Pain Immunity: Worried the Villains Aren’t Twisted Enough

Chapter 898: Forcing the World to Choose, the Era of Chaos

The figure that emerged still had his clothes perfectly in order, as if he had never been in a fight at all. The golden battle axe in his hand was as smooth as a finely crafted work of art, without a single trace of blood.

—"Sin."

It was truly astonishing that among this battle of God's Chosen taking on multiple opponents, the one who ultimately walked out was still this man.

But this result didn't seem all that surprising, as if everything had been destined from the start.

After all, he had already won so many times, hadn't he?

Nie Jiu Tian sat on his chair in the Room, slowly exhaling in relief. Good thing he won.

This strongest man had finally not let people down. He absolutely couldn't afford to lose at a time like this.

If he lost, at least half of the God's Chosen who went there today would undergo drastic personality changes, possibly even completely losing control.

"Th-there's... only him left?..."

A Dragon Group member monitoring the satellite images stammered out.Had he killed them all?!

This was too insane. But if all the God's Chosen were dead, that could hardly be considered a good thing!

"Don't overthink it. They're all still alive. Beneath 'Sin's' current madness, a considerable amount of rationality is buried."

"He won't do anything at this time that would make the gods happy."

The Grand Elder, who knew his own people very well, explained calmly.

With his hearing, he could clearly pick up the faint heartbeats still lingering in those bodies that looked like they had become corpses.

Lu Ce had definitely gone all out in his strikes, but he didn't finish off those who had fallen.

This was the gentlest the strongest man of humanity had been since he first revealed his face to the world.

...

"Heh, pretty capable."

On the satellite map, "Sin" muttered to himself. As he walked, he suddenly stopped and looked back at the ruins behind him.

His steps were slightly unsteady. The self-repairing clothes concealed his body, which was now riddled with holes and wounds.

But he could clearly feel his power growing. The Divine Power belonging to [Agony] inside him had been absorbed considerably.

It seemed that even though [Agony Value] had disappeared, the trait of gaining increased strength after being injured or experiencing pain was still intact.

By taking matters into his own hands to humble these God's Chosen, those opponents had actually helped him improve somewhat.

These Players who had received Divine Power had indeed achieved tremendous growth and were now vastly different from before.

If it had been before, how could they possibly have pushed him this far?

Taking them all on at once really was quite exhausting.

"Anyone still breathing? Can you hear me?"

Lu Ce suddenly put away his battle axe and spoke to the ruins behind him.

...

No one answered him. If anyone could have responded, it would mean Lu Ce had gone too easy on them.

But Lu Ce didn't pause. He just kept talking to himself, believing they should all understand.

"If you're still alive, absorb your power well. When the gods descend later, you'll each take on your matchups one by one. Defeat them and become new gods yourselves."

"Though that's unlikely..."

"Also, I'll give you some advice. When you're increasing your power, you can learn from Perfect Life—don't just blindly follow the old paths of the previous gods."

A swirl of light passed over Lu Ce's face, and he turned back around. The black pearl by his side shifted shape, transforming into a motorcycle.

Lu Ce stood still, taking deep breaths, savoring the Divine Power lingering in the air, using Gluttony's strength to repair his body.

Then he leaped up and landed on the Black Knight.

Electromagnetic shielding activated, and his figure vanished from the satellite map. Man and machine shot into the sky, disappearing from the area around the Great Wall.

...

No footage of this battle ever circulated, but the outcome spread like wildfire to every corner of the world almost instantly.

—"Sin" won!

He had won again!

Among all the God's Chosen, he wasn't just the strongest—he surpassed the combined strength of all the others!

Such an incredible feat happening to him almost seemed to numb people. They had grown used to anything he could accomplish.

Except for that surrender faction and the members of [Apostle].

"How is this fair?! Aren't they all spokespersons for the gods?! Didn't they all receive Divine Power and get nourished by it?!"

"Why can he still be this strong?!"

In every corner of the world, members of the [Apostle] organization ground their teeth, filled with extreme hatred and fear toward that figure.

The [Apostle] organization itself had originally been chosen by the gods and cultivated as a traitor organization among humanity.

But after [Divine Punishment] had stolen their ecological niche, they rarely received any guidance from the gods anymore. They considered themselves part of the gods' side, but the gods ignored them.

During this time, they initially pinned their hopes on [Divine Punishment], but were directly backstabbed by the leader of Divine Punishment, and the organization subsequently disbanded.

Then they pinned their hopes on the conflict between the Heaven and Earth Society and "Sin," only to discover that the entire organization couldn't match him. Now they had even become "Sin's" people!

After that came the internal strife among the spokespersons of the gods, and in the end, "Sin" won that too!

Every glimmer of hope that had flashed through their hearts had been personally severed by "Sin." Every last shred of wishful thinking had been shattered.

The gods were silent, but everyone knew They were coming.

The [Apostles] felt they had to do something to prove their own value.

"Sin," through his actions and his undefeated record under heaven, was forcing them to make a choice as quickly as possible, forcing the world to rapidly advance along that inevitable track.

And so, in the dark underworld, the [Apostles], who had been scheming for days, began to connect with and stir up the forces of the surrender faction.

They decided—do it now!

Through the completely unblockable communication method within the Game, they launched their frenzied operations. In every corner of the world, the buried gunpowder was finally ignited.

The world began to race down the accelerating path of chaos.