[{"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-434":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},950006,1242,"Chapter 434: Cafeteria Horror","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-434",434,"\u003Cp>\"Of course—not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jie's pause in the middle was perfectly timed to build suspense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled slightly, organizing his words as he spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be strict about it—even the student council president has to call our boss 'boss'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\" Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow. \"So, your boss is above the entire student council?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used a mostly declarative tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Song Jie shook his head again. \"Probably more than that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye's gaze flickered slightly at this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fierce youth introduced as \"Qi Anlin,\" who had been aloof and unresponsive the whole way, suddenly interjected coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone carried a hint of pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who didn't know better might think he was saying \"my dad is Li Gang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, it was clear this guy worshipped their boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jie beside him also nodded, then smiled again. \"According to school regulations, lights go out promptly at 23:30.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, the entire school will be plunged into complete darkness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And all students at that time must remain in their respective dormitory rooms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When the time comes, you will naturally meet our boss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jie's tone was still somewhat mysterious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, the group arrived at the school cafeteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time they came out, it was already the free time for lunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quite a few students were trickling in from the direction of the teaching building toward the cafeteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These \"students,\" their footsteps weren't as relaxed as when Song Jie was leading Jiang Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, they carried a sense of hurried urgency, with some moving so fast it seemed like someone was chasing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, while their steps were rushed, the expressions on their faces were somewhat hollow and numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>after being in prison too long, they had been completely tamed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Jiang Ye took the opportunity to observe those students rushing to the cafeteria, Song Jie seized the moment to reveal more:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking of which, it's very simple to tell if a player is a member of the student council—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at their expression.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those who still have a sparkle in their eyes are basically all student council members.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for those with numb eyes, naturally they were not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, having experienced the \"event\" triggered in the empty room, Jiang Ye couldn't help but ask:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are those students with numb eyes real people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he said this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jie looked slightly surprised, but quickly explained, \"Of course they're real people! Everyone in the school is a real person!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those with hollow eyes, they've just been... under the day-in, day-out assembly line of school life...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jie probably originally wanted to use other words to describe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end, he changed his phrasing: \"They've had their personalities rebuilt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Song Jie still wore a smiling expression, but a hint of sorrow flickered deep in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't hard to understand why he felt sorrowful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally vibrant people, \"rebuilt\" into hollow, numb shells, no longer seeming alive...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye didn't have much personal connection to what was happening here, so he didn't feel that sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, watching those numb people rushing to the cafeteria, he suddenly asked Song Jie again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does the school have rules against fighting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment these words left his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Song Jie could even answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality provided the answer—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before their group had even entered the cafeteria, they suddenly heard the clamorous sounds of smashing and fighting from inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intermittently mixed with shouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded like someone was fighting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye's eyes showed confusion, but he saw Song Jie and the others looking completely accustomed to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jie walked while smiling. \"During non-free time, ordinary students don't have the 'time' to fight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But during free time, anyone can do anything, and it's permitted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow. \"Including murder?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jie nodded. \"Including murder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment's hesitation, he added, \"Actually, in principle, murder is possible even during non-free time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just that the criminal penalty is heavier, requiring payment of some time as the price.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, those with severe circumstances might be completely 'expelled'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though the principle of 'expulsion' could also be a change in Authority Level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Jiang Ye followed up logically, \"So all the players in this school have the identity of 'Youth'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jie raised an eyebrow. \"Doesn't the school's name make it clear? 'Juveniles,' so the players in this school all have Authority Levels of 'Young Adult' and 'Youth'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he led Jiang Ye through the crowd, directly witnessing the chaotic \"fighting\" scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye had used the term \"fighting\" more as a test, phrasing it politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But witnessing the \"fighting\" scene firsthand...