[{"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-268":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},687852,922,"Chapter 268: A-001 Death's Gate, Wrapping Up","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-268",268,"\u003Cp>\"Blood vessels... of a god?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong frowned as she repeated the words, still struggling to comprehend the scale of this battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was confirmed now - gods existed, and they were fighting against them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that why communication had been so sporadic below ground? Because they were facing something far too powerful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the weakened and battered state of \"Sin\" before her - more vulnerable than she'd ever seen him - Xie Antong slowly knelt down to examine him closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... take such reckless risks...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What choice did I have? You didn't exactly offer to switch places with me via earpiece earlier,\" Lu Ce chuckled weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief pause, she gave a bitter laugh. \"Well, the suicidal missions are your specialty. Out of potions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your mask... what happened? Can you still drink through it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once pink mask now bore twisted spiral patterns as if wrenched by tremendous force, its base color barely visible beneath fluorescent green streaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The mask's fine, but forget the potion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce could barely manage a slight head shake - even that small movement was difficult now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His condition was improving, but at a glacial pace. It was like trying to refill a lake through a single faucet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those medicines... probably won't help right now...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His earlier transformation - that momentary brush with divinity - had granted Lu Ce profound insights. He suddenly understood something fundamental about CHOSEN'S PARADISE: this game was intrinsically connected to the gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All abilities, items, weapons, and Sequence Objects obtained here were ultimately god-related in nature. The powers players gained likely originated from those unseen deities. Sequence Objects contained divine power with heavy contamination - stronger than weapons but with worse side effects. Weapons were purified versions, retaining only fragments of divine power without the corruption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By that logic, all healing items must be connected to the god of Life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having suffered life-energy backlash earlier, Lu Ce knew potions would just make him vomit - completely ineffective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\" Xie Antong felt this exceeded her understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hard to explain... Let's just say anything life-related probably won't help me now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong's eyes flickered. She knelt fully, reaching for Lu Ce's emaciated right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce: ?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instinctively pulled back, but Xie Antong moved with surgical precision, seizing his wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay still. I need to check your condition.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice remained clinical, though his reflexive withdrawal sent an unnoticed pang through her. After a long examination, she frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your current state... are you even alive anymore?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since when did you study Chinese medicine?\" Lu Ce deflected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why should you know everything about me?\" Xie Antong countered deliberately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the silence that followed, Lu Ce noticed her intense scrutiny of his mask - like the All-Seeing Eye analyzing data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're not thinking of removing my mask now, are you? I'll kill you~\" His playful threat barely concealed how he subtly withdrew his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never mind.\" Xie Antong pondered briefly before asking, \"You said life-related things won't help, correct?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She'd deduced that [Life] must be the deity connected to this game event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then this should be unrelated to life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flick of her wrist, she produced a half-foot-long golden needle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If life energy can't help you... perhaps Death can? Trust me enough to try?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is that?\" The gleaming needle made Lu Ce's eyes sting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sequence Object A-001: Death's Gate.\" Even Xie Antong regarded the item warily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last time I saw a 001 was the Ancient God's Reflection. Not sure if it's the same item that disappeared after use... but the game identifies it as such.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as your body and soul haven't been completely annihilated, this should preserve you until we achieve perfect clearance healing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An A-rank Sequence Object? The top of its class?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce was genuinely shocked. And why would something called \"Death's Gate\" be a needle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you want me to take this out of the game? The top A-rank item - not worried I'll keep it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you trust me enough to use it, I can trust you with it,\" Xie Antong said indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How does it work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Simple - insert it into your heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stab an A-rank artifact into his own heart?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his hesitation, Xie Antong moved to put it away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No trust? Fine. You probably won't die immediately anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think I'd back down from your challenge?!\" Lu Ce's voice suddenly shifted octaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Xie Antong flinched at the intensity radiating from behind that mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please. Proceed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spray of blood followed as Xie Antong drove the needle home without ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce's body convulsed violently, folding nearly in half as he vomited green blood. Yet moments later, he slowly rose to his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch... interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though that stab felt a bit... cathartic for you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The needle had disappeared completely, leaving only a tiny golden puncture. Lu Ce felt weightless - still weak, but standing required no effort now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them, Black Knight quietly retracted a cannon barrel that had been trained on Xie Antong's back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce surveyed the area. Wherever his gaze fell, other players averted their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seems the game isn't over yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem. Just some cleanup work remaining.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",874,"2026-06-02T09:03:27.233Z",1,"novelbin.me","42268f9a7113220e3d8b7caf8d3aa02a71276984d11e8d4ba2c822aa80ed29a7","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-269","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-267",867,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-cover.jpg"]