Falling for the Gorgeous NPC in a Dungeon Is My Fate (GB)

GB, happy ending, planned levels: post-apocalyptic survival / Western fantasy kingdom / blood clan in a foggy city / hide-and-seek in a theme park / road survival... Fake aloof, show-off, queen-bee, universally adored heroine x silly but genuinely beautiful male NPC, cold-faced flirt x cold-faced cutie Shang Ning had just quit her job when she opened her eyes and found herself back at her desk. The bad news was that she was a wage slave again. The good news was that it was the apocalypse. Strange game dungeons had descended upon the world, and Shang Ning was forced into this apocalyptic survival game. Dear heavens, she wanted a gap year, not to play a game! A life without showing off is a life wasted. Killing zombies, fighting monsters, leveling up, awakening special abilities: step by step, Shang Ning became someone all the players envied and feared. In an unfinished building, she happened upon a frail, slender man with long hair like a waterfall and features so beautiful he looked like a demon. His eyes were full of innocent dependence, and in an instant, all she could feel was a feverish desire to possess him. Shang Ning, who had little sense of morality, snatched the player's quest target for herself and brought him to her side. He was beautiful, obedient, and compliant. A weaker person's admiration was a strong person's crown. So she didn't mind protecting him, looking after him, or letting the thorns hidden beneath his beautiful bones take root and feed on her. When the apocalypse dungeon ended, her delicate flower vanished with it. He was only a virtual NPC in the game, and Shang Ning had only been interested in him for his looks. She forgot him quickly. In the fairy-tale dungeon, Shang Ning, disguised as the kingdom's knight commander, met her delicate flower again. The mermaid's innocence was simply addictive. She was just as cruel as before. She killed his destined lover and took the prince's place in the fairy tale where the mermaid saved him. Shang Ning loved standing above everyone else and basking in flowers and applause. Knight commander? No, she wanted to be the king of this dungeon. To clear the level, she had to find the king's most beloved princess. Shang Ning gazed at the mermaid's lovestruck eyes, pinned him to the throne, and announced her favor to everyone. In the eerie fog-city dungeon, Shang Ning became an orphan in the slums. Seated in a church, she watched the “bride” on the dais, about to marry a noble, as a scene of taking by force unfolded. If you're lowborn and wretched, bullied by everyone, don't worry. “I'll reach the very top, so everyone can only look up at us.” Shang Ning proved through her actions that following her meant thriving and staying on top forever. Then, in the final school dungeon, a familiar setting intruded upon unfamiliar memories. Shang Ning looked at the boy before her, wearing the same school uniform. For the first time, she couldn't tell whether he was an NPC. At eighteen, Zhou Shiyu made a wish over the candles on his birthday cake: “I hope she'll look at me a little more.” Zhou Shiyu endured countless nights alone in the long, chaotic world of the dungeons, until one day that burning gaze fell upon him. It was as if he were the only person she could see in all the world. Shang Ning, thank you for possessing me. My wish came true long ago. Theme: Stand tall and keep reaching higher