[{"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-534":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},688085,922,"Chapter 537: A Gathering Place for Players—Don’t Tell Me You’re on the Peak Rankings Too?!","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-534",534,"\u003Cp>Hearing the voice beside her, Xie Antong turned around in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did he just say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's really rare to hear from him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk, seems like I've already gotten used to him wearing that mask, so hearing such conscientious words from him is truly uncommon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This face, it's been so long since I last saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce let out a soft cough, and under this subtle reminder, Xie Antong suddenly snapped back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she been staring at Lu Ce's face for too long just now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Controlling the corners of her mouth that were threatening to curve upward uncontrollably, Xie Antong composed her expression and said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, organizational personnel planning is often about protecting members!\" Zhao Jiacheng suddenly interjected at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this matter, he actually held quite a favorable impression of Divine Punishment. Compared to the terror-organization-like structure of the Heaven and Earth Society, the humanistic care of Divine Punishment felt somewhat similar to Dragon Group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also one of the reasons why Divine Punishment could have official protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you've joined, you should still follow organizational management.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, I asked you earlier if you wanted to switch to a gathering residence for players? It's free, but you need to register with the authorities, and there will be some obligations during critical moments.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Free?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce shifted his gaze to this very enthusiastic red-clothed Dragon Group member.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean? Where would I live?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, this actually requires a bit of testing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Jiacheng slapped his forehead as if he had thought of a perfect solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, Miss Xie probably still has matters to attend to now. The Divine Punishment personnel she needs to contact aren't just you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's not disturb her for now, you come with me first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them were somewhat speechless, thinking to themselves that this guy was actually the one who didn't understand the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Antong's eyes even began to emit killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after a moment, she still stepped forward toward the other end of the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll take my leave now, I'll contact you later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, regarding that residence matter, you really should consider it. It's quite good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching her back disappear, Lu Ce followed Zhao Jiacheng downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game situation had become very widespread now, so the two didn't need to conceal their player identities and could chat normally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, through Zhao Jiacheng's introduction, Lu Ce roughly understood what this so-called \"gathering place\" meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was essentially a community developed for confirmed elite personnel who frequently participated in games, a kind of \"housing allocation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many peripheral members of Dragon Group also lived there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To enter, you only needed to register personal information, but to attract players who valued privacy, all in-game information could be kept confidential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in real society, you would be in a kind of \"semi-recruited\" state and couldn't arbitrarily use your player identity to commit evil deeds, otherwise the authorities would severely punish you when they found your information!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also a method of social stability maintenance. After all, if organizations like the Heaven and Earth Society were completely rampant, the world would fall into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, sounds pretty good, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zhao Jiacheng spoke, the two had already arrived at an empty sports field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Theoretically, this kind of thing requires you to apply yourself and undergo assessment, but since I see you're from Divine Punishment, I'm proactively inviting you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce thought to himself, when exactly did I join Divine Punishment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What assessment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Easy! If you're willing to disclose your player information and have participated in more than seven games, then you pass directly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If not willing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, do you consider yourself a strategy-type player or a combat-type? Or do you have any special skills?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind ran through his seven masks, and after brief consideration, he still said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go with combat-type then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss~, then the requirements are quite high.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zhao Jiacheng spoke, he raised his shield and aimed it at Lu Ce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can serve as the regional examiner. Just attack me directly, and I'll get a rough idea of your strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Perfect Life were here, his yin-yang hands would definitely sense that the character for \"death\" had appeared twice above Zhao Jiacheng's head within a single day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really was asking for trouble too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, Lu Ce didn't indulge him either. After consideration, he thought it wouldn't be bad to change locations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, it would improve living conditions; on the other hand, hiding in plain sight among a group of players who had concealed their game identities would be even safer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you ready?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Zhao Jiacheng was about to speak, the large hand before him had already descended!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a whistling sound of forceful wind, a palm \"forcefully\" struck the raised light shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce currently had no mask enhancements and was already restraining his strength as much as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But still, an explosive roar echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Jiacheng, holding his light shield, was forcibly plowed backward, his feet carving two several-meter-long furrows in the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling his numb arms and sore feet, Zhao Jiacheng looked up in shock at Lu Ce across from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you fucking this strong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, he was somewhat unable to accept it, to the point of being speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... you must have participated in quite a few game sessions with strength like that? What enhancement skill was that just now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I pass?\" Lu Ce didn't answer, instead asking directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pass, pass.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Jiacheng rubbed his arm, thinking to himself, had he encountered someone stronger than himself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You haven't recently made it to the peak rankings, have you? Want to check after this game ends?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his impression, the peak rankings had ten thousand spots total, and those at the bottom didn't seem much stronger than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Won't.\" Lu Ce shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn't just be making the rankings now—no need to check. He had been ranked first since the rankings began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright then, I won't pry into your privacy. Let's go now to register.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Zhao Jiacheng pulled Lu Ce to leave. Because of what just happened, quite a crowd had gathered to watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait.\" Lu Ce suddenly spoke, his feet seemingly rooted to the ground, not moving at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there something you haven't finished saying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mentioned earlier about 'obligations after joining.' What does that refer to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1094,"2026-06-02T09:03:38.934Z",1,"novelbin.me","664bf43cbbbdf46bb678a71e3b1690cde237686c65ce9885d3a645190f7fb1cb","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-535","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-533",867,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-cover.jpg"]