Just like Jiang Ye previously had no choice when facing the Apartment Trader,

At this very moment, Zhou Qiming clearly didn’t have a choice either.

He actually had a bit of “Wei Junjie” in him.

So, very quickly, he agreed to Jiang Ye’s terms.

And Jiang Ye wasn’t lying to him.

Right now, the madwoman was indeed going nuts in Apartment 4444.

She first appeared deep in the hallway on the 3rd floor, the spot where Zhou Qiming had completely vanished.

Then she went straight to the lobby on the 1st floor.

But there, she didn’t see the 4444 Administrator—instead, she found Zhang Jintian, the stand-in Administrator.

Zhang Jintian had just seen off Ouyang and the others not long ago, barely had time to settle down,

When he was suddenly confronted by a domineering young woman with an aggressive look, who sharply demanded:

“Where’s the 4444 Administrator? I want to see him!”

Her overbearing tone completely stumped Zhang Jintian.

At the same time…

Over in the 1st floor lobby, Wang Lingling and her Mutual Aid Group’s core members were quietly hiding near the courier service station.

Using the Vision Enhancement skill of one of their members, they were sneakily monitoring Zhang Jintian’s side.

In fact, Wang Lingling and the others had originally not planned on going to Apartment 0000.

After all, that place was where Veteran Players descended.

For weaklings like them—Small Fry—it was just too risky!

But after Apartment 4444 was fused…

Their whole apartment had clearly become tense, like a storm was brewing.

Not to mention, Jiang Ye had been constantly stirring up trouble, and not long ago, he even earned the title of Rookie King.

And this title was announced across the entire server.

It was obvious—someone wanted others to kill Jiang Ye and steal his Rookie King title.

Wang Lingling didn’t dare to covet that title for now.

But it was clear that for such a title, bloody storms were bound to erupt around Jiang Ye.

So whether it was due to the dangerous atmosphere unique to Apartment 4444,

Or the ticking time bomb that was Jiang Ye,

Wang Lingling felt extremely uneasy!

After careful thought and discussion among the Mutual Aid Group, they finally made a joint decision—

They would leave Apartment 4444 and head to Apartment 0000!

Although this move was clearly full of risk,

Based on information Yang Xiaoman shared—

Every floor in Apartment 0000 was a special environment, and each had a massive area.

Players were scattered all over, so it wasn’t guaranteed they’d run into others.

Also, some special floors in Apartment 0000 had unique rule-based gameplay, where Veteran Players didn’t necessarily have the upper hand.

Instead, Newbie Players might even get a chance to soar with the right opportunity!

The words “golden opportunity” were incredibly tempting to hot-blooded classmates like them!

Especially for Wang Lingling, who used to think she was already quite strong.

But in front of the title “Rookie King,” she didn’t even have the courage to compete!

Yet back in school, she wasn’t like this at all!

Back then, she had the confidence and courage to fight for first in everything!

So…

To fight her inner unwillingness, to regain her confidence,

She was willing to take the risk for that golden opportunity!

Most of her classmates felt the same way.

But to go to Apartment 0000, they had to go through the stand-in Administrator, Zhang Jintian…

Honestly, even though they were all former classmates,

They were still Small Fry among Newbie Players, while Zhang Jintian had already made it as a stand-in Administrator…

The gap was downright humiliating!

So when they decided to apply to go to Apartment 0000, they did it hesitantly and in secret.

And during this delay, they happened to catch sight of Ouyang Lin Jing and the others being denied access to Apartment 0000.

Even more ridiculous, in that scene, there was—

Jiang Ye bragging about already being the 9999 Administrator!

Wang Lingling and the others felt the same way Zhang Jintian did.

Because they didn’t really know who the 9999 Administrator was, they actually thought Jiang Ye, who had already gotten the Rookie King title, might not be bluffing after all…

In comparison, the old classmates felt even more defeated!

Even more frustrating was that Ouyang Lin Jing and the others had ultimately failed to get access to Apartment 0000…

Wang Lingling and the others felt more uneasy than ever.

Then after waiting a little longer, they saw a cocky young beauty striding up to Zhang Jintian,

Opening her mouth with a straight-up commanding tone, demanding to see the 4444 Administrator.

Among the group hiding in the courier service station, Bai Ruowan couldn’t help whispering,

“Man, this auntie’s way too arrogant… Does she think Zhang Jintian’s just a substitute Administrator and looks down on him?”

But her tone made it clear—she didn’t even take the 4444 Administrator seriously!

Just as they were feeling puzzled—

Bai Ruowan’s face suddenly turned deathly pale.

Because right after she muttered that comment, the young “auntie” turned and glanced in their direction—from quite a distance away!

There were windows and barriers at the courier station where they were hiding.

Bai Ruowan immediately ducked her head down.

The next second, a loud bang erupted, followed by a crashing shatter—

The window they’d just used to spy was smashed to pieces by an invisible burst of energy!

Shards of broken glass fell into Bai Ruowan’s hair.

She turned ghostly white in fear, almost screamed, and only managed to hold it back by covering her mouth!

