Apparently, the guy inside the coffin, just like the White-Clad Woman and the Administrator, had an instinctive fear of Light-type.

That stiff body and trembling pupils were exactly like what Jiang Ye had seen with the 4444 Administrator when he chased him down to the 1st floor!

But unfortunately, he wasn’t the 4444 Administrator Jiang Ye was looking for…

What was ridiculous, though—

He actually was!

Wan Xin—whom Jiang Ye had just heard had died from the 9999 Apartment!

Wait, no!

Was he really Wan Xin?

Even though he had Wan Xin’s face, and his way of speaking and mannerisms were identical to Wan Xin’s.

But back in 9999, Wan Xin wasn’t a Dark-type Being.

He shouldn’t have had this instinctive fear of Light-type…

Feeling suspicious, Jiang Ye used his Light-type Replica and asked in a low voice, “Who are you?”

“I, I…”

Wan Xin was so scared he couldn’t even speak properly, stammering for a long while before blurting out, “I-I don’t know!”

“……”

Jiang Ye was speechless, so he had his Light-type Replica back away and switched to using Replica No. 1 to ask instead.

He also remembered that most of his interactions with Wan Xin had been with him wearing the Disguise Mask as the Bald Guy.

So he retrieved the Disguise Mask from the Replica Shared Space and put it on.

Then, using the familiar bald appearance, he asked, “Who are you?”

Wan Xin was still frozen stiff.

But when he saw the familiar bald figure, his eyes clearly showed a flash of shock.

He still didn’t answer, but instead cried out:

“You’re… Jiang Ye?!”

At that moment, Jiang Ye had a faint feeling that this might really be Wan Xin.

After all, if this was some fake Wan Xin trying to set a trap, it would be hard to mimic the detail that Wan Xin only recognized the Bald Guy persona and not Jiang Ye’s true self.

Of course, gut feeling was one thing; he still didn’t fully trust it. He said in a low voice:

“You are… Wan Xin? But I saw a message in the chat group saying you already died? Why are you here?”

Wan Xin clearly hadn’t figured out what was going on yet. He looked around the surroundings, his eyes turning from dazed to shocked:

“This… where is this? Why am I here? I don’t know!”

“I’m Wan Xin! I did die!”

“I was invited to help Cheng Qun, but that dog betrayed me!”

“I really did die… but after dying, I don’t know how long passed, when I regained consciousness, I was already in a dark place, like a coffin…”

“I couldn’t get out, I kept calling for help, until…”

He glanced toward the Light-type Replica digging at the grave mounds, swallowed, and said stiffly, “until I was rescued…”

“I-I really don’t know what happened! Am I revived?”

“I wasn’t a Dark-type Being before and wasn’t afraid of Light either, but after reviving, I seem to have become Dark-type?”

“But why did I revive? I didn’t have any rare Resurrection item…”

As he spoke, sorting through his thoughts, Wan Xin seemed to gradually realize where he was.

After explaining what had happened to him, he suddenly widened his eyes and asked Jiang Ye:

“This place… isn’t it the Underground Graveyard of Apartment 4444?!”

At this point, Wan Xin’s expression was utterly shocked.

And in Jiang Ye’s mind, a bold idea took root.

Instead of answering, he countered:

“When you used to play the game, did you ever bury one of your accounts in the Graveyard?”

Wan Xin stared back at him, eyes wide with shock.

He didn’t answer, but the answer was already clear from his expression.

Jiang Ye couldn’t hide his own shock either.

If this was true…

It meant—

Those players who buried accounts in the Graveyard actually got a hidden Resurrection benefit?!

Then the Wang Chengjin and Xing Man he had killed earlier… could they revive too?

And among the tens of thousands of grave mounds here, could there be second or even third coffins reviving other players?

And also…

Jiang Ye directly asked Wan Xin, “After you revived, is your Data Panel the one from before you died, or the panel from the abandoned account you buried in the game?”

