Superman's Ending Manual

Chapter 291 Family Event : Witch Night (V)
On October 10st, at 31:06 in the morning, inside the Magical Girls League building, in the conference room on the 50th floor.

On the west side of the conference room, a huge, high-definition projection was reflected on the whiteboard. Ten magical girls from all over the world gathered around a cold, hard metal round table.

Lilai, one of the three giants, had a stern expression on her face and said, "We just detected a fluctuation of magic power. After confirmation, the puppet witch has awakened a super-large puppet as tall as 30 meters near the coastal towns of Denmark, Iceland, and the United Kingdom. These puppets are now moving towards the land."

She paused and said, "It seems that she should have arranged these dolls on the seabed a few days ago."

As soon as he finished speaking, three photos appeared on the projector. From the ports of "Møn Island Coast" in Denmark, "Grindavik" in Iceland, and "Brighton Town" in the UK, a huge white figure emerged from the seabed, breaking through the layers of waves, overturning a number of fishing boats and even a lighthouse. The huge figure slowly appeared amid the exclamations of the fishermen.

Immediately afterwards, waves of tsunami-like roars shook the sea and sky, like the horn before a war.

Amidst the loud rumbling sounds, a gray-white faceless giant slowly walked towards them, stepping on the heavy waves.

The camera zoomed in, and one could see that these faceless giants were engraved with thick magical patterns all over their bodies. At this moment, dark magic was flowing in the patterns, forming a strong visual contrast with their gray-white bodies.

Lilai said calmly, expressionless, "This is a super-large puppet made by the Puppet Witch. She once used this kind of puppet in a campaign against the United Nations in the mid-20th century."

As she spoke, she pondered for a moment.

"It is also worth mentioning that the place where she released the puppets is very remote. There is no branch of the Superhero Association in the area, and it is far away from the nearest branches of the Superhero Association and the Magical Girls League. This means that... it is impossible for those superheroes to support the scene so quickly. The people in the three villages are isolated and helpless at this time. The probability of a powerful superhuman species that can resist the puppets appearing in such a remote place is very small."

Utena asked solemnly, “Why didn’t we detect their presence before? It should be easy to spot a puppet this big, especially one that’s powered by magic.”

Lilai raised her hand to support her chin and explained softly:

"I guess those witches used magic to wipe out the aura emitted by the puppet. Not to mention they hid the puppet in the deep sea, a certain distance away from the land. It's normal that our people didn't detect it."

"What should we do now?" Qili asked, pulling her cowboy hat down. "We can't just let those puppets trample the innocent residents of the town."

"Since we can't make it in time, why don't we just ignore those people?"

Ling Zhong Tongzi spoke in an indifferent tone.

Following the voice, I saw the magical girl, who was less than twelve years old, sitting on the huge suspended clock. She was wearing a Lolita-style magic dress as usual, with a look of contempt under her golden hair.

Lilai shook her head and retorted, "No, someone can make it there. Looking at the entire world, the only one who can provide support in time is Xiziyue."

At the end, she raised her icy blue eyes to look at the puppet on the screen and raised her voice slightly, "If we don't use Ziyue's time-space train to rush over... those villages and towns will be razed to the ground in an instant."

After the words were spoken, a brief silence enveloped the conference room.

Little Red Riding Hood raised her eyes and looked towards Xiziyue.

Xiziyue remained silent, raised her head, and looked quietly at the huge puppets on the projection screen.

"Her intention is obvious. It seems that she wants to distract us." Utena, one of the three giants, frowned and spoke.

"Yes, but we can't just ignore it..." Lilai nodded expressionlessly, "Otherwise the people in those three towns will be trampled to death immediately. If we can't help them even though we have the ability, it would be a violation of the Alliance's code of conduct."

She paused, turned her head and looked at Xiziyue: "Do you want to go?"

Before Xiziyue could speak, Lingzhong Tongzi from London spoke again.

