Alpha’s Venomous Mate

"Kind passerby, would you prefer a little puppy, a wolf cub, a little fox, a kitten, a bunny, a panda, a lion cub, a leopard, a tiger, a bird, a snake, a peacock, a shark, a shrimp, a pig, a calf, or a pony?"

"Stop spouting nonsense!" Xiao Jinsheng was losing her mind, frantically pacing in place. "Just send me back already! I don't need a zoo!"

What had she, a fragile university student, done to deserve this?

She’d failed the 800-meter run, barely dragging herself across the finish line, and had to eat a dumpling with tears in her eyes. The crazy system misunderstood it as an attempt at suicide and nearly choked her to death, only to throw her into a post-apocalyptic world full of zombies.

With her frail body, Xiao Jinsheng knew full well she couldn’t outrun even a zombie with a broken leg.

She had no illusions about her weakness, and she wasn’t about to accept staying in this apocalypse!

The system didn’t agree. In a fit of frustration, she collapsed in the virtual space, throwing a tantrum.

[Dear kind passerby, we sincerely apologize for the system’s error that sent you to the apocalypse.]

[However, your physical body in your original world has already begun the cremation process. Even if I send you back, you’ll wake up in a crematorium.]

[Time is irreversible, and the damage is already done. Considering your slightly... fragile constitution, surviving in this world will be difficult. But I’ve arranged for you five strong bodyguards in the apocalypse world. What do you think?]

"More animals?" Xiao Jinsheng groaned, recalling the long list of creatures the system had mentioned earlier.

[They are not just animals, you know.]

The system chimed in, and in the next moment, it flashed five high-definition pictures before Xiao Jinsheng’s eyes.

One had ink-black hair, dark scales stained with blood on his waist and sides, with eerie purple eyes that gave off a dangerous aura — a battle-worn man-serpent.

Another had white cat ears, golden and blue heterochromatic eyes, lounging in a bed of flowers with his shirt partially open, a playful smile tugging at his lips despite his stern face — a proud, arrogant young man.

A third had piercing golden eyes, exuding fierceness with a rebellious air. He was flipping up his shirt to reveal sleek abs, his body framed by dark hair — a black-haired youth with muscles on display.

The fourth had gentle eyes of clear blue, his gaze warm with affection as he wore an apron, baking delicate desserts in a cozy kitchen — a light orange-haired, soft-spoken young man.

The last one had fiery wings spread wide as he hovered in a sea of flames. His orange-red eyes looked down with disdain, though his handsome face bore a serene smile — a red-haired man with grace and power.

Xiao Jinsheng could only stare at the five men, one after another. She had only two eyes and didn’t know where to look first.

"System, are you sure these are my bodyguards?" she asked, bewildered.

[Of course~]

[Kind passerby~ Since you're satisfied, the virtual space won't last much longer. Once it disappears, you’ll likely be surrounded and devoured by zombies. Should I send you to your bodyguards now?]

"Fine, fine, send me!" Xiao Jinsheng said hurriedly. Since there was no going back, and at least there was a chance to survive—along with five handsome, strong bodyguards to escort her—she rubbed her hands together in excitement.

[Kind passerby~ Please press 1 for teleportation.]

"!" Xiao Jinsheng raised her fingers and quickly poked the photo of their abs, tapping it with urgency.

[Teleportation in progress, teleportation successful. We wish you a pleasant life, kind passerby.]

The system quickly vanished, leaving Xiao Jinsheng to deal with the mess it had made.

She nodded in satisfaction.

"Anyone who knows I have five handsome bodyguards would definitely think I'm lucky."

"You want to die? Don’t drag us down with you!" An angry shout rang in her ears. Xiao Jinsheng’s eyes snapped open, only to find herself face-to-face with a zombie, its flesh hanging off its bones.

As a delicate college student, she hadn’t even had the chance to feel her legs weaken before someone grabbed her waist and yanked her out of the zombie encirclement.

She looked up in curiosity. The person who saved her was a white-haired youth, his cat ears twitching in the sunlight, casting a holy glow around him.

Xiao Jinsheng instantly recognized him. He was her... husband? No, wait... her bodyguard.

