Superman's End Manual

"Understood, then I'll listen to you, senior, and practice some more before starting to make cards." Little Red Riding Hood nodded.

"That's enough for today. We've done both things that needed to be done," said Magical Girl Ash, glancing at the brain imaging helmet on the conference table. "Shall I take you home?"

Little Red Riding Hood hung her head and remained silent for a while. Suddenly, she looked up pitifully and said, "Senior, can I borrow your helmet for a day?"

"You really want to play that much?"

"It's really interesting. We poor kids who scavenge for food have never seen a toy like this before."

"Hey, this isn't a toy." Ash sighed, rubbing his forehead. "Fine, one day shouldn't be a problem. Just bring it back to me here tomorrow morning."

"Thank you, senior. I love you."

Magical Girl Ash was taken aback at first, then turned her head with a chill running down her spine, staring at her with a strange look and asking, "When did you learn to say such cheesy things?"

Little Red Riding Hood tilted her head and said expressionlessly, "I think that's how seniors talk to their families, like 'Sister loves you,' 'Brother loves you,' and things like that?"

Upon hearing this, the girl in the gothic dress blushed instantly. She opened her mouth, poked Little Red Riding Hood's cheek with her finger, and hurriedly stopped her with a frown.

"Stop! Stop! I can accept that my sister loves you, but what the hell is this about my brother loving you?!"

"It's okay, it doesn't affect my love for my senior," Little Red Riding Hood said earnestly.

"If you say anything more like that, I'll shoot you with Cinderella. We're just colleagues, understand?"

"Not friends?"

“Half a friend.” Magical Girl Ash lowered her face and said coldly, “To prevent you from dying a terrible death like my previous friends and making me unhappy, I only treat you as half a friend.”

"Then let's be half friends. I will open up your heart and try to become three-quarters friends in your heart, and then move on to becoming complete friends."

Magical Girl Ash paused for a moment upon hearing this, then turned her head and chuckled softly. She placed one hand on the table and raised her other hand, poking her cheek with her finger once more.

"Are you an idiot?"

After speaking, she quickly stood up from the conference table and slowly walked out of the classroom. She opened her magic umbrella in the corridor, then glanced sideways at Little Red Riding Hood.

"I won't see you off today, just go home by yourself."

"Okay, goodbye, senior."

As soon as she finished speaking, the Cinderella's magic umbrella opened outwards, and the girl in the gothic dress grasped the handle, suddenly rising into the clear sky, leaving only a gray ripple of magic in the air.

In the classroom, Little Red Riding Hood watched this scene, then slowly lowered her eyes to look at the brain imaging helmet in her arms.

"One day?"

"Then I need to figure out a way to get Che Zhengchen out of the Superhero Association building today, then hypnotize him and make him recall the scene of being parasitized by the insects, and see if I can use a brain imaging helmet to replicate Gastro's appearance in his mind..."

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Chapter 161 The Dice Monster's Blitzkrieg at Superhero Tower (Part 1)

July 9th, afternoon, in the Rainbow Lights commercial district of the city center surrounding Beijing.

The rows of electronic signs are arranged as densely as playing cards on a poker table. The camera pans downwards to reveal a modern street shrouded in neon pollution.

The street was noisy with people, occasionally letting out a gasp or shout, as if they had seen something unbelievable.

At that moment, a figure dressed in a red and blue battle uniform walked incongruously among the crowd, looking down at his phone as he casually made his way toward the association building.

Walking down the street in broad daylight wearing a superhero costume, especially since he's a rising star hero who's been all the rage in the media.

It has only been less than a week since it was first introduced to the media. Manufacturers haven't even had time to release Blue Owl cosplay costumes yet, let alone have any imitators at this point in time.

Therefore, everyone could conclude that the creature walking on the street was indeed the Blue Owl. This scene naturally attracted gasps of amazement from passersby, who stopped to watch, and a flurry of camera flashes.

But no one knows why the blue owl is making such a conspicuous appearance in public.

Some people quickly guessed that he was going to join the Superhero Association; others immediately said that it was obvious to anyone; some even joked that they hoped he wouldn't be swayed by capital after joining the association and become one of those "idol heroes" who only know how to market and make money but don't do anything practical. There are just too many of these hype tactics these days.

As a result, that person was quickly overwhelmed with criticism, after all, Blue Owl had actually solved several criminal cases, which was completely different from those heroes who became famous through hype.

Regardless of the discussions, Blue Owl simply walked down the street while scrolling through Weibo, occasionally waving to pedestrians blocking her way to make way, as disrupting traffic was not a good thing.

Soon, he passed through the Rainbow Lights commercial district and entered the Superhero Association building in the city center. Looking up, the skyscraper stretched straight into the sky, its end in sight.

At this moment, the giant projection screen of the Superhero Association building is introducing the newest hero group to debut this week – the "Platinum Wings Squad".

However, few people on Rainbow Street looked up at the projected image; instead, their attention was focused on the blue owl standing in front of the building.

Blue Owl shrugged, put his phone in the pocket of his battle suit, walked into the first floor of the Superhero Building, and showed Che Zhengchen's business card to the receptionist.

