The real question was—why did the cockroach monster specifically attack Yang Wenchao?

Jiang Ye was still in shock, trying to figure it out, when more messages popped up in the group chat—

【Wait a minute! You guys said Yang Wenchao is dead, but his name hasn’t gone offline from the player list!】

Xiao Likun: 【Whoa, you’re right! What’s going on? Could it be that what we saw wasn’t the real Yang Wenchao?】

【Maybe it’s like Wang Lingling’s ability—some kind of replication skill?】

Just as everyone started to feel that something was off, Wang Qiang suddenly sent a message—

【W-W-What the hell?! The Yang Wenchao who just died… actually came back to life!!】

Right after that, Xiao Likun also responded in complete shock:

【H-H-Holy sh*t?! He got sliced clean in half, and he’s still alive?!】

【Could Yang Wenchao be some kind of reincarnator or a powerful figure who took over someone’s body? How the hell is he this overpowered?!】

Wang Qiang: 【I swear to god, this is insane! If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it! A dead man… actually came back to life!!】

If it weren’t for the overwhelming shock conveyed in their messages, most people would have thought they were joking.

But their words felt too real.

Soon, other students started asking—

【Are you serious? You guys saw Yang Wenchao revive with your own eyes?!】

【How exactly did he revive? Did his severed body parts just stick back together?!】

【What about the cockroach monster that attacked him? Did it keep attacking him after he revived??】

The group chat was now exploding with messages.

It was clear that nearly every student was paying attention to what had happened to Yang Wenchao.

After a long pause, the two eyewitnesses finally responded again—

【Holy sh*t! After reviving, Yang Wenchao just took down the cockroach monster!】

【The giant cockroach’s body disappeared completely, turning into a flash of white light!】

【After the white light faded, a Black Iron Treasure Chest appeared!】

【And on top of that, Yang Wenchao’s body started glowing gold!】

At that moment, Wang Lingling suddenly added—

【That golden glow means Yang Wenchao just leveled up to Level 1.】

Ding Deng: 【Hiss… So you’re saying, even when he was still Level 0, he could already fight a cockroach monster?】

Lu Shen: 【There are three key things we need to figure out—】

【First, why is Yang Wenchao so strong?】

【Second, why did the cockroach monster specifically target him?】

【Third, his resurrection… how did it happen?】

Xu Yuewan: 【If this survival game apartment really allows resurrection, then this is huge for us!】

Bai Ruowan: 【But resurrection probably has certain conditions, right? This is critical information. Yang Wenchao should share it with us!】

Almost every student was consumed by the word “resurrection.”

They were practically desperate to pry open Yang Wenchao’s mouth and force him to spill his secret!

Sensing the growing frenzy in the group, Lu Shen quickly analyzed—

【Everyone, calm down. Resurrection definitely isn’t something that can be done easily.】

【Yang Wenchao is too extraordinary. There’s a high chance that he has an ability even stronger than Ling-jie’s, and his resurrection might be a unique power tied to his ability!】

【For the rest of us, we might not be able to replicate what he did.】

Even though his reasoning was sound, many students were still unwilling to accept it.

They kept spamming the chat, relentlessly tagging Yang Wenchao and demanding answers.

Perhaps he got tired of it, or maybe he was just in a good mood after leveling up, but suddenly, Yang Wenchao responded—

【Fine, since I’m in a good mood after leveling up, I’ll answer your questions.】

【First question: Why did the cockroach monster specifically attack me?】

【I’m not entirely sure, but I have two possible explanations.】

【First, I’ve killed people.】

【Second, I robbed a rare package from Cai Daming. That package might have belonged to the cockroach monster.】

【So, if any of you have stolen or opened someone else’s package, be careful—you might get hunted down for it.】

Jiang Ye felt a shiver run down his spine.

He knew Yang Wenchao was saying this for his benefit!

Because he had also opened someone else’s package!

That meant he could be targeted at any moment!

His whole body tensed up in high alert, fearing that some monster would suddenly pop out of nowhere and take him out in an instant.

Meanwhile, Yang Wenchao continued—

【Second question: Why am I stronger than you guys?】

【Hah, do I really need a reason to be strong?】

【If I had to give one, it’s because I dare to kill people and I dare to kill monsters!】

【Third question: How did I come back to life?】

As soon as this message appeared, the entire apartment fell into a tense silence.

