Mi Ling

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Mi Ling and her younger sister, Mi Li, had only each other to rely on. To protect them both, Mi Ling trained extensively in self-defense. Her beauty attracted admirers but also malicious rumors from jealous people and rejected suitors, including accusations that she was a kept woman or mistress 36 39.

She attended a local university across the city from their home. A daily round trip took four or five hours, so she maintained a campus dorm room, returning home when her class schedule allowed. Mi Li stayed home to prepare for her college entrance examinations 36.

In Chen Luo’s previous life, Mi Ling became the strongest fire-ability user he knew. She was called the Flame Empress for her name and command of flames, and Scarlet Rose for her fiery temper and unapproachable disposition. She eventually died, and her entire base was destroyed; the supplied account does not identify the cause 6 44.

Before the apocalypse in the current timeline, Chen Luo planned to recruit both sisters. He hired Wang Ming to investigate their food preferences so he could stockpile dishes they liked 6.

Appearance

Mi Ling is described as an exceptionally beautiful university student with an aloof bearing, fair skin, and a voluptuous figure 6 36 42.

• Campus beauty: Recognized by fellow students and pursued by numerous admirers 36.
• Condition on returning home: Drawn face, dark circles, dry hair, and dirty skin after prolonged hunger, exposure, and lack of bathing. Some of the dirt was deliberate camouflage to discourage unwanted attention 37.
• Clothing: Wears a casual black maxi dress after showering, then changes into practical clothing before scavenging 42.

Personality

Mi Ling is fiercely protective of Mi Li. During her journey home, she repeatedly fears that her sister has starved or been killed, yet saves a piece of chocolate for her despite her own hunger. That protectiveness also makes her cautious: she refuses to take unnecessary risks merely to win an argument with Chen Luo 36 42.

She is proud, hot-tempered, and unwilling to accept humiliation in exchange for food. She insists that Chen Luo demonstrate his competence before she follows him. Nevertheless, she separates gratitude from resentment: even after he excludes her from a meal, she refuses to evict him because he cared for Mi Li 41 42.

Her survival judgment is pragmatic rather than indiscriminately charitable. She warns Mi Li that repeatedly feeding strangers can create dependence and resentment, but avoids forcing entry into potentially occupied apartments because destroying their doors could endanger the residents. She also accepts ambush tactics as legitimate in lethal combat 42 44 45.

Mi Ling keeps her word even when embarrassed. After losing her duel, she honors the wager, though she retaliates angrily when Chen Luo changes the agreed punishment 49.

Abilities & Skills

Flame Ability

Mi Ling can condense fire in her palm and direct it at a target. Chen Luo remembers her eventual fire mastery as exceptional, but her early current-timeline power remains limited 6 36 43.

• Melting obstacles: Directs flame at an apartment door’s lock, burning an approximately thirty-centimeter opening until the lock falls away 43.
• Limited reserves: Must rest and replenish her ability power after fighting; reaching Level Two does not make her capable of comfortably handling groups of zombies 36.
• Power conservation: Uses conventional weapons when possible rather than spending fire power on every enemy 43.

Self-Defense and Close Combat

Mi Ling developed formidable fighting skills before gaining supernatural powers. The narration states that pre-apocalypse Chen Luo would probably have been badly beaten in a fight against her 36.

• Fighting human attackers: Defeats five survivors who target her during the journey home; those attackers had not awakened abilities 39 45.
• Weapon use: Kills a zombie by smashing its head with an iron rod 43.
• Throws and grappling: Instinctively attempts a shoulder throw when Chen Luo catches her from behind, but cannot overcome his strength 47.

Scavenging and Survival

Mi Ling searches residential apartments for supplies and adjusts her methods to conserve resources and reduce risk 42 43.

