With the ability to transform, I am a judge.

Section 4, Chapter 4: The Approaching Undead

Chapter Four: The Approaching Undead

Suddenly opening her eyes, Yang Li was completely bewildered upon waking, feeling waves of pain shooting through the back of her head. Staring at the unfamiliar ceiling, she was utterly confused; what had just happened?

That feeling of being hit hard with a stick... Could this be the legendary physical teleportation method?

With this question in mind, Yang Li got up from the soft bed and scanned the furnishings of the room. It was clearly a little girl's room, decorated in pink and filled with dolls... especially the pair of pink bunny slippers on the floor, which were incredibly eye-catching.

Still dressed in that black bodysuit, Yang Li went to the bedside and quietly opened the window to check the situation. Everything seemed normal outside, but she couldn't be sure if there was any assassination attempt arranged by 'Abyss Paradise,' since this was supposed to be the place where she would undergo her trial.

To ensure there were no unexpected incidents, Yang Li cautiously explored the house, and even grabbed the longest meat cleaver from the kitchen. She needed a knife to maximize her own knife skills and Mai Shude's 'sword mastery'.

Yang Li took a shoulder bag from the room where she woke up and stuffed a meat cleaver into it. If she had been transported to a world with strict knife control, such a deadly weapon could not be exposed.

After slinging her backpack over her shoulder, Yang Li prepared to go out and explore. Just as she was about to push open the door, a quest and a hint from 'Abyss Paradise' arrived.

[Current World: Highschool of the Dead]

World keywords: Dead bodies, masochists.

World Difficulty: LV.7, Purgatory Level (Due to the Judge's trial and their extremely special talent, the world difficulty will be greatly increased! In some areas, the world difficulty will exceed LV.10, reaching the next tier! Judges, please proceed with caution!)

World Exploration Progress: 0% (The world exploration progress will increase when the Judge defeats important characters in the story or meets certain conditions. This is an important indicator that determines the richness of the Judge's final rewards!)

Main Quest: Head to and enter Fujimi Academy (First Ring) before the main story begins.

Side Quests: None (No side quests of any kind will be triggered during the Trial of the Judges)

Note: During the trial, the Judge will automatically learn the language of this world, which will be taken back upon returning to 'Abyss Paradise'!

Warning: Do not mention anything about 'Abyss Paradise' to any of the story characters. Violators will be instantly killed!

World Introduction: For unknown reasons, the entire world was quickly overrun by the undead, plunging humanity into a tragic cycle of killing and being killed. The World's Chosen One, protected by the world and possessing immense luck, is the only hope for saving it!

The light screen that suddenly appeared flickered for a while before disappearing into thin air, leaving Yang Li there in thought. The world's difficulty was LV.7, but her level was only LV.0, which spoke volumes.

Logically, 'Abyss Paradise' had no reason to throw her into a world with excessive difficulty to fend for herself, since Yang Li couldn't see any benefit in it. If they really wanted her to die, there would have been no reason to save her in the first place.

Yang Li was unaware of the privileges and benefits of being a judge, but she did see the drawbacks: she was more vulnerable to danger than ordinary contractors. At least, this world, seven levels above her own, was not something an ordinary person could handle. Fortunately, she was currently 'Sake Virtue Mai'.

A glint of light flashed in Yang Li's eyes, indicating that he had received a hint about 'Abyss Paradise' from this message.

First of all, this is a world of masochists... Oops, sorry, I misspoke.

First of all, the 'Abyss Paradise' itself is unfathomable and beyond her current comprehension! She doesn't know the other party's purpose, but becoming stronger is something most people can't refuse, as she has experienced firsthand having tried transforming into 'Shude Mai'.

Secondly, she actually arrived at the legendary 'Boob-Jiggling Apocalypse'! A world that originally only existed in her imagination had actually appeared before her in this way, which was something she had not expected.

Besides being a bounty hunter, she's also a pseudo-otaku. After all, everyone needs some hobbies, right? People can't always be so tense.

Based on her understanding of this anime, it seems to be a post-apocalyptic zombie anime with fanservice, but what's with the "Dou Nai" in the world keywords? Is 'Abyss Paradise' really that clever? They even put something like this on the list.

These things gave Yang Li a different perspective on 'Abyss Paradise'.

Although she is skilled in killing, even Yang Li, whose physical abilities barely exceed the limits of ordinary people, might not be able to withstand the corrosive effects of the undead virus without any weapons at her disposal. Incidentally, her most important combat attributes in the early stages are 'Strength 10, Agility 13, Constitution 10'.

Although in other fanfictions the undead are portrayed as weak, this world has been drastically altered by 'Judgment Paradise' specifically for Yang Li, to the point that it's unclear what it looks like now. Hopefully, monsters like Lickers won't appear.

Standing beside the door, Yang Li tried to activate the black scythe mark on the back of her left hand with her 'consciousness', preparing to examine its purpose. Her intuition told her this thing was very important, extremely important!

