A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 21 Breathing
Shen Li turned her head and looked at Xiao Jin disapprovingly, thinking that he was teasing Shen Tang.

"Don't look at me like that, I didn't do anything."

Xiao Jin let out a short, cold laugh. Even if he really wanted to take revenge on this fat woman, he wouldn't do something so childish. "She's stupid. She climbed up and can't get down."

Shen Li, Jia Lan, and Xue Yinzhou all looked incredulous upon hearing this. How did this fat woman manage to climb up there?

Now is not the time to worry about these things. The most important thing is to rescue her. We can't just leave Shen Tang here to fend for herself.

Shen Li dragged over a thick cushion, looked up at the treetop, and said gently, "Jump down, you won't get hurt."

Shen Tang didn't have the courage to jump. She didn't feel anything as she climbed up, but when she glanced down, it was at least twenty meters high! Her legs went weak and trembled... Could this mat really catch her?

Many orcs heard the commotion and came over to watch, discussing it animatedly.

"What's that fat woman Shen Tang doing up in the tree?"

"Could it be that it climbed up there to avoid the swarm of insects?"

"Her? She's as fat as a pig, how did she climb up there? It's unbelievable."

"It looks like she can't get down after climbing up. She's cowardly and useless. What makes her worthy of having Xiao Jin and the others as her husbands? It's like a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung."

Sarcastic remarks and occasional jeers rippled through the crowd.

Jia Lan was humiliated and said fiercely, "Shen Tang, jump down now, stop making a fool of yourself!"

Anya walked over and saw this comical scene. A hint of mockery flashed in her eyes. When she looked at Xiao Jin and the others, she put on an understanding smile and softly suggested, "Your Highness Jialan, I have a beastman husband who is a flying beastman. Why don't we have him transform into a beastman and bring Shen Tang down?"

Jialan glanced at her. Who is this person? What is she doing here?

Xiao Jin and the others couldn't even be bothered to give her a second glance.

Anya felt embarrassed that no one paid any attention to her and that her flirtatious glances were being directed at a blind man. However, she would not hold a grudge against Xiao Jin. Instead, she glared even more fiercely at the ugly, fat figure in the tree, wishing that Shen Tang would fall from the tree and die.

Xue Yinzhou suddenly spoke up, "Shen Tang, there's something behind you."

"what!"

Thinking there was another snake behind her, Shen Tang was so frightened that she slipped and fell directly from the tree onto the cushion with a "thud!"

Her weight of over 200 pounds plummeted from the sky, shaking even the cushioning pad and creating a crater. Shen Tang, needless to say, was disheveled and utterly wretched, her clothes torn by sharp branches, revealing her white, flabby flesh. Yet, no one pitied her; they all mocked her as if she were a clown.

"Haha, is Shen Tang trying to cheer us up because everyone's in such a low mood?"

"Look at all that fat on her body, is that what a female should look like? She's not attractive at all, and she even makes me feel a little nauseous."

"She made a complete fool of herself. If I were her beastly husband, I would be utterly disgraced."

"Serves her right. Who told her to do so many stupid things? This is karma."

Seeing her like this, Shen Li frowned in disgust, but still stepped forward, took off his coat, and covered Shen Tang with it, covering her exposed areas. He asked gently, "Are you alright?"

Shen Tang shook her head, still shaken, ignoring the sarcastic remarks around her, feeling only relief at surviving the ordeal.

She looked up at the tree, but there was nothing there! She immediately realized she had been tricked and glared fiercely at Xue Yinzhou.

Xue Yinzhou glanced at her indifferently, then turned and left.

Seeing that there was no entertainment to be had, the crowd dispersed.

Anya bit her lip lightly, a hint of jealousy appearing on her beautiful face. Didn't Xiao Jin and the others avoid Shen Tang like the plague and wish she were dead so they could be free?

But she felt that the atmosphere in this family was different from before.

Damn it, it's all Shen Tang's fault for ruining her plans! She must find a chance to get rid of Shen Tang!
Polluted lands, fraught with danger, are the perfect place for accidents to happen.

……

The city lord summoned all the orc warriors to the open space for an impromptu meeting.

They brought nearly a thousand men this time. After last night's surprise attack, thirteen of them were killed, more than forty were seriously injured, and the rest were slightly injured and continued to advance with the army.

The lingering smell of blood in the air will attract more polluted and mutated creatures, so they must set off as soon as possible to complete the search and rescue mission, otherwise the number of casualties will only increase.

After the meeting, the city lord kept Xiao Jin behind and asked, "What exactly happened during the days you disappeared?"

In recent months, outside the shelters, the extent of the contaminated areas has been rapidly expanding, and more and more pollutants have appeared in various places. These mutated creatures are becoming increasingly sophisticated and difficult to deal with.

For example, last night, there was absolutely no S-level variant in the B-level contaminated area.

However, judging from the current situation, there is more than one.

Therefore, the city lord had previously sent Xiao Jin and Lu Xiao with an elite force to investigate the cause, but the entire team lost contact.

Xiao Jin tapped the personal terminal on his wrist, and a virtual map appeared, showing the route and obstacles he had marked. "Lu Xiao and I led a team to discover an abandoned factory in the A-35 contaminated zone. We detected a corrupted core inside the factory, and the number of mutated creatures there was beyond our imagination. We were short-handed and needed reinforcements. Unfortunately, the magnetic field in that area interfered with the personal terminal signal, so I temporarily left the team. I didn't expect to be surrounded by mutated creatures on the way back, triggering a mental energy rampage..."

I almost died on the way.

Xiao Jin's mind conjured up Shen Tang's face, and he frowned, but found that he was no longer as disgusted as before.

He had to admit that if Shen Tang hadn't come along this time, he might have already sacrificed his life for his country.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! Xiao Jin's favorability has increased by 20!]

As soon as Shen Tang returned to the armored vehicle, the system's announcement sounded in his mind.

She was utterly exasperated. She had just made a fool of herself, and Xiao Jin had immediately increased her favorability towards her... This bastard really had no good intentions! He just wanted to see her make a fool of herself!

[Ding! Side quest issued to host: Provide emotional support to at least one male lead. Reward: 1 slimming pill. Quest duration: Before midnight tonight.]

Is time really that tight?

Xiao Jin and Xue Yinzhou dislike her too much, so they probably won't allow her to get close.

Jialan's dislike level isn't high, but this guy is sharp-tongued, picky, and obsessed with looks, so there's no need to even think about him.

After thinking it over for a while, Shen Tang decided to go find her childhood friend, the fox.

Shen Li has the highest favorability rating among the five male leads. Having overcome the initial dislike, she is the perfect person to make a move.

Shen Tang went to the armored vehicle Shen Li was in to look for him, but his teammates said he wasn't there.

"He just got off the bus, probably to relieve himself outside. Why are you looking for him?"

"I was just asking because he's not here. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

After Shen Tang left, she asked the system, "Can you locate Shen Li's position?"

[Yes, the male protagonist, Shen Li, has been detected in a hidden cave 1.5 kilometers away.]

Why do you have to go this far just to use the restroom?

Shen Tang didn't think much of it and rushed over immediately.

Upon reaching the cave entrance, they heard a suppressed gasp that evoked all sorts of thoughts.

(End of this chapter)