Pain Immunity: Worried the Villains Aren’t Twisted Enough

Chapter 147: My Courage — Didn’t You Get a Taste of It Last Time We Met?

Jiu Tian, Li Wei, and the rest, whether they won or lost, were all staring in shock at the spot where “Sin” stood.

It was like there was no need to say anything—the most basic assumption in everyone’s hearts was that “Sin” would definitely win.

Especially in this kind of head-to-head against a person, not a game or the Game Host.

Jiu Tian was completely stunned. He was one of the winners and had just breathed a sigh of relief, only to come out and find the one he’d been trying to recruit all along had lost?!

Then he looked at Xie Antong in shock, thinking: where did this expert pop out from?

Though the official team knew she had once teamed up with “Sin,” nobody knew she was this strong.

The first thing he did was ask Yan Hong and the other staff outside via his livestream:

“What happened?”

“......Hard to say. Don’t know if he had a relapse or if he’s got some other plan again.” Even the staff couldn’t give a clear judgment.

“In any case, just be glad you got out of the game safe.”......

Li Wei was even more shocked—just a few dozen minutes ago, the match he’d just put together got completely crushed by “Sin.”

Back then, he’d tried to recruit Xie Antong to go against “Sin,” only to be mocked for overestimating himself, saying he’d never go throw his life away.

And now you’re telling me you actually won?

Li Wei wasn’t even looking at “Sin” now, just stared at Xie Antong in complete confusion.

The world had officially become something he could no longer understand.

But after a brief moment of collective shock, everyone quickly noticed something was off—the expressions between the two.

“Blank” still looked completely dazed, lost in thought, even while standing in the winner’s light, hanging her head in defeat.

And “Sin” was still the same as ever—cynical, unbothered, like always. The mask on his face stayed tilted at that iconic 45-degree angle until the end.

He always acted like a proud peacock.

“Um, Game Host, are you sure the winner is correct?”

Jiu Tian couldn’t help but ask, feeling like something was off.

Of course, the moment he opened his mouth, he regretted it and quickly shut up.

But Slime was already in a terrible mood and turned around to snap:

【What? You think you shouldn’t have won? If you want, we can say you lost instead.】

Jiu Tian: ......

Jiu Tian shut up right away, pretending like he hadn’t said a thing.

【Hmph.】

Slime let out a very annoyed snort and continued:

【Alright, that’s it for the resurrection match results.】

【You five may be trash, but at least you caught a break and won the match.】

【Now you can leave. Same rules as before—more Stars means better clearance rewards.】

Slime once again did that same dismissive “taking out the trash” gesture.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Jiu Tian suddenly turned to Lu Ce and said:

“Comrade, don’t do anything stupid. Being number one doesn’t matter—your life is what counts.”

With that, he didn’t dare say anything more and left immediately.

Li Wei was one of the winners too. Though he lost hard to Lu Ce, he still had some strength left when facing others.

“‘Sin,’ our Boss once said something.”

“As long as you’re still alive, Tiandihui will always welcome you back, even if you’re starting over.”

Then without waiting for any reply, he vanished as well.

The meaning behind their words was basically the same—Lu Ce should use the Exit Token.

If you’re always walking by the river, eventually your shoes get wet. Even the World Number One loses sometimes—you take the loss and start over.

All four of them left, leaving only Xie Antong, the only one who knew the truth. She looked at Lu Ce with a complicated gaze.

“What if... you judged this wrong?”

“Just go.” Lu Ce waved his hand, sounding a bit bored.

It was like the game earlier had given him enough adrenaline, and now he was just annoyed, not in the mood to say anything else.

Xie Antong didn’t get sentimental either. Even though she now knew what “Sin” had suspected, she still felt lucky to be getting out now.

After all, she wasn’t the type who liked taking risks. If she stayed, who knows what she’d have to face.

The five winners had all left. To walk away from a Hell Mode Game alive was already a kind of win in itself.

Of course, the first thing they all did after leaving was pull up the livestream again.

To check what was going on with “Sin”!

Maybe something big was about to happen today.

.......

The remaining people were all trembling, staring at Slime.

【What’re you staring at? Game’s over.】

Slime was in a very foul mood, cursing loudly at four of the five who were still there.

But now, it was obvious it was avoiding eye contact with Lu Ce—the earlier attempts to please him were all gone.

Everyone had taken out their Exit Tokens, waiting for the final judgment.

【What’re you waiting for? Go shower or something. Bye.】

With a wave of Slime’s hand, holes opened under the remaining five.

The ground dropped out from under them.

They exited the game. Xie Antong, who was now intently watching the livestream, furrowed her brows.

Could “Sin” really have judged wrong?

In an instant, four beams of light lit up—four people had used their Exit Tokens, choosing to throw away everything they’d gained in the game to save their lives.

Only Lu Ce remained, staring down at the dark sea below, black enough to crush anything, waiting silently.

And his body never dropped. He just floated there quietly, until the ship’s floor beneath him sealed back up.

In the vast room, Lu Ce and Slime stared at each other. In the end, it was Slime who broke.

【You... really do have guts.】

【There’s no one left to go up against you. What are you trying to prove?】

“No one left?” Lu Ce swaggered forward. “Aren’t you still here?”

Slime’s former cowardice and flattery vanished completely, replaced by a terrifying pressure that radiated from its whole body. It stared at Lu Ce with deadly intensity.

【You’ve got some nerve!】

【Do you even know how big this world is? Just because you’re the strongest player, you think you can look down on everything?】

“How big my nerve is—you already got a taste of it the last time we met, didn’t you?”

“Quit pretending. It’s just the two of us now. Wanna catch up?”

“Or maybe reintroduce ourselves? Miss Doctor... or should I say, Mr. Slime.”