[{"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-178":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},687662,922,"Chapter 178: Omniscience Is Omnipotence, Whispers by the Ear","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-178",178,"\u003Cp>Mind-reading, that terrifying ability, definitely isn't something players at this stage of the game can master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chiyo Eine's concern was reasonable, because in her mind, she had imagined the woman before her as something far too terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like one of those characters that exist in every novel—lurking in the dark, like a hibernating snake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was she able, every single time, to step right into the blind spot of her skills, to hit the exact weakest point of her moves?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in reality, Xie Antong was burning through her energy at an alarming rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Predicting every action of the opponent required a ton of prior intel, and control over their psychological weaknesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chiyo Eine—every piece of data showed she was the definition of cautious and precise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But often, the more precise you are, the more predictable you become. The more cautious, the clearer your weaknesses appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In every solo fight, her tactics followed roughly the same formula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Xie Antong had rehearsed her combat patterns in her mind ten thousand times. Coupled with real-time reading of her eyes, she could almost predict her moves with 100% accuracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She used to gather info on top players just out of personal interest—never thought the day would come when it’d actually be useful...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two were in a very delicate stalemate right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chiyo Eine: How much is this person really hiding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong: I’ve been walking on eggshells for minutes now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at the burning incense in Xie Antong's hand, then at the tentacles she herself had conjured earlier, now constantly dissolving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just how much are you hiding? Can you really read minds?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chiyo Eine paused her attacks for now, her expression slightly grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, take a guess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong naturally kept up her act, smiling as she replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder you're one of them. That 'everything under control' look on your face is just like ‘Sin.’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chiyo Eine said coldly, looking extremely annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong: ......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smile froze—gone was the cheeky grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chiyo Eine looked downright terrible—her expression stiff and unnatural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone really could read minds, they'd know she was mentally chanting like crazy: takoyaki, takoyaki...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the other person really could read minds...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then this game would be a serious pain in the *ss, wouldn't it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now’s not the time to explain anything to an enemy. She kept up the relaxed front—she didn’t even bother running faster before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew—this was the time when she absolutely couldn’t show any weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Chiyo Eine really not take her down?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course not!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Chiyo opened with her ultimate, summoning a massive black water prison to engulf everything—then even if Xie saw it coming, it’d be useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she knew—Chiyo Eine definitely wouldn't do that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though this was their first meeting, at this point, Xie Antong already knew her better than her own parents did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Chiyo was cautious. She didn’t know this hand-picked contestant of “Sin,” the one he told to \"go all out, kill them all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That lack of knowledge made her unsure. When you're unsure, you probe. You can’t go all in and reveal your cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since that would cost a lot of energy. And as someone also with high Spirit Sense, she knew even the Sun probably couldn't stay in peak condition for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as long as she was probing, Xie Antong could handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more she probed and failed, the less info she got. Without info, she couldn’t make a move—her probing became pointless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more she probed, the less she gained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the two of them were stuck here dragging things out, over on the other side, Reno hadn’t stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha, haha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laughed manically and swung the muzzle of his gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Disguise... undercover... hidden identity... this feels so familiar...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered crazily to himself. His body was now abnormally huge, transformed into a steel freak. His mind was clearly starting to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The machine gun began to fire again. Chiyo Eine was really annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy’s ability wasn’t deadly—so not a big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if she had to block everything, even a single missed bullet could mean a gunshot wound. Her body probably couldn’t handle that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her black water armor didn’t fully cover her—what if she got hit in the eyes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she summoned her black water again and turned her head—Xie Antong was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sly woman had somehow slipped behind her again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart tightened instantly, and she began dodging and weaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it felt like she was stuck in some loop—as if the three of them were forming a straight line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reno was up front, madly spraying bullets. Xie Antong was right behind Chiyo Eine—sandwiching her in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chiyo Eine: ?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wonderful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I’m the only one getting targeted here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for the moment, she couldn’t pull herself out. And strangely, the Blank behind her didn’t seem like she had any intention of attacking her either...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong stared seriously at the barrage from Reno.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flick of her hand, she pulled out a gun—obviously an in-game weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grip frame popped out, forming a layer of metal that wrapped around her wrist, serving as a unique kind of shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She locked eyes on Reno in the distance—was this the twelfth-ranked in the world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The All-Seeing Eye, a powerful Legendary gear, had only one simple description: Omniscience is Omnipotence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had never considered using it for combat before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that fate—or rather, that bastard—had framed her, forcing her to face one of the world’s top experts...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She kinda wanted to try it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her gun. The world around her seemed to slow down. Her brain power drained rapidly as the All-Seeing Eye squeezed every last bit of rationality from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even felt like she could see the bullet's trajectory!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her arm, leveled it—and fired one steady shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chiyo Eine heard the gunshot and felt a sharp whizz right past her ear—a bullet sliding by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bullet seemed to have auto-tracking, weaving through the storm of bullets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It drilled clean into a tentacle in front of her, then burst out the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resistance it met twisted its path slightly—almost like someone had guided it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It cut through the black water in the air, split the turbulence, and when it reached Reno, it collided with a bullet flying out of his own gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second impact—kinetic energy neutralized. The now-slowed bullet curved upward and, with its final burst of power, pierced the armor at Reno’s neck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood oozed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong's legs buckled—this level of calculation had almost drained her dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she heard those eerie whispers again in her ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, hehe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you coming? Come on~.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1123,"2026-06-02T09:03:27.233Z",1,"novelbin.me","d86c1f00b4b4e256ab4a64aff17a2ff3c8328949643ddf12eea0f942ede47d8c","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-179","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-177",867,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-cover.jpg"]