Superman's End Manual

"Okay, okay." The Dice Monster put one hand on his hip, typed on his phone with the other, and then raised the screen. "I'll listen to you then, hurry up and make some difference."

"In short, let's get that worm out of his body first."

After writing the message, Anti-Dog showed it to the Dice Monster, then took out a pair of blood-red gloves from his trench coat pocket and put them on.

The Dice Monster watched this scene silently.

Anti-Dog had told him that these gloves were called "Blood-Eroding Hands," a B-grade item that could penetrate the body directly, ignoring skin and bones, and directly touch organs.

From a combat perspective, this glove allows you to ignore the opponent's outer shell defense and directly crush their internal organs;

From a medical perspective, this glove allows for direct access to problematic internal organs or other areas without the need for incisions.

The situation is different now; the anti-dog's goal is to remove the worm from Gastro's body.

After returning to the city early this morning, he captured an ordinary person who was parasitized by the insect, killed him, and performed an autopsy. He then discovered that the parasite used by Gastro usually parasitizes the target's heart, wrapping around it like a loop of yarn.

So, after putting on the Bloodstained Gauntlets, the anti-dog touched Che Zhengchen's chest with his gloved right hand. The blood-red glove ignored Che Zhengchen's skin and bones and went straight into his body.

The dog clawed at Che Zhengchen's heart, then gently supported the thick "black membrane" surrounding it.

With a slight pull, the black worm revealed its true form and struggled wildly inside Che Zhengchen's body.

But the insect's power was still no match for the anti-dog's, and it was eventually dragged out of Che Zhengchen's body and into reality.

At the same time, Che Zhengchen coughed violently and spat out a mouthful of blood. Fortunately, he did not wake up and remained in a coma.

The Dice Monster watched in horror, secretly clicking his tongue in amazement. He casually shot out a spider silk thread that caught the insect, then pulled it into his hand and crushed it.

Amidst the hoarse howls of the insects, dark blood splattered everywhere, splashing onto the basement floor.

The Dice Monster breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he could finally speak, and asked, "The bug has been taken out, and then what?"

"This is that hypnotic tool."

As he spoke, Anti-Dog took off the gloves called "Bloodstained Hands," put them back into his bag, and took out a pocket watch from his trench coat pocket.

The brass cover popped open with a "click," revealing a small clock ticking away, its second hand spinning relentlessly.

Immediately afterwards, the dog pried open Che Zhengchen's eyelids, making him stare at the clock for a moment. Then, Che Zhengchen's eyes gradually became empty, and the pupils turned into a vortex.

Seeing this, the anti-dog took out its phone from its pocket, unlocked it, opened the photo album, and played a pre-recorded video.

Then the video was shown to Che Zhengchen's eye, which had been pried open.

The video shows only two or three frames of a black worm crawling on a dirty ground, playing repeatedly.

At the same time, a magnetic mechanical voice was repeating: "Think back, have you ever seen this kind of insect? Recall the hidden memories in your mind and imagine the scene when you saw this insect."

As the video played, the Dice Monster picked up the brain imaging helmet from the ground and slowly and gently put it on Che Zhengchen's head.

This brain imaging helmet came from the three giants of the Magical Girl Alliance. In order to test whether Little Red Riding Hood was a player, Xi Ziyue gave the brain imaging helmet to the magical girl Ash, and asked her to be responsible for using the helmet on Little Red Riding Hood.

After passing the test, Ke Mingye used the Little Red Riding Hood persona to borrow the helmet from Ash.

Because Ash said it could only be used for one day, Ke Mingye had to choose to act today, since he had to return the brain imaging helmet tomorrow, and he couldn't just leave such an important item unattended.

At this moment, as the Dice Monster put the brain imaging helmet on Che Zhengchen, he went around to the back of the bed, slowly helped Che Zhengchen up, and then looked at the screen image on the back of the brain imaging helmet.

He activated the helmet's second function: this function allows the interception of the user's brain signals, replicating the images they are imagining into reality.

Ke Mingye, Bai Ziling, and their group had used this function before at the Yandai Cinema.

So, at this moment, Che Zhengchen, who was in a hypnotic state, heard the mechanical guiding voice coming from his phone.

"Think back, have you ever seen this kind of insect? Draw on your hidden memories and imagine the scene when you saw this insect."

At the same time, his eye, which had been pried open, was forced to stare at the black insect in the video.

After such a series of moves, Ke Mingye was convinced that Che Zhengchen wouldn't remember the time he was parasitized by the insects. However, the screen of the brain imaging helmet remained unresponsive, only displaying flickering black and white static.

“He seems to be nearsighted. Maybe he can’t see the phone screen clearly. Why don’t you give him your glasses?” the Dice Monster said.

Anti-Dog shook his head: "It's not that bad. Don't be silly at a time like this."

As the two talked, Che Zhengchen's imagined scenes slowly appeared on the back of the brain imaging helmet. It seemed that under the combined effect of this hypnotic suggestion, his brain finally responded.

The image presented was from Che Zhengchen's first-person perspective: he was sitting inside a private bar, drinking alone, looking at a photograph on his phone. The photograph showed a rather handsome young man.

