Superman Termination Manual

A cool sea breeze blew in from the horizon, scratching the faces of the three and bringing with it the vivid sensation of being alive. At this moment, they stood petrified, too shocked to speak.

Hey, what happened?

Where did that bloodthirsty bruiser go? He had just been licking that knife, uttering lines with an almost regal arrogance. How did he disappear so suddenly?

Ke Mingye was so mentally overwhelmed, he chose to forget.

His expression blank, he re-examined the Magic Girl in front of him.

Her gorgeous dress of red and black contrasts, adorned with a silver-white metallic skull accessory nestled in the folds of her dress, exuded a terrifyingly beautiful aesthetic.

She was only about five feet tall, but her beauty was astounding, contempt in her eyes, her lips slightly curled, red as if drenched in blood, like a darkly vibrant black rose.

The scythe in her hand was about nine feet long, its blade reflecting a chilling gleam.

If he was not mistaken, this frighteningly long scythe was her magic wand. This meant she was a holder of a mutant magic wand just like Magical Girl Ash and Magical Girl Udina, belonging to the world's rarest breed of Magic Girls.

The blood-red knife he had earlier pulled from his sword bag was the wand's disguised form, just as Cinderella's usual form was a foldable umbrella.

At this moment, Ke Mingye felt his worldview had completely shattered. He had thought that because Deception Puppets had no gender, they were allowed to transform into Magic Girls.

But what he hadn't expected was...

It turns out bloody hell, men can also transform into Magic Girls! Can you even call that a Magic Girl anymore, damn it, isn't that too bizarre?!

Ke Mingye stepped back with his hand on his chest, thinking if it could just erase this memory from his brain and restore his impression of Magic Girls... For all he knew, all those internet Magic Girls might just be disguising dudes!

Damn it, I just can't trust this world anymore.

"Is... is this your Rank-B skill?"

Fan Quan adjusted his nearly fallen glasses and asked with a hoarse voice.

Magical Girl Hongyue flicked her smooth black hair and lifted her majestic face to look at the trio, utter contempt written across her silver-white pupils.

"Hehehe, shocked by me, aren't you? Yes, you may refer to me as, Magical Girl Hongyue."

Though her words were haughty and extravagant, unfortunately with her height less than five feet, her aura felt diminished, like a child throwing tough words at an adult.

Why does this bloodthirsty bruiser give off the vibe of a bossy little ghost transformed into a Magic Girl? Ke Mingye spat out another mouthful of metaphorical blood, thinking.

Please no, I beg you, don't traumatize my worldview any further!

The hacker girl ID'd as Cai Bing stood stiffly between the two, slow to react by a good couple of beats, seemingly unable to process the situation.

Two seconds later, she finally caught on, turned around slowly, and dropped to her knees, holding her stomach as she tried to stifle her laughter.

As she laughed and pounded the ground, Cai Bing exclaimed, "Help me, I can't hold it anymore! Is this guy brain-damaged? Just now he was all about how... 'This is my Rank-B skill, let me show you the luck of a god.' Then he pulls a Magic Girl transformation! How can he even brag about this hahaha!"

"What's so bad about being a Magic Girl?" Hongyue spoke disdainfully, "Even so, it remains a Rank-B skill."

Fan Quan sighed, "I somewhat feel your struggle. You probably saw you had the opportunity to acquire two skills for free, and when a Rank-B skill popped up on the page, you initially got excited. After seeing the skill, you found it's named 'Magic Girl Transformation' and struggled bitterly before finally succumbing to the allure of its rank, ultimately putting your dignity aside to purchase it..."

He paused, "Now, all you can do is comfort yourself by saying it's a Rank-B skill."

"Shut up, is it Rank-B or not?"

Magical Girl Hongyue, as if having her thoughts exposed, raised her scythe towards Fan Quan, speaking furiously.

"Definitely Rank-B," Fan Quan continued his verbal assault, seeming to retaliate for the emotional and physical ordeal he had just suffered, "Both of us here have Rank-B skills, and our skills aren't about transforming into a Magic Girl."

"How can it be, you're just bluffing."

"Unfortunately, my Rank-B isn't forged," Fan Quan mocked, "It's a skill that strengthens with the volume of my knowledge, so I acquired it through my own effort, not like a certain lady who relied on luck to draw a Rank-B skill, saw the words 'Magic Girl' and shamelessly claimed it."

Magical Girl Hongyue said, "If you don't believe it, let's fight a duel."

"Alright, the three of us against you alone," Fan Quan said blandly.

Cai Bing lay on the ground laughing for a long time before slowly getting up, recovering her composure, "This is how you deal with a fool; it should be three against one."

Suddenly, Ke Mingye asked Hongyue, "Do you have a magic book?"

"Yes, what about it?" Magical Girl Hongyue responded.

"Good news, literate lady, the comet fragments inside Magic Girls can be used to create Magic Cards. We'll tear you apart, collect your comet fragments in a bottle, and use them for crafting," Ke Mingye spoke slowly in an icy tone, sounding like a beast ready to pounce.

