Superman's End Manual

【NO.2 - Paranoia: Damage percentage 0% (currently being tested for AFK gameplay)】

[Congratulations to all players for successfully defeating dungeon 14 in the Huanjing City area – "The Spider Prince in the Basement"! Commemorative cards have been added to each player's dungeon collection.]

[Current progress of completing dungeons around Beijing: (12 out of 100)]

[The data settlement process is about to begin. In five minutes, players will return to the real world. Please prepare accordingly...]

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 180 Do you want to meet with Blue Crow alone?

[You will be leaving the instance in one minute. Instance rewards have been sent to each player's inventory. Please confirm receipt...]

Ke Mingye, Little Red Riding Hood, and the three paranoid individuals sat down against the wall of the corridor.

Little Red Riding Hood hugged her injured left arm, silently resting her head on his shoulder, her icy blue eyes lowered, as she looked at the reward settlement panel with him.

"Can you stop using me as a pillow and just find a corner to explode, okay?" Ke Mingye sighed.

"Can't you check what drops in the dungeon before you die? I'm a major contributor," Little Red Riding Hood said.

"Good, good, great hero."

Ke Mingye gave a perfunctory reply, then turned his head and glanced at the corridor in the distance.

With the death of the Spider Prince, his eight enormous spider legs lost their anchor points and lay scattered on the ground. Amidst the murky dust and flickering torchlight, the legs were haphazardly intertwined, resembling a charred web.

"Don't look around, check your panel," Little Red Riding Hood said.

"You're invincible. Who's the master, you or me?"

Ke Mingye shrugged as he spoke, then raised his finger to flip through the settlement panel.

[You have obtained the standard completion rewards for dungeons ① and ④: 1. 12000 Shop Coins; 2. 8000 Experience Points; 3. One-time skill card "Poisonous Blood Spray".]

[Due to your outstanding performance in this dungeon, you have been awarded the MVP rewards for dungeons ① and ④: 1. 6000 Shop Coins; 2. 4000 Experience Points; 3. Unique Tier 1 Equipment – ​​“Unloading Giant Spider Leg”.]

A total of 12000 experience points were gained.

Your level has been raised to Lv.15.

Your level has been increased to Lv.16 (0 points/9000 points).

[A total of two levels have been increased, and 2 attribute points have been gained for free allocation.]

[A total of 18000 Mall Coins have been obtained, bringing the total number of Mall Coins held to 23300.]

Ke Mingye casually opened his personal panel and allocated two attribute points to mental strength.

Your "Mental Strength" attribute has changed: 26 points → 28 points (↑2 points)

In today's instance, he saw Little Red Riding Hood's potential. Improving her mental strength was equivalent to investing in Little Red Riding Hood, indirectly increasing her overall strength. Therefore, there was no need to hesitate; he should at least raise her mental strength to a superhuman level before making any further moves.

"What is this thing? The MVP reward includes a pair of spider legs. Am I supposed to roast and eat it? Let the antihistamine test if it's poisonous first."

"Oh... so it's still equipment, not an item. Then it might still be somewhat useful."

Ke Mingye muttered to himself as he clicked on the description of the detachable spider legs.

[Equipment Name: Loading/Unloading Giant Spider Leg]

[Equipment Level: C]

[Equipment Description: Compared to the Spider Prince, these spider legs only have two and are much smaller. However, they fit perfectly on a normal person's back, without putting too much strain on the shoulder blades. You can control the spider legs to aid in movement; they can lift you into the air, help you climb rocks, move across the surfaces of tall buildings, and even help you in combat…]

[Note 1: This equipment can be upgraded in the player shop. Spending 20000 shop coins will evolve the detachable giant spider leg into a "mechanical spider leg" (B+ grade equipment)]

[Note 2: After equipment evolution, the number of spider legs increases from 2 to 4, resulting in a significant improvement in strength, agility, and toughness, and also granting the ability to automatically repair itself.]

"Wow, I think I've misunderstood this a lot."

Ke Mingye tilted his head as he spoke, his eyes lighting up. "Since this thing can help me climb on the surface of tall buildings, it makes up for some of the shortcomings of the web emitter, but the upgrade cost is a bit high."

"Now Spider-Man has truly turned the tables and become the Spider Prince," Little Red Riding Hood quipped.

"Shut up, Spider Woman."

"I'll help you with the dungeon, and I even brought Spider Woman along. Just wait and see if I protest next time."

"Then do I have to kowtow to you twice?"

"Never mind... I'm a little sleepy, bye-bye."

Little Red Riding Hood yawned and spoke listlessly. Then, starting from the wound on her left shoulder, cracks gradually appeared on her body, and flames rose faintly from the cracks.

Immediately, as the temperature in the air rose sharply, she quickly transformed into a burst of flames, briefly illuminating the dimly lit corridor.