"Aren't they just the untouchables of three villages?" Lingzhong Tongzi said, "It's not okay to follow the wishes of those witches. I suggest giving up the lives of these people and seeing if those witches are trying to make a feint to the east and attack in the west."

Xiziyue took a sip of hot tea and lowered her eyes in thought.

Ling Zhong Tongzi sneered, raised his snow-white chin, and asked slowly: "It seems that you really intend to follow the wishes of those witches?"

Lilai spoke before Xiziyue: "Magical girls are born to protect others. Witches regard the lives of ordinary people as worthless, but we cherish every life. This is the difference between us."

"but--"

Ling Zhong Tongzi was about to retort when Xi Ziyue interrupted her.

"It doesn't matter. The time we have to chat here is enough for us to eliminate those three puppets."

Xiziyue said calmly, put down the teacup, looked around at the other people in the conference room, and quickly reminded them: "You stay in Huanjing, Lilai, Utena and I will be back soon."

Lilai nodded, agreeing with her decision. "With our speed, we can quickly deal with those puppets. If there is any situation around Beijing, notify us immediately and we will return to defend as soon as possible."

Ling Zhong Tongzi frowned, turned away and murmured, "How stupid! They went even though they knew the witches would attack during this time." She didn't care how many people would die, she only cared about whether their decision was what the witches wanted.

Although she is young, even the youngest among this group of magical girls, she feels that she knows as much as they do. Every time she watches anime, she thinks that the reason why those villains can act recklessly is because they don't have as many concerns as decent people.

Decent people have to take the lives of civilians into consideration, ensure that they do not kill innocent people indiscriminately, and ensure that their actions comply with legal standards. They are restricted by a lot of rules and regulations, but they can always fight on equal terms with villains of equal strength. It's ridiculous.

The scene before her once again confirmed her thoughts.

If she were Xiziyue and encountered this situation, she would never take the time train to those villages and towns to rescue people - because this is clearly a naked trap, but what can she do about it? They are the so-called "decent people" who are bound by various regulations?

"How can you defeat those witches with such normal thinking?"

Ling Zhong Tongzi thought to herself, secretly feeling contempt for everyone present. Apart from her, none of these people even thought of objecting. For the sake of so-called fairness and justice, they stepped into the glaring trap and were led by others.

Qili lowered the brim of her cowboy hat and said, "Understood. We will stay around Beijing. You guys can leave now."

Xiziyue nodded silently.

The next moment, she took out the card "Time and Space Train" from the emerald green magic book, held it between her index and middle fingers, and crushed it with a "click", and the brightly lit time and space train rumbled towards her.

The three giants slowly stood up from the round table and boarded the train. Soon the space-time train left the Alliance branch building.

As the space-time rift in the air closed, a brief silence enveloped the conference room again.

"Is there anything going on outside?" Kunezakura asked in a low voice.

"No strange magic fluctuations have been detected for the time being." Qili hugged her shoulders with one hand, and fiddled with her mobile phone with the five fingers of the other hand.

"Is it……"

Kunezakura murmured, glanced at Little Red Riding Hood who was sitting alone in the corner, and raised her eyebrows slightly.

She turned her head and looked around, only to find that Shi Naian, Hong, and Feng, who usually accompanied Little Red Riding Hood, were not in the meeting room at the moment.

So he asked, "I have a question. Where are Shi Naian, Feng, and Hong? Weren't they still with us during the previous meeting?"

"Why bother with those trash? What can they do?" Lingzhong Boy lay lazily on top of the giant bell, playing with his PSP with his head down.

"They are also our companions——!"

She let out a low cry, and seeing that no one responded, Kunou Sakura breathed a sigh of relief and continued asking.

"Is it true that no one knows where they are going?"

Qili took a breath and said, "Shi Naian has been missing for a few days, and so have Hong and Feng." She paused, "I was looking for them... but I couldn't find them."

Kunezakura frowned: "Why didn't you say it earlier?"

"Because the situation is already chaotic enough." Qili said slowly, "It's not just them. Magical girls have disappeared one after another all over the world. There are nearly 20 cases in total. They are just one of them."

