Superman Termination Manual

Chapter 031 First Negotiation

As the voices in the classroom gradually turned into accusations directed at Ash alone, Ke Mingye also raised his eyebrows, remembering the incident from a month ago when Magic Girl Ash had accidentally killed someone.

At that time, she had released a magic power beam with the tip of Cinderella's umbrella at the superhuman criminal "Ghosthand Buddha," creating a large hole in the criminal's chest. The body of Ghosthand Buddha slid down the glass curtain wall of a tall building, with blood pouring out and cascading down the high-rise building like a waterfall.

The scene was so gruesome that it was unbearable to look at, causing the people on the street to scream in terror.

In the video, Ash stood suspended in mid-air, silently watching the river of blood smeared across the surface of the high-rise building and quietly clenched the black umbrella.

It was as if she hadn't realized she had killed someone.

As for her identity issue, that's been a long-running topic.

Magic Girl Ash wasn't strictly a formal Magic Girl, as she hadn't officially registered her identity. She acted as a vigilante to help citizens without any compensation.

But on second thought, if she truly chose to compromise and officially register her identity with the authorities, then, with Ke Youqing's resources at the Superhero Association, he would soon find out about it.

Considering the importance he places on family, he would probably take off his mask and directly come over from the nearby Superhero Association, and forcefully demand that Bai Zini cease her involvement in the Magic Girl world.

At this moment, in the brightly lit classroom, despite being sternly reprimanded by the president of the Alliance, Ash remained unfazed.

She rested her elbow on the table, her fingers in black leather gloves propped against her chin, while her other hand's index finger lightly traced circles on the table's surface.

She muttered coldly, "I don't want my family to worry about me, nor do I need their support. What I want least is for them to restrict my steps; that's why I conceal my identity."

She paused, then turned her cheek slightly, her tone growing darker.

"Asking me to reveal my identity publicly? What's the difference between that and putting handcuffs on me? If that's the case, I might as well not be a 'Magic Girl' at all. It's too troublesome."

"That is your responsibility." Udina spoke while opening her eyes wide, looking straight at her, "From the first day you became a Magic Girl, you should abide by the rules."

"Why should I?"

Saying so, Ash lifted her eyes from the table, locking eyes with her, and retorted angrily, "Third Master, who set the rules in your mouth? Those jerks who sit above us and do nothing while watching us risk our lives?"

Seeing this scene, the two new Magic Girls beside her were stunned into silence, chilled to the bone. It was their first time seeing someone dare to talk back to Udina with such an intense tone.

"I advise you to watch your words carefully," Udina said, "especially in public. Speaking like this could not only put you in a difficult position but also damage the reputation of the Alliance."

The gothic skirt girl straightened up, leaned back in her chair, crossed her arms, and still spoke defiantly:

"Why must a Magic Girl have to publicly disclose her identity? Why must I not kill anyone, when not killing might result in my own death, might allow more people to die before my eyes? If I had to cross that line, must I be punished then? Or would you rather see him kill more citizens before I act? I don't mind, perhaps more deaths would prove my point."

Toward the end, she tilted her head slightly and scoffed coldly, her jet-black hair cascading down like powdered lead.

Hearing these radical statements, Xizi Yue impassively continued to eat her sticky rice dumplings, and Udina maintained her silence as well; both appeared to dismiss it as if they were watching a child's rebellious antics.

Both concurrently glanced at Lilai sitting between them, as if waiting for her to speak.

"So, putting all that aside for the moment," Lilai began slowly, then suddenly asked coldly after a pause, "Did you even remember to bring a witness to the meeting this time?"

Upon hearing this, Ash turned her head to glance at the two newcomers sitting beside her, and asked puzzledly, "Wasn't it you who asked me to bring them here, Second Master?"

"I don't mean them. Could you explain who was the person crouched at the window, watching us for so long?"

Lilai rested her chin, her tone calm, as she slanted her gaze toward a corner of the window, directly meeting the Deception Puppet's eyes.

"I thought you hadn't noticed, I was wondering whether to mention it or not," Udina said.

"Now that you mention it, I've been curious since earlier about that thing hanging outside the window, looking like a giant spider — it's seriously ruining my appetite," Xizi Yue also said.

Had I been discovered?

Ke Mingye, through the puppet and facing the one known as the "Extreme Ice Witch," remained calm.

In fact, he wasn't at all surprised that he'd been discovered. On the contrary, it would have been normal to be discovered since he hadn't used any "invisibility" skills and was just peering through the window. In front of a group of the world's top powerhouses, this was no different from blatantly squatting right beside them.

He'd been waiting for these people to unveil him. If not, he'd just go with the flow, ready to deactivate the puppet anytime and not worried about leaking any information.

Since he had already mentally prepared himself, at that moment, he ordered the puppet to release the web strand linked to the balcony railing, and his figure fell beneath the school building, swiftly blending into the night.

Ash then realized what had happened and suddenly turned her head towards the window where the noise came from, her pupils showing disbelief before her expression gradually darkened.

Lilai stared at her face, as if mocking her, and slowly added, "He came with you, so you handle it — bring him here to meet us."

Ash remained silent, having nothing to say this time as she gazed back at Lilai with revolving emotions. Her pride was too strong to endure such a scenario.

"My mistake, it won't happen again," she said.

Upon finishing her words, the handle of Cinderella flashed, the tip of the umbrella bursting with a powerful current that propelled her out like a cannonball. The classroom window shattered under the head-on force, opening the exit for her.

Cinderella at full power, the body of the umbrella sending out ripples like ocean waves, lifting Ash's skirt as she swiftly traversed beneath the moonlit night like a dark cloud.

Before long, her gaze locked onto a figure.

The figure, swinging between skyscrapers by strands of web from unknown origins, finally climbed onto an overhead railway, sticking webs to the oncoming high-speed train above it, seized the strands in a flickering motion, and threw himself upward in an arc, landing atop the train.

It was as if mocking Ash, just standing atop the steel dragon, motionless. He raised his hands, moving forward with the high-speed train along the track, racing over the bustling city below.

"Not moving anymore?"

Magical Girl Ash frowned, thinking something was wrong. That person seemed to be baiting her into a trap.

But still, she chose to lean the umbrella backward, thrusting out a majestic air stream, propelling her like a nail piercing the night sky, shooting forward tens of meters to catch up with the high-speed train.

At that moment, the man on the train, among the sparks from the wheels grinding against the rails, turned to look back at Ash, who was slowly retracting her umbrella, landing atop the high-speed train.

The two stood atop the train, facing each other against the thunderous noise of the engine.

"Did you think you could escape just by getting on a high-speed train?" Ash said.

"No, I was waiting for you," the other replied.