A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 35 How did she become so beautiful?

"Isn't the captain's partner that ugly, fat Shen Tang, whom everyone in the city hates?"

"Yes, I ran into her last month. She was covered in fat, her skin was as black as coal, and her face was full of pimples and pustules. You could smell a foul odor when you got close. I was so disgusted that I almost threw up."

"The captain must have had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to marry that ugly fat woman."

"I heard that vicious, ugly woman often gambles with the captain's money. She's wicked and cunning. How could she possibly be kind enough to come to the captain?"

"Are you Shen Tang? Is it true?"

The beastmen scrutinized the suddenly appearing female with dangerous expressions, wondering, "Could she be trying to seek refuge and is just making things up to deceive us?"

This female was indeed very fat, with a pair of swollen, narrowed eyes, a flat, fleshy nose, and crooked teeth. She was not very attractive, and her appearance would be considered ugly among ordinary people, but she was much better than Shen Tang, that fat woman.

At the very least, her skin looked soft, smooth, and fair, better than the skin of most of the females in the city.

Shen Tang was speechless, almost forgetting how bad the original owner's reputation was. These beastmen's stereotypes about her were still stuck in the past.

She had no choice but to take out her personal computer, open her personal information page, and show it to them. "I really am Shen Tang. After recovering my C-level mental strength, I went to the contaminated area with the army. Later, some accidents happened, and I ended up in this area... I saw an abandoned factory here and thought I would come in to avoid the mutated creatures. I didn't expect to run into you by accident."

The nearby orc rubbed his eyes, confirming that he wasn't seeing things. "My God, it really is Shen Tang. The personal information authentication on the quantum computer can't be faked."

"How come you've become...not so ugly?"

"All the pimples on my face are gone, and my skin looks so good. How did you do that?"

"She doesn't look as fat as before, it's really strange."

Everyone asked in surprise, one after another, and they didn't seem so listless anymore.

"Stop, stop, stop." Shen Tang quickly interrupted, "None of that is important. I came here to get you out of here. Also, where is Lu Xiao now? I need to talk to him!"

"The captain is on the first basement level," a handsome young orc replied.

Shen Tang asked in surprise, "Underground?"

"Yes, this abandoned factory was overrun by mutated creatures and became their nest. After we arrived, we cleared the mutated creatures from the surface of the factory, but later we discovered that there was a hidden world underground, an abandoned underground honeycomb laboratory."

"We haven't been to the lowest level underground yet. We've heard that an extremely terrifying mutated creature is trapped there. Every night we can hear roars coming from underground. The captain doesn't allow us ordinary team members to go down."

The orc rubbed his arms together, his face full of fear, and said, "I heard that it's a monster created by an illegal laboratory using hundreds of S-class contaminated species. Even the captain is no match for it!"

"To prevent the monster from escaping, the captain and orcs of level five or higher are suppressing it on the first underground level."

"Shen Tang, you said you came to help us, but how can you help us all by yourself?" A tall, thin, gray-haired orc sneered coldly.

What good is she, a female, coming all this way? She didn't even bring any support troops. She doesn't seem to be here to help them; she seems more like a burden who will only cause trouble!
"Don't even think about us saving you. We're all barely able to save ourselves. Staying in this wretched place, we can only wait to die every day!" The orc's eyes were bloodshot, and he roared in a hoarse voice, seemingly on the verge of being driven mad.

The crowd, remembering their current predicament, became dejected once again, and despair filled the air.

Forget about breaking through the encirclement, they are now so hungry that they barely have the strength to walk.

Shen Tang opened her mouth, but insisted, "...Take me to see Lu Xiao first."

She had system-rewarded supplies in her spatial storage, enough to help these orcs overcome their difficulties, but she dared not use them rashly. Human nature is easily tested; these hungry orcs could turn into a pack of wolves at any moment. She, a female without the ability to protect herself, didn't know what might happen if she gave away so many supplies.

Everyone assumed that Shen Tang was in a hurry to seek protection from Lu Xiao, and didn't think much of it.

Someone went down to inform Lu Xiao.

About half an hour later, Shen Tang saw the tall figure she hadn't seen in a long time.

Lu Xiao's figure was somewhat thinner than when we first met, but he was still tall and upright like a pine tree, composed and dignified as ever.

In particular, his deep gray-blue eyes were sharp and intimidating, carrying an invisible pressure that made people subconsciously tense up, straighten their backs, and dare not relax in the slightest.

"Why did you come here?" When Lu Xiao saw Shen Tang, a hint of surprise appeared on his usually expressionless, cold face.

It's unclear whether her appearance in the abandoned factory was accidental, or whether the changes that occurred in her were unexpected.

Lu Xiao clearly remembered her dark, plump, and bloated body when they last met, but after only half a month, her skin had become fair and delicate, and her figure had become less bloated.

"I'll explain the reason later. First, gather all the surviving orcs in the team together and tell me the current situation. I have something important to tell you." Shen Tang's voice was tinged with urgency.

Lu Xiao frowned slightly, wondering what this female wanted to do by appearing here for no reason. Based on his past understanding of her, he would never believe a word from this wicked woman.

But this time, Lu Xiao's cold gaze met Shen Tang's firm gaze. He paused for a moment, then turned to the vice-captain beside him and said coldly, "Have everyone come back and take a headcount."

"Yes."

After everyone returned, Lu Xiao quickly took stock of the team's current situation.

By the night before last, all the supplies they carried had been completely used up, and none of the orcs had eaten anything.

They started with 107 orcs, lost two in an ambush along the way, and had 105 orcs when they arrived at the factory. After the operation to eliminate the mutated species and the losses over the past two weeks, only 69 orcs remain.

The survivors all carried moderate to severe injuries and had been suffering from hunger and dehydration for a long time. Their bodies were extremely weak and they could no longer resist the invasion of a new wave of mutated creatures.

They can only hold on for three more days at most; their ultimate fate will be to die from exhaustion.

Despair filled everyone's hearts. Lu Xiao's expression remained unchanged, but his fists, hanging at his sides, loosened slightly, his fingertips icy cold.

“You shouldn’t have come here.” Lu Xiao looked at Shen Tang, his voice devoid of emotion. “The outside is teeming with mutated creatures. They’ve surrounded the entire abandoned factory, trying to wear us down inside. The troops have also run out of water and food. We can’t get you out alive.”

"But I can get you out of here alive." Shen Tang smiled and met his gaze.

Lu Xiao's expression froze for a moment.

what?
Everyone turned to look at Shen Tang, who had just uttered those outrageous words, wondering if this female had been driven mad. How could she still be in the mood to joke under such circumstances?

Without wasting any words, Shen Tang directly took out 100 boxes of purified water and 100 boxes of high-energy compressed biscuits from her system space. However, she stored the items in her optical brain space first before taking them out, so as not to arouse suspicion.

The supplies instantly covered half of the area.

Shen Tang looked at the stunned and petrified crowd and smiled slightly, "These are the supplies I brought with me this time. It's not much, but it should be enough to solve your immediate problems!"

(End of this chapter)