Superman's End Manual

Especially in China, Qingya's image is akin to that of a low-class celebrity who has smoked marijuana, and criticizing him has gradually become a recognized politically correct stance. If a popular figure like Xiziyue were exposed for maintaining private contact with Qingya, then seven or eight out of ten of her fans could potentially leave overnight, directly jeopardizing the operation of the Chinese Magical Girl Alliance branch.

"Why can't we have his contact information?"

Xi Ziyue was typing on her phone, her bangs obscuring her profile, while the other two could only see the two buns on her head.

"Did someone above you want you to contact him?" Lily speculated.

“No.” Xi Ziyue paused, her cheeks flushed slightly, and said expressionlessly, “I’m ashamed to say, but… I’m his fan.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the air in the entire classroom seemed to darken for a moment. The three pumpkin-shaped floating chandeliers that Lily was controlling lost their luster in the sky, only to reignite with orange flames a couple of seconds later.

She took a deep breath, and after a long pause, questioned, "Are you kidding me?"

"Why would you joke?" Xi Ziyue said. "Are you going or not? If you're not going, I'll go by myself, and then I'll tell you what he told me."

As she spoke, she stood up from the table.

Utina began, "Of course we'll go. The Alliance isn't just your decision-making power." She paused, then added, "Also, there's something I need to tell you."

"What is it?" Xi Ziyue glanced at her sideways.

Utina looked directly at her and used the same words she had used to warn Ash on this strongest magical girl in the world.

“Watch your image. Your behavior will not only get you into trouble, but it will also affect the public image of the Tongmenghui.”

“Okay.” Xi Ziyue nodded calmly. “Let’s go, Qingya is waiting for us.”

After speaking, she followed the two out of the brightly lit classroom and into the corridor. The moonlight flowed across the floor like mercury; the night was beautiful.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 34 The Black Judge

"I feel like there's still a lot of room for improvement in managing my villainous image... I should probably watch some of my dad's appearances and learn from them. He's more intimidating as a hero than a villain."

Ke Mingye leaned back in bed, yawning as he made a self-deprecating joke.

He originally thought that since he had become a villain, it wouldn't be bad to design a memorable exit line or two like Team Rocket and Big Bad Wolf. He wanted to take advantage of the time when he could use his clones to let loose and release some pressure, so that he wouldn't really go crazy from playing this persona in this monster house for too long...

However, the actual footage was somewhat unbearable to look at.

From Bai Zini's perspective, it's probably just an ugly, weird-looking roly-poly toy standing on the train, going crazy and spouting nonsensical nonsense. It's like it's doing something amazing, but then its head gets chopped off and flies off, flying incredibly high.

After all that showing off, his only tactic was self-destruction. His enigmatic words and actions were completely at odds with his displayed strength. Overall, at least for now, he's nowhere near being a high-class, mysterious villain.

Why is being a villain so frustrating? When will it be my turn to chop off other people's heads?

Ke Mingye thought about it and then felt that it was one thing to be slashed by his own sister, but to be beaten up like this by others would surely give him a heart attack.

However, the doll's sense of pain isn't shared with him, so he doesn't care how much it's tormented him. He can simply self-destruct, denying others the chance.

"My head's gone, I can't even show off anymore, it's really tough on me."

As Ke Mingye muttered to himself, a notification panel suddenly popped up in front of him.

[Congratulations! You have completed the first objective of the main quest "Destroy the Magical Girl Alliance"—approaching "Magical Girl Ashes" under a disguise.]

The next objective of this main quest is to approach the Magical Girl Alliance through "Magical Girl Ashes".

[Node rewards received: 1000 experience points, 5 attribute points, 1000 shop coins.]

Your level has been increased to Lv.2 (500/1000 points), and you have received 1 attribute point as a reward for leveling up.

There are currently 6 idle attribute points. Please allocate and use them promptly.

"What a surprise! I thought I had to complete the entire mission to get the reward. But then again, by the time I destroy the Magical Girl Alliance, it'll be too late, and there won't be any reward to speak of."

Ke Mingye raised an eyebrow, thinking as he brought up his personal panel. He clicked the plus sign next to the "Physical Attribute" attribute repeatedly, and a notification panel popped up.

[Note: The "6 attribute points" have been added to the "Physical Fitness" attribute.]

The player's current attributes are as follows: Physical Fitness: 16 points; Nervous Reaction: 9 points; Mental Strength: 10 points

Congratulations! Your "Physical Fitness" attribute has successfully surpassed the "average level for normal teenagers" (13 points).

Looking at the word "Congratulations" on the panel, Ke Mingye thought to himself, "Thank you, this is really good news. You just have to remind me how amazing my start is, don't you?"

As he pondered this, he closed the panel, then opened the "Player Shop" instead, since the previous task reward had given him 1000 shop coins.

I skipped the first two pages without even looking at them and went straight to the "Skills for Sale" page. Since it wasn't midnight yet, all ten skills were still as they were.

