Superman's End Manual

"Did she wake up so early?" Ke Mingye was a little surprised. In the past, she was always the last of the seven children to get up. Usually, Bai Ziling would wake her up by pulling and tugging at her. Otherwise, Bai Zini would definitely be the most late in the class.

"You're staying up all night right after the holiday starts?" He walked over and asked.

"I can't sleep." Bai Zini didn't glance at her or turn her head.

"Why can't you sleep?"

As Ke Mingye spoke, he looked at her face and thought to himself that she was indeed a magical girl, and she didn't even have dark circles under her eyes after staying up all night.

"I just can't sleep." Bai Zini paused. "By the way, brother, don't you still have to go to school for one more day before your break?"

"Yes."

"Oh, I was hoping you'd watch TV with me for a while," Bai Zini said casually.

Ke Mingye remained silent, following her gaze. She was watching a movie called "A Brighter Summer Day." Bai Zini usually watched this movie when she was in a bad mood.

"Are you in a bad mood?" he asked.

"No good," Bai Zini said softly.

"what happened?"

Ke Mingye asked the question knowingly, sat down next to her, put down his backpack, and looked at the TV.

After a moment of silence, Bai Zini came up with an excuse and said, "A close friend of mine was attacked by superhumans, and then I started thinking... what if something like that happened to you?"

"What's there to overthink? Our family has been safe and sound for so many years, has anything ever happened to us?"

Ke Mingye said this, but in his heart he was thinking: Little sister, your family members are all A-level or higher tough guys, so you don't need to worry about them. You can worry about me, though, since my current situation is almost like that of a living dead. But strictly speaking, I can't really be considered your family.

He could guess that it was probably the words he had spoken while manipulating the con artist last night that made Bai Zini uneasy. After all, this was the first time she had faced an enemy who knew her identity, and unlike Ke Mingye, she couldn't easily see through the identities of everyone in her family, so it wasn't surprising that she was worried about endangering her family.

"I'm off to school. Before Dad and Mom get up, I suggest you go back to sleep. Otherwise, they'll find out you stayed up late and give you a scolding."

As Ke Mingye spoke, he stood up from the sofa and grabbed the strap of his schoolbag with his right hand.

"Can I not go to school?"

He had just stood up when Bai Zini's voice reached his ears, as low as the chirping of insects. Her head was buried even deeper, strands of hair obscuring her profile, making her expression unreadable.

Ke Mingye was taken aback, withdrew his hand, put down his schoolbag, and sat back down: "Then I'll ask for leave." He shrugged, "Anyway, it's the last day, there are no classes I have to attend."

“Never mind…” Bai Zini changed her mind again, “You should leave, otherwise Mom will scold you.”

"Are you kidding me?"

"no?"

Bai Zini forced a sly smile, just like usual, as if she didn't want him to worry.

Ke Mingye looked at her and silently reached out to rub the top of her head. The girl's soft hair flowed like water between his fingers.

"Even if the sky falls, your brother will hold it up." He said calmly. "If one brother isn't enough, you have two. If you have any troubles, just tell us. Your eldest brother will be back in a couple of days, won't he?"

Bai Zini looked up at him from her knees, her face showing a rare expression.

"Brother, why are you suddenly so nice today? Are you possessed by a ghost?" she asked curiously.

"If you don't understand, just ask. If you're in a bad mood, who am I supposed to bully?"

Ke Mingye rolled his eyes at her, picked up his backpack from the sofa, and walked out.

Bai Zini raised her middle finger from the sofa, puffed out her cheeks, tucked her chin back into her knees, and lowered her head to watch her TV.

Ke Mingye closed the door and got into the elevator. In the cold-toned car, he stared at the panel in front of him, lost in thought.

[Ultimate goal: To exterminate superhumans on Earth.]

[Task time limit: 363 days]

A new feature, "Leaderboard," has been added to the upper right corner of the player's view. It is updated monthly, and the player ranked first on the Superhuman Kills Leaderboard will receive additional rewards.

"What can I do then..."

Ke Mingye lowered his head, his bangs obscuring his eyes. The elevator doors slowly opened, revealing a sky as lifeless as any other morning.

He left his backpack with the owner of the supermarket across the street and ran three laps around the outer perimeter of the old Jingmai neighborhood. With his fitness level now at 16, the 3,000-meter route was no longer a difficult task for him to complete, albeit intermittently.

Soon, he slowly stopped and wiped the sweat from his cheeks with the back of his hand.

[You have completed Daily Task 1 and have earned one chance to spin the prize wheel. Would you like to spin now?]

"Extract," he murmured silently.

As the command was given, a circular turntable unfolded, dividing it into six sections by intersecting red lines. Each section was labeled with text and icons.

The prizes represented by zones one through six are as follows.

