Chapter 155: Chapter 155

Where the hll is this???

Wu Ying had just been lounging in the Duoe Organization dorms, humming a little tune, petting a cat, and happily chatting in the group.

In the blink of an eye, the environment around him suddenly dimmed.

The abrupt change was like falling into an illusion!

The most absurd part—

But he didn’t even have time to see clearly before instinctive fear kicked in.

Almost reflexively, his legs turned to jelly, his vision darkened, and his heart started racing!

Still, he was a seasoned player who had seen quite a lot.

At that moment, all instinct left him with only one word in his head—Run!

He had taken on the Jiang Ye identity while in the dorms because it was a safe place.

But now, clearly in danger, it was a fight for survival.

Without a second thought, he immediately ditched this most useless identity...

Jiang Ye’s first reaction when he saw Wu Ying was—

Huh, this guy’s still afraid of Light?

This guy instinctively switched out of the Jiang Ye identity!

He transformed into a different person, taking on the appearance of a sinister young man.

Then he turned and bolted.

While running, he stabbed a black iron shard into his right leg.

The black shard was instantly stained red with blood.

However, Wu Ying’s face changed drastically, and he cursed in his heart: What the hll?! Why isn’t the anchored teleport shard working?!*

Because of Wu Ying’s sudden transformation,

Jiang Ye couldn’t tell for the moment—was this guy really afraid of Light?

Or did he only become afraid because switching identities broke his immunity?

So, Jiang Ye’s eyes narrowed.

He had his Light-type Sub-Replica use Light and Shadow Escape to blink ahead of Wu Ying.

At the same time, his Administrator Replica chased from behind, wielding the Entropy Scythe.

The Administrator Replica shouted angrily:

“Stop! You’re not Jiang Ye?!”

Seeing that the teleport item failed and that Light had flashed right in front of him, Wu Ying had no choice but to freeze.

He turned around, nearly in tears, and replied:

“I’m not Jiang Ye! Boss, you’ve got the wrong guy!”

Jiang Ye deliberately darkened his face, looking furious at having caught the wrong person:

“You’re not Jiang Ye? Then why are you presenting yourself as Jiang Ye?!”

Wu Ying hurried to explain: “I-I—I have a Glyph Pattern Ability called Phantasm Parasitism!”

“This ability lets me replicate other people’s identities!”

“I replicated Jiang Ye’s identity, which is how I was able to impersonate him...”

“The reason I used it was because we were talking about Jiang Ye in the group chat, so I just happened to be using it!”

Jiang Ye already knew the reason, of course.

But he still feigned suspicion and sternly ordered Wu Ying:

“Now, switch back into Jiang Ye’s identity and let me see.”

Wu Ying didn’t suspect anything.

He had no idea who this mysterious boss was.

But even an idiot could see—

This Dark-type Being was working in tandem with Light-type!

What the h*ll kind of insane combo was that?!

And this creepy place, the environment was weirdly eerie too!

The distant cross-shaped tombstone radiated an overwhelmingly powerful Dark-type suppression...

Most absurdly—that suppression actually scared him as much as Light did!

To get that kind of fear from the same attribute...

Just what tier was that cross supposed to be?!

Aside from that, the bulging grave mounds scattered everywhere, the gloomy setting...

He was starting to feel like he’d accidentally wandered into the Mists!

Could it be... he’d been dragged in by some presence from the Mists?

If so, what a f**ing injustice!

But it didn’t make sense either...

Why would a Mist-dwelling entity target Jiang Ye?

Wu Ying couldn’t figure it out.

A being that could ignore the rules and grab someone straight out of the Doomsday Apartment...

Was way out of his league!

So he didn’t even dare think of resisting.

He could only obediently follow orders and switched back to Jiang Ye’s identity.

Jiang Ye kept a close watch on his expression.

Seeing that even after switching to Jiang Ye’s form he was still stiff, lifeless, and terrified, he felt a bit doubtful.

He had the Light Sub-Replica move closer to Wu Ying.

Then, the Administrator Replica asked in a low voice:

“Well? Do you still feel afraid of Light now?”

Wu Ying, body frozen, nodded stiffly while silently grumbling: Isn’t that obvious?! What Dark-type Being wouldn’t fear Light?!

Well, the boss in front of him sure didn’t.

Jiang Ye’s doubts deepened—

Could it be... he was wrong?

Were Replicas created by him somehow different from others simply imitating his form?

Thinking that, he didn’t rush to kill Wu Ying.

Instead, he used his Observer identity to try activating Fate Thread on Wu Ying.

The first-tier ability of Fate Thread was the power to influence the memories of bonded targets.

If it could influence memories, it could naturally also read memories.

Since he’d decided to infiltrate the Doomsday Apartment using Wu Ying’s identity ahead of time,

Having access to Wu Ying’s memories would be a huge advantage.

