Esper X Family – Chapter 341 – Something’s Not Right

Ye Yao had never imagined that she would actually have an enemy track her down!

Even if they did track her down, why did they have to come for her original body?

The deeds were done by Ye Tong. Logically, they should be going after Sequence Zero.

But Ye Yao couldn’t exactly disassociate herself from her fission body either.

She just hadn’t expected to be doxxed like this.

It felt like those times online when you talk big, only for the other party to trace your IP address, wanting to settle things in person.

The most important thing now was to figure out just what that thing in the sky was.

She didn’t need to think twice to know that it was related to the Sanctuary.

But hadn’t their main base already been blown up by that 400,000-point nuclear blast?

Ye Yao couldn’t imagine anything that could withstand that kind of destructive power.

Even powercreep shouldn’t be that exaggerated.

“S-Sister!? What’s happening?!”

Luo Jianhua and the others ran over to Ye Yao, staring up at the astonishing sight in the sky together.

“What is that?”

The sky-burning purple flames cascaded down the void like a waterfall, dyeing the sky above the Countermeasures Bureau headquarters into an eerie inferno.

Twisting tongues of fire licked at the clouds, each surge causing space to emit a mournful wailing sound like shattering glass.

Without a doubt, this was absolutely the most spectacular supernatural phenomenon in history!

Moreover, its severity far surpassed the sum total of all previous incidents combined.

This was the capital!

If something serious happened here, the consequences would be unimaginable.

For those in the know, things like small-scale casualties, property damage, loss of public opinion control… these were still within the acceptable limits.

But the real problem was that the Bureau headquarters was housing a “living ancestor” capable of destroying the world!

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If something set her off, everyone would be finished!

And the powerful individuals stationed at the Bureau headquarters could all see it.

This suddenly appearing, unknown enemy was undoubtedly targeting the Countermeasures Bureau itself.

Or perhaps some existence within the Countermeasures Bureau!

The Vengeful Spirit’s massive body coalesced into form within the purple flames.

It was a giant silhouette constructed from pure white light, wrapped in seething malice and fury.

Its oppressive presence, like that of a heavenly demon from beyond, seemed to crush the air for ten kilometers around.

Newbie Espers inside the headquarters stood frozen in place, immense unease and fear filling every corner of their hearts.

The towering rage and killing intent manifested as tangible pressure that easily penetrated the headquarters’ protective shield.

The abilities of the weak flickered unsteadily like candle flames in the wind.

This was simply not an enemy they could face at their current level!

Just feeling that pressure was enough to drive one to the brink of collapse!

Panic spread like the plague. Residents across the city screamed and fled, the traffic instantly grinding to a halt.

If not for the fact that the giant’s target never wavered, this city would likely have already seen massive casualties.

Ye Yao gripped the balcony railing tightly, countless question marks seemingly popping up in her mind.

Was the Sanctuary this powerful?

Why hadn’t she seen this level of strength before?

And what was this unpleasant feeling?

The gaze cast down from above seemed to be filled with a super-mixed stew of emotions: resentment, anger, unwillingness…

As if everything it did was perfectly justified.

Who’s supposed to be the villain here, anyway?

Ye Yao was displeased.

Back then, she should’ve produced an even bigger nuke to blast them.

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Now look, the enemy had survived by luck, even daring to come over and disturb her slacking off.

It was a huge mistake.

Ye Yao’s hands itched with the desire to finish the job.

But she quickly realized one thing.

If that thing could withstand a nuclear blast with a magnitude of 400,000, was her current power level really sufficient?

Seriously, how could it survive that!?

Is that thing even human!?

If she made a move now, would it just be like scratching an itch?

If the Sanctuary had this kind of power, why were they crawling around like rats?

Ye Yao suddenly felt the malicious intent of some game designer.

Well, since things had come to this, she would first watch the moves of the two “strongest”.

Fu Qi and Lou Wei would probably make their move soon.

Surely the Sanctuary’s trump card wouldn’t just crush them outright on the first strike.

Ye Yao decided to bide her time for now, waiting for an opportunity to show off her own awesome power!

Sure enough.

The sky-burning purple flames suddenly froze.

In the center of the flaming waterfall that covered the heavens, the giant form condensed from white light seemed ready to crush the city’s very air.

Its descending massive hand appeared intent on crushing the headquarters’ protective shield in one go.

It saw!

It saw the source of calamity, yet to reach its full potential!

Destroy, it must destroy it!

At that moment, a sudden change occurred.

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CRACK!

A deafening sound like shattering glass echoed across the sky.

Countless dense black cracks devoured the purple flames without warning, spreading wildly like a spiderweb and consuming the entire sky in an instant.

Space became like a glass dome shattered by an invisible giant hammer, chaotic void turbulence churning deep within the cracks.

The giant’s raised flaming palm froze mid-air.

Its body, burning with fury, became covered in fine crystalline cracks.

From the shoulder blades to the waist and abdomen, then to its tangled limbs.

These cracks weren’t physical damage, but existential fissures formed after the violent dismantling of the space’s structure.

Under the erosion of the cracks, the shell constructed from white light emitted a gnawing, grinding sound.

This scene was like forcefully inserting a branch into the void, the tip of the branch then growing countless offshoots, tearing the sky apart.

This was a violent aesthetic Ye Yao had never experienced before.

Such beautiful mechanism!

On the balcony, Ye Yao immediately looked left and right, trying to find the person who made the move.

But she couldn’t spot any suspicious figure.

This was undoubtedly Fu Qi’s handiwork!

A spatial killing move initiated from zero frame, and on such a massive scale. Only he could do something like that.

Ye Yao was utterly speechless.

Why was he still so fixated on hiding himself even now?

Was he that worried about his identity as the Countermeasures Bureau Director being exposed?

So what if it got exposed? It wasn’t like she was going to increase the pressure.

Ye Yao continued to focus, not letting her guard down.

Could something that survived a 400,000-point nuclear blast really be dealt with that easily?

Ye Yao didn’t believe that Fu Qi’s technique was stronger than the nuclear blast she had created.

She watched as the sky shattered into millions of prismatic fragments.

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Each fragment reflected the giant’s broken, fragmented remains.

If it was a normal life form, it would have surely lost all signs of life by now.

No living thing could remain intact under such circumstances.

The fleeing crowd below suddenly fell into dead silence.

Everyone stared at the shattered giant web in the sky, as well as the slowly disintegrating demon god caught within it, their fear replaced by primal shock.

Fu Qi’s figure stood atop the headquarters building, his icy gaze fixed on the fragmented remains.

“Sanctuary, we haven’t even come looking for you, yet you dare show up at our door first. Who gave you the guts?”

To be honest, no one in the Countermeasures Bureau could’ve imagined this happening.

What did “Sanctuary attacking the headquarters” mean?

A shady organization that spent its days hiding and crawling suddenly launched an assault on the world’s most powerful Esper organization.

Just how did those words get rearranged into this incomprehensible situation?

Fu Qi had thought that after being stationed at the headquarters, he wouldn’t encounter any situations requiring him to actually stretch his legs.

He had never expected the Sanctuary to deliver itself right to his doorstep.

That distinctive purple flame was always so detestable.

It seemed like Lou Wei’s involvement wasn’t even necessary.

Fu Qi felt that he could handle this damned giant on his own.

But in the next second, his expression changed drastically.

“Wait, something’s not right! How can it still move!?”

Author Note

Fortunately, the drain hole in the sink wasn’t covered. Only the kitchen floor got a little wet. The living room was mostly unaffected, just a tiny bit of overflow. It’s a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.