Superman's End Manual

Ke Mingye sighed, quickly accepting the cat's foul mouth, and then said, "How about we cooperate, Yuriko?"

"What is Yuriko?"

"My older sister named you."

"Why would she give me such a feminine name? Is she out of her mind?"

Ke Mingye ignored it: "Let's work together. My dad's coming home in a couple of days. He's a superhuman. You steal his superpower, and then I'll pretend to take you out for a stroll. You demonstrate his superpower to me outside, okay?"

"What's in it for me?"

"Cat food, and I promise I won't let anyone neuter you."

Upon hearing this, Yuriko lowered her head, scratched it with her paw, and after a while, raised her blue eyes.

"Could you please let me go first? It's humiliating for me to be held by you."

"Okay."

With that, Ke Mingye released Yuriko.

It jumped from Ke Mingye's arms onto the floor, slowly crawled towards the door, and then jumped up to turn the doorknob downwards with its paws.

The door clicked open.

Ke Mingye was stunned: "Are you performing acrobatics here? A cat can open doors?"

"Don't compare my intelligence to yours."

As Yuriko spoke, she squeezed her head through the crack in the door and crawled out.

"Okay, after I finish working with it, I'll have to take it to the hospital to have it neutered, then roast it and have a cat meat hot pot."

Ke Mingye's eye twitched as he thought to himself. Just as he was about to reach out and close the door, he suddenly noticed that Bai Zini was standing in the doorway, looking at him with an incredulous expression.

Yuriko squatted down next to Bai Zini and rubbed her head against Bai Zini's fair and delicate calves.

Ke Mingye tilted his head and met Bai Zini's gaze: "No, why are you looking at me?"

Bai Zini covered her mouth, looking surprised, and said, "Big brother, why did I hear you meowing in the room? I didn't know you had this kind of fetish?"

"That's what a reserved guy is like."

Bai Qiuwu happened to pass by the two of them, casually uttered a sentence, and then went into the restroom.

"This is the first time I've ever seen a high school boy who likes to meow. Wow—this guy is definitely a super repressed pervert."

As she spoke, Bai Zini bent down at lightning speed, quickly raised one hand to hug her chest, and picked up Yuriko beside her with the other hand, walking back to the room at a speed that was so fast that only a blur remained.

"You're so dramatic."

Ke Mingye watched her bedroom door close with disdain, then sighed, "Anyway, that's it for today. Now we just have to wait for Dad to come back..."

At this very moment, in Brighton, south of London, England, at a seaside hotel.

Night fell like a curtain over the tranquil beach, and crabs crawled across the puddles. Black waves crashed against the sand, breaking into white spray.

The sea bobbed and sank in the evening breeze, a distant lighthouse casting a lonely glow, a searchlight illuminating a corner of the dark sea.

Ke Youqing held a tablet computer in one hand and rested the other on the railing of the rooftop, gazing at the sea from the fifth floor of the hotel.

After a while, he lowered his head, lit a cigarette and put it in his mouth, then logged into the Superhero Dark Web on his tablet to check the daily trending list for "Beijing Surrounding Area".

Looking closely, two videos were displayed on the screen.

One is the MixC shopping mall explosion. There is only one or two videos of this incident taken from a distance by pedestrians, showing the outline of a dragon appearing and disappearing in the fog.

The second incident was the robbery of the YGA Central Bank. The cyborg "Lester" led a gang of robbers to rob the YGA Bank. They were about to escape by car when they were intercepted at the intersection of the Rainbow Business District by a vigilante who called himself "Blue Owl".

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Chapter 128 The Crow, the Dove, and the Clockmaker

After watching the video of the Rainbow Lights commercial district, Ke Youqing put down his tablet, lowered his head, and remained silent for a long time. Then he brought the lit cigarette to his lips and took a deep drag.

The smoke swirled around his fingertips, then was quickly dispersed by the sea breeze over Brighton Beach, rising into the sky along his slightly graying temples.

"Blue Owl..."

He murmured the name in his heart.

After a long while, Ke Youqing slowly raised his head, his deep gaze fixed on the lonely lighthouse in the distance.

Seven years ago, he met a similar superhero, a young man whose code name was "Grey Dove". On his first day joining the Superhero Association, he confessed to the media that he had become a superhero because he was influenced by "Blue Raven", which caused a lot of discussion and criticism and boycott from the public.

Nevertheless, for a period of time afterward, Grey Pigeon still managed to overcome the public's preconceived notions about him with his outstanding abilities, and was even hailed as the rising star of the Superhero Association.

While at the Superhero Association, Grey Dove applied to meet with Roundtable member "Blue Raven" almost every day.

