[{"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-399":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},950146,1242,"Chapter 399: The Formation Master's Warning","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-399",399,"\u003Cp>\"……\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye could vaguely sense—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood gradually flowing into the little brown bottle seemed less blurry in consciousness compared to when it was in the stone pillar's groove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this bottled \"blood\" state appeared quite similar to the Light and Shadow Escape state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Light and Shadow Escape state consumed a tremendous amount of the light clone's talent abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this blood state seemed like a passive state with no consumption at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this state couldn't move as rapidly as Light and Shadow Escape either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could move, but only slowly flow like a liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye was also worried about being detected as abnormal by the Blood Thief, so he didn't dare move recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Thief's blood collection process with the little brown bottle lasted about one minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely, despite so many big shots present, they all just watched from afar without anyone stepping forward to interrupt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Salvation...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He should have known that what was in the groove was transformed from Jiang Ye's Blood Person clone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, he didn't interrupt either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the Blood Thief finished collecting blood, and the stone pillar groove turned from blood-red to deep black...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone pillar that had erupted from the Blood Pool slowly began descending back into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, its descent didn't trigger any more tremors or warnings throughout the Doomsday Apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the short figure flashed and leaped from the stone pillar to where Salvation and the others stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye now clearly saw that this dwarf stood just over one meter tall but had the wrinkled appearance of an old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overall, he looked like a naturally short dwarf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf glanced at the Dark Purple Figure and called out \"Alliance Leader Fu Li\" in a cool tone as a greeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he looked toward the Moon Phase Clock direction, frowned at one of Salvation's mechas, and said in a heavy tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know you want to delay the Ninth Day's arrival, but this is the Moon Phase Clock! Don't cause any more trouble in the future!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, the figure shifted and transformed, splitting into eight identical figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, without Salvation's permission, these eight figures whooshed into the eight moon phase diagrams on the Moon Phase Clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye watched with shock, thinking: Did this guy even enter the left and right \"Full Moon\" and \"New Moon\" diagrams?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would he be thrown out with slapping sounds too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he noticed that the Salvation mechas previously holding the iron chains were now withdrawing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The single remaining Salvation mecha, while still mechanically expressionless, had an aura that felt more relaxed than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, Fu Li looked toward the Moon Phase Clock with unfathomable eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Evil Infant Wulie had returned to his innocent childlike appearance, elegantly wiping the burn-like red marks on his palms from pressing the iron chains... 𝘙ÄΝỘ𝖇ƐȘ\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now completely showing no trace of his previous anxious madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smiling Beautiful Woman appeared thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The balding middle-aged man asked her something, but she shook her head silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the balding man turned to Wulie: \"That dwarf... what's his background?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wulie, perhaps in a good mood, still looking innocent, uttered four words: \"Formation Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The balding middle-aged man's eyes flashed with astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Wulie added: \"He should be an Array Grandmaster or even Great Array Grandmaster now... but acquaintances usually still call professional permission players 'Master'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, first impressions stick, and \"Master\" was the most habitual address.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When masters advanced, they usually didn't make a show of it, so outsiders rarely corrected the title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Wulie finished speaking, the balding man and silent beautiful woman both wore inexplicable expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including Jiang Ye, who now looked at Wulie with different eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his tone, he and the Formation Master counted as \"acquaintances.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strong players who survived past the Seventh Day were already extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let alone someone who survived while infected with Lightburn...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The balding man and beautiful woman clearly knew Wulie's capabilities and cautiously asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So the Formation Master has a way to delay the Ninth Day's arrival?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, being infected with Lightburn, they cared most about this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wulie didn't answer immediately. He glanced at Salvation, then looked at the Moon Phase Clock before slowly saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, the formations within the Moon Phase Clock were all set by the Formation Master. Past delays of the Moon Phase Clock's time mostly benefited from formations he arranged.