Esper X Family – Chapter 52 – Family Activity? Easy Peasy!

Ye Yao had figured it out.

Xia Lian was truly a master of chaos.

Who would send someone flying with an explosion in a normal sparring match?

Her win-loss record had officially turned negative, all thanks to this ruthless girl with long black hair!

Tonight, she lost again.

This wasn’t some casual playthrough.

Who was going to fix her positive record now?

“Stay away from me, you bad woman! Your methods are way too violent!”

Ye Yao was on high alert.

Xia Lian froze in place, her smile slightly awkward.

“That was just an accident. The real me is actually very gentle.”

“I don’t believe you.”

What kind of gentle girl would bleed herself out to blow up an entire town?

Anyone who didn’t know better would think that she was some kind of demon god.

The scene was downright unbearable.

Ye Yao could still remember the overwhelming metallic taste in the air.

It was unforgettable.

“Life has no meaning anymore…” Xia Lian felt as if the sky had fallen.

The most interesting and fun little kitten didn’t want to talk to her.

The worst part was that Xia Lian was in the wrong and was too ashamed to force her.

Otherwise, she would’ve risked getting scratched just to get closer.

“Hmph, in any case, don’t touch me randomly until I fully forgive you.”

“When will you forgive me?”

Xia Lian suddenly felt like the sky hadn’t fallen after all.

“Depends on your performance.”

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Ye Yao didn’t need to guess to know that Xia Lian’s ability was problematic.

There was a reason why she was under containment.

The fact that Xia Lian tended to become bloody and violent was likely one of its problems.

Ye Yao’s plan was to use this as an excuse to keep her in check for now.

So that she wouldn’t keep getting treated like a cat to be stroked and petted.

It was like an aloof cat encountering a human with no sense of boundaries.

So rude!

Xia Lian could only restrain her hands and stare pitifully at Ye Yao.

Her cat addiction was no joke.

The problem was, Ye Yao wasn’t even a real cat.

Ye Yao turned her head and looked at Wu Mi, who was walking towards her.

“Ye Yao, you’re a bit late today.”

“Got delayed on the way out,” Ye Yao replied.

Jiang Huashen chuckled. “More than just delayed. She almost didn’t make it out.”

Hearing this, the other two became curious.

After all, Mu Luo hadn’t informed anyone else when he returned to take Jiang Huashen away.

Xia Lian quickly asked, “What happened?”

“Lou Wei blocked the door, that’s what. If he hadn’t slipped up, we might not have met tonight.”

Xia Lian’s mouth opened slightly in surprise.

“Did you guys fight?”

If they had fought, it would’ve been a miracle for the three of them to return unscathed.

Mu Luo shook his head. “No, we just hid in the shadows to create an opening for Ye Yao. If anything, only Ye Yao was targeted by Lou Wei.”

Xia Lian looked at Ye Yao with pity.

“White Catty, do you want me to pat your head and comfort you? Being targeted by that monster must’ve been scary, right?”

“Hmph! No need. That Dayun Truck is nothing special!”

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Ye Yao stubbornly retorted.

She refused to admit that she had been furious at the time.

Mu Luo then spoke up. “We need to come up with a permanent solution. What worked today might not work tomorrow.”

Ye Yao nodded solemnly.

“I understand. I’ll figure it out before we head back.”

“Then it’s time to talk about the main event.”

As soon as Mu Luo said this, everyone’s attention focused on her.

Ye Yao knew that the real fun was about to begin!

“Did you find the lowest-ranked high-level sequence?”

“Yes. Last night, I rushed to the city where one was spotted and easily found his hiding place.”

Mu Luo nodded lightly.

Ye Yao was already eager.

“Let’s go! I want to see rivers of blood!”

Tonight’s situation had made Ye Yao realize that her stats were far from sufficient.

In front of her great stat monster dad, she was just a little loli!

It was time to conduct a “family activity” to gain some attribute points.

The system definitely had a related quest.

“I just had an idea.”

