[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system":3,"chapter-apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-chapter-531":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Apocalypse: I Have A Multiplier System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1538940,2001,"Chapter 530: Broken Illusion","apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-chapter-531",531,"\u003Cp>The scene faded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, she stood before a swirling mass of darkness. A giant wave of fear hit her. Her knees shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The illusion broke apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng gave a half-smile. \"Even my body’s confused if I won or not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng’s eyes snapped open wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai’s lip twitched. \"0.0001?! That’s literally the time it takes to blink!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One showed her running away from the horde of zombies in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I can’t... ugh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUMP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not perfect. I mess up. But I never gave up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their legs trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng was still stone-faced, but a drop of sweat ran down his temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—DING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She dropped to her knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... not her... anyone but her...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 1 hour and 20 minutes, Su Jiyai’s legs started to shake violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every wall shimmered with her reflection, showing different versions of herself—happy, angry, crying, shouting, smiling like nothing was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......................\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, their eyes were clearer. Hearts steadier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Ping just stared, eyes wide. \"That was the most dramatic win I’ve ever seen...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Every version of you that failed. Can you still stand above them?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bodies were everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Ping stood tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the noise grew louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them reappeared in the glowing void again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 20 minutes, her hands started slipping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Ping covered her ears. \"Stop it! I didn’t abandon him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng opened his eyes. Still shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That one whispered, \"I’m scared, but I keep going.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She escaped eventually, found a new home, new parents... but something always felt missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...........................\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Loser!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They landed in three separate places, far from each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.............................\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without waiting, the three of them stepped forward and pressed their hands on the stone-cold surface of the crystal monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful pressure exploded from the crystal beast and rushed into their bodies. It was like getting punched in the chest over and over again—but with invisible fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their backs burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Second trial completed. Final trial begins now: Team Heart.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not perfect. But I’m still standing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then forty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Probably that we were too awesome for the illusion,\" Su Jiyai said, forcing a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re still standing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All different. All her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is fine,\" she muttered. \"I’m fine. Totally fine...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the day she was kidnapped. The cold walls. The scary voices. The crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another was crying in the mud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unexpected reason?\" Xi Ping mumbled, wiping her eyes. \"What does that mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... I won’t lose...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Ping landed in the middle of a stadium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 30 minutes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed the scarf someone handed him. It still smelled like Su Jiyai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there, in front of her, was a body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breathing heavily. Faces pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I made mistakes,\" he said calmly. \"But I won’t run from them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smirked to himself. \"I’ll finally tell her how I feel...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, both Su Jiyai and Qin Feng were starting to feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Participant Xi Ping eliminated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai gritted her teeth. \"Shut up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Trial passed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another one showed her trapping the intruders who tried to enter her base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were never strong enough. We gave you everything, yet you killed us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped in front of one mirror—the version of herself with tearful eyes and a tiny smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re a monster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You enjoy being the center of attention.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng collapsed too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You abandoned your brother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster made of silver crystal stood like a mountain, its glowing red eyes staring down at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you just say?\" he snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Trial passed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\" Xi Ping shouted, tears in her eyes. \"I tried my best!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as she was about to give up—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The illusion broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seriously?\" she whispered. \"They still look... fine?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Su Jiyai’s face was calm, but her muscles were tense. Her breathing had become slower, more focused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the bodies faded into white light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart felt like it was breaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gate 19,\" someone whispered. \"There was an accident.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1 hour and 10 minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Winner: Qin Feng by 0.0001 seconds.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng returned from the mission, which was almost impossible to complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Waaaah!\" Xi Ping screamed as they all fell through the glowing void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then her younger self appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, she reached a quiet graveyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Ping: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat rolled down Xi Ping’s forehead. Her arms were shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai stared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... no... NOOOO!!\" Xi Ping screamed and fell to her knees. \"You said you’d protect me!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of people were booing her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gasped and opened her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiny Xi Ping looked up at her. \"Then show them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold. Lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the voice echoed again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...................................\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice echoed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fell to his knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Ping gave a tired thumbs-up. \"Barely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re weak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd faded. The voices stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this illusion, she saw herself grown up, searching again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>..............................\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His whole world turned grey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brother’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng narrowed his eyes.Maybe I should just let her win. She’s worked hard... she deserves it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The minutes dragged on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud DING rang out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But deep down, her heart still ached a little. That vision of her real parents... it felt too real to forget.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A girl... with blue hair, blue eyes... She’s gone. She had walked out of the safe zone and walked toward a herd of zombies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Trial passed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they were exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could move, the fear almost made her want to fall to her knees and cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears flowed down her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But slowly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... I can hold... a bit more...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, they all stood strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai gritted her teeth and growled, \"Qin Feng, if you dare to give up now, I’m not talking to you ever again! I’ll find another man!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked through them, looking each one in the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai blinked and looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she was scared of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same exact second—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And realized...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they could say anything else, the floor beneath them vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng stood in the middle of a battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[First trial completed: Mental Demon Stage passed. Illusions were destroyed due to an unexpected reason. The second round will be conducted.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUMP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another one showed her crying silently under a blanket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knelt by the broken-sword version and touched his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reached out, and the mirror shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1 hour and 15.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Ping fell to her knees, gasping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three of them stood in the glowing void again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like falling into jelly, squishy, glowing jelly that stretched around their bodies and slowed them down. Then... POP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Ping opened her eyes to a dark basement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the side, Xi Ping blinked. \"Huh? Another man? Why is this kid talking like a grown-up? Why is Qin Feng looking like he’s gonna explode?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Place your hand on the beast and try to endure its pressure that will surge to your body.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t knowwhatthis thing was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her legs wobbled. The pressure felt like a mountain was sitting on her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spotlight hit her, and everything vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng clenched his jaw and glared at the statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng stayed silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the pain still lingered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 25 minutes, her knees started bending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just returned from a long mission, holding something behind his back, a gift for Su Jiyai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One more was begging for mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw herself being dragged away, screaming for help. Her big brother, fighting off the kidnappers, yelling her name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She watched them silently. Then muttered in her heart,Geniuses are really hard to compare with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in forever...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.................................\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng dropped the gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai, Xi Ping, and Qin Feng stood shoulder to shoulder, hearts pounding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dang it,\" she mumbled and sat back, wiping her face with her sleeve. She looked at Su Jiyai and Qin Feng, who were still standing firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m NOT giving up,\" he said, fighting the pressure harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai looked at them and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Qin Feng lay with a broken sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was inside a giant glass maze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then he arrived at the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—FLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re just pretending to be strong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All versions of himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his fists, shaking. \"Why didn’t I tell her sooner... why...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her vision blurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fake hero!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Trial 2: Mirror Maze. Face your different selves. Only one is the real you. Find it, and move forward.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the heck?\" Su Jiyai muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five minutes passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wandered through alleyways. Forests. Cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked down a hallway, and each mirror she passed spoke to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her old adoptive parents appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her knees bent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t want to see this! I DON’T WANT TO CONTINUE!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty-five minutes passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the ground shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng blinked. \"Wait—what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was tied up—again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What accident?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They both panted, drenched in sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chains clinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...............\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But neither of them gave in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly—WHOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>",1512,"2026-06-06T06:36:48.413Z",1,"novelbin.me","8cdf3d1f496a3c4e579b0be4bf4027cbb45922a24c220c634c698dfad83c0849","apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-chapter-532","apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-chapter-530",661,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-cover.jpg"]