Although this guy exploded right next to Ke Mingye, he didn't panic at all, maintaining a calm and composed demeanor.

Just a second before the explosion, Ke Mingye suddenly unleashed his E-rank skill "Phase Shift," swapping positions with the obsessive sitting not far away.

"Ugh—!"

With a bloodcurdling scream, the paranoid man was suddenly blasted several meters away by Little Red Riding Hood, spitting out a mouthful of blood amidst the eerie laughter.

"What's going on, Spider-Man? Are there other bosses in this dungeon?!"

He clutched his blood-soaked chest, his face pale as he raised his eyes, his expression as cold and stern as a mountain, his brows sharp as knives.

"Don't panic. It might be the last ripple left by the Spider Prince, like when he created some tiny, invisible spiders that exploded before he died. Stay calm."

As Ke Mingye explained to the obsessive, he clicked into the dungeon card catalog.

As the icon lit up, a card-collecting-like interface opened up before him.

He has currently unlocked the "China Around Beijing" and "Japan Tokyo" pages of dungeons. However, there are no dungeon cards on the "Japan Tokyo" page. This means that no dungeon cards dropped during the Tokyo Bay Bridge event, perhaps because it was a player-versus-player (PvP) dungeon, unlike regular dungeons.

Ke Mingye moved on to the page on "China's Area Around Beijing".

只见一百个卡槽底下分别标注着NO.1到NO.100的序列号。其中在序列号NO.5和序列号NO.7、NO.10、NO.14的四个卡槽里各装载着一张卡牌。

He tapped card number 14.

The card features a spider prince sleeping in the depths of darkness, silently rubbing his enamel bone knives, which are formed from his spider legs, with the blades gleaming.

Card Name: Spider Prince

【Card Serial Number: NO.014】

[Card Source: Defeating the "Spider Prince in the Basement" from the Huanjing ①④ dungeon.]

[Card Effect: Summons 10 small, venomous spiders to attack a single target (Cooldown: 1 day)]

[Currently, the number of completed instances in the areas surrounding Beijing is 12 out of 100.]

Upon seeing this data, Ke Mingye couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly. In his memory, he had only completed four dungeons, and it goes without saying who cleared the remaining dungeons.

Of course, it's possible that Gastro cleared one or two dungeons. But since she had no teammates, she had to fight alone, so she could only clear one or two at most.

Judging from the rankings, Gastro didn't massacre any superhumans; in fact, she only killed 10. This suggests that her insect-like ability was most likely acquired using the initial access granted by the system shop.

Moreover, the level must not be low. Ke Mingye estimated that it must be at least a C-level skill, with the highest probability of being a B-level skill.

As for A-level skills, even as the number one player, he hadn't seen a single one, let alone any of the other players.

Ke Mingye said, "So, while I was stuck at home, you guys had already run so many dungeons behind my back?"

Paranoia said, "That's right. I was even asking the strategist why we didn't bring Spider-Man along. He said we had already isolated Spider-Man."

He paused, stroking his chin. "Now it seems, Spider-Man, there's a reason why you can't travel far with us. Hehehe, the detective has already seen through everything."

“That’s enough,” Ke Mingye said. “It was all instigated by the anti-dog. I was just his henchman.”

"Actually, I figured it out. I was wondering why you would lie to us. Sure enough... it's all the Anti-Dogs' fault."

The obsessive voice suddenly deepened.

"That's what I'm saying, but don't you dare assassinate any intellectuals."

“I understand… I also want him to experience the taste of betrayal. Killing him like this is too easy.”

He spoke with a stubborn air, then licked the knife indifferently, like a husky.

"Okay, keep it up."

As Ke Mingye was speaking, everything suddenly went black. When he came to his senses, he was already back in the underground labyrinth with his obsession.

The two followed the same path out of the underground maze, and after seeing the stairs leading upwards, they walked straight up and soon returned to the narrow, damp alley.

Ke Mingye casually closed the iron door, leaned against the wall, took a deep breath, and then asked, "Anyway... how was the dungeon run with you? Did you ask me everything you wanted to ask?"

Paranoia leaned against the wall, arms crossed, and said, "Spider-Man, although I don't know what your unspeakable difficulties are, I will definitely be there when you need Paranoia."

"We'll need you." Ke Mingye raised his head, looking at the sky fragmented by the eaves of the residential buildings and the wire mesh. "By the way... are you really stupid or just pretending?"

"What do you mean? Lord Paranoia is so smart, how can you think he's stupid?"

"Looks like he's really stupid."

"Heh, it seems you've also been influenced by the hacker girl. The Paranoid Lord forgives you, after all, your level is not high enough to comprehend... the wisdom of God."

"Bye-bye, I'm going to eat now, see you next time."

After saying that, Ke Mingye walked out of the alley. He walked wearily down the street, the dim sunlight shining on his face, when suddenly his cell phone vibrated in his pocket.