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since he used the word 'future' with Salvation just now, it naturally means Salvation still has a 'future' and won't die so quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words seemed directed at the balding man and beautiful woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But clearly, they were meant for Salvation's ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wulie thought this way but actually felt uneasy himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Ninth Day concerned his own survival too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Salvation glanced at him but didn't respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group of big shots waited quietly until the crow feathers emerging from the Moon Phase Clock retracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron chains that had been operating toward the Moon Phase Clock now operated toward the Blood Pool direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This completely reversed scene looked like time flowing backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the entire Moon Phase Clock returned to calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye hadn't noticed before, but now observing carefully, he discovered—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron chains wrapped around the Moon Phase Clock seemed complex and patternless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all eight moon phase diagrams on the clock aligned with specific chain link points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These chain link points appeared like special calibration marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye carefully studied these calibration marks, speculating about their relationship with time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn't observe for long before several whooshing sounds—the eight figures that entered the moon phase diagrams now flew out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike others who had been thrown out and fallen to the ground, these eight short figures landed steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the eight figures shifted and transformed again, rapidly merging into one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure shook its sleeves and quickly flashed before the Salvation mecha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, those small eyes, faintly carrying a mean quality, glanced sideways at Jiang Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that brief, dismissive glance, the dwarf's gaze returned to the genuine Salvation mecha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually waved a hand, and eight glass tubes floated suspended before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They appeared yellowish-brown too, but slightly lighter than the blood-collecting little brown bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye could also perceive these weren't the glass bottles containing his Blood Person clone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The short figure spoke solemnly to Salvation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To prevent you from causing any more trouble, I've removed all the corpse oil from the eight array disks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Until the Ninth Day arrives, don't target the Moon Phase Clock anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, if you successfully survive to the Ninth Day, I'll repair the array disks for you again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wow! So he's forbidding tampering with the Moon Phase Clock?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, Salvation immediately grew anxious and hurriedly said: \"But without moving the Moon Phase Clock...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words unfinished, the dwarf waved to interrupt:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"While retrieving the corpse oil, I made some adjustments.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Based on the current chain calibration marks, the Ninth Day won't arrive before this Novice Apartment cycle ends.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, this assumes no interference.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you have apartment bosses intervene to delay the Novice Apartment's operation time, or continue targeting the Moon Phase Clock, causing any more trouble...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, I can't say for sure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\" Salvation remained silent for a moment, then bowed respectfully to the dwarf and said solemnly: \"Thank you, Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf nodded with an air of authority, while his peripheral glance toward Jiang Ye still carried traces of dissatisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence, he finally turned directly to Jiang Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As their eyes met, those murky elderly eyes held obscure, profound meanings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief stare-down, the dwarf spoke in a somewhat sarcastic tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know this incident happened because you persuaded Salvation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But kid, I advise you—don't meddle in affairs that don't concern you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, the dwarf narrowed his eyes slightly, letting faint cold light escape through the slits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his agile figure leaped several times and quickly disappeared into the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye frowned inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this Formation Master had seen through his identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even knew the blood collected in the little brown bottle came from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But did he know the blood still retained Jiang Ye's consciousness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that final warning about not meddling...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it just warning against this instance of sending a clone into the Blood Pool?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or was it secretly warning him not to interfere with the formation arrangements in the black ice domain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye felt it was probably the latter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Salvation seemed to hold this Formation Master in high regard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having just warned Salvation not to target the Moon Phase Clock anymore,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Salvation likely wouldn't \"act recklessly\" going forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the Formation Master had no need to warn Jiang Ye again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, it was probably warning against meddling in the black ice domain...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the black ice domain, within the chess grid space under the full moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye's Zhou Qiming clone naturally received the Formation Master's meaningful warning simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Lin Jing and Zhao Dongliu's team operated with extremely high efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already gathered all players controlling array disks into the black ice domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twenty-five cross-region players under Zhao Dongliu's control all followed instructions from their respective District 9999 administrators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Instructions\" essentially meant threats and control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These players were almost impossible to mess up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Jiang Ye agreed they didn't need to come to the Hanging Moon chess grid, but could remain in their assigned chess grids as directed by their 9999 administrators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the six \"fake pieces\" controlled by Lin Jing also brought their \"fake boards\" to this Hanging Moon chess grid space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among these six, aside from Ouyang, Lu Fang, and Bai Ruowan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The later three appeared quite low-key.