[{"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-376":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},687610,922,"Chapter 376: First and Second Place, Collective Surrender!","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-376",376,"\u003Cp>After Perfect Life finished speaking, he sat down and suddenly felt a sense of relief welling up in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the expression on his face relaxed considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, had he been too fixated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he sought to surpass were his own limits, the world's limits, constantly striving to be the strongest. Since when had he started treating others as his benchmarks?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that ever since realizing he was second place, his mental state had changed. Even entering this game, he kept thinking about how the world's number one would act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would simply join the game and experience it firsthand to find out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever deserves the perfect clearance will get it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? You want to take a nap too?\" Lu Ce slightly tilted his head to glance at Perfect Life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll play along with you this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so.\" Lu Ce shook his head listlessly. \"But let me remind you, everyone should have their own rhythm. Following someone else's tempo means you'll never find the right beat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't misunderstand,\" Perfect Life said with a carefree smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right now, I'm not challenging you, nor am I imitating you. You're just a means to an end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm challenging myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this were a deathmatch-style game requiring players to fight each other,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he wouldn't hesitate or hold back in the slightest. Showing mercy against \"Sin\" in battle would be pure suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now was different—this was hide-and-seek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Lu Ce could casually forfeit his capture turn, he would try doing the same!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the final outcome, he'd adapt as needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.\" Lu Ce remained seated cross-legged, showing no intention of standing, swaying slightly as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Perfect Life pulled out a bottle of low-alcohol fruit wine. Watching his remaining time dip below five minutes, he sat amidst the ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the gap Lu Ce had crashed open, he gazed at the streets outside, took a swig, and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That gaming mindset he'd lost long ago had unexpectedly returned at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That feeling of challenge, of finding confidence and joy in battles rather than obsessing over the final clearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am Perfect Life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I'm truly perfect,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then the perfect clearance will come naturally, won't it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two sat there, looking at the city before them—a strangely harmonious scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite being hunter and prey, they coexisted peacefully!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, they even exchanged dryly humorous remarks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry about poking a few holes in you earlier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh... no big deal. Just don't disturb my sleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time flew by as they conversed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While all other players cautiously concealed their presence in this space,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the original two hunters—the world's first and second place—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>chose collective surrender!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players in-game didn't know, but the audience had already exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The interaction and state between these two were utterly abnormal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't normal human behavior, and historical records showed no prior connection between them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did this mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Council of Elders fell silent watching this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grand Elder stared wordlessly at the screen, observing their peaceful coexistence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What... are they doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was slacking off even allowed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This certainly broadened their horizons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And while \"Sin\" being insane was one thing—his earlier act of killing his own lover had already shocked Dragon Group—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>now even Perfect Life, the embodiment of everyone's ideals, was acting this way?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did \"playing along\" mean? What exactly were these two planning to do?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no alternative, they could only keep watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this rate, the world's top two might both fail to achieve perfect clearance this round...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Perfect Life's hunting time has ended!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the twenty minutes elapsed, Perfect Life's turn ended, transforming him into a hider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Next hunter... Creator!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Please select the next game scenario.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, even the game's announcement voice carried a hint of displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the world's first and second place, now came the third!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atop an observatory, an astronomical telescope wobbled slightly, transforming into Creator's form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blue lens floated in his hand as he gazed distantly toward a certain part of the city—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>directly where Lu Ce and Perfect Life were!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh. Young people these days... interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he vanished in a flash,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>teleported back to his room to select the scenario.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the game screen, Creator chuckled, conjuring various bizarre objects in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his expression grew increasingly amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need for changes. Keep the previous scenario. Didn't Perfect Life leave it unchanged too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, as a returning veteran who's been away so long, I've no particular concerns about rankings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...HAHAHAHAHA! If the youngsters are having fun, why shouldn't I join in?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creator laughed uproariously, then sat cross-legged in his room, motionless—entering meditation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>World's third place, surrendering the hunt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus far, humanity's top three combatants—the ranking's top three players—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had all chosen to forfeit their hunting turns!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None knew why, but these three had made this choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of All-Seeing Eyes drifted above the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the third twenty-minute period neared its end, one eye floated before the sports car that Chiyo Eine had transformed into.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eye began carving words into the dirt before it:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it's your turn next round...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Surrender! Don't hunt!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",859,"2026-06-02T09:03:27.234Z",1,"novelbin.me","e93cff0c1d4213e5362b67cca151a536151fa0bcd68034d9c66f89a106cc03e6","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-377","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-375",867,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-cover.jpg"]