Seriously? I Turned into a Zombie and Still Have to Save the World

[Apocalyptic disasters + turns into a zombie from the start + beautiful, powerful, tragic heroine + everyone dotes on her + ensemble cast saves the world later + fictional setting]

Gu Sanjin transmigrates into a book, landing in the role of an insignificant cannon-fodder character in an apocalypse novel she wrote herself. The moment she’s bound to a System, she asks, “Huh? Save the world? Me? I’m just an NPC cannon fodder!”

The other party rejected your request and leaped from the eighteenth floor.

And yet, she survived.

Feeling inexplicably guilty toward the characters she’d created, Gu Sanjin starts rescuing everyone she comes across, even taking hits to save them. She just quietly hides her injuries whenever someone looks her way.

The original male lead: “If it’s you, I know you can do it.”

The original female supporting character: “As long as you’re here, I feel completely safe.”

The girl who thought she was supposed to make an early exit ends up standing in front of everyone, leading them away from the tragic ending of the original story. She thinks she’s accounted for everything.

Until, in front of everyone, she has a panic attack, trembling and curling in on herself as she begs them not to look at her, her fingertips straining until they’re almost transparent.

Everyone is torn apart with anguish.

The characters from the original story resolve to protect her, but the girl gently pushes them away.

“All I’ve ever wanted was to die.” She looks up at the male lead. “If you really want to save me, then kill me.”

Theme: The value of life cannot be measured. Cherish it.

P.S. This is a writing exercise. I’ll do my best, and you can read it casually.

The main story has a tragic ending; the bonus chapters have a happy ending.

(A plot bunny from 2022, so it may include some old-school tropes.)