Esper X Family – Chapter 104 – Big Trouble!

The rampage of mental power is entirely different from its normal application.

Normal release of mental power wouldn’t trigger the Countermeasures Bureau’s alarms.

Its stability level could be easily filtered out by the alarm system.

Even if an Esper releaseed a massive amount of mental power within the training grounds, it wouldn’t set off the alarm.

But a rampaging mental power was a different story.

Its frequency is chaotic, with an instability comparable to stormy waves at the sea.

If the mental power released by a normal Esper is a straight upward surge.

Then the mental power of a rampaging Esper reaches its peak in a jagged, fluctuating curve.

This signifies the Esper’s complete loss of control!

At this moment, the monitoring devices in the Countermeasures Bureau displayed the peak value of the rampaging mental power.

3,946!!! ¹ Not triple factorial. By the way, a triple factorial should be smaller than a normal factorial since the multiplication happens every 3 numbers. Still, I can’t find a 4-digit triple factorial calculator that doesn’t cut corners with just outputting E so I gave up on adding the number here.

A rampage at the level of strong A-rank.

Enough to render most Espers in the Countermeasures Bureau powerless!

The Espers on the scene were utterly shocked.

Such a sudden rampage caught them completely off guard.

Wu Mi clutched her head, letting out a sound of extreme pain.

“Ugh!!!”

Numerous threads suddenly appeared on her body’s surface, shooting out at an astonishing speed.

In an instant, they struck every Esper present.

Upon closer inspection, one could see the Ouroboros Cycle’s shadow begin to appear in the eyes of the affected Espers.

The sharp force instantly pierced through the mental defenses of Espers with mental power below 3900.

Only two A-rank Espers in the Countermeasures Bureau with mental power above 4000 could resist the effects of the rampaging ability.

The threads shot out were not confined to this area.

They passed through walls, reaching every corner of the Countermeasures Bureau.

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Automatically tracking individuals with mental power.

The mental power threads contained the undeniable power of cycle.

Those unable to defend against it would inevitably fall into an absolute vicious cycle.

Espers with mental power above 3900 in the Countermeasures Bureau were few and far in between.

If the ability’s influence continued to spread, the Countermeasures Bureau would be severely paralyzed.

“Quick! Stop her!!”

The other Espers in the Countermeasures Bureau were already unable to follow orders.

Only the two strong A-rank Espers could move freely.

Just as the two were about to incapacitate Wu Mi, another powerful surge of mental power erupted.

A figure shrouded in black mist appeared before Wu Mi.

The S-rank mental power instantly severed countless “Ouroboros Threads”, enveloping them and preventing the out-of-control cycle power from spreading further.

But in that short span of time, over ninety percent of the personnel in the Countermeasures Bureau had fallen victim.

All of them had been implanted with the “Ouroboros Cycle”, and the power was close to 4000 in strength.

A cycle of this magnitude was far more terrifying than the first out-of-control incident!

Seeing the black mist Esper protect Wu Mi, the two A-rank Espers were furious.

“Sequence 008! You owe us an explanation!”

“Do you even have the right to be angry?”

Ye Yao’s question was icy cold.

She was the one who should be furious!

“Why does the person you brought have traces of the Sanctuary?

You’re the ones who owe me an explanation!”

The cause of Wu Mi’s rampage was identical to that of Sequence 100.

The purple flame Wu Mi had touched earlier was indeed the same thing she had seen that night.

Under normal circumstances, it would have been fine.

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Ye Yao could have taken precautions.

But she hadn’t expected it to lie dormant undetected within an ordinary person.

It only activated when Wu Mi touched it.

Ye Yao had no time to stop it.

This was undoubtedly the work of a mole within the Countermeasures Bureau!

Ye Yao pieced everything together in bullet time.

She had told Lou Wei to return to have Wu Mi save these people.

Lou Wei then held a small meeting to inform others.

The information spread further.

And since they had already clashed with the trench coat man from the Sanctuary during the Sequence 100 incident…

Sharing intelligence afterward would reveal that they couldn’t share the same path with Sequence Zero.

It made perfect sense for the mole to sabotage them.

And now Wu Mi had fallen victim.

How sinister!

“The Sanctuary!?”

The two Espers’ faces changed drastically, almost unable to believe Sequence 008’s words.

Upon reflection, Sequence 029’s rampage had indeed been strange.

Her initial mental power hadn’t even reached C-rank, yet she had suddenly erupted with strong A-rank mental power.

It was eerily similar to the recent Sequence 100 incident.

The other party had also leaped from C-rank to strong A-rank destructive power.

If this was truly the work of the Sanctuary, the implications were dire!

“We had no idea. The priority now is to stabilize the rampaging Sequence 029!”

Fortunately, Sequence 029’s rampage wasn’t focused on destruction.

But sometimes, abnormalities are harder to deal with than destruction.

By now, nearly everyone in the Countermeasures Bureau had been affected.

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The number of people available to handle the situation had drastically decreased.

Although this was just a branch of the Countermeasures Bureau, and there were still many elites in the district, it could still be considered a significant loss.

If a supernatural disaster were to occur outside, they would quickly face a shortage of personnel.

Ye Yao had no faith in the Countermeasures Bureau’s capabilities.

“You couldn’t even take care of Wu Mi properly, and now your negligence has turned her into this state.

How am I supposed to trust your abilities?”

Ye Yao didn’t plan to waste too much time here.

She intended to leave and find a way to solve the problem with Wu Mi.

But then, a gust of wind blew.

A familiar voice reached Ye Yao’s ears.

“Leave Sequence 029 behind. I’ll have an S-rank Esper from the relevant field come to resolve the issue.”

Lou Wei spoke.

No figure was seen, but his voice was heard.

While protecting Sequence 001, he spared a small portion of his attention to monitor the situation here.

He hadn’t expected such a shocking event to occur.

The Sanctuary’s infiltration of the National Countermeasures Bureau had reached an alarming level.

And now, nearly all Espers in the Countermeasures Bureau had fallen into an abnormal state.

This was the effect of Sequence 029’s ability.

The solution could only be found through her.

But if Sequence 008 took Sequence 029 away, the Countermeasures Bureau would be left helpless.

Ye Yao didn’t want to waste any more time.

“Don’t force me to use the elimination method to find the mastermind within your Countermeasures Bureau.”

Her words were dripping with killing intent.

Ye Yao had personally killed two people.

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One was Flame Demon, the other was Sequence 100.

Although the number was small, the killing intent she had honed was real.

“I’ll solve the problem my own way. I don’t need your help.”

What a joke.

The Sanctuary’s tricks had just begun.

Leaving Wu Mi here would only give them a chance to strike again.

After issuing her threat, Ye Yao soared into the sky with Wu Mi.

She then landed in a corner and called out to Mu Luo.

“Mu Luo! Wu Mi’s in trouble. Take us to a deserted place, not the courtyard.”

The shadows in the corner stirred slightly.

An entrance to the Dark Erosion space opened.

Ye Yao jumped in with Wu Mi.

In less than ten seconds.

Mu Luo had brought them to a remote, uninhabited mountain forest.

“What’s going on?”

“It’s the Sanctuary, just like when Sequence 100 went out of control.”

Mu Luo’s expression instantly turned grave.

This was big trouble.

Author Note

It’s finally friday~ Tomorrow is the weekend~

Daily request to feed me with gifts~

Text: Catty up to no goody ² 祟 is the word that means ‘evil spirits harming people’. Nowadays it means being up to no good.