Chapter 1271: Chapter 1242: Teacher
Sitting together with the others, Li Chen gnawed on a bear paw while rapidly converting the digested food into energy that flowed into his bloodstream, accelerating the flow.
This accelerated blood circulation, combined with the aid of True Qi, could speed up the recovery from injuries.
Now, the hyper regeneration cells in Li Chen’s body had lost their activity, and this was all he could do.
This bear was indeed huge, but if Li Chen were to eat freely, it would probably only be about two days’ worth of food.
The appetite of a Martial Artist is so large that ordinary people simply cannot imagine it.
This is especially true for injured Martial Artists. The main reason is that they need to quickly digest food and convert it into usable energy.
"Brother Li Chen, how did you know that was how to defeat the Black Claw Bear?" Li Weisi asked curiously while chewing on meat and looking at Li Chen.
Hearing Li Weisi’s question, the others all turned their eyes to Li Chen.
Initially, they were somewhat skeptical when Li Chen claimed he was attacked by a Demon Beast and injured this badly.
After all, Li Chen appeared to be just an ordinary person to them. Even if he was a hunter, he was only a bit stronger than regular people. How could he survive an encounter with a Demon Beast?
But earlier, with just a few simple words from Li Chen, he guided them to defeat the Black Claw Bear, which forced them to see him in a new light.
Vaguely, they all realized that Li Chen was not simple.
"It’s actually quite simple. If you observe carefully, you can discern that creature’s weaknesses." Li Chen said calmly.
"No matter how strong a creature is, it will have its weaknesses, and this is no exception for anyone. Low-Level Demon Beasts like the Black Claw Bear have numerous weaknesses. Yet, you only charge recklessly without thinking about using techniques, which makes you foolish." Li Chen said unceremoniously.
Li Chen’s words made their faces blush.
"Also, your technique in utilizing power is really too poor."
As Li Chen spoke, he picked up another piece of roasted bear paw meat and started chewing.
"That Black Claw Bear’s strength is only equivalent to a Mid-Yellow Rank at most. In fact, someone like you, Li Weisi, could’ve handled it alone." Li Chen said.
"Me?" Li Weisi pointed at himself incredulously, "But Demon Beasts are entirely a grade above us Martial Artists in power. How could I alone be a match for the Black Claw Bear?"
"That’s just a misconception." Li Chen said confidently, "Once you are powerful, it’s about who has deeper techniques and whose moves can unleash greater power. Purely pursuing power is already a losing strategy."
As he spoke, Li Chen picked up a twig from the ground.
"This is a twig, right? It’s brittle and breaks easily."
The others nodded.
"But if I use this twig to poke the Black Claw Bear’s eye, do you think the twig will break or the bear’s eye will go blind?"
Hearing Li Chen’s words, their eyes showed a thoughtful expression.
"Alright, let’s eat first." Seeing the thoughtful expressions on their faces, Li Chen smiled and nodded.
At this moment, Beatrice came over to Li Chen’s side and said, "Big Brother Li Chen, I know you must be an expert. How about teaching us some techniques later?"
Hearing Beatrice’s words, the young people’s eyes lit up, and they all looked at Li Chen eagerly.
By this time, they had realized that they might have encountered a fortuitous encounter.
Although such a plot could only be seen in those stories in the library before, they felt this time it really happened to them.
Seeing their expressions, Li Chen had a slightly peculiar expression on his face.
"Brother Li Chen, when we go back, would you consider coming to our academy? With your abilities, why be a hunter? We’ll speak to the principal, and you could surely become a teacher at our academy!" Reid said.
"Well..." Li Chen showed a contemplative expression and then nodded, "Okay."
His current situation was indeed a bit grim. Although he still maintained some combat power, with one hand and one leg unable to move, having three-tenths of his full combat power was quite good.
Now, he indeed needed a place to stay and recuperate.
Moreover, Li Chen also understood that without the Cross Sword, he couldn’t temporarily return to the Main World; right now, he indeed needed a foothold.
Seeing Li Chen agree, they couldn’t hide the excitement on their faces.
Although they didn’t know how strong Li Chen really was, from what he displayed earlier, they could tell Li Chen was no ordinary person. At the very least, he should be stronger than many teachers at the school!
Having such a strong person to guide them, how could they not be happy?
They stayed in the forest for two more days, and during those two days, they didn’t go anywhere. They stayed together, learning techniques for utilizing power from Li Chen.
In this respect, although Li Chen was not a master, he had read quite a lot of martial arts classics since childhood. Although much of it was no longer useful to him, teaching these kids was no problem at all.
Every piece of guidance from Li Chen made them feel as if they were seeing a new world.
Although their cultivation didn’t improve at all, in just two short days, their combat power climbed to a new height.
Even the priest Kane, who was responsible for healing, found many new insights under Li Chen’s guidance.
After all, Li Chen was also considered a good Alchemist and something of a physician. Priests and physicians, when all is said and done, exist for the purpose of healing.
"Am I... really this powerful?" Two days later, Li Weisi looked at his hands incredulously. He’d just tested his attack, and it was twice as strong as before.
If this were at school, even those stronger than him at the Upper Yellow Rank might find it hard to achieve such results.
"Alright, it’s time to leave this ghost place." Li Chen, having somehow managed to make a wooden crutch, stood by watching the young people indulging in martial arts and said with a smile.
During these two days, he also recovered somewhat and finally emerged from the severely injured state.
At least, he had now healed three bones in his broken hand and leg.
However, to fully recover, it would probably take quite a long time.
"Ah! Okay, Teacher! We will escort you to the academy now!" Over the two days, their attitude toward Li Chen had completely changed, and they insisted on calling Li Chen "Teacher," which made Li Chen feel very peculiar.
"However, having such a group of students, it’s not unacceptable."
"Hmm... Teacher Li? This title doesn’t sound bad either."
Li Chen suddenly laughed.