Pain Immunity: Worried the Villains Aren’t Twisted Enough

Chapter 354: Dragon Group's "Mediation"; The Godslayer Spike!

He pressed his earpiece and waved his hand forcefully as he spoke:

"Begin the operation! Focus on mediation! Strike back against any potential invasion attempts by the Illuminati!"

Almost instantly, the surrounding warships began deploying troops like dumplings dropping into boiling water! The borders of Lovers' Island were instantly covered in red!

Members of the Dragon Group's Operations Department in red robes quickly assembled, their disembarking method simply being to jump straight down. Yet they didn't appear disorganized at all, rapidly forming up into a large force on the shore!

This was the most seasoned official player team.

—The Red Robe Dandy Team!

To avoid excessive global sensitivity and political turmoil, matters between players were best left to these superhumans to resolve internally.

Thus, it was Dragon Group troops who came, not human forces carrying weapons of mass destruction. That scenario would only occur under extreme circumstances, likely causing worldwide chaos before the game could even collapse civilization.

Yet even so, the scene was sufficiently shocking.

"Regular troops" were regular troops after all. The sea breeze blew steadily as the chaotic island battle raged before them, with all manner of bizarre weapons and superpowers flying about, yet their expressions remained largely unchanged.Mount Tai could collapse before them without changing their composure; a deer could spring up beside them without making them blink.

Large swathes of red robes fluttered in the wind - these were players, but not ordinary ones.

While perhaps none individually matched the top players present, and their names rarely appeared in the top thousand rankings, their organization, coordination, and discipline were leagues beyond groups like the Heaven and Earth Society.

At Long Jiu's command, the troops instantly moved with supernatural speed, quickly joining the battlefield. They loudly called for both sides to cease fire as mediators, yet their actions showed no mercy.

Armed mediation meant beating up anyone who didn't comply!

And clearly, the Dragon Group reserved their harshest treatment for Illuminati members—they went straight for the knockout blows!

What mediation? Everyone knew exactly what the Illuminati was!

Unlike the Heaven and Earth Society which appeared out of nowhere, this organization had clearly existed since the previous era. In terms of longevity, they were somewhat similar to the Dragon Group.

Yet they couldn't be considered an official organization, lacking any specific nation to legitimize their existence. They were simply a massive organization spanning the entire world, seemingly aspiring to be the shadow rulers of humanity.

Now, during the game's suspension period, perhaps believing true global chaos was imminent, they'd emerged to make some unknown move. Why did they seem to want to position themselves as humanity's leaders?

The Dragon Group naturally wouldn't indulge them, waiting until the enemy lost patience and their initial schemes went awry before "mediating"!

Seeing the Dragon Group act now, the Illuminati grew furious. Their leader immediately challenged:

"As a national organization, isn't the Dragon Group acting completely inappropriately?"

"In your own territory, with players seemingly mentally corrupted by the game committing indiscriminate slaughter, you've just stood by watching?"

Long Jiu in his black robe with gold patterns arrived on the battlefield, casually subduing several jumping players with a few gestures before replying:

"Huh? When did that happen? I just got here, no idea what you're talking about."

Illuminati: ?

Their leader nearly coughed up blood in rage. With those massive warships clearly visible, how dare he play dumb?!

"You...stop pretending! Long Jiu, what exactly is your stance?"

"Oh? You know me? And you are?" Long Jiu feigned great surprise. His expression seemed genuinely shocked, nearly giving his opponent an aneurysm.

"Maintaining world stability is our shared responsibility!"

"Players cannot abuse their power to act recklessly in reality—that was our consensus! Especially when he's killing ordinary people."

"What, is the Dragon Group...taking his side? Protecting a future demon?"

"Stop with the baseless accusations," Long Jiu scoffed.

"Haven't we been maintaining stability? Are your eyes in your ass?"

"Didn't we come immediately to restore peace when we saw this large-scale battle?"

"Oh right, why are you fighting within our national borders? Planning an invasion?"

Opponent: ?

What nonsense was this!

Completely dodging the questions, pure offense without defense, only slandering without justification.

"Ah, what's going on there? Why are your people ganging up on one guy...tsk, seems like you're still losing," Long Jiu remarked with renewed surprise, pointing toward Lu Ce's combat zone.

The pale green Mask of Wrath had now deformed into something terrifyingly grotesque, covered in vicious spikes across its surface, its attacks growing increasingly horrifying.

The nature of Wrath—the angrier one became, the stronger one grew!

The veteran Illuminati players around Lu Ce were truly learning that this man's power seemed like a bottomless abyss.

The black man who'd first attacked with his spear was suffering the most. Logically, he should have the highest attack power, yet now Lu Ce was enduring a spear through his right chest while gripping the weapon tightly in hand.

Then, with a swing of his axe—the spear snapped!

—Snapped!

That was a legendary-grade weapon! A significant portion of the black man's power depended on it! As someone from the previous era, losing such weapons was permanent—they couldn't be replaced!

Just as his rage peaked, Lu Ce's axe took advantage of his mental collapse to cleave downward. The blade chopped into his body like cutting through a pork chop!

The black man's pupils instantly dilated. His teammates desperately pulled him free from the axe, but he was clearly on death's door.

To observers, "Sin" seemed completely unleashed now that his loved ones were safe, his full power erupting without restraint.

Suddenly, a dark golden light shone from the building's foundation, as if something was breaking free from underground.

"Move!" The Illuminati leader's eyes flashed with desperation—they couldn't delay any longer.

Long Jiu's expression instantly changed as he turned toward the building in shock:

"The Godslayer Spike?!"

"You buried that thing here?"