Her eyes sparkled with excitement as she looked up at him, but the white-haired youth, Yu Yunxiao, couldn't hide his disgust.

"Xiao Jinsheng, is this fun for you? If you want to die, just divorce me first!" he snapped.

"Huh?" Xiao Jinsheng blinked in confusion. Divorce? When had she gotten married?

Wasn't he supposed to be her bodyguard? Now he was calling himself her beast-husband?

She was still reeling from this when a sharp pain exploded in her mind. Fragments of memories flooded into her head, and the more she saw, the paler her face became.

As the memories of the original owner poured in, Xiao Jinsheng felt like the sky was collapsing around her.

She couldn’t stop herself from collapsing onto the concrete floor, overwhelmed.

Yu Yunxiao’s cold eyes watched her fall, and though he reached out as if to help, memories of the woman’s previous behavior made him retract his hand in hesitation.

He watched as she crumpled to the ground, looking like the world was ending, her expression grim.

"It’s over, this is worse than dying by choking," Xiao Jinsheng thought bleakly.

From the original owner's memories, as well as the system’s, Xiao Jinsheng realized she hadn’t just crossed into an apocalyptic world; she had entered a story world.

And her role? The malicious female supporting character, always in contrast with the kind and gentle heroine.

In this male-heavy, low-birthrate apocalyptic world, once humans reached adulthood, their marriages were arranged by the system for the sake of reproduction and to protect the weaker females.

Xiao Jinsheng, who had been neighbors with the heroine since childhood, had always tried to outdo her in everything. But despite competing for years, she never won.

Even the beast-husbands assigned to her were inferior to those given to the heroine.

The heroine had six beast-husbands—Xiao Jinsheng only had five. Furious, she took it out on her five beast-husbands.

The system had assigned the heroine a golden-scaled dragon, while Xiao Jinsheng got a sickly, crippled black snake. Naturally, the dragon far outshone the snake, and Xiao Jinsheng was enraged.

The heroine had a majestic white tiger; Xiao Jinsheng only had a pretty but weak cat. The tiger was far superior, and Xiao Jinsheng was even angrier.

The heroine had a noble snow leopard; Xiao Jinsheng got an aggressive black panther. She preferred white to black, so her frustration only grew.

The heroine had a powerful gray wolf, while Xiao Jinsheng had a meek sheep, the wolf seeing the sheep as nothing more than food. Xiao Jinsheng’s fury was at its peak.

Finally, the heroine had a beautiful peacock; Xiao Jinsheng was stuck with a tiny red bird. The peacock was dazzling, the bird was dull.

Her life had been one long comparison with the heroine, only to realize that even her beast-husbands were no match for the heroine’s.

Unable to vent her frustration on the system, Xiao Jinsheng had taken it all out on her five husbands.

And so, despite everything, her five husbands were still alive and well, surviving through it all.

But in this apocalypse world known as the Misty Continent, due to the rarity of females, if the wife refused a divorce, the husband couldn’t leave her. If the husband died, the wife’s mental strength would be damaged. But if the wife died, the husband would accompany her in death.

That was why Xiao Jinsheng could torment her five beast-husbands without them dying.

From the system's memories, she realized that her rivalry with the heroine had consumed her, and now her relationship with her five beast-husbands had reached its breaking point.

None of the five beast-husbands gave Xiao Jinsheng a kind look, but due to the bond of their marriage—where life and death were shared—they had no choice but to coldly wash their clothes.

When she thought back to the plot of the original story, she realized that because of her reckless actions, the five beast-husbands had reached their breaking point. Each of them had given her a knife, willing to end it all together. Xiao Jinsheng’s vision blurred once more.

“D*mn system! You’ve got to be kidding me! These are the five bodyguards you’ve sent me? You’ve sent me five butchers!”

Xiao Jinsheng connected the dots between the plot and her current reality, realizing the story had already progressed to the point where she had criticized Mo Jiao for his transformation into a black snake. It was a dark, crawling creature, nothing compared to the golden-scaled dragon of the heroine’s household, which could soar through the skies.

So, she had quietly swapped Mo Jiao’s m