Superman Termination Manual - Chapter 215

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Chapter 215 – 149 Paranoia: Am I Really Fighting the Black Judge? _2
Bai Qiuwu was startled for a moment and pondered with his chin propped, “Then it makes more sense for big brother to find a girlfriend.”

Ke Mingye didn’t interrupt the usual banter among the group, merely glanced at today’s skill special sales page.

“I now have twenty thousand mall coins. To buy a grade B skill, I need fifty thousand mall coins; with a fifty percent discount coupon, that would be about twenty-five thousand mall coins. Almost there, just five thousand short.”

Thinking this, he diverted his attention back to the discussion group, waiting for that player’s message.

[Gastella: So, who’s available to meet up?]

[Fan Quan: I’m out of town.]

[Ju Zipi: Uh, I’m undergoing Cowherd training.]

[Cai Bing: I’m tied up with urgent matters, very busy.]

[Paranoia: Hehe, looks like it must be Paranoia-sama stepping in. Send the address, I’ll be there in a flash.]

[Gastella: Just you?

[Failed Man: I’ll come.]

[Gastella: Okay, Yandai Commercial Street, E*Star Open-air Cafe, don’t miss out.]

“I’m full.”

Ke Mingye said as he put down his chopsticks, went back to his room on the second floor, locked the door, and released a Deception Puppet from his windowsill, sending it off with a set of old man-style T-shirt and shorts from the Old Jingmai District.

Then he sneakily stole a pair of sneakers from a shoe store, found a public restroom to change clothes, and then took a bus to Yandai Commercial Street.

Soon, a message bubble popped up in the top right corner of Ke Mingye’s vision.

[Cai Bing: Buddy, can you change the location or timing of the meet-up?]

[Failed Man: What do you mean? We’re just meeting at the cafe, is it bothering you playing customer service?]

[Cai Bing: Do I really need to spell it out?]

[Failed Man: No, hacker girl, where did you learn to talk in riddles? Didn’t sneak some lessons from Dice Monster, did you?]

By then, the Deception Puppet had taken the bus to Yandai Commercial Street, maneuvered through the bustling crowd, and approached the open-air cafe “E*Star,” settling down at a table.

Leaning its chin on its hands, it slightly turned its head to observe the surroundings, only to see two figures in the cafe that shocked him to the core.

The first was his big brother: Ke Yinzhi.

The second was Cai Bing’s disguise target: Song Yawen — or rather, it was Cai Bing herself.

Today, Ke Yinzhi wore dark ear pendants, a long black coat, with a light-colored shirt underneath;

Cai Bing wore a sun-protective coat with a camisole dress underneath, her slightly curly mid-length hair draped over her shoulders.

At that moment, the two sat at the same table, quietly talking face to face.

Simultaneously, Cai Bing’s message very belatedly caught Ke Mingye’s eye, disrupting his stunned thoughts.

[Cai Bing: Well, actually, your brother and I are on a date here at this open-air cafe, but it’s fine if you guys come, just be ready for all of us to be annihilated.]

Ke Mingye was thoroughly shocked and took a while before replying to the message.

[Failed Man: Didn’t you say you had urgent matters?]

[Cai Bing: Isn’t this an urgent matter? Aren’t you tired of constantly exterminating superhumans? Can’t we try something different?]

[Failed Man: Damn it, everyone’s exhausting themselves to fulfill the great task of exterminating superhumans, and here you are playing dating sims and whispering sweet nothings with the ultimate Boss?]

[Cai Bing: We’re all exterminating superhumans, you guys go the male-oriented route, I go the female-oriented route, can’t you be a little more flexible in your thinking?]

[Failed Man: I’m enlightened, master.]

[Failed Man: Then could you not mention you’d switched to the female-oriented route a bit earlier? I’m already here, why did you suddenly stop midway during our last talk?]

[Cai Bing: I wasn’t paying attention to the discussion group’s messages, who knew you guys had planned to meet at the same place?]

[Failed Man: What I meant is, why did you suddenly disappear while we were talking earlier? Do you realize how urgent the situation is now?]

[Cai Bing: I was trying to contact Paranoia as soon as possible. If that creeper comes, then you’ll have even bigger problems than me, especially since you just send your puppet to meetings; who would recognize you?]

[Cai Bing: Okay, it’s over.]

[Cai Bing: That man… he has arrived.]

