CHAPTER 392: PREPARING TO ENTER THE BLOOD POOL

After all, these were two light clones.

And the female version clone named Jiang Yue had such a special situation...

Salvation naturally didn't dare to casually release them directly.

He was in an extremely luxurious villa space on the 120th floor of the Doomsday Apartment, with an area comparable to a luxury estate. Only after using mist gas to envelop a very spacious hall did he release the two light clones.

Afterwards, he took out two tubes of medicinal liquid and asked the two light clones:

"Medicinal liquid mixed with HIV blood to conceal light-element aura, do you want to use it?"

The two mutated light clones, one called Jiang Yue, one called Guan Jian.

Jiang Ye still wasn't very comfortable with this female pregnant clone situation, so ultimately, the normal male clone Guan Jian spoke up.

He looked at the Salvation mecha before him, glanced at the two tubes of medicinal liquid, and said calmly:

"You actually have methods to conceal light-element aura on you..."

The Salvation mecha didn't have a normal living face like Xing Xiu's;

those mechanical features showed no emotional changes at all.

However, his mechanical tone could still convey a friendly and polite attitude as he patiently explained:

"This isn't really a secret, since there were light players a very, very long time ago. Not to mention, there are also Reincarnators."

So that meant, even during the "ancient era" of the Doomsday Apartment's first day, there were already items that could conceal light-element aura...

But, since they were talking about Reincarnators, Jiang Ye suddenly couldn't help being curious:

"Since Reincarnators have participated in reincarnation cycles, they should know in advance about the terror of the light faction..."

"During that 'ancient period,' didn't they think about suppressing and targeting the light faction ahead of time?"

The Salvation mecha still had that expressionless face, remaining silent for a moment before analyzing:

"The mentality of Reincarnators might be different from that of ordinary players."

"It's like playing a game—a game you can only play once versus a game you can play over and over again... naturally, the players' mindsets would differ." ȒÃɴ𝙤𝐛Ès̈

Indeed.

Jiang Ye tried putting himself in the shoes of Reincarnators who could repeatedly reincarnate in the Doomsday Apartment, and it wasn't hard to discover—

They actually didn't care at all about the Doomsday Apartment's development.

Those life-and-death battles between light and dark factions, or the growth and fall of various forces...

Those things that players within the game cared deeply about meant nothing to Reincarnators, as fleeting as passing clouds.

Because they had personally experienced the birth and destruction of the Doomsday Apartment...

That feeling of watching towers rise, watching feasts begin, watching buildings collapse...

—The most extreme changes in human affairs.

And this extreme experience that ordinary people couldn't undergo clearly had a significant impact on the Reincarnators' mentality.

Even just one reincarnation cycle might elevate their perspective on the "world" above that of the "common people"!

This might be similar to how lofty immortal cultivators wouldn't involve themselves in the rise and fall of mortal dynasties...

Because they were almost no longer on the same dimensional plane!

Therefore, most Reincarnators also didn't intervene in the development of players and forces in the Doomsday Apartment that were destined to disappear with the apartment's destruction.

Their goal should be to survive until the next reincarnation cycle.

Of course, they might have other pursuits too?

Anyway, being on different planes, they basically didn't interfere with Doomsday Apartment matters, instead operating mainly within the mist.

And this separation might truly create a chasm between Reincarnators and ordinary players, like that between immortal cultivators and ordinary mortals!

Therefore, Reincarnators simply wouldn't intervene in the light-dark developments of a single reincarnation cycle.

So, even though Jiang Ye had already made some name for himself in the Doomsday Apartment, in the eyes of Reincarnators, he was probably just a fleeting cloud.

They had likely seen too many exceptionally talented individuals throughout the reincarnation cycles.

After thinking this through, Jiang Ye grew increasingly curious about the mist space where Reincarnators were active.

However, he didn't dwell on Reincarnators for now.

The two clones, one male and one female, turned their gaze to the two tubes of medicinal liquid.

Soon, the male clone Guan Jian stated their position:

"Although this kind of thing can conceal light-element aura, it probably has some effect on light players themselves, so I'm not very keen on using it."

Since he stated this position, Salvation naturally didn't dare object.

So the mecha man put away the medicinal liquid with a turn of his hand, looking at the two clones and saying:

"Your meaning is..."

"You plan to be directly exposed in the Doomsday Apartment?"

Guan Jian exchanged a glance with Jiang Yue, and Guan Jian spoke again:

"Directly luring apartment Boss A over... is that feasible?"

He didn't say it explicitly, but he was clearly asking about the feasibility of directly infecting Boss A with Lightburn.

Unfortunately, the mecha man shook his head:

"Apartment bosses are all very shrewd, not so easily infected with Lightburn."

