[{"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-242":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},949514,1242,"Chapter 242: Hugging the Protagonist","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-242",242,"\u003Cp>A whole wall-sized glass mirror shattered instantly, scattering shards all over the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The originally sealed six-sided space suddenly gained a gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side of that gap was a figure inside another six-sided space—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Cang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that Chen Cang was the one who broke the mirror connecting these two six-sided grid spaces!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye had specifically followed Chen Cang into this Mirror Palace secret realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly running into him now, his pupils constricted sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind raced, countless thoughts flashing by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end, he didn’t run away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He intended to speak to Chen Cang, but the shattered mirror shards suddenly began to move, reforming into the original mirror surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great, the two six-sided grid spaces that had been connected instantly reverted back into a single sealed space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye openly showed his shock, glancing at the restored mirror and then back at Chen Cang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Cang neither moved nor spoke; he just stared at him, seemingly lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Jiang Ye took the initiative to speak:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chen Cang? You’re Chen Cang, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did you break the mirror? And how did it restore itself after breaking?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Cang remained silent for a while, then finally spoke calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How do you know my name is Chen Cang? I don’t remember introducing myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow but was straightforward:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, when I showed my data panel, you should have seen it—I have a skill called [Detection Technique].”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Although the level isn’t high... but you probably didn’t deliberately hide your panel, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So... I saw everything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Saw everything?” Chen Cang gave a faint, ambiguous laugh. “So, any thoughts?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye saw him smile and smiled back, though cautiously, but his words were unreserved praise:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re seriously incredible!! I’ve never seen such an awesome and magnificent data panel!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That lineup of talents surpasses what most experts have!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And that lineup of skills—you’d even need to ‘click to expand more’ to see them all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not to mention! SSS-level talents! I can’t even imagine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’d bet you’re the only one in the entire Novice Apartment with SSS-level talents!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if others have SSS talents, they probably hide them like scared turtles, afraid to reveal anything!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But you, your talents aren’t just amazing—they’re totally fearless of being envied! Seriously! Epic!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, Jiang Ye had been a student before, not very sociable, and naturally never did this kind of flattering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But recently, after obtaining Zhang Minghan’s memories, it opened a new world for him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used to despise people who flattered and kissed up to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now it’s different; he thinks Zhang Minghan’s ideas make sense—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn’t called flattering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is providing emotional value!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the survival apartment where the strong prey on the weak, many weaklings flatter the strong, hoping to latch onto a powerful ally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But among all those bootlickers, only Zhang Minghan managed to clear the Novice Apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why? Just because he could adapt?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More crucial than adaptability was his deep understanding of how to “provide emotional value.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most bootlicking is superficial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the words sound good, often they don’t provide emotional value and instead generate disgust toward those brown-nosers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True flattery that provides emotional value doesn’t make others feel you’re deliberately praising them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it makes them feel you are genuinely shocked and in awe of their strength: “Wow! You’re amazing!! How did you do that? QAQ”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This genuine emotion is what provides real emotional value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just any praise anyone can say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye’s current admiration was filled with emotional value, fully satisfying Chen Cang’s vanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the stronger someone is, the higher their vanity threshold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So these few compliments naturally wouldn’t be enough to make Chen Cang say something like, “You’re good, I got your back from now on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Chen Cang’s face showed no emotion change; he just stared at Jiang Ye a bit longer and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you believe you won’t ‘meet a bad end’ because you have goodwill toward me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or do you think since I have the [Non-Action] skill, I won’t make the first move against you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye pretended to be startled, then answered: “Both!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I definitely have goodwill toward you, so I won’t meet a bad end.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And your [Non-Action] skill means you won’t kill me first if I don’t provoke you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, Chen Cang knew this kid was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the [Protagonist Halo] made him very lucky,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the [Non-Action] ability prevented him from starting trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only wait for others to cause trouble, then defend himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ability wasn’t bad at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had summarized from experience—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, people he disliked would provoke him first, allowing him to defend himself and reap benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kid was an exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he first bumped into him outside Room 6996 of Apartment 9669, he already felt annoyed by this “Lu Renjia.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, Chen Cang had a premonition—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kid was probably going to cause trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another experience package delivered, Chen Cang was quite pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even looked forward to this experience package bringing some real treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now meeting this kid again,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance, he still disliked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unexpectedly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kid sincerely praised him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And judging by his demeanor...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t harbor malice, but goodwill?