Superman Termination Manual
Chapter 057 Who Isn't a Magic Girl Now?

"Could my second brother really become an enemy of the family for the sake of the Ninja Sect... And if big brother and dad found out that Yongzhu is the Dragon of Calamity, what would they think? Would they really protect a dragon?"

Ke Mingye stood on the street corner, playing with his phone while scanning the text on the panel and thinking.

He quickly dismissed the thought, telling himself to take it one step at a time. After all, the Ninja Sect wouldn't act until July 4th.

Before long, Ke Xiao Mo emerged from the depths of the alley. He asked, "I'm done, shall we go to a nearby breakfast diner?"

"Let's not. I'm really dead tired after the run. How about you go buy it yourself, second brother, and grab Zi Ling and the others' share on the way?"

Ke Mingye let out a sigh of relief, scratching the reddened tip of his nose and spoke in a disheartened tone.

As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something. Dragons and vampires probably replace it hard to digest human food, they may even feel nauseated.

So, how did Bai Ziling and Ke Yongzhu manage for so many years? Although they didn't eat much at the dining table, at least they really did eat something, right...?

"Have they gotten used to it?" He wondered.

"Alright, you look quite tired, just go home then," Ke Xiao Mo said and turned, heading towards the breakfast diner.

Ke Mingye didn't linger either. He pretended to rest for a while, then walked home.

In the elevator, he opened his personal panel and added 9 spare attribute points to "Physical fitness."

[Your "Physical fitness" attribute has been increased to 45 points (36 points→45 points).]

Right after that, he opened the task panel and received the reward for daily task one, "Run two kilometers"—a chance to use the reward wheel.

"Activate the wheel."

With the command, a circular wheel unfolded, with intersecting red lines dividing it into six sections. Each section was marked with text and icons.

[1. 1500 Mall Coins;]

[2. A low-level General Skill Proficiency Card (Can be used to increase the proficiency of general skills like "Cooking," "Firearms Use," etc.);]

[3. E-level Skill Card—Basic Medical Technique;]

[4. A fragment of "Titanic Beast Godzilla" (50 Godzilla fragments required to craft a summoning card);]

[5. C-level Equipment—Paralysis Watch;]

[6. Thanks for participating.]

"Godzilla fragment?"

Seeing the reward on area four of the wheel, Ke Mingye's brain froze for a second, thinking if someone really would bring Godzilla to life in the later stages of the game?

This could be hope for exterminating the superhuman species, after all, even nuclear bombs can't deal with Godzilla, what are superheroes in comparison, right?

He stretched out his finger and pressed the "Activate wheel" button below the wheel.

Following that, the wheel spun like a windmill, with the pointer above remaining still. In the end, the section above the pointer showed "Area 1."

[Congratulations, you have won the prize for Area 1: 1500 Mall Coins, your current balance: 5860.]

"Not bad, enough to buy another E-level skill."

Ke Mingye immediately opened the skill specialty page and secured the "Personality Split" skill he had locked in yesterday.

Even though this skill wasn't very useful at the moment, down the line, when facing a strong enemy, it could allow a combined battle mode of "Deception Puppet" and "Personality Split" to outflank the opponent.

It was a nice card to hold.

[Thank you for your purchase. 5100 Mall Coins have been deducted, your current balance of Mall Coins is now 760.]

[The skill "Personality Split" is now loaded into your slot four.]

"I'll try it out when I replace the time," Ke Mingye thought.

Amidst the rumbling sound, as soon as the elevator doors cracked open, Ke Mingye saw Bai Zini grabbing a denim jacket and running out. She had intended to take the stairs, but upon seeing the elevator doors open, she lightly trotted back.

"Bro, you're up this early during the summer break?"

Bai Zini looked up to meet Ke Mingye's gaze. Hiding the folding umbrella in her right hand behind her back while putting on her denim jacket, she curiously asked.

"Never mind that, where are you going?" Ke Mingye asked.

"To a meeting," Bai Zini said instinctively, stepping past him into the elevator, then shook her head correcting herself: "No, that's not right, I meant to go for a run."

A meeting?

"Then take me with you," Ke Mingye said.

"No, no, no, I like to run alone," Bai Zini quickly replied, wrinkling her nose and spoke hastily, pushing him out of the elevator with her left hand, "You need to get out now, I'll accompany you next time."

"What's the rush?"

Ke Mingye was pushed out of the elevator, and by the time he turned his head, the doors had already closed, with Bai Zini waving at him through the narrowing gap.

He already had a hunch—Bai Zini was most likely heading to a meeting with the big three of the Magical Girl Alliance.

Ke Mingye took off his shoes, entered the house, and closed the door behind him. Glancing towards the living room, he saw that Bai Ziling and Ke Yongzhu were already up, leaning forward as they watched a morning animation show on television.

Ke Youqing was sitting calmly at the dining table, his legs crossed, as he read this morning's "Superhero Society Publication" newspaper.

Ke Mingye glanced at it out of the corner of his eye. The headline on the paper was, "Look What Our Superhero 'Qing Ya' Has Done Now?"

In his memory, old man Ke practically watched the "Superhero Society Publication" every week without fail. Of course, every issue was filled with blackening remarks and complaints from the citizens about him.

Ke Mingye couldn't help but marvel at his dad's psychological toughness; every week he'd routinely see how others bad-mouthed him. But after being widely criticized online for several years with no reaction, he probably didn't mind this little bit of agitation.