He put one hand on his hip and said, "I'm here to find someone, Che Zhengchen."

The well-trained staff member was clearly used to this situation; he simply nodded calmly, extended his arm to the right, and spoke in a emotionless voice.

"Hello, Commander Che Zhengchen has already scheduled a meeting with you. Access to the 45th floor of the Association Building has been unlocked for you. Please turn right to the special elevator and select the desired floor on the control panel."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Upon hearing this, Blue Owl left his business card at the front desk, turned and walked to the end of the first floor, boarding the glass-walled elevator. The numbers on the control panel had been automatically selected for him, and the elevator doors slowly closed, the car ascending.

Through the glass curtain wall of the elevator, one can glimpse this cold steel city. Looking down, the towering skyscrapers project advertisements for various fashion brands and cosmetics onto their giant screens.

Before long, the elevator doors opened, revealing a corridor covered with a red carpet. The first room in the corridor was an office.

The person sitting behind the desk put down his pen, looked up from the file, and waved at him with a smile.

Blue Owl sized up the other person: gold-rimmed glasses, slicked-back hair, a gentle and refined demeanor, and wrinkles at the corners of his eyes when he smiled. Without a doubt, this was Che Zhengchen.

So he moved and walked into the office.

"Close the door, thank you." Che Zhengchen's voice was warm, just like when he was on the phone.

Upon hearing this, Blue Owl casually closed the door, then walked to the desk, pulled up a chair, sat down, and put his arms on the desk, like a primary school student sitting upright in class.

Then it tilted its head, and its red and blue beak tilted accordingly. "Uh, so what do you mean? Are you sure you want to agree to my conditions? That way, I'll always be wearing this battle suit when I appear in front of you."

"I've thought about it. I'll help you get into the Superhero Association while keeping your identity a secret."

“At a time like this, I feel I should say ‘thank you’ to you,” Blue Owl paused, “but actually, I’m more curious about your reasons for doing so.”

“It’s simple, you remind me of my son.”

"Your son?"

"Che Maochen".

Blue Owl lifted his eyes from behind his glasses and stared at him in confusion: "Huh? Who is he? You can't possibly trust me unconditionally just because I have a similar personality to your son, can you?"

Che Zhengchen nodded slightly and adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses. "My son was killed by the Clockwork Man five years ago. His body was cut into twenty-three pieces and hung on the high-altitude work platform of the Superhero Association."

Blue Owl paused for a moment: "Grey Pigeon?"

Che Zhengchen smiled slightly: "That's right, the superhero Grey Dove is my son."

Upon hearing this, the blue owl paused for a moment before recovering its senses.

He thought to himself, "The fact that Che Zhengchen can talk about that matter so calmly shows his mental fortitude, or perhaps he has been tormented for so long over the past five years that he has come to terms with it."

“In these five years, I have not been able to let go for even a moment.”

At this point, Che Zhengchen pointed to the white hair on his head, still smiling, "So when I saw you, I was reminded of the night my son first told me he wanted to be a superhero."

The blue owl stared at him silently, offering no response.

“You and my son are very similar, with similar personalities and behaviors. You both imitated Qingya to start your career, and you both proposed to hide your identities from the outside world and even from within the association.”

Che Zhengchen lowered his head and spoke softly.

“If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I would have even doubted whether he had come back from underground…back to my side.”

Blue Owl shrugged. "But I'm not your son. I hope you won't let your emotions get the better of you. Letting someone of unknown origin like me into the Superhero Association isn't the style of a commander."

Che Zhengchen was silent for a while, then suddenly said, "Have you ever thought that your behavior might attract the same kind of watch enthusiasts as my son's?"

"Of course. It would be a lie to say I didn't expect it."

"But you still put on this battle suit?"

"Correct."

"That's enough. Based on that alone, I'm willing to trust you."

Che Zhengchen met Blue Owl's gaze and spoke with unwavering certainty.

"Starting tomorrow, you will be a member of the Superhero Association. Don't worry about your identity; I will take care of things at the higher-ups. With my seniority in the Superhero Association, I won't be unable to protect you."

Blue Owl was taken aback: "It's that simple?"

“That’s right, it’s that simple.” Che Zhengchen smiled. “By the way, I’ll be sending you into the Platinum Wings squad to compete with Platinum Wings for the captain’s position. If you do a better job, this squad might be renamed ‘Blue Owl Squad’…”

As he was speaking, the office lights suddenly changed from a cool tone to a dangerous and dazzling crimson.

Che Zhengchen frowned slightly and looked to the right. He saw that the projector hanging on the wall had suddenly started and was projecting an image onto the wall directly opposite him.

On the projected screen, a bizarre humanoid figure, its body shrouded in a gray aura, clung to the surface of the Superhero Building, using spider silk shot from a device on its wrist to adhere to the glass curtain wall directly above it.

Then, grasping the sturdy spider silk, it spun and swung upwards in mid-air, shooting towards the top of the building at an unbelievable speed.

At the same time, a deafening warning blared from the office, which was bathed in crimson light.