Upon waking, Shen Tang found herself straddling the waist of an unfamiliar man, ready to remove his underpants.
"Stop! Touch me again, and I'll chop off your hand!"
The cold, hoarse growl startled Shen Tang, and the sensual scene before her made her nose feel hot.
In the dimly lit basement, the man's clothes were disheveled, his hands bound by chains to the bed. With the sound of metal clashing from his struggle, his arm muscles bulged, cutting into his skin, leaving graceful red marks.
Shen Tang was dumbfounded. Where was she?
She had just stayed up late watching something exciting, but how did she wake up in this unfamiliar place?
She had been single her whole life, not to the point of dreaming about men, right?
The man before her had features like they were sculpted, deep-set eyes, and intense golden pupils that captivated the soul, incredibly handsome.
His physique was robust and perfect, broad shoulders, narrow waist, long legs—comparable to a top male model, tempting enough to make one's legs weak.
Yet at this moment, an abnormal flush appeared on his face, his gaze icy and violent, glaring at Shen Tang as if to tear her apart alive, "You want it that badly? You even resorted to despicable means like drugging me!"
Shen Tang climbed off him, pale-faced, "No, it wasn't me..."
Xiao Jin's eyes grew more disgusted, wishing he could strangle the woman before him.
But some impulse in his body made him increasingly uncomfortable, and even her ugly and fat face seemed somewhat refined.
He suddenly broke free from the chains and flipped Shen Tang to the ground.
His hand gripped her neck, his breath hot and dangerous, and he growled,
"Isn't this what you wanted? I'll give it to you now!"
Upon realizing his intentions, Shen Tang was so frightened she kicked him in the groin.
"Ah..." Xiao Jin groaned, bending over in pain, the veins on his forehead bulging, "Are you crazy!"
Embarrassed, Shen Tang swallowed, taking the opportunity to escape, not looking back and rushing towards the door.
"Shen Tang!" His furious shout echoed behind her, "Don't let me see you again, or... I'll kill you!"
Shen Tang ran wildly until she could no longer hear his voice and then stopped, exhausted.
Suddenly, a sharp pain struck her head, and a memory not belonging to her surged into her mind.
After reviewing all the memories, Shen Tang's face was as pale as a sheet.
She had truly traveled into the Beast World story she read last night. This was a world plagued by an apocalyptic shortage of women and a declining birthrate. To combat natural disasters, humans evolved into more powerful Beastmen with superpowers.
Here, one wife with multiple husbands was the norm. The government encouraged females to take on multiple Beast Husbands; unmarried females were even forcibly matched by the Handsome Man Strategy System once they came of age. Having ten Beast Husbands earned a reward of one billion Star Coins!
The original owner was an Empire Princess with S-level spiritual power, matched with five top-tier Beast Husbands, supposed to lead a blissful life surrounded by them, but she wasn't the protagonist. She was a vicious supporting character, a stepping stone to make the white moonlight heroine stand out.
On the original owner's wedding day with her Beast Husbands, her parents brought back the True Princess heroine, who had been lost outside for many years.
It turned out she was just an impostor mistakenly taken home from the hospital.
The original owner became envious, madly targeting the heroine, even secretly colluding with the rebel army to push the heroine into the polluted area, intending to kill her! But she failed, losing her spiritual power and becoming a shame to the Royal Family, exiled to the polluted area to fend for herself.
The original owner's five Beast Husbands were also charged and exiled along with her.
The original owner then spiraled into despair, growing lazy, ugly, and irritable, venting her anger on her Beast Husbands, beating and scolding them; they'd rather fight enemies outside than return home to see her.
Later, they met the beautiful and kind-hearted heroine and worshipped her as their true love and white moonlight, divorcing the vile and ugly original owner to become part of the heroine's harem.
In the original story, there was a segment where the original owner secretly drugged Xiao Jin while he was injured, intending to force herself on him. He eventually crippled her hands and feet, leading to her tragic death.
She must not repeat such mistakes.
Divorce! She must divorce! But how can she survive in this apocalyptic world as a weak college girl who gets exhausted running only eight hundred meters?
Seeing the sky gradually darken, Shen Tang decided to return to her residence. On the way, she encountered a tall, red-haired, fox-eared young man leading his team on patrol.
