[{"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-303":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},687987,922,"Chapter 303: The Divine Son Arrives, Body Theft?","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-303",303,"\u003Cp>The two stared at each other for a while, with Pride instinctively releasing his overwhelming authoritative aura, the pressure bearing down like a physical force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Xie Antong appeared completely unfazed, showing no significant emotional reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did she take some kind of drug just now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce wondered silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if I refuse to return it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's perfectly fine.\" Xie Antong lowered her eyes slightly. \"Then it just means you're using force to keep what doesn't belong to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pride: \"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, this made sense—everything in the world existed for his taking, and seizing whatever he wanted was his natural right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crux was—he hadn't seized the item by force initially. He'd explicitly borrowed it, promising to return it during this game session.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This left Pride, who valued face above all else, trapped in an awkward position where backing down felt impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outright plundering? Acceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breaking a borrowing promise? Mmm... not quite as acceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His golden mask creased at the brow as he stared down at Xie Antong in prolonged silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wait, why the infighting? They were cooperating fine earlier—what's happening?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Don't provoke Sin! This guy clearly has no team spirit—what if he snaps?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Weren't they getting along earlier? What's their actual relationship off-camera?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience grew increasingly concerned, some even strategizing ways to help Blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the princess watching nearby frowned anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the choice, she naturally preferred the girl between these two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She debated whether to intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the prolonged silence, Pride raised a single finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess and guards tensed at the gesture—yet the helmeted girl remained utterly composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce pointed the raised finger at his own chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truthfully, he'd prepared for this scenario since the game's very beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since donning the mask, outmaneuvering himself had become routine training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll return what I took—consider it a debt owed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Name your price.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you'd do well... to watch your tone with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong glanced at his chest and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to leave immediately—but the moment her back faced him, her lips curled upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person she'd chosen would never be fully controlled by that mask!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surface conflict dissipated as abruptly as it began, leaving the princess bewildered. After glancing between them, she remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the world's timeline accelerated, twelve hours vanished instantly, necessitating fresh preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All servants disappeared—night had fallen, demanding rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guards scrambled to make arrangements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce obviously couldn't share quarters with a bride-to-be princess. After brief negotiations, the castle offered an exceptionally grand chamber—likely reserved for foreign emissaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He declined, unwilling to waste energy on trivial negotiations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Discovering the \"God's\" involvement in this game had electrified him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spent the night stargazing from the palace's white jade rooftop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Notably—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce's original servant quarters remained empty. Despite turning the palace upside down, guards never found the mysteriously vanished attendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dungeon, Sun remained shackled by massive magic-suppressing chains, limbs encased in metal—yet offered no resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost as if... waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawn arrived swiftly. As first light touched the horizon, swarms of bizarre creatures soared over distant mountains toward the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce narrowed his eyes at the unfamiliar beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If forced to categorize them... perhaps \"griffins\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Armored warriors packed each griffin's back. One glance told Lu Ce their combat prowess...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pathetically weak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(At least by Pride's standards—these fighters actually ranked among elite players.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swiftly locked onto a lavishly dressed figure at the formation's center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them were up in the air, and they even looked each other in the eye for a moment\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the mountain, crowds gathered for the wedding ceremony knelt en masse as the griffin fleet approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Divine Son!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Divine Son comes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as worship began, people abruptly noticed the discrepancy—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Divine Son?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn't the Divine Son already standing atop the palace?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heads swiveled toward the palace summit, where Lu Ce remained—now stepping forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rising sun gilded his silhouette, casting him once more as the golden-radiant deity from yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Identical divine aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instant confusion paralyzed the crowd into stunned silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which one was real?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's the one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the princess' chambers—where Xie Antong had re-entered—she pointed at the griffin fleet outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With servant timelines altered, the princess claimed her schedule needed adjusting to match the accelerated world time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus she'd bypassed guard scrutiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For reasons unclear, Xie Antong now enjoyed \"exclusive favor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Xie Antong couldn't identify the key figure among griffin riders, the princess recognized him instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your beloved? Does he look the same?\" Xie Antong probed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" The princess' eyes glazed with sudden bliss. \"His face... has been engraved in my heart for years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong: \"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even facial memories rewritten? Tch—was her theory correct?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it actually be... body theft?...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she murmured this, the entire castle quaked violently again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could you please stop saying such things randomly?\" The princess winced, turning back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before that lunatic barges in here again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",826,"2026-06-02T09:03:27.234Z",1,"novelbin.me","32c9a97b0d8e014fd5652e8d97c01aede687dcd3395cfdb871c67cf89ab1bc35","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-304","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-302",867,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-cover.jpg"]