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Chapter 357 Nerve Reflex Velocity
As Xu Pengcheng walked up the steps, the students passing by unconsciously kept their distance.

On the one hand, Xu Pengcheng was drenched in sweat, and the smell on his body was truly unpleasant.

Getting too close to Xu Pengcheng can cause physical discomfort.

On the other hand, it's because Xu Pengcheng is so well-known.

The playground is located on the only way back to the dormitory from the teaching building, and students often see the sports team giving Xu Pengcheng "extra training".

Regardless of the reasons behind all these actions, Xu Pengcheng, who was treated that way, is not someone anyone would want to get close to.

Xu Pengcheng was already used to this situation.

Having just finished training, he really didn't have any extra energy to spare to pay attention to these details.

He felt exceptionally tired today. He felt as tired as the last two kilometers of a five-kilometer run, completely exhausted, yet with an endless distance to go before reaching the finish line.

"Xu Pengcheng!"

He vaguely heard someone calling his name, but then again, he didn't.

My mind was foggy, and I couldn't hear any of the sounds around me clearly.

My legs hurt so much. I can't put any weight on the cramped area, and I have to hold onto the handrail to go upstairs.

Because he was so tired, Xu Pengcheng simply changed his original action of "holding the escalator" to "leaning against the escalator".

The weight of the entire upper body pressed down on it.

He did indeed feel a sense of relief.

……

After seeing Xu Pengcheng's reaction, Nan Zhuren rushed forward immediately.

With just a glance, he knew that Xu Pengcheng's body was at its limit.

He tried calling out Xu Pengcheng's name twice, but there was no response.

This made Nan Zhuren's heart sink even further.

Unfortunately, he was still between the first and second floors, his view blocked by the floors; when he looked up, he could only see through the gap between the stairs and judge that Xu Pengcheng had reached the third floor by a corner of a plastic bag.

Vice Principal Ma was furious after being abandoned by Nan Zhuren and Chonghui. If Chonghui hadn't snatched his phone, he would have rushed to the monitoring room immediately.

If he actually got to the monitoring room, besides seeing Chang Ming inside the gymnasium, he would also see—

Beside the stairs on the third floor of the teaching building, Xu Pengcheng's entire body was swaying. Not just his hands and arms, but his entire upper body was pressed against the stair railing.

After Li Mingchen's accident, the school's corridor railings were raised to a height of 1.5 meters, making them quite safe.

However, the stair railings were not raised.

"Hey hey hey, watch out—"

Several students who had just moved away from Xu Pengcheng suddenly looked panicked. They stared in disbelief as the tall Xu Pengcheng's entire upper body fell out of the railing's protection range, and then, using his waist as a fulcrum, he used it like a lever to pry his entire body out.

Some boys wanted to go forward to help, but they were too far away to get there in time.

So all they could do was watch helplessly as Xu Pengcheng...

come down!

"Ah—" a girl let out a subconscious scream.

Nan Zhuren, who couldn't see what was happening on the third floor, was startled by the sound and shivered violently.

Without the slightest hesitation, he also leaned his body over the railing.

As far as I could see, a dark shadow was falling down from above!
……

According to the free-fall formula [h = (1/2) * g * t], assuming the height of the third floor is 6 meters, and neglecting air resistance, it would take approximately 1.1 seconds for a person to fall from the third floor. Furthermore, according to psychological research on perception, an individual's response to a stimulus generally involves three stages, including:
1. [Perception Stage]: Visual signals are transmitted to the brain.

2. [Judgment and Decision-Making Stage]: Identify the danger and decide whether to take action.

3. [Action Execution Phase]: The body initiates and completes the action to be performed in response to the stimulus.

The process consists of three phases: the perception phase takes approximately 0.1 seconds, the judgment and decision-making phase takes approximately 0.2 to 0.5 seconds, and the action execution phase takes approximately 0.3 to 0.5 seconds.

The total duration is approximately 0.6 to 1.1 seconds, depending on individual differences, level of concentration, emotional state, and other factors.

This is the time it would take for someone on the first floor to react and grab Xu Pengcheng after realizing something was wrong and without any hesitation.

If you are on the second floor, the time will be even shorter.

That basically means there's no time.

But Nan Zhuren is different.

The difference between his reaction speed and that of ordinary people is the so-called factor of "individual differences".

[Nerve reflex speed +2]

The reward from this month's "monthly goals"—the ability that Nan Zhuren originally thought would allow him to protect his senior brother in time during a fight—came into play at this moment.

When Xu Pengcheng was first consulted, he received his first "Neural Reflex Speed ​​+1".

After consulting with the other nine members of the sports team, including Lin Junkai, and Li Mingchen, he received a second "Neural Reflex Speed ​​+1".

Nan Zhuren hadn't practiced this ability during this period, so he didn't know just how fast his reaction speed was now.

But hopefully this is enough for now.

"Bang... Clang... Sizzle..."

The spaces between the spiral staircases were very small, and Xu Pengcheng's body slammed uncontrollably against the wall and railings when he fell.

It is estimated that this will cause significant bumps and abrasions.

But for Nan Zhuren, this was good news—it delayed things a little longer.

"Woo——"

The dark figure was about to fall from beside him. A student next to Nan Zhuren had just been startled by the scream and hadn't even had time to change his expression from fright to confusion.

Nan Zhuren reached out without hesitation—

caught!
but--

too heavy!
Nan Zhuren guessed that his hands were gripping Xu Pengcheng's shirt from the back. The sweat-soaked fabric increased friction, which was a good thing.

But Nan Zhuren had no time to look closely, because he was trying his best to lean back, but he still couldn't control himself from falling down.

I can't feel my arm anymore, is it dislocated?

Originally, I didn't expect to be able to pull Xu Pengcheng up on my own; that would be too much of an urban superpower.

Nan Zhuren only hoped that his two arms, which he had sacrificed, could serve as a buffer, and by changing the direction of the fall, make Xu Pengcheng hit the railings of the building a few more times, thereby reducing the damage to the other party.

Am I about to fall down with them?

Nan Zhuren felt as if his feet were lifted off the ground.

The instant Nan Zhuren had this thought, he felt someone grab him.

It is Chonghui.

(End of this chapter)