What the h*ll??

You’re seriously trying to kill me right in front of my face?!

So my one-shotting Zhao Yudie means nothing to you, huh?!

Jiang Ye didn’t waste a second—he merged a Replica, and bald-head’s strength instantly skyrocketed!

Another Frozen Domain cast, and Yang Wenchao’s movement speed dropped sharply!

And along with him, two suddenly-appearing strangers on the rooftop also slowed dramatically!

Huh?

Strangers?

Wait, hold on—

Yang Wenchao’s fierce glare… it was aimed at those strangers who just dropped in out of nowhere?

Jiang Ye quickly adapted, shifting the Frozen Domain’s range toward the direction those two strangers had appeared.

In an instant, it looked like he was working with Yang Wenchao.

At the same time, he took a quick moment to glance at the group chat.

And that’s when he realized…

Even though the group now had more people after the Apartment Fusion, the chat was even quieter than before.

The only chat history showing came from classmates in the newly merged apartment.

Xing Man: 【@Yang Wenchao @Jiang Ye, you two—answer me now. How did Wang Rui die?】

Xing Man: 【Alright then, ignoring me huh?】

【What, you think getting to the rooftop makes you some kind of big shot?】

【Heard you’re heading up there to save Jiang Ye? @Yang Wenchao】

【No problem. I’ll make sure you and that Jiang Ye both die on the rooftop!】

After that, the group chat went dead silent.

Even the classmates who used to go “Brother Chao” with every sentence didn’t say a word.

Jiang Ye scrolled up through the chat and quickly pieced it together—

The ones who came with this Apartment Fusion… were still classmates from their high school!

But this group from Class 9 didn’t seem to have the same friendly feelings as Class 1 and 2.

Out of 80 students, only 38 from their apartment survived the fusion!

Still, judging by the messages in the group—

it wasn’t that all of Class 9 were cold-blooded.

It was mainly this group led by “Xing Man” that were super aggressive!

Most likely, those 42 deaths in the other apartment were their doing.

And now, these bloodthirsty classmates were acting all arrogant in the group chat!

Threatening and mocking Class 1 and 2 left and right.

And now, they were targeting Jiang Ye and Yang Wenchao!

Xing Man probably noticed that Yang Wenchao was the strongest in their apartment and wanted to make an example out of him.

Conveniently, the rooftop info had been exposed when Yang Wenchao and Jiang Ye were chatting during the fusion.

So, among these two who just suddenly dropped onto the rooftop… was one of them Xing Man?

Jiang Ye quickly pulled up the Ranking Board again.

Holy sh*t!

No wonder these Class 9 guys were so cocky!

They had basically dominated the top ten on the board!

Most outrageous of all—Xing Man was already Level 5!

No doubt about it—he was the strongest in Apartment 1010!

At that thought, Jiang Ye’s alertness went full throttle!

He moved lightning-fast, blinking forward,

and slapped one of the frozen strangers across the face.

The next second—Frost Mist Invasion surged straight into their lungs!

At the same time, Jiang Ye stayed on high alert—

If this one strike didn’t do the job, he’d immediately merge No.3 Replica too!

If he fused No.3 Replica and its Mirror together, his power would surge again—

even stronger than the 200+ Combat Power he had when he killed Huang Qi!

Taking down Level 5 Xing Man shouldn’t be a problem!

At least, that was Jiang Ye’s plan in his head.

But in reality…

He didn’t even need No.3 Replica.

That one Frost Mist Invasion instantly killed the frozen student he’d slapped across the face!

The other one, still caught in the high-powered Frozen Domain, froze up just as quickly.

The terrified expression on his face formed slowly—like a horror movie in slow motion.

Still, in the grip of extreme cold, with his body frozen and mind sluggish, he managed to send out a single cry for help in the group chat—

Tang Xuan: 【Brother Xing save me!!!】

That one line made Jiang Ye realize—

These two strangers weren’t Xing Man.

That bastard had stayed hidden and sent his lackeys up instead!

But honestly, it made sense.

Even his lackeys were Level 3.

While Yang Wenchao and Jiang Ye were only Level 3 and Level 1, respectively.

By all logic, two Level 3 lackeys should’ve been more than enough.

But the reality...

Yang Wenchao was frozen stiff inside the Frozen Domain too—

his movements and thoughts sluggish.

Now he could personally feel the strength of this mysterious bald guy!

If it weren’t for his resurrection ability,

and the “Game Player” status he was banking on to guess that Baldy wouldn’t kill him outright…

he’d probably be tasting the fear of death by now!