[I. 1000 Mall Coins;]

[II. 500 experience points;]

[3. A travel voucher (valid for travel to any city in the world, with a return trip after one day);]

[IV. One Magical Girl Transformation Trial Card (After use, you can wear a magical dress and obtain an exclusive magic wand for a short period of time);]

[5. A Friend Addition Card (After use, you can send a friend request to a player with a specific serial number without needing to meet them in person);]

VI. Thank you for your participation.

As Ke Mingye walked forward, he checked the rewards for each area of ​​the roulette wheel.

"Don't come here, don't come here, don't come here..."

He prayed silently and pressed the "Start Turntable" button below the turntable.

Then the dial began to spin like a windmill, while the upward pointer remained stationary. Finally, the area above the pointer was displayed as "Area Two".

Ke Mingye breathed a sigh of relief and went into the "7·Seven" supermarket across from his house to get his schoolbag back from the owner.

[Congratulations! You have won the prize in Zone 2: 500 experience points.]

[Your level has been raised to Lv.3 (0 points/1500 experience points), and you have gained one attribute point that you can freely allocate.]

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 37 Preparation Time

As usual, Ke Mingye bought breakfast at the supermarket and then walked towards the Third Middle School of Beijing.

On the way, he casually added the attribute point he gained from the upgrade to his physical fitness.

Congratulations! Your "Physical Fitness" attribute has increased to 17 points.

He slung his backpack over his shoulder, finished his soy milk and ate his pineapple bun, and arrived at the middle school. Today was the last day before high school holidays, and the students he saw on the road were noticeably more energetic and less listless than usual.

Ke Mingye sat down in the classroom and mentally clicked on the icon that had appeared in the upper right corner of his vision. Immediately, a rectangular black panel popped up.

The current global player leaderboard for Superhuman kills is as follows.

[First Place: 9 people - ID: Ripper Z (Serial No. 002)]

Second Place: 7 people - ID: Top Host (Serial Number NO.025)

[Third Place: 5 people - ID: A Zhe (Serial Number NO.098)]

[Fourth Place: 3 people - ID: Anti-Dog (Serial Number NO.039)]

Fifth Place: 2 people – ID: Dark Blade 01 (Serial Number NO.021)

[Sixth Place: 1 person - ID: Chai Bing (Serial Number .009)]

【……】

[Your ranking: Currently tied for 7th place on the overall leaderboard with 93 other players, 0 kills]

[Note: Other players' English IDs have been automatically translated into Chinese IDs for you.]

"Is he really that powerful?" Ke Mingye wondered in surprise. "The number one player has already killed nine superhumans. But it's only the early stages of the game, so he's probably only killing those with relatively weak superpowers..."

In his mind, some low-level superhumans and harmless superhumans were not much different from ordinary people. To kill them, it was just a matter of shooting them in the head.

Therefore, players who spawn in the United States can basically start targeting lower-level superhumans as soon as they get a weapon. If one shot isn't enough, they can take two.

Ke Mingye glanced at the list roughly and found a familiar face on it, a fellow "anti-dog" from the area surrounding Beijing, the young man who was clutching a Bible and whose father was a gun smuggler.

This guy has already killed three superhumans, but I don't know who he chose.

However, based on what Ke Mingye had seen, Anti-Dog didn't seem like the kind of player who acted without thinking; he must have taken perfect precautions to keep things secret before making his move.

Since killing superhumans grants experience points, and top players receive monthly rewards based on leaderboard rankings, players with higher kill counts have a greater advantage over others. However, they also face higher risks, as the game is still in its early stages and their skills for concealment are limited.

If one rashly targets weaker superhumans in order to develop ahead of time, it could very well lead to their death.

If it were a normal superhero investigating a case, it would be fine. But if they were unlucky enough to run into a relentless oddball like Blue Raven, then even if they did a great job of clearing up the clues, they might still get caught red-handed.

Therefore, Ke Mingye is definitely not in a hurry.

His thinking was clear: his current task was to develop steadily, because if other players acted first, their rhythm would be disrupted, and they wouldn't be able to play it safe.

"Compared to them, I have a considerable advantage." Ke Mingye rested his chin on his hand and looked at the writing on the blackboard, thinking, "For example, the main quest that rewards you by getting close to your family with a fake identity. I've already gotten the reward for getting close to Bai Zini... Among the other family members, I'll avoid my dad and mom for now. In the short term, I can use my second identity to get close to Bai Qiuwu and Bai Ziling and get some node rewards. It'll add up to quite a bit."

On June 20th, Ke Mingye, just like the day before, tried to finish his 6 pull-ups during the break between classes, completing his second daily task just in time for lunch.

[Daily Task 2 Completed: Do 100 pull-ups.]