Superman Termination Manual - Chapter 378

Chapter 378: Chapter 213: Defying the Higher Ups, the Potential to Become a Divine Communicator

From within the carriage, pale light shone out, brushing against the dark and silent entrance of the hallway, like a ray of sunlight piercing the depths of the ocean.

Ke Xiaomo stood with his back to the carriage’s light, silently gazing ahead. His face was obscured by shadows.

In the hollow entrance of the hallway, Ke Mingye leaned against the wall, his profile facing Xiaomo, his gaze remarkably calm.

Ke Xiaomo stood by the elevator, silent.

As the elevator doors shut and ascended, the cold light spilling from the carriage was withdrawn, and the entire corridor was suddenly enveloped in the dim yellow light from the light bulbs.

The scene that met his eyes inexplicably reminded Ke Xiaomo of several years ago… Back then, Ke Yinzhi had also been standing at the front door waiting for him, even the looks in their eyes were exactly the same, eerily similar to the point it sent shivers down his spine, as if sitting on pins and needles, his soul pierced through…

Ke Xiaomo came out of his reverie, his eyes lowered, and he asked slowly, “Back in that building in the abandoned district, why weren’t you surprised when you saw me?”

With that, he thought, at this point, there’s nothing much left for me to hide, might as well clear things up with Mingye. After a slight pause, he asked, “After all… shouldn’t I appear to you as just an ordinary person?”

At his words, Ke Mingye shifted his gaze away from Xiaomo’s face and looked out the window, saying, “I knew you were a Ninja.”

“Since when?”

Just as Ke Xiaomo finished speaking, another possibility occurred to him, so he asked, “Or did that strange thing tell you?”

“No, the strange thing didn’t tell me,” Ke Mingye shook his head, “Do you remember half a month ago, at Wanxiang City?”

Ke Xiaomo was slightly startled, then nodded.

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“I said I was hiding in the bathroom at Wanxiang City,” Ke Mingye said, “I climbed up to the window and looked outside, just in time to see you fighting with an old man. You both used the same moves, and from the way you spoke, you didn’t seem like strangers. So I naturally guessed you were a Ninja, I mean… it would have been strange not to figure it out at that point.”

Hearing this, Ke Xiaomo took a deep breath.

“So that’s how it was,” he muttered.

“So… when you were preaching to me at the train station back then, I felt you were the least qualified to stop me because you, brother, were also keeping secrets from our family, engaging in dangerous activities?”

Ke Xiaomo said, “You’re right, I really had no right to say that to you.”

Ke Mingye raised a hand to rub his nose, shrugged irritably, “But this time it’s good that you were there, otherwise just counting on those elementary kids, they probably wouldn’t have stood a chance against those Blood Clan Hunters.”

“I’ve been thinking… maybe I did wrong. If you hadn’t become a superpower user, if you hadn’t awakened your powers, perhaps the outcome of this wouldn’t have been so… reassuring.”

Speaking, Ke Xiaomo paused, “But indeed, you have great potential; many superpower users I’ve come across didn’t show as prominent abilities as you did when they first awakened. So it’s natural for you to want to be a superhero because you qualify for it, your talent even more than suffices.”

“Aren’t you exaggerating? My role was just to deliver the final blow.”

“No, if you hadn’t been there, those Blood Clan Hunters would have taken Xiao Ling’s heart right at the start…”

As Ke Xiaomo spoke, he didn’t continue any further, but rather sighed softly, closed his eyes, and calmed the emotions swirling in his heart.

He didn’t have the courage to picture that scene nor dared to imagine how guilt-ridden and powerless he would feel if both Ke Mingye and Bai Ziling had died at the hands of the Blood Clan Hunters and how he would face Ke Yinzhi.

Ke Mingye also remained silent, just quietly gazing at the twilight through the window.

“At least she’s alright now.”

“Yes.”

As he spoke, Ke Xiaomo moved to stand next to Ke Mingye, his back against the wall, his eyes glancing towards the neon-illuminated high rises in the distance.

“I’ve made up my mind… I’ll support you,” he said, “As your brother, I’ve advised you all I could. Since you’re determined to forge ahead, all I can do is support you.”

“Thanks, you’re the first in the family to know about my identity,” Ke Mingye shrugged, “Even though you initially opposed me, you still kept it a secret from Dad and Mom, and I’m really touched by that.”

Ke Xiaomo chuckled softly: “It’s just that I’ve been through such things too…” he paused, not bringing up Ke Yinzhi, “so I understand what you’re thinking.”

“Won’t you ask me about the Magic Girl?”

“She’s Xiao Ni, right?”

“Yeah.”

“That’s good. Later on, she can be with you. After all, Magic Girl’s and superhero’s duties aren’t that different; you can support each other at work.”

“She’ll no longer be a Magic Girl after this year, then you can rest assured too, brother.”

“Actually, I’m more worried about you…”

“The Timekeeper?”

“If you’re determined to entangle with Qing Ya, then the Timekeeper is a problem you’ll inevitably have to face.”

“I actually have confidence.”

Hearing this, Ke Xiaomo fell silent for a while, often unable to resist saying more about this topic, but at this moment, he chose to take a deep breath, suppressing the words he wanted to say.

“At this point, there’s nothing more I can say,” he stated, “And then… tomorrow morning, I will temporarily leave this city by train.”

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