The only question was—

Would establishing this Fate Thread be as difficult as it had been when trying it with Apartment 4444?

Jiang Ye made a simple attempt—

And almost instantly...

To be precise, the moment he thought about forming a bond with Wu Ying,

A strand of bright white thread shot out from the center of his forehead,

Flying straight toward Wu Ying and coiling several times around his head.

It actually succeeded—just like that?!

Why was it so smooth this time??

Was it the Death-State of the 4444 Administrator that had made forming the Fate Thread so difficult before?

Or was it because of Wu Ying’s current Replica identity that bonding became easier?

Jiang Ye figured it was probably both factors at play.

In any case, since it was so easy to establish the bond, he could now steal Wu Ying’s memories!

With a shift of intent, white light flashed from the center of his brow.

In his mind, Wu Ying’s memories flowed in with ease!

The memories were a bit fuzzy—

Not as clear as HD video.

But still, he could deduce quite a lot from them.

However, just as he was immersed in Wu Ying’s memories,

Wu Ying—still frozen in place—suddenly went pale!

Why? Because this sensation...

It was exactly like when he’d first joined the Duoe Organization and had his soul forcibly scanned by a Mecha Unit!

All new members of Duoe went through this soul search as standard protocol.

But the process was excruciating...

It felt like your soul was being squeezed and ripped from your body!

Your brain would buzz with pain, and the hazy consciousness made you feel nauseous!

Yes! This exact feeling!

It was seared into his memory—he couldn’t possibly mistake it!

Who the h*ll was this boss?! He actually had the ability to soul search remotely!!

That—That was terrifying!

He couldn’t just sit here passively, hoping the boss would let him off.

Wu Ying’s face was ghostly pale now, and even his eyes had rolled back into whites from the dizziness...

But even so, he bit down hard on his tongue!

The intense pain gave him a moment of clarity...

His eyes narrowed fiercely, and he suddenly slapped a strange Talisman Paper onto his forehead.

The paper instantly turned into a swirl of black mist, letting out an eerie "jié jié jié" laugh as it merged into his brow.

Wu Ying’s whole body dissolved into shadow and vanished!

Still immersed in Wu Ying’s memories, Jiang Ye suddenly snapped out of it.

Partly because what he saw in Wu Ying’s memories was surprising,

How the h*ll did Wu Ying manage to escape the Secret Graveyard?!

But soon, with his Underground Graveyard Access, Jiang Ye sensed—

Wu Ying hadn’t just disappeared.

He had reappeared directly in the visible Underground Graveyard of Apartment 4444!

Yes—not the Secret Graveyard, but the publicly known one.

Wu Ying, now in the Underground Graveyard, was equally stunned!

The item he’d just used was a rare resurrection item.

Logically, he should’ve respawned at his preset point—

Wasn’t this the Underground Graveyard of the Beginner Apartment 4444 he’d seen during his rookie days?!

But... how was that possible?!

Even veteran players wracked their brains trying to enter the Beginner Apartment early...

And yet he had somehow respawned here?!

What the h*ll was going on?!

Did someone tamper with his resurrection item?!

Before Wu Ying could figure anything out, his vision blacked out again.

His consciousness flickered—

And his entire being was pulled back into that mysterious space where the boss had grabbed him earlier...

Now completely rattled, Wu Ying’s fear doubled!

His mind was fuzzy, emotions spiraling out of control. He shouted in the direction of Jiang Ye:

“If you can read my mind...”

“Then you must’ve confirmed—I’m really not Jiang Ye!”

“Why won’t you let me go?!”

Clearly, Wu Ying was cracking under pressure.

Jiang Ye raised a brow and, in a tone that was almost considerate, explained:

“There was a time on the Duel Arena, when you stood above everyone and said—”

“You said, ‘This is what happens when you offend Duoe.’”

“Well now, I’m giving your words right back to you—”

Jiang Ye smiled gently, and enunciated word by word: ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by novel✶fire.net

“This... is what happens when Duoe offends me.”

As he spoke, the Entropy Scythe, like a spatial rift, slammed down onto Wu Ying.

Maybe it was due to the strange nature of the Secret Graveyard,

But the scythe’s power felt even stronger than usual.

In just a few seconds, Wu Ying completely dissolved into glowing particles!

And then, a familiar system prompt echoed in Jiang Ye’s mind:

【Replica has killed a Replica. You may choose:】

【1. Convert the Replica into Survival Points】

No hesitation needed—Jiang Ye chose: 2. Replica Revival!

In an instant, the just-dead Wu Ying came back to life right in front of him!

At the same time, more of Wu Ying’s memories surfaced in Jiang Ye’s mind...

Possibly because he had already stolen some of Wu Ying’s memory earlier.

At this moment, Wu Ying’s memories were clearly much clearer than those of Administrator 1010.

Of course, even this clarity was far from high-definition video quality.

