[{"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-105":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},949677,1242,"Chapter 105: Biting Himself","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-105",105,"\u003Cp>Jiang Ye had only asked jokingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what he saw—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blackened Replica's Adam’s apple clearly moved up and down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, what? Bro??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was stunned, he noticed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did this guy secretly swallow, even his eyes had gone red!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was staring straight at him with burning intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even had the nerve to say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need for you to draw blood. I can just bite directly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excuse me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>F**k!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What are you trying to bite directly??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suck my blood?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the actual hell, are you a freaking vampire?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye was instantly creeped out, cursing in his heart—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought you were my replica, and now you wanna suck my blood?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unbelievable! Out of line! No respect for your creator! Straight-up betrayal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye was furious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rolled up his sleeve and clenched his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at his veins, he said angrily:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This isn’t gonna cause any problems, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Definitely not,” the Blackened Replica vowed, looking dead serious. He even explained, “No need to bite the wrist either, just the fingertip is fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye looked serious and asked, “Should I wash my hands first?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need, no need.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye gave in: “Alright, let’s try it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he reached his hand out to the Blackened Replica, the guy just went in for a bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye was so startled he had to shout again: “Just testing, alright?! Don’t drink too much!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm…” the Blackened Replica hummed to show he got it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, he only took one or two sips, the whole thing felt like a regular finger prick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye himself barely felt anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked curiously at the Blackened Replica and asked, “Well? Feel anything?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blackened Replica’s pitch-black eyes were sparkling as he nodded seriously: “Feels great. I got stronger. A little.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I could drink a bit more, it’d be even better.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……” Like hell it would!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye didn’t let him drink more, just looked suspicious: “Didn’t you say earlier there’d be dangers and side effects?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blackened Replica paused, then quickly corrected: “That was for Blackened Crow Blood—that’s dangerous and has side effects.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not a Blackened Crow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Blackened Replica thought for a moment and came to a conclusion he felt was completely logical:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re my master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So your blood has a nourishing effect on me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye blinked: “Just because of that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, not just that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blackened Replica paused for a moment, then said in a low tone, “Your blood has strong energy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And it seems to be… a special kind of energy that surpasses both light and dark energy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knew it—Jiang Ye’s blood was special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But: “Isn’t that Blackened Crow Blood?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blackened Replica gave him a look like he couldn’t follow Jiang Ye’s train of thought, then after a brief silence, said helplessly: “You’re not a Blackened Crow. How could you possibly have Blackened Crow Blood?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Jiang Ye’s blood was pure human blood?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just… a little different from normal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this difference—was it brought about by the [Infinite Replication] X-tier ability, or was it something he’d had all along?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye thought, maybe it had something to do with his own personal traits?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like how his initial awakening failed—maybe that too was caused by something unusual in him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what exactly could that be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d always lived like some nameless NPC, never had much presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could he have some rare blood disease that had just never flared up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or was he… some vampire noble’s long-lost prince left among the common folk?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait! He remembered he had a birthmark!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, he wasn’t sure if it was a birthmark or an old scar from bumping into something as a kid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because that “birthmark” was very faint, shaped like a crescent moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked more like when some spiteful adult had scratched him secretly with a fingernail when he was a kid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kids have soft skin, so it left behind this tiny, crescent-shaped scar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Jiang Ye quickly reached for his upper back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it was shallow, he could usually feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept touching, but couldn’t find it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blackened Replica didn’t know what he was doing and was just about to ask, when Jiang Ye stopped the suspicious action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a moment, he asked the Blackened Replica: “You just said a replica drinking the master’s blood is highly nourishing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So if my other replicas drank my blood, it shouldn’t cause problems either, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blackened Replica nodded: “Generally speaking, no problems.