He had deep-set, handsome features, dressed in a black uniform, broad shoulders, narrow waist, long legs, and his demeanor was noble and elegant, beautiful and captivating like a poppy, yet exuding a cold aloofness that kept people at a distance.
The females passing by, seeing him, couldn't move, nosing around and screaming, all wishing they could throw themselves at him.
"Ah ah ah, it's Shen Li!"
"I'm so lucky today to have run into Shen Li. I really want to give him a litter of little foxes!"
"That ugly woman is just standing in the middle of the road, could she be plotting to make a scene for money again?"
"It's like a flower in manure, Shen Li is such a beautiful and powerful male beast, how could he marry that ugly, fat shrew!"
Shen Li? Shen Tang's face was full of shock, her emotions were complex. Isn't he one of the original character's five Beast Husbands?
Shen Li was an orphan picked up by the original character's parents and grew up as a brother, being childhood sweethearts with the original character. Because of this layer of gratitude, he was considered the original character's betrothed husband. Even if he wasn't willing, he was forced to agree to the marriage.
Shen Li glanced at her, and a flash of bright disgust passed through his eyes, turning and leaving with his team, unwilling to say another word to her.
Shen Tang was stunned. How much must he dislike her?
She steadied her mind and quickly returned to her residence, a small two-story villa.
Opening the door, the stench of mold almost made her vomit out her leftover lunch box. Piled-up garbage left almost no good place to step in the house, with flies buzzing around.
She even saw a moldy loaf of bread not far from her feet, with maggots crawling inside.
"Ugh!"
Shen Tang couldn't hold it any longer, nearly vomiting out her bile.
The original character lived in such a place normally; Shen Tang instantly felt covered in crawling bugs, and turned to leave. But seeing the night outside, she took a deep breath, pinched her nose, and went inside, spending till midnight just packing up and throwing out the garbage.
The night was eerily silent, and Shen Tang didn't dare go far, piling the garbage outside to deal with it tomorrow.
Sniffing the rancid smell on herself, Shen Tang almost vomited again, quickly running into the bathroom to shower.
The reflection in the mirror was that of a dark-skinned, fat woman.
Her hair was messy and greasy like it hadn't been washed for years, with sticky grime like sparse seaweed dredged from a gutter. Her skin was dark and rough, with patches that rubbed off easily.
At least 300 pounds of fat piled on her, bloated like a lump of meat, with disgusting stretch marks crawling over her like spider webs, ready to burst any second!
Her oily, fat face was covered in acne and pus-filled sores, squinted swollen eyes, a big nose with a flat bridge, crooked yellow teeth...
"Ugh!"
This time, Shen Tang couldn't take it anymore, collapsing at the toilet and vomiting until dizzy.
She was sickened by her own ugliness!
She wished this was a nightmare!
Shen Tang pinched her thigh till tears flowed, unable to wake up, reminding her relentlessly that the dark, fat, ugly woman in the mirror was indeed her!
No wonder the male lead was disgusted enough to want to kill her; if assaulted by this woman, one might as well die on the spot.
Shen Tang was usually a homebody, thinking she had no concern for appearances, but absolutely not wanting to endure such a disgusting body. She steadied her legs, turning on the shower to have a good wash, the acne hurting intensely at the slightest touch, bleeding pus.
Could it be a fungal infection? What should she do?
She didn't even know if there was any medicine in this place.
[Ding—Congratulations to the host on binding to the "Handsome Man Strategy System!"]
An abrupt cold mechanical voice echoed in her mind, [I am your exclusive AI assistant, providing you with comprehensive quality service. If you agree to bind the system, please reply 'Agree.']
Handsome Man Strategy System?
What the hell?
A belated cheat?
But isn't this kind of heartthrob plot supposed to belong to beautiful and kind female protagonists?
Shen Tang looked down at her body, dark and fat with no allure, her mouth twitching: "Are you sure you didn't bind the wrong person?"
With her looks trying to seduce handsome men, she'd either scare them off or get beaten out as a mental patient.
The system still calmly replied, [Host, you are my carefully selected premium carrier, fully meeting the system's transformation standards. As long as you complete the tasks as required, you can receive various rewards, gradually beautify and transform your body, enhance your personal charm, and ultimately successfully pursue the target.]