Superman Termination Manual

On the morning of June 22, Huanjing City was still enveloped in a thin mist, the sky pale as the belly of a fish.

In the mid-air, the hazy dawn light shrouded the silhouette of a girl, the morning breeze sweeping in from the horizon, lifting the ribbons atop her head, her goth skirt swaying with the wind.

At this moment, she was looking down upon someone from above.

Ke Mingye didn’t dare to move a step, the corners of his eyes twitching slightly. In fact, he already wanted to make a run for it, thinking to himself that it wouldn’t matter if she were a criminal or not, why was she just standing there not attacking, staring at him? What did she want?

Cinderella’s umbrella tip emitted a burst of airflow, propelling Magical Girl Ash to the ground swiftly. She tucked her umbrella behind her, and with light steps, she approached, her skirt’s folds rippling in layers like waves.

Ke Mingye watched as her face drew nearer, his heartbeat quickening. He couldn’t shake the feeling that her expression resembled someone who wanted to press Cinderella’s umbrella against his head and pull the trigger.

He had originally anticipated that he might die at the hands of Qing Ya, Black Wukong, or Black Judge, or at the very least, be talked to death by elementary schoolers, right?

But he had never imagined that he might end up dying at Bai Zini’s hands, her menacing demeanor truly looking like she was about to kill someone.

Magical Girl Ash stopped before him, lifted her face, and fixed her eyes on Ke Mingye, seemingly about to speak, yet hesitated.

"You..."

"Me?"

Ke Mingye met the girl’s gaze, pointing at himself in a daze,

Ash slightly frowned, her tone switching directions, "No, you all."

"Us?"

Ke Mingye paused for a moment, glancing at the person standing next to him.

"Is it me," he asked uncertainly, shifting his gaze, "or us?"

The tips of Magical Girl Ash’s ears reddened.

With a frown, her left hand on her hip, her right hand covered in a black glove slightly raised, she pointed her slender index finger at him, "I originally wanted to talk about all of you, but since you put it that way, it’s you now!"

"So what exactly is wrong with me."

"You still ask?"

The eyes of the goth-clad Magical Girl were as clear as the aurora of Iceland, yet now they held a touch of annoyance, her shoulders slightly raised like a cat puffing up its fur.

"How am I supposed to know what I did if I don’t ask?"

Ke Mingye was stunned, thinking to himself how unreasonable this girl was. One could at least communicate normally with Black Wukong, Black Judge, and Qing Ya, but with her, it was straight into playing the riddle game, right?

"What I mean is..." she leaned closer to Ke Mingye’s face, her expression chilling, "next time you find yourself in such a situation, stay further away, don’t just stand there looking stupid, it could be dangerous, do you understand?"

Under the watchful eyes of the public, their gazes locked, their faces nearly touching.

Passersby were dumbstruck, thinking they had heard that this Magic Girl did whatever she pleased, not just any kind of capricious, but even the stray dogs passing by would get a kick from her.

Consequently, everyone silently pitied Ke Mingye in their hearts, though a few were envious and resentful.

"Are you trying to make an example out of me, officer, with so many people around, you only pinpoint me?"

Ke Mingye spoke platitudes in an effort to relieve the awkwardness, thinking thankfully it was early morning with not many people around. Had it been any other time, wouldn’t he have wished to bury his head in the ground? 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"You have something more to say?"

Ash knitted her brows, her tone arrogant and cool.

"Okay, next time I see you fighting, I’ll just turn around and run, sorry, officer."

Ke Mingye caved in quickly.

The gaze of the Magical Girl remained icy, her eyes tightly fixed on him. However, the corners of her mouth involuntarily curled into a barely visible smile.

But the next second, she quickly returned to a stern expression, lightly turning her cheek, as if trying her best to contain a laugh that was about to spill out.

"May I go now?" Ke Mingye asked timidly.

"Let’s go."

Magical Girl Ash nodded slightly with her head down, then squeezed the handle of Cinderella’s umbrella in her slim arm, lifted her fair shoulders, and slowly turned to look at the person beside Ke Mingye.

"That goes for all of you, not just him. If you’ve seen me fighting a criminal from such a distance, don’t just stand there, alright? What if you get involved?"

As she said this, the girl’s tone grew colder by a degree, her eyes fierce as if she could devour someone.

