Esper X Family – Chapter 649 – A Strong Sense of Déjà Vu

The sudden turn of events instantly ignited a global uproar.

Who would have thought that after the Bluestar Defense Battle, another alien civilization would pay a visit to Bluestar?

And not only that; they turned out to be a civilization so strikingly similar to humans that one might mistake them for humanity’s long-lost brothers.

One had to say that the Watcher Civilization was surprisingly straightforward. They made such a huge matter public instead of just contacting high-level state officials for preliminary negotiations.

They really knew how to treat the masses with respect.

From this, people could also tell that the Watcher Civilization meant trouble. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have made such a grand display.

Yet, even though everyone could see that they came with ill intent, panic didn’t ensue.

The recent invasion by the interstellar overlord had served as the perfect rehearsal.

As long as people were given a glimpse of the extraordinary, no matter how earth-shattering the event, they could adapt to it faster.

Besides, this was the “Great Awakening” era. Even if they truly went to war with an alien civilization, who wouldn’t want to wield a run-of-the-mill fire ability even if just to join the spectacle?

Not to mention the invincible Tong Yao and Great Emperor Ye Ge.

The interstellar overlord had been beaten into an interstellar stray dog. Those who knew, knew.

The Bureau of Countermeasures began mobilizing, symbolically maintaining order, only to find that it was completely unnecessary.

Everyone was just a little excited and curious, not taking the opportunity to loot or pillage.

They only wanted to know what this Watcher Civilization would bring them.

War? Alliance? Charity? Or entertainment?

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Regardless, this was an exceptionally rare pastime in their short lives, and a tale worth telling their descendants years later.

As for the consequences of failure? They hadn’t thought about it.

Or rather, they simply couldn’t believe that human civilization would lose. That was the “confidence” buff that “Tong Yao” had imposed on humanity.

At the Bureau of Countermeasures headquarters.

Lou Wei stared at the figure on the screen, waiting for him to state his purpose. The Bureau would adopt corresponding strategies depending on the situation.

If they truly came with hostile intent, Lou Wei wouldn’t mind returning to the scene after so long, without even needing Ye Ge to step in.

Then, Gray Marsh on the screen further clarified his intentions:

“The Watcher Civilization possesses a peerless technology capable of predicting future events. Through its calculations, we learned that the universe would face premature destruction, and even our Watcher Civilization would be reduced to ashes.”

“We refuse to be destroyed by the calamity, so we resolved to change the future, to ensure that the Watcher Civilization endures forever.”

“According to the predictive data, the source of calamity that will destroy the universe lies on this very planet. That is why we assembled an expeditionary fleet and traveled all the way to this star system, to verify the authenticity of the predictions and alter the destined future.”

As Gray Marsh’s voice reached every corner of Bluestar, the screen images shifted to display the fleet stationed in space.

The overwhelming tide of steel brought a different kind of pressure than the interstellar overlord had.

These images further reinforced the credibility of Gray Marsh’s words.

To change the future where the “Watcher Civilization” would be wiped out, they had truly deployed their most powerful armed forces.

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If they bore ill will toward human civilization, they would undoubtedly be more terrifying than the interstellar overlord.

At this sight, some began to doubt whether humanity’s current trump cards could even compare to those warships.

“Heavens, so many space battleships! This can’t be a movie scene, can it? Could all of them be legendary star destroyers?”

“Oh no, this is tougher than the interstellar overlord.”

“And our Bluestar actually harbors the source of calamity? Haha, from now on, who dares to say Bluestar isn’t the center of the universe?”

“What movie plot is this? The Bluestar stage is actually this prestigious! I’m fired up!”

Unlike the cheering masses, the higher-ups at the Countermeasurea Bureau headquarters wore complicated expressions.

The Watcher Civilization had a technology that could predict the future, which had foreseen a future of world destruction.

It had even provided a rough location.

How was this not giving them a sense of déjà vu?

Everyone couldn’t help but look at Tu Sheng, who was present. If it weren’t for her prophecy, Bluestar might not have been nearly so lively.

Lou Wei and the others also finally confirmed that the Watcher Civilization was absolutely after Ye Yao!

From the scale of their fleet, they even intended to eliminate the threat by force!

Upon learning this, Fu Qi’s first reaction wasn’t anger but skepticism.

“Is the information they predicted… missing a crucial part?”

Lou Wei and Fu Qi had known before that Ye Yao could destroy the world because of the prophecy.

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Only later, after deducing more details like the truth behind the ability, did they further confirm that she could truly do it.

If one understood the essence of Ye Yao’s ability, they wouldn’t think of subduing her by force.

The numbers she could unleash would only lead to resignation. That was why the Bureau chose to go all-in.

Rather than confront that irrational power, it was better to trust that she could eventually control it.

If the Watcher Civilization could deduce the detailed information of the world-destroying ability and still decide to eliminate it by force, Fu Qi could only say that they had some skill.

Gray Marsh’s speech wasn’t over yet.

“The Watcher Civilization has always adhered to principles, and we will not disrupt the development of a normal civilization unless necessary. We arrived in the solar system a month ago to observe human civilization and have thoroughly studied your culture and history.”

“We have sent twenty Observers to integrate into human society, in order to verify the predictive data’s authenticity before deciding our next course of action based on our observations.”

“But recently, all twenty Observers have vanished without a trace. We have preliminarily determined that they are dead, and the culprit is one of our observation targets – Ye Ge.”

At these words, everyone was deeply shaken.

Who didn’t know Ye Ge now? She was the “Great Emperor Ye Ge” who had instantly obliterated the interstellar overlord and battered two senior Bureau veterans!

She had apparently detected the Watcher Civilization fleet’s arrival this early and silently disposed of the Observers who had infiltrated them.

Not just the masses, even the Bureau’s higher-ups hadn’t sensed a thing.

Lou Wei and his group frowned slightly.

Then they recalled the two girls who had appeared beside Ye Yao not long ago.

Silver Frost and Black Haze had both emerged as prodigies out of nowhere and coincidentally become friends with Ye Yao.

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It was hard not to associate them with the Watcher Civilization given the timing.

Barring unexpected developments, they were likely among the twenty Observers who were sent to get close to Ye Yao.

Everyone regretted not having investigated them thoroughly.

But more questions awaited.

Recently, they indeed hadn’t seen the two of them and had assumed that they were in the mysterious painting world.

Since they were Ye Yao’s friends, the Bureau’s higher-ups hadn’t probed their whereabouts further.

But if they were truly missing, wouldn’t Ye Yao, who valued her friends, have shown some reaction?

Something is off!

Something is absolutely wrong!

Author Note

Stealing expression packs is so satisfying!

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Goodbye!

Goodbye!