Esper X Family – Chapter 126 – Giving It Your All, Yet Still Unable to Win
Esper X Family – Chapter 126 – Giving It Your All, Yet Still Unable to Win
At this moment, Ye Yao could barely stand firm amidst the storm.
If her mental power were any lower, she would likely have been torn to shreds by this tempest.
“I almost forgot… base stats can’t be trusted!”
Ye Yao gritted her teeth.
Back then, Flame Demon had briefly boosted his mental power in a fiery environment.
Rising from a weak B-rank to a strong B-rank.
It was akin to fighting on home turf, a simple yet effective way to boost stats.
Not long ago, Zhou Qing had also temporarily boosted his stats by using his ability during battle.
Base stats are only for reference!
Just like Ye Yao herself.
On paper, her mental power was only 105.
Who knew that it could skyrocket to 11,025?
Temporary stat boosts didn’t seem all that rare for Espers.
And so, what about Lou Wei, whose base stats were already over ten thousand?
Now, Ye Yao finally witnessed Lou Wei’s true form when he became serious.
This was no simple hundred-ton king 1 As explained before, illegal trucks carrying over 100 tons of load. !
This was Optimus Prime disguised as a hundred-ton king!
Lou Wei undoubtedly deserved the phrase “Wind Racing Across the World 2 凤驰天下，Dayun’s slogan back when it was a motorcycle company. Apparently this is the slogan that made Dayun famous. ”!
At this point, Ye Yao could no longer keep her surroundings calm.
The storm was infused with Lou Wei’s mental power.
The terrifying pressure rendered Ye Yao immobile.
She couldn’t even summon her mental power hands.
What was she supposed to fission in this state?
She was completely suppressed on the mental power level.
Forget about advanced mental power techniques.
Lou Wei knew those too!
And coupled with his godlike stats, he could utterly crush her.
Just who is the world destroyer here?
And this was without Xiao Jing and Cheng Muxue assisting him!
So the Countermeasures Bureau really could pile their resources to create a savior!
Ye Yao focused all her energy on defending against the tearing force of the mental storm.
Just the AoE damage alone nearly overwhelmed her.
What would happen if Lou Wei actually made a move?
“Is this your limit?”
Lou Wei’s calm voice reached Ye Yao’s ears.
It sounded ghostly.
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“If this is all you’ve got, you’d better give up on Sequence 001.”
Lou Wei wasn’t in a hurry to act.
“You’re far from having the ability to safeguard Sequence 001. It’s not safe for Sequence 001 to stay by your side.
Let’s end this here.
I’m in a hurry.”
Ye Yao was a bit annoyed.
That’s supposed to be my line!
【Lou Wei does not want to waste too much time on you.
He needs to return to your main body to personally ensure your safety.】
Alright.
Looks like he’s really in a hurry.
But… we should at least exchange one move, right?
Ye Yao mobilized all her mental power.
It was akin to using a giant hand to push against a crushing wall.
Full of difficulty and helplessness.
Being completely overwhelmed in mental power was despairing.
Ye Yao had thought that Lou Wei was outdated.
That he couldn’t keep up with her inflated stats after fission.
But as it turned out…
The one who couldn’t keep up was her!?
Lou Wei condensed an extremely compressed ball of light in his hand.
【Lou Wei is about to unleash a fatal blow on you.】
Ye Yao’s heart tightened.
She could feel the storm swirling around that thing!
It didn’t take a genius to know that it would create a new super typhoon if it was thrown elsewhere.
Lou Wei uttered his final words.
“Remember this lesson.
You’re nowhere near strong enough to challenge me. Do not approach Sequence 001 again.”
In the blink of an eye, the ball of light hit the shadowy black mist.
Ye Yao didn’t feel a hint of pain.
Opening and closing her eyes, she found herself back inside the Countermeasures Bureau.
“Sister, why are you sweating?”
Luo Jianhua’s concerned voice rang by her ear.
Sweat?
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It’s just a little sparring with my stern father!
How could it make me sweat?
“It’s rain!”
Ye Yao stubbornly retorted.
Mo Qiuli tilted her head, looking up at the sky with confusion.
“But the weather’s fine today. It’s not raining at all.”
Damn magical girl!
Don’t expose me like that!
“Then it’s just too hot.”
“H-Hot?”
Under Ye Yao’s oppressive gaze, Mo Qiuli chose to stay silent.
It was better to comply.
This was all for the unity of the Magical Girl Alliance!
Ye Yao wanted to crouch on the ground and draw circles in depression 3 .
She had thought that reaching C-rank in mental power would allow her to challenge the Dayun Truck.
But she was still instantly crushed.
She couldn’t even touch him!
It was like turning into spinosaurus form 4 on the highway.
You would be mercilessly flattened like a speed bump.
She couldn’t even withstand a single move!
Yarn it 5 玩毛线啊wanmaoxiana literally means “play with yarn”, but it actually means “meaningless” and it’s often used to express disagreement. Anyway, it’s used as a substitute for profanity, and according to Baidu, it’s comparable to dropping an f-bomb. !
