A Pollutant, But Also a Mermaid [The Fourth Calamity]

Serious version: A cyberpunk world built on the ruins of civilization is suddenly plagued by a new breed of bizarre, mysterious contaminants. They have both human and contaminant forms. They can gently soothe the wounds of the poor, or drive a sharp blade into the power of the corporate elites. They cannot die, feel no pain, and care nothing for power or money. They are followers of the Old Gods, hyenas, and the only saviors in a chaotic world of contamination. Only... aren't they a little strange? "Damn it! The devs are being inhuman again!" The players gather in a group, cursing and grumbling. "Which damn dev came up with this event? I'm going crazy!" "You've got a lot of nerve, devs, running away! Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Don't look down on poor players!" The real *damn dev*, Nian Yu, raises her hand: Life is as easy as turning your palm. Contamination version: The Red Forbidden Abyss is where the nightmare begins. The eerie deep sea is hell's arrival. Mental contamination, a sea of blood and flesh; lost in the deep sea, driven completely mad. When everyone's a contaminant, who will have the last laugh? Comedy version: She wakes up to find herself a contaminant locked inside a sealed aquarium. Thinking of the fate awaiting her in containment, she tears open the tank and tries to escape... Splat. Nian Yu: Oh, great. The good news: She's become a mermaid. The bad news: Mermaids are contaminants. Reader's guide: 1. Not a conventional everyone-loves-the-protagonist setup. 2. Cyberpunk + Cthulhu mythos. 3. Fourth-wall disaster, mastermind behind the scenes. 4. The female lead is devoted to herself alone. Theme: Stay positive in the abyss and rebuild a new civilization!