What the f***?!

This is supposed to be the 50-something Combat Power that matched Zhao Yudie?!

Yang Wenchao seriously suspected this was well over 100 Combat Power!!

And this skill—

It was clearly a high-level domain skill!

Domain skills… the absolute minimum is A-tier!

And even A-tier domains are extremely rare!

Most domain skills are S-tier!!

S-tier skills…

You have to understand—so far, in their apartment, only Wang Lingling and Gao Chang were known to have S-tier abilities.

And even they hadn’t managed to comprehend S-tier skills!

Yang Wenchao knew better than anyone—

S-tier skills were not something you just picked up!

Let alone a domain skill!

Those usually had to be learned through Skill Scrolls!

And most of the time, you had to be at least Level 10 before there was a better chance of comprehending a domain skill.

But this bald guy…

What level is he even at? And he already has a domain skill?!

F***!

This luck! This comprehension! This power!

Just hurry up and transfer apartments already—get the hell out of my sight!

Yang Wenchao cursed the bald guy fiercely in his heart.

At the same time, he felt incredibly lucky that he’d chosen to lure him away rather than clash with him directly.

He also began to wonder—three days from now, would his own strength be able to surpass this bald guy?

And another thing he couldn't help but question…

How did that love-struck girl end up falling for Jiang Ye?

He, Yang Wenchao, wasn’t bad either!

Good facial features, and more importantly—strong!

Aren’t most girls into powerful, capable guys?

And just then, something happened that made him feel even more speechless—

The bald guy, after confirming the second stranger wasn’t Xing Man and was also weak,

just waved Jiang Ye over.

“This kill and the Survival Point—I'll give them to you.”

In reality, it was just Jiang Ye playing both parts himself.

He wasn’t a professional actor, so he had no clue how convincing his performance was.

He deliberately looked a little confused, then cautiously stepped forward and, without saying much, killed the stranger.

Only then did the bald guy withdraw the Frozen Domain.

Then, one hand holding the diamond chip, the other snatching up the test tube containing the black water snake from Yang Wenchao.

His eyes flicked toward the Spatial Ring on Jiang Ye’s hand, and he took that too.

He put the Attribute Fruits he bought from the High-End Mall into the Spatial Ring and handed it back to Jiang Ye.

Yang Wenchao stood to the side, completely dumbfounded!

What the actual f***?!

This isn’t just being love-brained—this is a full-blown love cancer!!

Meanwhile, as Jiang Ye received the Spatial Ring,

he continued to act nervous and clueless.

The bald guy then turned solemnly to Yang Wenchao:

“Jiang Ye’s my bro—he saved my life.”

“If I don’t see him back at the apartment in three days…”

“Then I’m afraid our partnership won’t be happening.”

Yang Wenchao listened, getting more and more speechless!

F*** me!

So just to work with you, I’ve gotta protect your little boyfriend now?!

But he wasn’t planning to cooperate anyway.

Three days from now—who’d be stronger was still up in the air!

Yang Wenchao thought to himself—

if, in three days, his power crushed the bald guy’s…

then would it feel amazing to kill Jiang Ye right in front of him?

Just as he was fantasizing—

suddenly, he felt a chill in the air!

But this chill was different from the Frozen Domain the bald guy used.

This wasn’t the cold of an ice ability—

it was the gloom of a dark ability!

A creeping, ghostly chill!

Yang Wenchao’s expression changed!

And sure enough, the next second—

the once sunlit rooftop suddenly felt cloaked in shadow!

A dark wind howled out of nowhere!

The bald guy reacted instantly, blinking toward the control console in the inner area of the rooftop.

Once close, he saw a diamond-shaped socket on the console.

He inserted the diamond chip—sure enough, the console powered on.

He could see the screen displayed quite a few functions.

But Jiang Ye didn’t have time to study them—he immediately found the most obvious one: Cross-Apartment Transfer.

It showed that for 1 Survival Point, you could teleport to any apartment between 0000–9999.

Which meant, numerically, Apartments 1008 and 1010 were among the earlier ones.

Not wanting to run into anyone he knew, Jiang Ye chose the furthest possible number: Apartment 9999!

And almost the moment his body blinked away from the console—

a black water snake whipped toward the spot where he’d just been!

But unfortunately, that thicker, longer black water snake struck only the console.

Whatever material it was made of, the console didn’t even get scratched!

Back in the current apartment, the remaining Jiang Ye tensed up instantly!

The woman in white, furious, stood barefoot on the outermost railing of the rooftop.

She was wearing her white bathrobe again, billowing without wind.

