Esper X Family – Chapter 117 – Shrinking the Circle to its Limit

Ye Yao looked at Zhou Qing and the others.

“You should know what you need to do, right?” she said.

Zhou Qing nodded.

“Intervene in the others’ cycles, eliminate the excess areas, and shrink the range to the smallest possible extent.”

“Exactly. I need extreme efficiency.”

“This issue arose due to the Countermeasures Bureau’s negligence. I will mobilize other colleagues to participate in this operation.”

“Mm.”

Ye Yao responded briefly.

Zhou Qing and the others had already proven their character.

They were somewhat trustworthy.

Afterward, Ye Yao took Fang Tang’s hand and turned around to leave, instructing her in a secluded spot.

“Fang Tang, I’ll be very busy from now on. It might not be convenient to take you along.”

“What are you going to do, Ghosty?”

“Didn’t I tell you? I’m looking for a very important family member. You’ll meet her soon. She’s definitely an interesting person, so you won’t be bored.”

Ye Yao had already confirmed that Fang Tang was likely the owner of the voice she heard when she approached the restricted zone.

It seemed that Fang Tang couldn’t control her powers and was contained.

But it didn’t matter. When the time came, she would just have Mu Luo pick her up.

Even if Mu Luo couldn’t do it, Ye Yao would find a way to do it herself.

This was a new family member!

“Then, I’ll wait for you to come back. Wandering around alone shouldn’t be too boring. It’s better than staying in one place all the time.”

Fang Tang seemed quite resistant to the idea of being “contained”.

Entering the world of cycles had made her forget most of her real-world circumstances, but she still managed to grumble about it.

Ye Yao patted Fang Tang’s head and began to employ her unparalleled technique.

“Starting frame manipulation.”

As soon as the words left her mouth, her mental power surged momentarily.

Ye Yao used that instant to maximize her output.

Then, she appeared in mid-air.

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At this moment, she was in her normal mental state.

The next second, her mental power surged again.

Ye Yao used this moment to locate her target.

Due to the short time frame, she could only scan a small area.

It was undeniably exhausting.

Using this method to find Wu Mi might cause her to collapse.

After all, her mental state was consistent with her real-world self.

Her memories wouldn’t be reset.

But the problem was that her condition wouldn’t be reset either.

Even if others died at the end of the last cycle, they would return fully restored at the start of the next cycle.

But Ye Yao’s fatigue wouldn’t be reset.

This was a significant drawback.

It was why she hadn’t dared to use this method to find Wu Mi earlier.

But now that she understood the mechanism of the world of cycles, there was no need to hold back.

First, she would free a large number of Countermeasures Bureau Espers from their cycles.

Then, those freed Espers would free other groups.

There is always strength in numbers.

The excess structures of the world of cycles would quickly disappear.

Only the places from Wu Mi’s memories would remain.

Ye Yao would save some energy to handle the final stage.

This was her plan.

Soon, Ye Yao found another Countermeasures Bureau Esper squad.

In the span of a breath, she landed in front of them.

“Just tell me who the enemy is. I’ll kill them as quickly as possible.”

Sequence 008 suddenly appeared before the Countermeasures Bureau squad, radiating a thick aura of killing intent.

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The unsuspecting squad felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Are we supposed to fight an S-rank Esper?

Is this for real?

Fortunately, their battle-hardened minds weren’t so rigid.

Although they were startled by the sudden appearance of Sequence 008, they quickly understood the other party’s intention.

“Sequence 088, height 180 cm, male, dyed yellow hair…”

After receiving the information, Ye Yao ascended into the air.

She began scanning the area.

Soon, she located her target.

With a single instant ultimate, Ye Yao obliterated him from a distance.

Without looking back, she moved on to search for the next target.

The Countermeasures Bureau squad watched in stunned silence.

They felt a chill run down their spines.

“That’s terrifying. Is this what a top-ten Sequence Esper is like?

