Esper X Family – Chapter 19 – I Shall Strike in Family Hero Form!

Mo Qiuli felt an overwhelming rage, her body trembling uncontrollably.

Before arriving, she had already saved more than a dozen people.

Along the way, she saw countless charred bodies.

And the number of people trapped under the rubble was beyond count.

Mo Qiuli had saved more than a dozen, but it was far from enough.

Cries for help echoed everywhere.

The overwhelming sense of helplessness nearly suffocated her.

As someone who usually prided herself on being a magical girl, witnessing such a scene made her realize just how brutal a real battlefield could be.

Even more terrifying was that the perpetrator was still causing casualties.

The number of people she needed to rescue continued to grow.

Mo Qiuli had no choice but to force the perpetrator to stop.

Suppressing her anger, Mo Qiuli confronted the flaming man.

“Why are you harming the innocent!?”

The flaming man sneered.

“Why so many questions? I do as I please. Do humans need a reason to crush ants?”

The temperature in the area rose once more.

The distortion in the air became even more terrifying.

The flaming man clearly had no intention of wasting words.

“In my eyes, you’re just another ant. Since the Countermeasures Bureau hasn’t arrived yet, I shall crush you first!”

The flaming man clenched his fist, and flames condensed into a whip.

The terrain boosted his power to almost A-rank.

An invisible pressure seemed to crush Mo Qiuli’s soul.

This was a formidable enemy.

Unlike the minor skirmishes she had faced before.

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If she wasn’t careful, she would die.

Mo Qiuli didn’t lose her composure despite witnessing such cruelty.

Her desire to become a magical girl wasn’t just child’s play.

I can’t defeat him. I need to stall him until reinforcements arrive.

Mo Qiuli quickly assessed the situation, avoiding rash actions.

Although the powerful adults saw her as a problem child, they hadn’t restricted her actions.

The Countermeasures Bureau still allowed her to act as a ‘magical girl’.

This wasn’t just because Mo Qiuli’s ability held immense potential.

It was also because she possessed mature combat thinking.

She wouldn’t overextend herself or act recklessly.

When faced with something she couldn’t handle, she knew how to do her part.

Mo Qiuli had one more thing on her mind.

Ye Yao was still waiting for her to return home, so she absolutely couldn’t fall here.

“Die!!!”

The fire whip nearly tore through the sky.

Mo Qiuli dodged at the last moment, using her aerial advantage to create distance.

“It’s you who should die.”

This wasn’t a children’s show.

Mo Qiuli didn’t fully internalize the tropes from anime.

The flaming man had harmed too many innocents. He deserved death!

Blue beams shot out from Mo Qiuli’s magic wand like a machine gun.

A massive beam fired out, splitting into multiple smaller ones and saturating the area with bombardments.

The flaming man’s mobility on the ground was limited, forcing him to endure the assault.

The damage wasn’t significant, but the humiliation was immense.

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“Tch, flying around like a bug. Fine, I’ll play with you!”

The flaming man’s temper matched his appearance.

Highly flammable and explosive.

Flight remained a challenge for 99% of Espers.

Although top-tier Espers could overcome gravity, they were few and far between.

The flaming man was clearly not among them.

At the same time.

Ye Yao had already reached the scene.

Fortunately, the distance wasn’t too far.

“It’s so hot…”

The scorching air made it hard for Ye Yao to breathe.

She could now see Mo Qiuli dodging the relentless fire whips in the air.

One mistake, and it would be catastrophic for her.

Ye Yao imagined being there herself, and her heart clenched in fear.

The scene was hellish.

Ye Yao couldn’t imagine the pressure Mo Qiuli was under.

“I have to help her!”

Ye Yao quickened her pace.

But someone beat her to it.

In Ye Yao’s perception, several figures with restrained auras swept past the fire.

A chilling cold erupted.

Whoosh—

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A biting wind swept through.

The sudden drop in temperature extinguished most of the flames, leaving only small embers around the flaming man.

“They’re here!”

Mo Qiuli’s eyes lit up, knowing that she had held out long enough for reinforcements to arrive.

But she made one mistake.

She lost focus during the battle.

A searing fire whip lashed upward.

Mo Qiuli snapped back to attention, summoning a ‘Mercury’ model to block the attack.

But the force behind the whip was terrifying.

Even though it blocked most of the damage, the impact still sent her crashing to the ground.

“Ugh…”

Mo Qiuli lay on the ground, letting out a pained groan.

If not for her ability enhancing her body, the crash would have been fatal.

“While I can still move…”

Mo Qiuli clenched her teeth, trying to rise despite the pain, but a burning figure stood before her, a high-heat fireball ready in his palm.

The flaming man didn’t act immediately, instead issuing a threat to the approaching figures.

“Take one more step, and I’ll kill her.”

The official Espers sent to eliminate the flaming man halted, their icy gazes fixed on him.

They had arrived quickly.

The disaster caused by the flaming man was sudden.

In less than ten minutes, the destruction was immense.

If not for Mo Qiuli’s efforts to stall, the losses would have been even greater.

“Explain your reasons for these atrocities.”

The flaming man sneered. “Call me the Flame Demon. I just want to submit a pledge to a certain organization. Becoming a Sequence Esper is my goal. With my performance, I wonder if you’ll recognize my potential.”

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“You might indeed qualify as a Sequence Esper. If you can survive, that is.”

The tension escalated.

But with the Flame Demon holding a hostage, the Countermeasures Bureau’s Espers couldn’t act rashly.

Meanwhile, Ye Yao had reached the edge of the battlefield, hiding behind a large piece of debris.

Then, she saw that Mo Qiuli had been captured.

“Is it a fixed routine for magical girls to lose?”

Ye Yao couldn’t help but grumble internally.

But she knew that this wasn’t the time for jokes.

Mercury was in grave danger.

She could be sent to hell at any moment to fight a resurrection match with the underworld.

She had to find a way to save her.

System, do something!

As if hearing Ye Yao’s plea, the system finally responded.

【Detected that a “family” is in danger. Issuing emergency rescue task: When a loved one is in crisis, one can often unleash immense potential. During the rescue process, Host will gain one-tenth of the rescue target’s attribute data. Reward: 5 attribute points upon completing the rescue.】

Ye Yao’s body trembled as she peeked out to check Mo Qiuli’s stats.

【Ability: Mercury’s Gift

Mental Power: 120

Strength: 20

Stamina: 18

Agility: 22】

Her mental power had increased by 8 points, likely due to tapping into her potential during the battle.

So, what would one-tenth of her panel data mean?

“I shall strike in Family Hero form ¹ Ready Player One reference. You might notice that mc’s line is different from the subtitle in that image. That’s because the Chinese translation is different. The phrase is often memed as “I shall strike in ___ form!”. !”