Esper X Family – Chapter 464 – The Bluestar Defense Battle Reaches Its End (28/40)

A critical moment!

The insect swarm had already breached Xia Lian’s final blood mist defensive line!

Just then, a vast mental power, as boundless as a sea of stars, crossed spatial barriers without any warning and directly infused into Xia Lian’s body!

This power was so familiar, carrying a reassuring aura, yet it contained unimaginable might!

Xia Lian’s eyes lit up.

It was White Catty!

“Rushing to challenge a formidable enemy without knowing anything, you really are an idiot. You’re out there representing Sequence Zero, so finish this cleanly and beautifully. Don’t you dare embarrass us.”

“I’ll be loyal!”

What else could Xia Lian say?

She felt not the slightest embarrassment. Instead, she thoroughly enjoyed Ye Yao’s scolding.

Lending a hand at the most critical moment, and doing so in a way that wouldn’t make her lose face in front of everyone.

This deep concern and protection nearly made Xia Lian start an oath of allegiance on the spot!

So, there was only one way left to repay her.

“Blood Howl!”

Blood rain poured from the sky!

A sea of blood surged!

The original ruins were instantly swallowed by a crimson tsunami!

The sky itself was replaced by the color of blood, the entire heavens seemingly collapsing, forcibly pressing the airborne insect swarm down into the blood sea!

Faced with such a vast disparity in mental power, the Swarm Mother went completely berserk!

Evolution, iteration, adaptation… all of it was useless!

This was an extreme environment created specifically for its annihilation!

Not to mention the staggering, suffocating mental power!

How was this possible?

Moments ago, this power hadn’t existed!

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When the blood sea that had engulfed the entire battlefield gradually dried up, the insect swarm had utterly vanished.

Under Xia Lian’s “Encouragement State” and the sheer brute force of overwhelming attribute points, that mere insect swarm had long been completely disintegrated by the power of her ability.

The residual mental power of the swarm lingered in the air, becoming nourishment for Bluestar entirely.

“Hmph, a piece of cake!”

Xia Lian flicked her hair smugly. After locating the utterly listless Fang Tang, she stylishly led her away from the battlefield.

The spectators were dumbfounded.

Almost everyone attributed that scene just now to Xia Lian’s true strength.

Sequence Zero was indeed filled with extraordinary talents!

Only a few people within the Countermeasures Bureau headquarters knew the truth.

That was absolutely not Xia Lian’s actual level.

Lou Wei, in particular, had a vague suspicion about who had intervened to help.

“Ye Tong made a move after all.”

What a headache.

Xiao Jing’s voice sounded from beside him.

“Helping a friend out of a tight spot hardly counts as breaking the agreement, right?”

Xiao Jing was, of course, firmly on her daughter’s side!

“Probably.”

Lou Wei could only accept this explanation.

Even if he didn’t, it wouldn’t matter. He had guessed that Ye Tong would act secretly.

He just hoped that nothing would go wrong.

Inside the dormitory.

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Ye Yao quietly muttered to herself.

“As expected, Xia Lian was the first one I had to escort. So lame.”

Truth be told, Xia Lian’s talent was quite good. She was once the gatekeeper of the top ten Sequences.

If only she cultivated normally, learned a few form skills, or even comprehended an exclusive form skill, she could absolutely shine on her own like Mu Luo and the others.

It was just a pity that Xia Lian had been too neglectful.

Not that one could blame her entirely.

After all, whose fault was it that Ye Yao’s character modeling was so alluring?

Ah, the troubles of excessive charm, a classic case of beauty causing trouble. It was only natural that Xia Lian would lose interest in diligent cultivation, preferring to indulge herself instead.

She could forgive her a little.

But only this once!

If Xia Lian still didn’t put in the effort after this incident was over…

Then Ye Yao would really have to punish her severely!

She would have to brand her with the title “Queen of Fake Accounts”!

And the combined haul of 30 attribute points from one young girl and two little girls was proof enough of Xia Lian’s worth.

