Esper X Family – Chapter 299 – All Set

The Four Heavenly Kings ¹ Classic midbosses of old JRPGs. In fact, Pokémon’s Elite Four is also Four Heavenly Kings, it’s just that they’re localized as Elite Four. of Sequence Zero hadn’t returned for an entire day.

Mu Luo had gathered a wealth of intelligence on various factions in the Yunited States.

The targets designated by Ye Yao had mostly been eliminated.

The remaining remnants were left in Sentinel sub-bases.

For instance, the three S-rank powerhouses who had fallen from grace.

They were currently undergoing physical examinations at a sub-base, attempting to restore their S-rank strength.

After all, they were physical specimens capable of withstanding the Holy Blood.

What if they could recover?

In any case, the Yunited States higher-ups were unwilling to waste such high-level talent.

They planned to wait until the three were physically conditioned before injecting them with Holy Blood again.

S-rank Espers in the Yunited States were too few. The current priority was to gain a few more.

Moreover, Ye Yao had destroyed the main Sentinel base.

Coupled with the pressure from Dragon Country’s Countermeasures Bureau.

They had no choice but to take some extreme measures.

That is, to urgently mass-produce powerhouses.

After the Holy Blood was produced, its extremely high mortality rate prevented the top talents from using it right away.

Many were still afraid of the Holy Blood’s uncontrollable nature.

From a probabilistic standpoint, no one could guarantee their own survival.

After all, the success rate was absurdly low.

It was even lower than the gacha rate in some games ² Cough, Hoyo’s 0.6%, cough. .

And there was no pity system.

Forcing the injection of Holy Blood was purely a gamble on one’s life.

Only those unafraid of death dared to try.

Currently, with a shortage of S-rank Espers, combined with immense external pressure.

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The Yunited States’ higher-ups had no choice but to reactivate Project Superhuman.

Injecting Holy Blood into low-quality specimens could, at most, yield a strong A-rank Esper.

But right now, the Yunited States didn’t need that many A-rank Espers.

Only S-rank Espers were qualified to participate in the competition of major powers.

However, those who could use Holy Blood to attain S-rank were all part of the upper class.

Their mental powers were mostly A-rank or above.

They wielded power, possessed strength, and had ample financial resources.

With such a bright future ahead of them, they naturally wouldn’t stake their lives like reckless gamblers.

As for training soldiers who were unafraid of death…

That was simply too difficult.

Once an Esper’s strength grew, they would be unwilling to submit to others.

They were even less willing to have their fate controlled by others.

Currently, among the remaining six-star generals, there was one who had been a politician’s lapdog.

But after injecting the Holy Blood and reaching S-rank, he had broken free from control and enjoyed power and strength.

Furthermore, each specimen could only use the Holy Blood once.

Thus, the method of using Holy Blood to elevate low-level Espers’ powers to A-rank, and then using it again to elevate them to S-rank simply wouldn’t work.

Wanting to forcibly make S-rank Espers with Holy Blood could only be done on those at the A-rank threshold.

Most importantly, they had to never use Holy Blood before.

The current situation was urgent.

Byron no longer wanted to overthink.

He urgently needed new combat power.

That mysterious Dragon Country Esper had destroyed the main Sentinel base.

It must undoubtedly come at a high cost.

Byron didn’t believe that the other party could recreate that feat.

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Next, they simply needed to fill the vacancies of S-rank Espers to withstand Dragon Country’s pressure.

Coupled with the existing Anti-Superhuman Devices and advanced weaponry, there was no reason they would be beaten down again.

As for how to coax those unwilling to take the risk…

It was very simple.

Byron just needed to spread news that the Holy Blood serum had been perfected.

The specific details of this substance had rarely been communicated outside.

Those in the upper class would only have some vague knowledge of such a miraculous thing.

Once they learned that the Holy Blood had no side effects.

With that group’s nature, they absolutely wouldn’t miss the opportunity.

Everyone wanted to squeeze into the circle of S-rank Espers.

Even if they died from the Holy Blood injection, it wouldn’t matter.

Byron could easily find someone to take over that person’s original position.

The Yunited States wasn’t short of people willing to fight to join the circle.

If a new S-rank Esper appeared, even if the other party was uncontrollable, Byron had thought of new methods.

At worst, he would pull the new S-rank Espers into the Sanctuary.

No one could refuse such tremendous benefits.

Once the Sanctuary’s plan was completed, they could even use their power to counter-pressure the Dragon Country.

Every sacrifice was worth it.

At this moment, Byron was sitting in his secret base, reviewing recent information.

A glass of red wine gently swayed in his hand.

“Many of those who survived the main base have died. Speculated to be the Dragon Country Esper’s contingency?

Foolish, that kind of powerhouse could’ve killed at any time. Why wait until now?

There must be other Espers working behind the scenes. Could they still be from the Dragon Country?”

Byron didn’t arrive at this conclusion out of thin air.

After all, a portion of the main base’s researchers had been transferred to sub-bases.

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Even though they had lost their powers, some of their knowledge was still useful.

They hadn’t died.

Although their bodies were weaker than ordinary people, their vital signs remained stable.

If it was a contingency left by that Dragon Country Esper, they would’ve long since dropped dead in the sub-bases.

This meant that there were other Espers secretly hunting down those people.

To precisely assassinate individuals from the main base meant that they knew some internal information.

Only international rivals could achieve something like this.

The official style of the Dragon Country wouldn’t be so underhanded.

The most likely scenario was that internal personnel had colluded with Esper organizations of other countries.

Wanting to take advantage of the chaos.

Those guys had long been eager to move.

They would definitely not remain indifferent after the Yunited States had taken such significant loss.

Perhaps they also knew about the existence of Holy Blood.

Thinking that they could bring Holy Blood back to strengthen themselves.

A pack of greedy hyenas.

But it didn’t matter.

They were all ants.

With the Yunited States’ foundation backing him, and the Sanctuary as his support.

Byron could still run rampant in the international stage.

As long as he could fool the Dragon Country, everything would be fine.

Of course, Byron still didn’t realize.

A new crisis was silently approaching.

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Mu Luo and his team were already fully prepared.

The Yunited States’ Sentinel Organization had one main base and more than a dozen sub-bases.

These sub-bases varied in size, and their specifications naturally differed.

Currently, Mu Luo and his three companions were about to launch an attack on a relatively large sub-base.

According to the intelligence, there seemed to be an S-rank Esper stationed there.

Moreover, it was equipped with several powerful weapons targeted at Espers.

There was even an Anti-Superhuman Device present.

The difficulty of the raid was certainly daunting.

But that was only for general Esper teams.

For Mu Luo and his three companions, there was no need for so many complicated steps.

In the Dark Erosion space.

Yu Jin’s body was already clad in what looked like an extremely heavy black armor.

It was the Dark Erosion Armor granted by Mu Luo.

It was almost weightless, appearing as though it was composed of solidified shadows, yet had extraordinarily high defense.

Coupled with its ability to erode energy, the rate of consumption would also be significantly reduced.

Even when facing the attacks of S-rank Espers, he could withstand a few blows.

It was enough to allow Yu Jin to rampage across the battlefield.

He was now all set to confront the main force of a Sentinel sub-base head-on.

It was undoubtedly a perfect opportunity to vent his anger.

Author Note

The resident dog has worn out the mesh bed. Sigh, that fat dog, I need to buy a new one.

Text: Has the dog not eaten yet?

Eat my fist