Every single player held their breath, waiting for Yang Wenchao to reveal the secret of his resurrection.

Fortunately, he didn’t keep them in suspense for long and answered directly—

【It’s simple. I have Survival Points.】

【Based on my analysis, one Survival Point equals one extra life.】

【Now, you’re probably wondering: how do I get Survival Points?】

【Since we’re all classmates, I’ll tell you—】

【The way to obtain Survival Points is simple: kill people!】

【I killed Chen Yuan and Fan Yuhang, which gave me 2 Survival Points!】

【Then I killed Cai Daming and Zhu Yupeng, which gave me another 2 Survival Points!】

【So altogether, I now have four extra lives!】

【Okay, that’s all the answers you’re getting. If you’re smart, you’ll stop tagging me. Otherwise…】

【I’ll make sure whoever tags me next disappears from the apartment.】

His words radiated absolute dominance!

But at this moment, every student was fixated on one thing—

The secret of resurrection!

Their minds buzzed as if they had just been forcibly introduced to an entirely new world!

Killing people granted Survival Points…

And Survival Points were essentially revival tokens!

This…

This was practically forcing them to kill each other!

If this continued, out of the 80 students trapped in this apartment, how many would actually survive the beginner’s test?!

Right now, some students were ecstatic, while others were terrified.

The ones celebrating were thrilled that getting extra lives was so easy—just kill people!

But the ones afraid…

They could already see how many of their classmates were about to die after this revelation.

And whether they were excited or scared—

None of them would ever look at their classmates the same way again.

At this moment, the seed of slaughter had been planted in the hearts of almost every student!

And some had already begun contemplating murder!

After all, the temptation of resurrection was too great!

Even Jiang Ye couldn't deny its appeal.

However, he remained highly skeptical of Yang Wenchao’s claims.

Did he really resurrect using Survival Points?

There was no actual proof—Yang Wenchao could very well be lying!

It was entirely possible that he had revived using some other method and had deliberately fabricated this explanation.

Just to watch his classmates descend into chaos, killing each other for the chance to survive?

And honestly, with Yang Wenchao’s twisted personality, that possibility wasn’t small at all!

As Jiang Ye was deep in thought, analyzing the situation—

A sudden chill shot up his spine from the soles of his feet straight to his head!

His survival instincts kicked in instantly, and he snapped his hand up—gripping a wrist that had been swinging toward him!

In that hand—

A short blade, about ten centimeters long, gleamed coldly!

Ding Deng’s face was twisted with rage, teeth bared. He had used all his strength to drive the knife toward Jiang Ye!

Jiang Ye’s grip on his wrist was just as forceful.

His own face flushed red from exertion as they wrestled—one attacking, the other resisting.

Meanwhile, You Ziyu stood there, completely stunned!

But he quickly processed what had happened—

Yang Wenchao’s words had pushed Ding Deng over the edge!

Ding Deng wanted to kill Jiang Ye to gain Survival Points—a chance at resurrection!

Given their earlier conflict, now was the perfect opportunity for a sneak attack!

And to be honest… it wasn’t just Ding Deng.

Even You Ziyu himself was starting to consider taking a life for the same reason!

Of course, directly killing someone still felt a little too… extreme for him.

But what if—what if, in the process of mediating a fight, he just so happened to “accidentally” kill someone?

That would be completely reasonable, right?

Nobody would have any grounds to accuse him of murder.

By that logic, the person who should be “accidentally killed” here was Ding Deng.

After all, he had been the one to initiate the attack.

But You Ziyu had his own calculations—

Jiang Ye was already a dead man walking. There was no way he would survive past today.

Ding Deng, on the other hand, might still have some potential.

Between the two, if one had to be “sacrificed”… then letting Jiang Ye die would be the more profitable choice.

Not to mention—Ding Deng’s knife was already aimed at Jiang Ye.

If You Ziyu stepped in now, pretending to break up the fight but actually helping push the knife into Jiang Ye, it would be effortless.

In just a split second, You Ziyu made his decision.

He immediately put on a furious, authoritative expression and shouted at Ding Deng—

“Ding Deng! What the hell are you doing?! Let go of Jiang Ye right now!”

As he spoke, he moved to seize Ding Deng’s knife—

And he was fully prepared to “accidentally” help it pierce straight into Jiang Ye!