[{"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-19":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},687753,922,"Chapter 19: Rationality May Not Be Reliable, But Greed and Human Nature Are Eternal!","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-19",19,"\u003Cp>The moment Player Two thought of this, her gaze turned blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as… as long as we all trust each other, there won't be a situation where only he gets the biggest share...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was still racking her brain, muttering to herself in vain. This problem was actually quite simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as everyone trusted each other, as long as they all trusted her, how could the four of them end up with such a pitiful share?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was precisely this bit of suspicion that kept everyone stuck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop thinking, Number Two.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Lu Ce spoke again, cutting off her train of thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you truly face your own heart? Do you believe that if I die, you won’t want to take the biggest share for yourself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And even if you really manage to find a way to gain everyone’s trust, to throw me out, putting yourself in the best position…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light in Player Two's eyes slowly dimmed. Upon hearing this, she finally realized—there was no solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, she thought she could turn the situation around with her 'intelligence.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there were no 'ifs.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, Lu Ce had started playing with the little bugs that had crawled inside. One of them, shaped like a scorpion with an enormous tail, had already climbed onto his body at his beckoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked it up, gave it a slight squeeze, and the seemingly tough, giant insect instantly became powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of thought, Lu Ce brought the bug closer to the wound on his severed leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, the scorpion’s tail convulsed violently, and something no one expected happened—it sprayed fire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Chosen of Agony! Pain Points +6!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy sh*t! What kind of alien creature is this?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce was genuinely stunned. Looking at his half-charred, half-raw severed leg, he never expected the bug to be this powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It breathes fire? Though… I gotta say, its cauterizing effect is pretty decent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cauterizing? You're calling burning your severed limb 'cauterization'?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other players, already burdened with immense stress, felt an even heavier weight on their hearts as they watched him casually test the bug’s abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I take this thing with me? Can I have it? Where's the Game Host? Why aren’t they saying anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【......】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one responded to Lu Ce anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was the previous escape game or the current loot division game, at their core, they weren’t that difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… a severed leg, boiling lava, a rusty saw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A swarm of bugs, looming death, a doorway that could open at any moment to release venomous creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These things kept piling on the pressure, pushing people’s psychological limits, breaking their mental defenses, forcing them to make mistakes—forcing them to give up on life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of that worked on Lu Ce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Number One, I have a question for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the silence, Player Three finally spoke, as if in one last struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your analysis makes sense, but this distribution method assumes that everyone is rational.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if someone among us doesn’t care about benefits, doesn’t care about anything, and just wants to throw you out—to kill you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he finished speaking, a loud bang rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Player Five, as if losing his mind, violently rocked the chair he was sitting on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t care! I don’t care! Why the hell should I suffer a severed leg, endure all this torture, end up in the safest spot, and still get nothing?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want at least ten points! I don’t care who’s distributing, if I don’t get them, I won’t agree! Screw it, we can all die together! I’m the last one anyway, I won’t die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Player Five shouted hysterically, like a man pushed past his breaking point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whether he was just putting on an act or if he had genuinely lost it—no one could tell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a game of strategy like this, dealing with people like him was the most troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Player Two, whose eyes had been dull with despair, suddenly regained her spark. She locked her gaze on Player Five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Player Five went crazy… as long as Player Five was an idiot! No matter the reason, as long as he opposed it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, the player who had been allocated 0 points—Player Four—suddenly spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Number One! Give me five points! Ignore Player Five, I’ll agree!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utter silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the vast room, even the sound of breathing seemed to disappear. The buzzing of insects faded into the background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Player Five's eyes widened to the extreme. His crazed expression instantly vanished as he stared in disbelief at Player Four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His act of madness—his desperate attempt to pressure Lu Ce—collapsed in an instant, effortlessly dismantled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahahahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Room One, Lu Ce laughed loudly, his expression beneath the mask brimming with amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had done nothing but watch a farce unfold—the collapse of a weak alliance, undone by itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning to Player Three, he finally gave his answer:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rationality may not be reliable, but greed and human nature are eternal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all instinctively believe that no matter who is in charge of the distribution, once they hold the authority to allocate, they will inevitably make the choice I previously described.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to maximize your own gains while ensuring that others don’t have the chance to do the same.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Greed and suspicion are eternal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether I live or die doesn’t matter. The only choices you truly have are life and death—0 or 1.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a Hell Mode Game. The difference between 0 and 1 in terms of rewards could be massive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The things I just showed you—the things that stir the deepest desires in your hearts—they won’t let you ignore the gap between 0 and 1.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, after this experience, you all might never dare to set foot in this game again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In other words, this could be your last chance to gain benefits—to change your reality...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, only Lu Ce’s voice echoed in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded like he was speaking to the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it also felt like he was reviewing the game for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even the Game Host.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the suffocating tension, every player awaited some unexpected turn of events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But nothing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the second five-minute mark arrived, a massive spider crawled into Player Three’s room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, both Player Three and Player Five silently changed their votes to 'agree.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one tried to justify it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one resisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like completing an unspoken contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Game Over!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Hell Mode Instance: Lava Cavern—Five Players Cleared! One Perfect Completion Player!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Game rewards will be distributed according to the extra trial results!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Chosen’s Paradise welcomes you!】\u003C\u002Fp>",1118,"2026-06-02T09:03:26.862Z",1,"novelbin.me","9905507d5039d082569a0d722f11b8f46d63e1e411d00c1238a588a6c4dd9fec","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-20","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-18",867,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-cover.jpg"]