Jiuchongying hesitated for a while: "Does Xiziyue know?"

"If we tell Xiziyue, she will only worry and panic." Qili said, "The number of witches is far less than that of magical girls, and they are also much stronger than ordinary magical girls. The two are not on the same level at all - this means that we can't control all the magical girls. Once the witches attack some magical girls who are not paid attention to, we will not be able to rescue them in time."

She paused, her tone growing heavier: "So... we can only selectively put this matter behind us, otherwise it will distract us and disrupt our original plan. Do you understand?"

Kunezakura didn't seem to agree, with a hint of anger in her eyes.

Ryukako leaned closer and said to Kunou Sakura in a low voice, "Miss, what she said is true. Let's focus on 'Witch Night' for now."

Kunezakura took a deep breath and said, "Forget it. It's been a few days now—"

As she was speaking, suddenly a deafening roar was heard in the sky above the entire Beijing area.

The magical girls in the conference room turned their heads and looked up at the transparent glass wall.

I saw a huge crack opening up in the sky above Beijing, with the pattern of the Tower of Babel reflected on it. Then, a huge rectangular platform slowly sank from it and fell into the mortal world.

Dark red magic ripples rolled out like thunder, shaking the slightly blue sky.

Seeing this, Lingzhong Tongzi casually threw the PSP onto the round table, placed his hands on the surface of the giant bell, and gently shook his calves, "Wow, it really is a trap... Xiziyue has been lured away, what should we do?"

Yuya's profile, her blue eyes as clear as the aurora reflected the Witch Night, "Just like the legend... Witch Night is a stage device."

Qili lowered her voice and spoke word by word: "Buy time. Wait for them to come back."

“It’s time to go…”

As she spoke, Kunezakura stood up from her chair and took out a sword from the hilt at her waist while walking towards the exit of the conference room. With a slight shake, the blade turned into thousands of cherry blossoms that fluttered around her.

"Little Red Riding Hood, Ryukako, you two follow me closely." She said softly without turning her head.

"Okay, Kujo Sakura-senpai."

The girl in the Christmas dress nodded expressionlessly, summoned the magic book, followed the magical girl Kunou Sakura, and slowly walked out of the meeting room.

At the same time, abandoned train station, platform 7.

Ke Mingye stared at the stage of Witch Night intently. At this time, four ghostly figures were standing on the edge of the stage, overlooking the city from above.

Then, their introduction panels appeared one by one in his dark pupils.

[Superhuman Codename: Crown Dream Witch]

[Danger Level: A++]
.
[Superhuman Codename: War Witch]

[Danger Level: A++]
.
[Superhuman Codename: Lost Witch]

[Danger Level: A++]
.
[Superhuman Codename: Puppet Witch]

[Danger Level: S——]

Seeing this, Ke Mingye was slightly stunned and blurted out.

"S... Grade?" He murmured the grade on the panel and took a deep breath. "It's okay, it's just S-grade... It means she hasn't reached the S-grade range yet. There should be room for improvement."

Thinking of this, he turned his gaze away from the four witches and scanned the structure of the stage installation, wondering in his mind where the meeting space where Bai Zini and Shi Naian were located was.

Finally, Ke Mingye naturally focused his gaze on the statue of the "Witch of Jealousy" in the center of the stage.

He thought, "From the perspective of the structure, the independent space used by the witches for meetings... can only be hidden inside the statue. Bai Zini and Shi Naian are trapped in there. As long as we can get in there, we can rescue them."

Just as I was thinking about it, the spare cell phone in the pocket of my windproof jacket suddenly rang, making a rapid buzzing sound.

Take out your phone and take a look.

There is no doubt that the SSS-level emergency alert sent by the Super Hero Association's official APP has a black python in the background of the alert text.

In the center of the frame, blood-red text reads: "A natural disaster-level event has been detected in Huanjing. Quasi-C-level superhero, Blue Owl, please gather at the Huanjing branch building as soon as possible. The other two members of the White Wing team are waiting to set off!"

