Esper X Family – Chapter 364 – Golden Plate of Death Exemption

Ruler Form.

One of the two Form Skills with unclear purposes.

It directly competes with Balanced Form for the title of the most useless Form Skill.

If it weren’t for having no other options when facing the Vengeful Spirit, Lou Wei wouldn’t have attempted to activate all five Form Skills at once, including the Ruler Form.

“What? Does the Ruler Form have an unexpected effect?”

Fu Qi gasped in surprise.

He saw Tu Sheng maintaining a calm smile, not refuting the statement.

This indicated that the Ruler Form, which S-rank Espers usually neglected the most, actually had an extraordinary effect.

Lou Wei’s thoughts instantly became clear.

The effect of Ruler Form puts a person into a state akin to extreme intensification.

In other words, their personal style becomes stronger, and their personal willpower is instantly amplified.

The arrogant become even more arrogant, and the angry become even more furious.

Someone who originally had intent to kill would likely become “decisive in killing”.

Upon activation, one’s bearing becomes magnificent, giving a feeling of ruling the world.

Simultaneously, their mental power is also imbued with their personal will.

It became easy to defeat the enemy psychologically.

The stronger the will, the stronger the effect.

The activation also requires the user to enter a firm state with clear intent, and absolutely no hesitation.

In a sense, this might also be considered a form of the force of will.

This kind of Form Skill might be very popular among those below S-rank.

It could be considered a technique for challenging those above one’s level.

As long as the opponent’s will is not firm enough, or their mind is relatively fragile, it can yield miraculous results.

Unfortunately, its usage threshold is S-rank.

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S-rank Espers have more options.

For S-rank Espers, there were other simpler Form Skills to use.

The Ruler Form was more like a monkey show.

It offered little numerical enhancement, only a marginal effect.

It not only consumed mental energy but also affected judgment.

Some S-rank Espers weren’t originally reckless, possessing some degree of thought behind their actions.

But once the Ruler Form activated, they would easily become reckless.

Like an activated Tryndamere ¹ A champion in League of Legends. His ultimate makes him unable to die for 5 secs, hence players becoming “reckless” after activating the skill. .

Moreover, S-rank Espers with relatively lower mental power could only use one to two Form Skills at a time.

It was better to reserve the slots for “Selfless Form”, which enhanceed both stats and mechanics, or “Future Form” for going all out.

The Ruler Form had some drawbacks, only useful in special situations.

Not everyone could activate five forms simultaneously like Lou Wei.

“A clash of wills, huh?”

Lou Wei wore a thoughtful expression.

The previous situation was urgent, with no chance to try it.

Furthermore, the nature of the vengeful spirit was unclear.

And then the massive spiritual contamination forcibly hard CC’ed them, applying a wave of negative status effects.

If the battle had dragged on, Lou Wei might indeed activate the Ruler Form to achieve a miraculous effect.

Unfortunately, a drawn-out battle was unlikely. The battlefield situation changed at every second.

The Vengeful Spirit’s obsession with Ye Yao was immense.

After forcibly hard CC-ing them, it directly went back.

Fu Qi slapped his forehead, his face full of regret.

“Damn it! At that time, I could only activate three forms at most.

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Later, I was affected by the spiritual corruption, so I couldn’t activate the Ruler Form at all.

Otherwise, I might’ve been able to mince that Vengeful Spirit into pieces.”

The prerequisite for activating Ruler Form is clarity of will.

But the Vengeful Spirit’s preemptive strike had left him disoriented.

Lou Wei had just deactivated Celestial Form at that time and needed a moment to recover.

So the Ruler Form wasn’t trash.

Who knew it would become a godly skill with the version update!

It was trash in the old version, but in the new version, it’s god-tier.

Ultimately, the water temperature ² From the idiom “boiling a frog in warm water”. Long story short, frogs will jump out if you immediately put them in hot water, so the idea is to put them in cold water and slowly boil it, and the frog it will ignore the danger until it’s too late. Similarly, most gacha games draw players in before increasing the water temperature (powercreep) with each patch, forcing players to eventually spend. in the old version was too low. There was simply no scenario for the Ruler Form to shine.

