The male supporting character was actually myself.

Faintly, one could hear a trembling girl's voice praying, "I will sacrifice my soul... Please help me... Let all evil die..."

[Final Chapter Mission: Sign a soul agreement with the protagonist, Qin Xiaoyao; help the corrupted protagonist fulfill all her wishes, then harvest her soul. Reward: 1 Medal.]

Almost at the same time as entering the mission world, the main system mission was released.

At the same time, he had already received the current plot point in his mind.

Having just been reborn and recalled her painful memories, Qin Xiaoyao almost collapsed and turned to the dark side. She began to pray to the demon, wanting to answer her call, descend, and help her complete her revenge.

Following the sound of prayer, he walked step by step from the void into reality. Standing in the dark shadows, Jiang Chen saw the girl with a tragic fate.

"Why, why did this have to happen?" Qin Xiaoyao, imprisoned in a small cell, covered her face with her hands, her heart clenching with pain. Since Heaven had given her a chance to start over, why couldn't the timeline be moved forward a little further?

Her greatest wish was to go back to before her mother was injured, so that she could help her avoid serious injury!

If I could do it all over again, I would never participate in any talent show!

Even if I could go back to the first time I entered a reality show, I wouldn't make those stupid newbie mistakes, my teacher wouldn't die, my friend Ah Xiao wouldn't die, my mother wouldn't die, and Falling Moon City wouldn't become a living hell!

But fate gave him a second chance, only to find that it was after his mother's death.

Her heart ached and felt cold; the memory of the life outside the Great Firewall that she had once looked forward to was so ironic!

The eighteen-year-old girl seemed to see her already seriously injured mother lying on the hospital bed, with a hole in her forehead, blood splattered on the white sheets blooming into decaying flowers, her kind and gentle gray-blue eyes dull and lifeless, she must still be thinking of her child in her last moments.

Teacher Li, a witty and humorous man who was good at finding joy in hardship, a tall and thin man who always had a smile on his face and was very patient with the children, rotted under the gun barrel, his stark white bones and blurred flesh attracting flies to buzz.

Ah Xiao, that bright-eyed boy of only seventeen, was my best friend.

He always said he'd be the best star when he turned eighteen, so his family and friends could live a good life. But that bright, hopeful boy was now bound to the execution ground, his neck severed by the rope, hanging limply from his chest. His once pale, bony hands, which had held him tightly and warmed him, were now ashen. His lips, cool from a kiss on his forehead, were bloodless, slightly parted, as if trying to say something…

Gunshots, wails, and curses echoed in Luoyue City, making Qin Xiaoyao tremble all over. She covered her ears, not wanting to hear or think about it anymore. Why did she have to go through all that pain again?

"Destroy it!" A thought suddenly surfaced in her mind. Images flashed before Qin Xiaoyao's eyes: the days of fear in Luoyue City, her mother's kind smile, her teacher's gentle smile, the half-piece of sweet bread that A-Xiao shared with her... But all of this turned gray. She murmured a prayer that the demon would take away her soul, asking that everything be buried with it!

Destroy it all! Destroy everything! This city of sin has no right to live!

She gripped the knife tightly in her hand. It was the standard equipment for the final reality show. She would use this knife to start a new life!

"Are you summoning me?" Standing in the shadows, Jiang Chen observed secretly and found that Qin Xiaoyao had calmed down and entered a dark state. She stepped out of the darkness and asked in a seductive voice, "I smell despair. Do you want to sacrifice your soul to ask for my help?"

Qin Xiaoyao was startled by the sudden sound. She had never imagined that demons, these legendary creatures, actually existed!

But this is a reality show venue set up by the Federal Headquarters at great expense, and no one can get through the high walls to enter the contestants' "rooms" before the show officially begins.

If this small, dark cell can be considered a room.

"Who are you?" she asked, her voice trembling slightly. "Were you sent by the film crew?"

Jiang Chen stepped forward again, unfurling his enormous black wings that filled the cramped cell. He bent slightly to show her the curved horns on his head, grinning to reveal sharp fangs. "Little girl, you're the one who summoned me from the darkness. What? Are you too scared to back down? Do you know what the consequences of toying with a demon are?"

Feeling the icy aura, Qin Xiaoyao couldn't help but take a step back. "You...you're really a demon?"

"Snapped!"

Jiang Chen snapped her fingers, and pale blue flames danced on them, illuminating the dim cell and making her see more clearly. "Don't waste my time, little girl. If you're willing to sacrifice your soul, I can discuss the terms of the contract; if you're just here for fun to trick me..."

He paused for a second, a wicked smile flashing across his overly pale and handsome face. "You'll have to pay a price."

Chapter Two: Game Rules

Qin Xiaoyao's face was covered in tears. At this moment, by the light of the obviously abnormal blue flame, she could see that the other party was not as scary as she had imagined. For a moment, she even wondered if she was dreaming.

