Ling Yi walked out of the ladies' restroom looking thoroughly disgruntled, inwardly grumbling about how unreliable the system was.
What the hell was with transmigrating straight into the ladies' restroom? Worse, a girl happened to see me. How fucking awkward was that?
Left with no choice, Ling Yi could only alter a little of the girl's memory.
Sure enough, the Passive Transmigration Aura was still somewhat unreliable without an upgrade.
Once again, Ling Yi felt the urge to upgrade the Passive Transmigration Aura, but in the end, he held back.
Once he upgraded the Passive Transmigration Aura, the level of the worlds he could transmigrate to would be restricted, and his destinations would no longer be random.
A level 2 Passive Transmigration Aura could only take him to level 2 worlds, and so on. Once he upgraded it, he would have to keep upgrading the passive aura all the way up if he wanted to enter higher-level worlds.
According to the information from the system, a world on the level of The Myth required a level 12 Passive Transmigration Aura. That was intolerable.
As for why The Myth's world was level 12, he had absolutely no idea, nor did he know how the system determined these levels. What he could say for certain, however, was that the power realms in a given world were by no means the only criterion.
Ling Yi would rather transmigrate randomly than go to all the trouble of upgrading the Passive Transmigration Aura. At least, he did not want to do that yet.
Even though he knew full well that upgrading the Passive Transmigration Aura would definitely unlock new functions.
This was the waiting hall of a train station in Half Country.
Ling Yi had not watched many Half Country films, but with a train station right at the start, only one film came to mind.
Ling Yi picked a random seat and sat down, then picked a random person and copied his memories of Half Country's language. Just as he was about to check the system interface, a girl walked over and sat down opposite him.
The girl wore a baseball cap and had delicate features. Ling Yi could tell they were all natural, untouched by surgery.
Of course, that was not important. What mattered was that she was the very girl Ling Yi had seen in the ladies' restroom.
The girl was making a phone call, urging someone to hurry. A short while later, two men and another woman walked over. Clearly, they knew one another and were probably classmates or something of the sort.
At that moment, Ling Yi finally saw several familiar faces approaching from not far away.
The most conspicuous was a burly man in a suit. He stood around 176 centimeters tall, but with all those muscles, he did not look like someone to mess with.
Beside the burly man was his pregnant wife.
Behind them were a father and daughter. The man was quite handsome, and the daughter looked about fifteen or sixteen. Both wore poker faces, one unhappy and the other weighed down with worries.
Ling Yi was now certain which world this was. He opened the system panel, and sure enough, it was that world.
Host: Ling Yi Laws controlled: 386 (Space Law, Time Law, Wind Law, Water Law, Lightning Law, Soul Law, Life Law... Darkness Law... Light Law... Reincarnation Law, Destruction Law...) Law analysis: The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (65%), Resident Evil (100%), The Myth (12%), Train to Busan (21%) Points: 7.5 million. Plot progress: The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (35%), Goodbye Mr. Loser (50%), Seven Dragon Balls Z (29%), Avengers 1 (51%), The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (98%), Resident Evil (100%), The Myth (85%), Train to Busan (0%). (Other entries omitted...)
Ling Yi automatically ignored everything else and looked straight at the figure of 21% under law analysis progress.
This initial progress told Ling Yi that the 386 laws he controlled overlapped with 21% of this world's laws. In other words, this world had to contain at least more than 1,200 laws in total.
Ling Yi felt somewhat expectant. Unlike the Resident Evil world, this world did not have that lifeless feeling. On the contrary, the laws of this world were extremely active.
What Ling Yi was looking forward to finding out was whether this world's zombies also contained Law Fragments.
If they did, then this world would hold great significance for him.
The Resident Evil world was on the verge of collapse, while the Train to Busan world was the exact opposite. This world was undergoing self-sublimation.
The zombies in Resident Evil represented decay, while the zombies in the Train to Busan world existed to purge decay.
Soon, the announcer broadcast the arrival of the KTX 406 Train.
Ling Yi entered with the crowd, following close behind Seok-woo. Seok-woo had his daughter Su-an with him, so he was not moving very fast. Just before boarding, the three of them witnessed a zombie's transformation.
