[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste":3,"chapter-pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-10":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Pain Immunity: Worried the Villains Aren’t Twisted Enough",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},687744,922,"Chapter 10: Fear Clouds Judgment—Let’s Talk Business!","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-10",10,"\u003Cp>【Blank: So, from the very beginning of the game, this guy had no fear in his mind.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Blank: A rusted saw, boiling lava—none of it ever mattered to him. From the start, all he cared about was how to maximize his benefits in this game!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Blank: To act like this… an extreme level of greed, absolute confidence, and a ruthlessness toward himself...】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The player known as Blank typed his analysis bit by bit, his thoughts disjointed as if he was figuring things out as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since his messages appeared in the chat, the barrage of comments on Lu Ce’s screen had noticeably decreased. It seemed that everyone had paused to digest his breakdown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, they had just been watching for entertainment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after hearing Blank’s words, they suddenly felt like they had been watching blind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bro, why are you like this? Everyone else is being dumb together, why can’t you just go with the flow?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, some weren’t happy with his conclusions. After all, not everyone likes being called an idiot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【: How are you so sure that’s what’s happening? What if he’s just a lunatic?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【: Yeah! And isn’t the game host’s voice supposed to be like an automated system? How could it make a mistake in wording? Wouldn’t that mean someone is actually controlling it?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blank didn’t even bother responding to their stubborn denial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the real world, Blank sat in front of his screen, shocked as he analyzed the livestream in real time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was recording everything—every action, every decision Lu Ce made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this wasn’t just a game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—a chance to change fate and gain superhuman abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would become a player one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn’t going in blind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had chosen to gather intelligence first, to study the game’s mechanics, and most importantly—to observe the top players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never expected to stumble upon something this insane on his first deep dive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A player of this caliber… I need to find a way to connect with him. I need to build a relationship…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Blank casually replied in chat:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Blank: Believe what you want. I’m not saying I’ve figured out everything, but let’s just watch and see how this plays out.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The debate continued in the chat, but Lu Ce didn’t bother reading any of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had glanced once at the messages—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then ignored them completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still sawing his leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like someone performing a satisfying task, or engaging in some fun hobby—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t even in a rush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he was farming Pain Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the start until now, he had already racked up over twenty points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, Lu Ce truly appreciated how useful his own leg was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he achieved Perfect Completion, nothing else mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Pain Points rising, what did a leg even mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where else would he ever find an opportunity like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He himself didn’t feel pain or mental pressure, but the others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were breaking down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman who had fainted earlier had woken up—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to immediately start vomiting uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other players weren’t any better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most were drenched in sweat, faces pale, heads turned away, refusing to look at Lu Ce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sweltering heat, the life-or-death stakes, the sickening scene before them, and the deranged man calmly butchering himself—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really felt like they had descended into hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Chosen of Agony! Pain Points +1!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【……】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, Lu Ce realized that the Pain Points gain had slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was barely getting anything now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when he knew—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had milked this as much as he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, reluctantly, he \"removed\" his left leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the blood-soaked severed foot in his hands, he examined it for a few seconds—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then muttered, \"Honestly, with this kind of performance, there should be some extra rewards, right…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regrowing a limb should require a better, higher-grade potion than just reattaching one… don’t you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he casually tossed the severed foot into the lava below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha! I cut it off!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oi! You still there?! Didn’t you say cutting off my leg would let me escape?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His provocative voice echoed through the space, challenging the unseen game host.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【……】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lu Ce thought he might have lost the bet, a voice finally spoke—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, the mechanical tone was ice-cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subtle human-like warmth it had carried before—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was completely gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Rule entry has been corrected.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Player \"Lu Ce\" has successfully exploited a system loophole.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Achievement Unlocked: System Exploiter (Epic).】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Rewards will be distributed upon game completion.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name “Lu Ce” was distorted in the announcement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only he could hear his actual name—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the others, it was just garbled audio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after issuing the reward, the system fell completely silent, as if it was afraid of getting tricked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath his mask, a satisfied grin formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanging upside down, he stretched leisurely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah… not bad, not bad. At least you’re not too stingy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only sound in the magma chamber was the bubbling lava.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone else was stunned into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one had expected that this wasn’t some brainless masochist—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a ruthless lunatic who would do anything for profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their first-ever game, and they ended up in a scenario like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against a player like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the livestream chat had completely exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling Blank’s earlier analysis, everyone was struck by a rare, collective moment of speechlessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chorus of sheer awe flooded the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【: Absolute legend.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【: The craziest f**king player I’ve ever seen.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【: Bro just played 4D chess with the game itself.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as they gazed at the gruesome, jagged wound where his leg once was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very few felt admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What they felt—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was pure, undiluted fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce, unfazed by their stares, took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honestly, I don’t understand why you guys still don’t get it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining nine players flinched, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re all acting like this is life and death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you even paying attention? The lava is still rising.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And tell me—what is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce shook the saw in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t think of this as a tool of pain and suffering, do you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this is a game, then this is a key item.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And right now—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only key item is in my hands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And none of you even tried to take it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because of fear, you all avoided this saw.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But fear clouds judgment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This ‘Hell Mode’ was almost too easy. I hope I get another chance like this in the future…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Lu Ce casually twirled the saw in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, enough talking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who wants to cut their leg next?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on… let’s talk price.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1139,"2026-06-02T09:03:26.862Z",1,"novelbin.me","ca364f96671342589f551bf0bde62a56914f1706778b81284b38c9805ab470b0","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-11","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-9",867,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-cover.jpg"]