Superman's End Manual

At the same time, almost without fail, the people gathered around the sofa spoke simultaneously.

"I'm going downstairs to buy a pack of cigarettes," Ke Youqing said.

"I suddenly remembered that I made plans to go to a coffee shop with some friends tonight, so I won't be watching TV with you guys," Bai Qiuwu said.

"Oh, speaking of which, I should also go buy some stationery," said Bai Zini.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 4 Time-Limited Betting

As the camera exploded, the television screen first flashed with random black and white specks, then was left with only a blank dark blue background.

Only the words "No signal" remained in large English letters across the middle.

At this moment, Ke Youqing said he was going to buy cigarettes, and Bai Qiuwu said she had an appointment with a friend, so they quickly walked towards the entrance.

Bai Zini said she was going to buy stationery, but first she rushed upstairs and grabbed something from her bedroom, making a clattering sound on the floor. Her mother, who was wearing a face mask, even yelled at her a couple of times.

Ke Mingye found it somewhat amusing and shrugged.

He had long anticipated that seeing such a scene on TV would make someone in his family restless, but he hadn't expected that Ke Youqing, Bai Qiuwu, and Bai Zini would come up with such neat and exaggerated excuses. They were truly a family.

That's to be expected, though, since the super villain who appeared in the area around Beijing this time was rated A by the system.

With the ability he demonstrated to casually shoot down a helicopter, ordinary superheroes would be no match for him; going there would only be a pointless death for them.

Despite Ke Youqing's notorious reputation and numerous misdeeds, he is still a renowned superhero in the Beijing area and would certainly not stand idly by in this situation. He might have already notified the other superheroes in the Superhero Association's China branch not to intervene and to wait for his arrival.

"Xiao Ni, why don't you send me the message on your phone about what stationery you want to buy? I'll bring it back for you on my way back. It's not safe outside."

Ke Youqing stood at the door with his hands on his hips for a moment, hesitated for half a second, and then shouted to the second floor.

"No need! I'll be home soon." Bai Zini's voice came from the second floor.

"At worst, I'll just go with her. Dad, you should go buy some cigarettes, don't suffocate yourself."

Ke Mingye, sitting on the living room sofa, cracked open a sunflower seed and took the opportunity to smooth things over for Bai Zini.

"so rude."

After saying that, Ke Youqing left home and took the elevator with Bai Qiuwu.

After they left in the elevator, Bai Zini took a little longer to go downstairs. She ran to the entryway to put on her shoes, then hurriedly left with her schoolbag. As soon as she stepped out of the room, her sneakers laces became tangled again. She banged on the door, then quickly squatted down to tie them.

"What grudge does this door have against you?"

Ke Mingye casually remarked to her.

"Mind your own business!" Bai Zini said, not even waiting for the elevator, and ran down the stairs. Halfway down, she changed her mind at the stairwell and said, "Brother, help me close the door!"

Ke Mingye raised his middle finger from behind the sofa, but Bai Zini had already run far away.

"Look at this child, so impulsive and restless, I wonder whose temperament he took after." Bai Wenna sighed as she put on a face mask in the bathroom.

"Yeah, I don't know whose temperament they inherited from."

Ke Mingye thought to himself, "Isn't this just following your lead?" He sighed, got up from the sofa, took a few steps to the entrance, and closed the door.

When they returned to the living room, only Ke Yongzhu and Bai Ziling remained on the sofa.

At this moment, Bai Ziling was squatting on the sofa, her pale white hair hanging down to her knees. She looked up from her phone screen, turned her head to look at Ke Mingye, and said, "Let's watch a movie."

"dont see."

"Then what are you looking at?"

"news."

Bai Ziling looked at the "No signal" on the TV and said, "It's nothing unusual." In this day and age, there's a news story about a superhuman crime almost every few days.

Ke Mingye didn't say anything, thinking to himself, "Your two older sisters and your father are going to appear on TV soon. You're not surprised, but I am."

"I'm leaving if I don't want to watch the movie."

"Actually, I don't have the remote control," Ke Mingye reminded her.

Ke Yongzhu had already grabbed the remote control from the sofa. This little brat, only 1.5 meters tall, sat domineeringly in the middle of the sofa, saying:

"What's so interesting about the news? That criminal looks weak."

Ke Mingye sat down on the sofa, resting his arm on the armrest. "Ha, he can beat a hundred little brats like you."

While saying this, he actually knew in his heart that Ke Yongzhu's hidden identity was terrifying. He was known as the "juvenile form of the Calamity Dragon" and his strength rating on paper was A-level, which was comparable to the criminal who attacked the towers around Beijing in the news. He might actually be able to fight him.

But he also knew that if he wanted to play the role of "Ke Mingye" well, he had to be more relaxed in front of his family, just like the Ke Mingye they remembered. If he didn't dare to be sarcastic towards them because of their hidden identities, it would backfire and make them more suspicious.

Once these monsters find out that he is not the original "Ke Mingye" but a player who has taken over his body, he is finished.

At that point, the best outcome would probably be that no remains were ever found.

"Never mind, you guys go watch the movie."

As he spoke, Ke Mingye got up from the sofa, took his phone, and went upstairs.

He thought about it and realized that the authorities were unlikely to allow reporters to continue broadcasting from the scene, so it definitely wouldn't be shown on television.

