Esper X Family – Chapter 281 – Life or Death Unknown

Jiang Huashen treasured his artworks immensely.

Even those that were given away were treated like adopted children.

It would be one thing if Ye Yao disliked it and damaged it.

Jiang Huashen would just let out a helpless sigh, feeling a bit sad for a few days.

But if someone else damaged the painting without permission.

He would definitely be angry.

That was his greatest masterpiece!

It was a true milestone of special significance!

Who could withstand being told that such a milestone had been destroyed?

Upon seeing this, Ye Yao instantly launched a series of familiar moves.

First, she exhausted herself.

Then, she performed a fission on her mental power limit.

【Detected that a family member is in an unstable mental state, and the conditions have been met. Activating “Encouragement” to help the family member overcome the gloom.】

Panel boost!

“Quick! Old Jiang, you’ve been buffed! Now help me paint another one!”

Theoretically, everyone’s limits were different.

For most Espers, their limit was the A-rank breakthrough line.

S-rank was a chasm too wide to cross.

Among existing S-rank Espers, only Lou Wei’s mental power limit exceeded ten thousand.

Let alone reaching a full forty thousand mental power.

If one were to use conventional methods to transmit that much mental power into a person, they would probably just explode instantly.

However, “Encouragement” was a mechanism of the system.

And the fundamental logic of the system was “family”.

How could an ability used on family members cause them harm?

Breaking through limits was a piece of cake!

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Thus, Jiang Huashen could only control his own state first.

Once was a lesson, twice was expertise.

A painting floated in the Dark Erosion space.

Beautiful colors swirled across the canvas like dragons and snakes.

In just a split second, Jiang Huashen had completed the “sketch”.

The new painting landed in Ye Yao’s hands.

And Jiang Huashen’s Encouragement state quickly vanished.

“Yay! Now I shouldn’t have to worry about my disguise being seen through for a while!”

Ye Yao hugged the painting with a face full of joy.

Jiang Huashen, on the other hand, was caught in a complex state of sadness and happiness.

The sadness was because the old greatest masterpiece had been destroyed.

The happiness was because a new greatest masterpiece had been born.

His feelings were incredibly complicated.

Ye Yao put away the painting and offered Jiang Huashen some comfort.

“It’s okay, Old Jiang. Just wait a little longer and I’ll take you to get back at those guys who ruined your art!”

Jiang Huashen looked as if his inspiration had run dry.

For him, he just hoped that Ye Yao, this little ancestor, would cherish this new painting more.

As for punishment, it was definitely necessary.

Jiang Huashen wanted to trap them in the painting and let them experience the sourness, bitterness, and spice of the human world!

Yes, there was no sweetness.

Those who tarnished art do not deserve to taste sweetness!

Mu Luo slowly spoke after the matter was resolved.

“I heard you found our companions who left earlier. Are they all right?”

He had brought them back.

He couldn’t help but be concerned.

Ye Yao blinked, suddenly unsure how to answer.

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“Probably not great. One is still in a coma, and the other is mechanically exercising in his room, probably to distract himself.”

Mu Luo and the others hadn’t understood these matters in detail yet.

So, Ye Yao briefly explained the situation to them.

Upon hearing that the companions he brought back from the Countermeasures Bureau had actually fallen into the hands of the Yunited States official organization.

And had even experienced fates worse than those in the Countermeasures Bureau.

The man who had always been as deep as the shadows couldn’t help but clench his fists.

A chilling light flashed in his eyes, and the dark color within seemed capable of devouring all light.

Even the Dark Erosion space began to tremble.

Gu Wenxin’s reaction was equally intense.

He was clearly filled with killing intent.

Just hearing about it told him that heinous people were everywhere there.

That land needed a thorough cleansing.

“Ha…”

Mu Luo gradually calmed down.

“It’s my fault for not properly arranging for them back then.”

If it hadn’t been for Ye Yao’s remarkable capabilities, the two of them would’ve likely met certain death.

Rescuing them from a place they considered a cage, only to let them inadvertently walk down a path to hell.

Mu Luo felt nothing but immense guilt.

Now that it had come to this.

He could only go to the Yunited States and consume those inhumane enemies with darkness, then seek forgiveness from his companions.

Gu Wenxin’s response was straightforward.

“When are we leaving?”

It was clear that his killing intent was becoming hard to restrain.

For Old Gu, there were no longer many minor mobs in Dragon Country to gain experience from.

The Yunited States was like a true beginner’s village for him, filled with low-level monsters everywhere.

Jiang Huashen remained silent, contemplating how to torment people with art.

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The three brothers were ready to make a mess of the Yunited States’ Esper community.

Two S-rank and one A-rank with special mechanism.

Plus a super athlete who was already settled in the Yunited States.

They would definitely be a force capable of rampaging through.

However, one thing still needed attention.

“We also need to be careful of the Yunited States’ technology and their dirty tricks. Some of the small gadgets they’re fiddling with seem to be quite troublesome.”

Ye Yao specifically reminded them.

For example, the Anti-Superhuman Device that was dismantled that day.

It seemed that it wasn’t just deployed in the main base.

Sub-bases and some important military strongholds were also equipped with it.

Ye Yao had paid attention while scanning its data.

That thing had similarities to the “Ability Nullification” skill of Fang Ze’s【Law Space】.

It was esssntially a bane of Espers.

The biggest difference was that the Anti-Superhuman Device treated everyone equally.

It could cross ranks to weaken powerful Espers.

Coupled with some lethally targeted weapons specifically designed against Espers, it could truly kill low-grade S-ranks.

If Mu Luo and the others were careless, they would definitely suffer.

Ye Yao wouldn’t accompany Mu Luo and the others to fight everywhere.

She also needed to study how to wake An Qi up faster.

A short sleep might be fine.

But sleeping for so long would be a serious problem!

Ye Yao decided to continue severely interrogating the system to see if any new mechanisms could be used.

“We’ll be careful.”

Mu Luo accepted Ye Yao’s reminder.

His style had never been loud and open. If possible, he preferred to silently swallow all enemies with darkness.

At this moment, Wu Mi spoke up.

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“Did you only retrieve two people? What about the other one?”

Mu Luo’s eyes shifted, clearly also very concerned about this matter.

After all, he had brought them back.

Two of them were in such dire situations.

He had begun to doubt whether his decision back then had been correct.

He could only say that luckily, Ye Yao was around.

Everything was still salvageable.

As long as the last one was still alive, it would be fine.

Of course, the premise was that they were still alive.

To this, Ye Yao shook her head helplessly.

“Life or death unknown.”

There was no other way.

The Found Family System seemed to have done its best.

Yet, it had failed to find any trace of the other party on the map.

Thinking of that family member she had never met in an unknown situation.

Ye Yao couldn’t help but feel worried for them.

If they were still alive, she could look for them and save them.

If they were dead …

Then she would have to make offerings.

However, even if they were dead, she had to find them.

It was all about seeing the person if they were alive, or seeing the corpse if they were dead!

Author Note

I scrolled through the group chat for a while but couldn’t find the Crazy Thursday copypasta. Annoying!

Text: Crash you to death