The Last Step - Chapter 8: No Mercy

Hunter woke beneath two moons with a System that wanted a hero and built a bandit instead.At first, it rewarded raids, recruits, and “efficient acquisitions.” His small crew became legends: raiders, thieves, and accidental conquerors who couldn’t stop winning.Every fight made him stronger. Every victory pulled him further from the hero he never wanted to be.Now, feared by sects and hunted by saints, the Bandit King laughs beneath the same two moons that started it all because when the System wants a hero, sometimes it gets a villain instead.Content Warning: slavery, graphic violence, and a protagonist whose system messages will hurt your sides.Join the official Discord: https://discord.gg/GRcKN8YV

After being bound to a self-help system, Xia Changhan lived in deep water every day.

System: You have to counterattack and fight beautifully!

Xia Changhan: No, I can’t do it.

System: You can hook up with the scum’s backer, such as his mother/his sister/his fiancee/his boss/his second uncle‘s sister!

Xia Changhan: No, I can’t do it.

System: Perform well or your wage will be deducted.

Xia Changhan: I will work hard!

Xia Changhan was repeatedly commended by the leader of the Space-Time Bureau.

When imparting experience to new colleagues at the year-end meeting, she burst into tears: “I only have three words for everyone- do it yourself!”

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At home, she was invisible; after marriage, she was a decorative vase; in the end, a sea of flames buried her, and not even her corpse remained. This is the portrait of Han Yuxi’s previous lifetime.

Given a chance at rebirth, she strives to improve herself, wishing only to no longer serve as a foil or a pretty face. Then, she will seek out an exemplary husband and live a life of peace and prosperity. Alas, things turn out contrary to her wishes—she marries a man who bears a blood feud and hatred as deep as the sea.

She turns the world upside-down, but her road to happiness is strewn with setbacks and the sweetness that comes after bitterness.

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Shen Jingxian has become the exquisite villain in the book, where she is not good at anything except being the most beautiful.She goes to the National Academy to play; because she is so cute, she attracts the attention of an assassin and takes a lethal hit meant for the male lead, thus becoming his unattainable love, though she herself is unaware.She is kidnapped by mountain bandits, and the bandit leaders fall in love with her at first sight. In their battle for ownership over her, they overturn the world, and Shen Jingxian easily annihilates the bandits, saving the female lead's reputation.Later, she catches the eye of a prince from an enemy nation, prompting the male and female leads to lead a call for Yunyi Country to defend their greatest Princess. They urge young talents to strive, offer advice, and bravely kill the enemies! Ultimately, Yunyi Country successfully expands its territory.Shen Jingxian knows she won't live past 18. Over the years, no matter how hard she tries to change the plot, it always returns to the starting point in bizarre ways. She considers all changes by the male and female leads to be conspiracies, believing that only by dying can she escape.Little does she know, Shen Jingxian has already become the heart of Yunyi Country. Once the heart 'dies,' the whole nation falls into chaos.The male lead, Wen Ranchen, completely darkens, “I want everyone in the world to be buried with Jingxian!”Frightened, Shen Jingxian crawls out of a dog hole, “Uh... calm down, I'm still alive.”I am the villain, but I am too cute.The story of a feel-good protagonist with a strong sense of justice, but because I am too cute, the protagonist is willing to destroy the world for me.An unbeatable beauty dumbfounding Princess × Gentle as jade, righteous General (darkened later, ruthless)