"Do you realize that every time a Magic Girl fights a criminal, it could affect many innocent bystanders? Maybe one of those bystanders is one of you guys filming with your phones!"

Upon hearing this reprimand, those fans who initially wanted to come over for autographs dropped the idea, while a few with a twisted psyche became even more excited.

"I’m just saying, Fly Immortal, you’re not chasing anymore?" Ke Mingye reminded, "You haven’t forgotten, have you?" He pointed upwards to the sky, where the criminal Bai Zini had been chasing hadn’t escaped yet.

At this moment, Fly Immortal was lying askew on a suspended platform hanging outside a tall building, equipment used by workers to wash high-rise windows.

He lay there, propping his head with his hand, as if mocking the relentless pursuit of the Magic Girl, sipping from a gourd tied to his waist while looking down at Magical Girl Ash educating pedestrians on the ground, a sneer on his face, "Ignorant people."

"Of course, I haven’t forgotten, who do you think you’re talking to?"

Magical Girl Ash was taken aback for a moment, then furrowed her delicate brows, gripped Cinderella that was tucked under her arm, and opened the umbrella upwards.

She did not take off immediately but reached into the interior of the umbrella, as if dipping into a pocket dimension, and pulled out a hefty Magic Book.

"There it is, the Hundred Treasures Bag," Ke Mingye said, making a sarcastic comment.

The girl drew a card from the Magic Book, its surface etched with intricate patterns. She channeled Magic Power into the card, and the one marked "Gale" immediately dissipated.

In its place, a roaring wind engulfed her body. She put away the Magic Book, casually lifted Cinderella, and with the lovely ripples diffusing from the umbrella, she shot up into the midair in an instant.

In less than two seconds, she flew out a hundred meters, her speed more than half again as fast as before.

The violent wind pressure grazed her cheeks, even causing the traffic light poles nearby to sway precariously, triggering a chorus of gasps from the pedestrians on the road.

Ke Mingye raised his arm against the oncoming wind and squinted as he watched her retreating figure, finally letting out a sigh of relief.

"Come on, Magic Cards are so powerful, why stick to one subject? You have to prove your rebelliousness to your three mentors without using cards, right?"

Ke Mingye definitely did not want to deal with the aftermath. With Bai Zini’s strength, she would have an overwhelming victory over Fly Immortal, provided she could catch up to him.

Fly Immortal had the speed of a fly, which was astonishing. But with the power of the Magic Card, Ash was different now, she seemed truly incensed, otherwise she would never use the card’s power.

Now, seeing the Magic Girl coming after him again, Fly Immortal languidly crawled up from the high-rise platform, with six sets of thin wings fluttering noisily from the tear in his white robe.

His six sets of wings thrust him through the sky and down into the bustling commercial district below.

The hunched figure in white robes weaving through electronic billboards looked like an ancient being who had traveled to the present, completely out of place with his surroundings.

However, soon Fly Immortal realized something was wrong. He noticed that the Magic Girl chasing him had suddenly increased her speed by more than fifty percent. She was not only keeping pace with him but also had time to launch an attack.

The next moment, his form was engulfed by a barrage of magic-guided missiles from behind, causing him to plummet to the ground, leaving a dark trench mixed with mud and blood.

The girl in the gothic dress approached him step by step while drawing the clear tachi from the base of the umbrella, pressing its blade to his neck, and murmuring something under her breath.

Seeing this from a distance, Ke Ming put his hands in the pockets of his jacket and left the scene, relieved.

He crossed the road and continued running along the edge of the street. Eventually, he completed the five kilometers required by the daily task and stopped to catch his breath.

[Daily Task One: Run 5000 meters (Completed)]

He looked up at the panel and claimed the daily task reward, and a prize wheel spun open before him.

"No way," Ke Mingye stared at the wheel, "Is this for real?"

He touched the prize wheel, the pointer whirled swiftly, and finally settled on area ①’s "Skill Enhancement Card Fragment."

[Currently holding 2 fragments of Skill Enhancement Card. Upon collecting 3 fragments, a "Skill Enhancement Card" will automatically be synthesized.]

"Looks like I might be able to add another disguise," Ke Mingye thought, "Hopefully, getting that last fragment won’t be as hard as the last penny in a group discount."