[{"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-158":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},949580,1242,"Chapter 158: The Powerful Apartment Trader","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-158",158,"\u003Cp>Jiang Ye thought to himself—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am the hidden Light-Type Player, isn’t that obvious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then he suddenly shuddered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered that in some novels he’d read, there was a type of ability called mind-reading...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered—could something like that exist in Doomsday Apartment??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it did or not, he decided—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to cut down on inner monologues from now on...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to act like a mature and steady person!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that in mind, he completely lost interest in arguing with Guan He and instead spoke into the glass orb again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you dare weasel out of it, don’t blame me for flipping the table on you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he said this, he suddenly glanced at Guan He and warned coldly: “Hold it. Don’t you dare transform!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…” Guan He really held her breath, nearly choking. She couldn’t help coughing a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the glass orb, Little Bai’s voice finally came through, with a hint of helplessness:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, alright. I’ll deliver it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, the massive TV screen in Room 2064’s living room suddenly began to flicker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light and shadow interlaced, and all kinds of images seemed to flash across the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only, the flickering was so fast it was hard to make out what those images actually were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way the screen flashed looked exactly like a classic ghost movie scene with a haunting spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jiang Ye’s attention was drawn to the flickering screen, a familiar system prompt sounded in his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ding!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【SSS-Tier Confidential Quest Phase Two: Kill the Apartment Trader (SS-Tier)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Phase Two Rewards:】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【1. Survival Points ×500】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【2. Golden Treasure Chests ×10】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【3. Abyssal Veil (Incomplete)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【4. Chaos Furnace (Incomplete)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【5. Fortunes Turn (Incomplete)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Special Setting by Yinsu: Phase Two rewards will be delivered upon quest acceptance】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Quest Failure Penalty: None】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This phase is mandatory and has been automatically accepted.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The familiar tone and structure were just like the prompts from Phase One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, the White-Clad Woman had pre-set the Phase Two rewards in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these rewards were way more generous than Phase One!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the last three items all had the word “Incomplete” attached to them—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye already knew—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Chengjin’s Mercy of the Reaper had “Incomplete” in its name too!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that item could reverse time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That had already blown Jiang Ye’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he figured—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any item marked “Incomplete” probably wasn’t simple!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were likely one-time-use items, but absurdly powerful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from those three unfamiliar incomplete items—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The treasure chests this time weren’t just Golden-Tier, which couldn’t even be bought with game coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were ten of them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on top of that, he got 500 Survival Points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, when dealing with the Apartment Trader, 1 Survival Point could only be exchanged for 100,000 game coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that’s just the official price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, only total newbies during early game would foolishly go to the Trader to convert points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or losers with no connections, who couldn’t earn game coins on their own—those kinds of small fries might try it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But anyone with a bit of network could easily sell 1 Survival Point for over a million in private trades!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So 500 Survival Points equaled five hundred million in game coins!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And realistically, among top players, game coins were worthless—only Survival Points were recognized as real currency!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, in the Administrator Trading Zone, nobody used game coins for trades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this stage, Jiang Ye’s economy should definitely upgrade from game coins to Survival Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now with an extra 500 Survival Points, whether he used them to create more replicas or trade for high-tier items, he wouldn’t be strapped anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d previously gotten a piece of info from Huang Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once a player’s Survival Point assets passed 100—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they encountered the Apartment Trader again, they wouldn’t just be able to exchange points for coins—they could also trade for items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumor had it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Replica Reflection Mirror was something Huang Qi had exchanged from the Apartment Trader!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Qi was already dead, and Jiang Ye still had many unanswered questions about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if he could meet the Trader, maybe he’d learn more about the details and secrets of how Huang Qi got that Replica Reflection Mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Jiang Ye himself could start trading for items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better skill scrolls, attribute fruits, even powerful gear—he could start stocking up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he really had what it took to kill the Apartment Trader—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then wouldn’t he be able to skip paying altogether, and just loot everything off the corpse?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn’t that be a straight-up jackpot?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder in cultivation novels, people always killed others to steal their treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just thinking about it, Jiang Ye felt the truth in that old saying—“Kill and burn for a gold belt.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of which—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye had technically killed two Administrators now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got a ring from killing 1010, and inside were not just a Substitution Badge, but a bunch of other goodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after killing the 4444 Administrator in the PK Arena, he’d only gotten a cross—nothing else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, before that, acting as Huang Bo, he’d also helped Little Bai kill 4444 and received an item for mass-producing replicas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That proved the 4444 Administrator had been wealthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jiang Ye hadn’t gotten any of his assets from the PK battle…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So maybe that guy had hidden his stash before the fight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Jiang Ye went to look for the Raven Egg later, maybe he could check around to see if 4444’s hidden assets could be found?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was thinking that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flickering TV screen suddenly emitted the White-Clad Woman’s voice again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Speaking of which, in previous Beginner Apartments, there have been Administrator deaths—more than once, in fact. It happens nearly every batch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the Apartment Trader has never been killed by a player.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even old-timer players who arrive on Day 8—none of them ever dared mess with the Trader.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You probably haven’t heard of any cases either, where a player has killed the Trader.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t need the White-Clad Woman to say it—he could already imagine—the Apartment Trader had to be insanely powerful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he carried tons of Survival Point-based items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn’t have the strength to protect them, how would he still be alive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if even veteran players didn’t dare target him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Trader’s strength was probably even more ridiculous than Jiang Ye had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe even stronger than the 4444 Administrator?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again, it might not be sheer power—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might just be really hard to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye kept analyzing the situation in his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, he heard the White-Clad Woman continue explaining:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And at its core, the reason why the Apartment Trader is even harder to kill than an Administrator is—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His mobility is insane.