[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c":3,"chapter-surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-10":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Surviving the Doomsday Apartment—With Infinite Clones!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},949432,1242,"Chapter 10: The Missing Package","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-10",10,"\u003Cp>If only he could find a Survival Stone as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That thing was definitely valuable enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it could even be used to increase his number of Replicas!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… that thing probably wasn’t easy to find.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye had a suspicion—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since both the work mode and consumption mode distinguished between floors above and below the 20th floor…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it was highly likely that the precious Survival Stones were mostly found on floors above the 20th!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Jiang Ye was feeling a bit impatient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding his work badge, he instinctively wanted to pick a high-floor cleaning task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More earnings, plus more chances to find treasure chests and Survival Stones—it was definitely tempting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the work badge popped up with the prompt 【Confirm task acceptance?】, Jiang Ye finally came back to his senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was an 18-year-old senior in high school, but his mother had passed away when he was young, and his father was always away working, unable to take care of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, he had been fostered by various relatives for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living under someone else’s roof had made him more sensitive than others from an early age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of constantly expressing himself, he had gotten used to observing patterns in things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might not be particularly smart, but he had developed a certain pattern of thinking—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the time, when something seemed irresistibly tempting on the surface, there was often hidden danger beneath it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The task on the 20th floor not only offered high pay but also lured him in with Bronze Treasure Chests and Survival Stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant, most likely, its danger level was also far beyond that of the lower-floor tasks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… should he give up on it and take a safer low-floor task instead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn’t make enough money for rent on the first day, he’d still end up dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Jiang Ye was caught in a dilemma—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his current strength, taking on a 20th-floor task was basically suicide!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if he didn’t take the risk, he wouldn’t be able to pay rent, and he’d still die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What should he do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only he could boost his strength before taking on a 20th-floor task!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then… should he take on low-floor tasks first, search for treasure chests, and improve his strength before heading to the 20th floor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that would waste too much time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any task that required entering an apartment room would take several hours to complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the probability of treasure chests appearing in low-floor apartments was extremely low!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they did appear, they were just the lowest-grade Black Iron Treasure Chests, which wouldn’t be of much help!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there any way to quickly and efficiently improve his strength?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was stuck in his thoughts, Lu Shen, who was holding an Errands work badge, noticed him and took the initiative to chat him up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong, Jiang Ye? Why haven’t you started your task yet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he leaned over to glance at Jiang Ye’s work badge and praised, “Given your situation, cleaning is definitely the fastest way for you to make money.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking Jiang Ye was feeling reluctant, he reassured him, “This Doomsday Apartment is basically just a game. We’re all just workers here—nobody’s gonna look down on you for doing cleaning tasks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Money’s money, nothing embarrassing about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye nodded in thanks and explained, “It’s not that I mind the job—I’m just worried about the unknown dangers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Shen understood immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in this strange and eerie environment, everyone was scared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only slightly better because they were all classmates. If they had been surrounded by strangers, they would’ve been even more terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Shen was quick-witted and immediately suggested,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, given your situation, besides working, there’s another option.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the consumption mode, there’s the 【Duel Room】—the lowest level duels only cost 100 coins per match.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you win against other apartment players, not only do you get your 100 coins back, but you also take the opponent’s money!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is actually a pretty decent way to make money.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I met the 【Duel Room】 conditions, I’d definitely give it a shot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye had considered making money through the 【Duel Room】, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Shen made it sound easy—just win, and you earn money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, this method wasn’t that fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t reliable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his current strength, his chances of winning against players from other apartments weren’t great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Shen seemed to sense what he was thinking and continued analyzing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You actually don’t need to worry too much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I’m guessing right, it’s likely that all of humanity has been transported into separate Doomsday Apartments.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In our apartment, you were the only one initially assigned to the 20th floor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And among the 80 people here, your strength is actually above average.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The players in other apartments who were assigned to the 20th floor were probably randomized, too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Their initial strength might not be any higher than yours!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s even a good chance that some of them have D-tier abilities and haven’t unlocked any skills yet. Based on what we’ve seen in our apartment, that’s actually pretty likely!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you get lucky with your matchups, winning shouldn’t be too hard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Shen’s analysis made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what Lu Shen didn’t know was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye had already opened a Bronze Treasure Chest in his own 20th-floor apartment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that were taken into account, then the 20th-floor players in other apartments had probably opened a Bronze Treasure Chest as well!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if their initial abilities weren’t strong, they could have improved through those chests!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the mask Jiang Ye had obtained from his own Bronze Treasure Chest was more of a support-type item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And right now, his main body was using it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant if his Replica entered a duel with other 20th-floor players, his chances of winning were actually quite low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, the earning speed from dueling wasn’t that great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless he could absolutely dominate every duel opponent, his income wouldn’t increase significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was lost in his thoughts—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them suddenly heard a commotion coming from the direction of the Errands service station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Shen was about to go check it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jiang Ye’s eyes suddenly sharpened, and he directly warned him, “Check the chat group!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Shen glanced at his communicator—and immediately cursed, “Holy sh*t,” instinctively gripping the package in his hands tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because in the chat group, Ding Deng from Class 2 had just said that the package he was responsible for delivering had gone missing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the consequence of the lost package was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he couldn’t find it by midnight, he would either have to retrieve it or compensate for its full value!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that package… was worth over 8,000!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way Ding Deng could afford that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He completely broke down, sobbing uncontrollably at the Errands service station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Shen frowned deeply as he read the message, then quickly noticed that a classmate had asked in the chat group:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【How could a package even go missing? Did someone steal it? There should be a way to get it back, right?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the devastated Ding Deng was too busy crying to respond to anyone's questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, another message popped up—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Chang: 【F***!! My package is gone too!!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment that message appeared, all the students who had chosen the Errands job were stunned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Chang was one of the top-ranked players in combat power among their classmates!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could even his package go missing?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, Gao Chang was much calmer than Ding Deng. He quickly followed up in the chat group:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Everyone doing Errands—do NOT take your package into the elevator!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Mine disappeared inside the elevator!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I have no idea what the hell it was, but in a split second, it snatched my package away!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I searched around in the elevator for ages, but there was no way to get it back!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【At this rate, it’s probably gone for good, and I’ll have to pay for it.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Luckily, my package was only worth a little over 1,000, so I can barely afford the compensation.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ding Deng, did your package also go missing in the elevator? @Ding Deng】\u003C\u002Fp>",1377,"2026-06-03T07:17:35.776Z","2026-06-03T07:17:41.145Z",1,"novelbin.me","90229e4f511c7b8be1033a94bc0b425c3a5631e004652061dadd21d390deee29","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-11","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-9",575,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-cover.jpg"]