Pain Immunity: Worried the Villains Aren’t Twisted Enough

Chapter 257: Nonsense and Strange Coincidences

"You... you?"

Xie Antong was left speechless, stumbling over her words so much she even slipped into honorifics.

She couldn't comprehend this bizarre turn of events - it felt utterly absurd.

From her perspective, it was like two warring factions fighting intensely only to discover their enemy's leader might actually be on their side.

Not that such things never happened, but...

This was Hell Mode!

How could the boss of Hell Mode be an ally?

What kind of game would that be!

Her thoughts in complete disarray, she suddenly remembered she was still under the effects of "Sound of Falling Snow."

Everyone touched by the snowfall could hear her voice - including the Warden."Could you explain in more detail? What exactly is your stance?"

But then the Warden suddenly flew into a rage, his eyes turning pitch black again as a single insane word echoed:

"Kill!..."

The next sound Xie Antong heard was a disturbing crunch - he was biting down on her All-Seeing Eye!

The bite force surpassed that of any adult male lion, approaching hydraulic press levels!

Xie Antong immediately willed her All-Seeing Eye to burst free from his mouth and soar skyward.

Though it was a legendary weapon with indestructible hardness, she couldn't risk any damage!

This Warden was clearly unstable.

What did he mean by "the first to wake up"?

He gave her the impression of someone with split personalities, only coherent during brief intervals.

This reminded her of the logical inconsistencies she'd noticed among prisoners when first arriving at the prison.

Suddenly feeling chilled to the bone, she urgently called out to "Sin":

"There's something you need to know!"

She quickly relayed the Warden's demands, including the part about "the first to wake up."

Lu Ce pondered for several seconds amidst the goblin horde before his gaze locked onto the three brains.

What "previous actions" could he mean?

Surely not slaughtering goblins - he'd been doing that continuously without being told.

That left only one possibility: the three brains.

The real question was whether to trust the Warden.

Any sane person would think: Why obey your enemy's instructions? Isn't this a trap?

But Lu Ce wearing the Jealousy Mask was anything but sane.

You dare tell me? I dare not do it?

Let's play!

He leaped over the goblin army in a single bound and went straight for the brains - all three simultaneously!

While Hell's Roar mowed down goblins, he occasionally took potshots at the brains below, though they showed no visible effect.

Outside, Xie Antong made her move, heading straight for Know-it-All.

After briefly consulting with "Sin" about their earlier conversation with Know-it-All, she knew she had to act.

If she didn't intervene, the prisoners and players on the ground would be slaughtered like livestock.

As Xie Antong's helmeted figure advanced, the crowd instinctively parted like wheat fields bowing before the wind, clearing a path to Know-it-All as if making way for their commanding officer.

Xie Antong didn't know when she'd earned such deference, but her expression remained grave, fully aware of what she faced.

Step by step she approached. Know-it-All grew puzzled - why was everyone suddenly retreating?

Then he saw her.

His entire body stiffened.

Whatever else had happened these past days, this woman had left the deepest impression - practically branded into his memory.

Xie Antong stopped about ten meters away - close enough to use her Exit Coin if he attacked suddenly.

Removing her earpiece, she held it up:

"This headset was supposed to be a pair."

"Now, for some reason, there's only one."

Know-it-All: "......"

His head practically exploded. Why lead with that?!

Eyes narrowing, he was no longer the clueless patsy from before.

"How do I know you're not lying to me again?"

"Oh?" Xie Antong knew she needed heavy ammunition now. "How do you know I was the one who deceived you?"

Know-it-All: "?"

"Huh?"

"You mean... even you were impersonated? Then..."

"See?" Xie Antong smiled brightly. "You just got tricked again."

Know-it-All: "......"

His fists clenched hard!

Having successfully disrupted his thoughts, Xie Antong knew it was time for serious talk.

She began sharing information obtained from "Sin":

"Truth or lies don't matter now. One thing is certain."

"There's a major conspiracy here."

Know-it-All slowly grew quiet. "What conspiracy?"

What conspiracy indeed! Ask "Sin"! Xie Antong screamed internally. Even "Sin" didn't know - this was all improvised nonsense that had somehow lasted this long.

"Everything is part of the conspiracy."

"Everything?" Know-it-All looked lost.

"I believe I told you before," Xie Antong echoed Lu Ce's earlier words, "If you understand, you'll know what to do."

"Do you understand now?"

Understand my ass!

Xie Antong was just buying time. Against stronger opponents, psychological warfare was key.

Yet Know-it-All proved surprisingly gullible, actually pondering this seriously.

Below, Lu Ce furiously "played" with the three brains.

Meanwhile, Know-it-All's body kept spontaneously generating strange tools that clattered to the ground - wrenches, hammers, all sorts of implements.

Seeing him actually frozen in thought, Xie Antong quickly devised a beneficial narrative:

"Remember what I said?"

"The Warden's compromised! Has been for a while!"

Know-it-All shuddered, as if genuinely having an epiphany from this fabricated tale.

He glanced back at the Warden and suddenly laughed - a disturbing, choking expression that made his face twitch.

"I see... so that's it."

"Of course he's the problem. The prison's in chaos and he does nothing? Dereliction of duty."

"He woke up first after all..."