Pain Immunity: Worried the Villains Aren’t Twisted Enough-Chapter 24: Coming Straight for Me, Nowhere to Retreat

Tiandihui?
Lu Ce leaned against the window, listening to the distant shouting, and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Just a moment ago, he was discussing organizations and factions with Xie Antong, and now one had already shown up?
And something didn’t add up—wasn't Tiandihui a group from the Ming and Qing dynasties, commonly known as Hongmen? How the hell had they suddenly popped up in this era?
Lu Ce keenly sensed that this definitely had something to do with Chosen’s Paradise. In fact, this group might have been formed specifically because of it.
After that earth-shaking roar, the voice continued shouting:
"The sun and moon revolve, cycles repeat."
"Chosen descends, the world unites!"
"The world belongs to Tiandihui!"
Lu Ce: ......
Hearing this, Lu Ce was certain—this organization had to be founded with Chosen’s Paradise in mind.
"The sun and moon revolve...."
The guy sounded completely deranged, yelling the same words over and over. Lu Ce was already bored of listening.
Mixed with the shouting were the screams of students and the sound of things being smashed.
Walls crumbled, desks and chairs flew through the air—who knew how many people had been injured?
Among humans, Lu Ce's senses were among the sharpest. Just from the noise, he could tell the disturbance was happening right below him. The floor beneath his classroom was already in utter chaos.
But Lu Ce had no intention of getting involved.
What puzzled him was why the school even allowed someone like this to get in.
Well, since the guy wasn’t here, he should just leave—nothing more to say...
BOOM!
Just as he was thinking that, an explosion suddenly erupted.
A massive hammer smashed through the corridor floor outside the classroom, sending bricks flying and filling the air with dust.
The next second, a ragged figure with unnaturally swollen muscles, standing over 1.9 meters tall, leaped up through the shattered floor.
Standing amidst the dust, the figure lifted his head slightly—his gaze locking directly onto Lu Ce, who was still leaning against the window.
The two stared at each other in stunned silence.
(⊙ˍ⊙)(0ˍ0)
Lu Ce: ......
F***, his luck was absolutely terrible. He just said he wouldn’t run into trouble, and now he was locked in a deep gaze with this lunatic?
Immediately, Lu Ce looked away, jumped down from the windowsill, and calmly found his seat in the chaotic classroom.
Even with just a single glance, he had already memorized the figure’s general appearance and features.
The man’s muscles had swelled to the point of tearing—clearly far beyond normal human levels. His eyes were blood-red, devoid of any rationality.
He was wearing a school uniform, now full of holes, barely held together by his massive muscles, and further torn apart from his rampage.
In his hands, he held a giant hammer—the head alone was over 30 centimeters in diameter. Whatever metal it was made of, a normal person getting hit once would either die or be crippled.
Lu Ce had already made a rough judgment—this guy was a student at the school.
And he was definitely a player!
But for some reason, he had turned into this.
"He's here? What is it!?"
Xie Antong, standing nearby, saw Lu Ce jump back and shouted loudly.
"Most likely a player who’s gone berserk for some reason. Right now, he seems to be promoting some kind of organization." Lu Ce replied.
"Let’s go!"
Xie Antong didn’t waste any time. She grabbed Lu Ce and ran for the door.
She had already seen too many terrifying game scenes in her two rounds of participation. She knew exactly how much of a threat powerful players posed to ordinary people.
At this moment, several connected classrooms in the East Wing had fallen into chaos. Students were running toward the exits—excitement outweighing fear.
As soon as they stepped outside, they saw the giant still standing there, dazed.
"Holy sh*t! Liu Peng?!"
A student among the crowd recognized him, clearly very familiar with him.
Surprised, he walked up to the giant, who now stood in a trance, seemingly devoid of reason.
"You played the game, right? How did you end up like this?"
"Damn, that’s badass."
But the giant didn’t even glance at him. With a casual swipe, the student was sent flying like a plastic bag, soaring seven or eight meters before crashing to the ground, unconscious.
The crowd instantly scattered in terror, leaving a wide-open space in the middle of the classroom.
"The sun and moon revolve, cycles repeat..."
The giant paid no attention to anyone, only continuing to chant his slogans, his voice booming and painful to the ears.
He swung his massive hammer, and with a deafening BOOM, shattered the classroom wall in front of him into dust.
For some reason, Lu Ce couldn't help but think: "Eighty, eighty..."
The giant didn’t immediately pursue anyone. In just a few dozen seconds, most of the people had already escaped. But then—he suddenly snapped his head around, his blood-red eyes scanning the crowd.
—And locked onto Lu Ce once again!
Lu Ce: I f
ing swear to f
ing god!
Why the hell do you keep staring at me?! Can't you look at someone else?!
Lu Ce shifted his gaze, but deep inside, he had already assessed the opponent’s strength.
—Far weaker than me.
Suddenly, the giant’s eyes widened as he stared at Lu Ce, then charged straight at him. His massive body whipped up a gust of wind.
The crowd panicked, scrambling to escape. Lu Ce and Xie Antong moved with the others, quickly retreating.
The giant came to a sudden stop and swung his massive hammer, generating a powerful gust as he smashed it toward the crowd.
Lu Ce raised an eyebrow. He suddenly had a feeling—this attack was aimed at him.
Instinctively, he slowed his steps slightly, considering using his shoulder to take the hit—just to see how many Pain Points he’d get.
"Dodge!"
Beside him, Xie Antong yanked his arm hard, using her strength to help him evade the strike.
"What the hell are you doing?! Move! Are you seriously that slow?!"
Lu Ce looked at the girl in mild surprise, then glanced at the giant who was already charging toward him again.
That gaze—he knew it now.
He had found his target.
Lu Ce was 80% sure—this thing had specifically locked onto him.
If he continued to blend into the crowd, not only would innocent people suffer, but it would also become obvious that the giant was only after him.
After a brief moment of thought, Lu Ce looked at the dispersing crowd. Then, he turned to Xie Antong, who was urging him to run, and said:
"Thanks."
With that, he shoved her into the fleeing crowd and deliberately tripped himself to separate from them.
A lone figure stood out instantly.
The rampaging giant turned and stalked toward him.
In a chase of one against one, they soon distanced themselves from the others, reaching a more open platform at the corner of the building.
Lu Ce leaned against the wall, calmly turning around to face the hulking brute, who was panting heavily across from him.
—Now, there was nowhere left to run!