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know the exact ability,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But what I do know is—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Apartment Trader can instantaneously travel across all Apartments, on any floor!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right! In an instant—his speed is comparable to Huang Bo’s Light and Shadow Escape!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No! More accurately, it should be even faster than Light and Shadow Escape!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all, Light and Shadow Escape is only as fast as light traveling through space…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the Apartment Trader’s movement—should be a terrifying spatial teleportation ability.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Between two points, sure, light is the fastest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But with space abilities, those two points can be overlapped, the distance eliminated—so the speed naturally exceeds light!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, so that’s how it is…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye listened, and found himself suddenly interested in spatial abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a Spatial-type Replica too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it probably couldn’t compare to the Trader’s level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Phase Two reward, Abyssal Veil (Incomplete), is an item specifically designed to counter space abilities.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With it, you can effectively restrict the Apartment Trader’s mobility.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But even with that, the Apartment Trader is still extremely difficult to kill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Based on speculation among us Reincarnated Eeries—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Apartment Trader not only has powerful space abilities, but likely also possesses a large number of replicas, along with multiple resurrection mechanisms.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s very possible—you think you’ve killed him, but it was only one of his Replicas.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Some of those Replicas might even have resurrection capabilities themselves!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And unless you completely kill both the Trader and all of his Replicas…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It doesn’t count as a true kill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He could rise again at any moment, thanks to a hidden Replica you didn’t even know existed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she said this, the White-Clad Woman’s tone was filled with deep wariness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jiang Ye, on the other hand, was stunned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dmn! If what she said was true…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Trader’s ability was almost identical to his own!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tons of Replicas…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as a Replica survives, the Trader lives…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could reappear at any time from some hidden clone…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sht! That’s basically himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were just that their abilities were similar, it wouldn’t be a big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the White-Clad Woman had said that Replica abilities weren’t all that rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe the Apartment Trader had an SSS-tier Replica Ability?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what freaked Jiang Ye out was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Trader had such overpowered Replica skills...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why the hell would he sell the Replica Reflection Mirror, an item that boosts Replica abilities, to Huang Qi?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way he didn’t know how powerful the item was, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That couldn’t be it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, for the first time, Jiang Ye found himself more curious about the mysterious Apartment Trader than even the Apartment Boss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brain started spinning, and he immediately asked the White-Clad Woman for more info:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what exactly is the Apartment Trader’s background?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is he just one person, with tons of Replicas roaming through the Beginner Apartments?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All these seasons of Beginner Apartments—and it’s always been the same guy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Survival Point items he holds, and those Survival Jade Tokens he gives players—where do they come from?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does he have a superior? Are those items meant to be sold to players, or can he use them himself too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A barrage of questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White-Clad Woman could clearly see Jiang Ye was now very intrigued by the Trader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Jiang Ye also had a Replica ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Trader’s ability clearly dwarfed his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it made sense for Jiang Ye to be curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, she answered patiently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for the Trader’s origins, I don’t really know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But he’s definitely gone through more cycles of the Beginner Apartment than I have...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From what I know, his spatial and Replica abilities are the ones we Reincarnated Eeries have confirmed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for what other hidden powers he might have—nobody really knows…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye listened and felt speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a moment ago, he’d thought the Phase Two quest rewards were generous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he couldn’t help but scoff—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You expect me to kill the Apartment Trader with this measly reward?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The f***? That’s basically daylight robbery!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White-Clad Woman seemed to sense his thoughts and continued soothingly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, the Apartment Trader is strong. The unknown Replica count and resurrection methods are indeed despair-inducing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But really, you don’t have to be so pessimistic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because you already have the perfect trump card against him—Light!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right! Light! The suppression Light has over Dark-type players is beyond your imagination.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not a Dark-type player, so you wouldn’t feel it yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But real Dark-type players? They don’t just fear Light physiologically—more importantly, they’re completely suppressed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take the Trader for example…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter how many Replicas or resurrection tricks he’s got…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If even one of them gets touched by Light Scorch, it’ll stick—and he’ll never shake it off!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Jiang Ye’s eyes lit up. He quickly confirmed with her:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If even one of his Replicas gets marked by Light Scorch…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then all of them will be marked?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And even after death and resurrection, the mark won’t go away?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White-Clad Woman affirmed: “As far as we know, there’s currently no method that can remove Light Scorch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy sht!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Dark-type creatures always run from the light!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>God really played favorites, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When He said, ‘Let there be light’, He clearly didn’t give a dmn about the dark side’s feelings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye snarked inwardly, but couldn’t help asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard the core members of the Duoe Organization all share the same identity—‘Duoe.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If one of them gets infected by Light Scorch, does that mean they all get infected too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White-Clad Woman hadn’t expected such a mental leap, but still answered patiently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That would depend on the actual connection between the various Duoe identities.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If there really is some special link, then yes—Light Scorch might infect all of them through one body…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Which reminds me—you’d better be careful too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you ever become a Dark-type player, the same thing will apply to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And also…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White-Clad Woman hesitated for a moment, then cautiously added: “Aren’t you a Dark-type player?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, she wasn’t entirely sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had called Jiang Ye “filthy” before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she’d also seen that he wasn’t afraid of light...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could his Replica Ability really separate his types that cleanly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White-Clad Woman had her own suspicions, but Jiang Ye didn’t offer any answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After accepting the Phase Two quest rewards, he was about to ask the White-Clad Woman about that “surprise” she’d mentioned earlier—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, he suddenly sensed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d just gained… no! Two more Replicas!\u003C\u002Fp>",2226,"2026-06-03T07:17:36.055Z","2026-06-03T07:17:41.424Z",1,"novelbin.me","a61dacefffaa2b4ef9de003400a3ea44647d61647dc51adc3df1e5cf065dd722","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-159","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-157",575,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-cover.jpg"]