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then added: “It should be like drinking your own blood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the Doomsday Apartment, no matter the attribute or the type of eerie being, there’s never been a case of someone having issues from drinking their own blood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant Jiang Ye could run his experiments without worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately stretched out his hand and let Replica No. 5—the Dark-type one—take a big bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yeah, it really did feel like pricking your own finger and sucking your own blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to his surprise and disappointment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Replica No. 5 drank the blood and felt… nothing special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the Light-type one had no reaction to his blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No talent mutation, no power-up—nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This hit Jiang Ye’s confidence again. What was going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could ask, the Blackened Replica took the initiative to explain:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Generally speaking, no matter how eerie the being, they can’t grow stronger by drinking their own blood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afraid Jiang Ye wouldn’t get it, he added a simple example:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s like trying to ascend to heaven by stepping on your own foot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Getting stronger by drinking your own blood is like trying to grow up by eating your own flesh—it just doesn’t make sense. So it doesn’t happen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fair enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from this logic, one thing was clear—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye’s self-generated replicas were essentially the same as “himself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which also explained why the Light-type and Dark-type replicas couldn’t sense each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And why his blood had no effect on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whereas the Blackened Replica, despite being loyal, wasn’t actually “him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still an outsider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So only that outsider could get stronger by drinking his blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that, Jiang Ye was a bit disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then he had a sudden flash of insight—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just a thought, Replica No. 5 summoned the nurtured Shadow Puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it had only been nurtured for a short time, the entire Shadow Puppet was very weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its stats were pretty pathetic, with just enough energy to reach 1.1, and stamina not even at 1, only 0.8.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was after getting an accelerated nurturing speed thanks to the dark-attributed environment around the apartment ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after energy broke past 1, growth got even slower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why Jiang Ye was so eager to speed up the Shadow Puppet’s development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, he reached out his finger again and let the Shadow Puppet take a bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow Puppet had no consciousness and had to be controlled by a replica.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its facial features were also somewhat blurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even its mouth wasn’t quite like a normal human mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it bit Jiang Ye’s fingertip, there wasn’t the warmth of a real mouth—instead, it was chillingly cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt like once this thing latched onto his blood, his whole body started to go cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Made him want to grab a jacket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But cold as it was, the surprise was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the Shadow Puppet was drinking blood, its stats soared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that extreme dark-attribute environment, its stat growth had been crawling—barely a 0.1 increase in ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now during the blood-drinking process, the stats were shooting up like crazy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just two or three short minutes, both Stamina and Energy hit 10 points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jiang Ye noticed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Shadow Puppet’s stats hit 10, the rate of growth slowed down by at least tenfold!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, Jiang Ye took out the Silver-Tier Attribute Fruits he’d bought earlier from a trade with Cheng Qun and hadn’t used yet—ten in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five for Stamina and five for Energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect: +15 to both stats!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Dark-type Replica’s attributes got boosted, the Shadow Puppet’s stat growth during blood-sucking finally picked up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this, it was clear—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The puppet’s nurturing speed progressed in phases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When its stats were lower than the Dark-type Replica’s, it grew the fastest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once its stats exceeded the Replica’s, growth would slow down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when it exceeded the Replica’s stats by 1x or 2x, the growth speed would probably hit a cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So in theory, the Shadow Puppet could reach 10,000x the stats of the Dark-type Replica.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But realistically, that’d be insanely difficult to achieve…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye wasn’t aiming that far for now. As long as the Shadow Curse could be effective, that was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t plan on using the Shadow Puppet for combat in the current stage anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its purpose was to act as the cost for Shadow Curse, to be consumed and re-nurtured repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that, Jiang Ye waited until the Shadow Puppet’s stats matched the Dark-type Replica’s 25 points, then pulled his finger back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Losing blood like this definitely wasn’t great for the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless it was really urgent, better not to overdo it next time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, Jiang Ye started thinking about fighting Lin Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t sure how long a 25-stat Shadow Puppet could seal Lin Jing’s Glyph Pattern ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if that ability got sealed, beating Lin Jing shouldn’t be too hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even if he lost—it wouldn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could just keep challenging like Bald Guy did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was thinking—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Replica No. 2 started preparing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to leave the spectator stands to go claim the daily Privilege Cards from the Golden-Tier Duel Machine, and then use one to match with Lin Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could leave, out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a familiar figure in the audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened, and he patted Wan Xin: “Brother Wan Xin, look! Over there, doesn’t that guy look a lot like our Lin Shen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Wan Xin could see who he meant, Ouyang Fan had already nodded: “Yeah! They do kinda look alike, especially around the eyes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where?” Wan Xin squinted and mumbled, then suddenly his expression changed, “That’s not just similar—that is Lin Shen!