novelraw Chapter 295 243: Extreme Speed, 0.5 Mach!
Chapter 295 243: Extreme Speed, 0.5 Mach!
Wang Ye used Primordial Qi and some kind of hormone to continuously stimulate the growth of his toenails.
Gradually, his toenails began to grow at a rate of half a centimeter per second.
They started to bend downwards until they clutched the ground.
He controlled the sharpness and toughness of his growing toenails to make them almost as strong as metal.
Combined with the downward pressure of his body weight, they could easily embed into the cement ground.
Wang Ye attempted to lift his legs and walk, finding that this method indeed significantly increased his grip on the ground.
Even with the ground-pushing force of half a ton, it was challenging to move his toes embedded in the cement ground.
Because the method of pushing off when walking and Running is fundamentally pushing diagonally downwards,
the horizontal force isn't too big, and the toughness of the cement barely withstands this pressure.
"Very good, the grip is sufficient."
Wang Ye assumed a crouching starting position, took a deep breath, and held it in his chest.
Then the back leg released a terrifying burst of power, instantly propelling his body forward.
His thigh acted like a spring, ejecting his body with an explosive "boom" sound.
But the ground did not shatter or explode from his stomping.
Logically speaking, a ton of explosive force concentrated on one point hitting the cement ground should have shattered it.
But in reality, each time Wang Ye pushed off, it was estimated to hardly reach even 500 pounds of force.
Although he could deadlift a ton now, that doesn't mean each step carries a ton of weight.
In the field of sports, absolute strength and explosive power are actually two different things.
Explosive power refers to moving equipment (or the body itself) as far as possible in the shortest time. As the name suggests, this power is like a gunpowder explosion, unleashing immense energy in an instant. Explosive power fundamentally refers to the coordination among different muscles, a combination of strength quality and speed quality, an aspect of human physical fitness. Typically, muscle power is not a constant output; the force is greatest at the initiation moment and then decelerates slowly. But explosive power doesn't decelerate; it requires continuous acceleration until no power remains, like Throwing accelerating until the object leaves the hand, or in clean and jerk lifting, accelerating until the barbell's upward speed exceeds muscle contraction speed—those are explosive power.
Therefore, explosive power is usually a bit smaller than absolute strength, in other words, absolute strength is the foundation of explosive power. If one wishes to unleash an explosive push power of 200 kilograms, their deadlift must far exceed 200 kilograms.
And Wang Ye's absolute strength exceeds a ton, but his explosive power is only around 300 kilograms.
However, his advantage lies in his fast speed and high stride frequency,
with each step's contact time not exceeding 0.03 seconds.
To unleash 300 kilograms of force in such a short time,
is indeed an astonishing figure.
To the extent that each step he takes leaves five deep claw marks on the ground.
Wang Ye instantly transformed into a shadow in the pitch-black night.
But even more dazzling was his stride frequency.
His legs moved so quickly they became a blur,
just like an electric fan set to its highest speed setting.
In just 1 second, he moved 40 meters away,
and by the time 2.39 seconds had passed, he had already run 100 meters.
2.39 seconds, 100 meters!
The current Wang Ye has become the undisputed king of speed on Earth.
Neither cheetahs nor antelopes could keep up with him.
But at this moment, Wang Ye is still accelerating,
and by 4.98 seconds, he has run 300 meters.
Moreover, Wang Ye kept running wildly around the alley, turning which would usually reduce power, but he seemed utterly unaffected, still accelerating madly.
About fifteen seconds later, Wang Ye finally stopped.
While gasping for breath, he calculated the peak speed he just reached.
Typically, it takes about five seconds after the start for speed to gradually reach its peak. Because starting is an acceleration from 0, it consumes a lot of power while being laborious and unrewarding.
Therefore, 100-meter sprinters typically reach maximum speed between 50-60 meters, but after exceeding 100 meters, the maximum speed gradually decreases because, according to human physiological energy supply traits, even the top athletes can maintain maximum output for only about 10 seconds.
For this reason, sports science believes 150 meters is the distance where humans can theoretically achieve the highest running speed. And running 150 meters and capturing the fastest 100-meter segment theoretically represents the shortest time humans can run 100 meters while maintaining top speed.
The reason Wang Ye continuously sprinted for fifteen seconds was to capture the segment with the fastest speed to calculate his maximum speed.
After mentally calculating for over ten seconds,
Wang Ye finally came up with a figure.
165 meters per second.
This figure is the peak he can currently reach.
Upon calculating this result, a gleam appeared in Wang Ye's eyes.
It's essential to know that the speed of sound is only 340 meters per second.
And Mach 1 is equivalent to the speed of sound.
Wang Ye couldn't help but grin; he was genuinely excited.
"So... my maximum speed has reached half a Mach?"
Unexpectedly, after acquiring the Divine Speed Skill, his speed has already touched this Mach unit!
With time, he might really achieve breaking the sound barrier with his body!
But after extreme excitement came extreme fatigue.
Wang Ye suddenly felt as if his body had multiplied in weight, and his body temperature had increased by over ten degrees.
Especially his heart rate, maintained at 260 beats per minute, was alarmingly high.
It made him feel like he had reached the end of his strength.
He gently massaged his leg muscles with his hand, only to realize that his muscles and bones had been severely worn during the fifteen-second burst, something that would leave an average person with lifelong sequelae, requiring a wheelchair or crutches for the rest of their life.
Fortunately, Wang Ye possesses ten times the recovery ability of an average person and has the superpower of absorbing Fixed Star radiation, negating any worry of energy depletion. Such wear and tear would likely recover to a large extent in ten-odd minutes.
He sat down cross-legged, using massage techniques to constantly rub his thigh muscles to promote recovery and controlled his body to metabolize the toenails, causing them to rapidly blacken, rot, and fall off, growing new, normal toenails.
After resting for about twenty minutes, he put on his shoes and prepared to continue his Surfing training at the Surfing hall.
After putting on the carbon plate shoes, he clearly felt his maximum speed had significantly decreased.
Additionally, the carbon fiber support plate inside couldn't withstand the impact of his full-speed Running.
Shoes meant for long or slow Running usually have incredibly thick soles with slight elasticity.
While this conserves energy, they aren't suited for bursts.
Running a few steps would likely cause the shoes to snap, and the soles would lose their grip.
Wearing these shoes, his maximum speed would probably plummet to a third, at most running at 50 meters per second.
But Wang Ye doesn't really need such a high maximum speed, as he wears the carbon plate shoes for marathons, representing Anta.
Wang Ye took a few light running and jumping steps, then suddenly accelerated, transforming into a dark shadow speeding through the alley at nearly 30 meters per second, Climbing and leaping over obstacles like houses or trash cans along the way. In just two minutes, he arrived at the Surfing hall's location.
By then, the Surfing coach Jeff was already waiting at the front desk.
Wang Ye entered, changed into a Surfing suit, and, holding the Surfboard, prepared to start today's training.
After repeated honing these past days, his Surfing Skill had been refined to level 4.
Equivalent to the level of a High-Level Professional, though still some way from the peak.
Compared to China's athlete ratings, it would be at the National Elite Level.
Though unable to ascend the highest stage, he's entirely capable of making a living from it.
Recently, Jeff's look towards him had changed from the initial slight disdain
to an expression similar to a "Black Guy Question Mark" meme.
As if to say: how on earth did you achieve National Elite Level in indoor Surfing machine training?!
But what Jeff found most bewildering was Wang Ye's seemingly innate understanding of ocean waves.
Despite Wang Ye never having genuinely Surfed real ocean waves, he displayed a familiarity with wave characteristics surpassing even that of seasoned surfers.