Welcome to the Misogyny Game

At seven o'clock in the morning, my phone, which was on my bedside table, suddenly vibrated and started playing a song.

Smile picked up her phone and squinted to see who was calling her.

"Hello?" she asked in a hoarse voice.

A very shrill female voice came through the microphone: "Momo Chaochao! You haven't updated for ten days in a row. Do you want to quit? Want to terminate your contract?"

Smile paused for a moment, then glanced at her phone. A large "Editor" on her phone immediately snapped her back to reality. Instinctively, she chose a very honest response: "How could that be? I've just been lacking inspiration lately."

"No inspiration? Are you the author or am I? If you don't have inspiration, go find it! There are still ten days without an update, and you didn't even ask your readers for a break. Tell them how many readers you've lost these past few days. Just tell them when you log on and give me one more chapter." The editor's words were sharp and urgent, but he calmed down towards the end and said less harshly, "Give me one chapter today, understand?"

"Okay, okay," Smile had no choice but to agree.

"Okay." The editor hung up the phone.

The Starry Night Covenant was still offline. Although Wang Qige was very worried, she was temporarily relieved after Smile repeatedly assured her. She didn't want to stay at her house and cause her more grief, so she bought the nearest train ticket and returned home.

She got home late at night and had been sleeping late, intending to stay in bed a little longer, but this phone call caught her completely off guard.

Smile checked her phone; it was exactly 7:15. She was supposed to get up at 9, but she was wide awake. She turned on her computer, found the website where Liu Chaoque had signed a contract, and then clicked on her author section.

Hmm, two books are already completed, and the one being updated... She glanced at the synopsis: Romance, zombies? Home reconstruction? The title is "Fighting Zombies with My Parents"?

The gist of the story is that a massive meteor shower suddenly occurred on Earth. After the meteor shower, meteorites fell from various places, and scientists detected several unknown elements in them, in addition to the existing elements.

One of the meteorites landed right in front of Xi Yunxin's balcony. The meteorite was very small and looked no different from the stones in her potted plants.

The next day, she went to the balcony to water the plants as usual and did not notice the stone.

By the fifth day, the energy within meteorites worldwide began to surge, affecting nearby residents through magnetic fields. Initially, it disrupted electrical systems, causing traffic lights to malfunction and leading to frequent accidents. Authorities worked through the night to repair the damage, but the cause remained unknown.

For the safety of citizens, the traffic management department began to advise people to walk or cycle, and deployed more traffic police to direct traffic at intersections. Later, the situation became more and more serious, and electrical appliances were immediately rendered unusable. People in the city began to show strange symptoms, as if they had been mutated by radiation.

They began to grow more than two hands, and in severe cases, some even developed three heads and six arms. The situation was most severe in Japan. Experts analyzed that it was likely caused by an unknown energy ray reacting with the nuclear wastewater discharged into the sea by Japan, accelerating the mutation of the people living there. Coastal areas were affected, with people developing high fevers. After the fever subsided, they either grew wings and webbed feet unlike humans, or their body hair began to grow wildly, turning them from humans into savages.

Some people grew fish tails, some grew cow horns, and some had faces that looked like toads.

However, there were no cases of death.

In the past few days, Liu Chaoque has experienced some unusual changes, but she feels that these changes are in her mind; otherwise, why would she be able to hear them?

"Ding! System No. 306 is online. Lucky host, would you like to bind yourself to this lovely system?"

She felt like she had a tumor in her brain; otherwise, why would she be hallucinating the system's voice?

"Ding, host, you are not hallucinating. The system is not a bad thing. The system is a product of a higher-dimensional world. It came here by chance, saw your interesting soul, and wants to bind with you."

Xi Yunxin felt she still needed to go to the hospital for a check-up, but the brain CT scan revealed nothing bad except for costing several hundred yuan.

"Ding, I already said that the system is a good system and that it cannot be detected by low-dimensional beings. The host does not need to test it."

