Esper X Family – Chapter 164 – Cat, Do I Say It Like That?
Esper X Family – Chapter 164 – Cat, Do I Say It Like That?
The group of Countermeasures Bureau Espers appeared one after another.
Most of them had visibly unstable auras.
Their mental energy fluctuations were extremely erratic.
Ye Yao could tell that they had indeed rushed here with all their might.
However, they still couldn’t match Ye Yao’s speed in resolving the situation.
Upon seeing the person in the ruins, the squad leader forcibly stabilized his own fluctuations.
He temporarily exited his overloaded state.
“Sequence Zero? Did you cause this incident?”
Ye Yao stepped forward to face him.
“Think again.”
The squad leader’s mind raced with numerous guesses.
The other party was currently a neutral faction.
The higher-ups wouldn’t consider a faction with the potential for evil as neutral.
So, the earlier scene of destruction couldn’t have been their doing.
Moreover, Sequence Zero had a habit of hunting high-risk Sequence Espers.
They had just finished a meal and appeared here shortly after.
Perhaps they had discovered traces of a high-risk Sequence Esper.
“Were you fighting a high-risk Sequence Esper just now?”
Ye Yao was satisfied with the squad leader’s quick thinking.
“You’re quite quick on the uptake.”
But the squad leader was still puzzled.
“Is there someone among the high-risk Sequence Espers who can cause that level of energy output?
A man-made sun? An attack that could flatten the city if it exploded?”
“Ah, that was my doing.”
“You—”
The squad leader’s blood pressure spiked.
“I…”
Looking at this girl who was suspected to be Sequence 002, the squad leader wondered if he should curse.
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How on earth was such a dangerous person allowed to roam free?
It was a close call that the “miniature sun” didn’t explode earlier.
Otherwise, it could have blown everyone apart.
The consequences would have been unimaginable.
The squad leader suppressed his rising blood pressure and forced himself to calm down.
“Which high-risk Sequence Esper were you fighting just now?”
Ye Yao thought for a moment.
“One of them can turn things into explosives.”
“Sequence 066.”
The squad leader quickly recognized the identity of the person Ye Yao mentioned.
“The one you’re talking about doesn’t have a whole body left. I turned him into fireworks.
There were originally three of them. Two don’t have whole bodies left, and one was split in two. You can come and identify them.”
“With their strength, did you really need to cause such a huge commotion?”
Not to mention Sequence 002.
She was practically the second strongest in the world.
The other members of Sequence Zero were no pushovers either.
Even within the Countermeasures Bureau, they would be considered powerhouses guarding an entire region.
As for Sequence 066?
He was just an ordinary A-rank Esper.
He had caused numerous explosions to reach this level.
But in a direct fight, he would struggle against Espers of the same rank.
The high-risk Sequence Espers accompanying him couldn’t have been that powerful either.
According to the available intel.
There were no high-risk Sequence Espers of that caliber active in this city.
So, how could Sequence Zero cause such a massive disturbance?
Ye Yao calmly explained, “The Sanctuary was involved here. They have methods to cause these three Espers to go berserk simultaneously, and one of them even broke through the S-rank limit.”
“Sanctuary again?”
“They can create berserk S-rank Espers!?”
The Countermeasures Bureau Espers were shocked.
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If a berserk S-rank Esper were to go on a rampage, it might be beyond their ability to handle.
Even if they used human wave tactics and sacrificed lives to hold the line, the casualties would be unacceptable.
The Sanctuary actually had such methods!
In that case.
Sequence Zero’s intervention had indeed prevented massive casualties.
Although the commotion was significant, it was nothing compared to countless deaths.
“We, the Countermeasures Bureau, thank you for your contribution here.”
“Don’t thank us yet. If we hadn’t arrived, they would’ve caused a supernatural disaster.
Even if you could handle it afterward, what about the casualties in the meantime?”
Ye Yao couldn’t help but criticize the Countermeasures Bureau’s intelligence network.
The best approach is to solve the problem before the disaster occurs.
