Superman Termination Manual

On the late night of June 21st, Ke Mingye and Bai Zini walked on the lakeside path, where the moonlit lake shimmered with waves, reflecting the fleeting moon shadow amidst the clouds.

"Have you had enough of wandering?"

"Enough." Bai Zini turned her head to look at him, speaking somewhat irritably, "I feel like you, big bro, are about to fall asleep. I'm really afraid you'll doze off on the way."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Ke Mingye shrugged, "Then let's hurry and find our eldest and second brothers to pass the blame onto them, otherwise mom will definitely scold us for coming back so late."

"Old bro, you know it best; you must have done this quite a few times before."

"Otherwise, how would we survive with mom's temperament?"

While speaking, Ke Mingye suddenly remembered something, "By the way, what was the reward for that mission of killing a superhuman? I haven't claimed it yet."

So, he opened the mission panel and glanced at the special task in the third slot.

[Daily Task 3: Kill a Superhuman (Completed, Reward Unclaimed)]

Ke Mingye mentally clicked on that red special task, and immediately, a reward notification popped up.

[You have successfully claimed the reward for Daily Task 3, receiving the following two items: ① 1000 Mall Coins; ② a fragment of a Skill Enhancement Card.]

[Current possession of Mall Coins: 10260 → 11260]

"My goodness, no wonder it's a special task with only a percent chance of refreshing. The rewards are so generous." Ke Mingye raised an eyebrow and thought, "Skill Enhancement Card, what exactly is this thing?"

He opened his inventory panel to check the introduction of that shard.

[Item Name: Fragment of a Skill Enhancement Card]

[Item Description: Collect three pieces of the Skill Enhancement Card fragments to acquire a "Skill Enhancement Card" which can be used to expand the capabilities of your current skills or to enhance the damage of the skills. (Note: Skill Enhancement Cards can only be used on skills of Grade C or above.)]

[Item Source: ① This item has a 2% chance of appearing on the equipment item purchase page of the mall; ② This item can occasionally be obtained by completing special daily tasks.]

Ke Mingye clicked on the special term 'Skill Enhancement Card' in the introduction, and a new interface popped up.

[Currently, in your skill bar, the skill eligible for the Skill Enhancement Card is Grade B skill - "Deception Puppet."]

[When using the Skill Enhancement Card on "Deception Puppet," the following changes will occur:]

[① Allows you to simultaneously summon two Deception Puppets, but the attributes of the second puppet will only be 80% of the first one.]

[② The duration time of Deception Puppet's existence will enhance from 3 hours to 6 hours.]

"Is this for real? This is so overpowered..."

Ke Mingye stared at the text on the introduction panel, his mind whirling with thoughts, and it took him a couple of seconds to snap back and think that there was no reason not to grab this Skill Enhancement Card.

Once he got it, he'd just create two clones, one turning into the super villain 'strange thing,' the other becoming the Magic Girl 'Xiaohongmao,' while he himself could masquerade somewhat as a superhero. They could freaking perform a stage play with three identities interacting and supporting each other - was there still any worry about revealing his identity in front of his family?

This was unbeatable now. If one person couldn't defeat Qing Ya, could three combined still not manage it?

The only issue was how to get the fragment... Through the mall and special tasks, that was only by luck given the small chances, but it wasn't impossible.

"Speaking of finding our second and eldest brothers, where did you say they were again?"

On the quiet lakeside path, Bai Zini turned her head and asked, breaking into Ke Mingye's thoughts.

Ke Mingye looked down at his phone and answered, "Second brother sent me his location, at the Old Jingmai Cafe on Seventh Street."

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Half an hour ago, on the second floor of Old Jingmai Cafe.

Beneath the warm orange glow of the ceiling chandelier, two figures sat opposite each other in a compartment, sipping coffee while speaking softly.

"So... you didn't catch him?"

Ke Yinzhi raised his eyes, asking slowly, his tone slightly surprised.

Earlier, upon spotting a passerby covertly observing them on Fourth Street, he had asked Ke Xiaomo to confirm the person's identity, but he hadn't expected this outcome.

Ke Xiaomo shook his head, answering, "No, he got away."

Ke Yinzhi raised an eyebrow, surprised as he appraised him, "Uh... are you sure you didn't let him go on purpose?"

"No, I did my best to look for him."

Ke Yinzhi said with interest, "Oh... so there are actually people who can escape from your grasp? I'm not even confident I could get away from beneath your view, who could that be?"