"Why so cruel all of a sudden?" Fan Quan asked, surprised.

"How can I not be cruel, man, I feel like I'm about to puke at the sight of a Magic Girl."

"That's good news; you can imagine all Magic Girls are actually cross-dressers, that way you won't feel guilty when you confront them," Fan Quan said.

Ke Mingye paused for two seconds, as if discovering a new world, thinking to himself that indeed there was a silver lining, everything was the best arrangement.

"True to your word, everything feels much more reasonable when the perspective changes," he said.

"Who are you calling a cross-dresser?" Magical Girl Hongyue looked at the two.

Ke Mingye glanced at her, first doubled over in dry heaves for a while, then wiped the corner of his mouth and slowly stood up, "Never mind, let's deal with this guy first before he really goes to challenge Qing Ya alone, ruining our antagonistic image as players."

As he spoke, he kicked off from the ground, hurtling forward towards Magical Girl like a storm of wind and lightning.

Just as he had just reached in front of Hongyue and was about to start throwing punches and kicks, the other side suddenly shouted in a coquettish female voice, "Hold on!"

"What now?"

"Since I got on that broken boat, I haven't eaten anything at all. I am really hungry now. Isn't it against martial virtues to fight with me now?"

Magical Girl Hongyue snorted coldly, speaking sternly.

"And then?" Ke Mingye raised his fist, asking expressionlessly. Your journey continues with empire

"Treat me to a meal, and I'll let you go, and I won't challenge Qing Ya," the girl said. "Sounds like a good deal, doesn't it?"

Ke Mingye was stunned. "Seriously?"

"I can sign a contract, put my thumbprint on it, you cover my meals and I'll be your slave," said Magical Girl Hongyue decisively.

Ke Mingye sighed and lowered his fist, thinking this person's mind really wasn't right.

He covered his face and said, "Then change back your appearance first, I beg you. Otherwise, I feel like I'm bullying a little schoolgirl."

"Don't underestimate me. What do you mean little schoolgirl? If it wasn't for your unscrupulous triple-teaming, I'd already have you sprawling on the ground."

Having said that, Magical Girl Hongyue's appearance slowly returned to normal, reverting to the gloomy, bandaged man known as "Paranoid."

"I'm starving to death here. Feed me, quick," Paranoid said, putting away his blood-red knife into his sheath and slinging it over his shoulder.

Fan Quan gave him a skeptical look and asked, "Are you sure that after eating, you won't suddenly go berserk and try to challenge Qing Ya?"

"I was just kidding about that. Did you really take it seriously? Hilarious," Paranoid unwound the bandage from his face, revealing a pale, gaunt face.

"Why did you wrap your face in bandages?"

"I did it while sleepwalking," Paranoid answered.

Ke Ming approached Fan Quan, thumbs pointed towards Paranoid, whispering, "Man, this guy must have split personality disorder. Maybe we should find a chance to finish him off, he seems like a handful."

"Forget it," Fan Quan shook his head, "If we can avoid fighting, we avoid it. Let's take him out for a meal and see how it goes."

"Suit yourself then. I'm leaving first. You guys handle it," Ke Mingye sighed.

"We might need to fight an instance this afternoon, keep in touch," Fan Quan advised.

"Okay."

Deception Puppet waved his hand, said goodbye, and then turned and headed towards the inner part of the port to find a place with good sound insulation to self-destruct.

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Meanwhile, Ke Mingye had also racked up the requisite number of steps for his task, exactly 4000. He stopped at Old Jingmai Street No. 5, opened the task panel, and clicked to receive his daily task reward.

Suddenly, a roulette wheel popped up, with each segment and their rewards marked in black font.

[One, 2000 Mall Coins;]

[Two, Unique Level Item—Witch's Broom;]

[Three, Divine Disk Fragment *1 (Collect the fragments to obtain a Divine Disk, which can be used to periodically locate a Divine Relic);]

[Four, C-grade Equipment—Electromagnetic Pulse Gloves;]

[Five, "Titanic Beast Godzilla" Fragment (50 Godzilla fragments are required to assemble a summoning card);]

[Six, Thanks for participating.]

Ke Mingye glanced briefly, pressed "Start," and then the pointer on the roulette started spinning rapidly, eventually stopping on the fourth segment.

[Congratulations, you have received the prize from area four: "C-grade Equipment—Electromagnetic Pulse Gloves," which has been added to your inventory.]

"Sounds like a great item."

However, Ke Mingye couldn't feel happy, knowing that he might soon be teaming up with a lunatic and a nerdy hacker filled him with a feeling akin to having swallowed crap.

"I start to miss Ju Zipi. How come Fan Quan didn't trick this lunatic into joining the Black Tengu Club to serve as a gigolo? That would truly give those wealthy Japanese ladies a jolt..."

He scratched his head, feeling downhearted as he thought.