A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 28 The Tyrant of the Future?
Xiao Jin looked at her coldly and said impatiently, "Speak quickly if you have something to say, stop dawdling!"

Shen Tang's temple throbbed slightly. Considering that this scoundrel was the object of her affections, she suppressed her anger and pouted, "Go find me some thick branches to make a barbecue grill, and some extra thin sticks. Shen Li, you help me process the animal meat. Cut the meat into small, even pieces, marinate it with seasonings, skewer it on the sticks, and make meat skewers. It will be easier to control the doneness when grilling."

Shen Li listened carefully to her words, nodded and smiled gently, "Okay, I'll help you, but I've never done this before, so I might be a little clumsy."

The fox brother was still the gentlest of all, but when Shen Tang thought of his identity, her heart sank slightly. She smiled calmly and said, "It's alright, there's always a first time. You'll get the hang of it after a few tries. Could you help me cut this piece of meat into small chunks first..."

Seeing the two of them busy themselves, Xiao Jin frowned and clicked his tongue. He had no expectations of this fat woman at all; he was just bored.

However, seeing Shen Tang's confident demeanor, he was genuinely curious about what kind of trouble this guy could cause.

Xiao Jin thought for a moment, then turned and went to the woods, quickly returning with a large bundle of firewood.

"These two idiots, do they really believe that lazy, gluttonous fat woman can cook?" Jia Lan sneered inwardly, too lazy to stay with them any longer, lest she be infected with their idiocy.

Xue Yinzhou transformed into his true form and lazily coiled up on the tree, too lazy to join in the fun. When bored, he would occasionally glance at the campfire, a hint of deep meaning flashing in his silver-purple beast eyes.

Shen Tang was confident that her skills would definitely surprise these men. However, she had always used a regular electric grill at home, which had a relatively low heat. This was the first time she had ever grilled meat over a campfire. As she grilled, she smelled a burnt smell.

"Oh no! It's burnt!"

Shen Tang hurriedly took out the meat skewers, the meat pieces were on fire, and he blew them out. The meat skewers shrank a lot from being roasted and turned into charcoal.

"This dark stuff, is this the roasted meat you were talking about?"

Xiao Jin could still smell the burnt charcoal odor, and his face was pale. Could this fat woman be trying to poison them?
He knew that the fat woman had ill intentions and was still up to no good.

"It was a mistake. I didn't control the heat well this time. I'll bake it for a shorter time next time," Shen Tang said awkwardly.

"You'd better not be wasting food on purpose, or you'll be starving from now on." Xiao Jin's face was icy cold, thinking to himself that he had really lost his mind today and actually believed Shen Tang.

Food is precious in the apocalypse. If this fat woman dares to deliberately degrade the food and disgust them again, he'll see how he deals with her!
"You really know how to make barbecue?" Shen Li frowned and looked at Shen Tang with displeasure.

Shen Tang sighed inwardly. Changing Xiao Jin and the others' impression of her was not something that could be done in a short time. The original owner did often waste food, especially when Shen Li and the others did things that did not meet her expectations. She would deliberately throw away all the meat that they had worked so hard to hunt, preferring to waste it rather than give it to them to eat.

"Trust me one last time, this time I will definitely succeed!" Shen Tang vowed to conquer them with her genuine culinary skills.

Having learned from her previous failure, Shen Tang gradually mastered the technique this time.

The meat chunks were roasted until golden brown and oozing oil, which dripped into the campfire with a crackling sound.

The gradually spreading aroma of meat made the two men beside her drool, staring at the meat skewers in Shen Tang's hand like wolves.

When she felt the time was almost up, she took out the meat skewers. They were slightly charred, but the crispy, oily skin made them look even more appetizing. "How about you try some?"

Xiao Jin's mouth was already watering from the aroma of the meat. After drinking nutrient solution for so many years, this was the first time he had felt so hungry. He snatched the meat skewer and stuffed it into his mouth without even noticing how hot it was.

"Phew! Delicious!" His golden eyes lit up, and he gasped for breath, not slowing down his movements as if he were a starving ghost reincarnated.

Shen Tang's lips twitched slightly. Was it really necessary? But watching the cool guy transform into a hungry wolf pouncing on its prey, she felt a surge of pride. She quickly grilled several more skewers of meat and handed them to Shen Li. "You should try some too. This time, the heat control was even better than last time. They're crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. They're sure to taste great."

Seeing that Xiao Jin was eating so heartily, Shen Li put aside her prejudice.

His eating manners were very refined and elegant, giving people an ultimate enjoyment just by watching him eat.

Shen Li was still not satisfied after finishing the meal and gave it a very high rating: "Extremely delicious."