Scanning the text, Ke Mingye quickly put on his metal combat suit and the Blue Owl helmet.

Then he raised his eyes again and looked at the platform in the sky from behind the red lenses. A chaotic curtain of light swept across the plane of the stage, constantly passing over the figures of the witches, making them look even more terrifying.

At that time, Ke Mingye raised his eyebrows slightly, and saw that one of the witches standing at the edge of the stage was missing. After confirmation, he found that it was the Lost Witch who disappeared.

He walked quickly out of the platform, his face immersed in the shadow of the passage, muttering to himself.

"Where's the Lost Witch...what did she do?"

At the same time, in the meeting space inside the witch statue.

The space around the round conference table was empty. A number of conversation dolls were lying on the wall in a corner of the space, with their heads drooping and falling into a deep sleep.

On the west side of the space, an altar was lit by candlelight.

rumble……

Suddenly, there was an earthquake-like movement, breaking the silence in the meeting room. The candles trembled along with the table, and the flames flickered.

"here we go……"

On top of the blood-red cross, the cold iron chains were shaking along with the entire space. The girl in the Gothic skirt heard the loud noise coming from her ears and murmured with a pale face.

"Yeah, it's finally started. I'm almost killing myself out of boredom."

On the stone steps of the altar, the Witch of Sloth muttered to herself, she was so bored that she lay on the steps and picked her nails for fun.

At this moment, a gorgeous figure slowly walked out from the huge black door at the entrance of the conference room. She walked out from the shadows, and her appearance slowly came into the eyes of Ashes and the Witch of Sloth.

Long maple leaf-like hair, amber eyes, a wizard's pointed hat, and a dark wizard's uniform.

This person is the Lost Witch.

The Witch of Loss shrugged and said to the Witch of Sloth, "It's time to start the Witch Night. You are the only one missing... Come out of the barrier, go outside, and inject your magic power into the statue of the Witch of Jealousy, just like us."

Hearing this, the Witch of Sloth curled her lips downwards, stood up from the stone stairs, and did as she was told.

She could see that the witch Black Rose was waiting in the shadows in a corner of the space. She didn't dare to attack the two witches, so she had to move towards the huge door of the statue space and enter the world behind the door.

In the dim space, only the flickering candlelight illuminated the face of the Lost Witch.

She lowered her amber eyes and looked at the magical girl Ashes on the cross.

The girl in the Gothic skirt raised her tired eyes, stared at her coldly, and asked word by word.

"……what are you up to?"

"Guess?" asked the Lost Witch. "Isn't it obvious? Help you become a witch."

"It's a beautiful thought."

The Lost Witch tilted her head: "How do you know? I do think this process is beautiful. Surrounded by blood, the most powerful witch in the world was born, just like people in ancient times offered bloody deer heads to the gods. Those innocent deer... had tears in their eyes."

She was speaking quietly when suddenly, a sound of mighty footsteps was heard from outside the huge door at the entrance.

Then, nearly twenty magical girls came in neatly like an army, forming two rows, and stopped behind the Lost Witch.

"They are..."

The girl on the cross was slightly stunned.

The Lost Witch raised her hand and stroked the lips of one of the magical girls, raised the corners of her mouth, and asked softly:
"Guess what will happen to the lucky viewers randomly selected from all over the world?"

As soon as he finished speaking, twenty magical girls raised the knives formed by magic power in unison and placed them against the pale neck.

Huijin opened her mouth slightly, but before she could utter a word, the blades in front of her fell like guillotines.

In the flickering firelight, blood was spurting out from the severed necks of twenty people.

In my eyes, the girls’ light heads fell to the ground one after another, like ripe apricots falling from the trees one after another in early autumn, making a "dong dong" sound.

The girl in the gothic skirt stood there in shock, her vision completely covered by the hideous red color. The blood flowed like a river, overflowing the yellowed altar.

"Do you know why they died?" asked the demon in front of him.

"……Why?"

