Esper X Family – Chapter 342 – Come, Have a Seat

The calm and composure Fu Qi had shown for one second was replaced by utter shock the next.

The giant embedded within the fragmented space had reassembled itself!

Eerie purple flames ignited from every remnant of its body, burning within each shard of the prismatic debris.

Flames seeped out from the edges of the mirror-like fragments like viscous molten lava.

The complete, brilliant white form was revealed once more.

The giant had broken free from its spatial prison, as if the previous entrapment had been but a minor hindrance.

Fu Qi found it absurd.

Logically, no living being could survive being forcibly dismembered by space itself.

Damage inflicted on a spatial level, if translated into game terms, would be considered absolute “true damage”!

It was, after all, a noble game mechanic that ignored all defenses.

Even if one used their ability to transform into an ability construct, they shouldn’t be able to withstand a spatial attack of this magnitude.

This was a killing move imbued with a mental attack, far more advanced than mere spatial tearing.

How did the enemy withstand it without a scratch?

If the Sanctuary possessed such power, why were they still crawling in the shadows?

Fu Qi’s expression turned extremely grave, entering a state of unprecedented seriousness.

This enemy was not to be underestimated.

Sensing carefully, he found the entity’s form of life to be incredibly bizarre.

It might not even be a living being at all.

Moreover, it radiated fluctuations of spatial power, clearly possessing resistance in that area.

There was another, even stranger point. Fu Qi couldn’t sense any mental power emanating from it!

The energy fluctuations it emitted were entirely unknown, seemingly from a different system altogether.

What kind of thing is this, and where did it come from?

Although it seemed to be connected to the Sanctuary, Fu Qi’s intuition told him this was definitely not something they had produced!

Thinking back carefully, given the Sanctuary’s modus operandi, a sudden assault on headquarters was definitely unlikely.

There had to be special circumstances.

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This giant was related to the Sanctuary, yet to some extent, it was uncontrollable.

Now that the giant had gone berserk, it might have been drawn to headquarters by something.

Fu Qi quickly recalled the location where the anomaly had first appeared.

Was it the mole who had recently fused with the Source Fire?

The Source Fire within him had clearly been reactivated.

At the time, Fu Qi and Lou Wei had joined forces to seal it.

Their plan had been to preserve the mole’s life while perhaps salvaging a complete ability.

They hadn’t expected the Sanctuary to have the means to break the seal.

It was simply unbelievable.

However, the Source Fire in the mole was definitely not the culprit that had attracted the giant.

By the time Fu Qi sensed it, the Source Fire within the mole had already been completely stripped away.

He was now as weak as a flickering candle, his life only sustained by medical Espers.

The giant’s current actions showed a strong sense of purpose.

There was definitely something else within headquarters that drew its attacks!

Fu Qi’s mind raced.

The area where the giant’s massive hand was about to strike… the training ground, the dormitory zone…

Ye Yao’s dormitory?

Could the giant’s target be Sequence 001!?

Fu Qi was instantly alarmed.

He recalled the earlier scenarios.

When Ye Yao had uncovered the Sanctuary’s hidden mole within the Countermeasures Bureau, she had mentioned having disturbing images in her mind.

It seemed to suggest that the Sanctuary would cause Ye Yao to destroy the world.

The headquarters had naturally taken this extremely seriously, almost listing the Sanctuary as their primary target for elimination.

And now, a giant connected to the Sanctuary had suddenly attacked headquarters, seemingly targeting Ye Yao herself.

It fits! Everything fits!

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There was no way he was letting the giant get close to Ye Yao!

“Lou Wei! Its target is Sequence 001!”

A second later.

Lou Wei’s voice echoed in Fu Qi’s ear.

“Teleport it to an unpopulated area.”

“Don’t hold back. Destroy it with all your might!”

Fu Qi didn’t know where this enemy had come from.

Nor did he understand how it wielded such terrifying spatial power.

However, its application of spatial power was clearly unrefined.

