“Host, don’t be too sad,” the System said, seeing Su Mu looking dazed at the ending of the two of them in the Campus World, and couldn’t help but speak up to comfort her.
“System, you’re single, you wouldn’t understand.”
“……” Who understands the pain of seriously trying to comfort the Host only to get a mouthful of ‘dog food’? Holy crap, hugging my fat self in self-pity…
“Host, actually you still have a chance to see the Female Lead again. As long as you turn over all the points you earned in the Campus World to the Main System, you can see the Female Lead in the next world.” The System found this method after flipping through the System Manual and quickly told Su Mu.
“I meet Weiwei again?” Su Mu asked uncertainly.
“Yes. Because many people selected by the system find their true love while traveling through worlds, the Main System established this rule to give hosts the passion to continue surviving. However, this method has a drawback: many hosts lose emotional control during the transition, leading to mental breakdowns. In such cases, the system will follow its protocols and clear the host’s memory first until the host remembers on their own.” The System explained the rules in the manual to Su Mu.
“But… Why does the Main System do this?” Although it didn’t sound harmful, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. It felt a bit strange.
“Ahem… The host’s authority is insufficient to know. You just need to know I won’t harm you.” The System felt it was better not to tell her that the Main System did this to treat the stories of Su Mu’s world-traveling as novels to earn extra income…
“Fine, let’s go to the next world then!” Seeing how ‘simple’ this system was, she didn’t quite believe it could pull off some world-shattering grand conspiracy. And even if she forgot Ling Wei, she wouldn’t forget the feeling of loving her. Even if she accidentally lost her one day, she would definitely find her way back.
“Alright! Good luck, Host!” The System, unaware of being disdained, shouted stupidly.
“Host, the next world is an Entertainment Circle world. The character I picked for you this time is much richer than the last one—you’re the CEO of a large corporation!”
“Pfft… Okay, you’re the greatest.” Su Mu couldn’t help but laugh seeing the System’s “please hug me and praise me” expression.
However, the next situation made Su Mu want to dismantle this System…
Just as Su Mu woke up, she heard a series of chilling roars. She was standing quietly in a dark corner. No matter how she looked at it, it felt like a scene from a horror movie. Especially seeing her usually gentle wife looking as if she wanted to eat her alive, Su Mu felt “not okay” at all.
“System, I need an explanation.” Whose entertainment circle is this freaking insane?
“Host, we took the wrong world…” The System flipped through the book and discovered they had landed in the Apocalypse. It spoke in a trembling voice.
“So? Why didn’t you ‘accidentally’ get the wrong Host too?” Seeing her wife looking at her coldly, Su Mu found it hard to accept. Her resentment toward the System rose rapidly.
Although her heart was collapsing, Su Mu still gave a light smile to the wife opposite her. The result…
“Ding… Female Lead’s favorability -5. Current: -90.”
Su Mu: Excuse me? Wife, what’s wrong with you!
“Host, you’ve accidentally landed in the Apocalypse. You are the female supporting character, Su Mu. The Female Lead is your good best friend, Ling Wei…” The System spoke hesitantly, not daring to reveal the whole truth for fear of being beaten to death by the Host.
“Get to the point.” Seeing Ling Wei constantly shooting cold glares at her, the hatred in those eyes made Su Mu’s heart tighten. She roughly interrupted the System.
“The story goes like this: during an escape, the original owner pushed the Female Lead into a crowd of zombies, resulting in her becoming a zombie. Later, the Female Lead became the Zombie King. When she returned in disguise seeking revenge, she met the Male Lead. The Male Lead possesses rare lightning and fire dual-type abilities. He protected her again and again on the journey, causing the Female Lead to fall for him. But actually, the Male Lead suspected something was wrong from the start; he approached her just to obtain her spatial dimension. He only slowly fell in love with her later.”
“And then?” Su Mu saw her wife looking at her with indifference but without much reaction, just sitting weakly in the chair. She finally realized something was wrong.
“The plot has reached the point where the Male Lead has exposed the Female Lead’s identity to the organization. He secretly injected her with a potion to suppress her powers. The original owner was tasked with taking her to the lab. But later, the Male Lead discovers his true feelings and comes to rescue her. To prevent the original owner from revealing the truth, he lets the original owner ‘dog-die’ (die miserably) at this moment. Then he runs away with the Female Lead. At this point, the Female Lead still thinks he came to save her even after knowing her identity, so her favorability toward him rises.”
“So you’re saying they’re about to live happily ever after?” Mmp (sh*t), the plot has reached the end! What did you bring me here for?! To be stabbed by my wife and then joyfully go to the next world? Su Mu felt her “roasting” attribute was inexplicably ignited.
“No, no, no, Host. That’s the first half. The main storyline follows a rebirth (regression). The Female Lead is killed by a plot during her escape, and consequently, she is reborn back to shortly after the Apocalypse began. Relying on her own strength, she makes the original owner die at the hands of zombies, then grows step by step. Because she remembers the Male Lead’s kindness, she protects him in this new life, and finally, they establish a base together.”
“Then can I also be reborn to the beginning of the Apocalypse?” Su Mu realized there was still a chance and asked with pursed lips.
“You can, you can.” Why wouldn’t she be able to? Looking at the Host, the System knew if it didn’t agree, it would be dismantled sooner or later. It hurriedly agreed.
“How long until the Male Lead arrives?” Su Mu calmed down, planning to salvage her image first.
“Half an hour.”
“You all go out first.” Su Mu waved her hand, signaling the subordinates behind her to leave.
The people standing behind Su Mu hesitated for a moment then agreed. After all, the whole base knew these two didn’t get along; they wouldn’t expect her to let the zombie go. They didn’t realize the “soul” inside Su Mu had already been replaced.
“What? Want to kick me while I’m down?” Ling Wei saw Su Mu dismiss the others and looked at her with a mocking gaze. This woman… Once I recover my strength, I will certainly burn her to ashes. However, Su Mu’s next action completely subverted her thoughts.
Seeing Ling Wei’s cold look, Su Mu stepped forward, leaned down, and touched Ling Wei’s face with her finger, sighing: “Weiwei, how could I have the heart to hurt you?”
Ling Wei froze at the address. Ever since she and Su Mu had fallen out, Su Mu had either been sarcastic or wanting to kill her. This was the name Su Mu used for her before the Apocalypse. At the thought of the past, Ling Wei’s hatred rose to another level. If Su Mu hadn’t pushed her into the zombies, she wouldn’t have…
“Ding… Female Lead’s favorability -5. Current: -95.”
“I know you won’t believe anything I say right now, but you just need to know one thing: I have always loved you, and that has never changed.” Su Mu didn’t react much to the drop in favorability. After all, it’s impossible to suddenly switch feelings for someone who killed you—even though she was taking the blame for someone else.
“What trick are you playing now?” Ling Wei frowned, looking at Su Mu with disgust.
“It was Jiang Mingkai who exposed your identity to the organization. I’ll let you go in a moment. If he comes, remember to be careful.” Su Mu spoke to herself, taking out a potion exchanged from the System and injecting it into Ling Wei’s body.
Ling Wei didn’t believe Su Mu’s words, but seeing her actions and her own returning strength, she couldn’t find a reason to argue.
“Ding… Female Lead’s favorability +1. Current: -94.”
Hearing the system prompt, Su Mu’s mood improved slightly. Although the increase was small, it was still favorability.
Seeing that Ling Wei still needed some time to recover, Su Mu pulled up a chair and sat in front of her, chatting incessantly, specifically choosing parts of memory that were easily twisted to brainwash Ling Wei.