Aurora shook her head. "I'm not infected."
"Stay where you are. I'm not sure how long this light will last—be careful," Asta said, then stepped out of the train car.
This was the carriage with the fewest infected. Among them, only one had shown symptoms. The other cars, however, were overflowing with infected, most of them either NPCs or ordinary people, with a few low-tier espers mixed in.
When espers get infected, they're much more troublesome than regular people—their special powers go berserk, becoming twice as destructive, making them incredibly dangerous.
"No… Did I… did I kill someone? That can't be true! I can't turn into a monster!"
In the adjacent car, it sounded like a moral battle was unfolding.
The people who had turned into zombies had now regained their senses. All their physical features looked normal again, except for the gray tint of their skin, which made them easy to identify.
"We're all back to normal now—can't we have some hope? I'm fine right now!"