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized he had been \"narrow-minded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was absolutely not \"fighting\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just this short while, several corpses were already lying on the cafeteria floor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eerie thing was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those corpses were covered in blood-colored patterns similar to those on mutants like Xu Gou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, even though they died gruesomely, no blood flowed from their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't Jiang Ye's first time seeing dead people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for some reason, looking at those eerie corpses covered in blood patterns on the ground, a sense of creeping horror rose in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed the cafeteria atmosphere was strange, as if a war could break out again at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those students with numb eyes seemed afraid to provoke students like Song Jie who had lively eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the expressions of Song Jie and the other three also carried a hint of detached clarity and indifference as bystanders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing someone \"cleaning up\" those blood-patterned corpses, Jiang Ye was about to ask something else when Song Jie preempted him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want to ask—what's the deal with those people's blood patterns?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or do you want to ask—did they die because they were covered in blood patterns? Or did they become covered in blood patterns after death?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After asking, Song Jie answered as if talking to himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They became covered in blood patterns on their corpses because they died.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Any student here who has had their personality rebuilt will carry blood patterns after death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This should be considered a kind of curse, right? So they don't bleed and pollute the environment after death :)\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he said the words \"pollute the environment,\" Song Jie's subtle expression turned strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed at those students \"cleaning up\" the corpses and said, \"They went to the back kitchen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now look at the serving area.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye looked toward the \"serving area\" he indicated and suddenly his gaze shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"serving area\" was divided into meat dishes and vegetable dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plants on the vegetable side looked very similar to those in the underground graveyard of the 4444 Apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the meat in the meat dish area...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was also completely covered in blood-colored patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were just covered in blood patterns, that would be one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was Jiang Ye had just seen a batch of blood-patterned corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Song Jie reminded him those corpses were sent to the back kitchen...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye suddenly felt a lump in his throat. He finally asked, \"Then the meat in the meat dish area is... what meat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jie didn't answer immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he waited until an apron-wearing staff member added a new batch of \"meat dishes\" to the meat area, then said calmly, \"Human meat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The batch just added for extra servings is now in there too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye instantly felt not very hungry anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he suddenly thought—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The cafeteria requires payment for meals, so what if someone doesn't want to pay...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right.\" Song Jie nodded, expression calm. \"Those who don't want to pay can solve it themselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, unless they're starving, most players won't choose to solve it themselves, nor will they choose meat dishes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye glanced at the meat dish area and speculated, \"Probably not for moral or ethical reasons, but because these 'meat dishes' have some side effects?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jie nodded. \"Cannibalism should have problems.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What exactly the problems are isn't really clear. But the specific manifestations are—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, players who have consumed human meat become more numb inside, and their appetite rapidly increases.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second, players who consume human meat beyond a certain amount will develop blood-colored patterns on their bodies while still alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third, players who consume 'premium human meat' beyond a certain amount will experience 'rejuvenation,' meaning they become younger and younger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've heard that in other prisons, there were players who ate 'premium human meat' long-term and eventually became 'premium' themselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh right, premium human meat refers to infant meat. So the 'premium' I mentioned refers to rejuvenating to the point of becoming an infant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rejuvenation...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Becoming an infant...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn't this exactly the Evil Infant Wulie??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard that guy relied on eating people to \"evolve\" from an old man all the way to an infant state...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that strange evil infant even survived from Day 7 to Day 8 safely while infected with Lightburn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then for some unknown reason, he changed from an infant state to a young child appearance...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye recalled the strange aspects of the Evil Infant Wulie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then combining that with the characteristic of this prison using human meat as food, and the identity divisions in Authority Levels like \"Adult,\" \"Young Adult,\" \"Youth\"...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grew increasingly suspicious—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this identity really be divided by age?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, more accurately, not \"age,\" but rather... meat quality?