Superman Termination Manual

Chapter 255: Chapter 171: Agreement Before Losing Control

“You two look so suspicious, you’re not talking about something weird behind my back, are you?”

Bai Qiuwu said this as he took a chilled drink from the fridge outside the supermarket, then slightly turned his face, curiously sizing up the two sitting on the public wooden bench with the corner of his eye.

Their expressions were equally awkward, unable to speak for a long time.

Seeing their demeanor, Bai Qiuwu slightly raised his eyebrows, dragged out his voice in confusion, “Hmmm,” and then said to the inside of the supermarket, “Boss, put it on my dad’s tab.”

“Alright.” The boss replied without lifting his head.

Bai Qiuwu twisted off the bottle cap, took a sip, and then, arms crossed, looked at the two, “So, what are you up to?”

“We were…” Ke Xiaomo spoke and paused slightly, “Nothing much. Just talking about his new girlfriend at school, this guy absolutely denies it.”

Ke Mingye turned his face away, resignedly said, “I told him I just lost a truth or dare game, but he won’t believe it.”

As they spoke, a bus slowly passed by the front of the supermarket. The headlights briefly illuminated the night, accompanied by a burst of horn sounds before disappearing into the darkness.

“Forget it, can’t really argue with this kid.”

Ke Xiaomo fell silent for a moment, gently raised his hand, ruffled Ke Mingye’s hair, and then stood up from the public wooden bench with a stern face and walked towards home, taking the elevator.

Ke Mingye breathed a sigh of relief, thinking thankfully his older sister came to the rescue, otherwise with their older brother’s personality, he’d probably have tied him here for a night-long therapy session.

Bai Qiuwu quietly watched Ke Xiaomo’s retreating back, then quietly sat down on the public wooden bench and softly asked Ke Mingye next to him.

“What exactly did you do? It’s the first time I’ve seen him so angry.”

“Not really.”

“His old man temperament could get so angry, you definitely did something wrong.”

“Oh come on, just because he’s angry doesn’t mean it’s my fault. Stop joking.”

Bai Qiuwu rolled his eyes at him, pressed the chilled drink against his neck, and leaned in to whisper, “Are you confessing or not?”

Ke Mingye sighed, pushed the bottle away with his hand, and said, “You guys were isolating me at the last meeting, how dare you?”

“Oh, didn’t you say you didn’t care?”

Bai Qiuwu was speaking when he suddenly looked down at the corner of the bench.

She noticed that before her brother left, he had left a notebook on the bench. Flipping through it quickly, she saw the initial sketches of the Blue Owl Battle Suit someone had doodled.

“What are you flipping through, you really have no shame, snooping through a teenage boy’s stuff.”

Seeing this, Ke Mingye immediately panicked, speaking as he reached out to take back the notebook, stuffing it into his shorts pocket.

“I’m still a teenage girl.”

“Gross.”

“Are you trying to drive me mad as well?”

Bai Qiuwu said with a smirk, slightly clenched her fist, and threw a punch with a speed so fast yet restrained, gently “tapping” on Ke Mingye’s chest.

Ke Mingye instantly widened his eyes, raised his right hand, clutched his chest and wailed, even his spine couldn’t stay straight, his complexion turned pale instantly.

“What’s wrong with you, sis?!” he turned his head, furrowing his brow as he spoke.

The shopkeeper behind the counter adjusted his reading glasses and squinted at this scene outside. Bai Qiuwu, feeling quite embarrassed, patted Ke Mingye on the back and asked in a low voice.

“I barely touched you, why are you screaming like that, acting much?”

Her tone was casual, but her eyes subtly shifted, her expression gradually becoming more serious.

Bai Qiuwu recalled the scene not long ago in Linjiang Business District, where Blue Owl was injured by the Witch at exactly the chest area, he even said he broke a rib or two.

Thinking this, Bai Qiuwu imperceptibly glanced at Ke Mingye’s chest. Through the sweat-soaked T-shirt, she could clearly see a patch of blue and black.

She paused, then slightly bowed her head, gently exhaling. A flicker of light in her eyes, usually when this brother acted bratty she felt like making him mute, but at this moment, she genuinely felt distressed…

Bai Qiuwu shook her head, turned to look at the street shrouded in darkness, using the dim light of the supermarket to clearly see the train passing far away on the elevated bridge.

Moments later, amidst the sound of cicadas, she almost spoke, “You…”

“What about me?”

“Family worries about you, if there’s anything, remember to tell us, don’t keep it to yourself.”

“Yeah.”

“No matter what you do, don’t be too stubborn.”

“I know.”

Bai Qiuwu lowered her head in silence for a while, her tone carrying a hint of reproach as she quietly asked.

“Do you really know?”

“I do, I do, you and an old man just like the older brother, he’s an old man teenager, and you’re an old girl teenager.”

“Alright, now you’d even talk to me like that.” Bai Qiuwu laughed, “Now I know why he was so angry at you.”

