Chapter 193: Chapter 193

When Jiang Ye asked that question, Zhou Qiming’s expression became noticeably more mocking.

But this time, the mockery was clearly directed at himself.

“Who is it? Who cares who it is!”

“In the end, I’m just a pawn...”

“When it’s time to die, I’ll die.”

His voice carried a hint of sorrow.

But then, his eyes suddenly snapped toward Jiang Ye, and his tone shifted sharply:

“You just said, ‘let’s talk somewhere else,’ right?”

“If you can get the 4444 Administrator to take us to his Secret Graveyard...”

Jiang Ye really didn’t want to deal with Zhou Qiming.

After all, that madwoman’s methods were beyond insane.

He quickly asked Zhou Qiming to confirm, “That madwoman—she can’t get into the Secret Graveyard?”

Zhou Qiming rolled his eyes. “Obviously!”

“Even the Apartment Bosses can’t get in! I’d guess that place can only be accessed by the 4444 Administrator!”

“Only the 4444 Administrator can enter?” Jiang Ye deliberately repeated it, then pretended to consider, muttering, “That might not be entirely true.”

“In any case, let’s go somewhere else first.”

“Head to the far end of the 3rd-floor hallway, I’ll tell you how to access the Secret Graveyard.”

“If you trust me, hurry up. You’re running out of time.”

This was, of course, nothing but verbal bait. Jiang Ye could easily be trying to lure Zhou Qiming away.

If this had been the pre-death Zhou Qiming, there was no way he’d trust Jiang Ye so easily.

Zhou Qiming stared into Jiang Ye’s eyes for half a second, then replied in a low voice, “Fine, I’ll trust you—just this once.”

With that, he vanished into the Red Light Elevator and quickly descended to the 3rd floor.

Jiang Ye also appeared at the far end of the 3rd-floor hallway shortly after.

Sure enough, he wasn’t lying to Zhou Qiming.

After they regrouped, Jiang Ye looked around to ensure no one else was nearby.

He was just about to speak when Zhou Qiming—ever the wealthy one—pulled out a compass.

With a few quick adjustments, a cloud of black mist rose around them.

“You can speak freely now. No one’s eavesdropping.”

As expected of Zhou Qiming—he really did have all sorts of top-tier gear.

Jiang Ye was slightly envious but kept a neutral expression as he said:

“Want to enter the Secret Graveyard, right? First, try turning into me.”

Zhou Qiming frowned. “Disguise as you? I don’t have that kind of skill.”

Jiang Ye reminded him with mild irritation, “You don’t have to be an exact copy. Just make your face look like mine—it’s enough.”

Then he urged again, “Don’t waste time. Hurry up!”

So Zhou Qiming said no more and transformed his face to look like Jiang Ye’s.

Immediately, he felt a spatial force wrap around him!

Bam! He was transported directly into a bizarre graveyard!

Though he’d spoken of the “Secret Graveyard” with familiarity,

now that he was actually here, it seemed like it was his first time.

His eyes were full of disbelief as he instinctively looked around.

Then, in a heartbeat, his gaze landed on the eerie black cross headstone standing in the Tombstone Zone.

Just one glance—and Zhou Qiming’s pupils contracted. He quickly averted his eyes, clutching his chest with lingering fear, his breathing ragged.

Once he’d calmed down a bit, he turned to stare at Jiang Ye—who had also entered the graveyard—with sheer shock on his face.

That one word—“you”—nearly came out as a shout!

After all, who would’ve thought?

A place the top veteran players had tried so hard to enter and failed...

He’d actually gotten in just by changing his face to Jiang Ye’s!

What... what kind of logic was this??

Did this Secret Graveyard have a facial recognition system specifically set up for Jiang Ye?

So as long as you had Jiang Ye’s face, you could pass the check and enter?

“Did you make some kind of deal with the 4444 Administrator? Like, as long as it’s you—or your Replicas—you get access to this Secret Graveyard?”

“But using just facial recognition to differentiate between you and your Replicas—isn’t that a bit careless?”

“I mean, facial recognition in an apartment full of Eerie Beings? Isn’t that kind of ridiculous?!”

“With a disguise this crude, and the system still couldn’t tell the difference?”

“Doesn’t that mean anyone who mimics your face could stroll right in?”

Jiang Ye gave it some serious thought.

In truth, he was debating whether to turn Zhou Qiming into a Replica right then and there.

In the end, he didn’t make a move—instead, he replied earnestly:

“In theory... that seems to be the case.”

“……” Zhou Qiming’s mouth twitched, his expression utterly speechless.

Right now, he seriously suspected the new 4444 Administrator was a complete idiot...

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With a brain like that, even with the special privileges of a 4444 Administrator, how could he possibly hold onto the position?

To ease Zhou Qiming’s doubts, Jiang Ye deliberately added:

“Actually, the 4444 Administrator seems like he’s planning to give this Secret Graveyard away.”

“How much do you know about the Apartment Trader? This Secret Graveyard might soon be handed over to him.”

“So the 4444 Administrator? He’s just in ‘screw it’ mode now.”

