[{"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-378":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},687612,922,"Chapter 378: The Gentle Rebel, A Distant Collaboration!","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-378",378,"\u003Cp>Six players!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six individuals with vastly different abilities, yet all considered top-tier by ordinary standards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All had chosen to abandon their game time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This cast an eerie mist over the subsequent players and indeed the entire world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost no one in the world could comprehend what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining four players were completely baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from Jiu Tian whose identity was somewhat obscure, the other players who had gone before were all household names in gaming circles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to those elites, their own skills were simply inadequate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had their disguises been that perfect? They hadn't been discovered at all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had something gone wrong? Had all the top players coincidentally chosen not to change the scenario?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unchanging cityscape, the never-shifting environment, the unsettling quiet, the complete absence of game notifications...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This eerie situation made the remaining players' hair stand on end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Player Blank, hunting time concluded!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, after twenty minutes, the game's voice sounded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, there was unmistakable anger in that voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely, instead of immediately announcing the next player, it added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Warning to all players: Do not engage in passive gameplay.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[All previous players failed to complete successful captures. Currently, everyone's score remains at zero!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, all subsequent players, including Chiyo Eine and Jiu Tian who had gone before, were shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero points across the board?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game's voice continued, now carrying a seductive, demonic tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I must remind everyone that this is a player versus player mode, a zero-sum game, as you've likely realized.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It's impossible... for all of you to clear the game...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sinister implications of these words sent chills down many spines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[As for the consequences of not clearing the game, I'd rather not specify. After all, this is hell difficulty, not normal mode. I trust you understand what that means.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Moreover, final rankings will be determined by accumulated points - the higher your position, the richer your rewards!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I guarantee this: Regardless of performance, the top-ranked player will receive a perfect clear reward!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the game's voice had dropped all pretense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong had been listening intently. It seemed to her the game had suddenly raised the stakes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So game rules can be changed on a whim? How enlightening,\" she remarked sarcastically from her still-active room before being forcibly ejected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Next player, hunting time begins!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this announcement and the earlier warnings, the remaining four players' breathing grew rapid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For them, regardless of what had happened before, this was... an opportunity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the earlier players had their own schemes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the elite players had reached some unspoken agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps those in higher positions could see things beyond ordinary perception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had a chance at perfect clearance! A relatively simple way to achieve hell mode perfection in a 2.0 version game!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was their moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grand Elder watched the screen, observing the calm, unflappable emerald-masked figure in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What will you do about the remaining players?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that truly is your intention...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a gentle face, yet you'd choose such fierce resistance so early in Game 2.0?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grand Elder hesitated, yet within that hesitation lay a thread of anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truthfully, for ancient beings like them, certain theories had long circulated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game 2.0 was, at its core, player competition!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like before... in the late stages, nearly all game content became player versus player, humans slaughtering humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grand Elder simply hadn't expected Sin to realize this so soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through concrete actions - from the moment both Perfect Life and Sin simultaneously abandoned the game - his heart had trembled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—He wanted a draw!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this openly declared zero-sum game, he sought to force the game's hand by engineering a collective tie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such swift reaction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such audacity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath that gentle mask lay a rebellious spirit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, that might not be the case. He may not have considered things so deeply,\" commented the gloomy-looking elder nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though, his resistance to such existences sometimes seems almost instinctual.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps sometimes... laziness itself is a form of rebellion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hot-tempered elder boomed: \"I just hope he doesn't overplay his hand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If those before him all lose outright, or get erased, that would be quite the spectacle...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the game scenario.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect Life had remained seated beside Sin, puzzled by the lack of pursuing players until the game's announcement brought sudden understanding. He nodded approvingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All six with zero points...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, the world certainly has no shortage of unruly heroes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned to Sin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's your take?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take on what?\" Lu Ce rubbed his eyes, having just woken up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you rubbing the eyes on your mask...\" Perfect Life facepalmed internally. \"About the remaining players - they might not follow your plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What plan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Perfect Life was about to respond, his brow furrowed sharply as he turned toward the building's exterior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire city was engulfed in a snowstorm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Howling winds and snow - impossible as normal game scenery. Someone was making their move!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blizzard suddenly shifted direction, rushing toward the room's occupants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect Life sprang up, hands glowing with alternating light and dark energy as he formed a Taiji barrier. But then he paused abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the storm came a clear intent - collaboration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above, the Creator transformed into a cloud, unleashing full power for the first time to blanket the entire city in snow.\u003C\u002Fp>",892,"2026-06-02T09:03:27.234Z",1,"novelbin.me","171b664ca28bb798e8e6f4e52abaf6562d1734dc24a1a8ea07f2c87b023d3faf","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-379","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-377",867,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-cover.jpg"]