[{"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-139":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},687923,922,"Chapter 139: A Twist, Then Another Twist—Despair After Hope","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-139",139,"\u003Cp>The five-minute time limit was just way too short. Compared to the previous absolute death rounds, this voting system really wasn't much better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the game time were extended to an hour, maybe there would’ve been room to play things out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was just after more stars. Aside from “Sin” who had offended people frequently in previous games, there wasn’t really much bad blood among the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If more time had been given, there’d be room to maneuver. The high-star players could team up and try to win others over by giving away stars, trying to split alliances and get themselves out of the crosshairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worst case scenario, give away all 15 stars, as long as you don’t get voted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that kind of possibility was completely shut down by the Slime’s game rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Because you only had five minutes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In five minutes, there was no time to think, to plan, and the worst part? The people voting didn’t even want to think about it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the time was longer, maybe people would wait and talk it out. But now? No one was waiting—plenty of them had already voted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, because Jiu Tian had never done anything reckless, he actually had the second-highest star count!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to struggle to say something, he realized something was off. It was like... everything was already too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Hong’s star count was more mid-range. He wasn’t in a position that usually got targeted. But watching Jiu Tian’s situation spiral, he could only feel helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the outside world, the staff constantly monitoring them couldn’t help either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All they could do was rely on the players’ own judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top-ranked players were all pale, wanting to say it was unfair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were told this was a gamble. No one expected the rules would protect the ones who lost more and screw over the winners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the protected ones with smug expressions like they were enjoying the drama, the top players could only stew in silent anger, turning it into bitter frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All they could say was—Hell Mode games really are impossible to predict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time ticked on, Jiu Tian couldn’t think of a better plan, so he took out his Exit Token too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other top-ranked players were about the same, pretty much ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who could rank top five at this point obviously had skill and played carefully. But faced with this kind of scripted elimination, no one could accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xie Antong wasn’t thinking about that anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was just wondering how “Sin” had figured all this out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just from that one line the Slime said at the start—“As long as you’re still in the game, failure isn’t necessarily a bad thing”? And he just... went all in against 725 stars without even blinking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Alright, time’s up!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Everyone, stop writing!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five minutes had passed in the blink of an eye. The Slime’s voice, which was starting to get on everyone’s nerves, rang out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Now, let’s tally up the votes.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Hmm… let me take a good look. Who’s the most hated here…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Slime waved its two chubby hands in the air, like it was trying to pull something out of thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Alright! It’s you five!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words dropped, five special beams of light shone down, covering five people, including Xie Antong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the top four ranked players, plus one person from around 10th place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people had voted for those in the lead. The lower-ranked players didn’t get many votes. That 10th-place guy? Just pissed someone off and got hit with two votes. Instantly eliminated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Xie Antong, being first meant she got more than half the votes. She was locked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Hmm, what a shame. Looks like everybody really hates you guys, huh…..】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Well, too bad. Rules are rules, everyone, now—】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Aha! Just kidding! Surprise, huh?!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Halfway through the sentence, just as everyone had lost all hope, the Slime flipped the script!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong had been clutching her Exit Token this whole time, ready to quit the moment the weightlessness kicked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, this sudden breath of relief made her chest rise and fall violently—she nearly lost her balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been hoping for a twist, but didn’t expect there really would be one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Haha, just joking. If no one’s jealous of you, you’re probably a nobody. How could I let you get eliminated just from votes?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Besides, I made it super clear earlier, didn’t I? Okay, the five of you who got voted and the five who were protected—everyone else can leave.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Same rule as before. You’ve got ten seconds. If you don’t walk out yourselves, I’ll “help” you out.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Slime waved at the remaining twenty-something players like it was shooing away garbage, telling them to get lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t even spare them a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those twenty players hadn’t expected such a pleasant surprise. After a short moment of processing, they quickly disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there are always unlucky ones. A few stray organs appeared again on the polished floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next second, everything on the floor vanished, and the area became quiet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the five who’d spent the most and the five who were voted “out” remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Alright, the useless ones are gone. Let’s move on to the next phase.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You ten are both the strong and the losers.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【So, the ten of you will take part in a special “Redemption Round”!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, the Slime let out a cackling laugh, clearly proud of its arrangement. It really made you wonder if it just came up with this on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it… a 5v5 match?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having narrowly dodged elimination, Xie Antong asked with a grim expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Oh, nope.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Slime replied, then gave Xie Antong a huge grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【1v1, death match.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【As for the matchups, don’t worry your pretty little heads—I already set them up for you. No need to thank me.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Just match your opponent by the color of the light.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, five colored beams descended from the sky, two of each color, pairing up two people each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xie Antong saw that her light was purple, her heart dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she looked around—and sure enough, the other person bathed in purple was “Sin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her vision darkened. Since entering this game, she felt like some unseen force was constantly targeting her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much for a twist—it was no different than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was despair after hope.\u003C\u002Fp>",1075,"2026-06-02T09:03:27.233Z",1,"novelbin.me","8711023140ea461157fc3d11e95090674c35a440ae25bb0735487bedbf090856","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-140","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-138",867,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-cover.jpg"]