“Since the place is about to be handed over, he’s not managing it too carefully.”

This explanation made Zhou Qiming uneasy. His eyes darted around constantly.

Because he wasn’t sure whether, if he turned back into his own appearance, he’d be ejected or suffer some other malfunction.

So for now, he kept Jiang Ye’s appearance.

It really looked like it was Jiang Ye’s eyes darting around, deep in thought.

Whatever he was thinking, just as Zhou Qiming was about to speak,

he caught something out of the corner of his eye.

In the Grave Mound Zone, there appeared to be three figures?!

The Secret Graveyard was huge, and those figures were very far away—only about the size of ants from his perspective.

But they were definitely there!

Zhou Qiming immediately cried out in alarm in their direction:

“What’s going on? Why are there other people in this Secret Graveyard besides us?”

The three figures Zhou Qiming saw were, of course, Jiang Ye’s Replica No. 1, along with Yang Wenchao and Wan Xin in their Mecha Undead Mode.

Replica No. 1 had been studying the red stone he’d unearthed, but still hadn’t figured anything out.

Most of the grave mounds they dug up turned out to be empty coffins.

Nothing else significant had been found afterward.

Since Zhou Qiming was already trapped and couldn’t escape, Jiang Ye didn’t bother hiding the truth and explained bluntly:

“Those are three players who entered the Secret Graveyard in Mecha Undead Mode.”

“They’ve been digging since they arrived—no idea what they’re trying to find.”

“Mecha Undead Mode...” Zhou Qiming was startled. “You mean the state achieved after dying while using a Mechanical Core?”

Zhou Qiming seemed to have connected something upon hearing “Mecha Undead Mode.”

Jiang Ye immediately pressed, “No wonder what?”

“You were also planning to use some method to get into the Secret Graveyard? And it just happened to be related to Mecha Undead Mode?”

To that, Zhou Qiming nodded and said:

“It’s not that I was figuring it out myself, trying to find a way into the Graveyard.”

“It was all prearranged for me by the Apartment Boss. I just had to follow the plan.”

Jiang Ye stared at Zhou Qiming for a long moment.

After thinking a bit, he suddenly changed the subject and asked:

“If I’m not mistaken—”

“Your resurrection was a gift from the Apartment Boss.”

“And all your past achievements were thanks to the Apartment Boss’s support.”

“But now, hearing your tone, it sounds like you’ve built up quite a bit of resentment toward the Apartment Boss?”

“On the other hand, I was the one who killed you in the arena.”

“And yet, you don’t seem to hold much of a grudge against me?”

Zhou Qiming gave him a calm look and replied honestly: “If I didn’t resent you, would I have knocked on your door just now, trying to drag you down with me?”

“But after entering this Secret Graveyard so easily, my mindset changed.”

Then he asked Jiang Ye, “You know that the madwoman is targeting me, but do you also know about the hidden housing? About Yu Hu?”

When he’d tried to ask using Ge Ge’s Replica, he couldn’t get a single answer.

But now that he was using his main identity, Zhou Qiming was volunteering information without even being asked...

Clearly, in Zhou Qiming’s eyes, his followers weren’t qualified to know his secrets.

But someone like Jiang Ye—a powerful player—was worthy of full transparency.

This was the harsh reality of a world where strength rules.

Just as Jiang Ye was thinking that—

Zhou Qiming dropped a bombshell:

“You know the madwoman is looking for Lin Yu Hu...”

“But I bet you didn’t know—Lin Yu Hu is already dead.”

“And it was under my guidance, during a failed possession attempt, that she became my most powerful Glyph Pattern Ability...”

“That’s right! My most prized Glyph Pattern Ability! And now, it’s become my death sentence!”

“The Apartment Boss brought me back to life? Heh! No! He didn’t revive me at all!”

“He just wants me to die again—at the hands of that madwoman!”

“Right now... heh! I’m alive, just to die again! Resurrected, just for a better death!”

Zhou Qiming was once again filled with bitter self-mockery.

Jiang Ye, however, immediately pieced everything together—

“It was the Apartment Boss who guided you into turning Yu Hu into your Glyph Pattern Ability...”

“And now that madwoman is coming for you. It’s only a matter of time before she finds out Yu Hu died at your hands...”

“So the Apartment Boss wants you dead at her hands?”

“But why? What is the Apartment Boss really after?”

As Jiang Ye spoke, he continued to speculate, then suddenly switched tracks again:

“No. Wait! No, this doesn’t add up!”

“I’m thinking... if a Glyph Pattern Ability could be extracted...”

“Then could the extracted ability be revived into an Eerie Being again?”

His eyes widened as he said this.

But Zhou Qiming’s mouth twitched. “What? What are you even talking about?”

“Extract a Glyph Pattern Ability? That’s impossible, isn’t it??”

Jiang Ye didn’t explain right away and instead circled back to the earlier topic:

“You haven’t answered my earlier question—”

“How much do you know about the Apartment Trader?”

“When I said the 4444 Administrator was handing over this Graveyard to the Trader, you looked like something clicked.”

“So, during your dealings with the Apartment Boss, did you also learn anything about the Trader?”