Is it really a rebirth?

Did you really see the demon after praying?

Could it just be a delusion before death?

"I..." she asked, her voice hoarse and her breath coming in short gasps, "Am I dreaming?"

The fluffy ball of fur, dressed in a black devil outfit that appeared out of nowhere, poked at its host's large black feathered wings and meowed, "Host, it seems this protagonist has been through too much trauma and is completely bewildered, right?"

You'll have to think of a good strategy. Turning such a thin, frail little girl into a serial killer seems like a very difficult task.

Jiang Chen extended his left hand, his fair, slender, and slightly bony fingers adorned with long, sharp, and glossy black nails befitting his status. He casually used his sharp index finger to lift her face, scrutinized her for a few seconds, and then sighed, "How can I save a girl who is full of self-doubt and confusion from this sea of ​​suffering?"

"I..." Qin Xiaoyao felt the cold, sharp nails slicing across her face. The real touch and the chilling aura emanating from the demon made her tense up and her breathing become more rapid. A tear rolled down her cheek, and the scenes of her mother, teacher, and A-Xiao's tragic deaths flashed before her eyes again. Her tearful eyes gradually hardened, and she said with determination, "Whether it's a fantasy or not, I'm going to make a deal with the demon!"

She gritted her teeth and roared in a low, furious voice, "I will destroy this sinful world!"

"Do you know anything about the outside world?" Jiang Chen pressed on noncommittally, since the plot didn't mention any reality show background at all, and the hundreds of millions of viewers on the other end were just background figures.

In the story, the female protagonist Qin Xiaoyao becomes more and more courageous as she kills. In the end, with the help of the demon, she uses a dimensional attack to infiltrate the army and activates a human weapon of mass destruction to instantly destroy cities large and small. In the end, she kills until only she is left, completing her goal of burying the whole world with her before her soul is taken away by the demon.

It is common knowledge that supporting characters have no rights.

The scriptwriting team only cared about killing and not burying, blindly following the wishes of the protagonist they created, and didn't care what would happen after the destruction.

Jiang Chen knew perfectly well that he was merely playing the role of the best supporting actor—a devil assisting Qin Xiaoyao, not the real devil or judge. Before knowing the truth, the devil he was playing had no right to indiscriminately kill the innocent!

Everything Qin Xiaoyao cherished most was destroyed, so she became obsessed with making the whole world pay the price, simply because she was the chosen one and could easily fulfill her wish.

But what about others?

Leaving aside the hundreds of millions of viewers outside the venue who don't understand, aren't the hundreds of thousands of people who struggle to survive in Luoyue City, who are bullied and exploited, also "Teacher Li" and "A Xiao"?

Just because they don't know the protagonist and have no connection with her, they are to become background characters and be slaughtered without even having a name?

Qin Xiaoyao was heartbroken and went mad, but Jiang Chen was not.

The guilty must die; the innocent should not bear unwarranted anger!

"The outside world?" Qin Xiaoyao was stumped by the question; her lips trembled, and she couldn't say anything.

After enjoying an unimaginably luxurious life on a luxury train from Moonfall City, they arrived directly at a reality show venue to participate in an unscripted performance.

She had never seen the outside world.

I have no idea where those viewers with the so-called vote support rates on the data board are...

"I don't know, I've never seen them." Qin Xiaoyao's voice was low as she hunched over. "After I left Luoyue City, I was imprisoned in the show venue. Apart from the actors, I haven't seen anyone else."

actor?

Suddenly remembering the strange persona, hype, public opinion, online trolls, and comment control, Jiang Chen grinned, "Sure enough, this is just a reality show you didn't have a script for, right? The audience only sees what the production team wants them to see. Hmm, maybe they'll even edit it maliciously."

He simply sat down in the cramped cell, propped his chin on his hand, and asked, "You've been treated unfairly, you're in so much pain and despair that you want to destroy the whole world, so... have you ever seen destruction?"

"I..." Qin Xiaoyao's face suddenly turned pale; she had seen it before.

If I am condemned by the masses again in this reality show, Moonfall City will repeat the same mistakes, and that kind of hell on earth would be more terrifying than complete destruction...

The images swirling in her mind made her want to vomit.

"What if someone gets fooled? The production team maliciously targets someone, inducing the audience to hate you. You get fooled, the audience gets fooled, who do you think deserves to die?"

"The film crew!" Qin Xiaoyao gripped the knife tightly in her right hand, gritting her teeth as she said, "I'm willing to trade my soul to the devil for power. The first people I'll kill after that are those actors who aided and abetted evil, and then the film crew!"

Jiang Chen tilted her head, rubbing the fluffy ball in her hand, and asked in a seductive voice unique to demons, "Don't you want to know the truth? Why are there talent shows and fashion shows? Why do audiences vote to decide the life and death of actors? What is the outside world like? Who killed your dearest and most beloved person?"

