Zhu Feng, a miserable schoolteacher, died suddenly after staying up too late reading novels and comics. He transmigrated into a comic that had been on hiatus for years. To return to his original world, Zhu Feng had to complete the System's mission: play the villain until the comic was finished.
The comic The Death Knell of the World is a beautifully drawn work with excellent paneling. It tells the story of a group of protagonists who defeat a series of villains and become a beacon of dawn in a dark world. However, the author only cared about writing the setting and never updated the comic. Four years ago, after the protagonists welcomed their second member, the author stopped updating altogether. Then, a week ago, the author suddenly released a preview of the next chapter and a comic poster that seemed to contain spoilers.
Countless readers left comments beneath the comic, denouncing the author's cruel hiatus. But even after all these years, some readers were still waiting for an update, and Zhu Feng was one of them.
Then, in a strange twist, Zhu Feng transmigrated into this long-abandoned comic. The good news: the comic could finally continue. The bad news: he had to act in it, and as the villain.
Fine, a villain it is, Zhu Feng thought. He could just be a cannon-fodder character for the protagonist.
But the System told him that he couldn't break character, and the roles he had to play were the comic's two biggest villains.
Zhu Feng: ...I'm doomed.
Villain secret identity number one, Senli. A jokester on the outside, dark and twisted within. He seems to be the third member of the protagonist's group, but is actually the mastermind behind everything, betraying everyone to destroy the world.
Villain secret identity number two, Faeronie. A madman who collects the power of the gods to control the world. He's the main villain, and the greatest enemy on the protagonist's path to growth.
Even worse, the comic's author, a worldbuilding fanatic, had inexplicably written no background information for these two characters.
No background? Fine, Zhu Feng thought. Whatever. I'll handle it!
In Zhu Feng's eyes: Senli is a madman who wants to destroy the world, and Faeronie is a madman who wants to control it. They're enemies.
In the readers' eyes: Senli and Faeronie have matching rings. There's definitely something going on between them!
Senli and Faeronie froze when they first met. There's definitely something going on between them!
Senli and Faeronie know each other's moves so well. There's definitely something going on between them!
Case closed! Senli and Faeronie both came from the same country, destroyed eighteen years ago! And Senli has a friend from his past whom he can never meet again! Sob, they're so shippable!
(Zhu Feng: Huh? You two really do have a connection? Life is hard, and I just got stabbed in the back.)
Zhu Feng's original plan: No redemption arcs. Let the villains be villains to the end. These two have no connection!
Reality: Why can he use the power of the gods? Someone taught him.
Why do they have matching rings? The same person gave them to both.
No connection? No, you two came from the same hometown.
No past? That's fine, someone remembers. Back then, you were a lively, cheerful boy and a quiet, gentle young lad.
What? You deny it? Look, here's a photo, here's the evidence, and here's a witness.
Zhu Feng's current thoughts: I work diligently to play the villain, and the damn author insists on redeeming me. I can't accept this! Villains should act like villains! What? The characters aren't breaking character? System, you little... (points accusingly)
Protagonist: Wait, wasn't I supposed to defeat the villains? Why are you two fighting each other now? Whatever, let's watch. What? You were old friends? Sob, that's so sad. I'm shipping you!
But just as the readers and the protagonist were having fun shipping them, Senli died at Faeronie's hands, and the final battle began.
Protagonist: Stop, Faeronie! Senli and your friend's deaths weren't your fault!
Zhu Feng: Protagonist, what are you doing?! You're supposed to kill the main villain, not talk him through trauma that doesn't even exist!
Readers: Sob, protagonist, hurry and reform Faeronie! Help this poor child who lost his way get back on the right track.
Zhu Feng: ? No, which of your eyes made you think I was pitiful?
[Warnings:
1. Some readers ship the two secret identities as a platonic couple.
2. A secret identity dies.]
Theme: I love stories with secret identities, but they're hard to write. (Sigh)
Wait, a few hours after the update, I discovered that the plot of Chapter 23 is like this: Morisato: Get rid of him. Phaeronne: Yes! (Horror. Jpg)
You are studying for the college entrance examination in your senior year of high school. Don't miss me too much.
What's the gold content? (Guilty) I just didn't watch it carefully. Anyway, the protagonist is just killing people randomly.
Oh oh oh oh oh oh, forest! Male mother (crazy) (meaningless fuss) (healthy and free tumbling) (gymnastics for elementary and middle school students) (climbing a tree) (hahahaha drooling) (mutation) (weird squirming)
Aa
Sorry, I'm too tired today. I need to take a day off. I'm still writing the outline for the new chapter, and I'll see if I can update it tomorrow.
I haven't watched it in a long time, I almost forgot about it
Um? What is this, update! Take a taste. What is this, update! Take a taste. What is this, update! Take a taste.
I started in junior high school (I didn't grow taller and lost my hair), and now in college, I feel that the male protagonist is a reflection of me. Especially in high school, I still suffered from insomnia and stayed up all night on the first day of vacation until 3 or 4 o'clock on the second night. At that time, I was on the verge of sudden death every day and was frantically testing.
Give them a little shock of strength (referring to story Ⅰ). Jpg