[{"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-208":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},949480,1242,"Chapter 208: Completing the Deal","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-208",208,"\u003Cp>Jiang Ye finally felt fully at ease after hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he was filled with confidence about changing the history of the Disguise Mask!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he could replace every Disguise Mask appearing in Bronze Treasure Chests, the High-End Mall, and the Exchange List—the places most accessible to players—with his own Jiang Ye version of the Disguise Mask...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, it wouldn’t take long for the effect he wanted to take hold!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because of this thought, Jiang Ye suddenly shuddered and remembered one person—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Apartment Trader!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That mask master he had never met was actually a kind of merchant as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only he sold nothing but masks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what was the relationship between those merchants and the Apartment Trader?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the goods on the Apartment Trader’s exchange list be supplied by those other merchants?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then did the Apartment Trader have an even more convenient supply channel, or did he also own a large number of cards like Mask Master’s Shop?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if the Apartment Trader was merely a customer of those small shops…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then how powerful would those shopkeepers be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so, Jiang Ye’s plan to turn the Mask Master into one of his own Replicas would be a complete pipe dream!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless the Trader was actually more powerful than those shopkeepers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then maybe acquiring the Mask Master’s Replica would actually be easier than dealing with the Trader himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter what, it definitely wouldn’t be as simple as he had imagined...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So getting the Mask Master’s Replica had to start with him approaching the Mask Master as a customer and cautiously probing his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then pair it with the true-false detection effect of the Corpse Whisper Bone Stick, and slowly make his move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye quickly calmed down from his beautiful daydream of the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at that card again and confirmed once more:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This kind of card—can it be used repeatedly, or is there a limit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ling raised her brows. \"In theory, it can be used indefinitely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But in any usage, if you offend the Mask Master, then that guy can take the card back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye had already made up his mind on what item to choose for the third coffin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be those six masks and one Mask Master’s Shop access card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, as for the rest of Lin Ling’s prepared backup items, he barely glanced at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ling also picked up on what he was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, it matched her own thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had originally intended to give that set of masks to the Apartment 4444 Administrator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So soon, the third coffin, after being inscribed with text, was buried again in the Grave Mound Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, all the gifts Lin Ling had prepared for the Apartment 4444 Administrator were finalized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they just had to wait for the Administrator to inspect them and see if he was willing to release Zhou Qiming in exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While they waited, Lin Ling looked at Jiang Ye and said with a meaningful tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t look like you’re afraid of dying at all?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye’s face stiffened, and he immediately waved his hands awkwardly: \"How could I not be? It’s just that I just used Human-Skin Sand, so my face is still a bit stiff and can’t clearly show my fear...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, I think the items you’ve prepared, Bigshot, are really impressive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the Administrator still refuses to release Zhou Qiming, then he’s the one being unreasonable!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a flattering bootlicker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ling rolled her eyes at him, then suddenly said with a deeper meaning:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, the stuff I gave was pretty damn good...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Say, why do you think the Apartment 4444 Administrator put Zhou Qiming into the Reincarnation Graveyard in the first place?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did Zhou Qiming offer him something too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or did he find out I was going to capture Zhou Qiming in advance and deliberately use him to extort me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>D*mn, what a loaded question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye was momentarily speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after a bit of thought, he still answered seriously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think maybe Zhou Qiming is hiding some kind of secret.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, Bigshot, how much do you know about Zhou Qiming?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think the strength he’s shown doesn’t match that of a newbie player at all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Feels more like there’s a powerful veteran backing him up…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His entry into the Reincarnation Graveyard might’ve been arranged by that veteran through backdoor connections?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye sounded quite convincing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was also subtly hinting to Lin Ling—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That she might have fallen into someone else’s trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he knew that this kind of hint probably wouldn’t do sh*t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ling had likely already thought of it herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even if she knew it was a trap, she still had to walk right into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the bait in the trap was the thing she cared about most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Lin Ling simply appeared deep in thought, but her expression showed no hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On her, besides the arrogance and dominance of a strong player, there was also a strange sort of determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, inside the Reincarnation Graveyard—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Administrator's Replica was patrolling the entire graveyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, there was still something he couldn’t quite understand—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ling had already contacted Zhang Jintian, the Substitute Administrator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given her level of insight, she should know—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Zhang Jintian had direct contact with the Apartment 4444 Administrator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she wanted to deliver the gift message to the Administrator, she really didn’t have to go through all this trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could’ve just had Zhang Jintian message him directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she still chose to use the coffin route...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So maybe there was another reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While pondering this, the Administrator's Replica suddenly caught a strange scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strictly speaking, what was strange wasn’t the smell itself, but the fact that he could smell it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he entered the Reincarnation Graveyard, he had automatically switched to Death-State.