Not far away, Jialan was lying in front of a tree, resting with his eyes closed, when he suddenly smelled an enticing aroma of meat. He swallowed hard, opened his eyes and looked in the direction from which the aroma was coming, and found that Shen Tang and the others were grilling meat.

Why does it smell so good?

Does this fat woman really have a talent for cooking?
A hint of regret crossed Jia Lan's face. If he had gone to help earlier, he could have gotten some food too.

But there's absolutely no way he'd ask to freeload a meal.

He loathed the fat woman and had no desire to have anything to do with her.

It's just a barbecue. As the noble prince of New Atlantis, what delicacies haven't he eaten?

Jialan got up irritably and moved to a more distant spot to lie down and rest, but the aroma of meat kept wafting into his nose, making his mouth water uncontrollably and preventing him from falling asleep.

Depend on!
That fat woman did it on purpose!

Jialan glared coldly at them, then turned over, trying to block out the smell of meat.

But he had always disdained drinking nutritional supplements, and having not eaten dinner, he was already starving. Now, he was so hungry that he was going crazy, and his stomach was aching from hunger.

Shen Tang was really doing it on purpose. She smiled mischievously and kept glancing at Jia Lan. She fanned herself while grilling the meat, making the aroma travel even further, which made the proud mermaid come over and beg her for a meal!

But to my surprise, after all that effort, this mermaid had such strong willpower that she wasn't tempted at all!
A sense of defeat flashed through Shen Tang's mind.

Given their terrible relationship, the proud mermaid would never back down willingly. After thinking it over, she grabbed a few freshly grilled meat skewers and headed towards Jialan's direction.

"What are you doing here?" Jialan opened her eyes and saw Shen Tang coming over. Her face was cold, and she said irritably.

"I noticed you haven't eaten anything tonight, so I grilled some meat. I can't finish it all, so I'll bring you some."

Jialan then noticed that Shen Tang was still holding several large skewers of meat. She swallowed back her sarcastic words, pursed her lips, and said disdainfully, "I don't need your charity, and don't even think that I would like you."

"..." Shen Tang was speechless. This guy was really too proud to admit his mistake!
Even though the longing in his eyes was overflowing, he was still so sarcastic and unwilling to back down!
She shoved the meat skewers into his hands. "If you want to eat, just eat. Is it that hard to say? I brought them to you myself, so why are you being so coy?"

Jialan looked uncomfortable and said angrily, "I don't want to eat it!"

"If you don't want to eat it, just throw it away." Shen Tang said and turned to leave, too lazy to say anything more to him.

She recalled the original story: ten years later, a coup would occur in New Atlantis, and Jialan would inherit the rightful throne of the Sea Emperor and rule the seas.

However, he was an absolute merman tyrant, bloodthirsty, cruel, and licentious.

Whenever his headache flares up, the sea splatters with blood. Only the female lead, Shen Qingli, can cure his headache. The supreme Sea Emperor dismisses his harem for her sake and stays in Shen Qingli's room almost every night. He also becomes the sharpest blade in the female lead's hand, clearing away all obstacles for her.

The boy's face was still somewhat immature, and Shen Tang could not connect Jia Lan with the capricious merman tyrant in the original work.

This guy has a bad temper and isn't very likable, but how did he end up like that?
A thought flashed through Shen Tang's mind.

If Jialan is destined to become an invincible, bloodthirsty blade, then why can't she control that blade?
Jialan watched Shen Tang walk away in silence, then sat by the campfire chatting and laughing with Shen Li. She didn't look at him again, seemingly just bringing him some food and not harboring any other disgusting thoughts, nor did she deliberately bother him anymore.

Has this fat woman really changed her ways? He smelled the aroma of the meat skewer in his hand, swallowed hard, and finally couldn't resist taking a bite. His blue eyes then lit up.

Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, bursting with juice, the seasoning is just right, flavorful and not overly salty or spicy.

Jialan couldn't help but recall the meat soup she had brought him that day. He later overheard Lang Xiao talking about how his female companion and Shen Tang had spent the entire morning making that pot of meat soup.

At the time, Jialan thought that the fat woman had deliberately bribed Lang Xiao to say nice things and curry favor with him. After all, the fat woman was greedy and lazy and had never been in the kitchen before, so how could she possibly cook?

But now, he couldn't believe that the meat soup really was made by Shen Tang herself.

The disgust in Jialan's eyes subsided, and a complex emotion flickered in her gaze as she looked at Shen Tang. Suddenly, she felt that this ugly female wasn't so bad after all.

