Superman Termination Manual

Chapter 258: Chapter 174: The Transfer Student Magic Girl

Under the gaze of Little Red Riding Hood, the blue owl, and the Dice Monster, the red and black die slipped from the grey palm and slowly descended toward the rooftop floor.

The die tumbled and spun in the air, its faces veiled by a faint mist, rendering the numbers on top indiscernible.

The next moment, as the die came to a stop upon touching the ground, emitting a crisp reverberation, time seemed to freeze.

At that moment, aside from the Dice Monster, whose expression remained composed, the other two slightly held their breath.

Subsequently, the die bounced up again then settled back on the ground, spinning a few more times before coming to a complete stillness, as if petrified on the spot.

“It looks like the result has been revealed,” the Dice Monster spread its hands, “so may I ask everyone… Can you accept this outcome?”

Little Red Riding Hood said, “Idiot.”

The blue owl said, “Moron.”

The Dice Monster tilted its head, “Why are you insulting me again?”

The two looked at it disdainfully, then lowered their heads and cast a contemptuous glance at the die. The die faced upwards, basking in the glow of the setting sun.

A large question mark “?” was carved on its top side.

“Well, the truth is there’s something wrong with this die,” the Dice Monster coughed, “Don’t worry, let me roll again. It’s quite normal to have a mishap occasionally.”

Having said that, it bent down to pick up the die, blew on it, then swung its arm and threw it down once more. This time, as the die landed, the Dice Monster covered its mouth, eyes bulging in alarm.

The die showed the number “7”.

“Every second I listen to it speak, I should probably get my IQ checked,” Little Red Riding Hood said.

“You’re such a comedian, bro,” the blue owl said, “You might as well hang below the rooftop. Better still, use spider silk to form a loop around your neck; that way you won’t even need to hold the strands and you’ll save some energy.”

The Dice Monster said, “But why do I feel like both of you seem relieved? I think you should thank me. Otherwise, if the outcome was something you didn’t like, that would have been a complete disaster.”

Little Red Riding Hood said, “There was never any credibility in the first place. This is the internal world of the skull, anything you want can appear.”

The blue owl crossed it’s arms, “You want to make a decision by throwing a die in the real world?”

The Dice Monster said, “No, no, no, Comrade Ke would never be as silly as us.” It paused, “Since the results of this vote are tied, it looks like we’ll have to decide at the next meeting.”

Having spoken, it spread its hands, “That concludes the first council within the skull.”

“When’s the next meeting?” asked Little Red Riding Hood, “Don’t wait until death is upon us to have regrets.”

“Who should I ask? But there’s no need to rush; there’s still a year left.”

As the Dice Monster spoke, it turned its gaze towards the blue owl, “Comrade Owl, you have the authority to put us back together.”

No sooner had the words left its mouth than the setting sun high in the sky began to break apart, its scattered rays twisting into sinister, bizarre halos.

As the world spun upside down, the rooftop and the three silhouettes contorted, resembling the scene depicted by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch in his painting “The Scream,” until eventually, everything seemed to be sucked into a black hole, disappearing into darkness.

Ke Mingye opened his eyes from his bed, gasping for air.

He clutched at his chest, the pain from the broken ribs persistent, not at all relieved by a short bout of sleep.

“Incredible, they’ve even started holding meetings.”

He breathed deeply, enduring the pain emanating from his chest, got out of bed, limped into the bathroom to freshen up, and then returned to bed.

Closing his eyes, the night passed without a word.

…….

……

[Good morning, Mr. Player. Today is July 10th, 2028. There are 343 days remaining until the end of the ultimate mission “Eradicate Superhumans.”]

[The current number of surviving players worldwide is: 94 (↓1)]

[Obituary: In London, the player with the ID “Ripper Z” was killed by the Magical Girl Spirit Bell Child during an assassination attempt on a Superhuman.]

Ke Mingye was stunned for a moment, thinking, isn’t this the top-ranked brother? How could he die so carelessly?

As for Spirit Bell Child, she seemed to be the leading Magical Girl in London, England. Apart from Ice Girl Lilai, the Spirit Bell Child was the most powerful of them all.@@novelbin@@

Recently, his brother and father were discussing her in the living room, saying that a nine-year-old Magical Girl had the power to destroy an entire city, which was utterly absurd.

The two also talked about implementing the “Eradicate Contracted Beasts” policy, a shame that the initiative eventually fizzled out. Considering their respective positions within the organization, a slight resignation might have been enough to draw official attention to the matter.

“Spirit Bell Child, I remember she’s a Contracted Magical Girl, her Contracted Beast being a dolphin. The only one of its kind in the world, that’s why she’s particularly fierce,” he thought.

