Pain Immunity: Worried the Villains Aren’t Twisted Enough

Chapter 885: [Hatred], Has the Heaven and Earth Society Declared War?

"Hmm?"

Having spent a long time with Xie Antong, Lu Ce's mind had grown a little restless. At a moment like this, someone else to divert his attention would be perfect.

But after glancing, he realized he didn't recognize the person speaking.

"Shui... Zhongyue? Is that a name, or his codename?"

"Is this a guy or a girl? Who is this? Sounds familiar, but I forgot..."

Lu Ce frowned and scratched his head, looking uncertainly at the gold-glowing name in front of him.

Anyone qualified to send this kind of pinned comment would have to be a player who could join the god-player wager, which meant one of the world's top fifty.

Had he seen him before?

[Shui Zhongmeng: If this world is heading for an end, if humanity is destined for an unknown death,]

[Shui Zhongmeng: then shouldn't some unfinished business be settled?][Shui Zhongmeng: "Sin," no matter how it happened, you killed the chief of our Heaven and Earth Society, right? If we stay completely silent, won't that be too weak?]

[Shui Zhongmeng: Let's settle this, or at least give an explanation.]

Reading these pinned messages, Lu Ce remembered that, before Divine Punishment, the largest civilian organization had indeed been the Heaven and Earth Society.

And according to Sun, that group had existed for a long time and had many followers.

Recalling Sun's personality, Lu Ce's mouth twitched. With a guy like that...

He probably never told anyone, "Whoever kills me will be the next chief of the Heaven and Earth Society," right?

Only he would come up with such a bizarre way of choosing a successor. His followers might even be torn over whether they should avenge him.

"Also... I never wanted to be your useless leader, and you dumped this mess on me without my consent..."

As he spoke, he took out the golden medal and looked it over in his hand.

"If you don't want it, give it to me, let me be their boss," the Black Knight said casually from the side.

"Here." Lu Ce handed the medal over without hesitation.

Black Knight: ...

"Better not. Those guys would flip out, a motorcycle gang leader..."

While Lu Ce and the Black Knight bantered, inside the game things had already erupted again.

Seeing the Heaven and Earth Society situation, many assumed war had been declared.

Right! "Sin" and the Heaven and Earth Society's leader had a mortal grudge, so the enemy of my enemy is my friend!

So...

For a time, those surrender faction members, who had been like stray dogs after Divine Punishment disbanded, all pounced like hyenas smelling blood.

Each of them wanted to join the Heaven and Earth Society, thinking maybe it would be the group to surrender to the gods.

However, Shui Zhongmeng gave them no chance. He immediately continued with pinned comments:

[Shui Zhongmeng: Those spineless dogs, don't come near, you make me sick!]

[Shui Zhongmeng: The world belongs to the Heaven and Earth Society! It does not belong to the gods. If you lack that resolve, we'll kill as many of you as come!]

At those words, the game's chat area went silent. The desperate surrender faction suddenly remembered what the Heaven and Earth Society actually was.

Compared to Divine Punishment's lax, almost non-existent management, the Heaven and Earth Society, at first glance, felt cult-like.

Their slogans seemed to indicate a desire to rule the world...

As the current Number Two of the Heaven and Earth Society, after silencing these schemers, Shui Zhongmeng continued:

[Shui Zhongmeng: Are you watching? If possible, reply when you see this. I will await your message at any time.]

[Shui Zhongmeng: Miss Blank, please pass this along, just tell her someone wants to avenge that arrogant fellow!]

At the end, he even mentioned Xie Antong.

Unexpectedly, although "Sin" had remained silent up to this point, the moment this message was sent, Blank responded.

[Blank: Fight! Fight!]

Lu Ce: ...

Seeing this spectator-like response, he was speechless. Using his privilege as the world's top player, he pinned a reply in the game:

[Sin: Fine.]

[Sin: If anyone wants answers, meet me. Choose the time and place.]

No emotional flourish, just plain words, yet everyone who read it felt a sudden, overwhelming murderous intent surge toward them.

That level of aura reflected the formidable reputation he had built in this world all this time.

Shui Zhongmeng blinked, surprised that this person actually replied. He frowned slowly while staring at his screen.

The Heaven and Earth Society's entry principles were that the world belonged to the society, plus loyalty and a spirit of resistance.

Although Sun and his followers had little real attachment, Sun was, in name at least, their chief. As the second-in-command, it would be odd if he didn't speak up.

Indeed, he had once played in the same game as Lu Ce when Lu Ce first used his Pride persona; now he was the weakest survivor left in the god-player wager.

—No.22, Shui Zhongmeng!

Even some players ranked ahead of him were dead; he had barely survived thanks to his ability traits.

The god he faced was Hatred.

Not a powerful god, roughly the level of Nightmare, but for him it was still an absolute mountain.

The way this divine power was absorbed was revenge!

With the dual aims of increasing his own strength and avenging his old leader, whom he had some bond with, today he deliberately sought out the mountain named "Sin."

That reckless, mad leader had always been a lone wolf who only chased power, yet objectively he had sheltered people like them.

For him to die so mysteriously, without even someone demanding an explanation, was just too tragic.

[Shui Zhongmeng: Then noon tomorrow, see you at the Great Wall.]

Lu Ce was momentarily stunned at the time and place.

The Great Wall — if his memory wasn't wrong, this had been a node Nie Jiu Tian had once mentioned...

And noon, was that to commemorate Sun? This guy was strangely sentimental, but who was he really?

After thinking for a while, Lu Ce replied simply:

[Sin: Mm.]

[Shui Zhongmeng: Good!]

[Blank: Fight! Fight! Match successful! Found a worthy opponent!]