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Death-State, his senses were different from ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, he couldn’t feel hot or cold, nor could he feel pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t even smell things, and likely couldn’t eat either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which was why he found it so odd to suddenly smell something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the scent wasn’t fragrant or foul—it had a kind of chilly coolness to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if the scent alone could affect the sensations of the entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He actually started to feel a little cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This peculiarity naturally made him follow the scent immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, it led him to the extreme northern edge of the graveyard, where three connected grave mounds lay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond that area was a green zone shrouded in gloomy, gray fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The area was filled with black plants—twisted and menacing in shape, yet oddly lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the entire green zone in the graveyard, this was the only section shrouded in mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye didn’t dare explore blindly; his gaze quickly fell on the three grave mounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three mounds appeared freshly made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So most likely, they were the ones Lin Ling had sent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that icy scent he sensed was exactly what was seeping from these grave mounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief moment of thought, Jiang Ye quickly dug open all three grave mounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, inside were three empty coffins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as soon as the three coffins were opened, the cold sensation intensified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made the Administrator’s Replica feel a sudden chill, though he couldn’t physically shiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While being assaulted by this eerie chill, he suddenly saw—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three lines of text at the bottom of the coffins began to move!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They slowly morphed into a black shadow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This black shadow was exactly like the Puppet Shadow Lin Ling had summoned before—the one that could split open coffins!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including the words she had left in the coffins back then, they had indeed been formed by her Puppet Shadow, turning its own body into text.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye’s heart jumped in surprise at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Lin Ling’s voice rang directly in his ears!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A dignified Apartment 4444 Administrator, hiding in a graveyard like a cowardly turtle in its shell...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk tsk, what a f*****g waste.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, how exactly did you defeat the previous Apartment 4444 Administrator?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t tell me a mere Dark-type creature actually used Light-type abilities?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stream of words showed no restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But while Lin Ling spoke, Jiang Ye calmed himself quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his Reincarnation Graveyard, after all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lin Ling really had the ability to stir up trouble in the Reincarnation Graveyard, then she wouldn’t need to offer any bribes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could just interrogate Zhou Qiming here herself, couldn’t she?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obvious that this shadow Lin Ling had sent in was just a harmless projection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Highly likely, it could only transmit sound—nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, even if it could do something, he was currently in Death-State, so he had nothing to fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye steadied himself and put on the authoritative demeanor of an Administrator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he was also careful not to let anyone see through him—this Administrator’s Replica persona was clearly different from the more cheeky No. 1 Jiang Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his Death-State body, he circled the shadow once, then suddenly let out a cold snort:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mockery? Is that your way of asking for a favor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Apartment 4444 Administrator had the face of the previous Apartment 1010 Administrator, Luo Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A very average-looking middle-aged man, with a slightly cold expression in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from the black shadow, there was no way to see Lin Ling’s expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after a moment did her voice come again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes... one should have the proper attitude when asking for something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if you act too humble, it’s easy to get looked down upon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The reason I didn’t ask your substitute Administrator to send you a message directly, and instead appeared in your graveyard this way...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, is to let you know—with my abilities, trading with me won’t put you at a loss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ling paused, then continued meaningfully:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Talking in the Reincarnation Graveyard is... much more private.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A more secretive conversation...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye’s thoughts stirred, though his expression didn’t change. He just stared quietly at the shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there was nothing visible within the shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Lin Ling’s voice continued to come through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What shocked Jiang Ye was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Underground Graveyard, when No. 1 Jiang Ye and the others were present, Lin Ling had behaved fairly normally. She even had the leisure to observe Wang Lingling's lie detection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now in the Reincarnation Graveyard, her voice was completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It actually carried a strange sense of heaviness and oppression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That weighted voice slowly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Apartment 4444 Administrator, the Reincarnation Key, the Reincarnation Graveyard...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twelve tombstones, twelve skeletons, countless Resurrection Stones...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should be able to imagine how many people fear your position, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jiang Ye listened, his eyes narrowed, and he replied bluntly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The so-called bribe to get me to release Zhou Qiming—that’s just the deal on the surface...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But behind the scenes, what you really want with me is a secret trade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the true goal of that secret trade isn’t Zhou Qiming, is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what is it? The Reincarnation Key? The Reincarnation Graveyard? Or the twelve tombstones and twelve skeletons?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"None of them,\" Lin Ling’s voice answered swiftly and decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, the voice grew even heavier and said something shocking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I’m not mistaken... my Yu Hu has already turned into a Glyph Pattern Ability on Zhou Qiming...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the—?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sentence hit Jiang Ye like a thunderbolt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never expected this woman to already know...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next second, another voice came from the shadow:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh... ha... ha... just as I thought, just as I thought...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each breathy syllable in her laughter strung together with a mad tone—it sent chills down one’s spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed Lin Ling had only suspected before that Yu Hu was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This moment, she’d intentionally said it aloud to test his reaction—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, his response had confirmed it for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Reincarnation Graveyard, the Administrator Jiang Ye listened to her eerie, unhinged laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Underground Graveyard, No. 1 Jiang Ye saw a Lin Ling with no expression and no emotion on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The contrast was striking—they hardly seemed like the same person!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One sounded like she was on the brink of madness in her laughter;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other looked so calm she might as well have been dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this woman be a Multi-Souled Body too? Or maybe... split personality?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. 1 Jiang Ye stayed utterly silent, not daring to say a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Administrator Jiang Ye, on the other hand, took the initiative to cut off the strange laughter:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So? This secret trade you came to me for... is it about the already-dead Yu Hu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to bring it back to life?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s already turned into a Glyph Pattern Ability—can it even be revived?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think my Reincarnation Graveyard can bring it back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2159,"2026-06-03T07:17:36.055Z","2026-06-03T07:17:41.424Z",1,"novelbin.me","4fff42052a1b92af41c7e82a16fc66c77d4c20d43cb782f2a233361408e9fd34","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-209","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-207",575,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-cover.jpg"]