[{"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-224":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},687808,922,"Chapter 224: Probing; House of Beasts","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-224",224,"\u003Cp>The two locked eyes in the air while the rest of the inmates crouched on the ground, hugging their heads, shivering in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce laced his fingers together and swung his legs on the upper bunk, looking at the Black Tower below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang! Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron chain door of the prison started rattling, and the main gate slowly opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step... step...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leather shoes clicked rhythmically on the concrete floor—each step landing like a stomp on the hearts of the inmates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That intense pressure was like fear carved into their very souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew what horrors they’d been through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, they started glaring at each other in shock and resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he looking to die?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prison Guard had already entered. He ignored the squatting crowd around him and stared straight at Lu Ce on the bed, opening his mouth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, exactly,\" Lu Ce nodded his chin at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prison Guard: ?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard was momentarily stunned, wondering if his brain had skipped something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hadn't he just asked the question?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it sounded like Lu Ce had flipped it back at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief silence, the guard replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm Bronnk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who's Bronnk?\" Lu Ce asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bronnk is me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you sure talk a lot of sh*t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inmates still crouched on the ground were all dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They turned around in shock to stare at the guy wearing the Pink Mask, clearly courting death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he actually insane?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In all their time here, they had never seen a Prison Guard chit-chat. They didn’t even know the guy’s name was Bronnk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell was this lunatic doing?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing he'd just been insulted, the guard froze, then stepped forward—a wave of pressure crashing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you just say? So, who are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You ever heard of Guo Degang?\" Lu Ce replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nope. Who's that?\" The guard looked confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guo Degang is Yue Yunpeng’s master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And who's Yue Yunpeng?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yue Yunpeng is Guo Degang’s disciple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... what does that have to do with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing. I’m just messing with an idiot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The taunt finally pushed the Prison Guard over the edge—his body swelled up, muscles bulging like rocks beneath his uniform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What now? You puffed yourself up like a f**king balloon?\" Lu Ce still didn't let up, but jumped down from the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the Prison Guard stepped right up to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung a punch straight at Lu Ce’s face, but Lu Ce raised his arm to block—two arms collided midair like iron hammers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From just one clash, Lu Ce could tell: this guy’s physical combat strength wasn’t below his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder he was said to be one of the three untouchables in the prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, Lu Ce noticed something off—a wave of weakness swept over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right hand, which had been holding back the guard’s arm, suddenly felt limp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His whole body felt drained, like his strength was being siphoned away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, the guard’s punch slammed into his stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a muffled sound, Lu Ce's body folded like a flip phone and was sent flying backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crashed through several bunks along the way before slamming into the wall like a curled-up shrimp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Chosen of Agony, Pain Points +3!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar system prompt rang in his ears. Behind the Pink Mask, Lu Ce's face showed confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That feeling wasn’t wrong. There shouldn’t be a huge power gap between him and this guy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what was that dizziness that completely shut down his ability to fight back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t feel any pain. Even embedded in the wall like a shrimp, he didn’t think much of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this... another Prison Restriction?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the last game, the higher-ups and analysts from every major organization had been watching the gameplay footage of Sin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this brutal opening beatdown had many of them frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this how the Strongest Player operated—so reckless?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game’s requirements had been clear: don’t provoke the Prison Guard. And yet here he was, picking a fight without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine, provoke him. But you got insta-killed?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the squatting inmates all let out mocking sneers, turning their heads toward the figure in the rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knew it. These loudmouth newbies never—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as they were gloating, their sneers froze mid-face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clatter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a burst of noise, shattered bed boards clattered to the ground as the guy who should’ve been dead stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pink Mask walked out of the smoke, casually yanking a broken iron bar from his thigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed out in a stream—nearly hitting the closest inmate’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flung the iron shard at the Prison Guard’s head, making a sharp metallic ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t eat breakfast? Useless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why the h*ll did I go limp when you hit me? You got some kind of nasty lower-body disease you passed on to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this guy take a punch and walk it off like nothing, the Prison Guard was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Lu Ce started spouting filth again, completely breaking the guard’s composure—he started to step forward once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce met him head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had wanted to test exactly what kind of \"untouchable\" this game was warning about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just two steps in, the Prison Guard suddenly halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whipping around, he shouted at the others:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Time’s up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you decided... what your Sin is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone watching the show was dumbstruck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like someone flipped a switch, they all started wailing—racing to confess as if being late would cost them their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I shouldn’t have beaten that woman’s kid to death! But he hit me first, and she joined in too! It’s not all my fault!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We were just trying to teach that brat a lesson in school—pushing his head into water for five minutes tops! He only started bleeding 'cause he struggled!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My... my son paid to marry that woman! He went to jail, and I just let her remarry someone else to recoup the money—what’s wrong with that?! She refused, so I starved her a few days...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all scrambled to yell over each other, a mess of voices wailing and screeching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce’s head started to hurt just listening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But slowly, he began to understand—why this place was called the House of Beasts...\u003C\u002Fp>",1047,"2026-06-02T09:03:27.233Z",1,"novelbin.me","b3916935e95c6411c7ba2a97c073dc91e2dd3a1d1494db5d38e3526d4badbb72","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-225","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-223",867,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-cover.jpg"]