I’m Slaying It in the Apocalypse with Monster Blind Boxes

[Next up: The Young Master Gets Caught in an Infinite Game as an NPC, please add it to your reading list >3<] Blurb: After dying unexpectedly, Jiang Yu wakes up inside a post-apocalyptic wasteland comic as the despised younger brother of one of the protagonists. In this world, radiation has contaminated everything. Ordinary people without special abilities can only stay inside bases protected by shields, and Jiang Yu, who has no powers, can barely get by. [Your Blind Box System: Monster Blind Boxes is now online. Host binding successful.] [Current popularity: -50,000 (cannot draw a blind box)] [Recorded aberrations: 0] The good news is that he’s gotten a golden finger that lets him draw powerful monsters. The bad news is that the original owner, a deadweight to the protagonist, has so little popularity in the comic that Jiang Yu can’t draw any blind boxes. Jiang Yu: ...I can still keep my head down and survive. From then on, in order to get stronger, Jiang Yu has no choice but to charm everyone around him and deliberately get close to the protagonists to mooch off their popularity. But as time goes by, he realizes that the protagonists are looking at him more and more strangely. Jiang Yu: I just want to mooch a little popularity. Don’t come any closer! Doomsday Crisis is currently the hottest comic around, beloved by countless readers. But halfway through, its author abandoned it and disappeared. A year later, the comic suddenly returned. Word had it that it had a new author and that the story was taking a very different direction. Fans were thrilled, eagerly waiting for the new chapters. But when they finished reading the update, the comments section exploded. [Who’s this person taking charge of the protagonist’s group? A new character?] [After a year away, the heroine finally shows up. She’s gorgeous!] [You can fool the guys above, but don’t fool yourself. If you like men, just say so openly.] [Wait, can someone tell me what’s up with the little girl beside him who eats aberrations?] [Why are infinite-flow monsters in this comic? Don’t just barge in like that!] Before long, the character’s popularity skyrockets. In the comic, infinite-flow monsters obey him, aberrations adore him, the protagonist’s group follows him, and readers in the outside world are all falling for him too. Jiang Yu: Just doing what I do. No big deal. Reading guide: 1. A universally adored, clever and capable protagonist who isn’t delicate. A brainless, feel-good power fantasy with an overpowered golden finger. 2. Five love interests appear in the story. They’re all separate people, not different aspects of one person. Later on, expect a full-blown battle for the protagonist’s affections. 3. The early story focuses mainly on the protagonist’s power-up arc and his relationships with the various love interests. If you’re here for the romantic rivalry, feel free to save up chapters; there’ll be plenty of it later. 4. Jiang Chi is the endgame love interest. 5. There are a few forum-style sections. If that’s not your thing, feel free to skip them based on the headings. 6. The writing is amateurish, and all the worldbuilding is made up, so please don’t scrutinize it too closely. I hope you enjoy reading and have a wonderful day~ Coming soon: Why Is the Young Master Always Being Coveted? Lin Juexi, a young master raised in luxury from childhood, always thought he was an ordinary person. Until one day, he got lost and wandered into a mysterious old castle... [Beep! New player detected! Recording identity...] [Warning! Warning! Target scanned as ■■ instance core NPC???] Lin Juexi blinked. Huh? So I’m an NPC? Only after a friendly chat with the System did Lin Juexi finally face reality: he couldn’t get home! The System told him he could only return home by completing instances and earning enough points... Lin Juexi sniffled. What should I do? The System, assuming that Lin Juexi must be experienced since he was an NPC in a horror instance, replied: Just do what you usually do. Later... Lin Juexi held a faction identity card, yet every player in the instance protected him. Lin Juexi played the role of a “vicious young master” and bullied the instance boss, only for the boss to wrap an arm around his waist and demand to know why Lin Juexi couldn’t look at anyone but him. As Lin Juexi went through a ghost marriage wearing a bridal veil, his stepson in name only climbed into his bed. The System had had enough. Is this right? [Warning! Warning! NPC, do your job properly! Do not covet the players!] Meanwhile, the original residents of the ■■ instance finally realized: wait, where did their young master go?! Theme: Rebuild hope through unyielding struggle