[{"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-385":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},687619,922,"Chapter 385: Heads I Die, Tails He Dies","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-385",385,"\u003Cp>[...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What a pity.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game's voice appeared once again, unexpectedly making such an unusually subjective remark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong sneered and looked up, saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From the looks of it, you must be some kind of entity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't sound like pure game background narration.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That's none of your concern.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game's voice returned to calm, but clearly still maintained that sense of communicating with players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[In any case, this game isn't over yet. This is a contest between players.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[In this game, some must lose for others to win.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then its tone shifted noticeably, clearly targeting Xie Antong as it teased:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Like just now, if you had really killed him...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Though outside game rules, I could have given you a point~]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Players Seven through Nine shuddered instantly, even backing further away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of talk was this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this be allowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn't that mean they were in danger now? Couldn't the top players here theoretically win by killing others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would mean no rules at all - is this what defines a life-or-death battleground?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't say things even you don't believe,\" Xie Antong said flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This game can't possibly have such rules. If I'm not mistaken, formal victory conditions must be established first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Oh? What nonsense are you guessing at? I am the rules, so naturally what I say goes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said, don't repeat things even you don't believe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're not the rules themselves - at best you represent them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frankly, I'm starting to think your authority is pathetically limited, lacking any real power to punish or eliminate players.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How... useless for a rules system.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong had already discerned much, now openly insulting it without reservation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She might as well have been daring it to prove her wrong by killing her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps from the recently injected serum, or her foul mood from earlier events, she'd become razor-sharp, drawing everyone's attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously in games, \"Sin\" had been the most extreme one, making \"Blank\" seem exceptionally calm and meticulous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now with \"Sin\" finally asleep, had their personalities completely swapped...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with such disrespect, the game fell silent before responding calmly without anger:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Oh, what a clever one, seeing through me.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But not everything I said was false.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[At least one thing was completely sincere - you could indeed compete against him separately for points.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you both agree to a deathmatch, the winner gets points~]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chiyo Eine immediately tried to stop this - how absurd! Have Blank fight that man to death now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She absolutely mustn't act impulsively!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet her concern proved unnecessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong's serum enhanced rational thinking, not impulsiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her seemingly more reckless actions lay calculated intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that last statement alone, she'd discerned another limitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'If you both agree'? I see... so you can't even decide this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now trying to manipulate him into killing someone you dislike? Warning - he might disgust you more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still, I do have a 'deathmatch' idea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Oh?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game perked up immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Good! Let's hear it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have a coin here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The kind that functions like a causality weapon - when flipped, guarantees exactly 50% heads, 50% tails probability.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Simple. Nothing can interfere with this coin.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What? A battle of wits using probability? Explain.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Close enough.\" Xie Antong nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One flip. Heads I die, tails he dies. How's that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game: ?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You... call that a deathmatch?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't it? Doesn't someone still die?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...This rule won't do. No competitive aspect, anyway...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong thought \"Got it\" - this game's governing rules were utterly worthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its authority and power were far too limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldn't even enforce elimination through game outcomes - she'd confirmed her suspicions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, in the Dragon Group's Elder Council, everyone listened intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most hot-tempered elder sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, proposing such a lethal gamble... this girl's hatred runs bone-deep. She's completely willing to die if it means his death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grand Elder: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She's probing the system. At your age, shouldn't you grow some brain to match those muscles?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This conflict has truly reached such a point... it feels schismatic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the perpetually gloomy elder had been staring intently at Blank from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something felt off about these coincidences and emotional shifts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How had she survived?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn't this love-to-hate transformation too seamless?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regardless, maintain contact with Jiu Tian,\" the gloomy elder said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have him cooperate more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the game, the rules voice kept speaking persuasively until Xie Antong raised a hand to interrupt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough. I understand your limitations now - no need to pretend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have two straightforward options: First, we mutually agree on game rules to proceed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second, you set the rules but must grant each of us one condition.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your conditions!?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What gives you the right to demand conditions.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your own words - rules require mutual agreement. So you must accept this, or I won't comply.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice seemed genuinely speechless now - if it had a face, it would be gnashing teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's state our conditions first so you can assess feasibility.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If acceptable, we'll proceed directly to the next game.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the sleeping one... well, someone that lazy probably won't make meaningful demands anyway. Adding his condition later won't matter...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",871,"2026-06-02T09:03:27.234Z",1,"novelbin.me","3655dc61430944805f2e0932556bf5e5921283a3083126e82492528157062914","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-386","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-384",867,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-cover.jpg"]