The way the black-robed player spoke actually made Jiang Ye feel like—
If he lost this match, he’d be like a deflated balloon, forever stuck on a downward spiral, dood to beco just another diocre nobody in the vast crowd of the ordinary.
The worst part?
He had read countless cultivation novels where the concept of an "Invincible Path" existed.
The idea that the protagonist never loses throughout their entire life—ultimately reaching the peak of the world without a single defeat.
So...
Originally, Jiang Ye had thought this win streak wasn’t that important.
But after this golden-tongued salesman finished talking—
Suddenly, he felt like—
He absolutely couldn’t lose this match!
But…
After thinking for a mont, Jiang Ye asked,
"What if my Survival Jade Token doesn’t have any Survival Points in it right now?"
The black-robed player wasn’t surprised. Instead, he explained,
"That’s not a problem at all."
"I can help you apply for a ‘Use First, Pay Later’ deal."
"In other words, you can secure your win streak now and pay back the Survival Points within the specified ti."
"However—since players in this Apartnt Survival Ga can die at any ti, the seller bears all the risk in a Use First, Pay Later deal."
"So, to compensate for that risk, the buyer has to pay extra."
Jiang Ye imdiately understood and asked, "How much extra?"
"Roughly double the original price."
Holy sh*t! "Only" double?!
A three-win streak that originally cost 3 Survival Points would now cost 6?!
This was straight-up loan sharking!
And the black-robed player wasn’t even done yet—
He continued his explanation:
"Because the death rate in the Apartnt Survival Ga is extrely high, the repaynt period for a Use First, Pay Later deal is usually within 24 hours."
"Our automatic collection ti is always at midnight ga ti."
"If you don’t have enough Survival Points in your Survival Jade Token at the ti of collection, you get a 24-hour extension to make the paynt."
"However—late paynts will incur an additional penalty fee."
"And if by the end of the grace period, your Survival Points are still insufficient to pay off the loan…"
"Then, according to our contract-based tools, you will be directly erased."
"The organization will receive 1 Survival Point as a guaranteed compensation for your death."
"Of course, you should already know—killing a player grants 1 Survival Point, right?"
The black-robed player spoke so casually, as if he were just discussing business as usual.
But at this mont, Jiang Ye finally realized—
The true horror of this Apartnt Survival Ga!
Every single human life was just a walking Survival Point!
Before, Jiang Ye had thought that 1 Survival Point = 100,000 was too cheap to justify killing.
But if he owed Survival Points…
Then, when his debt was about to get him killed…
Would he start killing others just to survive?
Would others do the sa?
No.
They would do far worse than him.
This was human nature.
When faced with life or death, people would always choose survival, even if it ant killing others.
And according to the black-robed player—
Over 80% of win-streak players had bought their streaks.
Which ant…
They either had already killed soone to pay off their win streak imdiately—
Or they were in debt, aning that within the next 24 hours, they’d definitely go out hunting for victims.
The real danger in the Doomsday Apartnt wasn’t the monsters.
It wasn’t the rent.
It was other players.
People. Killing. People.
The black-robed player noticed Jiang Ye’s expression change and chuckled lightly.
"Yeah," he said, still in that casual tone, "everything you just imagined is absolutely correct."
"The Beginner Apartnt announcents talk about surviving past Day 8 or Day 10, right?"
"But in many apartnts, the players don’t even make it to Day 10."
"Most of them are already dead by Day 5."
"You think the Old Players show up just to slaughter and wipe out the newcors?"
"No need for that."
"By the ti Old Players arrive, most of the new players are already dead."
"Those who couldn’t adapt to survival in the Doomsday Apartnt—"
"Have already beco Survival Points for the strong."
Jiang Ye was shaken.
He had thought about a possible war between new players and Old Players.
But based on what the black-robed player was saying…
By the ti Old Players arrived, there might not even be any new players left.
Which ant that when Old Players and New Players finally faced off…
Jiang Ye suddenly felt a chill crawl up his spine.