A small thought flashed through Ye Yao’s mind.

“Since we’re a group, we should come up with a team name! It’ll make it easier to spread our fame and strike fear into the hearts of those troublemakers.”

This statement made everyone ponder.

It was indeed a valid point.

Mu Luo immediately agreed.

Perhaps the reason the companions he brought back hadn’t formed a cohesive unit was the lack of a symbolic group name.

“Do you have a proposal?”

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Since Ye Yao had brought it up, Mu Luo naturally asked her first.

“Hmm~”

Ye Yao racked her brain, digging through her long-dormant knowledge of cringy ideas.

“How about ‘Sequence Zero’?”

Xia Lian’s eyes lit up. “Abbreviated as Sequence 0 ¹ Original name is 零号序列, or Sequence Number Zero, while the abbreviation is 序列0, with the ‘Number’ gone and the Zero turned into 0. ‘Sequence Number Zero’ doesn’t sound that good so I’ll just keep it as Sequence Zero and the abbreviation as Sequence 0. ? Isn’t that a bit too arrogant? It feels like it’ll attract a lot of hate.”

But her reaction told everyone that she wasn’t opposed to the name. In fact, she was quite excited.

After all, in the Countermeasures Bureau’s sequence numbering system, there was no “000”.

If they used “Sequence Zero” as their group name, it would be telling everyone:

Our threat level surpasses all high-risk sequences!

Even the mysterious Sequence 001 would pale in comparison.

It was practically inviting Lou Wei to come after them.

Jiang Huashen laughed. “Ha! It’s a very ‘artistic’ name. I like it. Just thinking about using this name out there fills my mind with imagery.”

Ye Yao glanced at him.

Did he gain inspiration?

Then hurry up and drop some attribute points!!

But nothing happened.

It’s practically an inspiration scam ² Not sure if this is a reference but inspiration scams are indeed a thing. They ask to use you as a model for their art and try to send you a check but fail and yadda yadda then try to get you to send them money. Lots of scams nowadays. !

“We’ll settle on this, then.”

Mu Luo didn’t hesitate.

He already disliked the Countermeasures Bureau.

If a name could give them a headache, why not?

The only downside was…

They might not be able to live up to the intimidation factor of “Sequence Zero”.

It was like a paper tiger.

Currently, the only Sequence Esper in their group that ranked in the top ten was Xia Lian, Sequence 009.

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If they could recruit a few more top-ten Sequence Espers, they might be able to uphold the prestige of Sequence Zero.

However, top-ten Sequence Espers were incredibly hard to find.

Even if they knew their location, it would be difficult to bring them out.

For example, the place Lou Wei was guarding definitely had a high-ranking Sequence Esper.

But who would dare to openly snatch them?

Anyone who tried would be crushed in seconds.

“Great! From now on, we’re the Sequence Zero family!”

At that moment, a system notification sounded in Ye Yao’s mind.

【Authentication successful. The ‘Family Activity’ function for Sequence Zero has been unlocked. Each activity completed will grant a certain amount of attribute points as a reward. Please actively participate to make the family more harmonious and loving, Host!】

Ye Yao’s eyes immediately lit up.

Indeed!

A new source of attribute points!

What a wonderful development!

How could she not become a stat monster now?

As for the family activity…

It was probably the upcoming group mission to take down the bottom high-risk Sequence Espers.

The judgement criteria are so flexible.

This system…

Ye Yao was almost moved to tears.

“Hurry up! Let’s go! I can only be out for four hours. We can’t waste any time.”

Ye Yao urged them on.

Those high-risk Sequence Espers weren’t just simple troublemakers anymore.

In Ye Yao’s eyes, they were now treasure punching bags to vent her frustrations on!

Author Note

Oh right, I’ve created a group in fanqie. Readers who want to join can get in and take a look! This author will occasionally blow bubbles ³ 冒泡maopao, slang for showing up. inside! Text: Give you fafa ⁴ fa sounds like 花hua (flower)