Esper X Family – Chapter 445 – A String of Question Marks (19/40)

【Intruder: Wu Mi

Species: Human

Identity: Member of Sequence Zero

Her strength is only one step away from that of a prepared warrior’s. Desiring praise from the one close to her, she has barged into the conscription ceremony. She wields a mysterious power known as “Cycle”.】

As the All-Knowing Demon Eye revealed Wu Mi’s identity, the uninvolved onlookers also learned who the challenger was.

Someone’s eyes widened.

“A child this young is a member of Sequence Zero?”

“They say the members of Sequence Zero were all ‘picked up’ and brought back by Mu Luo. Now I finally understand why the Countermeasures Bureau was hissing.”

“Wait! I know you can’t judge a book by its cover, but she hasn’t reached S-rank yet, has she?”

“Look at the note on her info. She barged into the battlefield just to get praise from the person she’s close to. Isn’t this just showing off and causing trouble?”

“Who exactly let her run wild? Was it that big guy over there?”

The onlookers were once again thrown into an uproar by the intrusion of a little girl.

The last one was Mo Qiuli.

But Mo Qiuli was at least somewhat well-known. She had displayed the charm of raw stats for a while.

But what was the deal with this little girl named “Wu Mi”?

Even if she’s a member of Sequence Zero, she shouldn’t be fooling around, right?

A certain streamer named Yao Catty had revealed that there were people within Sequence Zero who needed protection.

Some members were unsuited for combat and could only receive protection in the rear.

Examples included “Looping Repeater Girl”, “Little Sugar”, and “Little Weaver Girl”.

These were the non-combat personnel of Sequence Zero, authoritatively certified by Yao Catty.

Judging from the information disclosed by the All-Knowing Demon Eye, this girl named Wu Mi was indeed the rumored “Looping Repeater Girl”.

A non-combatant barging into the battlefield, wasn’t that just pure chaos?

Then, everyone’s gaze shifted to the muscular man beside the girl, waiting for the All-Knowing Demon Eye to dox his information.

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【???: ???

Species: ???

Identity: ???

?????????】

Bloodthirsty audience members: “?”

What’s the meaning of this?

Are you playing riddles with us?

This string of question marks nearly left everyone completely baffled.

However, the All-Knowing Demon Eye was equally perplexed.

Bro, WTF!? Where’s your mental power?

Why was there not a shred of mental power?

How could it identify anything without mental power?

How could a living being have no information pheromone?

Logically, any living creature possesses mental power, even if the value is only 1, it is still mental power.

Yet, this person was like an empty shell, without the slightest fluctuation of mental power detectable.

He was truly a rarity in the entire universe!

The All-Knowing Demon Eye had traveled through the cosmos aboard the bioship for ages and had never encountered such a bizarre entity!

Back in her dorm room, Ye Yao couldn’t help but let out a “pfft” laughter when she saw the string of question marks.

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“Surprised, aren’t you? Old Yu doesn’t even have a trace of mental power. And you call yourself ‘All-Knowing’? How embarrassing.”

She felt that it was even worse than her own Found Family System.

As long as they were family, she could look up anyone’s info whenever she wanted.

Even if they weren’t family, Tu Sheng could help her look them up anyway.

Still, Ye Yao was a little curious now.

Could Yu Jin really beat that cosmic martial artist in a brawl?

This guy called “Titan” seemed to have some impressive stats himself.

He was definitely not someone an average S-rank Esper could hope to challenge.

Those who had just challenged Titan weren’t newly promoted S-rank Espers. They were veteran S-rank Espers from the Countermeasures Bureau who had mastered all universal form skills except the Celestial Form.

And even they were effortlesslt sent flying by Titan’s elbow strike.

It just went to show how immensely powerful he was, far stronger than even Light Chaser and Mimic King!

What about Yu Jin?

Aside from having immense strength, he didn’t seem to have any major advantages.

Unless he had made unexpected gains during this period of focused training under Lou Wei.

As for why Wu Mi was beside Old Yu, she probably just wanted to show her face and provide a bit of support.

Unlike Mo Qiuli, she didn’t possess a well-rounded set of abilities. She truly wasn’t good at fighting and could only use her ability to assist others.

If there was anyone besides Ye Yao who could perfectly utilize the mechanics of “Cycle”, it would be Yu Jin, the man with absolutely no mental power.

Could it be that Old Yu was planning to wear Titan down using the high sustainability provided by “Cycle”?

“Want to know who the final victor will be?” Tu Sheng’s voice drifted into Ye Yao’s ears.

“No, don’t spoil it for me.” Ye Yao shook her head.

Tu Sheng blinked.

“You speak as if not spoiling it means Yu Jin might lose. You’re so protective, surely you wouldn’t let your companion lose in front of all these people, right?”

“That’s true.”

To be serious, Ye Yao wasn’t just the demon king bodyguard for the lolis. She was the demon king bodyguard for all her other family members too.

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But still, Ye Yao hoped that her companions could land solid blows on these guys using their own strength.

Just like Mu Luo did.

If she stepped in to help, it might hurt their pride, right?

Anyway, for now, she would believe in them!

At that moment, Yu Jin and Wu Mi reached the edge of the “arena” and stopped.

“This is far enough.”

Yu Jin said softly to Wu Mi.

“I’ve already applied the Cycle state to you. Do your best!”

“Thank you.”

Faced with Wu Mi’s encouragement, Yu Jin nodded solemnly.

Then, he stepped onto the shattered “arena” and walked toward the unmoving Titan.

Titan stared at the approaching figure with its crimson eyes.

As it probed with its mental power and applied pressure, it saw the opponent continue walking step by step under the terrifying pressure, his pace not slowing in the slightest.

“Interesting. Although I cannot sense your aura and cannot judge whether you are qualified to be a warrior, you have proven through action that you have the right to challenge me.

Without a doubt, you possess an exceptionally powerful body.”

Titan received no response from its opponent.

It was then that it realized.

Only when both parties possess mental power can they convey their will to one another.

With a language barrier in place, it was indeed difficult to communicate with a being lacking mental power.

But it didn’t matter.

For warriors, fists might be the most appropriate form of communication.

“Roar!”

Titan let out an impassioned battle cry without any preamble.

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No linguistic translation was needed.

The meaning contained within this roar was obvious.

It was simply an “invitation to fight”!

Finally, some observant bystander pieced together the identity of the muscular man.

“Could it be… this man is the ‘super athlete’ mentioned in Yao Catty’s stream?”

“It’s quite possible. He appeared alongside Wu Mi from Sequence Zero, and he’s a muscular adult male.

The conditions and characteristics match perfectly. He is the super athlete from Sequence Zero!

There’s no way those perfect muscles are natural, right? No steroids involved?”

“Can he win? His opponent is an alien monster that just demolished three veteran S-rank Espers!”

“Holy crap! Stop talking! They’re starting!”

The moment Yu Jin’s feet landed on the arena of ruins, his legs suddenly exploded with power, propelling him before the towering Titan in a flash.

To the observers, it looked like instantaneous movement!

Immediately following that was a fist charged with terrifying force and gale winds searing through the air, generating a staggering amount of friction heat!

BOOM!!!

A single punch produced a deafening explosion!

And this opening display, brimming with violent aesthetic, was enough to prove that there were no cowards among Sequence Zero!

Author Note

Why is everyone shouting about being weak? It’s just a small surrender. At least during this period of four daily updates, I’m a dragon! Let’s wait until I finish my extra chapters and the weakling concentration drops before shouting about being weak again 😠

Text: Drink iced red tea if you’re thirsty!

Beat your enemies to a pulp!