Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist-Chapter 297 - 90: I, Lin Chen, Will Never Abandon Any Junior Brother

Chapter 297: Chapter 90: I, Lin Chen, Will Never Abandon Any Junior Brother

Jiang Qing spoke in a low voice and deliberately distanced herself from the other students.

"Senior Sister, what do you mean?"

"Lord Xu always likes to do unexpected things."

Upon hearing Senior Sister Jiang’s words, Lin Chen revealed a thoughtful expression. Her words suggested that she understood the character of this academic platform lord.

Lin Chen quickly began to recall: from encountering the fish monster on the lakeside at the back mountain, to later when Coach Min led them to the iron gate, to Coach Min’s departure, and then Coach Zhang returning to inform them and returning without hesitation.

Does Instructor Min have such good acting skills?

Lin Chen found it hard to believe. If the fish demon attack had been arranged by the Academic Platform Lord, then Instructor Min’s acting was too good. He had ascended the stone steps with Instructor Min, and he could clearly see the anxiety in Instructor Min’s eyes.

"Maybe even Instructor Min was kept in the dark?"

Jiang Qing pointed out again, and Lin Chen suddenly realized that if Instructor Min didn’t know the truth, then it was indeed possible.

Because, as Senior Sister Jiang said, there were unreasonable aspects in this.

"If this was arranged by the Academic Platform Lord, what was the purpose?"

"A test of courage," Jiang Qing speculated. "The fish monsters besieging us all had the strength of the Opening Acupoints Realm, none of them were at the Entering the Grade level. Is there such a coincidence?"

"Thank you, Senior Sister, for the reminder, I understand now."

Lin Chen nodded. If this was a test arranged by the Academic Platform Lord, the test was not just about courage and strength, but also how each person would react in the face of a life-or-death crisis.

"Keep moving forward."

Although Lin Chen already agreed with Senior Sister Jiang’s judgment, he still did not intend to change the original plan. As soon as thirty breaths passed, he instructed everyone to move forward again.

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

"Lord Xu, if you’re going to arrange a test for the students, you should have informed me. I really thought..."

"Really thought that I and others were trapped by the demon beasts?"

Xu Li stroked his mustache and laughed, "I didn’t intentionally keep it from you, but only by not letting you know could the test be realistic so the students wouldn’t suspect."

"Junior Brother Min, Lord Xu is right. You know why Lord Xu asked me to go to the iron gate at the end, right? It’s because I acted convincingly. Although I didn’t look back, I can be sure that at the moment I charged into the dense forest, several of those kids were moved to tears."

Zhang Jiang patted Min Huanbo’s shoulder with pride.

"Come on, your acting wasn’t even convincing. If it wasn’t for the fact that Junior Brother Min opened the stone steps, allowing him to see the island from the top of the iron gate and potentially expose the test, Lord Xu would never have sent you. Your superficial performance only fooled these kids."

Other instructors on the side were dissatisfied, mainly because they also wanted to seize this opportunity, but Zhang Jiang snagged it instead.

"Lord Xu, you arranged this test to examine the students’ courage?" Min Huanbo no longer paid attention to the disputes between the brothers and asked out of curiosity.

"Courage is one aspect. More importantly, it’s about gaining real combat experience in life and death situations and revealing one’s true nature at the brink of death."

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

Lord Xu was testing human nature.

Especially in life-and-death circumstances, testing human nature often yields cruel results.

No one wants to die. With hope of survival, anyone would grasp at the chance to live, even resorting to any means necessary, even sacrificing their companions.

"The three students inside the iron gate have lost their courage scores. Now it’s time to check on the remaining ones."

Xu Li’s expression darkened. Hiding inside the iron gate waiting for reinforcements was the most foolish behavior. The plan he arranged should have been obvious to anyone who wasn’t foolish—the likelihood of being trapped by the fish monsters if they stayed inside was high.

Those three didn’t lack the understanding, but they were afraid of death, afraid of encountering the fish monsters, so they preferred to stay inside the iron gate and gamble.

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The island of the Special Training Ground was vast.

It was so vast that Lin Chen and his team encountered several waves of monster groups along the way.

By the fourth wave of monsters, finally, a student couldn’t hold on any longer and was knocked to the ground by a fish monster.

"Junior Brother Qin!"

The companion beside the fallen one immediately shouted and struck at the fish monster about to press down.

However, his palm force lacked enough power, and the fish monster’s body merely shook without retreating, its massive body about to crush the student on the ground.

Bang!

At the next moment, the fish monster’s head exploded, blood splattering everywhere.

Lin Chen, who had been at the front, appeared in front of the boy at an unknown time. After killing the fish monster, he bent down to lift the boy from the ground and pushed him into the middle of the crowd.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Lin."

Qin Hai, who escaped death, looked at Lin Chen with gratitude. In the moment he fell, his mind went blank, and the fear of death filled his brain. He knew all too well the outcome of falling amidst the fish monsters.

As for Senior Brother Lin coming back to save him, he never imagined it.

If he were Senior Brother Lin, he certainly wouldn’t have done the same.

"Since the instructor entrusted you all to me, I have the responsibility to ensure each of you survives and makes it out."

Lin Chen’s expression was calm, yet his words moved the other boys present. From this moment on, they all had a single thought: if they managed to survive this time, no matter what they encountered in the future, Senior Brother Lin would always be their senior brother.