Esper X Family – Chapter 242 – Being Mediocre Suits You Better

The entire world seemed to have been muted.

The menacing thorn spears, brimming with destructive energy, halted in mid-air dozens of meters away from the two.

It was as if they had collided with an invisible, insurmountable, and incomprehensible barrier.

There was no explosion, no stalemate.

Jim’s full-force attack was like a candle flame crashing into the core of a star in the face of that slash.

There was no earth-shattering explosion.

No clash of energies.

Only silent annihilation.

The thorn spears were like snowflakes thrown into a blazing furnace.

The moment they touched the edge of that slash from the sky, they completely disintegrated and vanished.

Not a single ripple was stirred.

Not a speck of dust remained.

Utterly erased from existence.

The speed of the slash had long surpassed thought.

By the time Jim’s expression shifted from maniacal laughter to sheer terror, the slash had already ignored the distance of space.

Time seemed to have been paused.

Jim didn’t even have time to think.

His proud ability, his dominant strength.

They were like a sandcastle on the beach, effortlessly wiped away by the waves.

He didn’t even have time to feel fear or beg for mercy.

The next second.

Starting from the top of his head and following the trajectory of the slash, his body disintegrated silently, like the most fragile sandcastle.

His flesh, bones, nerves… all the matter and energy that constituted his existence, none were spared.

No blood, no remains.

Not even a final scream was uttered.

His existence was utterly erased, from the physical to the energy level, by that terrifying light slash.

All that remained was a straight, bottomless pitch-black chasm extending hundreds of meters, with edges as smooth as mirrors and an eerie, crystallized glaze.

It was the residual power of the slash.

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Just grazing the ground had caused such horrifying destruction.

Ye Tong slowly lowered her hand.

The heart-stopping mental power slash had already dissipated.

As if it had never existed.

Only the grotesque, crystallized chasm on the ground silently testified to the incomprehensible destructive force that had just been unleashed.

The silver-haired girl’s gaze swept over the spot where Jim had vanished.

As if brushing away a speck of insignificant dust.

“I thought it was a speed bump.”

“White Catty, cool! White Catty, awesome!”

Xia Lian didn’t hide her admiration.

The quiet White Catty was adorable.

But the White Catty that transformed into a white panther was an endless source of surprises!

If you made White Catty angry, it was best to pray that she only hissed at you.

Once she took action, there was no room for negotiation.

To friends, she would not only hiss but allow them to pet her.

To enemies, it was a zero-frame claw strike.

This kind of White Catty was right in Xia Lian’s strike zone.

Just as Xia Lian was about to tackle Ye Tong with a throw ¹ A grapple move in fighting games that can’t be blocked. .

The next moment, she was mercilessly throw-teched ² A way to defend against a throw by using a throw in response. If done correctly, the result will be both characters being pushed back. .

“Even if you praise me, I won’t let you pet me. Time is tight, and we have a mission. Let’s go.

Anyway, these guys probably won’t dare to act recklessly anymore.”

“Huh!? How could this be?”

Ignoring Xia Lian’s lament, Ye Tong continued to glide silently toward their destination with her.

As if the terrifying scene of her crushing a powerful Esper leader had never happened.

On the ground.

All the Espers who had been watching the sky had already averted their gazes.

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All mockery, disdain, and greed had vanished in the face of that effortless instant kill.

Only fear remained!

“H-How could that silver-haired girl…?”

Johnson’s voice was hoarse, carrying a tremor he didn’t even notice.

He had seen it.

He saw it clearly!

The one who had acted wasn’t the black-haired girl they had pinned their hopes on.

But the silver-haired girl they had initially looked down upon!

Her strength far exceeded their imagination!

She had reached the realm of S-rank!

The result of this probe… had far exceeded expectations.

Far exceeded Johnson’s comprehension.

They hadn’t probed the black-haired girl’s strength, but instead, they had uncovered this terrifying behemoth!

“What is such a powerhouse doing in the Yunited States!?

They’re from Dragon Country…

Is Dragon Country trying to set a trap for Yunited States?

Have they finally stopped hiding their ambition to dominate the world?”

Johnson stared in horror at the direction where the two had disappeared.

His heart trembled more and more.

He had even considered using force to capture them at the airport!

If they had acted then.

Perhaps Jim’s fate would have been his!

The voice from the communicator in his hand was deafening.

High-ranking members of the Sentinel Organization kept bombarding him with questions.

Johnson snapped out of his daze, swallowing hard, his back already drenched in cold sweat.

He felt like he had just escaped death.

Johnson took a deep breath, but the cold air couldn’t dispel the chill in his heart.

“Perhaps this is a conspiracy by Dragon Country’s Countermeasures Bureau. We must report this to the higher-ups and let them investigate!”

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As for Jim, who had been reduced to ashes?

No one cared.

This fool had used his own demise to buy a priceless warning for the Yunited States.

If he knew of his contribution to the country in hell, he might feel honored.

Even if he didn’t feel honored, he had no choice.

The Jungle Gang, a behemoth in the underground world, would be completely eradicated.

Ye Tong’s simple action had effortlessly changed the landscape of the Yunited States’ underground world.

And this was only the beginning.

The various factions didn’t immediately move to divide the Jungle Gang’s legacy.

They hadn’t received any news.

They feared that this was a plot to eliminate Esper factions under the guise of an opportunity.

Everyone knew the principle of “the nail that sticks out gets hammered”.

Ye Tong didn’t care how many people she had frightened.

She was advancing at full speed according to the mini-map.

It was just a pity that flying at a mental power of a hundred wasn’t very fast.

It couldn’t compare to ten thousand.

Even with the cycle state enhancing her, the output efficiency was still limited.

Only the endurance was maxed out.

But at least not much time had been wasted.

Since her earlier action, no one had come to obstruct them.

After all, an S-rank Esper was equivalent to a walking nuclear weapon.

No one wanted to end up like Jim.

As Ye Tong flew, she also observed the situation below.

A glance at the streets revealed many homeless people.

Most of them looked extremely weak, as if suffering from severe illnesses.

It seemed as if just one push would send them tumbling into an abyss.

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“Damn capitalist country.”

Originally, Ye Tong had planned to quickly return to her country and relax after finding her family.

But seeing this scene, she suddenly wanted to blow up those capitalists.

However, destroying the old order was easy. Building a new one was hard.

If she messed up.

Who would clean up the mess?

Even more people would be left homeless.

Could it be… to have the country don the imperial robes and unify the world?

It seemed plausible, but also a bit far-fetched.

Then, Ye Tong stopped thinking and came to a halt in the air with Xia Lian.

They had arrived.

Ye Tong looked down at the scene below.

A unique building came into view.

Xia Lian’s voice came through.

“White Catty, is the person we’re looking for down there?

Can I take action this time? I want to make a splash too!”

Not long ago, she had talked about transforming into a dragon.

But until now, she hadn’t seriously acted.

She was about to revert to being mediocre!

Ye Tong glanced sideways.

“Being mediocre suits you better.”

Xia Lian: “?”

Mind-reading cat! You’re not even pretending anymore!

Author Note

Why are some people already going home while others haven’t even started their holiday yet? Anyway, I wish everyone an early holiday and a wonderful time!

Text: That’s how it is

Scholarship Shiba ³ 柴犬chaiquan is Shiba Inu but is often shortened to just 柴. As for where the Shiba is, author probably slapped Chesire’s face on top.