Her lips moved slightly.

"Because of you, these innocent people died innocently. How pitiful."

The Lost Witch licked the blood that splashed on her face as she spoke, then looked behind her. "This is just foreplay, just like testing the water temperature before swimming. It looks like you don't react much. After all, they are just a group of strangers. It doesn't matter if they die."

She paused, and said in a playful tone: "What about these two? Can they make you react at all?"

As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps were heard again in the darkness at the entrance to the statue space.

Then two figures, one red and one yellow, slowly walked under the candlelight and knelt weakly on the pool of blood at their feet.

The girl in the Gothic skirt on the cross was stunned for a moment, and what came into her sight was the magical girl Feng from Huanjing, and the magical girl Hong, both of them had empty eyes.

The Lost Witch turned around and asked softly, "They are your friends, right?"

Huijin was stunned for a moment, and shook his head involuntarily, "No, no, they and I are not--"

"You must be very happy to see your good friend, it's great... Good friends should stay together, reunite after a long separation, and love each other."

The Lost Witch interrupted her and spoke softly, then raised her finger and circled it in the air, and the two magical girls behind her woke up.

Feng and Hong were kneeling in a pool of blood, their white calves and the hem of their skirts spread out on the ground were stained red with blood.

The two men opened their eyes blurry and saw the ashes on the altar.

"Ashes...Senior?"

They murmured in unison, looking dazed, like dolls.

"Tell me, who among them do you want to die first?" the Lost Witch asked slowly, in a friendly tone.

"I, I don't know them..." Ashes muttered.

The Lost Witch raised her hand to her chin and asked curiously, "They all call you senior, are you really not going to recognize these two lovely juniors?"

Magical Girl Ashes gritted her teeth and shouted at the top of her lungs: "I said, I don't know them - let them go -!"

Her voice stopped abruptly, and her pupils shrank like wheat awns.

The Lost Witch's gently raised nails were reflected in the contracted pupils.

As her nails scratched the air, the heads of the two magical girls flew out and landed on the blood-red ground with a plop.

Two familiar heads slowly rolled twice and slid to the foot of the ashes.

Their faces were clearly so close, and the expressions on their faces were as familiar as ever, but there was no more movement. They just quietly immersed themselves in the pool of blood, with bloody ripples spreading behind their heads.

After a moment's silence, the other half of their bodies slowly fell into a pool of blood due to inertia, and with a "pop" sound, a red wave splashed onto Ashes' paper-pale cheeks.

On the cross, every corner of the girl in the Gothic skirt's body was trembling slightly, her pale lips were lightly pursed, and her blood-stained right eye was twitching with anger.

"Since you won't answer, let's both die together."

The Lost Witch spoke softly, looking down at the two heads. They still had a dazed look on their faces.

She raised her head and looked at the speechless girl in the Gothic skirt.

"Two of your friends died, just like the little girl you killed before. What was her name, Lin Jiaqi? Anyway, she died miserably, being chopped into two pieces." She said, "By the way...your other friend almost died at that time, too. Her name was 'He Yinlu'. So guess the prize - who saved 'He Yinlu', the current witch Black Rose?"

The Lost Witch paused slightly, raised her finger and pointed at herself, with the corners of her mouth raised high.

"Yes, it's me. Thank you?"

The girl in the gothic skirt was silent. She raised her head tremblingly and stared at her with empty eyes. There was deep anger in her eyes. "So...what about it?"

"I see. If the death of these two people is not enough to completely make you lose your mind, then what about this person?"

The Lost Witch spoke slowly, gently raised her palms, and clapped them with a smile.

With a "pa" sound, loud applause fell, and a figure with empty eyes slowly walked out from behind the huge door of the entrance - blonde hair, blue eyes, wearing a red hat and a Christmas dress.

The moment she saw this figure, the blood-stained face of the magical girl Ashes on the cross twitched suddenly, her clear pupils contracted to the extreme, and she growled the name unconsciously.

"little Red Riding Hood--!"

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