Most people would probably think of opening a live streaming platform, but domestic live streaming platforms also restrict the occurrence of such scenes. Even if someone is live streaming on their phone at the scene, they will be immediately banned if the authorities find out.

If it were just ordinary, less dangerous superhuman criminals, it would be one thing. But when a high-risk criminal like this appears, it is imperative to strictly prevent the release of footage from the scene to avoid exposing extremely bloody and violent images that could cause panic to the public.

However, human nature is such that despite official orders prohibiting it, there are still many "illegal superhero" websites on the Internet that have escaped the eyes of censors.

The videos uploaded to these websites range from random shots of superheroes and superhumans in combat to erotic videos of famous female heroes filmed by hidden cameras in hotels, and even more bizarre and unspeakable videos.

Some videos are utterly uninteresting, with the disparity in strength between the two sides so great that the hero falls in a single blow; others are filled with gore, with scenes of villains tearing apart superheroes being nothing new.

The developers of these websites generally fall into two categories: those who are die-hard fans of superheroes or supervillains, and those who want to profit from the website's click-through rate.

Anyone who grows up in this day and age, especially children who are interested in superheroes, would bookmark one or two such websites to learn about their favorite superheroes.

Several years ago, Ke Mingye's predecessor secretly logged onto an illegal video website, where he saw a video of the criminal "Clockworker" torturing and killing the superhero "Phoenix," which left him with a huge psychological trauma.

"Phoenix," this superhero serving the US government, is not a superhuman or mutant, but a psychic like his older sister and Ghost Tree.

The power of those who communicate with the divine comes from the inheritance of gods in mythology. They usually have a mark on their body, thus obtaining a part of the god's power.

Just as Bai Qiuwu's path to divine power is "Sun Wukong," the Ghost Tree's path to divine power is "the World Tree."

The superhero codenamed "Phoenix" possesses a divine pathway that shares the same name as his codename—the "Phoenix" pathway, one of the twenty-seven divine pathways.

In ancient Greek mythology, the phoenix possessed the power to "die and be resurrected".

Similarly, this superhero has extremely strong regenerative abilities; even after suffering a devastating blow, he can regenerate within seconds, making him almost immortal.

However, in the website's videos, the villain known as "The Watchman" took advantage of this, using different methods of torture to repeatedly kill the Phoenix.

Reborn once, slaughtered once.

This process repeats itself.

During this time, the torture methods used on him by the watchmaker were not limited to: breaking off his fingers one by one, drilling nails through his skull, cutting off his hands and feet... After losing interest in the punishment, the watchmaker uploaded the video to these illegal websites for people to enjoy.

It also tells the world that the superheroes they admire are nothing more than a slaughtered pig in his hands.

Coincidentally, five years ago, Ke Mingye witnessed this scene, his stomach acid churned, and he vomited directly into the trash can.

If the volume hadn't been turned off in time, the level of mental pollution would probably have doubled, accompanied by the Clockwork Man's manic laughter and the Phoenix's mournful howls in the video. So after that, Ke Mingye's predecessor never dared to enter any illegal video websites related to superheroes again.

Fortunately, someone else is using this body now.

"Normally, you should be able to find live streams of the city center around Beijing on any illegal website right now."

With that in mind, Ke Mingye decided to try and see if the website was still working. So he entered the website address into the browser that came with his phone and clicked to enter.

As the page refreshed, a video website with a black and red UI appeared, named "Grey Pigeon Network". Ignoring the dense array of advertisements, a huge live stream window was displayed at the very top of the site. The window was showing live footage of the "ghost tree" wreaking havoc on transportation in the city center.

Countless vehicles were overturned by the arms formed by gnarled thorns, and the once bustling downtown area, teeming with people and vehicles, was instantly transformed into a sea of ​​fire.

Above the live stream window, a line of text was prominently displayed in dazzling red letters: "Live broadcast! Breaking news: 'The Divine Communicator - Ghost Tree' has appeared beneath the towers surrounding Beijing!"

Next to this red text, there is another line of text below, marked with "Hot!": "Limited-time betting is in full swing. Register an account, purchase virtual superhero coins, and place your bets now to guess which wild superhumans or superheroes might appear in this event!"

"A timed bet?" Ke Mingye smirked. "Alright, alright, is that how you bet?"

He thought to himself that he was probably the only one in the entire world who could accurately predict which three superhumans would appear in the city center.

Undoubtedly, Ke Youqing, Bai Qiuwu, and Bai Zini will soon appear in this live broadcast under a different identity.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 5 Magic Girl

Upon clicking, the list of heroes available for betting reached a staggering 5000, all of whom were extraordinary individuals or wild superhumans active in China.

According to the website's betting rules, each person can bet on a maximum of two superheroes.

Among them, the "Blue Crow" bet had the most money-losing bets, after all, Ke Youqing would appear around Beijing almost every day wearing a mask, and he was known as the worst workaholic, which was already commonplace for the public.

After going up to the second floor, Ke Mingye went into his room, locked the door, and sat on the bed.

Thinking that he was basically guaranteed to make a profit, he casually registered an account and went to the recharge interface. He used WeChat Pay to exchange his meager 100 yuan in his wallet for virtual currency, and then entered the betting screen to filter names.

Before long, he found the three characters in the list: "Magical Girl Ash", "God of War Black Goku", and "Super Hero Blue Raven".