The last time she saw Lou Wei’s stats, his mental power exceeded fifty thousand.
Ye Yao had thought that she was the one with inflated stats.
But it turned out that the real stat inflation was with someone else!
My sincerest apologies.
Even after giving it my all, I couldn’t entertain you, Lord Father 6 父亲大人fuqindaren, 父亲 here just means father, while the latter 大人is basically equivalent to the Japanese “-sama” suffix, but there’s no English equivalent. .
Your one move shattered my rebellious spirit. Dad, I’m just a slacker!
Ye Yao decided to postpone her rebellious phase!
Meanwhile, out at sea.
Lou Wei controlled the power of the typhoon.
He didn’t let the storm affect the planet’s ecosystem.
Otherwise, even the aftermath would have caused immense suffering for ordinary people.
He gradually dispelled the domain.
The massive eye of the storm on satellite imagery slowly dissipated.
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The terrifying natural disaster had been artificially averted.
Lou Wei had even managed to suppress the formation of tsunamis.
It took some effort to bring the situation to a complete close.
“Sequence 008… no, after this, it should be Sequence 002.
I hope you remember this lesson.
As long as you don’t cross the line, I can turn a blind eye…”
Lou Wei murmured to himself.
The next second, he shot up from the calm sea surface.
Preparing to return to the Countermeasures Bureau.
He couldn’t stay away for too long.
If it weren’t for the two S-rank Espers guarding Ye Yao.
Lou Wei wouldn’t have agreed to Sequence 008’s request for a duel.
As the colossal typhoon disappeared.
Many world leaders breathed a sigh of relief.
They had thought that the Eastern Power was trying to dominate the world.
Turns out, it was just a false alarm.
Meanwhile, meteorologists unaware of the truth were engaged in heated debates.
Forget about whether this typhoon made sense.
What name could possibly match a typhoon of such scale?
Those internationally agreed-upon names simply wouldn’t do.
They absolutely had to come up with a fitting name to immortalize it in history.
Lou Wei quickly returned to the skies above the Countermeasures Bureau.
Looking down.
He saw that Ye Yao was unharmed.
Fortunately, nothing had happened during his absence.
Lou Wei landed silently.
He approached Fang Ze and the other S-rank Esper who had been waiting.
“I’m curious, why such a big fuss?”
Fang Ze asked immediately.
“To teach Sequence 008 a lesson. Their intentions toward Sequence 001 were too obvious.”
“Still, was it really necessary to go that far?”
The other S-rank Esper also felt that it was an overreaction.
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It was common knowledge that S-rank Espers were divided into two categories: Lou Wei and those below Lou Wei.
Other S-rank Espers might have to take Sequence 008 seriously.
But Lou Wei didn’t really need to.
Lou Wei shook his head. “Sequence 008 is dangerous. They must be taken seriously.”
“Even you think that they’re dangerous? That’s no small matter.”
Fang Ze frowned.
“How dangerous are we talking?”
“Their peak mental power exceeded ten thousand. It might be due to their ability, but it’s still something to be wary of.”
“Plus, their survivability is extremely high. They need to be disciplined, or they’ll only grow more reckless.”
Fang Ze and the other S-rank Esper’s pupils contracted, their faces showing shock.
As S-rank Espers, they knew exactly what it meant for one’s mental power to exceed ten thousand.
After an Esper’s mental power crosses the S-rank threshold, every thousand-point increase is a bottleneck.
Even temporary boosts rarely cross that line.
Every thousand points is a leap beyond one’s limits.
Exceeding ten thousand was something that humans shouldn’t be capable of.
They had thought that Lou Wei was the exception among exceptions.
But they had never expected that there would be another prodigy.
“Inform the decision-makers to elevate Sequence 008’s threat level to Sequence 002.”
“Reassess the Countermeasures Bureau’s stance toward Sequence Zero.”
“As long as they don’t disregard order and rules, their activities can be selectively ignored.”
“A powerful armed organization operating outside strict disciplinary control…?”
Fang Ze sighed.
“That’s the only way.”
The Countermeasures Bureau had many elites to deploy.
But the only one who could truly end everything was Lou Wei alone.
And Lou Wei was occupied with overseeing Sequence 001, leaving him with no time to spare.
“I’ll fill in the details later.”
Lou Wei turned around to leave.
“I’m going to check on her.
You two should prepare to return as well.”
His calm demeanor made it seem as if nothing had happened.
Author Note
Daily request to generate power with love~ I’ve taken medicine, so I’m just waiting for my cold to get better. Feeling sick~
Text: Quickly run away you frick 7 妈个头magetou literally means “mother’s head”, and it’s basically an exclamation with no real meaning.
Translator Note
By the way, I’ve finally translated every author note I found.
Here’s the list -> 8 1, 11, 22, 25-27, 29-35, 37, 43, 45-92, 94-95, 97-98, 100-124, 126(this chapter)