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn't received direct instructions from the Formation Master but accidentally obtained array disks, thought they might be useful, and kept them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding this Hanging Moon chess grid was completely guided by the array disks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the guidance process, they thought some heavenly opportunity had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But upon arriving, they found themselves facing a group of big shots!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their first instinct was to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after being disciplined by Lin Jing, they quickly became as docile as Ouyang's group, all expressing willingness to obey organizational commands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, all thirty-two players and thirty-two array disks needed to activate the formation were assembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worth mentioning—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other twenty-one cross-region players operated their array disks from various chess grids throughout the black ice domain, showing no obvious pattern in the short term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Feng Cheng, Liu Re, Li Peng, and Zhao Dongliu—the four cross-region big shots from BCDE districts—operated their array disks from chess grids connected to the four directions around the Hanging Moon chess grid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Lin Jing representing District A, plus the six fake pieces, needed to operate from that Hanging Moon chess grid itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High above, as Wang Lingling's screams gradually ceased, the moonlight emitted by the full moon seemed to dim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jing also frowned at the full moon but didn't comment, instead telling Jiang Ye:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Basically, everything is ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subtext being: we can start setting up the formation now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Jiang Ye still hadn't decided whether to proceed with the Formation Master's plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now having received this warning...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He actually felt somewhat rebellious inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainly because he suspected that even if he watched Lin Jing—this \"hidden weapon\"—closely, it might be utterly useless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was only beginning to understand the Formation Master's methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was someone capable of setting formations inside the Moon Phase Clock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the formation he arranged in this black ice domain completed, Jiang Ye might gain nothing from it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidentally, in the Abyss Restricted Zone, with the Little Old Woman's assistance, Yuan Qiu obtained the [Privileged One] identity and selected [Nomadic Merchant] as her replication identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, the group continued advancing toward the Abyss Restricted Zone's depths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, walking on the outer radiation soil areas, they kept getting teleported out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that the Ghost Valley Soul Shepherd Formation was broken, moving inward wouldn't trigger teleportation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye used Xiao Hei to secretly send Xiao Bai a message, asking her to help inquire about the Formation Master from the chubby guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even provided a pretext—using the Ghost Valley Soul Shepherd Formation's array disk to see if they could uncover any information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xiao Bai's strength fell short of the chubby guy's, and without Lin Ling backing her now, she felt quite hesitant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While hesitating, she overheard Yuan Qiu whispering to the hunched Old Woman:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's strange...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can actually sense living beings deep within the Abyss Restricted Zone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Using the [Nomadic Merchant]'s [Free Movement], I seem able to reach directly near those beings...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding [Free Movement]'s effects, Zhou Yuling had briefly explained to Jiang Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could sense where living beings existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not all beings could be clearly identified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Zhou Yuling's speculation, beings she had recent interactions with could have their specific locations sensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whereas beings with no long-term interactions, or never interacted with, couldn't have their locations sensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put, it was like having a god's-eye-view map in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This map marked numerous \"gray dots\" representing beings she could [Free Movement] to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for most beings, she didn't know exactly who they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a few beings with recent interactions appeared as \"bright dots\"—she knew who was there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Yuan Qiu's situation was similar now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could sense beings existed at the Abyss Restricted Zone's center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since she never contacted them, she didn't know their specific identities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Old Woman told Yuan Qiu she needed to bind a permission identity, she had hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after truly becoming a [Privileged One], her shock was no less than Jiang Ye and Zhou Yuling's before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Visibly, this young girl seemed somewhat inflated with confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without waiting for the Old Woman's response, she asked excitedly in a low voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With [Free Movement], I can go anywhere easily. Should I go ahead to the beings near the restricted zone center to scout the situation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2337,"2026-06-03T07:17:36.055Z","2026-06-03T07:17:41.424Z",1,"novelbin.me","fa3efb14940a600b199279c9c68985e613164a6ded760cb80bcecebad8f67314","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-400","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-398",575,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-cover.jpg"]