Catlove12Fish

After her rebirth, Rita vows not to repeat her past mistakes. This time, her first priority is to stop her brother, who is about to marry into the Lopez family, from participating in the initial game beta test. In her previous life, she was deceived by this scheming brother until her dying breath. It was only at the end that she realized she was merely a villain in a male-oriented novel about a live-in son-in-law, with all the malice and manipulation orchestrated by him behind the scenes.

In this life, Rita decides to change the rules of the game. She will stay in the shadows and seize all the opportunities meant for the male and female leads. By participating in the beta test and re-selecting her abilities, she systematically dismantles the protagonists’ advantages, all while making them believe she’s on their side.

Rita has no intention of harming innocent people, nor is she a selfless saint. In this game, she works with the authorities for mutual benefit, all to achieve her ultimate goal—becoming the true master of her fate.

This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist

Rita got the answer she was looking for—each hit cost 0.2% of her health, taken from the 18 points. It gave her the same satisfaction as getting a cash bonus after hacking away at something to reach 99.99%—only to need 100 more friends to finish the job.

It was fine. These two skills didn't seem to conflict after all.

Satisfied with the result, Rita immediately deactivated Survive Until the End and fired a magic missile at herself. The smoke from the spell hadn't cleared before she collapsed to the ground and left the battlefield.

As her vision faded to black, she noticed the mechanical races standing still in the room. Strangely, she felt no unease. In fact, she didn't sense any hidden tricks up their sleeves—quite the opposite. It felt almost like they were intentionally holding back, though she couldn't prove it.

Perhaps the only evidence was that all the robot numbers started with "8017"?

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