Superman's End Manual

The effect of this skill is to create a puppet. The player shares vision and hearing with the puppet and can control the puppet, changing its voice and appearance at any time to deceive others.

Furthermore, when the doll is destroyed, it emits a terrifying laugh and explodes in a small area, causing a fear-inducing effect on surrounding enemies for 2 seconds.

[Based on the player's current level, the maximum number of dolls that can exist is 1.]

“As expected of a B-rank…” Ke Mingye raised an eyebrow, rubbing his chin with his right hand. “It has quite a few uses. At the very least, it can be used to help me attend classes. Being tied to the school is quite annoying.”

Regardless of what the later skills will be like, he's determined to get this one. Judging from the description, it can play a significant role in both combat and other situations.

Ke Mingye pointed his finger at the skill name, and a panel popped up immediately.

You currently have two free attempts to acquire the skill "Deceptive Puppet". Confirm acquisition of the skill "Deceptive Puppet"?

Without hesitation, Ke Mingye clicked "Confirm".

[You have acquired the skill "Deceptive Puppet," which has been automatically loaded into the first slot of your skill bar. The skill bar can hold a total of 10 skills; you must replace it once it is full.]

You have one more chance to acquire a skill for free. This privilege will disappear after the skill sales page refreshes, so please use it in time.

[Note: You can unleash a skill by mentally or verbally reciting its name.]

The fifth skill, "Thoughts Mail," allows you to write your thoughts into an email and immediately send it to any target in the world.

Ke Mingye already has a friend communication panel. As for the use of this skill, it is of course used to transmit information to characters other than the player. It may have a miraculous effect in some situations, but it is not very useful to him at present.

The skills listed on the special sales page, number 6 "Draw Sword Slash" and number 7 "Animal Communication," were so obvious from their names that Ke Mingye glanced at them and skipped them. The latter skill reminded him of his friend Cheese Snow Leopard in another world, and he was immediately overcome with nostalgia.

Right after these two skills, skills number 8 "Expert in Falling on Flat Ground" and skill number 9 "Same-Sex Charm" are both very interesting.

The former is a causal law skill with a very powerful effect: within twenty seconds of activating the skill, any person standing on a flat surface within ten meters of the player will inevitably suffer an irresistible fall to the ground. However, this skill cannot be applied to the same target twice during its release.

The latter function is to significantly increase the favorability of a person of the same gender towards you. When this person's favorability towards you reaches a certain level, you can issue an "undisobedient" command to them.

Ke Mingye hesitated for a long time. He was quite satisfied with both skills and would like to have both if possible, but he only had one chance left to get the skills for free.

The "Flat Ground Expert" skill, in particular, was so ridiculously cheap that it was almost unbelievable. The moment Ke Mingye saw the skill description, he imagined a scene: he walked into the Superhero Association's conference room, activated "Flat Ground Expert," and Zeus, Blue Raven, and others in the conference room all fell to the ground with a thud, and no one could resist...

Just imagining the scene was enough to make Ke Mingye feel that it was incredible, especially since he really wanted to see Qingya fall to the ground and Ke Youqing behind his mask with a look of inexplicable shock.

So Ke Mingye secretly decided that if the tenth skill didn't bring him enough surprises, then there was a high probability that his second skill would be this "expert in falling flat on the ground".

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 21 Calamity Dice

Ke Mingye focused his attention on skill number 10 at the end of the special sales page.

【Skill Name: Calamity Dice】

Skill Level: D

[Skill Effect: Generates a die in your hand and performs an irreversible roll, after which an event corresponding to the number will occur in reality. (The event will be different each time.)]

[Skill Cooldown Time: One Day]

[This skill will evolve after being used 10 times: the evolved "Calamity Dice" allows you to roll the dice twice, choosing one of the two resulting events.]

Each time this skill is used, the number on each face of the die corresponds to a different event. Below is an exhibition of some of the events that can be made public in the event library:

① Next, a giant Mario will run across the street; ② Next, a band will run up to you and play loudly; ③ Next, a dance troupe will appear and perform the seaweed dance in front of you; ④ Next, a giant hot air balloon will fly across the sky; ⑤ Next, a giant whale will fall from the sky; ⑥ Next, someone will point a machine gun at you and start firing...

