Esper X Family – Chapter 346 – Since You’re Optimistic, Then I’m Optimistic Too

“Vengeful spirit?”

Ye Yao tilted her head, recalling the giant that had just appeared.

Tu Sheng was probably referring to that.

So that thing is called a vengeful spirit.

“And which corner did that small fry crawl out from?”

“They are the collection of resentment from the remnants of civilizations. Your【Fission】once destroyed them, leaving behind only insignificant fragments. These fragments instinctively pursue【Fission】across time and space, endlessly seeking revenge.

Wherever the world-destroying ability appears, they will traverse through time and space to follow it. To succeed in their vengeance, they have even developed powerful mental resistance.

From what I know, they can reduce mental damage by ninety percent, and some particularly strong individuals possess even higher resistance.”

Tu Sheng revealed even more crucial information.

Clearly, this was the information she had observed using her ability.

It further answered Ye Yao’s doubts.

Ye Yao: “Targeting me?”

What the hell, percentage damage reduction!

Is this discrimination even humane?

Ye Yao’s primary method of dealing damage was pure brute force with mental power. There were no special mechanisms, just pure numbers.

And now, the very things targeting【Fission】had evolved a corresponding resistance.

No wonder it could withstand a 400,000-point nuclear blast.

So most of the damage was ineffective.

Wait .

Even with most damage reduced, several tens of thousands of points of mental damage should have remained.

Yet, that giant was still mostly fine, seemingly full of vigor.

This was enough to deduce that its base stats might be in the tens of thousands or more.

This was a true heavenly demon from beyond!

For Espers on planet Bluestar ¹ The standard name for the planet in these definitely-not-Earth alternate worlds. , this was practically a dimensional reduction attack!

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Not to mention that S-rank Espers were considered overpowered precisely because they had “mental power” as an additional source of damage.

Now that this output was nullified, what was there left to do?

Fu Qi and Lou Wei were probably about to have a very tough time.

Then, Ye Yao thought of a terrifying possibility.

“So… you’re saying there’s more than one of that giant from just now?”

“How many civilizations do you think your【Fission】has destroyed?”

“I’m not guessing.”

It wasn’t just Fu Qi and Lou Wei who would become outdated.

Ye Yao would be outdated too.

To defeat the pursuing vengeful spirits, she would have no choice but to endlessly increase her stats to overcome their damage reduction.

As long as her stats reached a certain level, any damage reduction mechanic became irrelevant.

Based on the underlying logic of this system, complete immunity to mental damage probably wouldn’t appear.

Otherwise, the【Fission】ability wouldn’t be such a fearsome world-destroying power.

Looking at it this way.

The method of suppressing her cultivation level simply wouldn’t work.

She had to become stronger to withstand external enemies.

If her stats weren’t high enough at a critical moment, she would be doomed.

She couldn’t just stop allocating attribute points and only activate her Apotheosis Form when her family was facing danger.

That would be somewhat inhumane.

“Therefore, suppressing your strength is somewhat unfeasible. Even knowing the truth about the world-destroying ability, you’ll be forced to improve yourself through external pressure.”

Tu Sheng’s tone was very ethereal, as if she was recalling images of shattered civilizations she had witnessed.

“Even self-sacrifice cannot stop the process. The world-destroying ability won’t disappear. It will just find another host, waiting for activation.

And the Vengeful Spirits will only grow in number, the pressure on the host of the world-destroying ability will only intensify.

Tell me, under these circumstances, can you guarantee you won’t repeat the same mistake?”

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Ye Yao fell into deep thought.

She couldn’t guarantee it. Deep down, she still felt somewhat uncertain.

“It’s amazing how you can stay so calm after learning something so monumental.”

Ye Yao mumbled a quiet complaint.

“I guess I’m more of the open-minded type. I’m not prone to spiraling into self-doubt.

After all, I’m very weak. Even if I know a lot, there’s little I can change.”

The atmosphere became incredibly heavy.

Ye Yao had no heart for joking around anymore.

A mindless ability and a whole slew of powerful enemies.

In the past, Ye Yao might’ve been able to push Lou Wei forward to bear the pressure, while she hid in the back and slacked off.

But the heavenly demons from beyond were powerful, truly an enemy from above the heavens.

