"Looks like I still underestimated what this thing could do..."
Xia Xu found a chair and sat down, going over what he had just experienced.
The Mechanical Centipede Spine's amplification worked just as he had expected, almost completely bypassing his instinctive self-preservation mechanisms to squeeze every last bit of strength out of his muscles.
The difference was extremely obvious, like the contrast between feeling so weak just after waking up that you could not even clench your fist and straining against a bench press or some other piece of gym equipment.
He estimated that his strength had at least doubled just now. Unlike under normal circumstances, it did not fluctuate, leaving him unable to exert his strength for various reasons. A mere thought could tense every muscle.
In fact, doubling his strength was not even the limit. He could push harder if he wanted, but that would very likely cause serious bodily damage, such as torn tendons, or even breaking his own bones before his punch landed.
But that clearly could not be blamed on the Mechanical Centipede Spine. A user with a sturdier physique could naturally achieve a greater multiplier, and the base strength being amplified would also be different.
He could only double his strength, and his original muscle strength was merely that of an ordinary person. But on a powerhouse like Kirkclough, whose muscles were inherently stronger, the resulting strength would naturally be greater. Stronger cells would also allow him to withstand a higher multiplier.
Of course, this was not unlimited. At the absolute limit, it could only squeeze out the maximum force the muscles could produce. Beyond that, it could hardly generate strength out of thin air.
He felt that everyone's maximum multiplier would probably differ as well, depending on the proportion of their muscle strength