• Apartment screening: Knocks before entering and forces entry only after confirming that a zombie is inside 42.
• Supply recovery: Finds rice, milk, eggs, drinks, dried dates, instant noodles, and purified water in one apartment 43.
• Crystal extraction: Retrieves a crystal from a slain zombie despite her discomfort with the procedure 43.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Iron rod — Used to kill a zombie during the apartment search 43.
• Stun batons — Taken on the scavenging trip as part of Mi Li’s defensive equipment 42.
• Riot helmet and thick leather jacket — Mi Li lends them to her before they search the building 42.
• Saved chocolate — Carried through the journey home specifically for Mi Li 36 38.

Relationships

• Mi Li — Younger sister and the central motivation behind Mi Ling’s return home. Their reunion is joyful, but Mi Li’s support for Chen Luo initially leaves Mi Ling feeling betrayed 36 37 41 42.
• Chen Luo — Mi Li’s protector and Mi Ling’s eventual leader. Mi Ling resists his coercive recruitment tactics, challenges him to prove his strength, and joins after losing their duel and hearing his settlement plans 41 43 47 48 49.
• Rice — The sisters’ cat. Mi Ling is relieved that Rice survived, but is angered by the cat’s refusal to be held and its outspoken loyalty to Chen Luo 38 41.
• Zhang Zhen and Wang Xinwu — Fellow students who accompany her home. She considers them burdensome and unreliable, then expels them after they demand that Dharma King be killed for food and insult her 36 38 39.
• Dharma King — Chen Luo’s lightning-using dog. Mi Ling initially takes comparisons with him as an insult, though he accompanies the sisters as a bodyguard during their scavenging trip 42 43 44.
• Zhang Qin — A neighbor whose request for food Mi Ling rejects. Zhang Qin subsequently brings five armed men to attack the sisters; Su Dazhu and Dharma King kill all six 44 45.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Escape and Return Home

Mi Ling survives the outbreak because she is in a restroom rather than a crowded classroom when people begin turning into zombies. She flees to a grove, awakens her flame ability, and escapes campus two days later. To avoid busy urban districts, she plans a detour of more than three hundred kilometers 36.

Four students accompany her, but one man and the woman die. With Zhang Zhen and Wang Xinwu remaining, she endures blocked roads, scarce supplies, a wrong turn, and nightmares about Mi Li’s fate. She finally reaches their residential complex and reunites with her healthy, well-fed sister 36 37.

Conflict over Leadership

After returning, Mi Ling learns that Chen Luo has taken care of Mi Li and occupied her bedroom. He refuses to share his celebratory feast unless Mi Ling joins his group and accepts his authority. She rejects the offer and searches the complex for her own supplies 35 41 42 43.

Chen Luo apologizes for humiliating her but maintains his leadership condition. Their disagreement becomes a duel challenge. Mi Ling’s plan to wait for his food to run out collapses when she learns that his Space ability holds enough supplies for years 43 46.

Duel and Recruitment

On the rooftop, Chen Luo wagers that he can defeat Mi Ling within three seconds despite starting twenty meters away. Using Void Walk, he appears behind her and catches her by the neck before she can respond. Her attempted throw fails, and she acknowledges defeat 47.

Mi Ling then agrees with his proposal to create their own selectively recruited survivor group. She honors the duel’s private wager, but angrily pinches him when he slaps her instead of delivering the agreed kick. Her official joining is celebrated with a feast 48 49.

Move toward the Villa Community

Chen Luo tells the sisters to pack because their apartment complex will soon attract too many survivors. The group leaves for a villa community the next day, with Mi Ling and the others practicing against zombies during the journey 49 50.

Notable Quotes

“If he shows he’s capable enough, I’ll naturally listen to him.” 42

“Fine. I, Mi Ling, keep my word.” 49

Trivia

• Her preferred cuisine is Sichuan food, and her favorite fruit is grapes 6.
• Her bedroom is decorated in pale blue with a simple, elegant style; Mi Li assigns it to Chen Luo because it is the nicest room 35.
• Chen Luo’s unusual insistence on a kicking wager is motivated by his memory of a kick from Mi Ling in his previous life 49.