Lu Mingfei, why are you slaying dragons if you're not involved!

Chapter 88 A Battle! Using minimal force to overcome great strength! (117)

Lu Mingfei ran breathlessly and shot a basketball.

Visible signs of fatigue began to appear on him.

The intensity of normal basketball training required by the schedule is higher than Lu Mingfei's "aerobic limit" when running, and just slightly more than the endurance provided by [Physical Recovery].

Under normal circumstances, Lu Mingfei would get more and more tired as he practiced, until he was completely exhausted after nearly three hours of training. He would then recover to his peak condition after taking a shower.

But today was different; he was forced to use a [Explosive Sprint] when he ran to the basketball court!
The stamina bar, which should have been sufficient, is now inevitably running out.

Logically, Lu Mingfei's only hope now lies in the nine remaining electric shock warning opportunities. But nine opportunities only last for twenty-seven seconds, which is far too short and unlikely to be enough.

[Physical recovery] isn't like refueling a car!
Lu Mingfei could almost see the desperate scene of himself being electrocuted and collapsing to the ground after exhausting his strength.

So he started to think about it.

When people are pushed to the brink, they always unleash their potential, and Lu Mingfei's potential is... "finding loopholes"!
The schedule that immediately issues a warning after he fails to reach the training intensity must have a "judgment interval".

However, this judgment range is so small that it is practically impossible to figure it out.

Or rather, it's something that a normal human being could never do.

But now Lu Mingfei has no choice but to try it. Suffering from electroshock PTSD, it wouldn't be wrong to say that he's somewhat "possessed" at this point.

There is a limit to the number of attempts—nine.

He must find out and control it precisely within nine attempts!

"You can't relax too much at once, or you'll definitely get a warning and waste the opportunity. You also can't relax too little, or it'll be no different from not relaxing at all, and the recovered strength will be practically nonexistent..."

Lu Mingfei pondered.

"Actually, it should be very simple. It's like pressing the gas pedal when driving. What I need to do now is become an experienced driver, mastering the timing of pressing and releasing the gas pedal to save fuel while maximizing power output!"

Theory established, practice begins.

Chu Zihang, who was practicing basketball with Lu Mingfei, quickly noticed Lu Mingfei's abnormality—sudden pauses and frustration, sudden acceleration and emergency stops, sometimes slow as if he had been hit by "Time Zero", and sometimes his movements were so fierce and violent that he seemed to be about to chop someone up.

He wasn't quite sure what Lu Mingfei was planning to do, but he remained expressionless and silent. He simply increased his attention to Lu Mingfei, preparing to intervene and stop him if Lu Mingfei exhibited any more serious behavior that could harm himself.

Fortunately, Lu Mingfei's strange behavior did not last long—Chu Zihang stopped after closely observing Lu Mingfei's subtle movements for about five minutes.

Lu Mingfei seemed to have returned to normal, running, jumping, dunking normally... everything seemed the same as before.

But something, something very subtle, was changed.

Chu Zihang fell into thought, observing more intently. Finally, when Lu Mingfei leaped up again, he suddenly realized.

Lu Mingfei's movements became smoother!

The fact that Lu Mingfei's movements became smoother does not mean that his previous movements were unnatural or choppy.

In fact, after five days of practice, each lasting three hours, Lu Mingfei had already become a basketball expert. Chu Zihang judged that Lu Mingfei's skill level was more than enough to compete in the national tournament.

Here, "smooth" means "just right".

Head up, head down, leaping up, throwing, running... every movement was executed with near-perfect timing and range.

Such a subtle change would have been impossible for Chu Zihang to notice if he hadn't been so familiar with Lu Mingfei!

"I'm still pretty strong!"

Lu Mingfei smiled with delight.

He had nine chances, and when he had used up his last chance, he finally succeeded!
The timing was perfect, everything was just right. Lu Mingfei had only tried it out of curiosity, but gradually he realized that it was really possible... So even though he only had one chance left, he gritted his teeth and took the gamble.

It's either a successful drilling or you'll be electrocuted to death. It's all or nothing!

"As it turns out, no gambler can lose all the time."

Lu Mingfei was enjoying the fact that his stamina bar had completely returned to balance and was even showing signs of recovery.

It's hard to call this slacking off, because he hasn't reduced his training goals at all; he's just become "less tired"!

