[{"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-473":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},687557,922,"Chapter 476: An Olive Branch? The Ascender Who Refused Again","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-473",473,"\u003Cp>That image showed Xie Antong finally kneeling on the ground, smiling as she said, \"I won.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at that image, the Grand Elder stared for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps this batch of contestants was too unexpected for them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, true enough. Selecting people worldwide to enter the game will always produce some existences that no one could predict. Consider this Their miscalculation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the room laughed. Someone looked at the end of the video and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did she mean when she said she won?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not sure. Probably that she wasn't possessed. Maybe she even gained some power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, what comes next is relatively certain. This game update will probably add some more restrictions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As everyone discussed, the Grand Elder found a place to sit without participating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems like in Sin's games, both times haven't gone according to the \"gods'\" wishes. Instead, They suffered setbacks, allowing most players to clear the game completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation is definitely something those existences don't want. Sin has probably almost become a thorn in Their side, a pain in the flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knows what will happen with this update. I hope you can all withstand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only... these people of ours could still participate in the game...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lu Ce opened his eyes in his room and checked his phone, several hours had already passed since the game ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, on relevant media websites, the headlines were all about the game updating again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In today's world, almost all the most eye-catching content has become related to the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this rate, even if universal player participation isn't achievable yet, universal gaming is probably almost here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Massive industries, personnel, even the future world structure—everything is being built around Divine Selection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Game update?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce didn't know about this yet. What nonsense is the game randomly updating now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this update didn't make people wait long. In just half a day, amid people's discussions, the game version had already begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sensing everyone's anticipation, the game's internal minor adjustments have been completed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[First, recognition for some special players from the previous game.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[First, the strongest player, \"Sin\"!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce: ?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting on his bed, he never expected the game to be this direct now, with the very first update item being to call him out by name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's kind of humorous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Through game calculations, \"Sin's\" current strength holds a clear advantage, seriously affecting other players' gaming experience and blocking their promotion opportunities.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Therefore, although it's not the official ranking reward settlement time yet, the game is still willing to give you an opportunity.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Player \"Sin,\" do you choose to ascend! To become a higher-level identity.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the game's description, Lu Ce almost laughed out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since when do real benefits come chasing after people to force-feed them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this explanation, isn't it a bit too obvious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a time like this, stirring up hatred probably won't work anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the window that popped up before his eyes, he very calmly clicked \"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While casually asking the game:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ascension is unnecessary. Currently, it seems like ascended people still can't beat me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about giving me another round of your Divine Might Baptism from last time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This request will not be approved. Ascension is an extra reward and cannot be exchanged for other items.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then no ascension.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce said casually, not feeling the slightest bit regretful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His refusal was simultaneously broadcast to all players' interfaces, like some kind of alternative live stream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He refused again? That's brutal, such strong will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why? The game extended such an olive branch, and he still won't give any face?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't know, don't try to understand crazy people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even though that ascension opportunity wouldn't come to me anyway, am I the only one who finds his behavior quite annoying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sin\" refusing to become an Ascendant again left many people discussing it with difficulty understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the massive population base, quite a few people were actually swayed by the game's narrative and began developing resistance toward \"Sin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Ce didn't really care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Sin\" refused the opportunity. Very well, second place, Perfect Life!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect Life: ?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your performance can be called perfect. Strength, intelligence, moral standards—you represent humanity's upper limit.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your current consecutive perfect clearance count is nine. The reason you're one spot behind \"Sin\" is because of that additional challenge mode earlier.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mode the game referred to was the previous battle between Korea's Park Bu Seong and Lu Ce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as time passed, fewer and fewer people were willing to actively challenge \"Sin,\" until eventually there were none at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Lu Ce, that mode basically disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you choose to challenge now, success would directly grant you an ascension slot.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect Life: ......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt somewhat speechless. After all that talk, speaking to him in front of the whole world was just to provoke him into fighting \"Sin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is there a possibility that I don't really want your ascension either?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean? Something he doesn't want, you think I'd really want if you gave it to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And from what I know, that challenge isn't mandatory, right? If he doesn't accept, then what? What would you do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[......]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Please choose whether to challenge.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Refuse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Player, No.4, Sun...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm involved too? Good, at least you know to ask me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting rejected twice in a row, the game finally found someone willing to listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the game could even speak, Sun directly spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You say who to fight, I'll fight them. No problem, I actually find them all quite irritating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But first state the benefits, proper ones. I mean the kind where you give me benefits first, then I go fight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Providing assistance first affects game balance. However, considering your clearance speed, if you're willing to challenge...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, hold on a second.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So there are no actual benefits? Just empty promises?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The thing is, if I beat 'Sin,' I should be number one anyway, so that ascension should rightfully be mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What purpose do your words serve here? Isn't this completely pointless?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun felt he'd discovered a blind spot and directly silenced the game with his questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Very well, then next player.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[In the previous game, someone triggered a special situation.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Despite losing the game, her final ranking on the peak leaderboard showed a massive increase!]\u003C\u002Fp>",1055,"2026-06-02T09:03:27.234Z",1,"novelbin.me","9b76531a3056a133e94ef2fd5cc9f9567d82cb00be3f306b130df1ea2879b8b4","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-474","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-472",867,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-cover.jpg"]