Superman Termination Manual

June 22nd, at noon.

Ke Xiaomo was still helping her older brother with lunch in the kitchen while everyone else was busy with their own things.

So, in an unnoticed corner, Ke Mingye got up from the sofa, stepped upstairs, and seized the opportunity to release the Deception Puppet from the windowsill of his room.

That set of flight attendant uniforms had already made an appearance as the villain "strange thing" in front of everyone, so it was tantamount to fooling no one if worn by the puppet.

Regrettably, Ke Mingye had to visit that children’s clothing store once more.

He silently apologized in his heart, then controlled the puppet to open the skylight and used a web shooter to steal a pair of shoes and a set of light green teenager’s overalls, which he put on and headed towards Yandai Commercial Street.

Along the way, he didn’t forget to spend 160 Mall Coins in the mall to refill his web shooter’s web fluid to full, to avoid any unexpected situations later.

Before long, the puppet arrived at the video game store on Yandai Commercial Street.

"Cultural man, I’ve arrived."

It announced its arrival while pulling the gate open and entering the game store’s second floor compartment.

Fan Quan looked up from the pages of the book he was flipping through, took one look at him, and asked, "What’s with the outfit?"

The puppet sat down on the couch and replied nonchalantly, "Acquired for zero dollars at the children’s clothing store. Wouldn’t you say it’s quite youthful and teen-like?"

"Didn’t turn off auto-loot?" Fan Quan asked.

"There’s an auto-loot feature for players? Of course, it’s turned on, but it wouldn’t pick up dog shit from the street and put it in my pocket, right?" the puppet raised an eyebrow.

Fan Quan didn’t continue with the banter and got straight to the point.

"Let’s talk about last night’s incident."

The puppet picked up a french fry from the table and dipped it in a bit of soy sauce, "Before we chat, how about giving me a reason not to kill you, since you’re aware of my background."

Fan Quan’s expression remained calm, "I have a friend who knows about this. If you kill me, she will expose your identity."

"If it ever comes to that, I’ll drag out that friend of yours you mentioned before I die, and slaughter her alongside you."

Ke Mingye spoke indifferently, voice flat as he ate the french fry with his head lowered.

"Spider Man, no... I should call you ’Ke Mingye’. If I wanted to expose your identity, I would have already done so," Fan Quan said, pausing for a moment before calmly continuing, "We’re not enemies."

"What a pity... I thought you would die at the hands of my second brother," Ke Mingye responded as he took a cup from the table and sipped some water, speaking unhurriedly.

"I thought so too, but I was lucky, the skill I got from the Door of Humanities was just right... Besides, if you got caught, I would have been dragged down too, so there’s that," Fan Quan replied.

"So what do you want?" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Fan Quan answered, "My hacker friend is one of the top hackers in the world, and not many people in this world can compare to her."

"And then?"

"Then, we will do our best to help conceal your identity so you don’t get exposed in front of your family. Having a powerful hacker on your side will only be beneficial to your situation. Otherwise... with just your own strength, hiding under Qing Ya’s watchful eye for nearly a year is near impossible."

"Why impossible?" Ke Mingye asked.

"It’s like I found a clue that could be fatal to you."

"What clue?"

"The Dice Monster first appeared above the traffic light sign on Yandai Commercial Street, wearing a Huanjing Third High School uniform. This will lead Qing Ya’s investigation toward that high school," Fan Quan explained.

With that, Fan Quan pulled out a phone from his coat pocket, accessed the photo album, and began playing a video.

The video displayed a school corridor where Ke Mingye walked out of the restroom after washing his hands, followed by another male student wearing a uniform, who also emerged from the restroom.

The two walked in opposite directions along the corridor, disappearing into the shadows.

"What does this video prove?" Ke Mingye asked.

"With Qing Ya’s level of caution, he’ll check the face of the boy behind you, search the school database for such a person, and then discover that the school actually has no such person, nor did such a person enter the restroom in the ten minutes before. In other words... that person appeared out of thin air after you entered the restroom," Fan Quan clarified, taking a sip of water.

"Then, he will deduce that the student is actually a puppet you’re controlling, and connecting it with the school uniform-wearing Dice Monster will reveal your identity."

"You think he’ll notice that?"

"He is Qing Ya, and you’re his son," Fan Quan asserted with certainty. "While investigating the Dice Monster, it’s very possible that he’d scrutinize every frame about you, making such a tiny loophole all the more glaring."

"Alright, I admit I was a bit careless then," Ke Mingye said, propping up his chin and taking a deep breath, "By the way, at the time, weren’t you the one pressuring me in the discussion group? Can’t you understand the awkwardness of having to meet up with you guys while my second brother was on my case? Would I have been careless enough to leave such a trace otherwise?"

"Don’t worry, I don’t plan to blackmail you. I already had my hacker friend delete the related school surveillance for you. By the time Qing Ya starts his investigation, it’ll be too late," Fan Quan reassured.

"How considerate of you," Ke Mingye said sarcastically, munching on a fry, "So, what do you want me to do?"

Fan Quan answered, "We don’t really need you to do anything. Just maintain the status quo and whip out a puppet to play an instance with us when you have the time."

"What’s the name of your hacker friend?"

"I told you, two players will come to Huanjing tomorrow. She’s one of them, her player ID is ’Cai Bing’. You can see her in the kill rankings," Fan Quan said.

"How are they coming here?"