A mass of black water snakes atop her head thrashed wildly in the ghostly wind, their eerie movements sending chills down the spine!

Whoosh!—the black water snake that missed the bald guy retracted swiftly.

The mass of snakes on the woman’s head quickly transformed back into strands of black hair.

But her expression remained furious.

Her eyes shot daggers toward Jiang Ye and Yang Wenchao.

Then came her icy, threatening voice:

“You two… just wait!”

As she spoke, a glowing screen appeared in front of her—

it looked quite similar to the one on her apartment’s TV screen.

The woman in white pressed her palm onto the light screen and soon disappeared completely!

Jiang Ye watched, stunned, and immediately turned to Yang Wenchao:

“Wait—what?? That woman in white… does she have cross-apartment abilities too?”

Yang Wenchao rolled his eyes:

“Look around this rooftop—sunny as it is, how many apartment tenants do you see up here?”

Jiang Ye thought about it, and quickly realized—

for the woman in white to even be up here,

she had to be someone extraordinary, even among all the apartment tenants.

F*** me!

So she’s seriously gonna cross apartments to hunt down the bald guy?!

So then…

Jiang Ye snapped his gaze back to Yang Wenchao: “You set up that bald guy!”

Yang Wenchao replied with a deadpan face:

“No I didn’t—don’t go spreading false accusations.”

“After all, how was I supposed to know that woman in white could cross apartments?”

“And anyway, NPC tenants usually don’t attack players.”

“She’ll probably just chase him down to get her hair back.”

“Maybe mess with him a little on the side.”

“None of that’s my responsibility. Don’t blame me.”

He said it so righteously and confidently.

But in Jiang Ye’s heart, he couldn’t help cursing—

The f*** you mean you didn’t know?!

You totally f***ing did it on purpose!

At that moment, a thought flashed through his mind—

Should he just fuse No.3 Replica and the Mirror Replica into No.1 Replica,

and teach Yang Wenchao a lesson he wouldn’t forget?

But… that idea was quickly dismissed.

After all, Yang Wenchao likely had resurrection abilities.

And who knew what other trump cards he had?

If he acted under the “Jiang Ye” identity and failed to one-shot him,

his secret would be exposed.

While still pondering—

Yang Wenchao suddenly said to him:

“Gotta say, kid, didn’t expect you to be this popular.”

“I let you go before, and now that bald guy’s protecting you with everything he’s got.”

‘Saved his life’? What, are you some kind of living Lei Feng? Out here doing good deeds for the world?”

“……” Jiang Ye thought to himself:

Wasn’t that just part of the cover story?

Otherwise, how do you explain why a powerhouse like that bald guy is going out of his way to help me?

Yang Wenchao was just making a passing comment, but then smoothly followed up with:

“So, since you supposedly saved his life,

you should be able to guess who that bald guy really is, right?”

As he spoke, Yang Wenchao was also checking the apartment’s group chat.

Trying to see if anyone’s name had gone gray during this time.

After all…

Cross-apartment transfers have a similar effect to dying—they show up as “offline” in the member list too.

But…

Even in this short amount of time, several people had already died.

And in the group chat, those guys from Class 9 were still running their mouths.

Though to be fair, this time it was actually Class 1 and 2 that started the fight.

Right after Tang Xuan had messaged Xing Man for help—

Wang Qiang suddenly spoke up in the chat:

【I knew it! Looks like Tang Xuan and Yan Zhuo from Class 9 just got one-shotted by Brother Chao!】

【I’ve been meaning to say—Brother Chao can even one-shot cross-apartment bosses! Xing Man might be a higher level, but he’s not necessarily stronger!】

【Now we know—I was right all along!】

And with Wang Qiang breaking the silence,

Class 1 and 2 suddenly regained their confidence!

One after another, people began speaking up—finally pushing back at the mockery from Class 9.

After all, fear of death is one thing,

but they were still young and full of fire.

Nobody wanted to just take it,

being mocked and looked down on by former “bad students” they used to scorn—

without even daring to talk back.

So soon enough, more classmates chimed in, backing Wang Qiang’s point of view.

They believed that even though Yang Wenchao’s level wasn’t as high as Xing Man’s,

his true strength was superior!

But right after those messages—

Class 1 and 2 students started dying one after another!

In just a short time,

several names on the member list dimmed to gray!

It got to the point where even Yang Wenchao couldn’t tell

which grayed-out name belonged to the bald guy who had just transferred apartments.

So all he could do was keep staring at Jiang Ye,

waiting for him to answer the question.