Esper X Family – Chapter 223 – You’d Die Too If You Were There

The calamity concluded at an unbelievable speed.

To Fang Ze, this outcome had already exceeded all expectations.

Without a doubt, this terrorist attack was meticulously prepared.

The Sanctuary likely relied on the moles they had planted in the Countermeasures Bureau to obtain the information on all their S-rank Espers.

To some extent, they had prepared accordingly.

Under normal circumstances, Fang Ze could have resolved the disaster with a single sentence.

Once the Law Space was activated, all beings were equal.

Unfortunately, they were countered this time.

Those guys could still use their abilities even under the constraints of Law Space.

Laws that targeted individuals had no effect.

It was as if the enemy was immune to silence ¹ Debuff that makes you unable to use active skills in games. .

That wasn’t the worst part.

Fang Ze could still rely on his raw strength and other Laws to eliminate all the minor threats.

Like those high-risk Sequence Espers.

As expected, the members of the Sanctuary emerged to block their high-level fighters.

Fang Ze and the other two S-rank Espers were confident that they wouldn’t lose.

But the problem was that there might be no one to handle those high-risk Sequence Espers.

From the known information, the Source Fire could mass-produce S-rank Espers.

Even if they were disposable S-ranks, their formidable combat power was enough to sweep through all Espers below S-rank in the area.

Not to mention that these were ten high-risk Sequence Espers, notorious for their evil deeds!

Assuming that they could unleash S-rank mental power in a rampage, they could turn the entire city into ruins in a short time.

Fang Ze stood on the trembling rooftop of a skyscraper, flanked by his two S-rank colleagues.

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“The result is a bit unexpected,” one of the S-ranks said.

“If it weren’t for them, even if we ultimately won, the cost would’ve been devastating.”

“Indeed,” the other S-rank nodded.

“Is that the legendary Sequence 002?

I finally understand why Lou Wei was so quick to acknowledge her threat.

If I hadn’t seen her in action with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed she had that kind of power.”

Fang Ze took a deep breath, recalling Ye Tong’s words before she left. His mood was slightly complicated.

As a veteran S-rank Esper, he had actually been scolded harshly.

Things like “hard CCing your own teammates”, “even pig teammates ² Term for useless teammates that keep feeding enemies. aren’t as bad as you”, and “stingy guy only drops a few gold coins”.

Although he didn’t understand the last part, he figured that his earlier indiscriminate Law had displeased her.

Fang Ze didn’t dare to retort and simply accepted it.

After all, the results don’t lie.

With Ye Tong’s achievements, she could scold all three S-rank Espers present.

Who could argue when she and her team had minimized the losses?

Not to mention her overwhelming strength.

Fang Ze’s side had suffered from the enemy’s intelligence advantage.

“Regardless, at least the result is good,” Fang Ze shook his head.

He didn’t intend to dwell on it.

If anyone was under more pressure, it would be Lou Wei.

As an S-rank Esper who hadn’t even broken the limits of an Esper, Fang Ze wasn’t qualified to worry about these things.

Fang Ze surveyed the battlefield.

He glanced at the Countermeasures Bureau Espers clearing the area.

The massive crater left by Ye Tong was bottomless.

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And that was just the kinetic impact.

Scanning around, all enemy presences had also vanished.

Fang Ze didn’t think that anyone could survive those attacks.

Even if those high-risk Sequence Espers relied on the Source Fire to rampage and break their limits, they couldn’t withstand those overwhelming mental power swords.

As for the three S-ranks from the Sanctuary.

Fang Ze hadn’t expected them to die so… casually.

Ye Tong had killed them with a single strike.

To be honest, that superhuman move was something few Espers could block.

Even Fang Ze wasn’t confident in surviving it if he had to face it.

Although he didn’t want to take credit, Fang Ze knew that Ye Tong’s easy victory was partly due to him.

After all, his “Space Solidification” Law had sealed their escape routes.

“It’s a pity we didn’t capture anyone alive. Otherwise, we might’ve learned why the Sanctuary wanted to destroy this city,” one of the S-rank Espers lamented.

“It’s fine. Most high-risk Sequence Espers have been wiped out. Only a few stragglers remain. They don’t have many people to use left. They’ll just pop up one by one,” Fang Ze wasn’t bothered.

Previously, the Sanctuary hadn’t even shown its face.

But now, three S-rank Espers had appeared.

Although they seemed like weaklings, they had finally revealed themselves.

Once an organization loses its mystique, it will gradually fall into a passive position.

The overall situation might change.

In a dark space, a purple fire burned fiercely.

But compared to before, the flames had weakened slightly.

“Fang Ze sealing space and cutting off your retreat is understandable.

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But what do you mean by ‘a mental power sword descended from the sky and impaled us into the ground’?

And what’s this about the S-rank Degradation ability failing to corrode the attack before being overwhelmed by a flood of mental power?”

Disciple and the other two who had just revived remained silent.

Their mental power had dropped to A-rank.

Their souls felt as if they had been halved.

Just like the Legacy Reclaimer from before.

The side effects of resurrection were hard to accept.

Mole Maker clicked his tongue in amazement.

“With my intel, how did things turn out like this? Did Lou Wei, that monster, show up?”

“Now, the Sanctuary’s completion has failed.

According to the plan, sacrificing that city was the final step.

Unfortunately, you failed to complete this crucial step. Truly useless.”

“You’d die too if you were there,” Disciple glanced at him.

“That’s debatable,” the Mole Maker retorted.

The atmosphere grew tense.

Then, the Leader spoke with a world-weary expression.

“Enough.”

With those two words, silence fell over the room.

“We don’t have much time left. Let’s move to other countries. Although the effect won’t be as good as here, at least there won’t be as much resistance.”

The Leader stood up and walked into the fire, disappearing.

When he reappeared, he stood on unfamiliar soil.

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It was a lifeless land, with a purplish haze in the sky, unlike anything on Earth.

This was his Sanctuary, a permanent special space constructed from malice.

It had taken years of planning to create this city-sized area.

Unlike the subspaces created by spatial Espers, this place was independent and didn’t rely on the main world.

Even if the original world was destroyed, the Sanctuary would remain unaffected.

As long as they relied on the energy provided by the Source Fire, they could survive on this land.

The Source Fire had the ability to store malice.

The more civilized the soil, the greater the malice accumulated from wrongdoings.

For example, killing someone in a chaotic country where murder is legal wouldn’t generate much malice.

But in a civilized country where killing was strictly prohibited, it would trigger a chain reaction, producing massive malice.

This was the foundation of the Sanctuary’s existence.

The Leader thought about Disciple’s report and had a vague suspicion.

“Could it be the World Destroyer?”

But at that moment, a deep voice echoed in his mind.

It sounded like it came from the depths of the cosmos.

“Still running away…? Why not join us in revenge…? You might survive because of it…”

“Shut up! My end won’t be like yours! I will prove that the Sanctuary’s path is the right one!”

Author Note

I don’t mean to elicit sympathy, but given my health condition, I only have less than 24 hours left to live in the entirety of 2025. If everyone can send me 50, I should be able to make it to the first Thursday of 2026 ³ As mentioned before, KFC has discounts on Thursdays. .

Text: Our love~

Once it goes away… shall never return ⁴ Song is Our Love by F.I.R.