"Then I want to unbind." Although the system was friendly and might even give some rewards, nine out of ten systems are traps, and the other one is deadly. She didn't want to become a slave to the system, doing tasks in misery and thinking she was making a profit.

"Does the host really not want to bind with the system? The system is very useful, and if you don't bind with the system, you might turn into a monster."

Xi Yunxin remained unmoved. In any case, as an ordinary person, she could only lie down and let herself be reformed in the face of any catastrophe.

"You really don't want to bind? You really don't want to bind? Then I'm leaving, system~" The system's little waves were very sexy, with a hint of coy reluctance.

"Sigh, from now on we'll only see hosts that have turned into strange, writhing animals. It's such a shame."

It also played a series of events in her mind, quite fittingly, after she became an unknown creature. She thought she could just lie down and relax, but actually, seeing what happened after her birth still made her a little vulnerable.

Is she the one who's gnawing on other people's heads and eating their brains?

Is that her lying on the ground, eating dirt?

This place is so tattered and dirty, you can't see her true self anymore?

The system's voice, signaling that it was time to leave, still echoed in my mind.

"Host, I really have to go. Ah, what a pity. I'm not one to make things difficult for anyone. Since that's the case, let's part ways amicably. Unbinding in progress, 100%, 99%, 98%... 50%"

"Stop, I accept the binding."

"Binding successful!"

"Hmm?" Xi Yunxin saw the progress bar suddenly return to 100%, and fireworks and songs played in her mind: Luckily, I didn't give up.

"Congratulations to this host for successfully pairing up with the system. I'm so glad you didn't give up. I'm truly touched." The system took out a small handkerchief from who-knows-where and wiped away non-existent tears.

The drama queen, Xi Yunxin, has been confirmed.

Smile saw that the female protagonist received a gift pack from the system, which was a game skill she had just started playing. Hmm, it was a dress-up game, and there was even storage space in several large villas where she could cook and rest. However, most of them were trial cards, and only one set of wings, which was a newbie bonus, was permanent. One house was also unlocked.

However, they can all be unlocked later by completing tasks. Not only can you wear pretty dresses, but those dresses that cost thousands to unlock can also be unlocked later. Wearing them will not only make you look good, but they will also have different characteristics. This is different from the original dress-up games. This time, the newbie task is to forward the news of the zombie outbreak five days later to 1,000 people to unlock a ballet dress. Wearing it will increase agility and balance.

Xi Yunxin, who barely has any real friends on WeChat Moments, would have thought her brain had been infected with a pyramid scheme virus if it weren't for the fact that her cheat ability could actually make her fly and make things disappear out of thin air.

The dress-up game doesn't allow invisibility, and the female protagonist is arrested while using the broadcast.

Her broadcast caused panic, and she was detained by the police. When questioned about her superiors, the woman assured them that she was not talking nonsense and provided a reasoned analysis of why she made such a judgment. She concluded by saying, "Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. If you don't believe me, wait five days and see. But I suggest that it's better to be safe than sorry. Everyone should be prepared."

Xi Yunxin's words seemed alarmist, but everyone had witnessed the strange changes of the past few days, and things might really be developing in the direction she described. They couldn't take Xi Yunxin's words lightly, so they had no choice but to consult their superiors and report the matter.

When Xi Yunxin came out of the police station, she had already exceeded her novice mission requirements.

They also gifted her a Dunhuang dancer's ribbon. Wearing it, she can fly without wings. When paired with a ballet tutu, she can even mimic a bird, perching on tree branches and telephone poles. However, the dancer's tutu is quite sheer, so to avoid any wardrobe malfunctions, she can choose to combine the dress with her top, making it look like a flared skirt.

Later, she experienced saving people from a car accident, unlocking a skateboard, maintaining order in a supermarket, and obtaining the scepter of order.

By the fifth day, everyone was watching and waiting, and residents had stocked up on various emergency supplies and candles in their homes.

It started with a man with six mouths biting people like a madman. Those bitten immediately grew six mouths and started biting people too, then ten, then twenty.