“This…” Wan Xin seemed to check his Data Panel, and then looked a little stunned.

He glanced toward the Light-type Replica again and swallowed, saying:

“It’s basically my game Data Panel, but… it seems a bit different from the one in the game…”

“I had several accounts in the game. The one I buried was the trashiest one, with only E-tier Stamina Enhancement.”

“But now, it’s turned into S-tier Super Stamina…”

“And, I seem to have also…”

Wan Xin’s voice trailed off.

He simply demonstrated—

He casually raised his hand.

A pair of blood-red eyes floated up around him.

Swallowing, he said, “Blood-Eyed…”

Then, with a snap of his fingers, the blood-red eyes turned into blood-red hands.

He followed up, “Blood Hand…”

Then a blood-red gaping mouth…

After showing off a whole range of organs,

Wan Xin swallowed hard, unable to hide his shock:

“My revived version seems to have…”

“A nerfed version of Lin Shen’s abilities!!”

“Holy sh*t!” he suddenly raised his voice and guessed in shock, “Could it be that Lin Jing’s abilities were also obtained through resurrection?!”

“He also buried an account in the Graveyard when he was playing the game, then after entering the real Beginner Apartment, he died once, revived, and that’s how he got so strong?!”

Obviously, after being revived in the Graveyard, Wan Xin had mastered the Eerie Ability 【Fleshweaving】!

The Blackened Replica had mentioned before that this was one of the most widespread, most common Eerie Abilities.

Jiang Ye himself had used this ability when he fused with the Blackened Replica.

But what shocked him now wasn’t just that Wan Xin had gained an Eerie Ability.

It was—

Wan Xin’s speculation!

Honestly, on first listen, it made a lot of sense!

It was very possible that Lin Jing had gotten his powerful Eerie Ability through Graveyard resurrection!

But then again, Jiang Ye felt something was off!

Because earlier, the special coffin that had trapped Wan Xin had to be opened with a Concept-Level Weapon like the Entropy Scythe.

Wan Xin, on his own, couldn’t seem to open it from the inside.

If Lin Jing had also strengthened through resurrection…

Who helped him open his coffin?

So…

Either Wan Xin’s guess was wrong, and Lin Jing obtained his Eerie Ability by some other means;

Or Wan Xin’s guess was right, and Lin Jing had a “benefactor” who helped him.

After thinking it through, Jiang Ye felt the latter was more likely!

He had always been confused why Lin Jing, after finishing his Quick Battle, left 9999 once, and came back wanting to seal off Apartment 4444.

At first, he had simply thought Lin Jing was plotting against him.

Plotting against him and the White-Clad Woman.

Maybe Lin Jing had already sided with the Apartment Boss and was working for him.

Sealing off the Apartment would have been a way to eliminate Jiang Ye and the White-Clad Woman, both of whom were hostile to the Boss.

But thinking about it now, that wasn’t the whole story.

It was likely that Apartment 4444 had some other reason it had to be sealed.

And that secret, most likely, was hidden right here in the Graveyard!

Exactly!

Jiang Ye remembered—

Back when Lin Jing matched with the Mysterious Bald Guy for the fifth time, he had been invaded by the Mysterious Bald Guy.

Lin Jing’s face changed at that time, leading to him throwing the match and surrendering.

Ouyang had speculated that the Mysterious Bald Guy had discovered some secret about Lin Jing.

Lin Jing had rushed to end his Quick Battle so he could kill the Bald Guy to cover it up.

After the duel ended, Lin Jing left 9999.

The chat group had guessed he was chasing after the Light-type Replica.

But based on what was happening now, Lin Jing had instead connected with the Mysterious Bald Guy.

Obviously, he hadn’t managed to kill him.

Instead, he’d been forced to join forces with him.

Gaining Administrator permissions and sealing 4444… it seemed to be the Mysterious Bald Guy’s idea.

