The Last Gentleman

Chapter 321: Physical Learning

This was already Catherine’s third death. Due to the game settings, the resurrection time increased with each death, and this time it took her half an hour to resurrect.

As she continually sank into the Nightmare Swamp, Catherine remained conscious,

reflecting on how her impulsive and reckless behavior had led to her being instantly killed. Unlike her previous two deaths in battle, she did not rage or go crazy, which could have caused some disturbances in parts of the Nightmare Space.

This time, she was very calm,

hugging her knees and immersing herself deeply into the nightmare, quietly waiting for her rebirth—her black lips even wearing a slight smile.

“Ha ha… I can’t believe I made such a mistake. If the boss finds out, I’ll definitely be demoted to an apprentice clown, not to mention possibly having to reassess my membership.

Is it the lengthy vacation that has made me physically lax? Or have I stayed in the circus too long, becoming too arrogant and conceited?

This death was wonderful;it finally allowed me to calm down and slowly contemplate my deficiencies and stupidity. It’s time to bring out my real skills, Catherine.”

Once resurrected, her form blossomed like a flower,

Catherine calmly took out the Hundred Treasure Box and began rummaging through it,

Initially, when Yi Chen tried to apply it, he would fall on the spot, his ankle dislocating and swelling as big as a turnip, and once it even led to a bone explosion, piercing through his ankle.

Until now, although Yi Chen could barely use it, he could only perform “Instant” within a five-meter range.

Currently,

amidst the falling black rain in the playground, there was a full hundred meters between them.

Buzz~ As soon as Yi Chen heard this strange sound from the ankle, Zede was already close and swung a palm.

Because Yi Chen already knew of this technique, his entire body’s nervous system made a superfast response right away, allowing his body to dodge sideways…

Buzz! Zede’s palm strike was perfectly evaded by Yi Chen, hitting nothing.

[Perfect Evasion]

Right then, Yi Chen was perfectly positioned at Zede’s side, the best point for attack,

Through the realization of perfect evasion, Yi Chen could even faintly see the ‘slaughter line’ located at the back of Zede’s neck.

Without hesitation!

A dark substance spread from the skin of his palm, and a hand blade followed closely along the vague “slaughter line,” chopping down.

Perfect Evasion → Slaughter Line Capture → Hand Blade Beheading

Like flowing clouds and water, without a hint of hesitation, theoretically impossible to dodge… Yi Chen even imagined a scene where he beheaded his teacher Zede.

Whoosh! Beheading completed.

What!

On closer inspection, all that had been severed was merely a contour of an afterimage.

The moment he was about to be beheaded, Zede sank his body, dodging in the same manner of a “Perfect Evasion”… Yi Chen could hardly make any next move before he felt something being swung at him from the side.

Epilepsy quickly began to adjust the body, preparing to sustain the upcoming unknown blow.

Coming from the side was a high sweep,

Zede, with one hand supporting the ground in a prone position, lifted his waist, twisted his back, and swung his leg, all in one fluid movement! It resembled the Brazilian martial dance seen in real life.

The high sweep hit Yi Chen’s side,

Even though his body was ready to resist the strike, at the moment of impact… his entire Physical system instantaneously triggered a red alert, further adjusting the body to offload the force, minimizing the damage.

Yi Chen spiraled out, crashing into the school building and disappeared from view.

On the field,

Zede resumed his standing posture;he didn’t pursue, seemingly waiting for the other to come back on his volition.

Sure enough, a shadow leaped out from the shattered part of the educational building, although his entire arm was mangled and bloody, the rest of his body didn’t bear much damage.

By the time Yi Chen walked back to the field,

Zede suddenly began to speak:

“You rarely engage in such pure ‘Physical Struggle,’ and your movements appear quite exaggerated.

Before you make a move, I only need to observe the muscle pulsations, the trajectory of subcutaneous fibers, and the blood pooling areas to predict your next move and even the subsequent series of continuous actions.

Besides the ‘Receiving Body’ just now, which was decent, the rest were not up to par.

Seeing as you are willing to abandon nightmare traits and fight with pure physicality, let’s play some more.”

This speech made Yi Chen feel a bit strange, always feeling like he might have been exposed, but the last sentence did not seem like it.

Huff~ Yi Chen took a deep breath

He followed the teacher’s advice, trying to make his actions less obvious.

He lunged forward with a slight lift of his leg, pretending to deliver a mid-level direct kick, but actually threw a straight punch to the face.

Whoosh! Still missed.

As the fist missed, Zede’s palm strike hit Yi Chen’s chin.

Directly sending him flying thirty meters high, his entire jaw shattered, landing in the style of a plummeting headfirst dive into the field.

“Too deliberate… come on.”

Using nightmare power to regenerate, Yi Chen readjusted his posture and stepped forward again.

The situation was still the same, barely making a move before being kicked in the side by a whip kick, his body sliding a hundred meters across the muddy field before finally stopping, with a layer of skin worn off all over his body.

“A bit of improvement there… come on.”

Unbeknownst to him, Yi Chen had activated ‘Dead Man Makeup.’

No matter how he was beaten, he could always get up and return in front of Zede to continue the fight,

and ensured that each time he made his punches, hand blades, or legs stronger than before.

Yi Chen could feel that his body seemed to be learning in a way it never had before.

The full coverage of the brain by epilepsy enabled his body to have a learning ability similar to that of the brain, continuously learning the advanced close combat skills demonstrated and taught by Zede,

and gradually reading, recording, appreciating, and learning from Zede, the epitome of a perfect body.

His movements became unnecessary, his strikes sharper,

and even occasionally deceiving Zede’s Physical Perception, continuing the fight for a longer period… this state lasted for a whole half-hour.

Eventually, due to all energy being depleted, ‘Dead Man Makeup’ was involuntarily deactivated.

He fell to the ground with his head crushed underfoot.

Zede stared at the body slowly turning into a dark liquid beneath his foot, muttering, “Not bad at all~ you learn fast.”