【Jiang Ye’s Replica】

【Level: 0】

【Stamina: 1.2】

【Energy: 2.4】

【Combat Power: 5.5】

【Survival Points: 0】

【Ability: Gold Element Affinity (C)】

【Effect 1: Has a chance to comprehend gold-element skills.】

【Effect 2: Gold-element skill costs are halved, and their power is doubled.】

【Skill: Golden Light Technique (D)】

【Unleashes a beam of golden light, dealing (Stamina × 1 + Energy × 1.5) gold-element damage to a target.】

Wait, what?!

Jiang Ye was completely stunned—

His replica actually had its own ability!

As for the 【Golden Light Technique】, it was automatically comprehended through the 【Gold Element Affinity】 ability.

The classmates who had conjured fireballs or wind blades had all awakened elemental affinity abilities, allowing them to comprehend corresponding elemental skills.

Of course, a few unlucky ones had abilities but hadn’t grasped any skills yet, and were now frantically asking others for advice.

At this moment, a terrifying thought crossed Jiang Ye’s mind—

What if… every single one of his replicas came with its own ability?!

If that were true…

Then his X-tier ability was truly overpowered beyond belief!

Even an SSS-tier ability might not compare!

Because, in theory, if he created enough replicas…

Eventually, one of them was bound to awaken an SSS-tier ability!

Hiss…

No, wait—in an extreme scenario, if he had enough replicas, he could have every single SSS-tier ability at once!!

Holy sh*t!!!

This was insane!

But Jiang Ye quickly calmed himself down.

Because he realized—

Infinite Replication was undoubtedly an incredibly powerful ability…

But right now, with only one replica, he was still weak.

In fact, this might be the weakest moment of his entire life!

His main body?

A complete weakling with a combat power of 0.5.

And even though his replica had a C-tier ability, it had only comprehended a D-tier skill, which wasn’t exactly powerful.

At this level of strength, one unlucky encounter could mean instant death on the first day!

So, he had two options—

Either he played it extremely safe and stayed hidden,

Or he found a way to grow stronger as quickly as possible!

But the apartment’s rent system made it clear—hiding wasn’t an option.

He had to find a way to pay rent!

Because according to the rules, if he failed to pay by midnight, he’d be eliminated by the Apartment Administrator!

Jiang Ye glanced around his room—a luxury apartment suite straight out of a five-star hotel—and suddenly felt lightheaded and ice-cold.

Because if he remembered correctly…

Different apartment sizes had different rent costs!

He immediately checked the chat, where his classmates were sharing how to check their rent.

Rushing to the door, he pressed his palm against it.

A system notification popped up—

【Apartment Size: 250.88㎡】

【Daily Rent: 125,440】

……

Jiang Ye stared at the number, his brain short-circuiting.

125,440 per day?!

He had seen other classmates’ rent in the chat—most were just a few dozen or a few hundred per day.

Even the highest ones were only a few thousand.

Yet his rent was over 125,000?!

WHAT THE HELL?! THEY’RE BASICALLY ROBBING ME!

I NEED TO CANCEL THIS LEASE. NOW.

But… would cancelling really be that easy?

Jiang Ye checked the chat again.

By now, his classmates had mostly calmed down from the initial shock of arriving in a strange place.

After all, they were high school seniors, not little kids.

Some were even joking around—

【F*ck! If I knew we were gonna get transported to this crazy place, I wouldn’t have wasted my weekend doing seven damn practice exams like an idiot! I should’ve gone out and had fun instead!】

【F*ck! I woke up at 4 AM to copy homework! What a waste! It’s all your fault, Wan-jie! If you had just refused to lend me your notes, I wouldn’t have bothered!】

【Xu Yuewan: ??? How is this MY fault?!】

【Hahaha, just kidding! Don’t take it seriously, Wan-jie!】

【Honestly, I think getting transported here is a good thing! No more staying up late, cramming for exams, stressing about grades! I never wanna go back to high school!】

【Yeah! No matter how tough this place is, it can’t be worse than senior year!】

【Wait, seriously? None of you are worried about your parents? We all vanished without a trace—they must be losing their minds!】

【What’s there to worry about? For all we know, our parents might have been sent to another beginner’s apartment! Maybe when we clear this stage and reach the so-called “Doomsday Apartment,” we’ll reunite with them!】

【Exactly! Didn’t Teacher Yang always say, “Don’t stress about the distant future. The key to life is facing the present with courage”?!】

【Right! The situation is what it is—we just have to deal with it!】

【Okay, okay, enough talk about teachers! There are no teachers here! Our mission isn’t to study anymore—it’s to survive and clear this beginner’s apartment!】

【That’s right! Our long-term goal is to survive until Day 11 and have a Survival Stone in hand!】

【But for now, the most urgent priority is earning rent for today!】

【Earning rent and finding Survival Stones should go hand-in-hand!】

【Has anyone left their apartment yet? Is it dangerous outside?】

【I opened my door and peeked out—it’s a dimly lit hotel-style hallway. Looked super creepy, so I immediately shut the door. No way I’m stepping out yet.】

【That won’t work! Sooner or later, we have to leave and start exploring! If we can’t pay rent, we’ll be eliminated by tonight!】

【It sucks that we’re all scattered in different apartments. If we were together, exploring wouldn’t be as scary.】

Just as everyone was discussing their next move—

A classmate suddenly spoke up to take charge.

【Gao Chang: Everyone, I’ve been hesitating, but I’ve finally decided—it’s time to share some good news.】

【I, Gao Chang, awakened an S-tier ability: “Lightning Element Affinity”!】

【Not only that, but I must have decent talent, because I instantly comprehended two skills—the C-tier “Lightning Bolt” and the B-tier “Lightning Flash”!】

【My Stamina and Energy are both above 5, and my Combat Power is a whopping 48!】

Jiang Ye: "……"

Bruh.

He just got his first replica, and this guy’s already flexing his B-tier skills and insane stats?!