Chapter 055 Ninja Sect's Letter

June 21st, early morning.Ke Mingye's eyes trembled as he opened them, waking up from his bed. As always, what met his gaze was not the old, yellow-stained ceiling but a notification panel against a black background with red font.

It was like some sort of mental pollution that he found repulsive.

[Obituary: On the night of June 20th, born in Washington, United States, the player with the ID "Dark Blade 01" was killed by the supervillain "Timekeeper."]

[Current number of surviving players worldwide: 96/100]

[No version updates for today.]

"This guy must have a few screws loose, picking a fight with a supervillain."

Ke Mingye, holding his throbbing forehead, slowly got out of bed, thinking that the Timekeeper was rated A+ in the system, and one should steer clear even from a mere glimpse.

But it was probably just bad luck for that player. Given the Timekeeper's psychopathic level, even an innocent person who glanced his way could attract his lethal attention.

[Today's Daily Tasks are as follows:]

[1. Run 4000 meters (Reward: One spin of the lottery wheel)]

[2. Use a disposable item once (Reward: 1 attribute point on "neurological reaction")]

Upon seeing "disposable item", Ke Mingye immediately thought of the "Magical Girl Experience Card" in his bag.

He rested his hand on his chin, thinking it might be fine to let the puppet try it, since he wasn't using it himself. Controlling a magic girl, instead of a drab grey figure, seemed like a novel experience. Sёarch* The NôvelFire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Logically speaking, couldn't he have the puppet approach Bai Zini and get close to the Magical Girl Alliance?

As Ke Mingye thought this, he switched the panel to the main mission tab, looking at the mission node for "Magical Girl Ash".

[The next target node for this main mission is: Approach the Magical Girl Alliance through "Magical Girl Ash."]

"It seems like it might actually work," Ke Mingye raised an eyebrow, "This would nail the second task too. I should try it when I find the time."

Just as he was about to close the mission panel, the previously empty "Daily Task 3" slot suddenly refreshed, displaying a striking task in dark red font.

[3. Kill a superhuman (This task is a rare daily mission that appears with low probability and carries extra rewards) (Reward currently unknown)]

"Kill a superhuman, isn't that a bit extravagant... The rewards are still unknown; what if they just give me 100 Mall Coins as compensation?"

Ke Mingye yawned as he got out of bed, put on his slippers, and reached for the doorknob. Just as he opened the door, he was greeted by the sight of Ke Xiaomo, dressed in a plain white outfit.

Leaning against the wall of the hallway, Ke Xiaomo looked up from the ancient book in his hands: "Going for a morning run?"

"Uh… yes."

Ke Mingye paused for a moment and then nodded his head.

He thought to himself, seeing a villainous boss first thing in the morning—if this kept up every day, how long before it gave him high blood pressure?

"Together, I am heading out too," Ke Xiaomo closed his ancient book.

"Sure, let me wash up first."

Ke Mingye said as he passed by him and entered the bathroom, closing the door.

"I'll wait for you downstairs."

Ke Xiaomo gently knocked on the bathroom door as the emotionless voice came from outside the bathroom.

My big brother wants to run with me in the morning? What is he up to? But it seems fine, as long as he doesn't suddenly go mad, pull out a brain imaging helmet, and clamp it on my head.

Ke Mingye picked up his toothbrush and cup, turned on the faucet, caught a mouthful of water, and pondered in front of the mirror.

After freshening up, Ke Mingye changed into his sneakers in his bedroom and, together with Ke Xiaomo, took the elevator down from their apartment.

Today was the first day of summer vacation—no school, free to do whatever they wanted, a day for fun and relaxation. Of course, this also meant that over the next while, every family member might be active in the city under a secondary identity.

The early morning mist always enveloped Huanjing, with the sky tinged a sleepy hue of blue around the edges. The rising morning sun cast warm rays that gently burned through the fog.

Ke Mingye shared his usual running route with Ke Xiaomo, and then the two of them started running around the perimeter of the district, the cool air rushing into their noses and ears, painfully tickling their throats and eardrums.

"Do you usually run around Old Jingmai District?"

Ke Xiaomo asked him while running forward.

"Yes, I've been working on my physical fitness recently," Ke Mingye answered.

"I can tell, you've gotten much more robust recently," Ke Xiaomo paused, "Has anyone been bullying you at school or anything?"

"Bro, don't worry about it, I just really want to get in shape so I'm not always called skinny,"

"That's good. I just feel like I haven't cared enough for you guys before."

Ke Mingye sighed, "You're just our older brother, not our dad. It's our always-absent dad who should be reflecting on himself, right?"

"Really…" Ke Xiaomo said as he slightly increased his running pace, "Keep up. Since you want to work out, put some more effort into it."

"I made a mistake, so you want to be my drill sergeant?"

Before long, under Ke Xiaomo's urging, Ke Mingye finished running three kilometers intermittently. He bent over, hands on his bent knees, and pretended to pant heavily.

In reality, given his physical fitness, which far surpassed that of an ordinary human, running three kilometers wouldn't even make him breathe hard, but he still had to put on an act in front of Ke Xiaomo.

"Tired?"

Seeing him like this, Ke Xiaomo slowly stopped and handed him a towel.

Ke Mingye took the towel, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and gasped, "I can't... run anymore."

Just then, Ke Xiaomo suddenly looked up at the sky, where a blue bird with a scroll tied to it was flying from afar. It slowly folded its wings and landed on the railing of a rooftop nearby.

Ke Xiaomo turned to Ke Mingye, "I'll go to the public restroom nearby to relieve myself, wait here for me."

"Okay."

Ke Mingye did not even lift his head, continuing to feign the exaggerated breathing, mimicking the expected reaction of a weak body, but he noticed the unusual glance his brother had given earlier.

Ke Xiaomo walked leisurely into the alley, heading toward the deep-set public restroom. Halfway there, he turned his cheek and glanced back to make sure Ke Mingye hadn't followed, then he gently whistled.

The blue bird carrying the scroll heard the sound and flew over, gently landing on his fingertip. Ke Xiaomo unfastened the strap on its back, took out the scroll, and the bird flapped its wings vigorously, flying towards the azure sky.

Ke Xiaomo unrolled the scroll, which contained writing, elegantly and energetically penned. He recognized it as his master's handwriting, the very leader of the Ninja Sect.

The message read:

—We have confirmed the location and identity of the disaster dragon, which is masquerading as a human hidden among the populace. I am gathering disciples scattered around the world to form an elite squad, and we are likely to act on July 4th.

—Mo, remember to conserve your strength during this period, do not startle the snake by hitting the grass, and quietly await our arrival.

"Half a month then…" Ke Xiaomo murmured to himself, "I can't slack off on training recently." After reading the message, he closed the scroll and let go, allowing it to fall towards the ground.

If things went as he expected, then when the scroll hit the ground, it would be swallowed by the shadows there.

But just at that moment, a strand of spider silk shot from above, sticking to the scroll about to hit the ground and forcefully dragging it upwards.

Ke Xiaomo was startled and looked up towards the source of the spider silk.