[{"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-177":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},949599,1242,"Chapter 177: Glyph Pattern... or Item?","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-177",177,"\u003Cp>\"……\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye thought to himself, You’re asking me? I was about to ask you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Sang Haoyun had a different take on what he’d said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he really did know something extra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye pondered briefly, then replied—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Ying: 【You know, my experience is kinda special—】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Before I joined Duoe, I actually had my “tattoo” cleansed!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【And even after that, when my Glyph Pattern Ability got crippled, I also considered “cleansing” it again.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Still, having gone through the experience of “cleansing a tattoo” once, and seriously considering doing it again, I naturally developed some unique thoughts about Glyph Pattern Abilities—】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Tell me, why does a Glyph Pattern Ability always have to be tied to a matching tattoo?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【And how come when the tattoo is removed, the ability disappears too…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Look, it’s still a type of ability, but Human Players’ Talent Abilities don’t manifest physically like Glyph Pattern Abilities do.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Honestly, the way Glyph Pattern Abilities feel to me… they’re more like items than actual abilities.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abilities that truly belong to a player can’t be taken away. Like Attributes, Talents, Skills…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after experiencing a Trader extracting his Glyph Pattern Ability, Jiang Ye really did feel—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So-called Glyph Pattern Abilities are basically growth-type items that just look like tattoos!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, he had another detail to support this—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark-Type Replica Qu Xing’s S-tier Skill, Shadow Curse, had two curse forms: Death’s Shadow and Dark Shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dark Shadow curse could temporarily seal someone’s Talent and Glyph Pattern Ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sealing a Talent was limited to S-tier and below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet sealing a Glyph Pattern Ability had no limit whatsoever!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Jiang Ye was completely stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, more than shocked, he was thrilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later in the Quick Battle arena, he relied on Shadow Curse’s broken seal effect on Glyph Pattern Abilities to easily force Lin Jing to surrender on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, he didn’t think too much about it while enjoying the benefit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Little Black had offered an explanation—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Doomsday Apartment, these kinds of “counter effects” were pretty common.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye had accepted it without much thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he went from being the one benefiting from the counter effect…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To becoming the one suffering from it, after his Replica’s Glyph Pattern Ability was ripped out—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when he finally started to feel—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This so-called “common counter effect”…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just because it’s common, does that make it reasonable?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was probably something wrong here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And actually, when he compared the two, Jiang Ye had already faintly sensed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it comes to Talent Abilities under S-tier, Glyph Pattern Abilities really are way stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once you hit SS-tier, Talents are no weaker than Glyph Pattern Abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention the SS-tier Light-Type Replica…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Qu Xing’s SS-tier Dark-Type Replica with Shadow Curse could directly lock down a Glyph Pattern Ability!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which clearly showed how SS-tier Talents crushed even the most powerful Glyph Pattern Abilities!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason players generally believe “Glyph Pattern Abilities are stronger than Talents” is mostly because it’s easier to obtain a powerful Glyph Pattern Ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While SS-tier Talents… are insanely rare!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most players—hell, even most strong players—don’t stand a chance of getting one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why so many go the Glyph Pattern route—it’s a shortcut to power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what they don’t know is: the ceiling for Talent Abilities is much higher than for Glyph Patterns!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, even if the ceiling’s high, it doesn’t matter if you can’t reach it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In comparison, powerful Glyph Pattern Abilities are within reach for the average player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So developing them naturally became the mainstream…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the more players dominated with strong Glyph Pattern Abilities, the more everyone believed: Glyph Pattern Abilities > Talent Abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jiang Ye was able to figure this out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just because he had his ability ripped away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly—he himself had an SS-tier Talent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it wasn’t hard to infer—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other top players with SS-tier or even SSS-tier Talents probably also realized this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no way they’d let their incredible talents go to waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And their strength probably wasn’t any weaker than those relying on Glyph Patterns!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, some of them might’ve awakened powerful Glyph Pattern Abilities to complement their strength…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye suddenly remembered—just moments ago in the group chat, someone questioned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why didn’t the leader of Duoe search the Defender’s soul?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one had answered that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jiang Ye had a vague guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the entire Defenders’ Alliance, there might be someone even stronger than Duoe, or even the Apartment Bosses!