A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 3: Conquering the Beautiful Fox
Shen Li was still wearing his military uniform. Recently, the polluted species outside the shelter have become increasingly rampant, and many orcs have been brutally murdered, including many females.

Shen Li came over to remind Shen Tang to behave herself and not to do anything stupid or cause trouble.

But when he walked to the front of the villa and saw the piles of garbage outside the door, a look of disgust appeared on his handsome face.

This female is getting more and more slovenly and hopeless!
I wish I could just let her fend for herself!
Shen Li covered his nose, veins bulging, and turned to leave in anger.

Click.

But the door behind him opened.

Shen Tang's eyes flashed with amazement when she saw the handsome man standing outside the door.

The last time they met, they were too far apart, so this time, the stunning beauty right in front of her left her completely stunned.

The man had long, bright red hair, a handsome and alluring face, a tall and upright figure, broad shoulders and a narrow waist that exuded masculine charisma, and his long, narrow fox-like eyes were extremely charming and beautiful, gazing at people with tender affection.

It is beautiful, but without any femininity; it is a unique beauty characteristic of male foxes.

His clothes were somewhat torn and carried a faint smell of blood, but his elegant and noble demeanor, like that of a refined and noble young master, was completely out of place in the gloomy and dilapidated surroundings.

This was the first time in Shen Tang's life that she had seen such a handsome man.

Seeing her infatuated expression, Shen Li frowned deeply, his face cold and impatient. He was about to say something sarcastic when he suddenly realized something was wrong.

The female in front of me was still fat, ugly, and dark-skinned, with a pockmarked face covered in acne scars. However, she no longer had that foul odor and looked much cleaner and fresher. Her hair was half-wet and half-dry, and I could still faintly smell the fragrance of her bath.

What the hell? This slovenly, ugly woman actually took a bath on her own initiative?
Shen Li's red eyes flashed with astonishment, wondering if he was dreaming. He glanced into the room and found it not to be the scene of garbage and insects flying around that he had imagined. Instead, it was very clean and there was no nauseating stench.

He wondered if he had gone to the wrong place.

"Um, is there something you need?" Shen Tang didn't know how to address him and seemed flustered by the man's unexpected visit.

Shen Li snapped out of his reverie, his gaze fixed intently on her face. Although he was somewhat surprised that this fat woman had learned to tidy up her room after taking a bath, he didn't take it too seriously.

"The pollution outside the city is showing signs of an outbreak. Do not go out at night during this period, and it is best to stay indoors during the day as well. Be sure to wait until the information tower siren sounds before going out."

His voice was gentle and pleasant, comparable to a voice actor in a radio drama; Shen Tang's ears were practically pregnant with joy.

But she also sensed the aloofness hidden in the gentle voice, and sighed inwardly, thinking that this person was warm on the outside but cold on the inside.

Sometimes, the gentler a person is, the more distant they seem, and the harder they are to win over.

"I understand, thank you."

Unexpectedly, her casual remark left the man stunned on the spot.

Shen Li frowned, looking intently at Shen Tang, increasingly doubting whether he was dreaming.

This fat, lazy, and vicious female actually said thank you to someone?

He never imagined he would hear those two words from her again.

“...You’re welcome.” Shen Li replied dryly, with an indescribable awkwardness.

It's clear that the two have a very strained relationship.

He gave Shen Tang another strange look, his expression softening somewhat, no longer showing the resistance and disgust he had shown at the beginning. He simply said, "Take care," and then hurriedly left.

Shen Tang closed the door, returned to her room, and continued sleeping.

A system announcement echoed in my mind.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! Male lead Shen Li's favorability has increased by 10 points. His current level is: Dislike 50!]

[Congratulations, host, on completing your first conquest mission. Reward: Skin Cream x1, automatically sent to your system inventory. Please check it yourself.] Shen Tang was surprised at how easy the first conquest was. She felt she hadn't done anything; the two of them had only exchanged two sentences. Ultimately, it was because she had taken care of her appearance and tidied up the house.

