Chapter 100 - 79: At This Point, It Has Become Art

’Hunting Throwing?’

’A new Skill?’

Chen Jue looked at the notification on his panel, then at the pile of stacked javelins.

’I thought after Hidden Weapon Throwing reached Perfection, there wouldn’t be any more Skills to specifically enhance my arm Strength. I figured I’d have to rely on Street Fitness or traditional weight training to get stronger.’

But the efficiency of that kind of training couldn’t compare to improving with a Skill.

He never expected to get exactly what he needed, right when he needed it. The panel had given Chen Jue a pleasant surprise.

As for the upperclassmen on the athletics team, after they measured the distance of Chen Jue’s throw with a tape measure, the looks on their faces were priceless.

"63.7 meters!"

"He nearly passed the standard for a First-Level Athlete!" The one called Xiaogao shouted excitedly from a distance.

The result of this casual throw had well and truly stunned the group of student-athletes.

Javelin was a very niche sport that few people got into. Even among the crowd of student-athletes at Jiang University, not many trained in it.

They never expected to randomly run into an ordinary person who could demonstrate such power.

"Senior, have you ever thrown the javelin before?"

"You’ve been holding out on us!" the tall guy leading the group asked curiously.

"This is my first time. Just a lucky throw," Chen Jue said with a smile.

He had been specifically practicing throwing small objects like Darts, Water-Drifting Stones, playing cards, and Nails. As his Skill steadily improved, the dexterity and explosive power in his hands had increased dramatically.

Leaving aside the muscle Strength in the rest of his body, the Strength of his two arms alone was already on par with some professional athletes.

Moreover, Hidden Weapon Throwing trained technique and force generation. While it took a moment to adjust to a large implement like a javelin, the underlying principles were similar enough to carry over.

That’s why his previous imitation of a full-power throw flew 63.7 meters, far exceeding the level of an ordinary person.

"Your first time, and you’re already near the level of a First-Level Athlete?"

"Senior, you’re too humble!"

The tall student found this incredible.

But then he saw Chen Jue’s brawny arms and remembered seeing him perform difficult Street Fitness moves in the equipment area earlier. The javelin-throwing students no longer dared to underestimate him. Instead, they invited Chen Jue to try a few more throws.

61.8 meters, 60.6 meters, 59.3 meters. The results of his next few throws were consistently impressive, which surprised the student-athletes.

"Senior, why don’t you just join our track and field team!"

"With your physique, if you trained a bit more and improved your distance, you could probably place in a real competition," the tall student said.

His companions chimed in, "Yeah! It’s a shame our Coach Li is on leave. If he were here, he’d definitely try to recruit you."

Seeing how enthusiastic the student-athletes were, Chen Jue waved his hand dismissively. "I’m just an auditor. I’m not as impressive as you think."

Hearing that he was an auditor, the track and field team members were all stunned.

So this dark horse of a senior wasn’t even an enrolled student at Jiang University.

You couldn’t participate in the university games without official student status. Besides, Chen Jue was over the age limit. After turning 28, you can’t compete in the lower age-group competitions at the university level.

If he really wanted to compete, he’d have to go up against professional athletes.

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After chatting a bit more with the javelin throwers and learning a few things about their throwing posture, Chen Jue left the track.

He had spent half the afternoon practicing Street Fitness, and his stamina was completely drained.

As for the Hunting Throwing Skill he had just activated, he had managed to grind out over 20 proficiency points, which was pretty efficient.

’Hunting Throwing?’

’What’s the difference between this and Hidden Weapon Throwing?’ Back in his apartment, Chen Jue pulled out the textbook from his sports training class and flipped through it.

The textbook for this major provided a detailed Introduction to all the major track and field events, and since the javelin was an Olympic sport, it was of course included.

"The javelin originated as an early hunting tool for mankind. It was made by sharpening the ends of a bamboo or wooden shaft and could be used for thrusting or throwing. It later evolved into a tool of warfare..."

After half an hour of studying, Chen Jue finally understood why his panel had defined the javelin skill as Hunting Throwing.

Just like other field events such as the shot put, the javelin began its existence in the form of a spear—an essential tool used by early humans to hunt wild animals.

But as time went on, from ancient times through the age of cold weapons and into the modern era, humanity entered a period of civilization. People gradually abandoned hunting, turning to agriculture and animal husbandry for food.

Only then was this primitive hunting activity slowly adapted into a competitive sport.

The standard men’s competition javelin weighs 800 grams, is between 260 and 270 centimeters long, and has a specific center of gravity.

That’s because before the rules were changed, there was a legend named Uwe Horn who pushed the world record for the javelin throw to 104.8 meters.

When the Olympic Committee saw this attempt to Break the Limit, their first reaction wasn’t joy, but fucking terror!

Whoa!

A little farther and it would have started skewering the spectators in the stands! That was completely unacceptable!

So, they hastily changed the rules overnight. They moved the javelin’s center of gravity forward by 4 centimeters, effectively nerfing the power of this thrilling field event by a tenth.