[{"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-334":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},688018,922,"Chapter 334: Mind Game, East Sea Debate, and \"Sin\"'s Response","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-334",334,"\u003Cp>[\"Sin\"'s identity fully revealed—this is his true self!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Is humanity’s strongest still a human traitor? His very existence is the greatest crisis this world has ever faced.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Dragon Nation government owes an explanation. What exactly is his true identity and purpose? We refuse to believe you have no idea who he is.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Before dealing with external threats, secure internal stability—hand over \"Sin\"!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[An existence that appeared out of nowhere? Maybe \"Sin\" was originally a creation of the game.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The so-called strongest is merely a bubble woven by the game.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening any news website at random, every headline is about himself, even Lu Ce can’t handle this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What on earth happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confused, he opened some posts and compared them with the current game announcements. Only then did he understand—the game had exceeded its limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And strangely, it seemed like everyone blamed him for this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s not right. What does it mean to blame me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t they be thanking me instead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? The game limit has been raised, isn’t that a good thing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce muttered to himself, a bit speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it truly meant he raised the game limit, wouldn’t that mean more opportunities?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked over the posts many times but still didn’t grasp the core idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, the message was this: this game limit increase is not a good thing for the overall world right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might even cause the world’s destruction, and the scapegoat is being made out to be him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hasn’t the countdown to destruction started the moment this game appeared?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone with power beyond your understanding is right beside you, and yet you feel no crisis?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re not seriously only panicking today, are they?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, this is kind of ridiculous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In reality, it’s just preparing two fronts: internal human conflict on one side, and using you as a scapegoat on the other.” On the other side, the Black Knight, now transformed into a metallic sphere quietly floating in the air, suddenly spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce turned his head toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When are you going to upgrade to a bigger room? Damn, being a ball here every day—I can only be a ball.” The Black Knight cursed first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The truth is, when a major crisis hits, you need an emotional outlet to divert everyone’s feelings.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you really are the game’s mole, then this is the perfect chance to kill you off with a Socratic-style public vote.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re human... hmm, the strongest player is in China. Don’t other countries have anything to say? Internal conflict, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Knight spoke very smugly, as if showing off its vast knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce raised an eyebrow and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You, a motorcycle, sure know a lot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, but there’s one thing I don’t quite understand.” The Black Knight turned serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you human or the game’s mole? I need to know which side I’m on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too lazy to bother with the nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce took a short break, adjusted his mood, and instead of staying in the game, returned to school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bit pretentious to admit, but his current reason for going to school was mainly to familiarize himself with \"normal\" life and gain firsthand understanding of the current world situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, unsurprisingly, the education system was almost paralyzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering, a Dragon Group staff member stressed the dangers of the upcoming Game 2.0 during a meeting, making sure everyone understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, vacation was declared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What caught Lu Ce’s attention was one thing—Xie Antong hadn’t shown up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she hadn’t even asked for leave. This person had never had the habit of skipping class casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe she was emo. The dosage of drugs she had been injected with this time might send her into an emotional whirlpool again for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, as long as she didn’t kill herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a message came through on her phone, and it was from her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Xie Antong: Situation is abnormal.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Xie Antong: Personal suggestion, do not reply to anyone’s messages. Before the game starts, do not communicate with anyone on the game platform!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce: ?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hesitated a little and realized the other side was probably referring to this game over-limit crisis, a huge danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the question was, why send such a message to him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, since the last game, he had sensed something off about her. It seemed like she might have recognized him somehow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the chances were slim, with her specialty ability, it was hard to say...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, it still didn’t feel right. What was this about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe she was too emo, mentally unstable?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he followed her advice—he didn’t reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, no reply to that message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Lu Ce didn’t know was that Xie Antong was not emo at all. In fact, this was the best state she had been in after many drug injections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this time, all four of them received the divine blessing of the God of Love’s chosen power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That power smoothed out her emotional side effects and made her unusually calm and natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, she was using a game item to put her phone into a shredder, directly destroying it completely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even lit a Spirit-Burning Incense stick, attempting a rudimentary ritual to interfere with the causal links.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She liked machines—those memories stored simply as 0s and 1s by electronic circuits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human memories could malfunction, emotions could be manipulated, but machines wouldn’t. Once shredded, they wouldn’t come back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one would be able to retrieve the phone in Lu Ce’s hands, and as for herself, she must erase it now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did this because her rational mind had keenly sensed something was wrong—some intuition, even.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The worldwide crusade against “Sin” was already somewhat suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just now, right after getting off the helicopter and returning home, the first question she was asked was:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is your relationship with ‘Sin’ in that game?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was stunned. Did it get this direct now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that person trustworthy? Is he really human, or could he be a fake created by the game?