Regaining consciousness, Enzo slowly opened his eyes and was greeted by a flurry of System prompts that covered his vision.
[Ding! You have successfully arrived in the world of "Highschool of the Dead"]
[Mission: Survive for one year.]
[Note: Rewards will be distributed based on your performance in this world.]
[Enjoy!]
The translucent blue screen with white text flashed before him, and he calmly digested the information, having experienced this phenomenon once before when he first obtained the System before his death on Earth.
Maintaining a remarkably calm attitude, Enzo looked around the room for clues about who he was in this world. The System, also known as the Evil Lust World Travel System, simply transported him here, leaving the rest for him to discover on his own.
Enzo wasn't the first host of this System; he was actually the ninth!
Sadly, all previous hosts had met their deaths during their first journey into a world, killed by the protagonists before they could commit any evil or lustful deeds.
This was because the System couldn't directly enhance the host's abilities; its function was to randomly assign the host the identity of a character from the world's storyline upon arrival.
However, the characters eligible for replacement were typically minor figures. The protagonists and other important figures held a substantial sway over the world's destiny, making it impossible for the System, as an intruder, to tamper with the world's core without detection.
Similarly, Enzo also couldn't take on the identities of the most powerful villains; at best, he could only take on the identity of a third-tier villain or an extra.
Fortunately, this wasn't a concern in the current Trial World.
Having learned from the failures of its past eight hosts, the System provided Enzo, the ninth host, with a Trial World opportunity to get stronger and adjust himself before heading into more dangerous worlds.
That being said, this Trial World was exceptionally simple. Even the mission was to just survive for one year.
Moreover, this world happened to be the world of the anime "Highschool of the Dead," also known as the "Breast Apocalypse."
A classic Japanese erotic anime, focusing on the story of a group of female students with huge breasts struggling to survive in apocalyptic Tokyo with a male protagonist, where zombies were rampant.
While the combination of a doomsday scenario and zombies was already a familiar trope, the addition of a number of busty high school girls with an average cup size of E or above immediately transformed the story into a stimulating night-time anime brimming with eroticism.
As a fantasy writer and a man with a penchant for lust, Enzo possessed an in-depth knowledge of every female character in the "Highschool of the Dead" anime, down to their heights and measurements.
In fact, during his broky days, he even wrote some erotic fan fiction for this series to make ends meet.
But hey, there's no shame in that!
Nevertheless, coming back to the main topic, this Trial World had been meticulously created by the System from scratch after spending a huge amount of resources.
Not to mention, according to the System, the character Enzo took over the identity of someone that could undoubtedly be considered one of the top-tier individuals in this world. So, as long as he didn't go around seeking his own death, survival here was relatively simple.
It was an advantageous arrangement for him, though the System emphasized that this was a one-time exception available only in this world.
In subsequent worlds, he'd be randomly assigned to minor characters, so collecting enough Evil Lust Points here was crucial; otherwise, the next world might be his burial place.
As for what these Evil Lust points were and how to accumulate them, the System left it for him to discover.
"Gah, damn System!" Enzo muttered under his breath out of habit as he rose from the ground, determined to uncover clues about his identity.
He knew that this world would soon descend into chaos, becoming a post-apocalyptic wasteland where one's identity would quickly become inconsequential.
That said, there was still time before the apocalypse struck, and even if there wasn't, knowing his own identity was always more advantageous than not knowing.
Surveying the room, Enzo noticed two beautiful calligraphies and paintings hanging on the walls. Though he couldn't comprehend their content, the artistic depiction of soaring dragons and phoenixes suggested that they were definitely very expensive!
Directly across from the sliding door, a Japanese katana with a dark red scabbard caught his eye. Apart from these three items and the tatami mat he was sitting on, there were no other items in the entire room.
Enzo walked to the sword and reached out to hold it. But as he held the sword in his hand, he instinctively felt like he had the world!
Even though he had no memory of this body, he inherited its physical instincts perfectly.
Holding the sword, Enzo felt invincible!
Without hesitation, he gripped the scabbard with his left hand, pressed the handle with his right, and directly pulled it out with a resounding cry.
"Hiyaah!"
Swish!
A ray of silver light roared out like lightning, directly cutting the expensive calligraphy and painting on the wall in half.
"Sword Qi?!"
The power of this slash left him momentarily stunned.
It was worth noting that the world of "Highschool of the Dead" was merely a low-level world, and the zombies within it were weak, slow, and dim-witted.
Even ordinary people, unless they were utterly foolish, could survive here.
Moreover, while the protagonist's group displayed remarkable abilities, it was still within the domain of ordinary people.
Yet here he was, unleashing Sword Qi with a mere swing of his sword.
"No wonder the System said the character I'd replace would be considered a top master in this world."
One must understand that the distance between where Enzo stood and the wall was at least three meters. Even accounting for the length of his arm and sword, he remained nearly a meter away from the calligraphy and paintings on the wall.
"It seems the System truly went all out to give me the best possible character in this Trial World."
With this Sword Qi, he might even survive in low-level martial arts worlds, let alone this mortal world.
Unfortunately, the energy expenditure of this move was significant. Enzo felt a wave of weakness wash over him after the sword attack.
"Looks like this move can only be used as a trump card. If I were to face zombies, using it would likely result in me being swarmed and bitten to death."
"Father, haven't you rested yet?" Just as Enzo was about to leave the room to check the time, a pleasant, crisp voice came from outside the private room.
'Father?'
He was slightly confused. It seemed the girl outside was the daughter of the person whose identity he had taken, but he didn't know how to respond.
Judging by the timeline, the zombie crisis hadn't broken out yet, so Enzo could use these days to prepare. But how could he avoid raising suspicion from those who knew him well?
"Father, do you have any orders?" Without waiting for his reply, the girl outside asked again.
"Come in and clean up!"
After gathering his thoughts, Enzo decided to first reassure the girl.
Undoubtedly, at the moment, he was her real father. Besides, even if the other party discovered something abnormal, she wouldn't suspect someone magically taking away her father's entire identity, including his destiny. After all, this was just an ordinary, apocalyptic world.
The manifestation of sword energy was already beyond the norm. Plus, adult men held considerable authority in traditional Japanese families. Not even wives dared to question their husband's actions unless they were harmful or dangerous.
"I see!"
Upon hearing his instructions, the girl opened the door and entered without hesitation.
'I...'
But the moment Enzo saw the girl's appearance clearly, he suddenly felt like struck by lightning!