With the conclusion of Xia Lian’s battle, the Bluestar Defense Battle entered its final stage.

After “digesting” the Light Chaser, Mu Luo rejoined the fray, cooperating with “Jungle King” Gu Wenxin and the Countermeasures Bureau’s S-rank Espers to clean up the remaining stragglers.

With Mu Luo’s terrifying support capabilities, even the formidable alien enemies from abroad were slain along the way.

In less than half a day, all threats on Bluestar were completely eradicated.

All that remained was the immense threat in outer space.

Fu Qi was still locked in combat with the Ruler of Rifts.

“I can sense that the warriors we sent below have mostly been cleared out by your planet’s warriors.”

The Ruler of Rifts temporarily ceased its assault.

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Fu Qi finally caught his breath.

He, too, could naturally sense those ominous presences on Bluestar fading away.

He was certainly pleased by this.

“Don’t you feel sad? All your comrades died on my planet.”

“It matters not. It only proves that they were not strong enough. Besides, it is a fitting end for warriors. To die on the battlefield carries some meaning.”

The Ruler of Rifts’s somewhat emotionless words made Fu Qi narrow his eyes.

At the same time, Fu Qi knew he had to break this stalemate.

“Hey, why have you been holding back against me? It can’t just be about ‘training’, right?”

“You noticed?”

The Ruler of Rifts didn’t mind answering Fu Qi’s question.

“Do you know why none of the warriors we sent down belong to the same species?”

“Why?”

“Because no matter how many powerful warriors a species possesses, that tyrannical King will only take the single strongest one. The rest are all slaughtered.”

Fu Qi frowned deeply.

As expected, alien races had no sense of humanity whatsoever.

The Ruler of Rifts continued its explanation.

“The same applies to my own species. I was the strongest within my race, and thus, I am the sole remaining individual.”

“What does that have to do with your special treatment of me?”

“I want you, the strongest warrior of this planet, to embark on the long voyage with me. Your ability closely resembles that of my kin. With you as a companion, I would not feel loneliness. I sincerely invite you to become one of my people.”

An oppressive gravity swept over the area.

Fu Qi was somewhat stunned.

What did that mean?

He had thought that the Ruler of Rifts was devoid of emotion, a cold, indifferent monster.

So it actually had feelings?

What did it mean, become one of its alien people?

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Playing out some found-family trope?

Just because our abilities both involve space, that’s going too far!

Fu Qi finally understood the Ruler of Rifts’s reason for not fighting seriously.

He took a deep breath.

“I’m afraid I must disappoint you. I won’t become one of your people. Even in death, I will stand or fall with this planet.”

“Your resistance and refusal are meaningless.”

“Then, what if I told you that no matter how much you train me, I could never become the strongest warrior on this planet?

Let me be honest with you: I am not the strongest human, nor can I be the human warrior taken away. The strongest human is someone else.”

The moment Fu Qi said this.

The Ruler of Rifts fell silent for a moment.

Fu Qi could actually perceive a hint of sadness and regret within its mental power, before it reverted entirely to cold indifference.

An intense killing intent permeated the void of space.

“In that case, I can only kill you.”

Fu Qi showed no trace of nervousness or fear. Instead, he became remarkably calm.

“Although I hate to admit it, your training was indeed useful.

As expected of a race born with an innate affinity for spatial power, I have benefited greatly.”

Fu Qi was gathering his strength.

“I should thank you, truly. If not for you, I wouldn’t have known how to produce a trump card capable of rivaling that guy Lou Wei.”

The Ruler of Rifts’ killing intent faltered.

In that instant, it sensed an intense crisis!

Author Note

What to do? I just want to wriggle around for a day. How do those guys who write 10,000 words a day manage to do it? Oh wait, they probably have a stockpile of chapters. I don’t have any at all. Damn it, I’ll definitely stockpile more chapters before I open a bounty next time!

Text: Magic spell, turn into a pig!