Chapter 182 (First Release)...
After being forcibly escorted home by those people and trying to mediate in a tense atmosphere, Ning Wanwan was exhausted when she got home.
That's probably how male high school students are—they have endless energy. Even though they've just gone through a life-or-death ordeal, they still have the energy to engage in some kind of open and covert struggles.
Ning Wanwan vowed that if it happened again, she would simply ignore it.
I'm so tired, so tired.
Despite her exhaustion, Ning Wanwan quickly took a shower and lay down in the soft blankets. She let out a heavy sigh and couldn't help but smile.
Indeed, there's no place like home, no matter how good it is.
Recalling her experience in the illusion, Ning Wanwan felt she had completely lost her mind, still racking her brains to squeeze into the royal city—no matter how wonderful the royal city was, it could never compare to the peace and comfort of reality.
However... reality... this isn't really my reality yet.
Thinking of this, Ning Wanwan's lips slowly relaxed again.
[Host, what's wrong?] The system seemed to sense something. [...Are you thinking about your original world again?]
"Um."
Ning Wanwan wrapped the blanket even tighter.
"I want to go back. System, you said it before, right? Once I finish my storyline and complete the mission, I can go back."
[……Yes. ]
"You're not lying to me, are you?"
[...I won't lie to you, host.]
"Um."
The girl stared at the empty ceiling, lost in thought. Even the system couldn't guess what its host was thinking.
"System, is the apocalypse inevitable?"
[Of course. Why would the host have such a question?]
Ning Wanwan pursed her lips, her eyelashes trembling slightly.
"When the amusement park collapsed, I fell into the crack and was powerless to resist. I could feel how insignificant my strength was."
"It's not just me, there are so many ordinary people, they all..."
It seemed as if many bloody and mangled scenes appeared before my eyes.
What brought her back to reality was the candy in her palm as she unconsciously tightened her fingers.
That was a child she met at the amusement park before everything was fine. She pulled the balloon back for the child, and the child gave her this candy as a reward.
She had been holding the candy for too long, and its warmth had made it a little sticky. Plus, it tasted overly sweet.
Ning Wanwan thought aimlessly.
Trying hard to recall, Ning Wanwan could still vaguely remember the soft smile on the child's face.
What happened to that child now...? Did he survive?
Ning Wanwan knew the answer very well. In such circumstances, it would be difficult for even adults to survive, let alone children.
And this is just a small "warning." When the true apocalypse arrives, and the world undergoes a drastic change, what fate will most of the world's inhabitants face?
"System, after the apocalypse arrives, those with abilities, like the male protagonist, can still survive in this world. But what about ordinary people? What will they do?"
Ning Wanwan spoke softly. Her words weren't a question; clearly, she didn't expect the system to give her an answer. Or rather, she already had the answer in her heart.
“I am also an ordinary person, and I don’t want to see ordinary people become waste materials, or become skeletons that pave the way for important characters to become gods in the apocalypse.”
Feeling a sense of shared fate, even though Ning Wanwan was a transmigrator with a system, she always felt that she was just an ordinary person. She couldn't empathize with those powerful individuals who possessed abilities and authority.
Moreover, even the male protagonist and his group... do they really want those things? They go through all of this, losing friends, family, and the familiar world, all for the sake of achieving that throne.
Although she didn't have much contact with the male lead Qi Lin, Ning Wanwan had a gut feeling that he wasn't that kind of person.
[...]
[Host, you're overthinking it. No one would resist becoming a god.]
[And no one can stop the apocalypse from coming.]
[After all, this novel is based on a post-apocalyptic world. Without the apocalypse, there would be no novel, and certainly no world as it exists.]
The system's voice lowered slightly, as if it wanted to persuade her.
"But can't the plot be changed?"
Ning Wanwan's face was devoid of smiles. She lifted her fair face from under the covers and stared straight at a point in the void, as if she were making eye contact with the system.
Despite having no physical form, the system felt as if it were being pierced by her gaze, and its ethereal data body felt as if it were being scorched.
She bit her lip, as if gathering her strength, and the next sentence she uttered was like a sharp blade piercing straight to the core.
"System, can you honestly say that the current storyline hasn't broken down in any way?"
[...]
The system was speechless.
Yes, if Ning Wanwan hadn't spoken up, the system could have pretended not to know. But now, everyone's actions, from the male lead and supporting characters to the villains, down to the cannon fodder, have changed... There's only one reason: her.
If this continues, the plot will only change more and more dramatically, and there will be no chance of reversing it.
After a long silence, the system finally offered a somewhat evasive explanation: "[The current changes are just minor details; the main storyline remains largely the same. Host, stop overthinking it; the apocalypse is inevitable.]"
"...Is that so?"
Ning Wanwan lost the last shred of desire to communicate with the system. She closed her eyes and stopped speaking.
The system also quieted down, allowing the host to finally fall into a deep sleep after the exhaustion caused by the previous amusement park incident.
...