But still, some information could be pieced together.

What had shocked Jiang Ye earlier when using Fate Thread to steal Wu Ying’s memories,

Was actually the memory of Wu Ying before he entered the Doomsday Apartment.

Although Wu Ying was a veteran player, he had also gone through the process of entering the Beginner Apartment as a regular human,

Clearing it, and only then entering the Doomsday Apartment.

But what set him apart from ordinary people was—

Wu Ying had already died before entering the Doomsday Apartment!

And when he entered, it wasn’t as a player...

But as an Eerie Being!

As an Eerie, he didn’t possess memories of his past life.

Only after possessing a player and obtaining the status of Eerie Player did he gradually recover his memories from when he was alive.

His previous life had been quite tragic.

It was probably similar to Wan Xin’s—dropped out of school as a teenager, left home behind.

Then drifted through internet cafés, working daily gigs.

Basically, what people called a Sanhe God.

As for how he died—it was a rough one.

During the pandemic, some sketchy friends introduced him to a money-making scheme through vaccine trials.

These vaccines were unfinished—experimental products in the testing phase.

He volunteered for these tests. One shot earned him 300.

Ordinary volunteers didn’t usually have any problems after a shot.

But Wu Ying—he got greedy.

To make more money, he asked friends to hook him up with multiple sources, taking shots here and there...

Three hundred here, three hundred there—it beat doing daily labor, didn’t it?

Sure enough, the result also “beat” daily labor—he dropped dead.

It’s hard to say whether it was greed or ignorance...

Or maybe, it was just the sad, shared fate of those at the bottom of society.

A life that cheap… was never worth more than a bit of cash.

Wu Ying’s memories as an Eerie were very hazy.

He vaguely remembered that on the eighth day in the Beginner Apartment,

He possessed a level-10 player—

Which made him quite a standout among newcomers.

Then he cleared the Beginner Apartment using that newbie’s identity.

Maybe it was all those vaccines he took before dying...

But Wu Ying’s Glyph Pattern Ability turned out to be incredibly powerful.

His first ability was the super common Fleshweaving.

But each of his organ-based abilities had been pushed to the limit.

According to his own memory, it might have even been stronger than Lin Jing’s!

Back in his batch of Beginner Apartment players, Wu Ying had his moment of glory.

With his powerful Glyph Pattern Ability, he managed to cozy up to a veteran player.

It was under that veteran’s guidance that he cleared the Beginner Apartment.

But hey—people are fickle, and the world is cruel.

Upon entering the Doomsday Apartment, Wu Ying, following that veteran’s advice,

Refused Duoe Organization’s recruitment.

Joining Duoe meant having your soul searched—no privacy at all.

Also, Duoe was known for focusing on Duel Rooms,

And since fights there didn’t result in real death, it was like working a government job—stable but dull.

Such comfort could blunt a person’s ambition and limit growth.

When Wu Ying first got into the Doomsday Apartment, he was young, cocky, and strong.

Naturally, he didn’t want to sacrifice his privacy, nor did he care for an easy but stagnant life.

So he took the veteran’s advice and joined an organization called “Asura”.

They raided Secret Realms to collect resources.

These Secret Realms were the top-tier resource systems that powered the entire Doomsday Apartment.

Most players in the Doomsday Apartment lived off of Secret Realm raids.

And organizations built around raiding them were the most common.

These orgs came in all sizes.

Smaller ones were 3-man, 5-man, or 10-man teams.

Larger ones had dozens or hundreds of members.

A first-class organization by scale.

Above the first-class groups were the four top-tier orgs, each boasting over ten thousand members.

That might not sound like a lot...

But based on Wu Ying’s memory, the casualty rate for Secret Realm orgs was sky-high!

Any team that could consistently maintain over ten thousand members long-term—

Deserved to be called a top-tier org.

What’s more, these top-tier groups had a solid number of core members—

Hundreds in each one, all of them VIP players!

To the just-arrived Wu Ying, VIP players were too powerful even to dream of.

Still, at the time, Wu Ying secretly made a vow—

One day, he’d become the strongest in Asura.

He’d lead the organization into becoming one of the four top-tier powers ruling over the Secret Realm Apartments!

Those VIP players who seemed untouchable...

One day, he’d become one too!

Of course, dreams are just dreams...

Very few people actually live them out.

Wu Ying, clearly, did not.

Not only did he fail to achieve his dream...

Following that damn veteran, he ended up having a miserable time in Asura.

Just three Secret Realm runs,

And he went through more brushes with death than he could count.

And aside from the deadly challenges within the Secret Realms,

There was the despair he learned about human nature—thanks to betrayal.

But even after three runs, he wasn’t quite broken yet.

It wasn’t until the seventh Secret Realm,

When his powerful Glyph Pattern Ability was crippled,

That he barely clung to life—reduced to a cripple...