[{"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-63":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},687697,922,"Chapter 63: Challenge Mode, The One Who Attracts Trouble as Number One","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-63",63,"\u003Cp>Seeing that he really held onto the number one spot, Lu Ce's expression grew a bit more serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank god... Looks like every time he played the game and tried to power up by courting death, it actually paid off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, the glory of being ranked doesn’t matter, but if he did all that and still wasn’t the strongest, Lu Ce might’ve had a hard time accepting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked closely at his own description.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【No.1 Sin (Codename)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ability Description: Too many abilities, no representative skill. Possesses a unique understanding of the Game, often analyzes how to maximize difficulty, and actively places himself in dangerous situations.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Suspected to have severe psychological disorders.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Suspected to have self-destructive tendencies.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Comprehensively ranked based on combat power, in-game performance, and psychological resilience. Truly deserving of first place!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the “Background” section, any Player who wanted to remain anonymous could just be listed as unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only difference was that his ability description was... a bit longer than the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key thing was, it said a lot, but basically said nothing! There was a weird kind of elegance to this pointless explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, that was a good thing. Lu Ce had Sealed Artifacts, Skills, Stat Allocations, and Equipment on hand. If all his secrets got exposed, he’d feel majorly ripped off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Game’s privacy protection was actually doing a pretty decent job—everyone’s ability descriptions were kept vague.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just that... his photo wasn’t exactly low-profile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an action shot from his battle in the Demon Asylum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seven or eight Iron Spikes jammed into his body, and a bunch of crazed, starved-looking mental patients were clinging to his neck and thighs, biting and tearing at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Ce stood motionless, like his feet had taken root. His red mask showed a bizarre, twisted grin, and his right hand held the Hell Roar, calmly firing away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The image looked like a freeze-frame from a Hollywood action movie—Lu Ce himself barely recognized it at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“woc, what the h*ll, why’s this so cool?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce had to laugh. At the time, with the mask on and his mind focused on fighting, he had no idea what kind of image he was presenting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he was relaxed and looking at himself objectively, damn... he did look kind of cool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the leaderboard dropped, it was a landslide: every major media platform had him as the undisputed number one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the biggest topic of discussion—was the nationality of each top Player!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the modern world, competition between nations ultimately boils down to talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when it came to this new wave—where a single person might shift the world order—talent meant everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So even if a top Player had nothing to do with you personally, national pride still made most people feel honored by association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with Lu Ce as the undisputed number one but still unidentified, he naturally became the top trending figure worldwide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy sh*t, is the world’s number one really this good-looking? That’s beyond human at this point.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Downloaded the picture and made it my wallpaper. This must be one of the perks of being number one—looking this cool.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How was this ranking even determined? What makes him number one? I don’t see how he’s stronger than the others.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like a Korean site already confirmed it—they’re saying this ‘Sin’ is Korean.....”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting today, all kinds of discussion wouldn’t stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce basically became the most well-known person overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, in the government office of K Province in southern Huaguo, the projected screen on a computer froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiu Tian stood beside it, directing the staff to play a video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This frame—zoom in, slow it down, extract it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Special Affairs Agent, Jiu Tian still had some authority and gave commands nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the footage on screen showed a moment from Lu Ce’s third Game, when he pulled out Zhao Jiacheng’s name card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce had been very careful, covering most of it—but a corner still peeked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhao...? Emmm... last name’s Zhao, probably.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiu Tian muttered to himself, looking at the guy who had been working beside him just thirty minutes ago, now suddenly the world’s number one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“D*mn right. I knew you'd be number one! No way anyone else could beat you in this world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The world’s top Player is a Huaguo native! Maybe even one of our own.....”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiu Tian was visibly excited as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You sure about that?” said another staff member beside him, hesitantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course I’m sure! I spent two days with him, same Game, life and death together! You think I’d mistake him?” Jiu Tian snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staffer rolled his eyes: “I meant—are you sure he’s actually one of ours?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If he’s not, then why does he have that name card? Something’s fishy. Anyway, report this to the Organization. Run the database. Search for everyone with the last name Zhao!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can’t let the number one get scooped up by another Organization, or worse, defect overseas... That’s unacceptable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Jiu Tian’s gaze turned serious, staring hard at the screen showing that red-masked figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staffer next to him smirked and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Life and death together, huh? All you did was tag along for the ride, Show-Off Guy~~.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiu Tian: ......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hisss....” Lu Ce looked at the flood of online posts about him being the number one in the world and took in a sharp breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who knows what kinds of abilities those major Organizations have... and it’s unclear if someone already has something like mind reading.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How long can I even keep my identity hidden......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce didn’t know why, but he suddenly had an inexplicable sense of danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one thing on his mind now was—if he opened his door tomorrow and found a heavily armed synthetic brigade waiting outside, would he even have room to negotiate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably not.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I really need to participate in more Games....”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce thought to himself. If self-harm pain didn’t count, he’d stab himself a few times every day to boost his Pain Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Game Update: New mode unlocked—Challenge Mode!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a system prompt rang out again, snapping Lu Ce to attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Surely none of you Players think you're weaker than others. Well then, here’s your chance to prove it!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Players ranked outside the top 100 may issue a challenge to anyone ranked inside. If the challenger has a higher number of consecutive Perfect Completions, the top 100 Player must accept.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【If a top 100 Player initiates the challenge, please refer to the detailed description for how the challenge will proceed.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【We welcome everyone to join in and prove that you are number one~.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce stared blankly at the notification in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, the last line felt like it was aimed directly at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being number one wasn’t just about standing out...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now even the Game was coming for him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was thinking that, another prompt sounded, and a message popped up on his personal interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Player No.79 “Park Bu Seong” has issued a challenge to No.1 “Sin.” Do you accept?】\u003C\u002Fp>",1191,"2026-06-02T09:03:27.233Z",1,"novelbin.me","baeb2904e04e34c6eb938d49cc0b69b58089be56833fc48eefca4a9565383fbf","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-64","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-62",867,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-cover.jpg"]