[{"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-294":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},949666,1242,"Chapter 294: The Clever Use of the Nomadic Merchant Mimic Mask","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-294",294,"\u003Cp>Seize the apartment boss's body?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, that sounds great!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep down, Jiang Ye was actually eager to quickly seize the apartment boss’s identity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That way, he could not only gain more information but also add another fierce warrior to his clone army!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He almost happily agreed right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he had a belated realization—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ling was asking him to seize the apartment boss’s body just like the White-Robed Woman issued a mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She expected him to complete it himself and had no intention of intervening!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if Lin Ling didn’t step in, why should Jiang Ye be able to kill the apartment boss on his own?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crucial point was to make the target become his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When facing Zhang Minghan, he used Qu Xing’s Glyph Pattern Ability to control Zhang Minghan’s mind, making him unknowingly become his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When facing the Eternal Witch Gui, he had already arranged for Guan He to use Huang Bo’s face;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When facing Zhou Qiming, Zhou Qiming believed that becoming Jiang Ye’s face was necessary to enter the Reincarnation Graveyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could he get the apartment boss to obediently become his face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Use Qu Xing’s Glyph Pattern Ability for mental control?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, he thought it wouldn’t work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Use other methods to trick him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how to trick him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even have a chance to meet the apartment boss’s face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, whether it was making the apartment boss “change face” or killing him, it was extremely difficult to achieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lin Ling didn’t intervene and expected him to act alone, it was simply impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the chubby guy tried, it would probably be difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this through, Jiang Ye vaguely realized—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ling’s request was probably not just to obtain apartment boss A’s memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also to test his strength!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he truly was the Nomadic Merchant or had some connection to the Nomadic Merchant, killing the apartment boss shouldn’t be hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he really was the Nomadic Merchant, just like he wouldn’t kill Duwu before the Ninth Day Major Reshuffle began, he also wouldn’t kill the apartment boss before then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if he merely had connections to the Nomadic Merchant, that restriction wouldn’t apply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, this trade Lin Ling proposed was like killing three birds with one stone for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, it could eliminate the prime culprit harming her Jade Flask;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, she could gain the apartment boss’s memories and acquire a wealth of information;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third, it could test Jiang Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what she paid was just that glass bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, that glass bottle might have hidden traps like the incomplete Life Stone and the Lightburn Ribbon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Jiang Ye thought—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he was going to kill the apartment boss anyway, agreeing to this request was no big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, after thinking it through…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t directly reject Lin Ling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, his gaze landed on the glass bottle, scanning it for a few seconds, then he gave a meaningful chuckle:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dammit…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it weren’t for the traps with the Life Stone and Lightburn Ribbon, I might have agreed to this deal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But now, your credibility with me is completely gone. How can I trust trading with you again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ling looked deeply at him, unsure whether he was pretending or genuinely distrusting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he really was the Nomadic Merchant, distrust would be impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, Lin Ling herself didn’t truly believe Jiang Ye had been “seized” by the Nomadic Merchant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She more so thought he was somewhat entangled with the Nomadic Merchant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be precise, she suspected the true one connected to the Nomadic Merchant was Administrator 4444.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Jiang Ye might have been seized by Administrator 4444, or maybe not…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, the Nomadic Merchant, Administrator 4444, and Jiang Ye must be connected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ling regarded this as a “seizing line,” though she hadn’t yet sorted it out clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Jiang Ye’s reaction did not surprise her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of her hand, she released Yang-Wan-Wen-Xin-Chao from the glass bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This dual-soul fusion body had been dizzy and disoriented inside the bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly freed, the figure staggered, still a bit dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was actual dizziness or the dual souls’ lack of coordination over the body was unclear; as he staggered, he accidentally stepped his left foot on his right and “smack”—fell flat on the ground…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ling paid no attention to these two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just picked up the glass bottle again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bottle flowed like liquid in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly, it transformed from a reagent bottle into a smooth piece of glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, under Lin Ling’s control, it changed into a glass diamond ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed to deliberately perform this trick for Jiang Ye, slipping the