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did you establish contact with him? Could you have been brainwashed by him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know him in real life?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the empty hall, these questions came from a machine’s voice. There was no one in front of Xie Antong the entire time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt terrible. Although her family situation was complicated and she hadn’t considered this place home for a long time, coming back to this scene was unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like an interrogation. Out of the corner of her eye, she even saw six strange devices covered with lampshades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were machines scanning the whole body’s blood, hormone levels, and heart rate—she recognized them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—These were the world’s most advanced, truly scientific lie detectors!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only reason they hadn’t been widely used in civilian life was their high cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And today, they were used on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong’s face turned cold. A hint of disdain crept onto her lips as she slowly spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In real life, I do not know Sin. I have never seen Sin’s true form.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green light, lie detector shows truth, no lies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The first time I met him was purely by coincidence, in the game, matched as teammates in challenge mode.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green light, truth confirmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our relationship—I just wanted to use a top player, tried to contact him. His reasons are unknown.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green light again...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for trustworthiness, there’s no such thing as trust in the game. I never trusted Sin. Sin probably never trusted me either. Or rather, with his pride in his strength, he doesn’t care about so-called trust.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this green light, the six lie detector lights flickered slightly, as if the machine was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These lie detectors probably also had surveillance functions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I believe he is human, not a traitor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the lie detector did not make a sound but a mechanical voice responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Feeling!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green light!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every question was green-lit. Xie Antong’s face was stern but beads of sweat had started to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanical voice sounded again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good, simple questions are over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Welcome home, little princess.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“‘Sin’ has many problems, and may become humanity’s enemy. Do not contact him anymore. Stay as far away as possible to ensure your own safety!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong nodded without a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the “surveillance” period ended, she found a safe place, quickly typed out a blind message, and then shredded her phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In essence, everything was reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, “Sin” was currently being denounced worldwide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And her family knew she was “Blank.” In the game, Blank had indeed had increased contact with “Sin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she just felt something was off!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she saw her family using such devices at the moment she returned, she felt very uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vague sense of conspiracy enveloped her. There was no real logic or crisis, but she simply felt uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she chose to send that message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as a precaution. Saying it casually wouldn’t hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what, it was her final act of goodwill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, as the outside voices thundered like a tidal wave, the game’s internal community was also fermenting wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spark for all this was the Dragon Group of China—China’s largest superhuman organization—issuing a statement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—“Sin” is not a traitor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—“Sin” is Chinese!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Dragon Group standing firmly in adversity to endorse that figure who had stirred huge waves worldwide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What shocked Lu Ce most was that he was well aware he had no contact with the Dragon Group!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That they could speak for him at such a time was truly unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this matter was also escalating inside the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The already open player communication board, usually useless, finally saw some sparks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.6 Chiyo Eine, a frontline player, was the first to challenge, directly pointing the finger at “Sin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since this is a player matter, let players solve it. “Sin” should appear in real life on his own!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would at least rule out the possibility that he was a game-created fake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many other self-interested organizations responded, saying that in three days, there would be a gathering near a small island in the East Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the world’s top players would hold an offline meetup!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who has a guilty conscience and who doesn’t would be clear once they show up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All top players—let’s see who’s really strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This event would avoid politics, military, or civilians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply a player “offline event.” As for how to get to the East Sea... if you’re a top player, you shouldn’t have to think about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This idea gained unanimous support from millions of players and even got a name—East Sea Debate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Dragon Group of China naturally wouldn’t agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They said players’ battles couldn’t be allowed to spill from the game into the real mainland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So many top players... just imagine how terrifying that would be. No country would allow a bunch of missiles stationed on their border.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was supposed to happen in international waters, and all were personal player actions, making it hard to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun, who had already reached No.4, also had strong opinions about “Sin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said that in this over-limit game, everyone had a part in the fight. Why is the chief culprit now just “Sin”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his tone, he clearly wanted that honor too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one paid attention to such ridiculous demands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, the chat exploded with noise, both in the game world and reality, all debating that one name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, one voice ended the discussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the storm’s center himself finally appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No.1: Sin: Debate? Want to fight me?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No.1: Sin: Fine! Three days later, East Sea, come!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sending the message, Lu Ce glanced at his game panel, then threw himself onto the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come? My ass!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You guys want to go, go ahead. I’m choosing to walk the dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-------------------------------------\u003C\u002Fp>",1988,"2026-06-02T09:03:27.234Z",1,"novelbin.me","e5ab10bd0ef296c65c7ee9d1dba60f924d3cf7e07c4d31499fc3892d27fbff3b","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-335","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-333",867,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-cover.jpg"]