Those people were taken to the hospital, but it was discovered that they could not be saved, and several doctors were also bitten.

When Xi Yunxin arrived, she was riding a smoking skateboard, wearing a Dunhuang ribbon, a flared skirt, a cane of order, a puppet feather on her ear, and a pair of disguise sunglasses.

Only a third of the people in the hospital are still alive, and some are being chased by the Six-Mouthed Strange Man in the corridor.

He controlled the alien with the Scepter of Order for five seconds, rescued the victim, floated into the air with the person, and then activated the skill. The scepter glowed red and cleared a path.

"I should switch out the Infinite Arrows. This scepter is suitable for large-scale attacks, but it's easy to accidentally injure friendly forces," Xi Yunxin thought.

By the time she had completely cleared out the six-mouthed aliens, the hospital was a mess, looking as if it had been cleared out by missiles.

She deactivated the protective shield that the system had kindly gifted her, and then flew away directly through the window...

After reading the latest chapter, Smile learned that the female lead almost had her cheat ability discovered, and fled to Hunan Province with her parents.

However, the Rabbit Kingdom had been secretly protecting them from behind, resolving some deadly crises for them. They were warmly welcomed upon arrival in Hunan Province, and their families received special care.

Smile thought for a moment. She couldn't find the outline of what Liu Chaoque was going to write next. She knew that this person wrote whatever came to mind. She had the freedom to write, but it was tough on her, who was writing the sequel.

She stumbled and struggled to imitate Liu Chaoque's style, and finally managed to write 2000 words before uploading them.

The comments section is filled with a group of adorable readers eagerly awaiting her update. They are overjoyed to see that she has finally updated a chapter, and they are so happy that they wish they could set off firecrackers.

"Grandma, the 'Twilight and Morning' channel you follow has updated." - by a little sparrow.

"Ten days, ten days! Do you know how I've survived these ten days? My child is almost starving!" - by Early Bird

"I thought the big boss was going to give up on this book, thank goodness." by Feathers Have Two.

"Why does it feel like the style of the author 'Mu Chao' is a bit different? Could it be that they changed writers? No way!" by Lying Flat Cat

Some astute readers noticed her problem, and Smile thought guiltily: The person is still the same, but the core has changed.

The author replied: "No, no, I just wanted to change the style. I didn't change the writer; it's still the same person. There won't be any romance plots, and no other characters will steal the spotlight..."

"Hey, the author replied to me!" - by Lying Flat Cat

"An author has been caught." by Moon Above Willow Branches

"Captured alive!" by someone who doesn't eat cilantro

"Author, promise me you won't be so willful. If you don't update for ten days, I'll think you're going to stop updating altogether." - by Prisoner

The author replied, "Sorry everyone, something came up at home and I was so busy I forgot."

"It's alright, it's alright, let's take care of our real-world matters first, but we should tell our readers." - by A Pants

"Yes, losing contact is no good." — Caramel Macchiato

Soon, the comment section was flooded with messages, and Smile replied to them at lightning speed, only to be urged by readers to get back to writing.

"Waaah." Smile couldn't hold back anymore.

Then, she decided to start a novel about the workplace and economics. As a student in the finance department, starting such a novel would not only allow her to review the knowledge she learned in school, but also ensure that she wouldn't be out of touch when she traveled back in time. If it became popular, she could also earn some royalties.

However, she was unsure of her novel's quality and worried that it might diminish the popularity Liu Chaoque had built up. So, she created a new account and published her first novel based on her real-life experiences, "My Daily Workday." She spent several days creating an outline and analyzing the characters' personalities, and even posted the novel's title and ID on her desk. This way, if she were to travel back in time, Liu Chaoque could continue writing it for her. Of course, she would still update the main novel on time, but she would update the new novel as things came up.

Liu Chaoque, who was on the other side of the game, had no idea that Smile had set such a trap for her, and she was now in a very awkward situation.

Looking at the smiling, cat-eyed man across from him, Liu Chaoque twirled the coffee spoon in his hand, at a loss.