Even if Lou Wei were fully activated, he might be powerless.

Ye Yao would probably have to step up and shoulder the pressure.

The prerequisite for happily slacking off was that no one disturbed her.

The safety of her family was also of utmost importance.

Damn fate, give me back my peaceful urban daily life!

“Do you think I can change my fate?”

Ye Yao couldn’t help but ask.

“I’ve always believed that. Besides believing, there’s not much else I can do.”

“Why are you so confident? You’ve seen so many cases. Why are you trusting me this much? I’m a very lazy person, you know.”

Ye Yao was speechless.

It wasn’t like she was some Fox God. Believing in her wouldn’t help at all.

“Because I can’t see your future. Not seeing it means it won’t happen, not seeing it means infinite possibilities.

It’s precisely because I couldn’t see that I dared to fabricate the prophecy, to guide the Countermeasures Bureau into your life.

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Originally, I was a bit worried…”

Tu Sheng turned her head towards where Ye Yao was. Even though she couldn’t see, she could still feel her presence.

“I was worried that you might be uncomfortable with this kind of life. But seeing you now, you seem very happy. That means I wasn’t entirely wrong.”

Ye Yao opened her mouth, then closed it. She started to speak, then stopped.

She didn’t really want to admit it, but she had to.

Tu Sheng’s move had indeed given her a perfect start.

Although she had endured a lot of pressure in the early days, and been flattened into cat pancakes by the Dayun Truck several times.

She had still gained a mother who loved her dearly in Xiao Jing, and gained such an adorable sister in Luo Jianhua.

Not to mention the other companions. Almost all of them were ripple effects ² T he continuing and spreading results of an event or action . caused by Tu Sheng’s prophecy.

If not for that prophecy, Ye Yao would probably still be slowly developing in the orphanage.

Tu Sheng was a textbook optimist.

Completely unlike the typical Prophet.

It was pretty miraculous that someone like her ended up with an ability like【Targeted Observation】.

Ye Yao was silent for a moment, then quickly recalled a detail.

“By the way… you knew I could read minds, right?”

This was the second time Ye Yao had actively brought this up with someone else.

The first was undoubtedly Luo Jianhua.

“Mn… Mr. Fu Qi briefly mentioned it to me.

Does the world-destroying ability actually have such a useful function?

Don’t worry, I don’t mind you reading my mind. My thoughts are open to you, so feel free to read them as you wish.”

Ye Yao blinked.

“And do you know about Found Family?”

“Found… Family? If you mean batch order meals ³ As mentioned before, the Found Family system is actually 拼好家pinhaojia (literally: put together family). It’s a parody of a popular food delivery option 拼好饭pinhaofan (literally: put together food) where they group a bunch of nearby orders and deliver them together, with the users getting discounts in delivery fees. … I’ve heard a little about it.”

Tu Sheng didn’t know about the System!

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Ye Yao quickly noticed a blind spot.

Was it possible that the Found Family System could beat the【Fission】ability into a state of docility?

It’s possible! Completely possible!

The system had many functions yet to be unlocked, making it even more mysterious than【Fission】.

I’d say the Found Family System deserves to be called supreme. Does anyone get me?

Ye Yao regained her arrogance.

She would cross the bridge when she got to it.

With the system backing her up, she could keep on being carefree!

“Let’s talk about everything else later. I want to go watch my uncle and the Dayun Truck suffer a loss.”

The previous vessels of【Fission】didn’t have the system, so it was no surprise that they all blew up.

The system is clearly a huge variable.

Its functionality synergizes very highly with the【Fission】ability.

But the world-destroying ability already signified an inevitable path to extinction.

If the system represented some conspiracy, there would be no reason for it to appear.

What matter could be more serious than the destruction of the world?

So, the Found Family System could only be the key to solving the problem!

She could grasp her fate in her own hands!

Ye Yao’s tone was brimming with confidence.

Alright, since you’re optimistic, then I’m optimistic too!

“Just watch. Mere world-destroying ability, see how I refine it in an instant ⁴ Explained in chapter 118. !”

Author Note

I said it’s in the middle-to-late stages, but I still feel like there’s a lot to write. One million words is just a minimum. It’lll definitely be more than one million words. As for how much more, we’ll see how things go!

Text: Big idiot, are you inside?