Pain Immunity: Worried the Villains Aren’t Twisted Enough

Chapter 781: The Arbitrators, Whose Moral Standards Have Plummeted, Are Dismantled!

With Pleasure's completely game-oriented mindset, showing such surprise made Lu Ce pause for a moment.

"Oh?" Although Lu Ce didn't yet understand what had happened, it didn't stop him from noticing the issue, "It seems... there's an unexpected surprise."

The Arbitrator was also stunned at this moment, holding that cluster of white light in his hand, standing motionless for a long time.

How could this be... Knowledge's current state looked like it was about to disintegrate?

For a god, disintegration was equivalent to—death!

Since ancient times, the only god who had died was Agony! And whether that guy was truly dead was still somewhat questionable.

What did this mean?

Knowledge was also bewildered, raising his own hand and placing it before his eyes, watching the gradually dissipating energy.

Was he...

about to disappear?How was this possible, could he, too, die?

*That can't be right, Arbitrator.*

Despair couldn't hold back any longer, unable to continue pretending to be profound, choosing to speak up proactively.

*You, the referee, how exactly are you doing your job? This should be your dereliction of duty.*

*Knowledge got carried away, wagering too much power, but it absolutely shouldn't have reached this level. What were you doing before the game started!*

"I..."

"I reminded him, the wager did not exceed the maximum limit."

The Arbitrator himself sounded somewhat lacking in confidence, but after thinking for a moment, he felt there was no problem.

At the time, it was practically him who "urged" Knowledge, telling him to quickly start the formal game and stop endlessly increasing the stakes.

The reason given then was that the wager had already reached the maximum, and any more failure would cause fundamental damage and threat. As the Arbitrator, he had to stop the other party.

That was his duty, yes, at that time, he was still the most impartial existence in the universe...

But, if the wager didn't exceed the limit, then what about now...

*Tsk, how much did Knowledge raise the wager to before? Did he raise it to the critical point to engage in the final game with "Sin"?*

Pleasure thought of something and asked.

"Yes, if I hadn't stopped him, he wanted to keep raising it further at the time." The Arbitrator said flatly.

*That's it then. I ask you, for this one game, did you need to raise the wager this high? Are you mentally ill?* "Pleasure" sighed, looking at the nearby "Knowledge" mockingly.

The game standards for the human-god wager were very clear: the higher the wager, the stronger the power the god could use.

The Life and Death Boundary indeed required a not-low energy level, but really, did it need to be that high?

*To actually stake the critical value directly, then it makes perfect sense.*

*It was that little girl...*

Yes, even the highest level wager wouldn't directly put a god at risk of disintegration; this was the bottom line of the game's design.

But just now, at that moment no one expected, Xie Antong gave the three gods a completely unexpected lesson!

That phrase "Object of Fear" struck all the gods; honestly, the damage at the time wasn't very severe.

But now, before Knowledge who had already raised the wager to the critical point, her strike was simply too fatal.

So fatal that it might directly cause a god's death.

As he spoke, Pleasure looked down at Xie Antong on the ground with a somewhat complex expression.

Originally, he had kept her alive just for fun, and he was somewhat annoyed that she always took things so seriously.

He never expected her previous desperate efforts would now yield such a crucial result at this moment.

How could it be possible that a god's own game would lead to the fall of a god?

Knowledge's entire illusory body seemed to be trembling at this moment. He still didn't understand how he had reached this point.

He always thought "Sin" relied on petty cleverness, but now he had lost. Because of the weakening caused by that girl he had never paid attention to, he was actually about to collapse!?

*Enough, stop the nonsense, think about what to do.*

Despair spoke up again, addressing the Arbitrator.

*This time... is there a conflict in your underlying design? This seems not to have happened before.*

When the Arbitrator was first created, there was a most basic principle: to try his utmost to prevent any god from disintegrating and dying.

Originally, this rule was meant to prevent mutual slaughter among the gods; no one expected it to be used in this situation.

But similarly, among the Arbitrator's basic principles, there was also a rule that once established, must be upheld and guaranteed to be executed...

*How about we still guarantee execution, but reduce it a bit, ensuring he doesn't disintegrate.*

Despair suggested.

"Hmm? That doesn't seem right. From what I'm hearing, it sounds like you're conspiring to modify my victory prize." Lu Ce once again spoke up at just the right moment.

"Brothers, I don't know what rules you have that I'm unaware of. I only know, why hasn't my wager been given to me yet?"

The white light in the Arbitrator's hand flickered unstably, as if reflecting the turmoil in his heart.

But in reality, he wasn't conflicted at all! He even felt a bit of "secret delight" in his heart.

If he could use this opportunity to directly eliminate Knowledge, it seemed like a very good thing...

After all, in this game that allowed him to break free from his shackles, the true absolute participants were only Knowledge and "Sin."

He was no longer that impartial, submissive Arbitrator. Having gained his own will for such a short time, he had frequently thought about silencing others and maximizing his own interests.

However, he lacked a suitable reason; he couldn't let the gods suspect him yet!

And the Greed version of Lu Ce understood these things all too well. Once one's own will was born, all ugliness would be stimulated. He understood what the Arbitrator wanted...

So he spoke up:

"Moreover, even if there really are some strange rules, there's still the issue of priority, right?"

"The wager was something staked before the game started, so its priority should naturally be higher."

The Arbitrator's finger twitched. The words he couldn't conveniently say, "Sin" said them for him!

Yes, priority.

So he suddenly hurled the light in his hand downward. Only after the light cluster left his hand did he speak:

"Apologies, duty-bound. This type of game situation is special. According to priority..."

"Process the wager first!"

However, someone reacted faster than him!

The moment the light cluster was released, Knowledge's entire body instantly became covered in cracks. He then roared:

*Stop!*

Thus, the light cluster stopped. But the violent power permeating the entire world showed no sign of diminishing. Knowledge's body shone with brilliant light; in the sky, it seemed as if a star was being born.

He absolutely could not accept such a defeat. If things had truly come to this...

He chose self-disintegration, a form of self-exposure to some degree!

*Arbitrator, you have a problem!*