The rest of the group all looked pale as well.

They had assumed this young woman was just another regular player.

But no one expected her to be so short-tempered—and so incredibly powerful.

Wang Lingling, being someone who could step up when it counted, took a deep breath, stepped out from the courier station, and bowed respectfully as she apologized:

“Sorry, Auntie, we didn’t…”

But before she could even finish her sentence—

Smack! A crisp slap landed square on her face!

Accompanied by the madwoman’s furious scolding: “Auntie? Are you looking to die?”

That one slap, and those angry words—

Left Wang Lingling completely stunned!

Blood welled up at the corner of her mouth, her eyes reddened, her gaze dazed and unfocused.

Ouyang had already felt humiliated before—but for a girl like Wang Lingling, it was ten times worse!

In just a flash, black mist began to rise from her body, as if she were suddenly wrapped in resentment.

All around her, a Dark-Type Replica and a Summoning Array immediately appeared.

That posture…

Clearly, she was ready to go all out and fight back!

This little girl obviously had no idea who Wei Junjie was.

The Madwoman let out a cold laugh, then folded her arms like she was watching a show, quite entertained, waiting for Wang Lingling to make her move.

Her attitude made it very clear—she didn’t take Wang Lingling seriously at all.

Wang Lingling saw the contempt in her eyes, and her gaze grew even redder.

At this age, kids definitely had fire in them.

She’d read a lot of school books, especially all those classical poems…

She believed in this: Better to die standing as a hero, than to live kneeling in shame.

Young blood burns with pride; the heart shines like a blazing sun.

No matter how strong you are…

You can’t insult her like this!

In a flash, the swollen-faced Wang Lingling, her Replica, and a freshly summoned Skeleton Soldier formed a three-pronged attack, charging at the Madwoman.

The Madwoman remained calm and mocking.

With a wave of her hand, she didn’t attack—instead, she took out a glass bottle.

And the moment the bottle opened, a beam of light flew out from it.

All nearby Dark-type Beings immediately felt terror in their hearts!

That’s right, what had been released—was none other than Jiang Ye’s Light-Type Replica!

The Light-Type Replica had no clue what was going on here.

But the second he was released, his first instinct was: run!

Run immediately! Escape by any means!

He used Light and Shadow Escape, tried Replica Swap!

But having so many Replicas made Jiang Ye’s thinking especially agile.

In nearly an instant, he figured it out—

There was no escape!

This Madwoman’s methods were just too game-breaking!

No matter where he ran, she could probably capture him again.

Besides, it had already been proven that Yu Hu didn’t die from Light-type attacks…

And there were private ties between the Defenders and the Light-type organization.

So really, there was no need to run.

Thus, in the blink of an eye, the light flying from the glass bottle circled around three times before suddenly taking on human form.

Of course, it was Huang Bo’s human form.

As soon as he appeared, the Madwoman scoffed:

“Didn’t get a good look before, but I didn’t expect you to be this ugly…”

“……”

Jiang Ye was speechless.

But it seemed the Madwoman was just casually trash-talking; she didn’t actually care about his looks. Then she raised an eyebrow at him and said:

“You didn’t run the second you were let out. Seems like you’ve got a brain.”

Then she glanced over at the now-pale Wang Lingling, and tilted her chin at Huang Bo, saying:

“Come on, do your sister a favor—”

“Give that little girl a Light Scorch.”

“And don’t overdo it—just a little Light Scorch is enough. Don’t kill her.”

“……”

Jiang Ye thought about it for a moment, then obediently complied.

With a flicker of movement, he landed a Light Scorch on Wang Lingling.

Light-type Skills were terrifyingly effective against Dark-types.

That suppression wasn’t just about raw damage.

In the past, when Jiang Ye used Light-type Skills on Dark-type Beings, he’d usually one-shot them.

Dark-types died too fast to even feel the pain of Light Scorch.

But this time, because of the Madwoman’s specific request, he finally witnessed what Light Scorch really did to a Dark-type Being.

On the surface, Wang Lingling didn’t seem to take any damage at all.

But the Dark-Type Replica and Skeleton Soldier she had just summoned disintegrated almost instantly.

As for Wang Lingling herself, she was screaming in agony, rolling on the ground in pain.

It was clear this looked even more pitiful than when she got slapped just now.

The Madwoman walked over and stood above her, lecturing down:

“A young girl like you, full of pride… then let this Auntie teach you a lesson today—”

“The humiliation you can’t swallow now will only come back worse, doubled and repaid in full…”

Almost no one present actually understood how painful Light Scorch really was.

But looking at Wang Lingling in utter agony—it was clear that dignity didn’t matter to her anymore.

She was soaked in sweat from the pain, her hair a complete mess.

Rolling on the ground, she shoved her right fist into her mouth, biting down until it was covered in blood and mangled flesh.

Her trembling left hand reached out with all her strength, clutching at the pant leg of the Madwoman’s black athletic outfit.

At that moment, there was a flicker of pity in the Madwoman’s eyes.

She crouched down and firmly held Wang Lingling’s hand.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep