Lin Chen followed Jiang Qing's gaze. In the dense forest on the left side outside the iron gate, a figure was running wildly and directly killed the group of fish monsters that were rushing towards the iron gate.

Seeing this, Lin Chen drew his bow again, and the arrow whizzed out, shooting at the fish monster behind the figure.

"Let's go down and meet Instructor Zhang."

Seeing that Instructor Zhang had already reached the bottom of the iron gate, Lin Chen and Jiang Qing went down the stone steps.

"Lin Chen, what's going on outside?"

"Brother Lin, what was that noise just now?"

Seeing Lin Chen and Jiang Qing coming down, many young people below hurriedly asked questions. Lin Chen ignored them and directly opened the iron gate.

Zhang Jiang, covered in blood, appeared in front of everyone.

Seeing Zhang Jiang, the young men present showed joy on their faces and said, "Teacher Zhang!"

In their view, the appearance of Instructor Zhang meant that the crisis of monsters had been resolved.

"Listen carefully, there are too many monsters to kill. Master Xu has held back the monsters and asked me to tell you that you have two options. One is to stay inside the iron gate and wait for reinforcements. But looking at the situation, we don't know when the reinforcements will arrive. I can't guarantee that the iron gate will be able to hold out until the reinforcements arrive."

Zhang Jiang took a deep breath and spoke very quickly: "There is another way, which is to leave from the east of the island. A big monster died in the waters over there, and the breath of the big monster is still there. These fish monsters dare not approach. You can take a boat to escape from here. But there are dangers as well. From here to the left shore of the island, you may encounter fish monsters. It's your choice!"

Hearing Zhang Jiang's words, all the young men present were stunned.

Instructor Zhang meant that they couldn't hold on for long. Once they couldn't, the fish monster would come here, and it was unknown how long it would take for the reinforcements to arrive. This iron gate might not be able to stop the fish monster.

In other words, staying here is likely to be a dead end.

"Instructor Zhang, can't you accompany us to the east side of the island?"

A student spoke up and the so-called "accompany" means "escort".

"There are too many fish monsters. If I send you over, it will only attract more fish monsters to stop us. These fish monsters are now mainly targeting entry-level warriors like us. This is your only chance."

Zhang Jiang shook his head: "Lord Xu said that you can make your own decisions on this matter, but you must be quick. You don't have much time to think."

After saying that, Zhang Jiang didn't even step into the iron gate. He turned around and chopped the dozens of fish monsters that had rushed to the iron gate into two halves with a few swords. He looked back at everyone with a smile on his face: "You are all the best students I have ever taught. As long as I am still alive, the fish monsters will never get close to me."

After saying this, Zhang Jiang turned around, stood tall, and rushed forward, his figure quickly disappearing into the dense forest.

"Trying to kill the hopeful future of Daliang..."

"Be punished!"

A powerful voice echoed back from the dense forest, and all the young men present had moved expressions on their faces.

"Teacher Zhang."

One of the young men choked with sobs. He could feel the tragic tone in Instructor Zhang's voice. Over the past three months, although they had been scolded as trash by Instructor Zhang all day long and had been tortured miserably, at this moment they only hated themselves for breaking through their martial arts realm too slowly and not being able to join forces with Instructor Zhang to kill the monster.

"Senior Sister Jiang, I will head to the east side of the island."

Lin Chen was not in the mood to be sad and quickly made a choice.

If staying inside the iron gate offered a better chance of survival, Instructor Zhang wouldn't have come here specifically to convey this message.

On the way to the east side of the island, you will certainly be attacked by fish monsters, but it is better than staying here and being surrounded by fish monsters, where you will be unable to escape even if you have wings.

"I'll go with you."

Jiang Qing also nodded and chose to go to the east side of the island.

"what about you?"

Lin Chen looked at the others. In response to Lin Chen's question, the sad teenagers began to think.

"Since Senior Brother Lin is going, I'll go too!"

"Fuck that fish monster. Instead of hiding here and waiting to die, why not give it a try?"

Except for the two people lying unconscious on the ground and the two people who were kicked unconscious by Lin Chen, the other thirteen people at the scene had made a decision.

Ten people chose to go to the east side of the island with Lin Chen, and three people chose to stay.

Lin Chen glanced at the three people who chose to stay and did not persuade them. Everyone has the right to make their own choice. Moreover, his analysis that the Iron Gate could not be defended was just a guess. Maybe the reinforcements would come quickly, and it might be safer to stay at the Iron Gate.

"Let's go."

After making the choice, Lin Chen did not hesitate. He took the lead with a bow and arrow in hand. Jiang Qing followed closely behind him. The other teenagers also hurriedly caught up and quickly moved towards the east side of the island.

Thirty breaths later.

Lin Chen shot an arrow at the bushes on the left. Just as a fish monster was about to jump up, the arrow pierced its head.

At the same time, more rustling sounds came from the dense forest in front. Lin Chen glanced at the boy behind him and said, "If you want to survive, rush over. We don't have time to hide."

Lin Chen saw clearly how huge the tide of fish monsters was when he was standing on the steps earlier. It was impossible to avoid them by taking a detour. If he avoided one group, he would encounter another. The longer he delayed, the less chance he would have of escaping.

The only way is to take advantage of the opportunity while teaching them to hold back the large group of fish monsters and fight our way out as quickly as possible.

Looking at the fish monsters emerging from the dense forest, Lin Chen did not choose to shoot arrows. He inserted the Snake Shadow Bow into his waist, his blood surged, and the next moment he rushed directly towards the group of fish monsters.

Jiang Qing also took action right after Lin Chen.

Jiang Qing acted equally decisively. Lin Chen waved his palms, and every time a palm fell, a fish monster was killed.

The strength of these fish monsters is only at the awakening stage, and they cannot withstand Lin Chen's palm at all. Although Jiang Qing on the side cannot kill a fish monster with one palm, the palm shadows in the sky also cover several fish monsters, and the fish monsters that stand in front of her die one after another.

Seeing how brave the two were, the panicked mood of the young man behind them, who had just seen the fish monster for the first time, calmed down.

Everyone looked at each other, and the young men's bloodiness was aroused.

kill!

Kill everyone who stands in your way!
If they really can't escape, you can make back your investment by killing one, and you'll make a profit by killing two.

After fifty breaths!

Lin Chen looked at the endless number of fish monsters in front of him, then looked at the speed of advance, frowned, and shouted: "The rest of you deal with the fish monsters on both sides, follow closely behind me!"

At this speed, the fish monsters killed cannot keep up with the speed at which the fish monsters gather. If this continues, they will inevitably be trapped in the tide of fish monsters.

After hearing Lin Chen's words, the other teenagers also began to shrink their formation and just followed behind Lin Chen.

At this moment, Lin Chen did not hold back at all. The terrifying energy and blood were circulating wildly in his body. Not only did he kill several fish monsters with his palms, but also a large number of fish monsters were knocked over by the wind from his palms. As for these knocked over fish monsters, Lin Chen didn't even look at them and left them to Jiang Qing beside him and the other young men behind him.

The group of eleven people were like a sharp arrow, and Lin Chen was that sharp arrow, who managed to fight his way out of the encirclement of the fish monsters.

One foot, two feet, three feet...

After a while, there was finally no fish monster ahead.

All the young men present breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the back of the person in front of them with admiration in their eyes.

They stood on both sides and fought against the approaching fish monsters, and they all felt extremely exhausted. However, Senior Brother Lin led them out of the encirclement with one move. One can imagine how terrifying this strength is.

If it weren't for Senior Brother Lin, they would never have been able to break out of the encirclement of the fish monsters.

Lin Chen, who was at the front, was now covered in blood, all from the fish monsters he had killed.

He had lost count of how many fish monsters he had killed, and now he had finally managed to break out of the encirclement.

"Don't break up the formation, keep it together and move forward faster!"

Lin Chen gave the order. He was afraid that at the last moment, the people behind him would relax and give the fish monster an opportunity to take advantage.

After more than ten breaths, everyone completely broke out of the encirclement of the fish monsters and continued to move forward without hesitation!

A quarter of an hour later, Lin Chen stopped after leaving the group of fish monsters completely behind him. He felt tired from all the running around and the energy he had consumed previously.

"Everyone take a rest for thirty breaths."

Looking at the tired looks of the people behind him, Lin Chen gave the order.

The young men present had no objection to Lin Chen's words, and they really could not walk anymore.

When one of the boys heard this, he sat down on the ground. "Tired..."

"stand up!"

Lin Chen glanced at the other person coldly: "Sitting down at this time will only make you more tired. Resting for thirty breaths is to allow everyone to adjust the blood circulation in the body. If you want to fall behind next, then sit down and rest."

When a person is tired, once he sits down he will only feel more tired because the tension in his heart will dissipate.

"Yes!"

The young man stood up quickly, not feeling that there was anything wrong with what Lin Chen said. Even they themselves did not realize that, in their minds, the image of Lin Chen was almost the same as that of the teacher.

"Junior Brother Lin, something is wrong."

Jiang Qing, who had been following Lin Chen silently, suddenly whispered something.

"?"

"Do you think the attack by the fish monster is a little strange? And Mr. Xu...Since Lord Xu knew there was an escape route on the east side of the island, why didn't he let the instructor take us to the east side of the island from the beginning?"

Jiang Qing lowered her voice and deliberately kept a distance from the other students.

"Senior Sister, what do you mean?"

"Master Xu always likes to do something unexpected."

Hearing what Senior Sister Jiang said, Lin Chen showed a thoughtful look on his face. Senior Sister Jiang's words revealed a message that she understood the temperament of this academician.

Lin Chen's thoughts began to quickly recall, from encountering the fish monster on the shore of the back mountain, to later when Coach Min led them to the iron gate, to Coach Min's departure, and Coach Zhang's return to inform them, and then he fought back without hesitation.

Teacher Min, do you have such good acting skills?

Lin Chen was a little bit unconvinced. If this fish monster attack was arranged by the schoolmaster, Instructor Min's acting skills were too good. He followed Instructor Min up the stone steps, and he saw the anxiety in Instructor Min's eyes clearly.

"Perhaps, that Instructor Min was also kept in the dark?"

Jiang Qing pointed out another sentence, and Lin Chen suddenly realized that if Instructor Min didn't know the truth, then it was really possible.

Because it is indeed as Senior Sister Jiang said, there are some unreasonable aspects in this.

"If this was arranged by Xuetai, then what is Xuetai's purpose in doing this?"

"A test of courage." Jiang Qing made a guess: "The fish monsters that besieged us are all at the Awakening Realm. Is there no Entry-level monster? Is this such a coincidence?"

"Thank you for your reminder, Senior Sister. I understand."

Lin Chen nodded. If this was a test arranged by the academician, then in addition to courage and strength, there was probably one more thing that was tested, which was everyone's reaction when facing a life-and-death crisis.

"keep going."

Although Lin Chen had already accepted Senior Sister Jiang's judgment in his heart, he still had no intention of changing his original purpose. After thirty breaths, he once again ordered everyone to move forward.

……

……

At this moment, Min Huanbo had a speechless expression on his face.

"Master Xu, if you want to arrange this test for the students, you should also inform me that I really..."

"Do you really think that I and my companions are surrounded by monsters?"

Xu Li stroked his beard and smiled, "I am not hiding this from you on purpose, but only by not letting you know can this test be realistic and these students won't suspect anything."

"Junior Brother Min, what Lord Xu said is right. Do you know why Lord Xu asked me to go to the iron gate in the end? It was because I acted so realistically. Although I didn't look back, I can be sure that when I rushed into the dense forest, several of these guys were moved to tears."

Zhang Jiang patted Min Huanbo on the shoulder, feeling very proud.

"Come on, you acted so convincingly. If you hadn't expected Junior Brother Min to open the stone steps and stand on the top of the iron gate to see the situation on the island, which would have easily exposed the test, Master Xu wouldn't have sent you at all. With such a frivolous performance of yours, you can only fool these guys."

There were other instructors nearby who were not convinced, mainly because they also wanted to seize this opportunity, but in the end it was Zhang Jiang who got it.

"Master Xu, did you arrange this test to test the students' courage?" Min Huanbo did not dare to argue with the other brothers and asked curiously.

"Courage is one thing, but more importantly, it is the actual combat experience of life and death, and the nature that will be revealed at the critical moment of life and death."

As soon as Xu Li said this, everyone present fell silent.

Lord Xu is testing human nature.

Especially at the moment of life and death, this test of human nature often has cruel results.

No one wants to die. As long as there is hope for life, anyone will seize the opportunity to live, even if they do whatever it takes and sacrifice their companions.

"Those three students in the iron gate have lost all their courage. Now it's time to check on the remaining guys."

Xu Li's face darkened. Hiding in the iron gate and waiting for reinforcements was the most foolish thing to do. Anyone who was not a fool should have seen through his plan that if he stayed in the iron gate, there was a high possibility that he would be caught in the trap by the fish monster.

It's not that the three men didn't think of it, but because they were afraid of death and afraid of encountering the fish monster, they would rather stay inside the iron gate and take a gamble.

……

……

The island where the special training is located is very large.

It was so big that Lin Chen and his group encountered several waves of monsters along the way.

In the fourth wave of monsters, one of the students finally couldn't hold on any longer and was knocked to the ground by a fish monster.

"Junior Brother Qin!"

The companion who fell to the ground immediately shouted and slapped the fish monster that was about to press forward.

However, his palm power was not very powerful. The fish monster's body just shook a little but was not knocked back. The huge body was about to crush the student on the ground.

boom!
The next moment, the fish monster's head exploded and blood splattered everywhere.

