This chick’s commanding tone was seriously annoying.

But since Jiang Ye was still inside Zhou Yuling’s White Tower, he didn’t want to cause trouble by drawing too much attention.

So after some thought, he obediently switched to the Jiang Ye identity.

While displaying “Jiang Ye’s” data panel, he sent a private message to Zi Sang Haoyun:

【Who the h*ll is this guy? Acting so cocky even while poisoned?】

Zi Sang Haoyun really had quite the network.

Not only had he recognized Xu Gou and Peng Gu before—

Now he replied right away: 【He’s a former Rookie King, Yan Cheng. Those black lips probably aren’t from poison—it’s a result of his own ability.】

【A Rookie King showing up at the Beginner Apartment is probably because he’s aiming for the Administrator identity.】

【But how did he even notice Jiang Ye… Don’t tell me Jiang Ye’s already become Rookie King? And offended Yan Cheng in the Rookie King group chat?】

【Anyway, in the Beginner Apartment, Jiang Ye’s already attracting a lot of attention.】

【Mainly because he actually dared to cozy up with that Light-type, Huang Bo!】

【Which means, since you’re using the Jiang Ye identity, you’re definitely going to be watched by some players too.】

Jiang Ye was speechless, replying without thinking:

【Yeah, I’ve got the Jiang Ye identity, sure—but these bigshots have all sorts of tricks. Wouldn’t it be easy for any of them to disguise themselves as Jiang Ye?】

【Actually, forget easy—it’d be a piece of cake, okay!】

【They could just disguise themselves as Jiang Ye. Why do they even need me for that?】

In fact, Jiang Ye was thinking: I’d be thrilled if they all disguised themselves as me!

But Zi Sang Haoyun rolled his eyes at him and replied in private:

【Are you dumb? That kind of disguise that only changes the face—anyone with the lowest level Detection skill can see right through it!】

【Some experienced ones don’t even need Detection—their naked eyes are enough!】

【That kind of disguise is just fooling yourself!】

“……”

Jiang Ye was speechless, screaming internally—

Who says it’s just fooling yourself!

That kind of disguise is actually super useful, okay!

As long as you dare to pretend, I’ll believe you’re Jiang Ye!

Unfortunately, that roar stayed bottled up in his chest.

He was dying inside from the frustration.

Thankfully, things quickly took a turn!

Yan Cheng, with his black lips, stared disdainfully at the data panel Jiang Ye had displayed and said:

“So this is it??”

“You’re saying this is Jiang Ye’s data panel??”

“With stats this trashy, it’s ridiculously pathetic, don’t you think?”

Wu Ying knew what he was getting at and explained:

“That really is Jiang Ye’s data panel from during a duel. Probably also the one he normally shows people.”

“But that guy’s really sly. Once he starts fighting for real, his strength suddenly skyrockets.”

“His attributes spike, plus he gets an Ice-type Ability. His attacks just keep coming.”

The other members of the Duoe Organization nodded in agreement—they were all aware of this, and it proved Wu Ying wasn’t lying.

Yan Cheng’s face stayed dark as he stared at the data panel for a while.

Then suddenly, he looked at Wu Ying’s Jiang Ye face.

After a few seconds of silence, he asked:

“How about lending me that face?”

…What?

Inside, Jiang Ye got a really good feeling.

But on the outside, he still played dumb: “What do you mean?”

Yan Cheng flipped his right hand and took out a small black box.

“This contains high-grade Human Skin Sand, specially used for crafting disguise masks.”

As he spoke, he opened the box directly—inside was a black, mud-like paste.

Kind of like that mud girls use for facial masks.

Yan Cheng didn’t hold back. He scooped up a lump of that paste and smeared it all over Jiang Ye’s face, spreading it around randomly.

“What the h*ll??” Jiang Ye cursed, but inside he was ecstatic!

Human Skin Mask!

Once this thing was made, wouldn’t it allow for a perfect disguise as him?

Jiang Ye had imagined before—having custom-made disguise masks based on his face…

Letting any player easily impersonate him.

But before, it was just an idea.

He had no clue how to actually make one of those masks.

But now—he knew!

When that black paste hit his skin, it burned like fire.

It felt like countless tiny needles were stabbing into his facial nerves.

At the same time, he vaguely saw the black mud turning red, then back to black on his face.

Only once it fully darkened and hardened did it finally form a disguise mask—like it had been molded onto his face.

Yan Cheng peeled the finished mask off Jiang Ye’s face, and he saw—

The mask didn’t look like him on the surface.

Instead, it resembled the bald-headed disguise mask Jiang Ye had used before.

But this synthetic disguise mask looked way more refined than the ones from a Bronze Treasure Chest.

Yan Cheng tried it on himself right away.

Sure enough, the mask didn’t make him look bald.

He was fully transformed into…

Jiang Ye!

Not just the face—his physique matched Jiang Ye’s exactly!

He even pulled up a data panel…

And it was the data panel from Jiang Ye’s Replica No. 2 that Wu Ying had duplicated earlier!

D*mn! This disguise! So damn realistic!

Who knows—could an S-tier Eye of True Sight see through it?

But one thing was certain—

Jiang Ye’s other replicas would definitely be able to sense it!

Like right now!

As long as Jiang Ye willed it, Yan Cheng could instantly be fused into one of the other replicas!