1. Personal Information

2. World Missions

3. Savings Backpack (Currently Unlocked)

4. Skills (Currently Unlocked)

5. Equipment (Currently locked)

6. Trial Orders (Currently Unlocked)

[The current judge's rank is too low to view more functions...]

Using his mind to select the 'World Mission' option, Yang Li felt it would be better to first see what the specific details of the mission were.

Main Quest: Go to and enter Fujimi Academy (First Stage) before the main story begins.

Task Difficulty: LV.1

Mission Brief: Fujimi Academy is the initial location where the story begins, and it is where most of the story missions first appear.

Mission objective: Infiltrate Fujimi Academy by any means necessary without being detected, and ensure that you remain undetected before the start of the main storyline.

Time limit: one day.

Quest Reward: Unlock the next main quest.

Penalty for failure: Trial of the Judge failed!

Although her intuition told Yang Li not to have high hopes for the reward of the first stage of the mission, the reward of 'Abyss Paradise' still exceeded her expectations. It was actually the main quest to unlock the next stage!

After a moment's thought, Yang Li immediately returned to the bedroom where he had woken up and changed into a different backpack. In the apocalypse, what's most important? Food and water… Don't be fooled by the original story where the main characters eat, drink, and slay monsters all the way; that's just an anime.

Now that they've arrived in the real world, no one knows what will happen. It's best to be fully prepared to avoid any mishaps due to food or water issues, because Yang Li doesn't know how long she'll be staying in this world.

Based on the main questline, we can deduce that the undead will appear in about a day, so we must prepare well in advance. Simply sneaking into Fujimi Academy to wait would be foolish; preparing items to improve our survival skills is the best course of action.

After opening the door and taking the key and the unknown person's wallet, Yang Li looked at the map and followed the directions to a nearby small supermarket. The store wasn't very big, but it had a good selection of items; at least everything she needed was there.

They specifically target important items, such as canned beef and instant coffee—things that are easy to preserve and use, and most importantly, things that can be stored for a long time.

Yang Li didn't care about money at all, only concerned with his current extravagance. After all, money was useless once the undead appeared. To put it bluntly, those things were too hard to even use for... you know, what was the point of having them?

Yang Li didn't know much about the plot, since she hadn't even watched the anime before it was banned, and later she couldn't even find any resources to watch it. In her memory, there was only the cult-like combination of twin tails and giant hearts; the flat-chested, tsundere loli seemed to be nonexistent.

So what are all those so-called "shaking to dodge bullets" and "pressing the butt of the gun against the chest to reduce recoil" nonsense? Are they unique to this world?

Through her experience reading fan fiction, she had some understanding of the plot development, which included places like Fujimi Academy, a teacher's friend's house, the police station, Takashiro Manor, and an airport.

After paying, Yang Li ignored the somewhat disgusted look from the middle-aged shop owner and walked straight out of the small supermarket. Since she wasn't familiar with the plot, she had nothing to do, and she figured she'd have to explore the area next.

Section 5, Chapter 5: Infiltrating Fujimi Academy

Chapter 5: Infiltrating Fujimi Academy

The most urgent task is to find a suitable weapon. Even if it's not the "Sword Master LV.12" of "Shude Mai," whose meaning is still unclear but looks pretty good, the existing "Sword Proficiency LV.2" is not just for show, not to mention that Yang Li's own swordsmanship is also quite good. Unfortunately, she only has a meat cleaver in her hand right now, which means she can't fully utilize her strength.

It's unclear whether any good knives appear in the anime's storyline, and you can't just go to the house of the character Nanri Kaoru. If you accidentally get tricked by 'Abyss Paradise' and encounter Nanri Kaoru, things will get really messy.

If Yang Li remembered correctly, the other party was apparently an ace sniper from some unit, very strong. It's not that 'Shude Mai' wasn't strong, but rather that she didn't possess the unknown level of combat power that 'Shude Mai' possessed.

Her equipment and skills were 100% sealed, her attributes received only a tiny fraction of the boost, and all her technical abilities were reduced. Under these circumstances, she really wasn't confident she could fight against this expert whose world had been drastically altered by 'Abyss Paradise'.

Patting her face, Yang Li decided to stop thinking so much. Anyway, she wasn't a brainy person or someone who made a living through scheming. When in doubt, she would just go for it.

With a map in hand and the backpack zipper slightly unzipped to reveal the knife handle, Yang Li decided to set off on her adventure.

Half an hour later, Yang Li, who had not found the knife shop, inexplicably ended up at Fujimi Academy, where she was stared at by students on their way home from school... So what's going on? How could she get lost with a map of Tokio City?

"It must be the work of 'Abyss Paradise,' they don't want me to explore other places."

Remembering that she wasn't directionally challenged, Yang Li silently decided to pin the blame on 'Abyss Paradise' instead of looking for the reasons within herself.

Because Yang Li felt that anywhere could potentially spawn a large number of undead, she automatically avoided places that seemed suspicious, so there weren't many places left to explore...

After all, this was her first day in this world, how could she possibly feel safe here? Yang Li didn't have many reliable memories of the plot to begin with, not to mention the distorted and mischievous 'Abyss Paradise', in short, she had experienced far too little!

