After Chu Miye died, she transmigrated into an apocalyptic novel about a strong female lead who is reborn, gets revenge on scumbags, and wins fame, fortune, and handsome men.
Before she could decide whether to cling to the female lead, she discovered that zombies had health bars above their heads!
For a gaming fanatic, it's hard to see a monster with a health bar and not try to hit it.
After nervously taking down a zombie, she discovered a crystal core in its head.
Chu Miye: "Oh-ho!"
Then she realized she could see players' stats and status, and even had an inventory with 30 slots, each with a maximum capacity of 999.
Most importantly, she had the Swordsman class, and could unlock skills using crystal cores!
Looking at the enormous, branching skill tree, Chu Miye's inner hardcore grinder burst into flames.
Chu Miye got so caught up killing zombies that she completely forgot about the protagonist. Then she suddenly realized that the person she had casually saved, who was nearly dead, was the female lead.
Huh? That didn't happen in the original plot!
While Chu Miye was confused, the male lead from another novel, equipped with a luck-stealing System, came after her.
He wanted to kill the female lead and steal her luck and spatial storage, and he wanted to kill Chu Miye, too.
Seriously...?
Chu Miye was furious. She'd stayed out of the plot, and someone still had to come looking for trouble? She drew her sword without hesitation and killed him.
[You killed a player bound to wanted fugitive System 4823. System 4823 has been apprehended. Reward: 1,000 skill points.]
Hearing the magnetic male System voice, unlike anything she'd heard before, Chu Miye instantly perked up.
One point for an ordinary zombie, ten points for a Level 2 zombie. Half a month of grinding was worth less than killing a wanted System!
Chu Miye's eyes lit up. She had found a new path to riches.
[An apocalyptic world riddled with transmigrators, with good and bad Systems and people alike.
The original female lead is both a subordinate and a best friend. The female lead is a battle maniac, and the male lead is a System (he has little presence at first, and only takes human form once he grows stronger).]
Theme: Taking shortcuts isn't the answer. Keeping your feet on the ground is the way to go.