[{"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-306":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},687990,922,"Chapter 306: You Could Have Used Me; Beneath the Mask","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-306",306,"\u003Cp>Princess: ......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was at a loss for words. Though every word he said sounded harsh, one statement in particular had blocked all her possible escape routes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What if gods don't keep their promises?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever controlled the fate of this world—whether gods or some powerful beings—why would they keep promises to insignificant ants like them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps... perhaps what you're saying won't happen......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess lowered her head, murmuring to herself. Her mental state was already fragile, drowning in her own despair with no way out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Arrogance clearly lacked the ability to empathize, continuing bluntly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this world, only what you can control yourself counts. Promises from others mean nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess sighed deeply, shaking her head before finally looking up to face the golden mask she'd been avoiding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The weak sometimes have no choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If your options are: obey and possibly die, or disobey and certainly die—which would you choose?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce needed no time to ponder such questions, his golden mask glinting as he replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That dilemma doesn't exist for me. My choices are always about who else dies, not whether I die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess actually laughed. It seemed people could still laugh in absolute despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm starting to admire you now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In some ways, you truly are strong—at least mentally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce's golden mask immediately flashed with disdain as he corrected:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, I'm strong in terms of pure power too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Fine,\" the princess conceded helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce seemed to have a rare moment of consideration, looking at the princess as if struck by conscience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But to return to the point—if you truly face that situation, what you described is actually a false dilemma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If resistance means certain death, then obedience also means certain death. History has proven this repeatedly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... these consequences don't actually require consideration. Since death is certain either way, you might as well......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He left the thought unfinished, his golden mask radiating an intimidating glow as he stared fixedly at the princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess looked stunned, hesitating before asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you suggesting... I should die now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce: ......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong nearby nearly lost her composure. She genuinely pitied the princess—under continuous pressure, the princess's mind seemed to be breaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made sense. Between likely divine brainwashing, memory alterations, and madness, maintaining basic logic was probably impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrogance's mask displayed an utterly expressionless look: (￣_，￣).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your words possess a certain beauty completely untainted by intellect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess suddenly flopped onto the bed as if giving up, her lips curling into a resigned, self-abandoned smile as she spoke with crazed laughter:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's the point of saying all this? You're the king—you've never faced problems you couldn't solve. I'm weak, pinning hopes on illusions. I admit it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this point, what choice do I have? If my death could change everything, I'd kill myself right now—no problem!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No paths before me, no opportunities—what can I do? What choices do I have?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong frowned, repeatedly wanting to interject. She felt further conversation with the princess was meaningless now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced sideways at \"Sin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he truly never encountered unsolvable problems?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More likely he'd faced countless challenges but always believed he could overcome them, fighting desperately with no retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps in his eyes, death was just death—no afterlife to confirm his failures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was about to speak, Lu Ce suddenly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who said you have no opportunities?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What opportunities?!\" The princess jerked her head up, bewildered, pointing at Xie Antong. \"Like she said, I don't even know if my memories are real or my thoughts are my own!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know what I'm facing, nor what to resist—only that something bad is happening. What opportunities?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I came. You saw me.\" Lu Ce said with abnormal calm. \"You could have tried to use me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess: ?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, she froze, staring at Lu Ce with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring her reaction, Lu Ce turned to observe the thing sealed in the giant stone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After my arrival, you realized I'm a variable—my strength, my timing, all variables.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You could have used me to kill your so-called marriage partner outright, to see what would happen. But you refused.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You could have used me to keep her guessing possible reasons, making this place shake violently enough to free that weapon from the stone. But you didn't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You could have redirected disaster—shifted calamities you couldn't handle onto me. Instead, you wallowed in self-pity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess sat up, her brow furrowed in confusion. She couldn't fathom how someone could so calmly say \"you could have used me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn't he be angry at being used? Why was it the opposite for him?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if he wasn't talking about himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What... do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing much.\" The gaze from the golden mask grew increasingly sharp. \"I'm saying your heart has already submitted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've lost that spirit—to seize every possible variable, every glimmer of hope, always ready to fight back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this nation's fate rests with you... don't bother. It's already doomed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Xie Antong lowered her head slightly, her helmet concealing trembling eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emotions surged within her like springwater about to overflow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were these words something \"Arrogance\" should say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While listeners would hear only condescension and harshness, she detected frustration at wasted potential... and compassion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was him!\u003C\u002Fp>",882,"2026-06-02T09:03:27.234Z",1,"novelbin.me","06191e26266fb9d883f0886b9cb568a94cb9aea15930153d64220497431ce920","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-307","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-305",867,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-cover.jpg"]