[{"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-257":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},687841,922,"Chapter 257: Nonsense and Strange Coincidences","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-257",257,"\u003Cp>\"You... you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong was left speechless, stumbling over her words so much she even slipped into honorifics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn't comprehend this bizarre turn of events - it felt utterly absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From her perspective, it was like two warring factions fighting intensely only to discover their enemy's leader might actually be on their side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that such things never happened, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Hell Mode!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could the boss of Hell Mode be an ally?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of game would that be!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her thoughts in complete disarray, she suddenly remembered she was still under the effects of \"Sound of Falling Snow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could you explain in more detail? What exactly is your stance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then the Warden suddenly flew into a rage, his eyes turning pitch black again as a single insane word echoed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill!...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next sound Xie Antong heard was a disturbing crunch - he was biting down on her All-Seeing Eye!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bite force surpassed that of any adult male lion, approaching hydraulic press levels!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong immediately willed her All-Seeing Eye to burst free from his mouth and soar skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was a legendary weapon with indestructible hardness, she couldn't risk any damage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Warden was clearly unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did he mean by \"the first to wake up\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave her the impression of someone with split personalities, only coherent during brief intervals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This reminded her of the logical inconsistencies she'd noticed among prisoners when first arriving at the prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly feeling chilled to the bone, she urgently called out to \"Sin\":\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's something you need to know!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly relayed the Warden's demands, including the part about \"the first to wake up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce pondered for several seconds amidst the goblin horde before his gaze locked onto the three brains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What \"previous actions\" could he mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surely not slaughtering goblins - he'd been doing that continuously without being told.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That left only one possibility: the three brains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real question was whether to trust the Warden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any sane person would think: Why obey your enemy's instructions? Isn't this a trap?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Ce wearing the Jealousy Mask was anything but sane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You dare tell me? I dare not do it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let's play!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaped over the goblin army in a single bound and went straight for the brains - all three simultaneously!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Hell's Roar mowed down goblins, he occasionally took potshots at the brains below, though they showed no visible effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, Xie Antong made her move, heading straight for Know-it-All.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After briefly consulting with \"Sin\" about their earlier conversation with Know-it-All, she knew she had to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she didn't intervene, the prisoners and players on the ground would be slaughtered like livestock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xie Antong's helmeted figure advanced, the crowd instinctively parted like wheat fields bowing before the wind, clearing a path to Know-it-All as if making way for their commanding officer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong didn't know when she'd earned such deference, but her expression remained grave, fully aware of what she faced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step by step she approached. Know-it-All grew puzzled - why was everyone suddenly retreating?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he saw her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire body stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever else had happened these past days, this woman had left the deepest impression - practically branded into his memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong stopped about ten meters away - close enough to use her Exit Coin if he attacked suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Removing her earpiece, she held it up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This headset was supposed to be a pair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, for some reason, there's only one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Know-it-All: \"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head practically exploded. Why lead with that?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eyes narrowing, he was no longer the clueless patsy from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do I know you're not lying to me again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\" Xie Antong knew she needed heavy ammunition now. \"How do you know I was the one who deceived you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Know-it-All: \"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mean... even you were impersonated? Then...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See?\" Xie Antong smiled brightly. \"You just got tricked again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Know-it-All: \"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fists clenched hard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having successfully disrupted his thoughts, Xie Antong knew it was time for serious talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She began sharing information obtained from \"Sin\":\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Truth or lies don't matter now. One thing is certain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's a major conspiracy here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Know-it-All slowly grew quiet. \"What conspiracy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What conspiracy indeed! Ask \"Sin\"! Xie Antong screamed internally. Even \"Sin\" didn't know - this was all improvised nonsense that had somehow lasted this long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything is part of the conspiracy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything?\" Know-it-All looked lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe I told you before,\" Xie Antong echoed Lu Ce's earlier words, \"If you understand, you'll know what to do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you understand now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understand my ass!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong was just buying time. Against stronger opponents, psychological warfare was key.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Know-it-All proved surprisingly gullible, actually pondering this seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below, Lu Ce furiously \"played\" with the three brains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Know-it-All's body kept spontaneously generating strange tools that clattered to the ground - wrenches, hammers, all sorts of implements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him actually frozen in thought, Xie Antong quickly devised a beneficial narrative:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember what I said?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Warden's compromised! Has been for a while!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Know-it-All shuddered, as if genuinely having an epiphany from this fabricated tale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced back at the Warden and suddenly laughed - a disturbing, choking expression that made his face twitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see... so that's it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course he's the problem. The prison's in chaos and he does nothing? Dereliction of duty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He woke up first after all...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",899,"2026-06-02T09:03:27.233Z",1,"novelbin.me","7aaaa675e15c230d45448f28260408bf09301d2e75d3a56890081d8a25788229","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-258","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-256",867,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-cover.jpg"]