Superman Termination Manual

Ke Mingye witnessed her departure, seemingly sitting still, but in fact, he was quickly manipulating a second Deception Puppet to move, pressing the button on the frame of his sunglasses.

The next moment, "He Jiali"'s location appeared on the map.

She didn't walk very fast, circling around several alleys before stopping at a corner of Yandai Commercial Street No.5.
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This corner used to be for selling tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and engaging in some illegal erotic transactions, but now, with the city management's sweep, the place had emptied, leaving only a mess behind.

The Spider Man used a web shooter to traverse the city's skyline, finally stopping above the eaves of an abandoned tavern, looking down at this damp and cramped corner.

He Jiali was seen leaning against the wall, eyes closed in thought, as if waiting for someone.

Not long after, a family of three approached slowly: parents with a child, who seemed to be looking for a public restroom, having just asked for its location from a passerby.

"Would there be a toilet in this kind of place?" the father muttered.

"Dad, was that person just now lying to us?" the child said.

"If there isn't one, we'll just leave," the mother said.

As the three of them spoke, Gastella made He Jiali move, stopping slowly in front of them.

The next moment, He Jiali suddenly clutched her stomach and, with a fierce expression, spat out three slippery, dark worms from her mouth.

Then, the three worms twitched on the filthy ground for a while, like goldfish floundering on the surface of the water, and then, with a speed beyond belief, began to crawl toward the stunned family, entering their pant legs, climbing up their legs, going over their abdomens, chests, necks, and finally moving to their lips.

No matter how timely their reactions or intense their resistance, the worms still pried open their tightly closed mouths, slipped inside, and then slid down their throats into their bodies.

Consequently, the family of three each swallowed a black worm, emitting nauseating, slippery noises from their throats.

He Jiali tilted her head, quietly watching them.

Their eyes gradually became lifeless, standing still like puppets with their strings cut, awaiting instructions from He Jiali.

He Jiali ordered the worms inside them, "Go out, and then temporarily give them back control of their bodies."

As her voice fell, the three of them turned around slowly and walked out of the eerily silent corner like zombies, entering the noisy street, their eyes then regaining their original sparkle.

They stood still, looking at each other with confused and blank expressions on their faces.

"What happened to us just now?" the father asked hoarsely.

"I don't know," the child shook his head.

"We seemed to be looking for a public restroom, right?" the mother said vaguely.

Ke Mingye observed this scene through the eyes of the strange thing, pondering in his mind.

"A skill that controls others with worms, it's also unclear whether these worms are limited or unlimited in number."

"But at least from the number of participants in that parade, Gastella can proliferate at least a hundred worms, otherwise, he would not be able to control so many pedestrians."

"If these worms can keep multiplying, that would be too exaggerated... Gastella could use this skill to incite a large-scale riot in Huanjing."

Thinking this, the strange thing released the web, dropping down from the eaves of the abandoned tavern, and set foot in the alley.

He Jiali heard the noise and slowly turned her head.

At the same time, Gastella, through He Jiali's vision, saw the figure of the strange thing, and his pupils revealed the information panel of this character.

[Character Code: Dice Monster/Strange Thing]

[Danger Level: D--]

[Character Introduction: An obscure minor villain who seems to have a superpower triggered by dice.]

A superhuman without a name?

Gastella looked at the text on the panel, feeling somewhat astonished, then used the worms to control He Jiali's body to speak, "Are you... the Dice Monster?"

The strange thing crossed his arms with a provocative, smug tone.

"I thought you hadn't even heard my name, but no... I am the most famous super villain in Huanjing at the moment, Mr. Dice—the strange thing."

Gastella asked, "What do you want with me? You can't possibly be looking for the original owner of this body, can you? If that's the case, I could let her out to have a chat with you."

"No." The strange thing shook its head, its mouth dripping with sarcasm, "It is you that I am looking for, you despicable little man who likes to control other people's bodies, yet hides in the background."

Gastella said with a smile, "Well, aren't you the same?"

She paused, "In my memory, you've died many times, yet you always revive, which proves that you are not a real person but something akin to a mechanical being or a puppet."

"Let's skip the nonsense." The strange thing said bluntly, "Let's talk business."

"What business?"

The strange thing lowered its face, its hollow eyes staring at Gastella, slowly said, "This city is my territory, and I want you to get out."

"Well, that's too bad, I have reasons to stay here," replied Gastella.

"I know. The strange thing knows everything. You are looking for a 'player who has a vampire hidden at home', aren't you?"

Gastella raised an eyebrow and tilted her head, asking, "Oh, from that, it seems you are acquainted with the one called Spider Man, did he tell you about it?"

She thought, since the Dice Monster's body displayed a superhuman panel, it couldn't possibly be a player, after all, players don't have panels floating above their heads...

Thus, the only way Dice Monster could know about it must be through news from Spider Man.

Gastella didn't expect that right after she left the outdoor café, Spider Man had passed on the information she provided to such a dubious villainous character.

Too strange.

"No, no, no, Mr. Strange Thing has no position, and I'd rather not be associated with 'players', that low-end thing. I know about this because I know everything about this city."

The strange thing paused, changed the topic, "I can help you find that player, as long as you meet my demands."

As it spoke, it suddenly turned its head to see a group of office workers with hollow eyes and fierce faces, slowly pouring into the alley and surrounding him—these people must be Gastella's puppets.

Gastella sneered, "You say you'll help me find that player, but wouldn't it be faster just to capture you? Do you think I'm that easily fooled?"

The strange thing remained calm, its tone mocking, "Let's just say, capturing me won't do you any good, and you can't capture me."

"Well, that's true, it seems that even Qing Ya couldn't capture you, let alone me."

Gastella said this but still didn't stop those puppets controlled by insects from entering the alley, seemingly deliberately putting pressure on the strange thing.

"Is that so?" The strange thing grinned, "But if you do one thing for me, I will tell you where that player is."

"What is it?"

"There is someone I really dislike... their name is 'blue owl'."

"Blue owl? Are you talking about that vigilante dressed like an owl?"

Gastella muttered to herself, remembering that she had seen the blue owl yesterday morning, during the riot she orchestrated with a hundred people under her control throughout the city.

At that moment, blue owl was mingling with a group of Magic Girls, and together, they had taken care of more than a hundred of Gastella's puppets.

"Yes, that damned red and blue owl, I wanted to be his friend, and he ignored me... trampling my dignity underfoot," said the strange thing with a sinister tone.

The mass of people controlled by insects slowly approached from behind, and the "tap tap" of their footsteps nearly drowned out its slender figure like a tide.

"So, what do you want me to do?" asked Gastella.

The sunlight pouring into the alley began to be obscured by the gathering crowd, infinitely stretching shadows cast over the whole alley like a sudden shift from day to night.

And still, the strange thing stood unaffected in the shadow, slowly raising its hands, its voice hauntingly articulating.

"I want you... to help me kill this individual called 'blue owl' and then bring his head to me."