At first, Blue Raven thought he would soon give up under the media onslaught, but he didn't expect him to persist for so long. He felt he couldn't ignore him, so he found him and personally trained him for a period of time. He witnessed his strength gradually increase and watched him go from being heavily doubted at the beginning to being supported by the people and even the association.

At that time, the crow was hiding in the shadows, observing the young man as if he were looking at his past self.

He always felt that Grey Dove was like him on a different path, possessing the same qualities as him, but without taking that extreme and violent route.

Instead, they moved forward with a sincere heart, upholding kindness and principles.

After much deliberation, Qingya finally decided to groom this young man as his successor. When the time was right, he would have him take over his position and take charge of the city's security.

At first, things went very smoothly. Grey Pigeon made rapid progress; he was a genius among geniuses. His learning speed in superpowers, martial arts, and strategy far exceeded Blue Raven's imagination.

Over the course of their long time together, Qingya grew closer and closer to the young man, even taking off her mask in front of him to be honest with him and confide in him.

However... things took an unexpected turn not long afterward.

On the day Grey Dove was officially promoted to B-rank hero, Blue Raven skipped the association's celebration ceremony and went home to have dinner with his children.

Just one hour later, bad news came from the Superhero Association.

At the ceremony, Grey Dove was captured by the supervillain Watchman.

The crows searched the entire city, but could not find them.

The next day, Clockwork posted an hour-long "execution video" on the dark web. Blue Raven watched the entire video without a second's pause, solely to pinpoint Clockwork's location. But the cries and screams of Grey Dove in the video nearly drove him mad. Blue Raven watched as Clockwork used a chainsaw to sever Grey Dove's hands, and watched Grey Dove, head bowed, weeping over his severed hands lying on the ground. The youth's once hopeful and vibrant eyes were now filled only with despair and emptiness.

"Help me, help me, help me, Mr. Crow..."

At the watchmaker's request, Grey Dove spoke almost pleadingly into the screen.

Then, three days after the incident, Blue Raven stood in front of the association building, gazing at the sky, his black cloak fluttering in the cold wind.

Below the high-altitude work platform of the Superhero Association's branch building, hanging from it were mutilated organs: hands, internal organs, legs, feet, shoulders, heads...

These bloody organs hung in the air, neatly arranged, swaying gently in the wind.

It's as if it's mocking someone's incompetence.

My gaze shifted slightly downwards, and on the glass curtain wall of the association building, dazzling words were drawn in blood-red paint:

"—Blue Crow, this is a gift for you. I cut his body into twenty-three pieces to wish you a happy 23rd anniversary since your debut."

Later, in memory of this superhero who died young, many superhero dark web sites adopted the name "Grey Pigeon".

Ke Youqing had thought many times about what he would have done if he had come to Grey Pigeon on the very first day he appeared in Huanjing City as a vigilante, wearing that cheap combat uniform that imitated "Blue Raven," and personally removed his mask, urging him to repent with the sternest words, instead of sitting idly by.

Would this young man have avoided such a tragic end?

The death of Grey Dove was entirely his fault. He was too cowardly, so cowardly that for a fleeting moment he considered giving up and thinking he could find an heir.

Then, with a clear conscience, you can withdraw from this dark world and leave everything behind.

He was wrong.

That's completely wrong.

Time is a cruel thing. No matter how much you want to turn back, no matter how much you regret, it will only push everyone forward, making them move forward every moment. Perhaps only on the day of one's death will one no longer feel its presence, and be free from being swept along by it.

From that day on, Ke Youqing's heart was filled with gloom and rage.

But he knew that if the Watchmaker didn't want to be found, there were very few people in the world who could find him.

Even Zeus couldn't do this.

At the same time, he also knew that one day, the watchmaker would return to the city—the watchmaker would come looking for him, and then end this feud that had lasted for decades since their university days.

That night, after seeing the young man named "Blue Owl," Ke Youqing suddenly felt a tremor in his heart, as if he had returned to the day he first met Gray Pigeon.

He quickly realized... that day might be approaching.

The day the watchmaker returned to the city.

If this character named "Blue Owl" is allowed to continue acting recklessly, he will eventually become the target of the Watchmaker and the catalyst for the monster's return to the city.

But Ke Youqing was looking forward to this day, his hands trembling slightly with anticipation. He thought he might have gone mad.

He will be able to do what he couldn't do a few years ago.

"The responsibility for the MixC incident lies with the Control Bureau. According to the latest report from the Control Bureau, this afternoon, the executor 'Black Judge' took over the MixC incident and quickly submitted a report on it. The leadership and responsibility for handling this incident do not lie with the Superhero Association."

"The vigilante named 'Blue Owl' is currently unidentified. Based on his known behavior, he may be a superhuman or a mutant."

An emotionless, mechanical female voice came from the phone, interrupting Ke Youqing's chaotic thoughts.

"Looks like I'll have to find a time to head back early tomorrow..."