And the purpose seemed tied to this Graveyard…

With this line of reasoning, Jiang Ye repeatedly checked with Wan Xin to see if there was anything else special about him.

Wan Xin was very cooperative and sensible throughout.

But besides the S-tier Ability and one Eerie Ability, there didn’t seem to be anything special about his revived body.

However, very soon—

Jiang Ye noticed a detail.

The Blackened Replica also had 【Fleshweaving】.

And the tattoos associated with it were all organs—eyes, nose, mouth—that could appear anywhere on the body based on the Blackened Replica’s will.

But Wan Xin’s tattoo was fixed at the center of his chest.

And the pattern wasn’t an organ, but a special sigil.

Jiang Ye remembered…

When Lin Jing was dueling the Mysterious Bald Guy, at the critical moment, his black combat jacket exploded, revealing the tattoo on his chest.

However, the time back then was too short, he only saw that there seemed to be a tattoo at the center of the chest but didn’t get a clear look at the exact pattern.

And now…

Judging by the fact that both of their tattoos were located at the center of their chests…

It might just be that Wan Xin’s speculation was ninety percent true!

Lin Jing had also abandoned an account in the Graveyard during the game, and had revived here in the real world too!

Including the secret of the Mysterious Bald Guy—it was highly likely related to this Graveyard as well!

Thinking this, Jiang Ye’s Light-type Replica flashed over to Wan Xin again.

Wan Xin immediately stiffened up, wishing he could find a hole to crawl into.

Huang Bo was playing the role of an arrogant villain, directly saying to him coldly:

“Out of respect for Jiang Ye, I’ll spare your life.”

“If you don’t want to die, help us dig up the grave mounds.”

Wan Xin nodded frantically, “O-okay…”

After that, the Light-type Replica flashed away again, and Jiang Ye played the good guy beside Wan Xin, explaining to him:

“The Administrator of 4444 also put out a Kill-on-Sight Order against Huang Bo. Huang Bo is now hunting the Administrator instead.”

“So the Eerie Beings we dig up from the grave mounds could very well be the Administrator in disguise.”

“In a bit, we’re only responsible for digging. If we encounter any Eerie Beings, don’t fight back, just let Huang Bo handle it.”

Wan Xin listened in shock: “He’s… hunting the Administrator… isn’t he afraid of getting Erased?”

Jiang Ye put on a mysterious face and lowered his voice, saying, “He has the Madman Mask.”

Wan Xin’s eyes widened again, glancing fearfully in the direction of the Light-type Replica, not daring to say anything else.

Just like that, Wan Xin and Jiang Ye worked side by side, digging up adjacent grave mounds to cover each other.

If any Eerie Being appeared, the Light-type Replica would rush over instantly to kill it.

During this process, Jiang Ye noticed…

Wan Xin’s luck was ridiculously bad.

Almost every mound he dug up had an Eerie Being; he never got a single item.

In contrast, Jiang Ye realized—

Walking alongside Wan Xin, his own luck seemed to improve.

Almost every time he dug up an item.

He even teased Wan Xin about it.

Wan Xin sighed and said to him: “What else did you think? Why do you think someone as unlucky as me still has good popularity?”

“Because no matter how unlucky I get, I never drag down the people around me. I actually make them seem especially lucky!”

“For example, when danger strikes, I’m always the first one attacked, giving others a chance to react…”

“For example, with these grave mounds, I trigger all the Eerie Beings, so the good stuff naturally falls to you…”

“Cheng Qun, that damn dog, too! That Dice of Fate of his—he only got it thanks to my bad luck rubbing off!”

“When we were running the dungeon on the 22nd floor, same thing, d*mn it! He shoved me forward to take the fall and ran off with the loot!”

“He probably never thought that not only did I survive, but after reviving I even got an Eerie Ability!”

“If I ever make it to Apartment 0000, I swear I’ll take revenge on him! Even if I die, I’ll drag him down with me!”