glass ring onto her finger before glancing at Yang-Wan-Wen-Xin-Chao on the ground, then saying to Jiang Ye:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is my sincerity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The trade I mentioned will remain valid until before the Ninth Day Major Reshuffle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as you seize apartment boss A before then and decide to use the Life Stone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>you can come to me for exchange anytime before using the Life Stone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing, there was a “ding” sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red-lit elevator opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ouyang, having been soul-searched, naturally couldn’t escape like Lin Jing did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped out of the elevator, surprised to see, besides Jiang Ye and Lin Ling, the “Yang Wenchao” who had gotten up from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had witnessed the situation in the underground graveyard and knew that the body of this “Yang Wenchao” still housed Wan Xin’s soul…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he did not ask further and quickly respectfully reported to Lin Ling:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I recorded my actions inside the elevator using a shadow recording talisman.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He handed the talisman to Lin Ling and continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I pressed the seven groups of buttons as you instructed, but didn’t see the ‘Safe Exit’ you mentioned.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye was somewhat surprised by this news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, watching the footage on the talisman, he confirmed what Ouyang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, no “Safe Exit” appeared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This suggested that after the elevator password, there was another layer of password.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the second password was not unlocked, the elevator password couldn’t take effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Zhou Qiming had obtained was only the elevator password.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other layer was most likely controlled by the apartment boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ling seemed to have considered this too; her face darkened as she held the shadow recording talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ouyang saw this and trembled nervously, unsure if her earlier words about releasing him still held true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Yang-Wan-Wen-Xin-Chao, who had gotten up, was silent, seemingly confused about the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye took the opportunity to sigh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Originally, I thought the apartment boss had set some trap hiding the housing from you...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But now it seems he doesn’t want you to enter the hidden housing. Could there be some secret in the hidden housing you’re not supposed to discover?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ling glanced at him, quietly pondering, remaining silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye, ever the talkative one, offered a suggestion:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, don’t you have a voice transmission bead to contact the apartment boss? Why not try calling to probe?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ling didn’t reply but indeed flipped out the voice transmission bead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Jiang Ye prepared to watch their conversation and enjoy some gossip,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ling suddenly vanished in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ouyang, however, reacted quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost immediately after Lin Ling disappeared, he left the “trouble spot” as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, only Jiang Ye and Yang-Wan-Wen-Xin-Chao remained at the elevator entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dual-soul fusion’s state was uncertain—whether they were still struggling—since “Yang Wenchao” remained silent for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye took the initiative and directly ordered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is Yang Wenchao’s soul still present? Come out and talk to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Wan Xin still wants to cling to me, behave yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This order was indeed more effective than Yang Wenchao’s own struggle for bodily control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Xin obediently let Yang Wenchao take the lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, Jiang Ye didn’t want to have someone cling to him, feeling like a burden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even if he turned Yang Wenchao into a clone, he couldn’t use the Life Stone to steal memories again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And honestly, he somewhat disliked Wan Xin’s HIV blood…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, if he had to cling, he would allow it for now, but had no plan to turn that unlucky thing into a clone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then directly asked Yang Wenchao, “It’s Yang Wenchao now, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Wenchao nodded, somewhat impatient:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there any way to purge the dirty stuff inside my body?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…,” Jiang Ye waved his hand, “Let’s not talk about that first. I want to ask, when you interacted with NPCs in the game, did you have any special feelings, or directly, did you find anything?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Jiang Ye saw Yang Wenchao’s eyes flicker with change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought to himself, as expected!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There really was a difference between game players!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some detail-oriented players might have gotten hidden information from NPCs, who were previous permission players!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye squinted slightly, saying no more, just watching Yang Wenchao with that look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Wenchao understood that since Jiang Ye asked this, he must have discovered something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I did hide some things from you before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My digging into the secrets of 4444 Apartment, painstakingly uncovering the secret graveyard, and repeatedly exploiting bugs to bury numerous accounts was not just on a whim…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph, as expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Jiang Ye most suspected was Yang Wenchao’s phrase “I was once light.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That statement definitely hid something!