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Cang suddenly felt this kid wasn’t so annoying after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, could one’s moral judgment of a person change?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Cang didn’t figure it out but didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since gaining [Protagonist Halo], he didn’t bother thinking much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fate’s god would handle his troubles anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, this kid really wasn’t causing trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Chen Cang glanced at Jiang Ye again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked over to the opposite mirror and finally answered Jiang Ye’s initial question:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve briefly studied this Mirror Palace secret realm—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unlike the original Void Mirror Palace, the six mirrors on each side here cannot be broken by brute force.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However, they can be shattered automatically by dripping blood on them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye also walked over and asked, “Can blood shatter all six sides?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Cang nodded: “I tried; all six sides can be shattered.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But after shattering, the mirror will restore itself in about half a minute. Just like you saw just now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that’s how it was, Jiang Ye nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This secret realm was indeed similar to the previous Void Mirror Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the Void Mirror Palace, one or two of the six mirrors on each grid cell could be passed through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it formed a honeycomb maze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, according to Chen Cang, all six sides could be passed through...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it wasn’t really a maze anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there were no wild monsters in this secret realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No fighting, no puzzles... then how was this secret realm supposed to be played?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Jiang Ye pondered, Chen Cang took the initiative:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you mean no harm, let’s work together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My current idea is to explore; maybe some grid cells differ.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought for a moment, then added, “I have a vague feeling it’s best not to stay too long in the same grid cell.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he looked at Jiang Ye: “How long have you been in this cell?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye said, “I pretty much jumped into this silver-white vortex right behind you, then got stuck here ever since.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Cang frowned slightly, stared at Jiang Ye a few more times, then sighed: “Forget it, let’s leave here first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Okay, Jiang Ye nodded, ready to wait for Chen Cang to demonstrate breaking the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen Cang hesitated and said to him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You should have noticed—I have bloodline talents and a blood curse Glyph Pattern Ability.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So my blood might be different from others’.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve verified it; my blood definitely causes the mirror to shatter automatically.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I’m not sure about others’ blood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So now you try—put your blood on the mirror and see if it shatters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My blood?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye thought, My blood is precious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this apartment, he either kept a low profile when weak or went to crush others when strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t bled due to accidents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had bled voluntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously soaking the lucky bracelet, he gave a bowl of blood;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And feeding Xiao Hei and Qu Xing, that also counted as voluntary bloodletting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of which...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he went to Room 6996 of Apartment 9669 to “rescue Huang Bo,” he faced Wang Hai and Wang Lin and used Xiao Hei’s Glyph Pattern Ability [Blood Mist Dispersion].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that time, it seemed he stealthily injected two streams of blood mist from Chen Cang’s nostrils and eyes into his body during their conversation. (Chapter 124)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to avoid detection, those blood mist amounts were tiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that wasn’t his original blood but blood mist from his clone merged with Xiao Hei and using Glyph Pattern Ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye soaked his lucky bracelet and gave a bowl of his own blood;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood fed to Xiao Hei and Qu Xing was also from his original body, and in considerable amounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to that, the tiny amount used to secretly harm Chen Cang probably did nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who knew? Maybe it worked?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it already affected Chen Cang?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of Chen Cang’s bloodline talent and blood curse Glyph Pattern Ability—could it be related to Jiang Ye’s blood?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye thought quietly but showed no expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “protagonist” had spoken, so his little brother naturally obeyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t plan to use his own blood directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if his blood really had some special property, and a single drop stained the mirror, causing a big event or opportunity...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Chen Cang, who was here with him, would just casually snatch his opportunity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a joke! He’d truly become an experience package for the protagonist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Jiang Ye pretended to cooperate, ready to test with his blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, as if remembering something, his eyes brightened:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we’re doing experiments, I have better blood here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flipped out two reagent vials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One vial was full of blood;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was half full, obviously used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Cang looked surprised: “Whose blood is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye grinned: “I always thought this Novice Apartment was full of strange creatures, pretty uncanny.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So when I rarely got into conflicts, I deliberately collected blood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held up the half-empty vial: “This blood supposedly came from an AIDS patient.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Cang’s face stiffened, the corner of his eye twitched slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even instinctively stepped back half a step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye then held the full vial: “This blood came from a suspected AIDS patient.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He first said he had it, then said he didn’t; I don’t know for sure, but collecting a vial of blood isn’t troublesome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perfect for our experiment now—we can see if the two blood samples have different effects.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1791,"2026-06-03T07:17:36.055Z","2026-06-03T07:17:41.424Z",1,"novelbin.me","8b9f7a4a7af39e2dad8f09a528ebaee21387673ba59aac7000cb3e8d337f42ea","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-243","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-241",575,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-cover.jpg"]