"Cai Bing got Qing Ya’s attention after looking up your family’s files, so she had to figure out a way to leave the city," Fan Quan explained. "Right now, she’s on a smuggling boat, almost reaching Huanjing."

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"Why are there two players on board?"

"Coincidence. She said she encountered a player on board, ID is ’Paranoid.’"

Fan Quan paused, "Also, she suggested that we kill ’Paranoid’ together."

"Ah?" Ke Mingye was puzzled, "Players are already so few, why kill him?"

"Cai Bing said that guy’s not quite right in the head, the reason he came to Huanjing was to find Qing Ya for a one-on-one fight."

Fan Quan adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose as he explained.

Ke Mingye doubted he had heard correctly, "Wait, what did you just say?"

"He wants to challenge Qing Ya one-on-one."

"Challenge my old man one-on-one?"

"Right."

"Damn, this idiot is really one of a kind," Ke Mingye admired.

Everyone was already avoiding the terrifying Crow Man, and here was this piece of work wanting to chase after Qing Ya with a knife. The system was really adding to the difficulty for other players.

"Anyway, if he gets caught by Qing Ya, it would be a catastrophic blow to our operational efficiency," Fan Quan said. "You know, with the previous example, when they find a player, it’s not likely they’ll kill him but rather control him, and use him to dig out the rest of us. That means even more restrictions for us."

Ke Mingye rubbed his forehead, pondering for a moment.

"Then, when their ship arrives, how about we capture this player called ’Paranoid,’ and lock him up in the abandoned train station on Old Jingmai Street?" he said.

"That’s what I was thinking. We can’t let him cause trouble."

"Let’s put this idiot aside for now," Ke Mingye paused, "What exactly are you and this ’Cai Bing’ planning? You shouldn’t have a reason to take the risk of getting involved to help me, right?"

"I believe you’re important."

Fan Quan picked up his cup and took a sip of water, replying without hesitation.

"You’re quite humorous; maybe I’ll be dead at home tonight," Ke Mingye sighed.

"You’ve survived a week already, which proves you have the ability to live in that monster family. If I were you, I wouldn’t guarantee I could still be alive like you are now."

"Just luck," Ke Mingye scratched the bridge of his nose, "There were a few moments when I thought I was a goner."

"Regardless, I hope you realize something. From now on, our destinies are tied together...if you’re exposed, with the information in your head, neither I nor Cai Bing will escape unscathed."

Fan Quan put his cup down on the table, looking straight at him. Behind his glasses, his gaze was calm and piercing.

Ke Mingye hung his head, fiddling with a spare phone as he spoke.

"Then you’ve really chosen the wrong path. From the moment you knew my identity, you should have cut ties with me."

"Fortune favors the bold," Fan Quan said. "It’s ludicrous to think we can exterminate superhumans in a year. Not taking a gamble on you would only make our chances slimmer."

"Well, let it be, shall we talk about going to Tokyo now? Why do you suddenly want to go to Tokyo?"

"I’m going to Tokyo to meet someone."

"Who?"

"You can see him if you open the leaderboard. Third place in the kill count rankings, the player ID named ’Top Bull.’"

"What about him?"

"Do you know the ’Anti-Superhuman Organization’?"

"I know," Ke Mingye nodded.

He had read about the ’Anti-Superhuman Organization’ in his superhuman class textbook. Mostly, it was about how a radical faction of the world wanted superhumans to be completely isolated from society, so humanity could enjoy true peace and tranquility.

Then, this faction formed a covert organization carrying out extreme actions against superhumans.

Initially, the Anti-Superhuman Organization’s acts were limited to maligning superheroes on the internet, inciting strife between common people and superhumans on social platforms over various binary oppositional topics, and encouraging the public to start ’anti-superhuman’ street protests.

After being arrested multiple times, things gradually settled down.

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The authorities thought these people would be more cautious, but a few months later, they started escalating their methods, from kidnapping superhuman children to hunting down superheroes, murdering superhuman civilians at work...

The heinous deeds were shocking.

Moreover, most of the Anti-Superhuman Organization were normal humans, but they had developed several superpower inhibitors and genetic inhibitors to target superpower users and mutants. They’d set traps, inject the caught ones with inhibitors, and then use powerful firearms to blast them away.

There were videos uploaded by the Anti-Superhuman Organization on the dark web, and some superheroes’ death scenes were unspeakably gruesome.

"The player with the ID ’Top Bull’ is involved with one such Anti-Superhuman Organization called the ’Tengu Frontline’."

Fan Quan continued.

"Their base is in Tokyo’s Kabukicho, disguised as a host club named ’Kurotengu.’ That is to say, everyone in their organization, on the surface, all have the identity of hosts."

Ke Mingye was shocked. He had thought that the ID ’Top Bull’ was just for fun; he didn’t expect the person to take it literally.

Swallowing hard, his adam’s apple bobbing, he asked timidly, "So what you’re saying is, this Anti-Superhuman Organization, all its members are working as gigolos?"

"It’s not as exaggerated as you think," Fan Quan said slowly, "The job of a host is just to drink with rich women, provide emotional value - it’s common in Japan, and it’s legal."

Ke Mingye split open a peanut on the table and popped it into his mouth while asking, "Okay, the Japanese really know how to play. So what’s your plan?"

Fan Quan closed his book and explained, "I’m planning to use the player known as ’Top Bull’ to get in touch with this Anti-Superhuman Organization."

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