[{"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-232":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},687816,922,"Chapter 232: Fooled Till Limp, Meeting the Warden","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-232",232,"\u003Cp>Know-it-All: ......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds of silence, though he really didn’t want to admit it, he had to admit—well, it kind of made sense...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk, wait... was he getting brainwashed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brain spun for a while, and he felt annoyed and frustrated. He said irritably:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But you just said, if I help you, you’d pay me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Know-it-All wasn’t even thinking about what kind of reward he wanted anymore. He just had this strong feeling he was about to get stiffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really? Are you sure that’s what I said?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I don’t remember it that way.” Xie Antong saw the hesitation and immediately grew more confident, continuing to bluff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What I remember saying was: I’ll pay you after I give it to you and get it back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Know-it-All pinched his brow and racked his brain. Did he really remember it wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk, maybe it was possible. He was already furious back then, probably too muddled to think straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh... is that... how it was?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【: That’s it, he’s been totally bamboozled. So indecisive?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【: This is supposed to be one of the top three you shouldn't mess with? Seriously?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【: So this is the combo move of Blank and Sin? They've evolved to torment NPCs together now.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Know-it-All falling into confusion, the viewers were already cracking up. Xie Antong seized the moment and quickly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course that's how it was!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Know-it-All wasn’t having it and tried to push back:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I don’t think that’s right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You said it wasn’t safe with you, so leaving it with me meant I was taking the risk for you. So you should pay upfront.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or at least, pay half?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Know-it-All was now completely lost in the logic maze—he was even starting to haggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pay half?” Xie Antong paused, then quickly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But leaving it with you is a risk for me too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I guarantee there won’t be any problem while it’s with me,” Know-it-All quickly added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I guarantee that once I get it back, you’ll get a generous reward!” Xie Antong responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them paused for a moment, and then Xie Antong added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, I’ll leave some collateral with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?” Know-it-All’s eyes lit up—finally some good news. “What are you putting up as collateral?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That headset,” Xie Antong said matter-of-factly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I leave it with you—it’s collateral. If I don’t pay, you don’t give it back. Simple, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Know-it-All heard that and thought, sh*t, that makes too much sense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The logic was air-tight. He had no room to argue at all. He even felt awkward trying to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tsk... why are you suddenly so coherent...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without thinking, Xie Antong replied based on her knowledge of Sin:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe I was in a bad mood just now—hormones out of whack or something. Might’ve seemed a little rude, sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t know which mask Sin was wearing this time, but in her memory, Sin’s humanity was never particularly decent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Know-it-All looked completely stunned, staring at Xie Antong for a long time before slowly saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t expect you to actually say something human for once...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong: ......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really wanted to know what Sin had done in here before she came in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a bit more casual chatter, she handed over the headset and temporarily ended this encounter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for how Sin would retrieve the headset—that wasn’t her problem. After so many games together, she believed he’d figure something out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After she left the room, she realized she’d completely forgotten that she came here to gather information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since Sin had taken the initiative to contact her, she’d just follow his lead now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once outside, Xie Antong quietly moved to the side, throwing out her All-Seeing Eyes, scattering them across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had originally intended to leave one in Know-it-All’s room, but she realized that room might be under some kind of game restriction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The visuals were unusually blurry—she could barely get any useful data back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she gave up on that, and started scanning the prison’s layout instead. After all, they were planning a prison break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, all that was left was to wait for Sin to reach out. But where was he now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up at the gloomy sky, her eyes filled with unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it really... you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it you? Huh? F*ck!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere, Lu Ce was cursing loudly while strolling through the prison with a prison guard’s face on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had now wandered to what was supposedly the warden’s location, but got stopped by a gatekeeper who asked him to register.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he very politely started swearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m here to see him, not you. Why the hell are you stopping me? Are you tired of living?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard didn’t dare mess with a prison officer, but still had to tough it out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s just... sir, we’ve got rules. We just need to register real quick.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rules, my *ss! Open your dog eyes and look—do you even know who I am?” Lu Ce barked arrogantly under the guise of the prison guard. “I AM the rules!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gatekeeper didn’t dare say another word. Normally, the prison guards, the warden, and Know-it-All barely interacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter what, they were way above his pay grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to get squashed like a bug, so he had no choice but to step aside and let the guard through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, did you leave your brain in your pelvis? Open the damn door properly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard: ......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, the guards were always cruel and violent, but today’s level of mouthy aggression was on a whole new level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several tedious procedures, Lu Ce was finally led to the warden’s door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“F*ck, this old bastard’s such a pain. Just to see him, so much red tape.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce didn’t bother keeping it down. He cursed right in front of the door. The gatekeeper shivered and quickly backed away, pretending he heard nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce knocked, waited a bit, then pushed the door open after a click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the door was a dimly lit office, with a shadowy figure seated at a desk—it was kind of spooky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you here for?” the warden said in a raspy voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lights turned on—Lu Ce didn’t even say hello. He just flipped the switch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warden: ?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I prefer darker lighting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem. I prefer it bright. Deal with it,” Lu Ce replied.\u003C\u002Fp>",1064,"2026-06-02T09:03:27.233Z",1,"novelbin.me","9196d98aeea66c45a8f448ce608fef9ff01895c5bfd6cde55f56361f8c70cbef","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-233","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-231",867,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-cover.jpg"]