[{"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-165":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},687649,922,"Chapter 165: Crossing the Sea, a Burning City Looks Even More Beautiful","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-165",165,"\u003Cp>What did Greed bring to Lu Ce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides madness and reckless plundering, more importantly, it brought cunning and sharpness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After playing the game for so long, everyone’s an old fox — don’t try to trick another fox with ghost stories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In every game, the most specific and crucial game tasks were either prompted directly by the mechanical voice of the game or appeared directly on the player’s game panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever a “character” was used to read out the rules, there was always some shady business involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Tom from Demon Asylum, or the last game, where the game between the Slimes was triggered only at the very end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this time, selecting players from among ordinary people to act as guides and explain the rules — it was clearly a shady move!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, most likely, they used a montage-style lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Montage-style lie — every sentence is true, but the real information is hidden through semantic misdirection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, the bald guy said if anything came up, he could be contacted, but Lu Ce had already left before hearing him out. Although not 100% certain, he figured it was probably a trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game rules weren’t fully honest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That escort bald driver wasn’t fully honest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... Lu Ce himself hadn’t been fully honest either...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh heh....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Knight roared with an engine noise like a giant steel dragon, carrying Lu Ce through the streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speed and the roar of combustion engines — these are the most adrenaline-pumping things. At this moment, Lu Ce’s Blue Mask showed an unrestrained smile, savoring the thrill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And besides, this was the real world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he could go wild in the real world, experiencing his own power and abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he had no intention of exposing the game’s conspiracy — quite the opposite, he wanted to fuel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a beautiful city.....\" rushing through the streets, the scenery of this so-called Number One City of Asia turned into flowing light, pouring into his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it were burning... it might be even more beautiful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Greed carried a bit of an antisocial vibe — well, this definitely wasn’t Lu Ce’s own true intention...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the map he had just plundered from his game panel, he saw over a hundred flashing red dots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These hundred red dots were a hundred escort cars, their movement trajectories weaving a giant web across Tokyo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the bald guy had mentioned he could be contacted at any time. Lu Ce had ignored that, but seriously, just a phone call?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What good would that do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Surely, I’m not the only one searching for others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And surely, I’m not the only one who knows they’re holding this map.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing their talents. First real-world game — there better be a few interesting masters for me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, he glanced at the dots on the screen and said to Black Knight:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bro! Step on it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, all one hundred players had already met their guides — either taxi drivers or other professions, but all arriving with the same line: get in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most players still hadn’t adjusted to playing a game in real life and didn’t understand what was the point of these missions issued by random people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just like the bald guy had said earlier — this time’s matches were all with well-performing veteran players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surely there would be experts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taito Ward, inside a taxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cloaked figure held a crystal ball, seemingly sucking the soul out of the driver, who stared blankly ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me... what are Hunters exactly, and where are the other players....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under an overpass in Shinjuku Ward, a car wobbled as it drove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver's face was full of terror, while in the backseat sat a man wreathed in flames, looking like he stepped straight out of a fantasy novel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry up, hurry up, I’m getting excited to see my peers, hahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"F*ck all that Hunter and Prey crap! I’m the Hunter! I’ll just kill them all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, a flaming fireball floated silently above the passenger seat, ready to explode at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver was drenched in sweat, not from fear but pure heat, and now steam was rising as he was forced to find other players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ota Ward, a relatively remote district — Xie Antong stepped out of a black car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver had fallen asleep, but judging by his breathing, he wasn’t dead yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on her game panel, a new holographic map had appeared, showing a hundred flashing light points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why....\" Xie Antong’s expression was one of confusion and a bit of numbness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There should only be a few Hell Mode games...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why had she matched into one again?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nameless sense of foreboding welled up inside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting closer to an area dense with light dots, Lu Ce casually picked one and locked onto the target, telling Black Knight to sprint full speed toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need for nonsense — grab one first, break open a path, at least figure out how players were being eliminated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, among all Lu Ce’s masks, the Greed Mask was the most intelligence-oriented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way, he noticed something felt very wrong about this city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t hidden his abnormality at all, practically flaunting himself as a player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what he saw wasn’t surprise at recognizing him — what he saw most was arguments breaking out every few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shop owners getting into street fights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People tossing things off high-rises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cars smashing into each other over parking spaces like they were trying to kill each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t anything huge, but it was happening way too often — the whole city didn’t feel normal anymore, more like a violent, crime-ridden city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn’t know he was in Tokyo, he would’ve thought he was in Los Santos from Grand Theft Auto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just then, the road ahead was completely jammed — a massive chorus of honking filled the air, making his brain feel like mush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy sh*t! Is the city breaking down? Or are Tokyo streets just always this full of 'martial virtue'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bizarre situation made the expression on the Greed Mask even more excited, and he asked Black Knight under him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, got any good ideas?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just crash through.\" Black Knight’s voice was casual and confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And if I wanna be a little gentler?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then hold on tight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1062,"2026-06-02T09:03:27.233Z",1,"novelbin.me","ff76490f31e06e76d0f226d7f73eee5b4aa936b0f4f5ac6aaa55a0dabb73bd43","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-166","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-164",867,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-cover.jpg"]