He couldn’t stop himself from asking, "So… tell …"
"After the Beginner Test, how many new players actually survive?"
But the black-robed player didn’t answer.
Instead, he simply changed the subject—and went back to his sales pitch:
"Honestly, the Survival Points we charge for win streaks aren’t even that much."
"I know several strong newcors who have already saved up over 10 or 20 Survival Points."
"And believe it or not—"
"One War God Ranking player has held over 100 Survival Points before."
Jiang Ye's eyes widened in shock!
Over 100 Survival Points?!
Did that an… he had killed over 100 people?!
Wait—hold on!
He imdiately asked, "But doesn’t a Beginner Apartnt start with only 80 players?! How can soone have over 100 Survival Points?"
"Oh, that’s simple."
"They just go to other Beginner Apartnts and harvest players there."
"Every Beginner Apartnt rooftop has a teleportation gate leading to other Beginner Apartnts."
"As long as you pay 1 Survival Point, you can transfer to another Beginner Apartnt."
"That’s why so Beginner Apartnts don’t even last until the Old Players arrive."
Jiang Ye was beyond shocked.
And in that mont, he imdiately realized—
That’s how those two new players appeared in his apartnt.
And judging from all this…
Those two new players were definitely bad news!
Jiang Ye’s heart pounded wildly.
But the black-robed player remained as relaxed as ever:
"Well, I think I’ve shared plenty of free information with you."
"So, brother, how about a ten-win streak package?"
"To be honest, most average players wouldn’t even qualify for a ‘Use First, Pay Later’ ten-win streak package."
"But I have high hopes for you, so I’m willing to use one of my precious top-tier sales spots on you."
"So, what do you say? You won’t let down on this ten-win streak, right?"
The way he spoke…
It really sounded like he genuinely believed Jiang Ye was so kind of chosen one, destined to reach a ten-win streak without fail.
But Jiang Ye knew—
This was just a sales tactic!
This guy was probably saying the exact sa thing to every single custor!
Hell, even at the beginning of their conversation, he had complinted Jiang Ye’s strong ntality and impressive skill—that was probably sales talk too!
Jiang Ye didn’t respond imdiately.
Instead, he pretended to seriously consider it.
anwhile, as Replica No. 2 kept stalling the gold-dal salesman,
Replica No. 1 had already returned to Apartnt 2025 with the Skill Scroll from the Bronze Treasure Chest.
Since the Lucky Lantern only had a few minutes left,
Jiang Ye imdiately tore open the Bronze-Tier Skill Scroll!
His Replicas all ca with skills linked to their abilities.
But his main body, with its X-Tier "Infinite Replication" ability, had no skills at all.
Could an X-Tier ability even gain a skill?
And what if he got unlucky and the scroll failed?
That would be a huge loss!
Jiang Ye held his breath, feeling an unexpected wave of nervousness.
The mont the blank paper was torn apart, it transford into white light and instantly rged into his body.
A surge of refreshing energy swept through him—
It felt like he had just slept for days, wiping away all fatigue, leaving his mind clearer than ever.
In that mont, his ntal perception seed to extend outward, reaching toward sothing unknown…
And as the strange sensation faded, Jiang Ye imdiately checked his data panel!
【Jiang Ye】
Level: 0
Stamina: 0.8
Energy: 1.2
Combat Power: 1.8
Survival Points: 0
Ability: Infinite Replication (X)
Skill: Replica Fusion (D)
【Replica Fusion (D)】
Select up to 3 Replicas for targeted fusion.
Fully rge the attributes, abilities, and skills of up to 2 Replicas into a designated ‘Primary Replica.’
Fusion lasts for 3 minutes.
Hiss…!
What?!
Replica Fusion?!
Wait a second!
According to the skill description…
This fusion wasn’t permanent.
It only lasted for 3 minutes.
Jiang Ye’s mind raced—
If he chose Replica No. 2 as the ‘Primary Replica’ and activated Replica Fusion…
Would he be able to defeat the black-robed player by sheer force in those 3 minutes?!
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