"Once they detect that I've deployed mist gas, they won't come personally."

But if light elements don't conceal their aura, they can only hide within mist gas to conceal their presence...

Jiang Ye couldn't help frowning, then suddenly looked thoughtfully at Salvation and said:

"Apartment bosses are all very shrewd, not so easily infected with Lightburn..."

"Then why were you so easily infected with Lightburn?"

"......"

Even though the mecha man was made of cold, hard metal that couldn't reveal any emotions.

Jiang Ye still faintly sensed that the mecha man seemed to stiffen slightly...

After a moment of silence, he directly confessed:

"Because I'm accustomed to using clones, and I've designed numerous clones..."

"Both the mecha clones that ordinary people can recognize and the hidden clones that many can't identify—you could say my clones are spread far and wide."

With more clones, the risk of Lightburn infection naturally increased!

Salvation continued:

"Generally speaking, no matter how heaven-defying an effect is when applied to one clone, it just means sacrificing that one clone..."

"So I normally use clones without many taboos."

"Except for Lightburn..."

This time when he mentioned "Lightburn," Salvation inexplicably sounded like he was gritting his teeth.

"Only this thing has such a heaven-defying effect that even if just one clone gets infected, all the other clones will inevitably suffer the same fate."

Alright, so Lightburn was quite effective against big shots like Salvation who deployed clones everywhere...

So it wasn't that he wasn't shrewd, but rather that he was effectively countered.

As for other apartment bosses, they could use puppets, items, and their respective cultivated follower players.

Especially after Huang Bo emerged, they naturally took precautions.

Under these circumstances, trying to infect them with Lightburn would be even more difficult.

However...

Jiang Ye looked at Salvation again and said bluntly: "Since you dared to ask me for more black cloth, you must have some plan in mind, right?"

Salvation nodded: "I do have a plan, but it's very risky, and I still need to prepare."

As he spoke, he looked at the female pregnant clone and said:

"This newly generated bizarre clone of yours probably needs some time to familiarize herself with her abilities, right?"

"My luxury apartment has specially designed top-tier training rooms. You can have this pregnant clone go in to practice and get familiar with and improve her own strength."

"Additionally, if you don't mind, I can arrange for a mecha clone with research capabilities to come and try to study this clone..."

When he mentioned "research," Salvation's gaze fell on Jiang Yue's belly.

This belly looked no different from a pregnant belly.

But Jiang Ye had touched it before and felt that what was inside might not be a fetus...

Even if it was a fetus, it was probably a quite terrifying monstrous existence.

He did want to study it as well.

Also... the blood of this special clone could also be researched.

Additionally, Jiang Ye wanted to use this special clone to create more mirrored clones, phantom clones...

He really did need some time and space to properly study this bizarre clone.

But as for the researcher Salvation wanted to arrange...

Jiang Ye thought for a moment: "Let me figure things out on my own first. If I really need research personnel, I'll contact you."

Salvation nodded, then led the female clone to the top-tier training room.

Of course, still under the cover of mist gas.

Afterwards, only Guan Jian remained in the hall, and Salvation said:

"Should I take your clone to see the Moon Phase Clock on the apartment rooftop?"

"Based on our experience, starting from 1 meter down in the Moon Phase Blood Pool, it has a shielding effect similar to mist gas."

"If you dive directly to the bottom of the blood pool, you can both save me some mist milk stones and see if this clone of yours can truly serve as a blackened crow."

Jiang Ye had long been drawn to the mysterious Moon Phase Clock, so he nodded without hesitation.

However, he couldn't help asking:

"There should be people from the apartment boss around the Moon Phase Clock, right?"

"Would there be risks if you take me there?"

Salvation shook his head: "Don't worry about that. We often throw people into the blood pool;

using mist gas for cover is quite common."

Oh?

So Jiang Ye could be openly thrown into the blood pool?

But the throwing process wasn't a problem...

"After I'm thrown into the blood pool, could any situations arise that would attract the apartment boss's attention?"

Salvation shook his head: "Probably not."

"After you're thrown in, there are roughly two outcomes—"

"Either you're no different from ordinary people, quickly devoured by the blood pool, and this clone is sacrificed;

"

"Or you truly have divine bird bloodline, then like my Crow, you can survive in the blood pool, but it won't cause any disturbances outside the blood pool."

"If it's confirmed that you can survive, I'll give you further instructions..."

At this point, Salvation paused, then directly confessed:

"At that time, I'll pretend that I've obtained a new divine bird, then gather the apartment bosses to jointly operate the Moon Phase Clock, trying to delay the arrival of the ninth day as much as possible."