Esper X Family – Chapter 394 – Offline PK!

Ye Yao skillfully opened a fighting game.

No one really knew how she was so familiar with it.

Although a week ago, Ye Tong had secretly come to visit Tu Sheng while Lou Wei and Fu Qi were out beating up the Vengeful Spirit.

But it probably wasn’t to open up a game and familiarize herself with these steps at that time.

Fu Qi guessed that Ye Yao might be using telepathy to guide Ye Tong.

He could only hope that this telepathy allowed for remote communication, but not the sharing of all thoughts and visions.

Otherwise, the Countermeasures Bureau would be in a terrible spot.

Ye Tong probably wouldn’t let Ye Yao suffer such a heavy blow so quickly.

In a way, Ye Tong and the Countermeasures Bureau were accomplices.

Although, compared to the Countermeasures Bureau, Ye Tong would likely be forgiven more easily.

Staring at the screen, Fu Qi was thinking about what to do next to make sure Ye Tong had a good time.

Fighting games are competitive games.

The essence of competitive games was building your own happiness on the suffering of others.

If someone was having fun, another must be unhappy. There had to be a winner and a loser.

Fu Qi had naturally looked into this type of game, knew the basic mechanics well, and had even mastered them in a short time.

If he went to a competition, he could easily take the championship.

Using his normal mental power, which was in the tens of thousands, to play a match was like squashing ants.

But now, Fu Qi was about to face a special opponent.

Ye Tong’s true skill level was a huge question mark.

No one knew how good she actually was at games.

Perhaps her poor performance while gaming with the Ye Yao Circle yesterday was a deliberate act to mislead them.

They had all received messages yesterday.

Ye Tong had already greeted them on the computer.

So, everything she displayed was potentially uncertain.

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No one could easily draw conclusions.

However, one thing was certain: Ye Tong also had a strong desire to win.

The fact that she had proactively sought Lou Wei for sparring matches proved that.

Fu Qi had to consider all possibilities.

If Ye Tong was genuinely bad at games, then Fu Qi had to consider letting her win on purpose.

And he had to make it look like he was trying his best.

But the next second, a calm voice reached his ears.

“Uncle, you absolutely mustn’t go easy on me. Winning like that would only make it very boring. I won’t feel any joy.”

An immense pressure descended once more.

Fu Qi’s heart sank.

How was he supposed to play this?

He couldn’t play at all!

If he won, there would be consequences; if he lost, there would also be consequences.

Either way, he was under pressure.

At this point, he might as well go all out.

He would stop overthinking and just play a proper match.

Fu Qi took a deep breath, cleared his mind of distractions, and his expression became very serious.

“Alright, I won’t go easy.”

“That’s right, that’s the only way it’s worth the challenge.”

A subtle, barely noticeable smile tugged at the corner of Ye Yao’s lips.

Wu Mi and the others cheered from the sidelines.

“Go, Ye Yao~”

“Cat! Go for it!”

Ye Yao looked completely at ease.

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“Don’t worry, Uncle is the challenger here.”

Fu Qi was still puzzled.

She was far too confident.

It was as if that displayed mental power of three hundred was actually greater than ten thousand.

Competitive games heavily relied on physical functions.

Ten thousand points of mental power would allow an Esper to perfectly utilize the game’s programming.

Any action could be executed with perfect timing.

Every pixel of the character, every frame of animation, even millisecond delays in input commands could be controlled.

It was like knowing the outcome of rock-paper-scissors before playing.

Unless the opponent was on the same level, it was a one-sided stomp.

But now… Ye Tong only had three hundred mental power.

To maintain her mental power at this level without pretending meant that she was genuinely suppressing it somehow.

It seemed like a state she couldn’t immediately revert from.

Fu Qi was convinced that when faced with absolute physical function and reaction speed, Ye Tong’s measly three hundred mental power was like a firefly compared to the bright moon.

With such a gap, where did her confidence come from?

Ye Yao was well aware of how weak she was in her normal state.

Under normal circumstances, she definitely couldn’t beat Fu Qi, just like last time when she couldn’t beat Lou Wei at home even after giving it her all.

But things were different now.

Given this rare opportunity, Ye Yao was going to play for real!

Come to think of it, she had never properly activated Attribute Fission with her true body.

The last time was an abnormal situation, and she had used the “Family Hero” mode.

Before, her stats were too low. Even Fission was useless and might cause the Countermeasures Bureau to overreact and do something extreme.

Later, when her stats got higher, it still wasn’t stable enough. After all, Lou Wei was still there as the stern father.

Ye Yao wasn’t even sure if she could get past Lou Wei after fissioning with her current three hundred points.

She would likely have to resort to underhanded tactics.

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But the situation was very special now. She could absolutely activate Attribute Fission with her main body!

There was no need to worry about endurance.

No need to worry about Wu Mi’s Ouroboros Cycle breaking.

And no need to worry about her body disappearing after activating Attribute Fission.

Because this is her main body!

As the game began, Ye Yao stopped pretending.

Kids, it’s time for me to start playing seriously.

Fission! Activate!

There was no earth-shattering sound, no dazzling light effects.

But with the silent declaration, an overwhelming, unstoppable, terrifying aura crashed down.

The focus on Fu Qi’s face instantly froze, replaced by sudden, unprepared shock!

One second ago, he could clearly “sense” Ye Yao’s feeble three hundred mental power, as weak as a flickering candle.

The next second, that candle transformed into an all-devouring storm!

How much has it increased? He couldn’t tell at all.

It had already surpassed his perception.

“You…!”

High above, Lou Wei, who had been watching calmly, felt as if an invisible giant hand had violently clenched his heart, causing it to skip a beat.

He remained impassive on the surface, but inwardly, he was far from calm.

Her mental power had skyrocketed without warning.

From three hundred to an unknown number.

Even at Lou Wei’s current level, he couldn’t perceive the exact value.

Perhaps only by activating Celestial Form could he grasp the specific number.

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“Good… this is a far cry from the state she was in a week ago.”

Lou Wei’s tense nerves gradually relaxed.

As long as it wasn’t that incomprehensible rampage state, he could handle it.

Back inside the room.

After activating Attribute Fission, Ye Yao had undoubtedly become a true gaming master!

With ninety thousand mental power, she could win effortlessly with style.

It was a crushing, absolute, undeniable stomp!

Under this invisible pressure, Fu Qi’s physical function seemed to revert to that of an ordinary person’s.

The character he controlled became clumsy, moving like a child who had just learned to walk, completely outmatched by Ye Yao.

All his struggles were futile and laughable.

Combos rained down on Fu Qi’s character like a violent storm, and his health bar visibly plummeted at a terrifying rate.

Veins bulged on Fu Qi’s forehead, and sweat soaked his back.

Is this even a game anymore?

His body was completely suppressed by the silver-haired girl’s boundless aura.

The S-rank Esper’s physical function was thoroughly stifled.

Even his in-game control became sluggish and distorted.

“K.O.!”

Fu Qi was stunned.

Who uses their mental power to influence their opponent while gaming?

This wasn’t a game match. It was an offline PK!

Author Note

Warming up is so difficult. Warming up is so difficult! Whether I transform into a maggot or a dragon is just a matter of a single thought, but the game keeps tempting me!