“I was wrong, I was wrong… please don’t hold onto this for a therapy session.”

“No way.”

“Really?”

“Yeah… let’s head home.”

Bai Qiuwu left these words behind as she rose from the public bench and walked step by step towards the apartment building, her back to the supermarket lights.

“I will protect you.”

“Before losing control, protect everyone around you. Then… find a place to peacefully depart.”

As she thought this, she slightly raised her head, her face vanishing into the darkness of the building entrance, but a flickering flame of reddish-gold sparkled momentarily in her drooping pupils.

Ke Mingye sat quietly on the public bench, watching Bai Qiuwu’s figure enter the elevator.

Judging by this, it was almost confirmed that both my older brother and oldest sister knew my identity. Besides, my older brother was also investigating the person spreading the parasites, and if I guessed correctly, it must have been my oldest brother who had asked him to find the culprit behind this.

Since I had already revealed Gastella’s true identity to my older brother as Dice Monster, it was only a matter of time before she was found by him.

Cai Bing would also help. As soon as Gastella appeared on the city’s monitors, she would inform me immediately.

With this dual security, even if Gastella hid well, I should be able to find her within two weeks.

Then… I would kill her.

Ke Mingye was deep in thought when the supermarket owner got up from behind the counter, holding a fan, and said, “I’m about to close up, young man.”

He said, “Oh, I’ll leave in a bit.”

“The recent times really aren’t peaceful, what with parasites, Dice Monster, and now criminals daring to attack Superhero Tower. What else won’t they do in the future.”

The owner lifted his head, squinting towards the brightly lit high buildings in the distance, his mouth expressing lament.

“Don’t worry, things will get better after this year… everything will be fine.”

Ke Mingye, his head down, fiddled with his cellphone, speaking without much concern.

The owner fanned his face with his fan and laughed, “Indeed, let’s hope next year is better.”

Ke Mingye shrugged his shoulders and opened the task panel for the day. While using Blue Owl to patrol, he had also completed the daily tasks at the train station.

[Daily Task 1: Run 3000 meters (once use of reward roulette) (completed)]

[Daily Task 2: Do one hundred pull-ups (2 attribute points available for free distribution) (completed)]

[Reward for daily task 2 “one hundred pull-ups” claimed, receiving 2 attribute points available for free distribution.]

Ke Mingye pretended to play with his phone, silently raising his finger, and respectively allocated the newly acquired two attribute points to “Physical Fitness” and “Mental Strength.”

[Your “Physical Fitness” attribute change: 66→67 points (↑1 point).]

[Your “Mental Strength” attribute change: 24→25 points (↑1 point)]

[Reward for daily task 1 “Run 3000 meters” claimed, receiving one roulette draw chance.]

As the notification box disappeared, the reward roulette unfolded before him, and then six areas with text came into view.@@novelbin@@

[One, 3000 Mall Coins;]

[Two, Sixty percent off shopping voucher;]

[Three, A summon card pack bundle;]

[Four, A piece of a low-level Skill Enhancement Card (Collect three pieces to form one low-level Skill Enhancement Card) (A low-level Skill Enhancement Card can be used to enhance an E-level Skill);]

[Five, An instance refresh ticket (Allows you to re-challenge an instance you have already won, but some rewards cannot be claimed again);]

[Six, 2 attribute points available for free distribution.]

Ke Mingye sipped a Coke while pressing the roulette’s start button, followed by the needle beginning to spin quickly.

Finally, it slowly stopped above area four.

[Congratulations, you have received a reward from area four: a piece of a low-level Skill Enhancement Card (Currently holding 3 pieces).]

[Having collected 3 pieces of a low-level Skill Enhancement Card, they are automatically assembled into one “low-level Skill Enhancement Card,” which has been added to your inventory.]

“Oh?”

Seeing this, Ke Mingye slightly raised his eyebrows, then quickly opened his inventory, clicking into the introduction panel of the low-level Skill Enhancement Card.

[Item Name: Low-level Skill Enhancement Card]

[Item Description: A low-level Skill Enhancement Card can be used to enhance any E-level skill, producing different enhancement effects depending on the E-level skill it is used on.]

[Currently in your skill column, the skills that meet the use conditions of this item include: “Phase Transfer,” “Superhero-style Landing,” “Animal Communication Skill,” “Safety Limits Removal,” “Personality Split.”]

[Select a skill to enhance it.]

Ke Mingye had already reviewed the enhancement effects beforehand, so he unhesitatingly pressed “Personality Split” in the options.

[Confirm using this enhancement card on the skill “Personality Split”?]

“Yes,” he responded mentally.

[After enhancement, “Personality Split” skill’s effect has been expanded.]

[Specific change as follows: Split your main personality into “2” alter egos → Split your main personality into “3” alter egos.]

“Dang, now I can form a whole mahjong table.”

Ke Mingye thought to himself.

“Oh, playing landowner might work too… but Blue Owl and Xiaohongmao won’t end up being grinded to the ground by that strange thing, will they?”

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