[{"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-56":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},949728,1242,"Chapter 56: Deceit and Betrayal in the Mutual Aid Group","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-56",56,"\u003Cp>Thud—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with a body collapsing came a heavy footstep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, everyone from the Mutual Aid Group deep in the corridor froze in place, tense and rigid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Bai Ruowan, who had just arrived—her legs went weak and she nearly collapsed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She almost screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But extreme fear rendered her completely voiceless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With wide, terrified eyes, she stiffly turned her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then she saw—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And behind him stood… a skeleton warrior with a body like steel!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, what?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skeleton… warrior??!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruowan whipped her head toward Wang Lingling!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment everyone laid eyes on the skeleton warrior, they all turned to look at Wang Lingling in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes brimmed with subtle fear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That skeleton warrior must have come from one of Wang Lingling’s dark-type abilities!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But back when they were leveling up as a team, she had never shown this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even just using 【Black Whirlwind】 paired with high attributes had already made her one of the strongest in the Mutual Aid Group!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lu Shen said—she’d clearly been hiding her strength!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did she suddenly kill someone?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just because Lu Shen exposed her hidden power?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, many people backed away in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if worried Wang Lingling might strike again any second!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Lu Shen stood stiff and tense, he actually still had the guts to speak up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So this is the ‘more important matter’ you mentioned?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Lingling’s gaze was calm as she slowly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Shen’s eyes flickered as he turned to the others in the group, deliberately putting on a relaxed tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, I’d also suspected You Ziyu before, but I kept quiet out of consideration for our classmates' bond.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t any of you find it odd?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The registry for our Mutual Aid Group was managed by You Ziyu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But now that the registry is in Xing Man’s hands, You Ziyu’s totally unharmed…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did none of you ever suspect anything?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he said this, realization dawned on the others—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The registry ended up with Xing Man, yet You Ziyu didn’t get hurt at all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his strength, how could he possibly escape from Xing Man?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And how did Xing Man even know about the registry in the first place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it betrayal by You Ziyu?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or maybe not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Lingling hadn’t asked a single question before striking him dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if… she killed the wrong guy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if he was actually innocent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruowan, who had just joined, was now terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was scared Wang Lingling might strike again—maybe even kill her next!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then claim afterward that she was also suspected of being Xing Man’s mole!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruowan took two steps back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a moment ago, she had been sobbing at the sight of Wang Lingling like she’d found family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, as she looked at her again, she suddenly seemed like a stranger…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like someone who was no longer her classmate but a…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyrant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes! That was the word that popped into Bai Ruowan’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because Wang Lingling actually exuded some domineering, warlord aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because Bai Ruowan remembered a piece of history—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The falling-out between Cao Cao and Chen Gong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even to this day, people still debated—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Lü Boshe truly an innocent man wrongly killed by the paranoid Cao Cao?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or was he guilty and simply romanticized by history?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Ziyu was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way for her to know anymore—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he really betrayed them, or was he unjustly executed by Wang Lingling…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his death, and the power Wang Lingling had kept hidden, seemed to scream—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Lingling hadn’t formed the Mutual Aid Group out of some bleeding-heart need to protect her classmates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Lord Cao claiming he loved talent didn’t mean he truly did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the scenes—it was all about interests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruowan didn’t dare retreat another step after those two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swallowed hard, her eyes frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Shen cast her a brief glance, then turned back toward the Mutual Aid Group:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with what Sister Ling did.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How the registry ended up with Xing Man was suspicious to begin with.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If You Ziyu was suspicious, then he died without injustice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Compare that to Ge Zining and Yang Wei…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They did nothing wrong—yet they were killed by Xing Man!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If even a strong player like Sister Ling gets questioned for taking out a traitor…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what—do you want all the powerful people in this doomsday world to be like Xing Man?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing people at will, without needing a reason?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this—sophistry, really.