Given the original owner's slovenly appearance, anyone would feel disgusted by her, let alone the arrogant male protagonists.

No one likes an ugly, lazy, and slovenly woman. This is just the first step. She needs to slowly change her personal image and win the hearts of the male protagonists!
Shen Tang took out the skin cream from the system inventory.

The system notification tone followed immediately.

[Skin Beautifying Cream Instructions: Apply to the body surface to repair skin problems, leaving skin soft and smooth. Effect lasts for 8 hours. Tip: It is recommended to use once every three days, with best results achieved by using before bed.]

Shen Tang touched her face covered in pimples and acne; this was exactly what she needed right now!

She quickly applied the skin cream to the pimples on her face, and there were also many dense red pimples on her neck and back. She applied it to almost her entire body, and the cream was almost 1/3 empty in an instant.

Shen Tang felt too bad to use it anymore and put the item back into her system inventory.

When Shen Tang woke up the next morning, she quickly went to the bathroom to look in the mirror. After just one night, the pimples on her face and body were no longer red and swollen, many small pimples had disappeared, and the blackheads and pores on her nose had also improved. Her skin had become much cleaner and whiter.

Shen Tang was delighted and extremely satisfied that her skin condition had improved visibly after using only 1/3 of the beauty cream!
She believes that after using it twice more, her skin will not only become as delicate, fair, and flawless as that of a heroine in a novel, but it will definitely return to a normal state.

Around 10 a.m., Shen Tang heard a series of melodious whistles coming from outside. The information tower was sending a safety signal to the orcs in the city.

She rubbed her rumbling stomach and decided to go out and find something to eat.

In the apocalypse, food has become a precious resource. Most civilian orcs will not spend a lot of money to buy ingredients, and even if they do, they will not know how to process them. However, the land of wanderers is a mixed bag, containing both the poorest of the poor and criminal nobles.

Services catering to the nobility also emerged as a result.

Specialized people would hunt down polluted beasts and collect plants to purify the environment, which would then be sold to nobles at high prices.

A defenseless and frail female like Shen Tang can go to the vegetable market in the city center to buy things.

Passersby pointed and whispered when they saw Shen Tang coming.

"Isn't this Shen Tang? Has the sun risen in the west today? She actually dared to go out?"

"Hurry up! My eyes are getting disgusted! This ugly monster has to come out and disgust people all the time, it's really repulsive."

"Have you noticed? Shen Tang seems a little different today. She's not as dirty as before, and she doesn't have that stinky smell anymore. Before, you could smell it from three miles away."

"It's really strange that she has actually learned to take care of herself, but she is still fat and ugly, and it makes people feel nauseous."

"I don't think she looks as ugly as before, and her skin isn't as dark anymore..."

"Where is she going?"

"Judging from the direction she went, she's not going to gamble again, is she? Her beast husbands are all handsome and strong, and they've made so much money. It's a pity they're stuck with such a lazy and wicked mistress who's squandered all that money."

One of the young females was indignant. "How disgusting! Why doesn't she just die? Then Brother Shen Li and the others would be free, and I could pursue him openly."

"No, no, the lives of the female master and her beast husband are linked. This ugly fat woman can't die. We have to break her partnership contract with Jialan and the others first!"

"Exactly, we should terminate the partnership contract as soon as possible. This ugly fat woman is really disgusting, she just keeps bothering Brother Lu Xiao and the others!"

"Doesn't she realize that she's no longer a princess, has lost her spiritual power, and has become this wretched state? If I were her, I'd want to die! But she's like a bloodsucking maggot, clinging to Xiao Jin and the others, shamelessly squandering their hard-earned money! She's utterly shameless!"

"I hope she doesn't lose everything again this time, and Lu Xiao and the others have to spend a fortune to bail her out!"

"Pah! How can there be such disgusting people in the world!"

(End of this chapter)