[Ding! Congratulations, host: Shen Li's favorability +10!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host: Xiao Jin's favorability +15!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host: Jialan's favorability has increased dramatically! You have moved beyond dislike and are now at favorability level: 0 (normal). Reward: 100 cases of purified water. The reward has been automatically added to your system inventory. Please check it yourself.]

As Shen Tang listened to the system's continuous announcements in her mind, she smiled in a good mood. Then she grilled a dozen more skewers of meat, intending to go to Xue Yinzhou to improve her favorability.

But when she arrived at the tree where he had been coiled, she found that the white snake was no longer there, and she didn't know where he had gone.

Xue Yinzhou was always elusive; if he didn't want to see her, she would never be able to find him.

Shen Tang sighed, deciding to give up for now and that there would be plenty of time in the future.

"smell good!"

"Shen Tang and the others are grilling meat late at night, and it's making me so hungry I can't sleep."

"I've never smelled such delicious roasted meat before. Who grilled this?"

"It looks like Shen Tang and Shen Li are grilling meat. How come it smells so good? I wish I could try some."

"That fat woman Shen Tang can actually grill meat? We underestimated her before."

The orcs in the camp were so engrossed in the fragrance that they couldn't sleep and came out of their tents to find the source of the scent.

Several females also came over, asking curiously, "Shen Tang, is this the meat you grilled? It smells so good!"

Shen Tang smiled and nodded, handing them several freshly grilled meat skewers, "Try them."

"For me? Thank you."

The females were somewhat flattered.

After all, their relationship wasn't very good before, and they often made fun of Shen Tang in private. They never expected that she would take the initiative to treat them to barbecue.

Xiao Jin had a lot of meat left from the bison he hunted. It would be a waste if they couldn't finish it tonight, so he called several orcs to clean the remaining meat, skewer it into meat skewers according to Shen Tang's method, dip it in barbecue sauce, and make it into barbecue.

The beastmen carried limited nutrient solutions, and most of them were either starving or full. They were still hungry, but they were too embarrassed to eat the roasted meat for free, so they went out to hunt a few more wild animals and came here specifically to ask Shen Tang how to roast meat.

The once quiet camp was now filled with the sounds of discussion and laughter. People sat in small groups around the campfire by the river, eating roasted meat, and the tense and somber atmosphere became lively and relaxed.

In contrast to the relaxed and carefree atmosphere of the beastmen on Shen Tang's side, the beastmen who took a different path were in a completely different situation.

Upon arriving at the so-called crystal mine, they were ambushed by a highly polluted species!

Everyone then suddenly realized that there was no such thing as a crystal mine; it was a complete trap!

The city lord led his troops to break through the encirclement.

But the originally large team has now lost nearly half of its members.

The remaining orcs were either wounded or crippled.

Despair and sorrow filled everyone's hearts.

Shen Tang was eating roasted meat when his ears twitched, and he faintly heard the roar of beasts coming from afar.

The other orcs in the camp heard it too.

"I think I heard Cook's voice?"

"That sound sounds like a cry for help?"

"Weren't they going to find purification crystal ore? Did something happen to them?"

"Come on, let's go over and take a look."

Xiao Jin led a team of elite orcs to meet them.

Half an hour later, Shen Tang saw hundreds of black dots appear on the dim horizon in the distance. As they got closer, the black dots turned into beastmen of various shapes.

A group of orcs, their clothes tattered and their bodies covered in wounds, some even missing arms and legs, were demoralized.

Meanwhile, another group of orcs, well-fed and in high spirits, presented a stark contrast.

"How did you get so badly injured? What happened? Did you find the crystal?"

"Don't even mention it! There's no crystal mine at all. It was a trap set by those polluting species!" The injured orc revealed the whole story, his eyes filled with resentment and regret.

The orcs who followed the city lord were filled with regret. If only they had listened to Shen Tang, they wouldn't have had to escape death so narrowly and almost lose their lives.

Some of the orcs who had originally come with Shen Tang were regretting missing out on a chance to make a fortune, but now they were just glad they hadn't gone with him!

Shi Yin was also in a terrible state. Her hair was disheveled, her face was pale and panicked, her clothes were tattered, and her body was covered in bloodstains, whether hers or someone else's, it was unclear. One of the beastmen behind her was also missing.

Shi Yin saw Shen Tang walk out of the group, her face dark and twisted, and she lunged at her like a vengeful ghost, cursing, "You bitch, you knew it was a trap over there, didn't you? You deliberately encouraged me to go there!"

"Why are you crazy!"

Shen Tang had been on guard against this crazy woman. The moment she lunged at him, he was so frightened that he turned and ran, quickly hiding behind Shen Li. "Block me! This crazy woman wants to bite me to death!"

(End of this chapter)