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Jiang Ye directly took out a Life Stone, speaking in a low tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This thing is called the Life Stone…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to introduce it, Yang Wenchao suddenly interrupted: “I know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow: “Fine, since you know, then be straightforward—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Either you explain your problems clearly yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or I force you to use the Life Stone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Wenchao’s face tightened, but he blurted out: “Do you know what negative effects I’ll suffer from using this incomplete Life Stone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow: “You mean the trap of the incomplete item?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I know that. Precisely because I know, I’m giving you a choice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Otherwise, I wouldn’t waste words; I’d just force you onto the Life Stone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…” Yang Wenchao fell silent again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know how long he had been imprisoned by Lin Ling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he could clearly feel Jiang Ye’s growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just in strength, but in vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, his strength growth was probably shocking too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, this Jiang Ye was basically cheating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Wenchao sighed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 4444 Administrator in the Card Master’s small shop had originally planned to persuade the chubby guy to help kill Administrator 0000 or the apartment boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whether killing Administrator 0000 or the apartment boss, there was a difficulty—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How to make such a big shot become his face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without changing his face, there was no way to create a transformed clone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even if he changed his face…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The step forcing the opponent to change face would definitely arouse the chubby guy’s suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye killing the Mask Master could skip the induction step of changing the Mask Master’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because previously, when Zhang Minghan went to get the mask, the Mask Master voluntarily changed into Zhang Minghan’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Jiang Ye could directly kill the Mask Master without exposing the hidden condition of changing face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the target Jiang Ye liked most in his heart was still the Mask Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way around it—who told him he was easy to kill?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While planning to kill the Mask Master,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought of this—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If later when he returned to the Mask Master’s shop, and the Mask Master was not disguised as Zhang Minghan…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could actually use the Nomadic Merchant Mimic Mask to induce the Mask Master to change face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thought immediately opened up his mind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Nomadic Merchant Mimic Mask could cause the Mask Master to be recognized as his clone…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he could also use the Nomadic Merchant Mimic Mask to induce Administrator 0000 and the apartment boss to complete the face-changing step!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this idea brought a new problem—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would others wearing the Nomadic Merchant Mimic Mask also become his face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would wearing the Nomadic Merchant Mimic Mask to become his face also be recognized as his clone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this doubt, he decided to try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had a test subject right in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So just as the chubby guy was growing impatient, Jiang Ye flipped out the Nomadic Merchant Mimic Mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When not worn on the face, the mimic mask’s appearance was indistinguishable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby guy looked at the mask, initially puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing Jiang Ye’s solemn expression, he suddenly gasped, guessing: “This disguise mask…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is the Nomadic Merchant Mimic Mask you want,” Jiang Ye finished his sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby guy’s eyes became serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the disguise mask, no different from others, with a mixture of shock and curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, he asked Jiang Ye: “What does this mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye answered plainly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just came up with a theory about the Nomadic Merchant Mimic Mask and want you to wear it to verify my guess.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby guy’s eyes suddenly widened but soon frowned: “You want me to wear the Nomadic Merchant Mimic Mask…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But won’t that offend the Nomadic Merchant?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye rolled his eyes at him without mercy: “Stop pretending to be a harmless pig.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re acting very well, but your fear of both the Professional Alliance Leader and the Nomadic Merchant is way over the top.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you keep acting like this, I’ll start suspecting you’re the Professional Alliance Leader!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…” The chubby guy’s expression stiffened briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he quickly returned to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sneered and took the Nomadic Merchant Mimic Mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye reminded him: “If you really don’t want to offend the Nomadic Merchant, I suggest you just cooperate by wearing the mask and don’t use mirrors or special abilities to see the Nomadic Merchant’s face.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby guy drooped his eyelids, sneered again,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and casually said as he put on the mask:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, the Nomadic Merchant’s face hides some secret?”\u003C\u002Fp>",2361,"2026-06-03T07:17:36.055Z","2026-06-03T07:17:41.424Z",1,"novelbin.me","e16c345c84c569d37c4d015083dc668e54a533671217efb64ca94d65482499aa","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-295","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-293",575,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-cover.jpg"]