[{"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-159":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},687643,922,"Chapter 159: Greed! Overload!","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-159",159,"\u003Cp>“Tokyo?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce wasn’t really prepared for this kind of thing. The maps of major cities that Xie Antong had suggested—yeah, he hadn’t looked at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How the hell could anyone memorize all that in two days?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on the other hand, seeing that it was Tokyo made him feel it was at least a bit closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past couple of days, between what he heard from Xie Antong and regular news reports, Lu Ce had already gathered plenty of information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Word was that once the Game descended into reality, the whole world really did become a complete mess. A hundred cities, backed by dozens of countries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The United Nations turned into a chaotic marketplace within just two days. They couldn’t even agree on a halfway decent response plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the more extreme regions—particularly those with strong religious faiths—initially exploded with fierce resistance, claiming the Game’s arrival was a blasphemy against their beliefs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many regional leaders slammed their desks, declaring this must be stopped, that the Game’s intrusion into reality had to be halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was passionate and dumb, with zero feasibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never mind what they were going to fight, or why—any unnecessary casualties or regional destruction would be pointless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they managed to kill high-ranking players from another country, that would only bring bigger problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, two days was way too short. The consensus solution was to evacuate residents from those hundred areas as quickly as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for large, densely populated cities where full evacuation was impossible, an international agreement was put in place to restrict players:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—No player may harm real-world civilians or destroy public property without cause during this Game. Violators will face international legal consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That rule was something Xie Antong told him. When Lu Ce heard it, he almost burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world really was held together with duct tape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though a lot of the chaos was out of people’s control, it all showed one thing—most folks had no real way to handle unexpected change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Tokyo was clearly the kind of place where mass evacuation would be impossible due to population density.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So aside from moving out key government personnel, the rest were told, under the banner of freedom and democracy, to evacuate only if they wanted to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If everyone tried to flee, it would jam up all nearby traffic—so the government, crying to the UN for help, downplayed the danger to its citizens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, just some players coming to play a game. What could go wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Game prep time has entered countdown. Please complete final preparations.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Original Sin Mask has been used. Would you like to activate a previously unlocked form: Greed, Gluttony, Wrath, or Lust?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost by instinct, Lu Ce was about to say no, intending to roll with a random, not-yet-unlocked mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But last time with Lust... the experience had felt off. The mask’s nature clashed too much with his own personality, and its buffs weren’t all that useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, the Game was being held in the real world for the first time ever—Lu Ce decided to show it a bit more respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d always tried to keep his real-life identity separate from his in-game persona, especially while he wasn’t strong enough to be invincible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since this was happening in the real world—a first-time format—he decided to play it safe and maximize his power. No unexpected messes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. I’ll use a previously unlocked mask.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time Lu Ce had made this kind of choice at this step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Game system seemed surprised. It paused for a beat, then displayed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Alright. Please select a mask.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Special Note: Previously used mask forms can now enter Overload Mode at any time.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Warning: It is advised not to enter Overload Mode lightly.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Greed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce scanned the available masks and ultimately chose the first one that had ever accompanied him, and whose threat level he could control better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrath and Gluttony, once overloaded in the real world, were outcomes he didn’t even want to imagine. As for Lust—he really didn’t feel like touching that one again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As that familiar blue mask pressed against his face, a dizzy spell washed over him again—that same sensation he always felt before entering a Game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the dizziness in his head had settled enough to bear, that solid sensation underfoot returned. Lu Ce slowly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to be standing in a strange alleyway, surrounded by narrow walls—just wide enough for one person to pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe this was some kind of national architecture—reflecting the local culture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce stood there, waiting for over a minute. No new game prompts appeared, and he couldn’t help feeling confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was the game’s content? Just “Tokyo Battle Royale”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was escaping? Who was killing? Why wasn’t anything being explained?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also—was this really Tokyo? Where the hell had they dropped him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After standing still for a bit, he got restless and stepped out of the alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking a couple of turns, the view suddenly opened up—he had walked right onto a city street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce blinked a few times. The city ahead looked strangely familiar. He reached out, wanting to touch something—but felt nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was real. The real world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t some alternate dimension—this was still Earth. That fact made Lu Ce feel an odd mix of unease and emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it was because of his ties to his homeland, but this street didn’t feel all that “foreign” to him. It didn’t feel any different from walking around back home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to be in some central plaza. On a mall’s giant digital screen, a breaking news alert played.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【——The Chosen’s Game has officially begun. Tokyo has been confirmed as the target arrival city. Citizens are advised to remain vigilant and avoid excessive interaction with suspicious individuals.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a real alert on the streets of Tokyo—and Lu Ce, the player who had descended from a thousand miles away, was now watching it live!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right then, a wave of absurdity washed over him. The surreal contrast almost made him laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This disconnect was insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Interesting... Heh. So what’s the actual game content...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep beep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a car horn blared. A vehicle—looked like a taxi—pulled up and a head popped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bro! 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