Choosing a C-Class Hero: The Bald King's Rise
Chapter 20

This Monster Had Far Too Many Weaknesses

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Chen Ye also began listening to the lesson seriously.

He wanted to know how much people in this world understood about zombies...

Teacher Liu's voice continued:

"Although Jumping Corpses have stiff bodies, this also grants them extremely powerful defensive capabilities. They are truly impervious to blades and bullets."

"Moreover, they are incredibly strong, roughly three times as strong as an ordinary adult. They can easily knock a human flying."

"With your current physical condition, once you are caught by a Jumping Corpse, you will be in great danger and will basically be unable to break free."

"In addition, they have tremendous vitality and are difficult to kill. Even if you chop off their heads and separate head from body, their bodies can still move, and their mouths can still bite people. Only by smashing them into pieces can you kill them completely!"

Hearing this,

Chen Ye silently corrected him in his heart: It was not that zombies had great vitality. They were lifeless dead things to begin with and could not be judged by ordinary logic.

Teacher Liu continued playing the video.

This video simulated the process of a zombie attacking a person.

The zombie in the video spotted a human, pounced on him at once, grabbed him, and bit down on his neck. Its fangs pierced the artery as it gulped down blood.

This horrifying scene made quite a few girls cry out in alarm.

Teacher Liu said calmly, "Jumping Corpses enjoy drinking human blood. In their eyes, we humans are delicious food."

"Most importantly, the claws and mouths of Jumping Corpses contain a terrifying toxin. Once you are scratched or bitten by them, you will be poisoned. Even if you manage to escape temporarily, you will still lose your life within twenty-four hours and turn into a new Jumping Corpse!"

"Everyone must be sure to guard against this!"

Hearing this,

one student could not help asking, "Teacher, Jumping Corpses are so powerful. Don't they have any weaknesses?"

When someone mentioned a zombie's weaknesses,

several things that could restrain zombies immediately popped into Chen Ye's mind.

Glutinous rice, peachwood swords, garlic, rooster blood, black dog blood...

But Teacher Liu said, "Weaknesses? Jumping Corpses have very few weaknesses. Of the weaknesses currently known, they may be somewhat afraid of fire. Once you successfully subdue a Jumping Corpse, you can burn it to death with fire."

Chen Ye: ???

That was it?

Secret realms had existed for so many years, and this was the only weakness they had figured out?

On further thought, that was actually normal.

Chen Ye knew zombies' weaknesses because he had watched movies and television shows from a god's-eye view.

This world did not have any movies about zombies.

Probably no one would think to attack zombies with glutinous rice after discovering them in a secret realm, right?

Seeing that the students' expressions were not looking too good,

Teacher Liu added, "Although Jumping Corpses are difficult to deal with, their rewards are also generous. Every Jumping Corpse you successfully kill will grant you at least six potential points, which can be freely allocated among the four basic attributes."

Upon hearing this,

the students' eyes immediately lit up.

They had all experienced firsthand just how difficult it was to improve their attributes.

Relying on conventional training methods, it was absolutely impossible to raise attributes quickly.

Many people had been training desperately these past few days, yet they could only increase their physique and strength by a tiny amount. The progress was pitifully slow.

And that was for people compatible with S-class Hero talents.

For those compatible with anything below S-class, no amount of training would raise their attributes.

Of course, Chen Ye was an exception...

"Also, you can bring items into a secret realm. Each person may carry items with a total weight of no more than ten kilograms."

Teacher Liu smiled again. "In order to help new students across the country succeed in Secret Realm 1, the academicians of the Academy of Sciences have invented quite a few alloy weapons and pieces of equipment. These alloy weapons are not only lightweight, but also quite powerful. At the very least, they will make it less difficult for everyone to deal with Jumping Corpses."

"After class, I will give everyone an equipment list. Based on your talent abilities and personal preferences, you can choose whichever weapons you want."

The students became even happier upon hearing this.

Looking again at the Jumping Corpses on the blackboard, they still found them terrifying, but now they had the confidence to face them.

Teacher Liu reminded them, "Choose your weapons as soon as possible. The earlier you choose, the sooner you will receive them. Once the weapons arrive, you must practice with them often and strive to use them proficiently within this month. The later you delay, the more disadvantageous it will be for you."

"Got it, Teacher."

The students responded one after another.

"As for choosing weapons, I have another suggestion for everyone. Be sure to choose weapons that make it easier for you to use your talent abilities."

Teacher Liu pointed at Tang Zichen and said to everyone, "For example, Tang Zichen's talent ability is telekinesis, which allows her to attack from afar. When choosing weapons, she can consider weapons like throwing darts. Combined with her telekinesis, she can attack Jumping Corpses from a distance, greatly increasing her own safety."

Hearing this,

everyone cast envious looks at Tang Zichen.

An S2 talent ability was simply too good.

Wasn't Ms. Qin able to achieve what she had today by relying on her powerful talent ability to gain an advantage in secret realms?

At this moment,

Teacher Liu checked the time on his watch and said, "That will be all for today's lesson. Your task today is to choose the alloy weapons you want and hand your selections to me before dinner!"

"Oh, right. When choosing weapons, you cannot prepare solely for killing Jumping Corpses. You must also consider defending yourselves against other people!"

"Every time a secret realm opens, students from countries around the world enter it. In other words, you will encounter all kinds of people in the secret realm and may even come into conflict with others. You must be careful and cautious."

"Also, the first floor of the school library is now open to you. It contains not only more detailed information about Jumping Corpses, but also the experiences of some seniors who successfully killed monsters in Secret Realm 1. They are worth reading."

"Class is dismissed for now!"

After saying that, Teacher Liu turned and left.

Chen Ye felt somewhat emotional. Being a teacher was far too easy.

This lesson had taken less than twenty minutes in total.

As soon as Teacher Liu left, the students gathered in twos and threes to discuss what weapons they should use.

"Brother Zhao, what weapon do you plan to choose?"

"My talent ability is S3. I've also studied a dual-blade technique before, so I'm planning to choose two short swords."

"With a defensive talent like mine, do I have no choice but to pick a rifle?"

"Rifle bullets can't even kill Jumping Corpses. Only an idiot would choose one!"

"Ah! If only there were no weight limit. I'd bring a cannon in and blast the hell out of them."

"...Why not say you'd bring Big Ivan in? You could blow up the entire secret realm!"

All the students were discussing things with their companions.

Even the cool and aloof Tang Zichen had several girls trying to get close to her.

Only two people in the entire class had no one to discuss things with.

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