This was the first zombie to appear in the film, and it also served as foreshadowing. In effect, the director was telling everyone that the zombie outbreak had already spread far and wide.
The female zombie soon completed her transformation and clambered up in an awkward "Sadako" pose before lunging at the nearest crowd.
The crowd instantly descended into chaos, shouts and screams mingling together.
Frightened, Seok-woo scooped up his daughter and boarded the train, and Ling Yi followed. The attendant closed the doors. Ling Yi, Seok-woo, Su-an, and the attendants watched through the glass as the platform grew increasingly chaotic.
"What's going on? Rabies?" Seok-woo turned to ask Ling Yi.
"It looks more like zombies from a movie," Ling Yi replied.
"Hey, don't joke around. How could something like zombies appear in real life?" the attendant immediately rejected the idea.
"Doesn't it look like that, though?"
By then, the train had started moving and was picking up speed. Soon, the platform disappeared from view.
"Whether it is or not, we'd better be careful. If there really are zombies, this train will be a cage we can't escape." Ling Yi's voice was calm, but his words left their hearts pounding with fear.
Seok-woo did not argue, because he did not believe it in the first place. Besides, he had a whole pile of troubles of his own, so he simply took Ling Yi's words as a joke.
The chief attendant, however, looked rather grim. Seemingly recalling something, the chief attendant hurried away.
Su-an tugged on Ling Yi's sleeve and asked, "Oppa, will there really be zombies?"
"Not necessarily, but we need to stay alert. If anything strange happens later, make sure you don't approach it carelessly."
"Hey, don't take this too far." Seok-woo shot Ling Yi a somewhat displeased glare.
"Didn't you notice something off about the attendant's expression when they left? If you have any friends in the military, you can call and ask. I saw something online yesterday, but it was deleted very quickly. I think something's very wrong."
Seok-woo had not believed him at first, but seeing how firmly Ling Yi spoke, he could not help growing worried too.
And as it happened, Seok-woo did have a friend in the military. After thinking it over, he decided he had better call and ask.
Taking out his phone, Seok-woo looked at Ling Yi and gave a self-mocking smile. "You really are something. You've actually talked me into..."
"You really know someone in the military? Then ask him directly about Seokjeon Station," Ling Yi urged.
"Seokjeon Station?"
"Trust me, something big must have happened in Seokjeon."
In the end, Seok-woo made the call. Ling Yi and Su-an watched his face turn from normal to pale, then from pale to an iron black.
After hanging up, Seok-woo said in a trembling voice, "You were right. What we saw just now really were zombies. Seokjeon... has already fallen. It's full of zombies now. My friend told me we should get to Busan as soon as possible. There are troops stationed there."
Ling Yi shook his head. Was Busan really safe? Since this world was seeking sublimation, using zombies to purge its decay, nowhere would likely be safe.
But Ling Yi could not say that aloud, or he really would frighten Seok-woo and the others.
"What should we do?" Seok-woo asked nervously.
"Let's hope no zombies appear on the train. Otherwise, we'll be in trouble."
"Oppa, Dad, should we tell the others?" Su-an asked.
Ling Yi and Seok-woo spoke almost simultaneously. "No!"
"Why?" Su-an was puzzled.
Ling Yi glanced at Seok-woo and spoke first. "No one will believe us. Besides, if we tell the others, it's bound to cause panic. Everyone on the train will spiral out of control, and then anything could happen."
"That's right. Our first priority is to ensure our own safety," Seok-woo agreed.
"But..." Clearly, Su-an could not agree with them.
"We're not Superman," Ling Yi said. "But I'll do everything I can to save people, provided we keep ourselves safe."
Su-an looked thoughtful and said nothing more.
Seok-woo extended a hand to Ling Yi. "Seok-woo!"
"Ling Yi."
"Are you from the ancient country of the East?"
"Yes. I came here on vacation. I never expected to run into something like this."
"What do we do next?"
"Wait and see. For now, we'd better stay as far from the crowds as possible."
The zombie outbreak spread far faster than Ling Yi and the others had imagined.
Soon, they heard screams. Immediately afterward, a crowd rushed past the three of them, seemingly fleeing from something.
The burly Sang-hwa and his wife were among them, but they were too slow after all. The people beside them jostled them, pushing them right into the corner where Ling Yi and the others stood...