"Do you think there's a chance he's a player?"

"I've said it before, players at this level shouldn't be that formidable, at least none capable of escaping from you are likely to exist."

Ke Yinzhi shrugged his shoulders as he spoke, changing the topic, "Rather, even if you look at the top superhumans in the world, there aren't many who can evade your tracking."

"I think so too, but he just ran away right under my eyes..."

"That is indeed very strange."

Ke Yinzhi sipped his coffee, looked him in the eye, and curiously asked, "Do you think the person we encountered just now was a player?"

"Yes, but it's just intuition, no evaluation..."

Ke Xiaomo nodded and said softly.

"I trust your intuition. Ever since we were kids, your intuition has always been accurate, quite mystical."

"While practicing in the valley, my master once told me that I have a spiritual sense, so I often sense things others wouldn't expect," Ke Xiaomo said. "That's why I always feel that the officials take the 'player' matter too lightly, perhaps they are far more dangerous than we imagine."

"It seems you and I share the same view."

As he spoke, Ke Yinzhi chuckled softly, teasing, "After all, if a hundred people could exterminate the world's superhumans, including two American sweethearts who rob convenience stores with guns... if you were in the shoes of those battle-hardened antiques, would you really take it seriously?"

"No, it sounds too absurd..."

"That's the point, I can't convince those old-fashioned folks either," Ke Yinzhi spread his hands, "They even said, since you think it's so important, you should try to find those hundred people yourself." Saying this, he took a sip of coffee, "So I had no choice but to seek help from Qing Ya and the Alliance members."

"That's really not your style."

"Actually, I wanted to take this opportunity to get to know them better, I always focused on fighting and killing, never caring about these social niceties."

While speaking, Ke Yinzhi's coat pocket vibrated with his phone. He held the coffee cup in one hand and with the other, he pulled out the phone and placed it between his shoulder and ear to answer.

Listening to the voice on the other end, he raised his eyebrows, "Is that so, I understand... okay."

After finishing, Ke Yinzhi hung up the phone, put it back in his pocket, and looked at Ke Xiaomo, "Guess what news I just heard?"

"What?" Ke Xiaomo asked, perplexed.

"Your favorite Dice Monster has appeared again, and who knows what madness he's up to, he subdued a Class C wanted criminal 'Ghost Horse Man' by Huanjing Bridge, and now he's been caught by Qing Ya."

Upon hearing this, Ke Xiaomo's expression changed, and he asked:

"Did Qing Ya catch him then?"

"Unfortunately, no." Ke Yinzhi shifted his gaze, speaking casually, "Well... you know, that thing is just a puppet, catching the puppet is useless, we need to catch the Puppet Master."

"Is that so..."

Ke Xiaomo's gaze shifted, each time the name Dice Monster was mentioned, he couldn't help but feel a palpitation.

"But no worries, the Dice Monster has already caught Qing Ya's attention, so it probably won't be long before its true body is exposed by Qing Ya."

"You really have a lot of confidence in Qing Ya."

"Please..." Ke Yinzhi bit into a cookie, jokingly said, "We all know Qing Ya might not be the strongest superhero, but he certainly has the best investigative skills, like a hound, no one he targets can escape."

"Hopefully." Ke Xiaomo took a deep breath, "I just hope this matter gets resolved quickly."

"It will be fine, brother, don't worry too much."

Ke Yinzhi rested his chin in his hand and sighed lightly, speaking nonchalantly, and patted his shoulder.

At that moment, Ke Xiaomo looked down at a message on his phone, then shut it off: "Mingye and Xiao Ni said they want to come over to find us."

"Let them come, after all, we've discussed everything we needed to, and we might as well treat them to some dessert."

"Okay." Ke Xiaomo picked up his phone to send a message to Ke Mingye, and then asked Ke Yinzhi, "Will you be here on the 4th of July?"

"It's summer vacation; unless there's an emergency, I won't be going anywhere," Ke Yinzhi paused, "Is it about the matter of the Calamity Dragon?"

"Yes. I just can't understand why Master would keep the whereabouts of the Calamity Dragon a secret from me..."

Ke Xiaomo put down his phone, silent for a long time, "I might not be able to handle it alone, I need you by my side, then I'll be confident."

"I promise you that'll be okay, whatever happens that day, I'll be here."

Ke Yinzhi smiled slightly, picked up a cookie and casually chewed on it.

"Thank you."

"We are family, always have been."

"Yes... Always have been."