In a game, the Ruler Form would be at most a transitional character ³ The early-mid game characters you use as replacement for meta characters until you farmed enough to build an actual meta team. , and the most fatal flaw was its late game unlock timing.

The old version didn’t care about mechanics, only stats.

It seemed that from now on, colleagues must take the Ruler Form seriously. It must be listed as the first Form Skill to learn after advancing to S-rank.

Everyone must become vengeful spirit slayers.

The purpose is to prevent Sequence 001 from activating “World Destruction Form”.

Tu Sheng shook her head.

“Form Skills can at most give you the qualifications to resist.

An individual’s will is far from comparable to the will of an entire civilization, unless you can become much stronger.”

“We will.”

Lou Wei also understood that defeating an enemy of that caliber wasn’t something achievable by just activating a Form Skill.

At best, it changed them from being unqualified to being qualified.

As long as the direction was clear, they could delve into research in that area.

The vengeful spirits must absolutely not complete their revenge.

Looking at the overall situation, they might have some justification, but they would also cause humanity to be buried with them.

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Lou Wei already had an idea.

Just “imprison” the world-destroying ability within the human civilization.

Eventually, they would find a way to make it completely “dormant”.

If a Vengeful Spirit comes, they will fight with all their might to eliminate it. They absolutely had to prevent it from pushing things into a vicious cycle.

Tu Sheng smiled subtly: “I’m glad you’ve found a direction. I hope you can continue to protect that child and prevent her from falling into a helpless situation.”

“There won’t be a next time.”

The pressure on Lou Wei and Fu Qi decreased significantly.

Tu Sheng had brought good news this time.

Even if they knew that vengeful spirits would appear again, they wouldn’t be as powerless as this time.

The Ruler Form needed further development, or at least some improvements.

It would be ideal if the usage threshold could be lowered. The Countermeasures Bureau could even publicize the learning method for this technique.

If the Vengeful Spirit’s revenge would indirectly lead to the destruction of human civilization, then it is humanity’s enemy.

Remnants left with only vengeful instincts have no reason to exist.

Only death remains!

A relaxed smile returned to Fu Qi’s face, his spirits lifting somewhat, as if today’s events were fleeting clouds.

“Speaking of which… Miss Tu Sheng, what did Ye Tong talk about when she secretly went to see you?”

“Oh? Are you sure you want to hear it?”

Tu Sheng’s gaze held a hint of meaning.

Fu Qi immediately shut up.

Tu Sheng usually voluntarily explained things that could be shared.

If she didn’t, it meant that it was a variable sufficient to affect the future.

The exchange between Tu Sheng and Ye Tong must be significant.

Simply letting others know wasn’t permissible.

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Tu Sheng nodded with satisfaction and prepared to leave.

“Rest assured. Based on my assessment, the situation with Ye Yao won’t spiral into a bad outcome.

You two can rest for a while. Don’t put so much pressure on yourselves.”

How could having such high pressure levels in both of them be acceptable?

They were always teetering on the edge. Even the slightest pressure would make them explode.

That would leave that child with no room to maneuver at all.

All Tu Sheng could do now was to reduce their pressure slightly, to create some breathing space.

Only then could they accept that child’s “retaliation”.

For that child, being glared at by these two wasn’t a big problem. The real problem would be them being unable to withstand the pressure.

This was all to save the world. Even if they know the truth, they would tacitly approve.

Of course.

When they could know the truth depended entirely on Ye Yao’s wishes.

Tu Sheng left.

Her final parting words were undoubtedly a true “Golden Plate of Death Exemption ⁴ Explained in chapter 253. Given by ancient emperors to heroes or very meritorious subjects. It grants a lot of privileges including the death sentence exemption and pardon from almost all crimes except treason, and it works on descendants as well. However, since it can’t save you from all crimes, it’s still weaker than a monopoly get-out-of-jail-free card. “.

As long as Ye Yao’s situation didn’t spiral, everything would be manageable.

Lou Wei and Fu Qi could finally shed their overwhelming pressure and continue acting as silent guardians.

Author Note

My sleep schedule is about to explode! I only slept for six hours, geez!

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