Pain Immunity: Worried the Villains Aren’t Twisted Enough

Chapter 168: First Kill! Full-Map Declaration

Lu Ce spoke while taking a step forward, almost tripping and falling. Only then did he lower his head and realize that his right foot seemed twisted one hundred and eighty degrees.

Looking at his knee again, it also seemed twisted one hundred and eighty degrees!

The earlier violent collision and being dragged across the rooftop had still left some impact on him — at least this leg still had some issues.

"Uh, sorry, looks like this body still needs some improvement, give me a second."

Then, Lu Ce bent down, as if tying his shoelaces, and in front of the other guy's horrified eyes, twisted his foot and knee back into the correct direction.

The cracking sound of bones during the process really didn’t need much description.

After moving it around a little, realizing it still wasn't working well, he sighed and gulped down a bottle of Basic Healing Potion.

"Alright, done."

The player blocked by Lu Ce took a slight step back, his gaze flickering with panic.

The shadow of the Tree of Life, the codename "Sin" — every player had at least heard of it.Looking at the mask and remembering what this man just did to his leg, the other guy basically figured out seventy to eighty percent of it.

——As expected, it's that maniac.

"The rumors were true... why the h*ll would a lunatic like him target me....."

"And saying stuff like long time no see, really a f*cking lunatic..."

"Sh*t, no way, I need to leave here fast, no matter what, being targeted by him is definitely not a good thing....."

While thinking this, his feet kept retreating — no amount of distance could make him feel safe.

He was still wearing the in-game identity disguise. To outsiders, he would just look like an ordinary Japanese man.

"Who are you? Why are you looking for me?"

At this moment, he still pretended, trying to act like Lu Ce hadn’t recognized him.

"Heh heh hahaha." Lu Ce couldn’t help but laugh out loud and said:

"Bro, don't you think your acting is just a bit too obvious?"

"Besides, if you were really an ordinary person, facing a situation like this, you wouldn't be reacting like this."

The guy: ......

Passerby A felt annoyed, thinking to himself that the Strongest Player sure lived up to his name — if he’s locked onto you, then bullsh*tting is useless......

"Alright, what do you want?"

He stiffly took the initiative to ask, while secretly forming a hand seal, clearly preparing to act at any time.

Lu Ce didn’t care at all, and said naturally:

"Yeah, I'm a Hunter, of course I'm here to harvest you. That's the Game Rules."

"How about you just end yourself?"

Passerby A’s expression didn't change one bit, he calmly said:

"Huh? Don’t talk nonsense. The Game Rules are very clear — we’re all Prey, all players are Prey."

"Hunters aren’t players."

"Hmm?" On the Blue Mask, the two brows lifted expressively, "Did the Game Rules say that? That Hunters can't be players?"

But just after saying that, Lu Ce laughed.

"Oh~ Nice move, you're trying to bluff me?"

"Not bad, no wonder they say in this game mode, there are no weaklings. Even a random guy has this level of scheming?"

He started slowly pressing forward, closing the distance between them.

The other guy didn’t waste time either and said directly:

"But I succeeded, didn’t I? You're definitely not a Hunter."

"The fewer people left, the better. As the Strongest Player, you surely want to survive alone."

"But it's just 24 hours, and since we're both players, and it's the first game held in the Real World, I'd suggest not starting an internal fight right off the bat."

"We're all Prey. The game just started, we should help each other."

The guy spoke logically and clearly, and didn’t show fear facing Lu Ce. He was actually pretty impressive.

Lu Ce nodded under the Greed Mask. If most of the players in this round were at this level, then things would indeed be fun.

"Yeah, you’re right. But for a game to proceed, for it to quickly reach its climax and get interesting, someone always has to be the sacrifice."

Before he even finished the last word, Lu Ce had already teleported right in front of Passerby A and struck out with a palm!

This palm truly landed. In the current world, you could count on one hand the number of players who could take a hit from it.

Passerby A’s face drastically changed. He quickly formed a hand seal, seeming to cast some kind of skill.

The next second, Lu Ce's hand seemed to hit a mirror — it instantly shattered into flying fragments of light, and Passerby A, who should have taken the hit, appeared ten meters away!

Run!

Even though he didn’t know why "Sin" was attacking so decisively, once attacked, there was only one choice — run!

Until now, everyone who tried to spar with "Sin" had lost.

Even though no true top players had ever fought Sin directly, he himself wasn’t a top player either!

In the next moment, a giant object suddenly crashed out from the side, smashing through a wall and blocking his retreat.

"Don't run, why so anxious! Hahaha, isn’t that what that guy would say?" Black Knight mimicked Lu Ce’s tone and stood in his way.

The passerby player was stunned, staring at the huge hunk of black metal, doubting his own sanity.

Did the motorcycle just talk?

The next second, a strong wind came from behind — with just one palm strike, it completely shredded his external armor, ripping open his clothes like he had been forcibly stripped.

On his chest, a five-pointed star was shining.

"You...."

Lu Ce didn’t give him a chance to speak, directly smacking the star with his hand.

Blood trickled down from the corner of the guy’s mouth, and at the same time, the star shattered.

【First Kill Achieved! The first player has been eliminated!】

A voice sounded in all players' minds simultaneously, including Lu Ce's, letting him realize that every player’s elimination came with an announcement!

And it was the First Kill!

"What are you doing! Don't strip me!"

Passerby A saw himself eliminated and immediately howled in collapse — but somehow, his yell also got broadcasted through the Player Voice channel!

That shout was sent to all players as part of the broadcast!

Lu Ce instantly realized — every player, when eliminated, probably had some "Last Words" time.

Could be a scream, could be a statement, but anyway, it was a form of information transmission.

Lu Ce immediately spoke toward the shattered star.

"I am 'Sin', I killed him, and I am in this game!"

"Now, I want you all to know where I am!"