Upon seeing this message, Ke Mingye was severely shaken and controlled the Deception Puppet to turn and look.

There, Paranoia slowly approached, donned in casual sports attire, scanning the area with a confident look that seemed to say, “I have seen through everything.”

Ke Mingye’s vision darkened, and he nearly passed out as new messages continued to appear on the discussion panel.

[Gastella: I’ve arrived. Which table are you guys at?]

Ke Mingye hastily looked up, scanning the entrance of the outdoor cafe, only to see a girl in a dark grey bowtie tee and a deep blue pleated skirt slowly walking in, looking around.

No way, a girl?

Or is this a civilian being mind-controlled by Gastella?

Ke Mingye’s gaze lingered on her for a second. The girl didn’t display a superhuman panel above her head–making it uncertain whether she’s a player or a normal person controlled by Gastella.

Anyway, let’s just assume she’s Gastella for now.

[Paranoia: Do you even need to ask?] Stay tuned with

[Paranoia: Just look for the most handsome and dashing one there. That’s Lord Paranoia, greatness needs no words.]

Gastella looked around the cafe upon hearing this, finally resting her eyes on Ke Yinzhi.

It seems… she thinks he’s the most handsome and dashing one Paranoia mentioned, so he must be Paranoia.

But as soon as Ke Yinzhi’s superhuman panel flashed before her eyes, she no longer thought so.

Ke Mingye’s vision blackened again, nearly fainting onto the bed.

“You really do stand out.” Cai Bing sipped coconut juice through a straw, whispering to Ke Yinzhi.

Ke Yinzhi, eyes downcast, looked at the menu, twirling a ballpoint pen in his hand, casually asking, “Do I?”

“Haven’t you noticed the pretty girl staring at you?”

“Haven’t paid attention, nor am I interested.”

Upon hearing this, Cai Bing breathed a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, Gastella shifted her gaze from Ke Yinzhi, turning toward the confident-looking Paranoia.

[Paranoia: Yes, that’s me.]

[Failed Man: I’m at the far right table. Gastella, I suggest you come over here.]

[Failed Man: And Paranoia, don’t come here. Just stay there, don’t look at anything, order some milk, drink it, and then scram.]

[Paranoia: What do you mean, ostracizing Lord Paranoia, huh?]

Having seen the messages, Gastella then turned to look at the most secluded table and immediately walked over, pulling up a chair to sit across from the Deception Puppet.

Right then, Paranoia glanced at his private chat panel, which had been bombarded with messages in the past five minutes, discovering that Cai Bing had sent him over a dozen messages.

“What’s going on?”

“Black Judge, what’s that all about?”

After reading the messages, Paranoia’s brow furrowed slightly. By chance, his peripheral vision caught Cai Bing and Ke Yinzhi at their table.

Cai Bing, gaze lowered, nonchalantly fiddled with his phone;

Ke Yinzhi, moving a ballpoint pen across the menu.

At that moment, Paranoia’s pupils mirrored Ke Yinzhi’s information panel.

His brilliant mind sparked a mental storm, as several personalities debated loudly in the hall of thought, finally arriving at a crucial conclusion.

[Local Players Discussion Group.]

[Paranoia: I’ve figured it out. Detective Paranoia has seen through everything. (Man in trench coat, holding up magnifying glass.jpg)]

[Paranoia: So, the real reason all four of us came here was to… ambush Black Judge?]

[Paranoia: I didn’t expect this day to come so soon.]

[Paranoia: Heh, Spider Man, Hackergirl, just give the word and I’ll make my move, A++ level is no challenge.]

[Cai Bing: Or… you could just die.]

Ke Yinzhi took the lemon water passed by the waiter, gently sipped it, then glanced up at the smirking Paranoia, curiously asking:

“Who is that? He seems to have been grinning at you all this time.”

Upon hearing this, Cai Bing glanced at Paranoia, a look of surprise appearing on his face: “To run into him here… ”

“Do you know him?”

Cai Bing shook his head, whispering, “I don’t know him well, but he was a high school classmate of mine with an intellectual disability. You can tell from his expression and actions, right?”

Ke Yinzhi, hearing this, scrutinized Paranoia seriously, seeing Paranoia with his hand to his chin, a ‘I’ve already seen through the truth’ expression fixated on them.

“He does look a bit intellectually disabled.” Ke Yinzhi commented blandly.