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A being powerful enough without relying on Glyph Patterns—just pure top-tier Talents!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone that even Duoe wouldn’t dare mess with!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe even someone with a high-tier Privilege Identity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if such a being was the leader of the Defenders’ Alliance, then those Defenders…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Might not be the weaklings without Glyph Pattern Abilities that Duoe members and Wu Ying’s memories assumed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, the Defenders’ strength might not fall short of Eerie Players at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might even have among them people like Qu Xing, with Talents that counter Glyph Pattern Abilities!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Eerie Players think the Defenders act holier-than-thou…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth is, the Defenders do have the right to be proud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They look down on Eerie Players, not just because of some spiritual pride, but because—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re strong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And because their understanding surpasses that of regular Eerie Players!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing the Defenders’ true status and power, Jiang Ye also became aware—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apartment 0000 after midnight might be even more dangerous than he’d thought!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dangerous in a way even veteran players couldn’t imagine…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that threat might not only target Light-type players—it might target Jiang Ye as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts were spinning wildly again, and he couldn’t help but feel a fresh wave of urgency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Sang Haoyun, reading his reply, didn’t seem to suspect anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he replied in surprise: 【You mean, Glyph Pattern Abilities aren’t really abilities, but items…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye immediately denied it: 【I never said that. I just think they’re not as “pure” as Talent Abilities.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Anyway, why’d you DM me about this—got some thoughts of your own?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Sang Haoyun: 【Nothing too special, just that I once made a comment expressing disdain for the Defenders during a conversation with a VIP Player—and the VIP corrected me.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【So I started to suspect that maybe the Defenders aren’t what we regular players think they are.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【But when I tried to ask that VIP for more info on the Defenders, they didn’t want to talk.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【That’s why I came to you, to see if you knew more about them.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye already had suspicions about the Defenders’ power and position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Zi Sang Haoyun’s words just happened to back that up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jiang Ye wasn’t about to share more of his own insights—instead, he nosily asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Sounds like you talk to VIP Players pretty often? How’d you get to know them—and even earn their favor?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were a straightforward question, Zi Sang Haoyun wouldn’t have bothered replying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jiang Ye’s phrasing? Zi Sang liked it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially that word, “favor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most players never even get the chance to see a VIP Player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if they do, sucking up to them usually doesn’t work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zi Sang Haoyun had the honor of chatting with one—definitely counted as “favored.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, despite the pride in his heart, he stayed modest on the surface and immediately denied it:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Heh, no way I earned any favor. Just got lucky and hit it off, that’s all.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye, thick-skinned as ever in Wu Ying’s persona, followed up immediately: 【So how exactly do you “get lucky”? I could smash my head and still not “luck into” that!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Sang could see Wu Ying’s envy and jealousy, which only made him more smug, so he casually replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Actually, for us Duoe members, it’s a bit easier than regular players to get in touch with VIPs.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You forgot… “Eye That Sees Heroes”?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eye That Sees Heroes—a selection event organized by Duoe, or more accurately, a gambling event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every batch of Beginner Apartments usually has a Rookie King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All players can bet on who they think has the best shot at becoming the Rookie King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the first person to place a correct bet on the Rookie King wins the Eye That Sees Heroes grand prize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the prize actually is, Wu Ying’s memory didn’t say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But apparently, top players really want it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And every round, a decent number of VIP Players also place bets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Sang Haoyun didn’t say it directly, but the implication was clear—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d gotten to know a VIP Player through the Eye That Sees Heroes event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duoe had access to more info about newcomers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So VIP Players who got info from him had a better shot at betting right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye thought for a moment and asked: 【So you provide newbie info to VIPs to help them bet on the Rookie King?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Isn’t that risky? Aren’t you afraid the boss will find out?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Sang clearly wasn’t worried—he said bluntly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The boss definitely knows.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I’ve even heard from a VIP Player that our boss’s abilities go way beyond Mecha Replica and Soul Search.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Everything we Duoe members do—the boss sees it all!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Honestly, even this convo we’re having right now? The boss could probably look it up.】\u003C\u002Fp>",1547,"2026-06-03T07:17:36.055Z","2026-06-03T07:17:41.424Z",1,"novelbin.me","9f8f397b747de9c9a0fce37b8f0ba8fe8976692301782922ddcbed80113ab5e6","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-178","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-176",575,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-cover.jpg"]