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?” Jiang Ye and Ouyang Fan were both stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Xin explained, “I came to Apartment 9999 early, so I’ve seen what Lin Shen looks like.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Apparently, Lin Shen doesn’t need disguise items—he can just change his appearance on his own.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he said that, the figure who resembled Lin Jing in the eyes was already walking straight toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he was close enough, Wan Xin lowered his voice: “Lin Shen, what brings you here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye was curious too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Lin Jing looked straight at him and explained, “During Quick Battle’s halftime, I can appear anywhere in the Duel Arena—including the spectator stands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But since I’m the main fighter, showing up directly would cause too much of a stir, so I kept it low-key.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shrugged and raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Xin nodded quickly, then asked, “So Lin Shen, you came to the stands specifically to find us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it about the global Kill-on-Sight Order? Got any updates?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or is it about…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone weakened, a bit awkward: “…that Bald Guy you just fought?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, it was a little awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the entire spectator section had been speculating that Lin Jing might actually lose to that mysterious Bald Guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Xin had that same worry deep down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he felt like saying it out loud might bruise Lin Jing’s ego.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Jing was a strong-minded powerhouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t seem embarrassed at all about possibly losing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, he nodded openly: “It’s about that Bald Guy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That guy is just too weird.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s like… no killer move can take him out a second time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If my techniques can’t deliver a sufficiently high-level death…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then if I keep matching with him, losing is inevitable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said it all very calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Jiang Ye was a bit surprised—he hadn’t expected the guy to be so straightforward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever else you say, this mindset—was truly a strong one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like no setback could shake his confidence, let alone defeat him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Xin also admired Lin Jing and quickly tried to explain:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s only because you’re doing Quick Battle that Bald Guy had a chance to exploit it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it were a normal match, once you saw something fishy, you could just stop.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ouyang Fan nodded from the side: “Yeah, it’s the Quick Battle rules that trapped Lin Shen in this no-win situation…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Jing didn’t make excuses. He remained composed: “I chose to do Quick Battle myself, so whatever comes with it—I take full responsibility.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he suddenly changed the subject: “Still, now that the situation’s gotten this tricky, I’d like to minimize the losses.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said it all so openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye instantly had a hunch—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Lin Jing be about to…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And sure enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he thought it, Lin Jing turned to him, raised a brow, and said in a friendly tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I remember the Golden-Tier Duel Machine gives out 3 Privilege Cards as a daily reward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you could match with my Quick Battle… three times.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he said that, Wan Xin, Ouyang Fan, and other members of Apartment 9999 all widened their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They clearly had the same thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Xin couldn’t hold it in and blurted out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Shen, are you seriously thinking…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…of staging a fake match with an insider to break your Quick Battle streak?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ouyang Fan swallowed hard, but added logically:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even though doing that would still count as an incomplete streak and result in heavy losses for you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…it’d still be better than letting that mysterious Bald Guy steal the whole prize pool.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye had been thinking the same thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seriously, he was speechless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he born to play the fake match role or what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did everyone want to rig matches with him?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first time was that Bald Guy scammer trying to con him in the Duel Room—he saw through it instantly;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second time was Duoe’s Three-Win Streak package—it shocked him;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third time was Wan Xin offering him a War God Ranking deal…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourth time was Wu Ying surrendering at a 30-Win Streak…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the fifth time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jing’s \"minimize losses\" talk was clearly just another fake match excuse—to hand the Quick Battle prize pool off to a “trusted insider.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye was really at a loss. He just wanted to scream—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With strength like mine, why the hell would I need to throw a fake match?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who do you think you’re looking down on?!\u003C\u002Fp>",2466,"2026-06-03T07:17:36.055Z","2026-06-03T07:17:41.424Z",1,"novelbin.me","a1763ef21df2389361598b04529ab41b6527c7655febdbef1deb2d04c2ab9fed","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-106","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-104",575,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-cover.jpg"]