[{"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-140":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},949712,1242,"Chapter 140: This First Day Cannot End","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-140",140,"\u003Cp>As the saying goes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The peace you take for granted exists because someone else is bearing the weight for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary players only know—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Moon Phase Clock determines a day’s duration in the Doomsday Apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It moves slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they think they have all the time in the world to waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in truth, slowing down the Moon Phase Clock comes at a cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tick—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gurgle—Gurgle—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pitch-black mechanical arm suddenly reached out from the abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had a unique metallic sheen, glossy black, unstained by a single drop of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if no matter how ominous or cursed the blood was, it couldn’t taint it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few figures floating in midair naturally shifted their gaze from the back of the Moon Phase Clock to the mechanical arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanical arm extended higher and from its top unfolded a metallic palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center of that palm—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was a pitch-black eyeball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it appeared metallic, its gaze was indistinguishable from that of a living person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold, weighty, and proudly superior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in those black eyes, there shimmered a discordant point of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Identical to the Light Scorch glow previously displayed in the conference room by the mech representing Duoe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, the mechanical arm directed a question to one of the mech figures in the group:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhou Qiming is dead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice was the standard used by Duoe’s Mecha Units.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the responding mech used the exact same tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Confirmed deceased. Cause of death under investigation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Investigation?\" The mechanical arm’s voice remained cold, its calm tone inherently oppressive. \"Didn’t he just die from rolling a Skull on the Dice of Fate? Instant death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mech extended an arm, and a screen projected from its palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was playing the duel between Jiang Ye and Zhou Qiming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the footage played, the mech narrated its analysis:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At first glance, it does resemble a Skull result from the Dice of Fate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But in truth… this kind of inexplicable death is very similar to the strange cases that happened with Wu Ying before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was referring to the defeats caused by Jiang Ye fusing with Wu Ying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the difference is—Wu Ying didn’t die. Zhou Qiming did…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So we can’t rule out that Zhou Qiming actually died in reality, and Jiang Ye just faked the Dice of Fate effect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Plus, before their official duel, Jiang Ye intentionally stalled for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s possible he used that time to set something up outside the Duel Space, to target Zhou Qiming in the real world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the way Jiang Ye killed Zhou Qiming felt too casual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole thing was shrouded in mysticism, filled with suspicious details worth pondering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why the other Duoe Mecha Units unanimously agreed that it required further investigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After silently watching the screen for a long while, the mechanical hand from the abyss suddenly muttered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was just thinking…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could a Holy Grail result from the Dice of Fate cure Light Scorch?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air went still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the floating figures, the non-mech humanoids all frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanical arm rotated its palm toward one of them and asked directly: \"Old A, what’s your take?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old A was the Apartment Boss of Area A.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a Beginner Apartment perspective, he was usually called Apartment Boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players in the Doomsday Apartment sometimes referred to him as the District Chief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But among the high-level figures here, they just used codenames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, several gazes fell upon Old A.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wore a solemn expression, eyes deep in thought, as if contemplating something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the more impatient types, Boss K, jumped in first:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you ask me, they've had long enough on this ‘first day.’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s time to begin Day Two and open up Apartment 0000.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My team’s been itching to get started!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he said that, a few others subtly echoed his sentiment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Old A, who had stayed silent until now, suddenly spoke up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This first day—still can’t end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Apartment 4444 has been severely damaged. It’ll be destroyed at midnight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those words made everyone’s expressions shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss K muttered with a frown, \"What are the odds? It just had to be Apartment 4444, the one place we really couldn’t afford to lose… You sure there’s no personal motive here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t targeting anyone—just voicing a stray thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his words were blunt, and Old A shot him a cold glance and said darkly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about I send the Light-type over to you? Let you feel this ‘coincidence’ for yourself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss K quickly waved it off with a laugh, \"N-no thanks, I don’t think I’m blessed enough for that kind of luck, ahem…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old A’s face stayed tense for a moment before relaxing, and he said casually:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But really, that disgusting thing—might actually be able to break through the district barrier and run from Area A to your K Area.