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the members of the Mutual Aid Group understood what he meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simple:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xing Man kills without reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Lingling had a reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then that just means she’s stronger than Xing Man!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, with her power, she could’ve gone on a killing spree just like Xing Man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn’t—that alone says a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moral standards of the past…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this Doomsday Apartment, they can only restrain the weak, not shackle the strong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, whether or not You Ziyu actually betrayed them, he’s a traitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Wang Lingling decided he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe this was an upgraded version of calling a deer a horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference was—none of them could even tell if You Ziyu was the deer or the horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuewan glanced at the pale-faced Bai Ruowan, then at Lu Shen, and intentionally praised:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lu-shen really lives up to the name. I can’t believe I didn’t suspect You Ziyu before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Chang glanced at the steel-gray skeleton warrior with its cold, intimidating aura, pursed his lips slightly, then nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At the time, all my focus was on that arrogant Xing Man. I didn’t even think about You Ziyu being suspicious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other members of the Mutual Aid Group chimed in one after another:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, Xing Man had us scared sh*tless back then—who had time to worry about You Ziyu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looking back now, if You Ziyu had died the moment the registry ended up in Xing Man’s hands, that would’ve made more sense, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If he survived, then something’s definitely off!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruowan, watching all this unfold, wasn’t even surprised anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She forced herself to stay on her feet and took two steps forward, her voice soft and timid as she echoed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, Lu-shen’s deductions are always spot-on. Sounds like You Ziyu really was suspicious…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right after she spoke, she noticed Wang Lingling staring straight at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart skipped a beat, and she almost started crying again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because—if just being suspicious is enough reason to kill someone…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then anyone could be accused of anything at any time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was supposed to have been killed by Xing Man in her room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But somehow, she was here instead…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t that suspicious too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hope Bai Ruowan felt upon finding the group was instantly crushed by despair!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly looked toward Lu Shen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She and Lu Shen had joined the Mutual Aid Group together!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hoped he’d speak up for her…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her shock—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Shen was clearly watching Wang Lingling for cues and had no intention of helping her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it was Wang Lingling who suddenly shifted her gaze away from Bai Ruowan and said solemnly to the group:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We posted about our monster hunt on the 3rd floor in the group chat. So all our classmates should know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t believe any of our classmates are so loyal they’d keep that a secret under torture.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their classmates were probably the kind to spill everything with just a blade waved near their face…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, if Bai Ruowan could find this place, Xing Man probably can too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That means we need to move quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Wang Lingling said it was time to relocate, no one dared object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Shen, ever the schemer, rolled his eyes around and lowered his voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we can feed Xing Man false intel while relocating… all the better.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lead him straight to the spot where we’ll ambush him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was actually a solid idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how would they do it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can leave a message here, pretend it’s for any other classmates in the Mutual Aid Group who might show up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But in reality, it’s meant for Xing Man.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When he finds this place and sees the ‘message for our classmates,’ he’ll follow the clues and track us down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Shen laid out the whole thing in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others weren’t so sure though: “You think that’ll work?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of cunning trap—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d only seen stuff like this in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could they really predict someone’s actions and lead an enemy into a trap in real life?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuewan, being a top student, stepped forward to support Lu Shen:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From what I know, Xing Man’s not exactly a genius.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In Three Kingdoms terms, he’s worse than Lü Bu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s arrogant now only because he lucked into some strong abilities.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Like a nouveau riche—someone who gets a little power and immediately loses it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The way he acts in the chat group, talking like he’s going door to door to slaughter people…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If he keeps running into empty rooms, he’s bound to get pissed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’ll want to know where those classmates he missed went.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After that, he’ll just torture someone until they point him to the third floor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then he gets here and finds nothing—he’ll be even more pissed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once he finds the note we left for the Mutual Aid Group, he’ll go from rage to excitement and rush to kill us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With that bloated ego of his, it won’t even cross his mind that we’d dare ambush him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So yeah, this plan could really work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The only issue is… will that pea brain of his even find the message we leave?