She felt her heart pound violently a few times, her lips were dry and she swallowed twice. Her brain, which was in a state of chaos due to the heavy blow and pain after her rebirth, the fear and excitement of summoning the demon, and many other complex emotions, suddenly flashed a bright light.

My mother is dead, Teacher Li and Xiao are dead, and I am all alone with nothing left to lose. I am not afraid of death, but I want to die knowing why!

"What should I do now?" The overwhelming shocks in such a short time had left Qin Xiaoyao somewhat numb. She looked at the handsome demon sitting in front of her, who had folded his large black wings, was dressed in luxurious clothes, and had horns on his head. For a moment, she was at a loss. "I want revenge, I want to kill my enemies with my own hands, but... but I have no idea what to do! Mr. Demon, can you tell me what to do?"

Jiang Chen smiled slightly and waved his finger, saying, "Demons don't do charity. You have to pay the corresponding price for what you want to get."

transaction?

Qin Xiaoyao was even more confused. What else did she have left to trade with the devil?

She tried to search her memory for the stories her mother told her when she was a child about summoning demons, and what deals the protagonists made.

"Mr. Devil, all I want is to avenge my mother and friends. What price do you think I need to pay?"

"You?" He felt he had guided her enough, snapped his fingers and sighed, "I'm not a wicked demon who likes to kill innocent people indiscriminately. If you want to use my power to kill people indiscriminately, I can't help you."

However... considering how pitiful you are, I'll give you a discount.

"Sign a soul contract and sell your soul to me, and I'll do many things for you—for example, first, try your best to survive and find the truth of the world, and make those who deserve to die pay the price!"

"Okay!" Qin Xiaoyao knew she had no choice. Without Mr. Devil's help, she wouldn't be able to survive with her meager strength, let alone win, once she left this prison!

The soul contract was quickly signed, and one-third of the mission was completed.

Feeling the special bond between herself and Mr. Demon, Qin Xiaoyao grew bolder and asked, "Legend has it that demons love to kill and harvest souls. Why don't you want to kill people, Mr. Demon?"

"I've said before that I'm not the kind of evil demon who thrives on chaos. I do enjoy harvesting souls to strengthen myself, but I only harvest the most heinous and depraved souls."

Pain and despair can summon demons, but who knows if kind and pure souls in this world might summon angels to protect them? I don't want to get into a fight with those six-winged birdmen; they'd be too troublesome.

This wasn't something he made up on the spot; after Jiang Chen entered the mission world, he inherited some of the extended parts of the background setting.

After all, there are demons, and angels are only legendary beings.

It just didn't appear in the plot, so it's likely that it was just a backup plan left by the script team when they were setting up the story.

"Are there really angels in the world?" Qin Xiaoyao's not-so-big eyes widened in surprise.

Jiang Chen shrugged and laughed, "Little girl, you personally summoned the demon, so why do you still doubt whether there are any angels? However, as far as I know, angels and demons don't actually fight very fiercely. As long as the demon harvests the sinful souls and makes them unable to be reincarnated for eternity, and doesn't cross the line to harvest or tempt good souls to fall, the angels can't easily take action against the demons."

"That's why you should be a good demon instead of a bad demon!"

"That's right, now you should tell me what you're going to go through. I need to know the rules of the game to figure out how to deal with it."

“I was born in Falling Moon City, and three months ago I was selected to become a ‘star’ and enter the reality show…”

Qin Xiaoyao explained the rules to Mr. Devil in as much detail as possible, and Jiang Chen quickly understood the basic rules.

It is unknown what criteria the production team used to select qualified "actors" from the twelve districts. They are usually detained in dark cells for three days and three nights, during which time someone brings them food. After three days, the "actors" are taken out, dressed in clothes that match their identities, and sent to the show.

Without a script or any fabricated background, they had to blend into the environment, find their place, and strive to make the audience like their performance in order to gain their support.

The higher the approval rating, the better the treatment. As they rise through the ranks, they eventually reach the pinnacle of their acting career, where a public vote will be held.

Once you reach the passing grade, you can leave the runway and become a superstar, gaining residency at the Federal Headquarters. Your net worth will multiply, you'll become glamorous, have countless fans and immeasurable wealth, and truly become a person of high status.

But that was just the one-sided story provided to Qin Xiaoyao by her agent from the production team; she didn't know the truth.

Everyone has four chances to advance, and she has already failed three times.

The qualifying rounds were relatively simple solo shows, with everyone around Qin Xiaoyao being an actor. Her first reality show was a slow-paced variety show set in a peaceful and serene environment, with only five core members. She was warmly welcomed to a scenic village and became the sixth member of the "family," affectionately called "Little Sister."

However, Qin Xiaoyao was clearly a novice and knew nothing about acting. She even found it difficult to call a beautiful stranger "Mom." Afterward, she worked very hard and tried to integrate into the family.