However, as Wang Liang sensed the state of his own body and recalled the feeling from just after that alternative reboot had succeeded, he discovered that the Sadako body within him seemed to have stirred faintly at that moment, though it had quickly subsided.
He had only just succeeded in rebooting then, and had been excited and agitated, so he had not deliberately paid attention. But now, looking back and summing up the experience, his expression could not help but change.
A fierce ghost crashing was not absolutely permanent. It was merely equivalent to sinking into an extremely deep sleep. It would not actively backlash against the ghost controller; at most, it would only exert a little of the fierce ghost’s residual instincts and slightly influence the controller.
Ordinary levels of supernatural power were not an issue, but if he overused Sadako’s supernatural curse to the heaven-defying extent of an alternative reboot, it was indeed possible that he would stimulate Sadako’s crashed state and further awaken her.
Wang Liang made a rough judgment based on the degree of that stirring sensation after the previous reboot, as well as how it felt now that it had settled down.
He felt that if he used the reboot twice within a short period, the consequences should be negligible. He could use it without paying much of a price.
But if he exceeded two alternative reboots in a single day, it might strongly stimulate the Sadako inside his body, causing her to gradually undergo fierce ghost revival. The specific upper limit was unclear, and the degree of revival was also unknown.
For a crashed ghost suppressed by the system, if fierce ghost revival truly occurred, Wang Liang did not know whether he could still rely on the system to suppress it again.
If things really reached the stage of fierce ghost revival, he would undoubtedly be walking along a cliff’s edge, gambling his life against the system.
Wang Liang’s expression turned grave. It seemed that an exaggerated ability like rebooting still had to be used with caution. He could not abuse it as he pleased simply because it was a crashed ghost. After all, he was not truly an anomaly.
But with such a system, once he controlled more fierce ghosts that had only existed in the films and shows of his previous life and increased the strength of his own supernatural power, Wang Liang believed that sooner or later, he would be able to fully control this heaven-defying ability.
[Strangeness Record Value: 26%]
After only clashing with the Knocking Ghost for a short while, the Strangeness Record Value had risen to 26%. It seemed that reaching 100% and obtaining the location and time of the next cinematic ghost’s descent would not be too troublesome.
Letting out a long breath, Wang Liang plopped down onto the bed in the bedroom.
His mind shifted from extreme tension to relaxation, and a wave of fatigue surged into his heart, making him involuntarily fall backward. He wanted to simply close his eyes and sleep, ignoring everything.
But not long after closing his eyes, Wang Liang helplessly opened them again.
Because although he felt somewhat tired, once he actually lay down, he could not fall asleep at all. His mind was in turmoil.
That was normal enough. After all, in a short span of time, he had experienced transmigration, a clash with a fierce ghost, a narrow escape from death, and a series of other events. He had forever bid farewell to the peaceful life of his previous existence. All of this made it difficult for Wang Liang to calm down.
Although there was not much to miss from his previous life. He had been an orphan, and that included this current body as well, which came from an orphanage and had no deep interpersonal relationships. These things actually had the shallowest impact on Wang Liang.
But the main problem was that what he had just experienced was like walking into the script of a horror movie set in reality.
Darkness, death, corpses.
Now that filming had only just wrapped, what right did he have to sleep peacefully? How big would his heart have to be?
“Sigh.”
With his mind in chaos, Wang Liang sat up and began to consider how he should act in this world after such an opening.
Also, Yang Jian… the protagonist of Mysterious Revival, the student of his current identity. Would he now control the Ghost Eye and escape the Knocking Ghost’s ghost domain just like in the original plot?
That’s right, Yang Jian, Yang Jian.
At that thought, a layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out across Wang Liang’s back.
The future Yang Jian would become Yang Jian, and Yang Jian, who became a god in the body of a fierce ghost, could freely traverse the past and the future.
Now that an anomaly like him had appeared in the world of Mysterious Revival, then as a god, would Yang Jian know of his existence? Would he know that he was not the real Teacher Wang? And how would he treat him?
No, no.
At this thought, Wang Liang abruptly shook his head.
His appearance was already equivalent to changing the original plot. Fierce ghosts like Sadako, which had only existed in the films and shows of his previous life, had appeared in this world. Then would this future truly still be the future that gave birth to Yang Jian?
Actually, there was a way to verify it. Although it might not succeed, it could at least provide some comfort.
Wang Liang quickly stood up and went to the mirror in the bedroom bathroom, looking at the familiar face in the mirror, the face exactly the same as in his previous life.
He was silent for a long time. The bathroom fell into a deathly stillness. But after a while, Wang Liang suddenly raised his head and shouted at the ceiling:
“Yang Jian, Yang Jian, come out!”
After shouting, Wang Liang stood silently before the mirror without moving. His hands unconsciously clenched tight as he waited for whatever change might appear next.
But several minutes passed, and the bathroom remained silent. Nothing changed at all.
“No way…”
Wang Liang’s current mood was very complicated. He was both worried that Yang Jian would suddenly appear before him and coldly say, “An aberration like you should not exist in this timeline. I’ll send you on your way,” then raise a hand and erase him.
But when Yang Jian truly did not come out and respond, Wang Liang began to feel doubtful again.
Was Yang Jian too lazy to bother with him…
Or was it because his appearance had caused a butterfly effect, leading Yang Jian to die in the Knocking Ghost incident tonight, completely changing the entire timeline, so that there was no longer any Yang Jian in the future?
Or perhaps there was some so-called foremost edge of time, and this timeline had not yet formed a closed loop, so Yang Jian simply did not exist yet?
After thinking for a long time without results, Wang Liang shook his head and gave up.
“Heh. Whatever. Let Him do what He wants. In any case, I’m not dead right now, and neither Elder Qin nor Yang Jian has come to erase me, so there’s no need to worry so much! As for the Seventh High School side, I can’t do anything about it now. Whether Yang Jian lives or not can only depend on himself!”
Right now, Wang Liang could actually think of a way to use Sadako’s supernatural power to invade the Knocking Ghost’s ghost domain.
But after using an alternative reboot again like that, he would have used it twice within a short period and would be unable to perform a third reboot.
Otherwise, it was very likely to strongly stimulate the crashed Sadako and cause her revival.
Moreover, a ghost domain could easily make people lose their way. Wang Liang did not have the Ghost Eye to break through illusions. After entering, not only would it be difficult for him to find those students, he would also easily be singled out by the Knocking Ghost.
If he was targeted again, the risk would be too great.
For the sake of those people from homeroom teacher Wang Liang’s memories, to use reboot three times or even more within a short period and force himself, who had only just obtained the system and controlled the crashed Sadako, into fierce ghost revival—wouldn’t that be far too miserable?
Wang Liang’s mindset had not reached the point of such selfless sacrifice. His previous clash with the Knocking Ghost had only been a choice made out of helplessness. His own life had been threatened by a certain-death rule.
But to go take risks now—what for?
He could do things that cost him nothing, just like the shout he had let out before clashing with the Knocking Ghost.
But getting too deeply involved would not do. The feelings simply were not there.
To him, homeroom teacher Wang Liang’s memories were ultimately as though separated by a layer of gauze. Their influence was very small. He did not have such deep teacher-student affection.