Lin Chen, who was originally standing at the front, appeared in front of the boy for some reason. After killing the fish monster, he bent down, picked up the boy on the ground, and pushed him directly to the center of the crowd.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Lin."

Qin Hai, who escaped death, looked at Lin Chen with gratitude. At the moment he fell down, his mind went pale and the fear of death filled his entire brain. He knew very well what the consequences would be if he fell down among the group of fish monsters.

As for Senior Brother Lin coming back to save him, he had never thought about it at all.

If he were Senior Brother Lin, he would never do this.

"Since the instructor has handed you over to me, it is my responsibility to take each of you away alive."

Lin Chen looked indifferent, but his words moved the other young men present. From that moment on, everyone had only one thought in their mind: if they could survive this time, no matter what happened in the future, Senior Brother Lin would always be their senior brother.

In the entire Jiangnan Road, they only recognize Lin Chen as their senior brother.

No one else works!

"My fellow disciples, you will stand outside in groups of five and five in turn. Those who are exhausted will go back inside to rest, and then take turns to move forward."

Lin Chen could also feel the gratitude in the students' eyes, but it was not appropriate to over-perform at the moment, otherwise it would seem too frivolous.

Acting should be 70% true and 30% fake.

Lin Chen returned to the front and this time took out the Dragon Shadow Bow from his waist and performed the Wind and Cloud Palm. It consumed a lot of his physical strength, but he held the Dragon Shadow Bow and smashed it directly at the fish monsters, which had a better effect. He then used the Snake Shadow Bow as a sword!
When the double-folded Snake Shadow Bow is unfolded, it is not shorter than a sword, and it consumes less energy.

The fifth wave, the sixth wave...

By the eighth wave, Lin Chen's hands had already begun to tremble, and Jiang Qing's hair was sticking to her cheeks due to sweat.

Among the twelve people present, only she and Lin Chen did not rest.

"Brother Lin, forget it if it doesn't work. Just lead Sister Jiang to break through the siege."

"Yes, Senior Brother Lin, please don't worry about us. Just tell my family when the time comes. I like to eat the fish noodle soup made by my mother. Ask her to prepare a bowl of fish noodle soup for me when I visit the grave."

"What nonsense are you talking about? If you die here, you won't even have a body left. You're still thinking of building a grave. The most you'll have is a cenotaph."

Lin Chen scolded: "My fellow apprentice brothers, we are about to break out of the encirclement. The last moment before dawn is the darkest, but as long as we survive this moment of darkness, the light will be before us."

"As long as I, Lin Chen, still have some strength left, I will never give up on you. This is not only my promise to Coach Min and Coach Zhang, but also my principle as a human being."

Jiang Qing, who was also weak, listened to Lin Chen's words and opened her red lips slightly. Junior Brother Lin really...

She felt that Junior Brother Lin could definitely become a star if he were to perform in an opera.

At this point, she was already certain that this time the fish monster attack was arranged by Uncle Xu, because according to what she had seen on the stone steps before, after so much time had passed, Uncle Xu and his men would have collapsed long ago, and the time was enough for those advanced fish monsters to kill them.

But until now, we haven't encountered any high-quality fish monsters. There is only one possibility, that is, there are no high-quality fish monsters in this fish monster attack.

The fish monsters that had not entered the realm of the highest rank could not trap Uncle Xu and his companions at all. So when she and Lin Chen saw Uncle Xu and his companions being trapped by the fish monsters on the stone steps earlier, they thought it was all a show put on by Uncle Xu and his companions. They deliberately pretended that there was an advanced level of fish monster among them and thus delayed them.

The stone steps were hundreds of feet high, and Uncle Xu and the others were far away, so he couldn't see clearly how they were fighting. He just had a preconceived notion that there was a high-grade fish monster.

In the dense forest not far away, Xu Li and others were listening to Lin Chen's conversation, and there was an expression of emotion in their eyes.

This Lin Chen...

"The potential in martial arts is huge, and there is also such a responsibility. This is a blessing for Daliang." Xu Li made a decision in his heart!
After a cup of tea, everyone finally reached the east side of the island and saw a cruise ship parked on the lake.

When everyone saw the cruise ship, there was a light in their eyes, but at the same time, a large number of fish monsters appeared on the left and right sides in the distance, rushing towards this side frantically.

The fish monster behind him seemed to know that if Lin Chen and the others were allowed to board the cruise ship, they would have no chance, and its attack was even more ferocious than before.

One hundred feet, fifty feet...

Thirty feet...

A young man who was originally rotated to take a break blinked his eyes, and the next moment he suddenly pushed his companion in front of him, pushing his companion towards the fish monster, and he himself jumped high with the help of the counter-push force and rushed towards the cruise ship.

(End of this chapter)