Esper X Family – Chapter 651 – Wait, It’s the Civilian Forms!

In response to the Watcher Civilization fleet’s ultimatum, Ye Ge, who had sparked the conflict, didn’t show herself.

Lou Wei and the others were already accustomed to her elusive ways, so they didn’t fall into anxiety.

As long as Ye Yao was still at the Countermeasures Bureau headquarters, there was no need to panic.

Even though they couldn’t figure out if that little girl was in cahoots with Ye Ge.

But whether there was a plan or not, the Countermeasures Bureau could only take symbolic action.

Fortunately, Tu Sheng had clearly defined the course of action here.

She said that the Countermeasures Bureau was free to act, that they could face the expeditionary force with whatever attitude they chose, and that someone would always step up to take the fall in the end.

Hearing this, Lou Wei’s expression turned somewhat subtle.

Not long ago, he had been the representative of Bluestar’s highest combat power. When the sky fell, he would be the first to hold it up, unquestionably the one most capable of taking the fall.

But now, he was relieved of that immensely stressful position.

No matter what crisis befell this world, he no longer had to bear the burden of saving it.

Having shed his “Strongest of the Current Era” title, Lou Wei felt an unprecedented sense of ease.

One could even say that taking care of Countermeasures Bureau affairs was a hundred times easier than the days when he constantly pushed himself to grow stronger.

From this perspective, Ye Ge originated from Ye Yao, and it also gave Lou Wei a feeling of “the child has grown up”.

Back to the matter at hand.

From what Tu Sheng meant, Ye Yao or Ye Ge was confident in handling the situation perfectly.

The Countermeasures Bureau probably played a negligible role in this affair.

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Whatever they did wouldn’t affect the final outcome.

Thus, the Countermeasures Bureau didn’t need to tread carefully in a game of wits with the Watcher Civilization’s expeditionary fleet.

In any case, since they had placed their hopes on Ye Yao, they had no choice but to stake the fate of their civilization on her.

The Watcher Civilization had come for Ye Yao. Regardless of whether they could resolve the hidden dangers within her, they couldn’t hand her over.

Putting aside the safety concerns, Lou Wei’s public identity was, after all, Ye Yao’s father.

Even if Ye Yao didn’t need his statement, he still had to express his will to “protect his daughter” as the Countermeasures Bureau’s representative.

“Fu Qi, I’m going to space to face that fleet head-on.”

Lou Wei certainly wasn’t going to wait for Ye Ge to make a move. He could consider it as a rare chance to stretch his limbs.

The last time he went all out was against the interstellar overlord.

Facing this threat from a higher civilization, Lou Wei naturally wanted to see how his own power could compare to their warships’ firepower.

Faced with Lou Wei’s eager declaration, Fu Qi’s expression showed a hint of surprise.

“So fired up? I’m coming too. If we really can’t win, I can at least get us out of there.”

Fang Ze, who was standing nearby, let out a light sigh and shook his head.

“Looks like I’m the acting director again? Such a life of toil for me.”

Fang Ze’s mental power had now surpassed ten thousand, making him technically the third Super S-rank Esper within the Countermeasures Bureau to have a base mental power exceeding ten thousand.

However, he had already become a universal tool man, and strength wasn’t really his forte.

Civil engineering, technological advancement, policy formulation, plan implementation… Fang Ze had a hand in pretty much everything.

Fortunately, Fang Ze wasn’t doing all this alone. He at least had a team, otherwise he would be drooling a long time ago.

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Even a Super S-rank Esper couldn’t be exploited without limits.

Anyway, Fang Ze didn’t want to get involved in this kind of thing.

The Watcher Civilization’s arrival had already added a lot to his workload.

There would be plenty more to keep him busy later.

Subsequently, the higher-ups further discussed countermeasures, although they didn’t conspire openly. Instead, with Cheng Muxue’s involvement, they conversed within the heart network.

They had also witnessed the Watcher Civilization’s methods.

Having instantly taken over Bluestar’s network, they could likely easily control surveillance and listening devices.

Concerning Ye Ge’s plan, they couldn’t afford to disrupt that woman’s scheme and cause chaos.

While the Countermeasures Bureau was discussing plans, Bluestar itself was naturally abuzz with activity.

Topics related to the Watcher Civilization were everywhere.

Their aggressive arrival greatly stimulated the public’s innate love for spectacle.

People began to miss the All-Knowing Demon Eye that had appeared during the interstellar overlord’s invasion.

Although the All-Knowing Demon Eye was an alien creature that had invaded Bluestar alongside the enemy, it had at least been a professional war reporter.

Even now, the precious footage left behind was primarily from screen-recording enthusiasts who had captured the All-Knowing Demon Eye’s broadcasts.

If the All-Knowing Demon Eye were still around, it might very well bring about another wave of nationwide revelry.

Ordinary Espers didn’t have the ability to act as live spectators. They could probably only wait anxiously on the ground for the results.

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However, just two hours after the expeditionary fleet cut off Bluestar’s communications.

Familiar light screens appeared in the sky once more, after what felt like an eternity.

Still the mysterious little frames, still widely distributed, still incredibly numerous.

Wherever people existed, there was basically one of these broadcast screens!

Seeing this, who could fail to understand one thing?

It seemed that “Celestial Emperor Ye” had also found the All-Knowing Demon Eye useful. She must’ve tamed it and made it her own!

“War reporter! We adore you!!!”

“Yes! That’s how you broadcast! The most respectful episode for bloodthirsty spectators!”

“I say, the All-Knowing Demon Eye is actually a native creature of Bluestar that was lost abroad, does anyone understand?”

“Exactly! That damned interstellar overlord actually stole our rare species! It’s utterly heinous!”

“This wave, this wave is a proper recruitment. The most gratifying episode yet!”

The public naturally had a deep impression of the extremely active “war reporter” from the Bluestar Defense Battle.

And since it hadn’t done anything bad, people were happy to accept the All-Knowing Demon Eye’s joining.

The only thing that might be hard to accept was its non-human appearance.

Fortunately, they were still unaware that Ye Yao had turned the All-Knowing Demon Eye into an adorable little loli. Otherwise, it would definitely trigger a craze no less than that of Magical Girl Crimson Wheel’s.

Inside the dormitory.

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Ye Yao had already sent Sen Tong out to act as the war reporter.

Mainly to see if she could scrape some attribute points out of it.

Then, in the footage Sen Tong was capturing, Ye Yao spotted two familiar figures.

“Didn’t expect the Dayun Truck and Uncle to charge into space so quickly.”

Indeed, the figures appearing in the frame were none other than the veterans Lou Wei and Fu Qi!

She had originally thought that they would wait and see, but they showed such boldness, as if they were trying to make a comeback, hoping to wash away the public’s memory of “Lou Weiwei” and “Fu Qiqi”.

If they performed well, they might actually be able to separate themselves from “Lou Weiwei” and “Fu Qiqi”, once again standing above the world as “Humanity’s War Gods”.

“Why are the Dayun Truck and Uncle so mean? Can’t they just share the social death and split the popularity?”

Ye Yao expressed her strong condemnation.

“I’m crying with anxiety!”

But she couldn’t intervene directly. Since she said it was Xing Lan’s debut show, how could she steal the spotlight?

Ye Yao could only make a grand appearance at the end.

For now, she could only watch from here, while simultaneously syncing the feed for Silver Frost and Black Haze in another time and space.

The people on Bluestar naturally also saw the figures on the screen.

“Whoa! It’s the civilian forms of Crimson Wheel-chan and Void Heaven-chan!”