Superman Termination Manual

The train lurched forward with the rumbling sound of its engine.

Ke Mingye sat in one of the compartments of the sleeper car, on the bottom bunk, with his head down playing silently with a spare mobile phone.

He was browsing information about tonight's hunting target, "Ji Feng," on the official website of the Japanese Superhero Association, where promotional videos of Ji Feng could be seen almost everywhere.

The promotion page read that, unlike other superheroes, Ji Feng's main feature was that he could manipulate four ghost hands that floated in the air, unexpectedly defeating his opponents in battle.

In a series of official combat footage, Ji Feng, when facing super villains, even used seven knives at once.

One in his mouth, one in each hand, and one in each of the four floating ghost hands.

He looked imposing and fierce, as if in a fit of rage he could even chop down Zeus. However, if one looked closely, they would notice that every knife strike in his promotional videos was edited with increased video speed.

It was highly embellished, the same principle as photoshopped marketing for celebrities.

Then the officials would pay for some traffic and control the reviews, deleting any skeptical comments, so new fans wouldn't see the videos had been tampered with and would only exclaim, "Mr. Ji Feng is so cool, fighting with seven knives and swinging them so fast!"

Honestly, Ke Mingye was really curious what the knife held in the mouth was for, as it was utterly unnecessary in combat and likely just a ploy to look cool.

Besides, every time Ji Feng appeared, he was almost always dressed in a light purple kimono, with a black cloth covering his eyes. His style was pretentiously cool, like that of a lofty and distant hermit.

After one battle, he even dropped a memorable line to a villain kneeling on the ground, "The blade is my eyes," paired with his austere persona, he captured the hearts of countless naive girls within just a year.

When Ji Feng had nothing to do, he would live-stream on the official website of the Japanese division, sitting on a cushion with a cup of hot tea in his hands, piously promoting the culture of the Japanese samurai with a solemn and righteous demeanor.

With this in mind, perhaps the Japanese officials regarded him as a marketing figurehead for the Superhero Association, partly for cultural export as well.

He was, like the Ink Writer, an example of successful marketing.

However, while the Ink Writer marketed himself, he had much more genuine talent than this Japanese counterpart, considering he was the man who managed to stand up against Ke Yinzhi after becoming superpowered.

As for Ji Feng, that was another story.

According to information from the Top Bull, Ji Feng's combat power was at a C+ level, a typical superhero whose fame far exceeded his actual strength.

Ke Mingye actually wanted to say, he had just defeated that C+ level ninja Haroldon the last time, why did they need to make such a big fuss over a mere C+ level superhero?

But on second thought, if it wasn't for the opponent underestimating him, the five of them combined wouldn't stand a chance against Haroldon.

Although Ji Feng had a notorious reputation, it seemed quite trifling when compared to Zeus, who had slaughtered the entire superhuman prison clean during the Paris riots, and who had managed to avoid being banned solely because of the Superhero Association's vigorous protection.

In comparison, the misdeeds of Ji Feng seemed rather insignificant, yet this did not affect his status as a target for the players.

After a few moments, Ke Mingye turned off his phone and looked out the window.

The scenery reflected on the window was like a waterfall, passing by rapidly.

Now and then, one could see the high towers of Huanjing, the Big Ben of London, and the Empire State Building of New York, as the train seemed to travel through a chaotic space-time, emitting a "clang clang" noise.
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Ke Mingye's gaze lingered for a second on the scene of Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland.

The famous Pearl Tower resembled a transparent crystal ball nestled in the heart of Reykjavik, radiating brilliant lights under the cold sky, dazzling and overwhelming in its beauty.

As he was lost in thought, he received a message from Fan Quan.

[Fan Quan: I almost forgot to tell you, you've got trouble.]

[Failed Man: What trouble? Since you're sitting in a nearby compartment, can't you come and tell me?]

[Fan Quan: Based on my observation from the live stream the night before, when you put on the Blue Owl Battle Suit, my eyes will display your information panel.]

[Fan Quan: This must be a system-set illusion to prevent other players from disrupting your plans, but it also poses a risk that other players might mistake you for a superhuman and accidentally kill you.]

[Failed Man: Damn, why didn't you say so earlier?]

[Failed Man: So, when I'm not wearing the battle suit, is there a panel above my head?]

[Fan Quan: No.]

[Failed Man: How high is Blue Owl's combat power on your informational panel?]

[Fan Quan: D- level superhuman.]

[Failed Man: Heh, I thought the system would rate me a bit higher.]

[Fan Quan: So what do you plan to do?]

[Failed Man: Actually, it's not a big deal. I only operate within Huanjing, and the only players here are you guys. Qing Meng and the Paranoid will sooner or later guess that Dice Monster is me, after all, they know I have a dice skill. And even if they don't know, they all follow your orders and won't act rashly.]

[Fan Quan: You may have the Anti-Superhuman Organization watching you, and players from other cities could target you too.]