How long do we have to train to reach that level?”

“Don’t bother. Everyone has their limits. We might never even reach that level.”

To conserve her focus, Ye Yao had completely let her main body fall into deep sleep.

She was now fully focused on the events in the world of cycles.

Based on her speculation and discoveries, the memory area of the world of cycles was proportional to an individual’s mental power.

The higher the mental power, the larger their familiar area within the world of cycles.

And the Countermeasures Bureau Espers all had high mental power.

The world of cycles formed by all of them was naturally vast.

Even Ye Yao couldn’t perform a carpet search.

But as long as she found the Countermeasures Bureau Espers and ended their cycles, she could speedrun the world of cycles.

The cycles faced by Countermeasures Bureau Espers were often extremely difficult battles.

As guardians of order, they frequently faced formidable enemies.

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And almost every Countermeasures Bureau Esper had experienced unforgettable missions.

Like Zhou Qing’s team.

Sacrifice had become the norm for them.

So, Ye Yao’s task was simple.

She would kill the enemies faced by these Countermeasures Bureau teams in advance.

Using absolute violence to terminate numerous cycles.

At this moment, Ye Yao had abandoned all unnecessary thoughts.

She only knew she was going on a killing spree.

BOOM!

BOOM!!

BOOM!!!

Continuous explosions echoed throughout the world of cycles.

It was the sound of Ye Yao going all out.

“Heavens, Lord Sequence 008,” a young and lively Countermeasures Bureau Esper exclaimed.

Decisive in action.

Ruthless in execution.

Killing without blinking.

The high-risk Sequence Espers were killed as if they were insignificant ants.

Each of them should’ve been a great threat to society.

But in the eyes of Sequence 008, they were nothing more than minor obstacles.

Sequence 008 killed them without a second glance.

“Truly an S-rank Esper.

I suspect that beneath the black mist, Sequence 008 must be an extremely ferocious guy.

Damn, I really want to see that person’s true face. It must be intense!”

Whether they were friendly or wary of Sequence 008, all the Countermeasures Bureau Espers were now in awe of their immense power and performance.

Some even imagined that beneath the black mist was a humanoid platinum ¹ A meme where they call tough guys “humanoid platinum”, where platinum refers to Star Platinum from JOJO. .

That person probably had the word “invincible” written on their face.

Of course, the Espers whose cycles were interrupted weren’t just standing by.

They were informed by Zhou Qing and others and began to act.

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Ye Yao’s efficient actions freed many Countermeasures Bureau Espers.

But the World of Cycles hadn’t shrunk yet.

It would likely only refresh in the next cycle.

But this didn’t matter to Ye Yao.

Next cycle, she would definitely rescue Wu Mi!

The day’s cycle reached its end.

Ye Yao stood at the starting point, panting heavily.

Her brain felt like it was on the verge of short-circuiting.

Her ability had been used too frequently, and her focus was heavily depleted.

It was the most skillful technique she had ever employed.

Using a numerical ability with such finesse.

Ye Yao was somewhat impressed with herself.

This was the first time she had felt so exhausted since awakening her ability.

She almost went from a tired White Catty into a dog.

But it was worth it.

Ye Yao used Attribute Fission to conduct a one-frame scan of the current world of cycles.

The range had shrunk.

She could finally sense the edges of the world of cycles.

And she instantly caught a faint yet familiar fluctuation.

“Found you, Wu Mi…”

Author Note

Forgot to mention. I took a day off to clean the house yesterday. But it should be stable now! I didn’t run away, and I’ll continue updating as usual!

Text: Guaranteed ripe! I said they’re guaranteed to be ripe!

Translator Note

As mentioned, the author didn’t update yesterday. I’ll post this one first to make up for yesterday’s empty spot, then post the second chapter tomorrow.

I speedran and posted this chapter without going through my proofreader, but there should be no problems. I made sure to double check when posting.