Chapter 172 - 125: The So-called Final Flare-up

Chen Jue looked at the comments on the video, his expression grim. These netizens were truly impressive, every one of them like a regular Sherlock Holmes.

They could deduce his identity just from comparing his build in two different videos and looking at details like the IP address.

’If they put this much effort into their studies or making money, wouldn’t they get into a top-tier university or become a CEO in no time?’

Fortunately, very few people in real life knew that Chen Jue was the Brother of Special Skills, so he wasn’t worried about being exposed.

Besides, the netizens were only guessing if "the wall-climber" was the Brother of Special Skills; they weren’t guessing that *Chen Jue* was the Brother of Special Skills. It wouldn’t have much of an impact on his life.

So, after scrolling through the comments, Chen Jue logged into his short-video account and posted an update in response.

The post was simple: just a meme of a silly panda with a three-part denial: (I’m not him, I didn’t do it, don’t spread rumors!)

As soon as this interactive post went live, the millions of fans following Brother of Special Skills were amused and flooded the comments section:

"It’s definitely you, the clothes are a dead giveaway! (doge)"

"Brother of Special Skills is just being humble! (LMAO)"

"Doing a good deed is a good thing, just show your face! (rubbing hands in anticipation)"

"@GoldenEyeNewsTeam, you guys not going to interview him? (thinking)"

"Brother of Special Skills, you’re so damn awesome! After seeing the rescue video, I’m a new fan! (thumbs up)"

"I used to think all the special skills Brother of Special Skills practiced were useless, like dragon-slaying arts. I never expected that I was just too naive. Brother of Special Skills really taught me a lesson. (facepalm)"

"..."

Seeing the number of comments and likes under his post skyrocket, Chen Jue had no choice but to close the app.

He then checked the WeChat burner account for Brother of Special Skills. Just as he expected, people were constantly @-ing him in the "Hang City Foraging Superstars" group chat.

After all, the incident had happened right here in Hang City, and with the on-site video spreading through Friends Circles and WeChat groups, the rich kids in the foraging group were naturally going to cause a stir.

Chen Jue followed his usual routine and sent a "three-part denial" meme in the group, responding to his groupmates. Then, he once again reminded Guo Shao and Yang Fan, the two group admins who had seen his real face, not to spread the word.

Given the side profile shot in the video, those two could definitely recognize Chen Jue’s identity at a glance. Giving them a heads-up and a reminder was absolutely necessary.

"(Roger that)"

"Don’t you worry, Brother Jue! Yang Fan and I will keep our lips sealed! (hehe)"

...

After getting their replies, Chen Jue was able to relax for the time being.

After increasing his [Spirit] Attribute by a fair amount, his mindset had started to stabilize, and his ability to accept many situations had also grown much stronger.

He wasn’t afraid of becoming famous; he was just worried that too much fame would ruin the free and easy life he currently enjoyed.

Besides, he was currently living off his side-hustle income. He still needed to milk this wave of online traffic for a while longer, so he had to find a balance between his real life and his online persona.

In addition to Guo Shao and Yang Fan, people like Wu Fang’s cousin, Zheng Yuan, and his instructor, Li Rui, had also sent him messages, and Chen Jue patiently replied to each one.

The commotion he’d caused this time by climbing the building to save the child was a bit too big. Unlike the last time with the Darts killing the dog, where he was just a supporting character, he now had to worry quite a bit about preventing the internet traffic from affecting his normal life.

"’A man dreads fame as a pig dreads fattening!’ Sometimes, being too popular isn’t a good thing."

Chen Jue rubbed the Jingming acupoint where the bridge of his nose met his eye sockets. He sighed, thinking about how having more social connections inevitably made one’s mind restless.

Fortunately, this feeling only lasted for a moment. When the class bell rang and a middle-aged lecturer appeared at the podium, Chen Jue finally calmed his mind and began to listen attentively.

"Alright class, today we’ll be discussing the functions of organs related to the kidneys. Everyone please turn to page..." The middle-aged teacher opened his presentation slides and began to lecture.

"The kidneys are a very special organ in the human body. They are part of the urinary system, responsible for filtering impurities from our blood and maintaining the balance of bodily fluids and electrolytes. They ultimately produce urine, which is transported to the bladder and then expelled from the body through the urethra."

"At the same time, the kidneys also have an endocrine function. They can secrete renin, prostaglandins, kinins, erythropoietin, endothelin, natriuretic peptides, and so on."

"As for the [adrenaline] we often hear about in daily life, it is not secreted by the kidneys, but by the two [adrenal glands] located above the kidneys."

"[Adrenaline] is a hormone and a neurotransmitter with extremely powerful effects. It can dilate the blood vessels in the heart, liver, and muscles, while constricting the blood vessels in the skin and mucous membranes. It causes a person’s breathing to quicken, their heart rate and blood flow to accelerate, and their pupils to dilate, providing the body with more energy for physical activity and enhancing reaction speed."

"For instance, the phenomenon of [terminal lucidity] we see in clinical settings is a short burst of vitality caused by various hormones secreted by the [adrenal glands]."

"However, today’s lecture is focused on kidney function. We’ll cover the [adrenal glands] in more detail next class, so you can all go back and read up on it beforehand."

The teacher on the podium spoke with confident ease, and Chen Jue listened with rapt attention from his seat.

When he was climbing the building that morning, the panel had given him a notification about accelerated [adrenaline] secretion. Clearly, this hormone was closely related to the body’s explosive power during exercise.

’If I could consciously control the secretion of this kind of hormone, wouldn’t I be able to unleash my maximum Strength at any time?’ Chen Jue thought to himself, taking notes while squeezing a hand gripper.

After several days of training, his grip strength had increased again.

Without the Temporary Attribute boost from supplements like pre-workout nitric oxide boosters, he could already crush 130 kg with his bare hands. His grip strength had increased by about 10 kg compared to last week.

Such a terrifying rate of growth was thanks to the professional training regimen designed by Li Rui, as well as the effects of adding points on his panel.

Moreover, the more he trained his grip, the more Chen Jue discovered that the fascia and bones in his hands were growing larger and thicker.

Whenever he used that special [Outer Force] technique, his entire hand would change from its normal flesh color to a faint, bruised blue, which looked quite magical.

’The so-called ’claw techniques’ in traditional Martial Arts must be something like this, right?’

’The only thing I’m lacking now is that the skin and bones of my hands aren’t hard enough. My Resistance Ability isn’t strong enough,’ Chen Jue muttered to himself. Then, his hand acting on its own, he idly scratched the surface of his desk.

A loud SCRAPE suddenly echoed through the otherwise silent classroom. Even the lecturer at the podium paused and glanced in Chen Jue’s direction.

Seeing this, Chen Jue quickly sat bolt upright. He coughed a few times to cover up his embarrassment, pretending to be calm, then slid his textbook over the desk.

When the human anatomy class ended and the students for the next class filed in, the student who sat down in that spot was shocked to find five distinct scratch marks on the otherwise smooth desktop. A suspicious look crossed their face. "Which madlad did this? Were they so bored in class they started carving the desk with a knife?"