While looking at Che Zhengchen's memories, the Dice Monster said, "The guy in the photo should be his son."

"How do you know me?" the anti-dog asked.

"He said his son is a grey dove, you know?"

"Oh, that hero who was dismembered by the Clockwork Man?"

"correct."

"No wonder Che Zhengchen is so biased towards you. It seems that it's mostly due to emotional factors. I thought someone really valued your superhero image with your mediocre kung fu skills."

"That's enough. My Blue Owl is at least a D-level superhuman in the system rating, and you've made it sound like it's worthless."

"It's better to blame the thing."

"The weird thing is right here. The weird thing says thank you for the compliment, but that doesn't change the fact that you're a repressed pervert."

"Stop shouting, pay attention, or you'll miss the clues to Gastro's true form."

In the brain imaging footage, Che Zhengchen was staring at a photo of his son when suddenly a girl in a wheelchair entered the bar. She turned the wheels with her hands, pushing the wheelchair to his side.

Upon seeing this, both the anti-dog and the dice monster were slightly taken aback.

Che Zhengchen turned his head groggily, took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes, and put them back on. The image of the girl in his eyes gradually became clearer.

She had long, flowing red hair, wore a classic British-style dress, and carried a cane. Her face was beautiful, but her clear eyes held an undisguised mockery.

The girl said something, then picked up her cane and used it to block Che Zhengchen's throat.

The next moment, a black worm crawled along the handle of the cane to the end and quickly stuffed into Che Zhengchen's mouth.

Che Zhengchen clutched his throat and collapsed backward to the ground, slowly closing his eyelids and losing consciousness. The brain imaging screen then went dark.

The anti-dog and the dice monster turned and looked at each other.

They have already taken photos of the girl's face in the brain imaging with their mobile phones.

And even if we take a step back and assume the girl was wearing a face mask, at least they obtained her main identifying characteristics: a disabled girl in a wheelchair.

“This must be Gastro himself,” Antidog said.

The Dice Man nodded, silently looked at the photo taken with his phone for a while, and then said, "Then, the task of finding Gastro should be handed over to the Ice Cutter."

"Then I'm leaving. Figure out a way to bring Che Zhengchen back yourself."

"Okay, thank you for your help this time, cultured man."

"It's no trouble at all. It's already a consensus between me and Cai Bing to help you clean up your mess."

As he spoke, Anti-Dog glanced at the Dice Monster and slowly walked out of the basement.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 164 Two Similar People, A Cycle of Fate

When Qingya spotted Che Zhengchen, the location was an abandoned factory in the Rainbow Business District. He had come here following the clues left by the Dice Monster.

The blue crow stood at the entrance of the abandoned factory, nodded slightly, and took a deep breath.

He was quite familiar with this abandoned factory, after all, it was here that the Watchmaker started his online live stream, showing how he tortured and killed the rising superhero "Grey Dove".

He still vaguely remembered the scene, the shrill screams pleading with him, the blood-soaked face shrouded in despair, and the grotesque head that had been chopped up and was hanging from the work platform...

Memories flooded his mind like a tide, causing him to unconsciously clench his fists slightly.

A hint of undisguised ferocity flashed across his eyes beneath the mask.

After a long while, the crow raised its head, its sharp beak extending forward, its gaze coldly fixed on the front through its mask.

Che Zhengchen was sitting on the ground with his back against a pillar, his body hunched over, his head tilted to the side, and his arms spread out on the ground. He appeared to be unconscious.

In addition, Che Zhengchen's suit was covered with graffiti with a quirky and eccentric style.

The designs are very childlike, featuring characters like Peppa Pig, Black Cat Detective, and Mickey Mouse. You might mistake them for scribbles by a little kid.

Beside Che Zhengchen, there was a rusty steel plate. Someone had left a few lines of cute writing on the surface of the steel plate with pink chalk, as if it were written by an elementary school girl.

The blue raven slowly focused its gaze on the words on the steel plate.

To Mr. Owl or Comrade Crow:

"Actually, I was just playing a prank, I meant no harm. Please take our honest and kind Commander Che back, Mr. Blue Owl. Oh, P.S.: If it's the Blue Crow who comes knocking, then 'Mr. Blue Owl' here should be crossed out and replaced with 'Mr. Blue Crow'."

"Oh, and don't forget to get him a new pair of glasses. Preferably not wire-rimmed; I hate wire-rimmed glasses. They give off the impression of an overly serious, nouveau riche with a stench of money."

"Yeah, I really don't like them at all. Maybe the point of me kidnapping him was to remind him to get a better pair of glasses, like rimless glasses, or even black-rimmed glasses, anything is better than wire-rimmed glasses."

"Okay, actually I've already gotten him glasses. When he wakes up, remember to tell him he doesn't need to thank me; I was just doing a good deed on a whim."

—Your good friend and fashion mentor, the Dice Monster (or weirdo)

Qingya remained silent for a long time, gazing quietly at the words on the steel plate. He felt that these actions seemed familiar, which made him think of a certain person.

Watch enthusiast.

More than 20 years ago, he met a watch enthusiast who was just an ordinary person at the time in college. He treated him as just an ordinary friend, and he was also his only friend. They had frequent contact.