With a few steps, Yang Li ignored everyone's gaze and began wandering outside Fujimi Academy, searching for the best corner to sneak in. However, with her 'Ninjutsu Mastery LV.5', Yang Li could actually slip into her target location very easily, but unfortunately, she wasn't quite sure how to use her newfound abilities.

The low wall couldn't even stop those who wanted to skip class, let alone Yang Li, whose physical abilities had already exceeded the limits of ordinary people. Looking at the low wall that she could easily climb over and the grove of trees behind it, she thought for a moment and then gave up, because she was afraid of disturbing the people in the woods.

The skills gained from ninjutsu training, along with her mastery of weapons like swords, subtly enhanced Yang Li's perception. Combined with her mental attributes, which exceeded the limits of ordinary people by 50%, she could easily hear the slightest movements behind low walls.

Those familiar 'stop mete (yamete)', 'kimochii (kimochi)', 'atashi no oku ni (atashi no oku ni)'... Yang Li sighed silently, then mourned the loss of her most important partner (below).

"The world is really going to the dogs. Is this really Japan? Just as that great man said, 'All four seasons are mating seasons for humans.'"

With a slight sense of admiration for the unknown great man, Yang Li left immediately. After all, going in now could not only expose her and cause the mission to fail, but could also frighten the boy on the other side, causing him to become 'impotent for life,' which would be a terrible sin... Even though this was just a dimensional world controlled by 'Judgment Paradise,' she didn't want to do something that violated the 'laws of human creation' necessary for human development.

Not knowing what to do, Yang Li reluctantly decided to kill time at a nearby beverage shop before sneaking in from that spot at night, giving the two some time. After all, it couldn't be that the young couple who contributed to the continuation of humanity were still fighting and not going home when it was already dark, could it?

After buying a glass of orange juice, Yang Li sat in a corner and began to ponder her current situation, while her beautiful eyes swept out the window. Just then, she saw a group of students—two boys and one girl—who had a uniquely cute ahoge (a cowlick-like strand of hair that resembled a cockroach's antennae).

Because of Yang Li's unabashed spying, the three men seemed to have noticed her presence and began to stare at her like the students they had encountered before. The charm of 'Shude Mai' herself directly shattered the two boys' reserve, making them wave and greet Yang Li with smiles.

However, there was also a girl between the two boys, and Yang Li simply watched them playfully bickering. But if it weren't for the glass window, and if she had overheard their conversation, Yang Li would probably have been surprised by her own luck.

Even though she didn't know the specific plot developments, she still remembered the main character's name...

On his way home from school, he saw such a stunningly beautiful Japanese woman. Ienaga Gou nudged Komuro Takashi next to him with his elbow and looked at him with a grin.

"Xiao, are you tempted? Such a beautiful and charming girl, with such a stunning figure! Just those legs..."

Before Komuro could react, Igohisa, who was beaming with excitement, could get a reaction from Miyamoto Rei. She yelled a few times and then grabbed Igohisa's ear.

"What? So what if she's prettier? And has longer legs? Look where your eyes are looking!"

"Ouch! Ouch! Li, be gentle! Have mercy! I won't look around anymore..."

As a couple, Igo Hisashi and Miyamoto Rei were naturally laughing and joking around, completely unaware of Komuro Takashi's expression. His hand was clenched tightly, his knuckles turning white, and crimson blood slowly dripped down.

Looking at the two people in front of him, he felt a sharp pain in his heart... Everyone has a love for beauty, and when most men see a pretty girl, they want to take a second look and feast their eyes. But the person Komuro Takashi loved had always been Miyamoto Rei!

"Didn't we make a promise when we were kids to stay together forever? Why are you with Jing Yonghao now? What does Jing Yonghao have that I don't? Why did you betray me?"

Inside the beverage shop, watching the cheerful couple walking ahead and the gloomy-faced Komuro Takashi behind, Yang Li's mind automatically conjured up a love-hate entanglement between the three. After all, this was an anime world; childhood sweethearts being stolen away was a common occurrence.

If Yang Li knew the plot and the relationship between the three, as well as Komuro Takashi's questions, she would definitely say, "The other person is more handsome than you and more considerate."

Komuro Takashi, who never looks for excuses within himself and only blames others, would probably be dead long ago if he weren't the protagonist. How could someone so arrogant and ignorant survive in a hellish place teeming with the dead, let alone have girls throwing themselves at him, without the world's protection?

Watching the three leave, Yang Li, as if she had just watched an episode of a boring TV drama, pursed her lips and quietly waited for the time to come.

------Dividing line------

As night fell, the slight sweltering heat of early summer dissipated, leaving only a cool breeze blowing gently. Fujimi Academy was practically deserted; after all, no club activities would continue at this hour.

In a corner of the academy, a place where people were 'working diligently' during the day, a dark shadow suddenly flashed by. Yang Li's black, tight-fitting combat suit seemed to completely melt into the darkness, becoming undetectable.