"Or rather, this is exactly what the schedule is supposed to make me do?"

Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

Without the threat of running out of stamina or being electrocuted, the nearly three hours of basketball time became easy to pass.

[Warning, arrival time...]

After basketball practice, I took a shower and changed clothes.

Lu Mingfei has been having dinner with Chu Zihang these past few days. The restaurants aren't fixed, and they don't go to any fancy places. In fact, the place they've been going to most often is the same roadside stall with braised pork intestines they visited on the first day—three times in total, including today!

This was the first time Lu Mingfei had known that Senior Brother Chu liked this kind of food so much. If the girls in school who idolized him knew this... then the roadside stall owner would be rich.

"Teacher Zhang just messaged me, saying he's free tonight. If you'd like to learn Tai Chi, he can take you there."

Chu Zihang's words interrupted Lu Mingfei's unfounded reverie.

"Oh, so Teacher Zhang still insists on going to work despite her condition? That's truly a great spirit of dedication..."

After a moment of reflection, Lu Mingfei asked, "So, Senior Brother, where are we going? Is it some secluded courtyard house hidden in the city? That's very much in line with the style of a master! Or some secret underground base...?"

Chu Zihang was already used to Lu Mingfei's instinct to casually throw out a bunch of useless information, so he answered calmly, "Gym."

"Cough! Cough cough..."

Lu Mingfei choked on his saliva and coughed several times before he could catch his breath.

"So...simple and unadorned?"

……

"So...simple and unadorned?"

A VIP private gym, a boxing ring.

Lu Mingfei and Teacher Zhang stood facing each other, with Chu Zihang and Ye Sheng watching from the sidelines.

Faced with Lu Mingfei's question, Teacher Zhang waved his only remaining right hand and said:

"The Tai Chi I teach isn't for health purposes. What could be more educational than real combat? Chu Zihang said he's already taught you the basic movements once, so go ahead and hit me with all your might! Don't worry, I'll be very gentle, it definitely won't hurt too much!"
After a few rounds of this, I'll know if your qi sensation is genuine.

"That's not reassuring at all!"

Lu Mingfei had a long face.

But delays or changes are impossible. After Teacher Zhang finished explaining the teaching method of "teaching through practical experience," the schedule's electric shock warnings followed one after another.

[Warning, electric shock countdown...]

With wolves in front and tigers behind, the choice is self-evident!

Lu Mingfei immediately calmed himself down and threw a left straight punch at Teacher Zhang.

"what?"

Teacher Zhang raised an eyebrow slightly. He noticed that although Lu Mingfei's punch was simple and weak, it was delivered at the point when he was least able to exert his strength.

However... the flaws were still too obvious.

He swung his right hand.

If nothing unexpected happens, this swing will precisely deflect Lu Mingfei's left hand, allowing the attacker to then seize control and throw Lu Mingfei off balance.

But an accident is called an accident precisely because it is unexpected.

Lu Mingfei's eyes narrowed.

He had already activated [Super-Speed ​​Calculation] and [Force Analysis].

Since we're going to fight, we should go all out! Anyway, with Teacher Zhang being so strong, there won't be any problems...

On Teacher Zhang's right hand, a "line" was created, extending in different directions based on the force exerted by various muscle groups.

They were analyzed, calculated, and summarized by Lu Mingfei!

Lu Mingfei stared intently, his left straight punch already prepared, while his right hand swung out at the same time.

The punch was very light. Compared to the longest "line" on Teacher Zhang's right hand, which was a full fifty centimeters long, the "line" on his right hand was only about ten centimeters long.

Given these disparities, the two came into contact.

Lu Mingfei's right hand landed in a special position, which was the most crucial "point".

Thus, the longest effective lever arm was "created," and the force applied by Teacher Zhang's right hand was "exactly" perpendicular to a relatively short "line." The vector that originally existed in the motion was canceled out and even extended in the opposite direction!

Torque is born.

This is a vector, defined as the "cross product of distance and force", which is the tendency of an object to rotate about an axis of rotation or fulcrum due to the action of a force.

Thus, the entire trajectory of Teacher Zhang's right hand was altered by this "dragonfly skimming the water" movement of his left hand!
This is a combination technique that Lu Mingfei devised himself—using minimal force to deflect a great weight!

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