When Ning Wanwan woke up the next morning, the system acted as if nothing had happened, greeting her in her mind: [Host, good morning.]
"morning."
Ning Wanwan didn't intend to continue antagonizing the system. She washed up and prepared to go to school.
At the school gate, Ning Wanwan bumped into an unexpected person—Mu Xijue.
Upon seeing her, his tense posture seemed to relax somewhat, and a flirtatious smile appeared in his peach blossom eyes.
"Hey, Wanwan, you're still alive!"
Ning Wanwan paused, a look of resistance on her face: "...Teacher Mu, what are you saying?"
Mu Xijue chuckled, leaned closer to her, and whispered, "Don't pretend, Ning Wanwan. You went to the amusement park yesterday, right?"
Ning Wanwan turned her head slightly away and didn't say anything.
Mu Xijue had already confirmed it from her reaction. He straightened up and said, "Ning Wanwan, I must say, you are really brave. You said you wouldn't go, but you still went."
"Do you know how worried I was when I didn't answer the phone all day yesterday?"
His expression turned cold, and his tone became sarcastic.
"Could it be that she went on a date with some young man?"
Ning Wanwan then remembered that she seemed to have left her phone at the amusement park. In that situation, she couldn't possibly have been thinking about her phone.
However, Ning Wanwan couldn't explain it to him, even though he seemed to care about her.
"Teacher Mu, this shouldn't have anything to do with you, right?"
The girl's soft yet distant tone made Mu Xijue pause slightly.
Actually, he shouldn't have any other feelings. Mu Xijue has never cared about what others say; it's always been his word that affects other people's emotions.
But at this moment, he felt inexplicably uncomfortable, especially seeing the girl's attitude of trying to distance herself from him.
The thought that she was actually on a date with someone else and that's why she didn't reply to his messages made him feel like he was being pricked by a thorn.
Perhaps it's because she's finally become interested in an ordinary person and doesn't want to lose control over them. Mu Xijue thought so.
Ning Wanwan was unaware of Mu Xijue's inner thoughts. She only felt that this strange teacher Mu was squinting at her with a strangely focused gaze.
She took a step back, feeling she shouldn't stay any longer; if he continued to stare at her, something she didn't want to happen might occur.
Ning Wanwan didn't say another word, turned around and ran away.
Anyway, she's a student, and it's only natural that she has to go to class.
Mu Xijue rubbed his thumb, watched her retreating figure, and chuckled.
"They run pretty fast."
He was having an idea, thinking of simply kidnapping the girl and taking her to his laboratory to make her his one and only experimental subject. He would cherish her and use her.
Moreover, this way, she wouldn't have to worry about his attitude anymore; once she was in his lab, she would naturally only be able to look at him.
However, she ran so fast that it slightly dampened his increasingly intense feelings.
After all, if she were taken to the lab, we probably wouldn't see her lively side anymore.
A doll without a soul is always lacking something.
...
Good morning, Wanwan.
Outside the classroom, Ning Wanwan ran into Shen Wu. The tall, pretty girl nodded to her and greeted her with a smile.
As the highly popular female lead, Shen Wu is flawless in appearance, personality, and abilities, making her a campus goddess.
Just standing here attracts a lot of attention.
But she only spoke to Ning Wanwan.
Ning Wanwan nodded blankly, "Good morning, Shen... Are you here to see someone?"
Chen Wu slightly curved her lips and denied it gently: "No."
She seemed to have come specifically to see Ning Wanwan, and after confirming that Ning Wanwan was alright, she turned and left.
"..."
Despite the envious and jealous looks from a crowd, Ning Wanwan braced herself and entered the classroom, continuing to act as if she were invisible, refusing to talk to anyone who tried to pry into Chen Wu's life.
"Did Chenwu also hear about the amusement park, so she came to see me? But... how did she know I went to the amusement park?"
Ning Wanwan scratched her head, temporarily putting the matter aside, sighed, and sat down.
The classroom was noisy, with many people chatting. Ning Wanwan overheard the conversation about the amusement park.
However, most people clearly did not see this as a sign of danger; in fact, they were excited and discussing it enthusiastically, since the matter did not pose a threat to them.
Only a few people occasionally worry that this will happen again.
Ning Wanwan looked away and frowned.
Previously, Ning Wanwan always felt like she had forgotten something, but she couldn't remember it for a while.
Once inside the classroom, seeing the empty seats at the front, she finally remembered something.
It's the supporting actress, Lin Ruowei! She forgot about her!
Over the weekend, besides her and Jiang Chengran, Lin Ruowei also went to the amusement park together! But so much happened that after they came out of the illusion, no one remembered that Lin Ruowei was even there.
Zhao Rui, a cannon fodder villain who has always been close to Lin Ruowei, also noticed this.
Lin Ruowei didn't ask for leave today.
He raised an eyebrow in surprise, asked Lin Ruowei's follower, and then turned to Ning Wanwan, "Ning Wanwan, you always follow Lin Ruowei, do you know what's going on?"
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