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>??!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That line hit hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from Old A, the other Apartment Bosses immediately looked panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of joke was that?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That kind of dangerous monster—let it stay in Area A where it belonged!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way should it be allowed to move across districts!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, all the bosses who had just been agreeing with Boss K switched gears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they stood united with Old A:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you ask me, Old A is absolutely right! The first day really can’t end just yet!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Say what you will, but Apartment 4444 really can’t be casually destroyed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Boss K was afraid of the Light-type running into his turf,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he still felt bitter watching everyone flip sides so quickly. He frowned and offered his analysis:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, if we could truly eliminate the Light-type once and for all…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then sacrificing your Apartment 4444 might actually be worth it, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for using the Apartment’s destruction to let him cross districts…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I still think that’s far too unrealistic!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure, there were cross-district cases before, but what day was that? And what day are we on now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you ask me, we should act decisively!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before he gets too absurdly powerful, move straight into the next day. Use the Apartment’s destruction to wipe him out with it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be fair, he did make some sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the Apartment’s destruction to cross districts…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was an extremely low-probability scenario.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a newbie player at this stage, completing it was basically, probably… downright impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the things that had happened lately had really shaken their confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this “impossible” wasn’t so absolute anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the fence-sitters didn’t immediately sway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They just became vague and noncommittal again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old A swept the room with an eye-roll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t bother retorting again. He simply turned back to the mechanical arm rising from the blood-red abyss and asked in a low voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think? Can the destruction of a single Apartment really wipe out that disgusting thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mentioning that disgusting thing, the light in the eyeball embedded in the mechanical hand seemed to twitch slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emotionally, as a dark-type being, who wouldn’t want that abomination to die early and reincarnate faster?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But rationally…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanical hand didn’t even need to answer. One of the fence-sitters suddenly asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, why is Apartment 4444 in Area A set to be destroyed at midnight ahead of schedule?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old A replied with a calm look, \"Nothing special. The Graveyard Barrier was cut.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That line brought another wave of awkward tension to the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old A added, \"Yeah, cut by that disgusting thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\" The mood grew even heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, even Old K dialed back his tone, suddenly speaking with some fake good-hearted consolation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think, y’know…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If even the Graveyard Barrier has been compromised, then maybe your Apartment 4444… should be destroyed after all. Nothing worth getting attached to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the mechanical hand also finally voiced an opinion:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed. 4444… must be given up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But before it's completely destroyed, bring Zhou Qiming back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether that disgusting thing dies with the Apartment or manages to cross to another district in the destruction...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want Zhou Qiming revived by the next midnight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Zhou Qiming came back or not, most of them didn’t really care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old A frowned. \"Then what about those originally in the Graveyard—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about them?\" the mechanical hand coldly interrupted. \"Do any of those things dare to face the Light?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old A fell silent again, turning once more to look at the back of the Moon Phase Clock, covered in countless chains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he thought of a metaphor Lu Shen once had—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ease of the rich comes from wealth; the ease of the poor comes from already having nothing to lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The anxiety of the poor comes from having no money; the anxiety of the rich comes from the fear of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That logic applied perfectly to the Doomsday Apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary players at the bottom just wanted to get stronger, to live with Soul and Dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But people at their level? Their goal was to survive—eternally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like how Emperor Qin and Han Wudi eventually pursued immortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their deaths were pressing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Moon Phase Clock, or rather, the Doomsday Apartment, was already on Day 8.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very soon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably after this generation of Beginner Apartments finishes—Day 9 will arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they didn’t have much time left…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, over on Jiang Ye’s side, he was also thinking about time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More precisely, he was thinking about the duration of the Entropy Scythe and the S-tier skill Soul Link.