[{"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-195":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},687679,922,"Chapter 195: Life-or-Death Moment, National Referendum!","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-195",195,"\u003Cp>Xie Antong: ?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes froze for a moment, as if she didn’t register what that sentence meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But looking at the Blue Mask in front of her, she gradually started to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right—both of them knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was already the third game they’d been matched in together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That kind of probability is hard to call a coincidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It proved the game's matching mechanism was unlikely to be random—in other words, its player selection might be based on various unknown reasons, selectively determined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as long as there was selection, then it made perfect sense to say, “The game specifically puts the strongest players in one game to accomplish a certain goal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She temporarily ignored “Sin’s” narcissistic statement from before. In her eyes, a bit of confidence from “Sin” was normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even just the power he had shown was already enough to leave people in despair—let alone the potential strength he hadn’t yet revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was arguably the person who understood how strong “Sin” truly was, more than anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, next to them, Sun’s forehead veins were popping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—He was pissed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh... kid, you really know how to push my buttons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s all this crap about not having confidence? Of course I think I can win! I was just talking hypothetically—I’m just not as f***ing full of myself as you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think it’s better if we settle this between us first, then deal with whatever little Hunter Japan has to offer...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce also chuckled. Seeing the flames rising on the other guy, the Blue Mask flickered with an odd expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why say ‘settle this’ instead of just saying you’ll kill me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You still don’t have much confidence. Kinda disappointing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But it just so happens—I was thinking the game was moving a bit too fast anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the two of them about to go at it, Xie Antong was instantly thrown off. She quickly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, you’re seriously thinking of fighting right now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t we already figure out what’s going on in the game?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cut the crap!” Sun snapped his head around, eyes blazing red, like they were literally on fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You said the game would enter Phase Two after the decryption, but I don’t see anything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, the pitch-black night sky seemed to flicker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant, bell-like voice rang out above all of Tokyo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Initialization complete. Game location has been finalized.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That voice wasn’t just for the players—it echoed across the entire city. In the black sky, massive blood-red letters appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter where you looked up from, you could clearly see the text. No one knew how huge it really was, but it gave off a strong sense of wrongness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun: ......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a strong feeling this game was targeting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce and Xie Antong also looked up at the words above their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of divine message made Xie Antong feel a strange, uneasy stirring inside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost subconsciously, she opened her livestream screen, wanting to see what the audience was saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this was a game that affected the real world—plenty of people should be following what was happening in Tokyo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【: Hey, wait, why did the news feed go black?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【: Same here. I was watching Tokyo’s news and the game stream at the same time. It was cool having two perspectives.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【: I just saw the news—Tokyo’s gone, guys!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing all the barrage comments, Xie Antong immediately spotted the key one and asked aloud:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tokyo’s gone?! What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【: Whoa, Blank-sama read the stream chat? That’s rare.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【: News reports say it—Tokyo no longer appears on the satellite map. Just a patch of darkness. No idea what’s happening.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【: No signals from inside Tokyo are reaching the outside. Phone lines and everything else are completely cut off. No clue why.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【: Must be game-related. You’re awesome, Queen!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, thanks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to keep watching. Across the dark sky, more blood-red words appeared again, echoing through the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The game’s secret has been guessed by the Prey. Now, it’s up to the Hunters to choose whether to enter the next phase and join the game.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Each one of you received a message before the game began.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Now, please make your decision. Do you officially want to enter the game?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【National Referendum begins!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was the citizens’ turn to be shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobody was really sleeping tonight. In the streets, bars, and alleyways, people stared at each other, wide-eyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You guys got a message too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean that game thing?... You too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought it was something special just for me. Turns out everyone got it. Said there’d be benefits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, I thought I was hallucinating or something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So then? ...Should we agree?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That last question, honestly, wasn’t even necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no downside to agreeing. As an ordinary person, it might be worth seeing what happens—what if it works out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five minutes passed. The referendum approval rate: 97%!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Referendum complete. Game enters Phase Two. Tokyo joins the game!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【All Prey task: survival time halved—twelve hours.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【All Hunters: use any means necessary to hunt down the Prey and destroy the beacons on their bodies.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【All disguises on the Prey have vanished. Stealth is now up to them.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the voice ended, Xie Antong’s disguised appearance—her always-present look—faded instantly, revealing her flowing long hair and helmet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce and Sun didn’t have that issue. Neither of them had ever hidden themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Remaining escape time: 05:46:23!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Tokyo Battle Royale. Game continues!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the game resumed, every player’s interface began rapidly updating with notifications of eliminations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine-crafted Hunters went into full berserk mode. Following Tokyo’s guidance, they charged at the players, beginning a massacre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong saw everything clearly through the All-Seeing Eye and quickly spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Red Hunters may be tracking using the collective will of the civilians.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They might have to choose from among different intentions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she was racking her brain trying to find a weakness—any weakness in these things—but then she suddenly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swallowed and looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her head and looked down both sides of the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those pitch-black streets. The buildings without lights. A city that seemed peaceful and calm...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like countless malicious eyes were hidden in the darkness, watching them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this moment on—Tokyo is the enemy!\u003C\u002Fp>",1052,"2026-06-02T09:03:27.233Z",1,"novelbin.me","e1f2c5ede25668072b9ee65e50a31289409f2c09ed0eed79da03ab6e52da7ee3","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-196","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-194",867,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-cover.jpg"]