The Countermeasures Bureau should have discovered the hiding place of Sequence 066 and the others earlier.
A covert operation would have been more efficient.
The squad leader fell silent for a moment.
“The Countermeasures Bureau’s ability to predict supernatural disasters has been compromised recently.
Our intelligence capabilities have indeed weakened. This is our shortcoming.”
Ye Yao blinked.
A vague guess formed in her mind.
Was he talking about that Prophet who lost their Esper ability after predicting the destruction of the world?
Did I single-handedly cripple the Countermeasures Bureau’s strongest intelligence asset?
Ye Yao felt a bit guilty.
But then again, it wasn’t her fault.
She hadn’t even accused the other party of slander yet.
Ye Yao waved her hand dismissively.
“Never mind. You can handle the aftermath later. Let’s talk about something else now.”
Ye Yao pulled Fang Tang forward from behind her.
“Fueh?”
Fang Tang seemed like a cute creature that had wandered into a battlefield, looking completely out of place in this serious atmosphere.
The squad leader shifted his gaze to the pink-haired girl pulled out by Sequence 002.
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He recognized her identity at a glance.
“Sequence 033?”
What does Sequence 002 mean by this?
Was she admitting that they had infiltrated the Countermeasures Bureau and taken Sequence 033?
This doesn’t align with their neutral faction stance.
It would only put the Countermeasures Bureau in a difficult position.
Ye Yao’s expression remained unapologetic.
“We found her at Sequence 066’s hiding spot.
We rescued her.
And she wants to stay with us.
Do you have any problems with that?”
The implication was clear.
Sanctuary was behind the kidnapping of Sequence 033.
It had nothing to do with Sequence Zero.
They had rescued her and wouldn’t return her.
The squad leader felt suffocated.
Could these small fries have taken Sequence 033 away from the heavily guarded Countermeasures Bureau?
And then transported her across such a distance from another city to this one?
If they had such capabilities, why would they still be here?
They would have fled abroad long ago.
It was obvious to anyone that Ye Yao was giving the Countermeasures Bureau a way out.
She had provided a reason for Fang Tang’s presence with Sequence Zero.
It was up to them whether to accept it or not.
Ye Yao shook Fang Tang lightly, signaling her to say something.
Fang Tang caught on.
“These brothers and sisters rescued me from the bad guys.
They’re very nice, and I want to stay with them.”
After speaking, she whispered to Ye Yao for confirmation.
“Cat, do I say it like that?”
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Everyone present was an Esper.
Such whispers couldn’t hide anything.
Ye Yao covered Fang Tang’s mouth, preventing her from saying more.
“ Mmmph …”
Ye Yao’s expression remained cold and composed.
She had thrown all shame out of the window.
The squad leader’s mouth twitched slightly, and the others pretended not to hear.
It was hard to imagine that Sequence 002 could act so shamelessly with such a beautiful face.
The respect was there, but not much.
The squad leader could only nod, as if he had lost all strength.
“We understand. We will report this matter truthfully.”
Ye Yao nodded in satisfaction.
Good, very sensible.
Although Fang Tang’s clumsy move had caused a minor hiccup.
It didn’t affect the planned outcome.
“We’re leaving now. You can handle the rest.”
Ye Yao held Fang Tang’s hand and walked over to Mu Luo and the others.
The squad leader could only let them go.
There was no way he could ask them to stay for investigation.
“I hope we can cooperate someday.”
“We’ll see.”
Ye Yao left behind an ambiguous reply.
Then, she made a gorgeous exit 1 Apparently it’s a meme gif. !
Author Note
Everyone has come up with quite a few ideas. This author will first write down all the feasible ideas in a little notebook, then figure out how to insert them without affecting the overall framework _(:з」∠)_
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(Helmet) Kitty’ed 2 猫咪maomi means kitty, and that 了 in the middle denotes an action that is done basically similar to ‘ed’ in English. Although it’s used for emphasizing an action when put in a middle like that.