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former lasted one hour, the latter two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Entropy Scythe wasn’t a big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Threaded Blood Puppet, the cost of rolling a Skull with the Dice of Fate had dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From one full Replica, down to ten strands of hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So even if he couldn’t influence the dice roll with a White Decree just yet, summoning a powerful weapon wasn’t hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he cared more about was his Personal Instance that his main body was currently undergoing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ideally, he’d clear the Personal Instance within the time limit of this trial version of Soul Link.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even better, he’d convert the trial skill into a real, permanently mastered one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This trial skill, after all, came from a deal he made with Lin Jing and Ouyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And right now, his two good bros were right here—so Jiang Ye didn’t bother being polite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, the two of them were scared of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the more afraid they were, the more relaxed Jiang Ye felt:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, let’s just say Zhou Qiming used some method to cross Apartments and disappeared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But he promised me, once the duel was over, he’d explain the secrets of Apartment 4444 and the bad omen of the Dice of Fate...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And now he just ghosts on me? Doesn’t keep his word?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jing and Ouyang felt complicated hearing the phrase \"doesn’t keep his word.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Lin Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Jiang Ye had first arrived at Apartment 9999, he’d been a total Level 1 newbie, and even questioned whether Jiang Ye could be trusted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now? How long had it even been? Lin Jing felt like he’d been through ages of turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main reason was that Jiang Ye had grown too fast—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So fast it was terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye looked straight at the two of them:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe Zhou Qiming isn’t the kind of guy to go back on his word. He must’ve had something urgent come up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You both heard his promise to me before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I think he wouldn’t mind if you two fulfill it in his place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s what he said…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his tone was pretty friendly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Jing and Ouyang both knew—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qiming? Whether he was dead or alive was still a mystery!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he really was dead, then why would it matter what promises he made?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, neither of them had any real bond with Zhou Qiming—their relationship was mostly transactional or coerced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So now, they weren’t about to risk themselves by defying Jiang Ye over a maybe-dead guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Ouyang, who was quicker to adapt than Lin Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jing still had a bit of backbone, but Ouyang was the type to change sides on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just about to answer when—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five who had followed Zhou Qiming, especially that hot-headed guy who kept trash-talking Jiang Ye, instantly objected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That guy probably watched too many gangster movies—he had that feral, rude swagger, and was fiercely loyal to his boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Put him in a Hong Kong crime flick, he’d probably make a great guard dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad he wasn’t Jiang Ye’s dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye glanced at him—calm and imposing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you’ve got a problem with it, how about we duel too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one simple sentence, matched with eyes as still as a mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hot-headed youth instantly got the illusion—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that if he so much as said \"yes\", he’d disappear like Zhou Qiming, without a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His whole body stiffened, throat tightening, eyes flickering as he sat back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Jiang Ye didn’t even realize—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was that since merging with the Observer, his entire aura had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To a degree that old classmates, the White-Clad Woman, and fellow Light-type Player He Xingyue would be shocked to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially his eyes—when they held no emotion, they radiated a kind of divinity that transcended all things…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jing and Ouyang obviously noticed the change too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long silence, it was Lin Jing, with some actual backbone, who finally spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must’ve noticed too—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The member list of Apartment 4444 shows way more players than a normal Apartment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But in truth, very few actually stayed in this Apartment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s why so many names are dimmed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’re not all dead. A lot of them left across Apartments.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jing was describing the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jiang Ye knew he was hinting at something deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he picked up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those players revived from the Graveyard all appear on the member list.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But they didn’t stick around to develop 4444—they left again, across Apartments.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That line made Lin Jing and Ouyang both raise their brows in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because up until now, Jiang Ye didn’t seem like a gamer. He even called himself a newbie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, he was saying things that hinted at insider knowledge about the Graveyard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things even Wan Xin probably didn’t know!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye didn’t care what assumptions they were making. He just got straight to the point:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As far as I know—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Opening a coffin in the Graveyard to revive someone isn’t easy, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So when you two were revived… who opened your coffins? Was it Zhou Qiming?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2437,"2026-06-03T07:17:36.055Z","2026-06-03T07:17:41.424Z",1,"novelbin.me","58da65c17705fb93a65f8d0a5e07ee142bd9f8896836ae420ad1c51f127d1a4b","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-141","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-139",575,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-cover.jpg"]