“……”

Nobody was chatting in 4444’s group chat, but Wan Xin’s chatterbox persona was still going strong.

Jiang Ye half-heartedly chatted with him while keeping an ear on his words.

Meanwhile, over at 9999 Apartment, his Replica No. 2 made another delightful discovery.

Though the surprise wasn’t in Apartment 9999—it was in the virtual Duel Hall.

Replica No. 2 was still stuck at a 39-win streak, deliberately not pushing for the 40th.

He had one body gathering intel from Wan Xin,

And another body taking the trial for a title promotion.

He upgraded 【Nameless Black Iron】 to 【Stubborn Bronze】.

Before, he had been reluctant to spend the 1 million required to promote the title.

Now that he was rich, upgrading the title was easy.

The key point was—with the 【Stubborn Bronze】 title, he could now get discounts in the exchange shop.

Even though it was just a 5% discount, little savings add up over time.

After completing the title upgrade, he gained access to the 3rd and 4th floors of the Duel Hall.

And the surprise was—

In the 3rd-floor Duel Space lobby, he actually spotted Lin Jing and Ouyang!

Not only that, there were six others who also looked very familiar.

Besides one sleepy-looking, slouchy young man, the other five had all been seen back when the Dark Spirit Barrier was broken at the rooftop!

Wait…

He had also seen a fake Wang Hai at that time.

So this slouchy young man should be the fake Wang Hai!

Back when Jiang Ye dashed down from the rooftop to the first floor using Light and Shadow Escape, he had noticed—

Those “rats” fleeing from the rooftop, and the original 4444 players, were all scrambling to avoid the Light-type Replica.

Some used strange items, some hid deep inside corridor instances, some hid in the Red Light Elevator…

Meanwhile, the group inside the Dark Spirit Barrier had hidden inside Private Duel Machines.

With the power of the Entropy Scythe, he probably could have easily destroyed those Duel Machines and flushed them out.

But back then, Jiang Ye’s main body lost connection because of the Personal Assistant Robot in the White-Clad Woman’s room.

He had been suspicious of those unfamiliar Duel Machines—

And with his priority on killing the Administrator, he didn’t destroy them immediately.

Besides, with Apartment 4444 sealed, they weren’t escaping anywhere.

Now he hadn’t expected that Replica No. 2 would spot them, sitting together in the 3rd-floor Duel Space.

They seemed to be discussing how to deal with the berserk Light-type Replica?

Jiang Ye’s thoughts stirred. He walked straight toward their booth.

As he got a little closer, he felt a barrier.

At the same time, a prompt popped up, telling him that this booth was already claimed and protected by special permissions; he couldn’t get any closer.

Jiang Ye didn’t mind; he shamelessly knocked on the barrier, pulling all sorts of faces at Lin Jing and the others inside.

The eight people inside, of course, saw him.

Their expressions varied.

Finally, it was the sleepy, slouchy young man who signaled to Ouyang to go out and meet him.

Ouyang stepped out, looking stiff and a bit forced: “You… what do you want?”

Jiang Ye exaggerated his expression, looking shocked: “You’re asking me what I want??”

“Don’t you know? That Huang Bo has gone nuts! The entire Apartment 4444 almost got destroyed!”

“Now, the apartment destruction time has been moved up to the next midnight…”

“And I don’t even have a Survival Stone! When the apartment blows, I’ll get destroyed too! How could I not be desperate?!”

“What about you guys? Do you have Survival Stones?”

He put on a frantic act, looking at Ouyang and the others inside the booth with a hint of longing.

Though that longing only seemed like he was eyeing their Survival Stones.

Ouyang looked surprised: “You…”

He fumbled for words for a moment, before asking very seriously:

“What exactly is your relationship with Huang Bo?”

“As far as I know, Huang Bo was able to escape from Apartment 9669 because you helped him break the Dark Spirit Barrier.”

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