Even with its ability to repair and transfer space, it couldn’t anchor itself to a specific spatial coordinate.

All that was needed now was overwhelming force!

First, teleport it away. The rest would be up to Lou Wei.

“Selfless Form!”

His mental power overclocked, and the efficiency of his ability broke though its limits.

At this moment, Fu Qi’s mental power approached ten thousand, making him seem like the master of this space.

As if lifting a fifteen ton ¹ The word used here is a thousand 钧jun, an old Chinese unit that is equal to 30 斤jin, which in turn is equal to half a kilo. So the total is 1000 × 30 × 0.5 = 15,000 kilos, or 15 tons. weight, he tore his arms through the void. In an instant, the dome of the battlefield was covered with a web of transparent cracks.

“Get up for me!”

Crack!

A piercing sound like shattering glass rang through the heavens and earth.

The entire section of space containing the giant was forcibly peeled away, carved out completely like a piece of a mosaic.

The purple flames were still frozen in their upward surge, but along with the burning giant, they vanished from the air in an instant.

At the same time, the thin space at the edge of the atmosphere above the sea was violently replaced, filling the void.

Only a few wisps of escaping purple flame twisted eerily in the air.

Everyone on the ground watching only saw a pitch-black wound torn in the sky.

It was gone.

The magnificent spectacle had vanished from its place.

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Leaving no trace behind.

Ye Yao blinked.

“Relocating the battlefield?”

It was probably the best choice.

If they had fought here, countless people would’ve died.

Just thinking about it painted a picture of hell on earth.

In the end, she still hadn’t seen Fu Qi and Lou Wei attack in their Countermeasures Bureau expert forms ² Ready Player One reference. Explained in chapter 19. .

Ye Yao sighed softly, then opened the family location tracker.

Both Fu Qi and Lou Wei were gone, extremely far from her current location.

The former was likely stabilizing the space to prevent that giant from finding its way back.

The latter was probably acting as the main damage dealer, going all out.

But the question was…

Could they win?

Ye Yao could see it now.

That thing was probably a “heavenly demon from beyond”!

It was neither human nor ghost, it wasn’t like any ability construct, and it gave off a very eerie feeling.

“Heavenly demons from beyond” usually had one characteristic: they could easily use advanced mechanics to suppress veteran players stuck in the old meta.

How else could it have withstood a 400,000 point nuke?

Ye Yao doubted that Lou Wei could even output that much damage.

“So, where did this heavenly demon come from?

How did the Sanctuary get involved with it?

So profound. The Prophet must know something.”

The image of Tu Sheng quickly formed in Ye Yao’s mind.

She should know the answers.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t a good time to go see her…

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Wait.

Fu Qi and Lou Wei were both away, currently working together to fight the boss.

Didn’t that mean she could now use her “Ye Tong” identity to go ask Tu Sheng for answers?

Ye Yao quickly turned her thoughts into action.

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

With no interruptions from Fu Qi and Lou Wei, the conversation would definitely be much freer!

Ye Yao instantly dispatched her fission body, shrouding it in the mysterious black mist as it rapidly approached Tu Sheng’s location.

Unfortunately, the alt account Jiang Huashen had just drawn for her was destroyed in the Sanctuary space’s explosion.

She couldn’t strike in her Ye Tong form ³ Same reference as previous one. this time.

A little black mist would have to suffice.

Tu Sheng couldn’t possibly be unaware that it was Ye Tong.

Soon.

Wrapped in black mist, Ye Yao descended from the air onto the balcony.

Chen Wan Ting seemed to be absent, probably busy with something.

But the blindfolded girl sat quietly on the sofa inside.

As if she had long expected a visitor.

“Come, have a seat.”

Tu Sheng said softly.

Author Note

The month just ended, so I’m going to the property management office to pay the fees and check the water bill. I just hope the water won’t be turned on the moment I step out the door, otherwise I’ll really be in for a hefty bill.

Text: You’re so noob, how come you still have the face to play?