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye unconsciously curled his fingers, feeling the flesh of his palm with his fingertips. He asked nonchalantly again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If premium human meat is infant meat, then are there other quality grades of meat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\" Song Jie answered as if it were obvious. \"To be most precise, only infant meat from bones not exceeding 3 months old can be called premium human meat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not exceeding one year is fine-quality human meat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not exceeding 10 years is superior human meat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not exceeding 18 years is medium human meat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not exceeding 30 years is ordinary human meat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not exceeding 50 years is inferior human meat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Over 50 years is substandard human meat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After introducing these, he smiled again. \"In our school here, it's all medium human meat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept over the meat dish area. Seeming worried Jiang Ye might misunderstand, he corrected himself further. \"Oh, I don't mean that meat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rather—our school raises medium human meat. The human meat eaten won't exceed medium grade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Other prisons with different names probably have similar situations—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever grade of human meat they raise, the human meat eaten won't exceed that grade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, if you want to eat something good, it's best to go to... that kind of hospital specifically responsible for deliveries :)\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jie's expression at this moment was quite strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jiang Ye wasn't a pure Newbie after all;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had personally experienced the Doomsday Apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't afraid and asked bluntly, \"Does your student council also eat human meat? Or do you eat something better because of the drawbacks of human meat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jie was silent for a moment, then shook his head. \"This has nothing to do with being in the student council or not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Generally speaking, those who have consumed an 'Exile Fruit' will eat human meat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because after consuming an Exile Fruit, appetite also increases. And human meat provides an extremely strong sense of satiety.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Additionally, there are patterns indicating that long-term consumption of human meat, or rather maintaining a sense of fullness, can reduce the probability of Glyph Pattern players 'losing control'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Song Jie displayed the tattoo in the crook of his right elbow, saying very calmly, \"I've consumed an 'Exile Fruit,' so I also need to eat human meat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he said this, he didn't observe Jiang Ye's reaction but walked to the meat dish area, smiling at the masked staff member:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Same as usual, ten large meat buns.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serving plates in the meat dish area held raw meat covered in blood patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff member took out ten large meat buns from the back work area and wrapped them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jie's watch beeped against the staff member's watch, and he politely said thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the ten meat buns, each as big as a human head, were handed over to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jie ate them bite by bite very quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Anlin also grabbed a large meat bun, eating it bite by bite roughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And very naturally, he gave one each to the other two silent underlings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the 10 meat buns, the four of them seemed to split them three-three-two-two, with Song Jie and Qi Anlin each taking three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jie explained helpfully while eating, \"The large meat buns are also just medium human meat, but they're processed and have no taste.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you cross that psychological barrier, once you get used to it, it's nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like in ancient famines, didn't they exchange children to eat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's what he said, but he didn't think Jiang Ye would eat human meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Jiang Ye hadn't even eaten an Exile Fruit...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Song Jie's gaze toward him stirred with some strangeness again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something flickered in his eyes. A moment later, he withdrew his gaze, eating while saying lightly, \"But you're different from us. Not eating human meat, not crossing that barrier, is also good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye stared at Song Jie for quite a while before turning his gaze to look at the others in the cafeteria devouring raw meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, before entering the cafeteria, he wasn't very hungry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whether emotions are contagious or something...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt the entire cafeteria was filled with a kind of hunger, making him inexplicably want to eat something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He certainly wasn't planning to eat anything from this eerie cafeteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn't eat human meat, nor would he touch those strange plants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had a premonition—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This rising sense of hunger probably wouldn't dissipate easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He probably couldn't maintain a state of not eating or drinking long-term either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a feeling that this place called \"Prison,\" while superficially assigning all players a \"crime,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was essentially pushing them toward a true abyss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These so-called \"sinners\" of theirs might just be living \"human meat\"...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the non-free time in the entire school, the so-called \"personality rebuilding,\" was probably just one part of the human meat processing procedure, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Jiang Ye placed a hand on Song Jie's shoulder while casually asking, \"So, what needs to be done during the school's non-free time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jie didn't answer, his gaze falling on Jiang Ye's hand as he smiled and said, \"Your talent?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow, also smiling. \"Yes, random memory theft.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2442,"2026-06-03T07:17:36.056Z","2026-06-03T07:17:41.425Z",1,"novelbin.me","5916b99349edcc0c6968671d2ef869e39cb4b88e339b5aefba2ee0cb955d5b8a","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-435","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-433",575,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-cover.jpg"]