Ke Yinzhi was in the kitchen brewing coffee with a grinder, wearing an apron. Seeing Ke Mingye walking in without turning his head, he asked, "Want a cup?"

Breakfast was generally prepared by the big brother when he was at home. Although everyone didn't quite like his edgy personality, they did acknowledge his cooking skills in their hearts, which were certainly much better than Bai Wenna's.

"Sure, make me a cup as well," Ke Mingye answered.

"Want sugar?"

"Yes, and pour some milk too, I can't take it too bitter."

"So many requests, come down and get it later."

Ke Yinzhi slightly smiled and continued to stir the pot of coffee gently with a spoon.

Ke Mingye moved back to his room on the second floor, closed the door, opened the window to look outside, and prepared to release the Deception Puppet.

Twenty minutes ago, just as the Deception Puppet was about to be engulfed by the shadows, Ke Mingye had detonated it in time to prevent Ke Xiaomo from trapping it in the shadow space for research.

After all, he didn't know whether the Deception Puppet would still be under his control after being swallowed by those shadows.

Since the puppet was self-destructed, the cooldown was only 10 minutes, and it was time to release the puppet again.

He made the Deception Puppet appear outside the window. With its hands clasping the windowsill, it kicked off the wall, and the whole person fell toward the rooftop of a nearby residential building like a deflating balloon.

Watching this scene, Ke Mingye took a deep breath, mentally prepared himself, and used a certain prop from his bag on it.

[The "one-time Magical Girl Transformation Experience Card" has been used on the Deception Puppet.]

The system's prompt box appeared, and the puppet's body was gradually enveloped by a layer of enchanting cocoon light, looking like a colorful mummy.

"What's going on?"

Ke Mingye wondered, then suddenly remembered that to complete a transformation, a Magical Girl must perform a symbolic action.

Thus, he commanded the puppet to imitate Magical Girl Ash's pose, lifting non-existent hair from the forehead and slowly raising its eerie face.

The next moment, the cocoon light cracked open with a snap.

The Deception Puppet slowly lifted its hollow eyes.

At the same time, it was dressed in Santa Claus-like attire—a red ceremonial dress, a red pointed cap, and a fur-lined red cloak draped over the shoulders with a white fur fringe. It also held a magic wand embedded with red gems in its hand. The overall color scheme was red and white, with a touch as cool as snow.

"Quite an eyesore..."

Ke Mingye sighed with his hand on his forehead and quickly changed the puppet's appearance. The next second, it became a 15-year-old beautiful girl with golden hair and blue eyes, fair skin, and a much more pleasant appearance.

[The time limit of the Magical Girl Experience Card is one day. During this day, the subject using the experience card can freely transform into a Magical Girl and is granted the permission to use the Magic Book.]

[The self-contained ability of the magic wand: to manipulate snowflakes, allowing oneself to fly in the air or to freeze enemies.]

"Now that I've got the ability, do I need to pick a code name?" Ke Mingye closed the window, thinking to himself, "Hmm... How about 'Magical Girl Xiaohongmao'?"

Before long, Bai Zini walked out of the bottom floor of the duplex apartment and appeared in the puppet's line of sight.

Having been tracked by the Deception Puppet at the last meeting and having lost face in front of the three masters, Bai Zini was more vigilant this time before she left.

She quickly noticed the "Magical Girl" on the rooftop observing her, and the girl in the red furry cloak turned and ran upon being seen, as if she had done something guilty.

"Hold on, is that a Magical Girl?"

Bai Zini was taken aback as she saw the girl on the rooftop raise her magic wand, conjuring layers of snowflakes that danced beneath her feet and lifted her into the air.

A Magical Girl who controls snow? Why is she spying on me, and I don't think I've seen this Magical Girl in Huanjing before.

Without time to think, Bai Zini walked briskly into a nearby alleyway, raised her collapsible umbrella, and was immediately enveloped by a faint grey cocoon light.

The next instant, time seemed to stand still as ouses blossomed alarmingly on the umbrella, linking together with a ring of thorns in the blink of an eye. The collapsible umbrella wholly transformed into the "Cinderella" magic umbrella.

Magical Girl Ash also donned an elegant Gothic pleated dress. With a cold look, she tugged her gloves, opened the umbrella, and the grey ripples spreading from it lifted her into the sky.

Her skirt fluttered, and the girl with the umbrella shot across the sky like a murky cloud, and soon found the red-hatted girl's silhouette above Huanjing.

"Stop right there!" she called out coldly.

The red-hatted girl turned to look at her, then quietly continued flying forward on the snowflakes, eventually landing on the roof of a residential building, where the snowflakes beneath her faded.

Magical Girl Ash retracted her umbrella, pointed her toes to the ground, and descended slowly, then gently raised her face to look at the uninvited guest.

The "Cinderella" in her hand swiftly shifted its shape, and the sharp edges along the umbrella began to interconnect at the tip, the gun barrel opening in an instant with a clicking metal clank.

"Who are you?" she asked.

"Magical Girl, Xiaohongmao," the other replied, turning around.

At the same time, Ke Mingye decided to learn on the fly and opened Baidu on his phone, typing "How should a proper Magical Girl act" into the search box.

Then he clicked to search, ready to start his own performance.