With that in mind, Ke Mingye picked up the mobile phone by his pillow, turned it on, accessed Baidu, and checked the official record in the Magic Girl Alliance.

As he remembered, the girl who killed the player “Ripper Z” was indeed that nine-year-old Magical Girl.

“I thought it was the top brother who died, or am I mistaken?” he wondered.

Quickly, he opened the Superhuman Kill Leaderboard to confirm whether his memory was correct.

[The current cumulative Superhuman kill count leaderboard for global players is as follows.]

[First place: 52 kills — ID: Ripper Z (Serial NO.002) (Deceased)]

[Second Place: 30 kills—ID: A Zhe (Serial No. NO.098)]

[Third Place: 22 kills—ID: Top Bull (Serial No. NO.025)]

[Fourth Place: 21 kills—ID: Hongya (Serial No. NO.001)]

[Fifth Place: 20 kills—ID: Jungle (Serial No. NO.021)]

[Sixth Place: 19 kills—ID: Good Orange Peel (Serial No. NO.039)]

[Seventh Place: 18 kills—ID: Night Plea (Serial No. NO.092)]

[……]

[Your Ranking: Currently tied with 33 other players for 20th place overall, with 4 kills.]

“Damn, 52 people, this first-placer big bro has gone berserk. Even those backed by the Anti-Superhuman Organization aren’t killing as crazily as him. No wonder the officials are targeting him; isn’t he just digging his own grave?”

Ke Mingye stared at the kill count of the first-placer for a few seconds, thinking to himself.

“And the dead still remain on the list, taking up the reward spots of other players, how annoying is that?”

“Oh, so the second place is A Zhe, backed by the Black Tengu Host Club, and with the likes of Orange Peel and Top Bull watching his back, it shouldn’t be hard to surpass the first place…”

Ke Mingye didn’t stay in his room for long, quickly getting up to wash and then routinely jogged around Old Jingmai District before finishing a hundred push-ups by the riverbank.

Now, he completed a hundred push-ups without even pretending, just doing them in one go—after all, it was only a matter of time before his identity as blue owl was revealed to his entire family.

After finishing his push-ups, Ke Mingye bought a bag of soy milk from a roadside stall and, without even gasping for breath, sat down on a bench by the side of the road.

He opened the task panel and checked the rewards.

“Today’s task also rewards two attribute points, I wonder if it’ll be like this from now on,” he thought to himself.

[Daily Task One: Run 3000 meters (a chance to use the reward wheel) (Completed)]

[Daily Task Two: Do a hundred push-ups (2 attribute points for free distribution) (Completed)]

[You have claimed the reward for daily task 2 “a hundred push-ups,” gaining 2 attribute points for free distribution.]

Ke Mingye raised a finger and allocated the newly acquired two attribute points between “Physical Fitness” and “Mental Strength.”

[Your “Physical Fitness” attribute changes: 67→68 points (↑1 point).]

[Your “Mental Strength” attribute changes: 25→26 points (↑1 point).]

[You have claimed the reward for daily task 1 “Run 3000 meters,” gaining one spin of the reward wheel.]

As the prompt box vanished, the reward wheel unfolded before him, and then the text in six areas caught his eye.

[One, 4000 Mall Coins (Jackpot);]

[Two, a 30% off shopping voucher;]

[Three, a low-level skill card pick-two-out-of-three bundle;]

[Four, a Godzilla summon card fragment;]

[Five, a travel voucher;]

[Six, 2500 Experience Points.]

Ke Mingye sipped his bagged soy milk through a straw while pressing the start button on the reward wheel with his finger.

Following that, the pointer began to spin at high speed.

Finally, it came to a slow stop above the first area.

[Congratulations, you have received the reward of area one: 4000 Mall Coins.]

[Current total of Mall Coins in possession: 5300.]

After completing the daily tasks, Ke Mingye headed back home the same way he came. Once back in his bedroom, he took out a spare phone and sent a message to Bai Zini on Little Red Riding Hood’s QQ.

[Little Red Riding Hood Selling Matches: Senior, where shall I return the brain imaging helmet to you later?]

[I’m not Ash: Let’s meet at the school, and by the way, the Alliance has something going on today.]

[Little Red Riding Hood Selling Matches: What’s happening?]

[I’m not Ash: There are exchange students from other Alliance branches in other countries.]

[Little Red Riding Hood Selling Matches: Exchange students?]

[I’m not Ash: Yeah, sometimes this happens.]

[I’m not Ash: I heard that after summer vacation, they will be attending our local schools, seems like it’s Huanjing Third High School.]

“Ah, isn’t that my high school?”

Ke Mingye was shocked, thinking to himself that it couldn’t be that after the summer vacation, suddenly one or two Magic Girls disguised as foreign exchange students would transfer to his class, right?

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