Just after being laid off, Ling Shuangzhi is struck and killed by a falling object as she leaves the office building. She is pulled into an infinite-level world called the "Card Box Game."
Only by clearing every level and accumulating enough popularity can she earn a chance to be reborn.
But in the assessment level, her soul aptitude is rated F. The source item generated from it, the "Hollow Rag Doll," can only turn her into an immobile rag doll for ten minutes. Its sheer uselessness catches the attention of a small number of people.
[First time I've seen an F-rank inferior human! Even the calico cat that accidentally got pulled into the game this time and its scratching post are D-rank. Tsk, how does the organizer pick people? Is there any chance she'll survive the first level?]
[F-rank is even rarer than S-rank!!! I'll watch her death from start to finish!]
[Big sis, if you do what I want and pick the prettiest way to die, I'll tip you a resurrection coin!!!]
[Is the person above having fun tricking a newbie? If you just listen to me while you're still alive, I'll send you anesthetic so dying won't hurt as much!]
Even the System says, "Host aptitude and source item rank assessed as F. Estimated death rate for this level: 99.9999%. No advice for clearing the level. Enjoy the time you have left, Host."
Ling Shuangzhi immediately blocks the comments. Using the rag doll, she gathers information from all the workstations in the office and sows discord. In just one day, she incites the NPCs to revolt and tear the monster boss to pieces, setting a new record for the fastest level clear.
System: Congratulations, Host, on clearing "A Happy Saturday at the Office"! You have obtained "Worker's Resentment." Use it to corrupt your source item, the Rag Doll, and upgrade it to the "Voodoo Doll of Deep Resentment"!
The System exclaims, "It's not like nobody's ever used NPCs before, but this is the first time anyone's pulled it off so successfully. Host, what did you do for a living?"
Ling Shuangzhi: "I was a veteran wage slave who spent ten years in sales."
System: "You're so devious, I mean, so persuasive. You didn't get promoted in ten years?"
Ling Shuangzhi: "I did. For the last five years, I was an expert at reading people and a professional lecturer who trained wage slaves for the company."
The System believes her, thinking she's the type to win by playing dirty. But in the second level, Ling Shuangzhi picks up a cleaver and, after figuring out the rules, chops up every monster.
System: ??? Host, say that again. What did you do for a living?
Ling Shuangzhi: "I spent more than a decade killing fish at RT-Mart."
By the third level, the fourth level, and beyond, the System no longer believes a word Ling Shuangzhi says.
Starting with the lowest possible aptitude, Ling Shuangzhi goes from a hollow rag doll to the game's most popular deadly menace, leading her team through every level.
Just as everyone thinks she's finally about to leave the game, Ling Shuangzhi turns her blade on the control System.
Note:
1. Strong female lead, no romance, not even one-sided. Pure comradeship!
2. Not an all-female ensemble. You don't need to tell me if you're dropping it. If you're uncomfortable, please leave right away. Spare me, and spare yourself.
3. The author is a sensitive, unknown little nobody who just wants to tell a good story. No lecturing or writing advice, please. Extreme comments will be buried or deleted.
Theme: Your fate is in your own hands