"unbelievable."

This was Ke Mingye's first thought after reading the skill description.

He thought this skill was purely based on luck; if he was unlucky, he might be playing well when suddenly an unlucky event would happen and he would lose his life. But then he thought that if he was lucky, he might get a lucky roll in a desperate situation and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it could change his fate.

A true double-edged sword.

But for Ke Mingye, this skill is definitely the type he would never use in favorable circumstances, but it's great to use as a last resort when facing adversity: anyway, the worst outcome is death, so no matter what the dice roll, it won't be too bad.

What should I do? I only have one skill acquisition right left, but I really want both the "Calamity Dice" and the "Flat Ground Expert" from before.

Ke Mingye breathed a sigh of relief. He suddenly understood the feeling of harem anime protagonists being forced into pure love by the author. They could have it all, but they had no choice.

The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. He decided to act decisively and clicked on the "Calamity Dice" panel, using up his last bit of access to obtain the skill from the system for free. "Expert in Falling Flat" was, after all, just a skill with a high degree of prank appeal. It might have a miraculous effect sometimes, but it was unlikely to actually change one's fate. In terms of actual effectiveness, it was far inferior to the Calamity Dice.

After all, what real man wouldn't want to turn the tide with a single roll of the dice in a desperate situation? The gambler's spirit burns deep within everyone's soul.

After Ke Mingye chose two skills, the physical education class was almost over. This high school wouldn't officially start summer vacation until noon tomorrow, so he would have to come to school again tomorrow morning.

He glanced at the date: June 19th.

Bai Zini and Bai Ziling's junior high school is already on holiday—which means that this summer, the whole of China can see Ash, a magical girl who has escaped the gravity of school, instead of a conspicuous bag that can only appear on Saturdays and Sundays; also, at night, the probability of passers-by being attacked by vampires may also increase.

For other students, hearing that summer vacation is approaching would definitely be a mood booster.

But Ke Mingye is different. The word "summer vacation" means that he has to spend two months with the monsters in his family, especially his eldest and second eldest brothers, who are the people he wants to avoid the most right now.

One is an executive officer from the Bureau of Anomalies Control, and the other is a ninja; both are top figures in their respective organizations and are not ordinary individuals.

Ke Mingye can fool the kids in the family, but he's very likely to be exposed once he gets close to these two, especially since Ke Xiaomo has already set her sights on him.

"Not only do I have to hide my identity from them, but I also have to find time to go out and meet other players to run dungeons right under their noses. It's like walking on thin ice," Ke Mingye thought. "How about I just sacrifice the rest of my family and have them cover for me? For example, I could use some subtle methods to gently reveal the true identities of Bai Qiuwu, Ke Yongzhu, and Bai Zini to Ke Yinzhi and Ke Xiaomo, so that they'll focus their attention on them and won't have time to pay attention to a muggle like me..."

Thinking this, he shook his head, thinking that it was still not a good idea. It was very likely that he would be discovered while he was revealing information to guide the two of them. He should try to avoid taking the initiative as much as possible.

Ke Mingye didn't think it was possible that his second brother, Ke Xiaomo, hadn't come to the school to observe him, so even when he was alone in the classroom, he tried to cover up his small actions when he had to operate the control panel by saying things like "flipping through a book" or "opening his schoolbag." Most of the other operations could be done with his mind, so there was no need to worry.

Just as he opened his backpack again, the "Contact List" icon in the upper right corner of his field of vision suddenly trembled, and a bubble with the number "1" appeared above the icon.

Ke Mingye raised an eyebrow as he pulled his history textbook out of his bag. He knew this meant he had received a message from his contact list.

With a thought, I clicked the icon and opened the contact list.

A message has been sent to the local player discussion group. The group currently contains three players: "Unspeakable Dream," "Anti-Dog," and "Good Orange Peel."

[Anti-Dog: Meet at the Meiyijia Supermarket on Yandaipian Commercial Street in the city at 5:30 this afternoon. Another player, "Unspeakable Dream," and I will be waiting for you two there.]