【①: 100% Slap (E-rank skill, price: 5000 Mall Coins)】

【②: Snap Pistol (D-level skill, price: 12000 Shop Coins)】

【③: Moonwalk (C-rank skill, price: 30000 shop coins)】

【④: Deception Doll (Already Owned)】

【⑤: Longing Delivery (E-rank skill, price: 5000 Mall Coins)】

【⑥: Draw Sword Slash (E-rank skill, price: 5500 Shop Coins)】

【⑦: Animal Communication (E-rank skill, price: 5500 Mall Coins)】

【⑧: Expert at Falling Flat (E-rank skill, price: 5200 Mall Coins)】

【⑨: Same-Sex Charm Technique (E-rank skill, price: 6000 Mall Coins)】

【⑩: Calamity Dice (Already Owned)】

Ke Mingye glanced at it and saw that even the lowest-level E-rank skill cost at least 5000 mall coins, not to mention the higher-level skills. With the 1000 mall coins he had, he couldn't buy anything.

After thinking for a moment, he clicked on the "Flat Ground Expert" skill on the page, and three options popped up: [Buy], [Introduction], and [Lock].

He selected the "lock" function to prevent the skill from being taken away by tomorrow morning.

[Skill number 8, "Expert in Falling on Flat Ground," has been locked on the skill sales page. This skill will be retained for one more day and will not be replaced by a new skill during the scheduled refresh in 3 hours.]

After completing a series of actions, he turned off all the panels in one go, and the world instantly became quiet.

"Here's the problem: I know what Bai Zini is doing, but what about Dad? What's he up to?"

Ke Mingye thought to himself casually.

The reason he dared to follow Bai Zini was twofold: firstly, she was the least vigilant person in her family, and secondly, she was the only one in her family whose strength rating was only B+, while the others were all A-level or higher strong men.

If it were Ke Youqing, Ke Mingye wouldn't even dare to think about it. With Qingya's counter-surveillance capabilities, they would probably have discovered the trickster puppet the moment it was perched on the roof of that residential building.

However, it is worth mentioning that after only one day, he discovered that Bai Zini's strength had improved from B+ level to B++ level. He didn't know what she had done, but perhaps she had just broken through a small bottleneck.

At this rate of progress, Bai Zini will soon become a superhuman with A-level combat power; she is a force to be reckoned with.

"Forget it, I can't control what Dad is doing anyway, let's just sleep like this tonight."

Thinking this, Ke Mingye put down his phone and lay down on the bed.

Sleepiness washed over him, prompting him to close his heavy eyelids, and soon he drifted off into a deep sleep.

At this very moment, in the 79th-floor private lounge of the Superhero Association China branch building in the city center of the surrounding area of ​​Beijing.

In the cramped, silver-white metal corridor, Ke Youqing was deep in thought, staring at a full-length mirror in front of him.

In the mirror's reflection, except for his face, his entire body was clad in that jet-black metallic bodysuit. A long cloak draped to the ground like a tail, making him look like a wild beast standing upright.

He stared into his deep eyes in the mirror, as if he were looking back at himself, a cold light swirling in his pupils.

"The Black Judge... he's back from New York."

The raven murmured to itself, and after a long while, slowly put on the mask it was holding. Its pupils slowly opened, and its eerie beak extended forward like a blade.

Tonight, he will be meeting with a high-ranking executive from the Bureau of Anomalies Control in the conference room on the 99th floor of the Association's branch building, along with three world-class magical girls from the Alliance.

—"The Black Judge".

Tomorrow is Tuesday, so please read tomorrow night's chapter to prepare for the second round of the competition.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 35 Secret Meeting

June 19th, night, Superhero Association branch building.

Blue Raven stepped out of the lounge and boarded the VIP elevator reserved for Roundtable members. He took an ID card from his cloak, swiped it in the slot, and the silver-white elevator car slowly rose with a hum.

Soon, the elevator stopped on the 99th floor, where the most private and secure meeting room in the entire association building was located.

He left the elevator and walked for a while in a corridor that seemed to have no end. A door-shaped opening slowly opened in the metal wall on his right, and cool-toned light shone on him.

Qingya shuffled into the conference room and sat down at the high-tech round table at the front, silently waiting for the guests to arrive.

According to the information, the three magical girl leaders of the Alliance had arrived at the 79th floor of the branch and were waiting for him downstairs. However, the executive from the Anomaly Control Bureau said he wanted to speak with him alone, so he waited alone in the conference room.

The Bureau of Anomalies has a slightly higher official status than the Superhero Association. Their work differs from that of the Superhero Association; the former is responsible for investigating anomalies, while the latter directly deals with disasters and superhuman crimes.

However, this is only the official statement. In reality, the United Nations' fundamental purpose is to completely prevent the possibility of an uprising by the Superhero Association, which is why the "Abnormal Control Bureau" was created.

Experts within the Bureau of Anomalies work day and night to study the abilities and characteristics of each superhero, devising numerous countermeasures. If they show signs of spiraling out of control, the Bureau will subtly issue warnings; if that fails, direct intervention will follow.

They spend most of their time dealing with "out-of-control superheroes" and "superheroes who break the rules." There are hundreds or even thousands of superheroes who have died at their hands or been imprisoned in the Bureau of Anomalies. However, to the outside world, these superheroes are either dead or missing.

Therefore, they will only intervene in two situations: when there are major, inexplicable strange events, or when there are superheroes who need to be warned or dealt with.

Ke Youqing hopes it is the former.