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’d be great if we could plant a traitor on his side as a spy…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xu Yuewan analyzed and pondered out loud, there was a glint of excitement in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this kind of scheme-filled drama scenario thrilled her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Lingling seemed willing to try Lu Shen and Xu Yuewan’s plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of thought, she slowly added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This method could work, but the problem is—it’s too passive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We have to wait on Xing Man to act.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait for him to torture someone and learn about the third floor, then wait for him to find the planted message…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All we can do is wait. The initiative remains in Xing Man’s hands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We have no idea when he’ll interrogate someone and head to the third floor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was true…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others went silent again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Wang Lingling suddenly said, “Actually, I want to protect Jiang Ye.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, everyone turned to her in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all looked at her, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Lingling didn’t explain much more, but instead turned her gaze back to Bai Ruowan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruowan, who had already been scared senseless, instantly went pale again under her stare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She used to think Wang Lingling was just her classmate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she felt—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Lingling was someone in power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could barely bring herself to call her “Sister Ling” anymore—what she really wanted to shout was “Boss!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, the boss didn’t seem interested in killing her. Instead, she asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I remember you like Three Kingdoms, so you’ve probably heard of the ruse of self-injury, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruowan instantly understood, “I—I’m supposed to be Huang Gai?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wang Lingling shook her head. “No need to go through that much suffering.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t even have to risk your life running to Xing Man to act.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your mental resilience is poor, your acting skills aren’t great either—most likely you’d get exposed on the spot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai: QAQ\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“S-So, what do I do then…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Lingling stayed calm, giving clear, orderly instructions:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just now, You Ziyu died. Based on the chat group’s member list, the other classmates will definitely have noticed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s only because of the current tense situation that no one dares to speak in the group, and it hasn’t caused a stir.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But you can post in the group. Accuse me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Say I suspected You Ziyu of betrayal and killed him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now I suspect you too and am about to kill you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can act more desperate, make your messages in the group come off frantic and incoherent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, through your panicked and chaotic rambling, leak some information to Xing Man.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That really was a faster way than waiting around for Xing Man to stumble across them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if it worked, he might even put off his plan to go to the 20th floor and look for Jiang Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a real chance they could protect Jiang Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of that, Bai Ruowan could frame it so the Mutual Aid Group looked like it was breaking down from internal suspicion and infighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would definitely lower Xing Man’s guard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Shen and Xu Yuewan exchanged a look—they both agreed this was a good move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they still needed to prepare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had things to get ready, but Bai Ruowan’s “betrayal” needed to happen immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, if she only turned on Wang Lingling long after You Ziyu’s death, it would seem too fake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Wang Lingling and the others moved quickly to prepare,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruowan began her performance in the group chat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still sulking from being told her acting sucked, she was fired up to prove herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swore this performance was going to shock everyone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Jiang Ye had no idea what the Mutual Aid Group was up to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still waiting quietly in Room 2025 for Xing Man’s arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He figured, once he took Xing Man down, the crisis would be over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, in the meantime, he noticed that You Ziyu’s name had grayed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t think much of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his mind—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Ziyu was probably doomed the moment the registry ended up with Xing Man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason he lasted this long was probably because he was being tortured for information by Xing Man’s minions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what caught him off guard was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he anxiously waited for Xing Man to show up,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden SOS popped up in the chat group from Bai Ruowan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruowan: 【Help me… someone save me… wuwuwuwu QAQ】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye’s heart skipped a beat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruowan…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she finally been found?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Xing Man get her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Xing Man didn’t go to the 20th floor—he went after Bai Ruowan instead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was thinking that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly heard a knock on his apartment door!\u003C\u002Fp>",2430,"2026-06-03T07:17:36.055Z","2026-06-03T07:17:41.424Z",1,"novelbin.me","a2ead9f04260c95e58543cf9a01099d5f7e9ae963d104e6fc457d5fda1126d24","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-57","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-55",575,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-cover.jpg"]