[Anti-Dog: Also, I only trust those who are present. If I don't see you, I'll pretend you don't exist in this city. Don't expect me to provide you with any information through the communication panel. Exchanging information with someone I haven't confirmed in person is of no benefit to me.]

After reading these two cold and hard messages, Ke Mingye lowered his head and smoothed the hair on his forehead.

"That's hilarious. No one's watching where you two are born, so you can definitely just wander off anywhere." He thought, "Then how am I supposed to get away? My second brother is watching me."

He knew that the player with the ID "Anti-Dog" wanted to take the initiative, and he didn't mind handing over the initiative to gather the players to him, but this person was too hasty and hadn't considered the situation of the other players.

Ke Mingye thought again, but from someone else's perspective, if they can't even get to a supermarket in the city within two hours, there's really no point in cooperating with them. After all, why would someone cooperate with a player who can't move freely in the city and is constantly being watched? The risk of being implicated far outweighs the potential benefits.

If Ke Mingye's spawn point is relatively safe and free, he will definitely do similar things, first isolating players in a precarious situation and contacting players in a safer situation who can move freely.

Ke Mingye knew he was surrounded by eight superhumans in his family and was in danger. Meeting with other players at this time would easily implicate them. After all, if even they were being watched by the eldest and second eldest brothers, then it would be all over, and all that awaited them would be total annihilation.

Although he was self-aware, he didn't expect that someone would think of this so early in the game and even drag another player into it, putting him in a dilemma.

If this continues, he is very likely to lose contact with the other three players in the same city, leaving him to fight alone.

Remember to turn to the end of the next chapter; Tuesday's reading is very important!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 22 Imminent

"You really don't leave me any room for maneuver. At least let me think about how to get rid of my family's surveillance before I can meet with you."

Ke Mingye turned his head to look at the playground and took a deep breath.

According to the player with the ID "Anti-Dog" in the discussion group, only players who arrive at the Yandai Commercial Street at 5:30 PM are qualified to cooperate with him.

Ke Mingye really wanted to meet them, but he didn't even know where his second brother was yet, so how could he dare to act rashly?

Perhaps his second brother is lurking in the shadows of the classroom, secretly observing him.

If they rashly try to confirm Ke Xiaomo's whereabouts with other family members, it could easily lead to trouble, since his younger siblings, Bai Zini and Bai Ziling, are unaware of his situation.

—Perhaps he had just asked them on his phone, "Little sister, is your second brother home?" when Ke Xiaomo, who was sitting next to them, saw the message and became even more suspicious of him.

Ke Mingye looked at the date on the classroom wall, pondering a way to break the deadlock. If all else failed, he would ask that player in the discussion group if he could postpone the time to tomorrow, even though the chances of the other party refusing were very high.

"Oh right, today is my second brother's birthday, isn't it?"

Thinking of this, Ke Mingye suddenly raised his eyebrows, realizing he had an idea to break the deadlock. So he decisively picked up his phone and sent a message to Bai Zini.

"Little sister, is your second brother home?" he asked.

"Yes, he and Ziling are watching TV in the living room. What's up, bro?"

Bai Zini replied quickly. Her middle school had already let out for the holidays at noon, and she had only gone to collect her final exam results and certificates in the morning.

She's at home right now, just like Bai Ziling.

Ke Mingye typed on his phone and sent: "Little sister, you can keep a close eye on Second Brother for me. If he disappears or goes out, tell me immediately."

Under other circumstances, he wouldn't dare to say that. But today is Ke Xiaomo's birthday, so he has a reason to say it without seeming abrupt or strange.

Bai Zini paused for a moment before typing a reply: "Hey bro, what's wrong with you? What are you up to?"

"Have you forgotten that today is his birthday?"

Bai Zini immediately understood: "Oh, you're going to buy him a cake and surprise him?"

“Yeah,” Ke Mingye typed back, “So don’t let Second Brother get away for even a second, and report to me constantly. Otherwise, if I run into him, wouldn’t I be so embarrassed I’d scratch my feet?”

Bai Zini quickly sent a message: "Tch, why didn't you put this much effort into my birthday celebrations before, bro?"