Or—they could even do a Replica Swap!

Jiang Ye’s heart was bursting with joy!

But—this place was still full of people.

So he didn’t make a move against Yan Cheng just yet.

Yan Cheng merely checked the mask’s effect, then removed it and put it away.

After that, he casually threw a “Thanks” at Wu Ying and turned to leave.

Throughout the whole process, this guy didn’t show the slightest courtesy or respect toward Wu Ying.

Zi Sang Haoyun frowned slightly but didn’t say anything.

The surrounding players, seeing how submissive and easy to push around Wu Ying seemed,

soon had a few others approach him to request customized disguise masks!

Jiang Ye’s face, after being repeatedly smeared with Human Skin Sand, had turned so red it looked like it could bleed!

Yet from beginning to end, as he was “bullied” like that, he didn’t even let out a fart!

So in the eyes of others, this only reinforced the belief that he was easy to mess with.

Another player even came over, smiling at him:

“Hey, Wu Ying, right? Looks like we’re kindred spirits—my Glyph Pattern Ability is also Phantasm Parasitism.”

“So I’d like to ask a favor—just kill me once using your current identity, so I can duplicate your ‘Jiang Ye’ identity too.”

“……”

Jiang Ye’s expression was blank, his face stiff.

Seeing that, the guy’s face darkened: “What? You helped others but now you’re not willing when it’s my turn? You look down on me or something?”

“My request’s way simpler than asking you to customize a disguise mask, don’t you think?”

Jiang Ye didn’t say a word—he just stabbed the guy to death in one move.

Of course, moments later, the guy appeared in his shadow.

Not long after, he revived using the ‘Jiang Ye’ identity.

Wearing that face, he chuckled cheerfully and gave a casual “Thanks.”

He even complained: “Such trash stats, yet it took up one of my Phantasm slots. Tsk tsk.”

Jiang Ye stayed silent, but quietly messaged Zi Sang Haoyun again:

【So many people want to make Jiang Ye disguise masks? Aren’t they afraid of getting exposed?】

【What if the Light-types find out—if multiple Jiang Yes show up at once, wouldn’t it be super obvious?】

Zi Sang Haoyun explained: 【Doesn’t really matter. There are lots of Replica-type items out there anyway.】

【Besides, didn’t we speculate before that Jiang Ye might already have some kind of replication ability?】

【But the main reason is, Human Skin Sand really isn’t rare.】

【I remember several Secret Realms where you can find whole pools of the stuff. Most players don’t even bother digging it up…】

【Also, rubbing that stuff on your face hurts like h*ll. I heard if you use Human Skin Sand too much, it messes up your facial nerves—eventually you go completely numb…】

【Generally speaking, no one would ever agree to let others use their face to make disguise masks.】

【You being so obedient and letting people smear Human Skin Sand on you—might be the only one in the whole Doomsday Apartment like that.】

Jiang Ye feigned anger: 【Fk! So it’s my fault for being too easygoing?!】**

But deep down he was even more pissed: If that’s the case, then why aren’t more people coming to have Jiang Ye disguise masks made?!

It’s just a few people—totally not enough!

In truth, after having his face smeared with Human Skin Sand several times, it had already turned shockingly red.

And now, his face had gone completely numb, stiff with paralysis.

From the outside, it looked like he might already be mad.

After all, even a dog will bite when pushed too far.

Though he seemed easy to bully,

the other players also worried they might go too far and actually piss him off…

So eventually, no one else came over.

Jiang Ye was so bummed out, so he announced loudly to everyone around:

“Everyone, don’t worry—I’ve got a deadly grudge against that Jiang Ye!”

“So helping you all make Jiang Ye disguise masks? I’m absolutely thrilled to do it!”

“In fact, if any of you can cause Jiang Ye trouble using his own identity—I’d love to see it happen!”

“So anyone who wants to customize a Jiang Ye-style disguise mask, don’t be shy—just slap the Human Skin Sand on me. I’m totally fine with it!”

“……”

That speech left everyone a bit dumbfounded.

No one could tell if he was just making excuses for not resisting,

or if he genuinely didn’t care what everyone was doing.

But since he’d said it, sure enough, a few more people came over to get disguise masks made.

One particularly shameless guy even ordered five at once!

Wu Ying’s Replica version of Jiang Ye—his entire face had gone completely numb from the pain.

And yes, he’d actually turned into a full-on face-paralyzed zombie—he couldn’t even make an expression anymore…

Zi Sang Haoyun, watching from the side, even started feeling a little bad for him.

Meanwhile.

In Apartment 4444.

Not long after Ouyang and Lin Jing had been driven away by the Administrator, they appeared on the rooftop.

After the apartment fusion, half of the Rooftop Teleportation Array had been restored.

However, a little after midnight, the rooftop seemed darker than usual, the lighting extremely dim.

Still, these strong veteran players were all equipped with night vision items.

In the gloom, their sight was completely unaffected.

Clearly, their purpose here was to use the rooftop teleportation array

to perform a Cross-Apartment Operation—

and then travel from another apartment to Apartment 0000.

At this moment, the rooftop was silent.

None of them seemed in the mood to talk.

Then, just as one of them—

a follower of Zhou Qiming—stepped toward a teleportation device,

A sinister Pushpin suddenly pierced silently into his eye!

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