Chapter 151: Chapter 151: If I Am [Pain], Then What Are You?

Lu Ce's smile at that moment was completely genuine.

Woc, there's actually something this good?

He still didn’t know if the Divine Selection of Pain had a cap, or how it actually worked.

But a thousand years?

Sure, let’s play for a thousand years. Maybe by then he’d have become the Emperor of the Universe.

Despair? What despair? What the hell is this slime even talking about?

For a moment, Lu Ce looked at the slime with such a gentle expression it made the slime squirm uncomfortably.

Last time he met that female doctor, he awakened the Divine Selection of Pain and went from a nobody who had just reached adulthood to the strongest in the world.

Now this slime showed up… hmm, looks like it’s here to help him become the Emperor of the Universe.

What a good guy!

Wasn’t this guy basically his lucky charm? Every time they met, he got a huge surprise.

So cute. I wanna raise one…

The slime was creeped out by Lu Ce’s gaze, but still said stubbornly:

[Whatever. Are you having another episode? Fine, go ahead and rot in here for all I care.]

“Alright then, let’s get started. Copy, paste, spam a few lines.”

“My request is: give me a perfect healing. Restore all my injuries.”

[Okay.]

The slime’s answer was very brief. Just after fully healing all of Lu Ce’s injuries, it waved its hand again—instantly reopening the exact same terrifying wounds.

[Divine Selection of Pain: Pain Value +3!]

Seeing the numbers actually go up, Lu Ce felt ecstatic.

“My request is: give me a perfect healing. Restore all my injuries.”

[Okay.]

“My request is…”

[…]

After looping several times, Xie Antong and Jiu Tian—watching from outside—were completely stunned. This guy was seriously looping?

What’s the point of this? We don’t get it at all. Is he actually enjoying this?

What started as a bloody, disturbing scene, thanks to repetition, had dulled their nerves to the point of desensitization.

“Am I just dumb or something…” Xie Antong gently tapped her own forehead.

There’s just no way to analyze this!

After racking up almost twenty points of Pain Value, Lu Ce repeated the same formulaic request again. But this time, the slime twitched and didn’t respond right away.

Tsk~!

Something feels off now!

Was he being played? Judging by the look of things, this little b*stard really might be planning to do this for a thousand years.

He only said "a thousand years" in passing, but if it actually dragged on for that long, he’d go crazy!

This guy’s definitely hiding something… The slime's expression grew suspicious.

Seeing it hesitate, Lu Ce felt a jolt in his heart. Crap—was he being too obvious? Time to put on a little act!

He instantly lowered his head. A theatrical expression spread across his mask as he “muttered” to himself.

“What do I do… gotta think of something. I can’t keep looping like this forever.”

“But there’s no choice. Gotta keep going or I’m dead…”

“D*mn it! I really regret this. There’s no way out now!”

Slime: ……

[You’re just NOW starting to act in front of me? Don’t you think it’s a bit f***ing late for that!!]

Watching the exaggerated expression and movements—and hearing the self-talk that was loud enough for it to catch every word—the slime almost peed itself.

That acting wouldn’t cut it even for a low-tier talent agency!

This guy’s brain is definitely broken!

The slime puffed up in anger—literally puffed up, its green gel body swelling with rage.

[Hmph… Looks like there’s some kind of deal between you and [Pain]…]

Its tone turned serious. The cryptic line went completely over Xie Antong’s head, but Lu Ce narrowed his eyes.

—It actually knows about my Divine Selection of Pain?

No, that can’t be. If it did, it wouldn’t have used this physical torture approach from the start, looping like an idiot with me.

It probably knows something, but not clearly—not details like the Pain Value.

Still… this is a golden opportunity!

It must know things I don’t. This game is seriously one big benefit dump.

[I… reject your request!]

As it spoke, one of the slime’s three blood drops disappeared. But it wasn’t done yet.

[Also, I request the game to fix the bug and prohibit this command!]

“You can actually fing block it? F!” Lu Ce cursed right away, heartbroken.

But the slime didn’t respond. Its green body suddenly flickered, followed by a pained grunt—like it had suffered some backlash.

At the same time, an old, seemingly useless medal Lu Ce had obtained long ago suddenly activated.

[System Attacker (Epic) triggered! Bug found and forced to be patched.]

[Game reward bonus obtained.]

The slime took a long time to recover. It looked like it was seriously hurt. It glanced at Lu Ce.

[Of course it can be blocked. It’s a bug to begin with.]

[You actually had that kind of medal… But it doesn’t matter. You’re going to die here. The rewards won’t mean sh*t.]

[Let’s continue. You can’t heal yourself anymore.]

As it spoke, the countdown hourglass reappeared on the table. Pure white sand trickled down slowly inside it, marking Lu Ce’s final moments.

[Didn’t think you’d actually take one of my blood drops that fast…]

[But now, you might not have much time left…]

After finishing, the slime watched Lu Ce with great interest—watched him bleed and weaken, watched the fall of his arrogant attitude into a slow, painful death.

Right now, Lu Ce looked deeply gloomy.

My precious free Pain Value…

He was full of regret, feeling like a complete idiot. He should’ve just faked it from the start.

“You’ve made this game so boring, you b*stard…”

“Do you believe… if I wanted to, I could ask a whole bunch of questions you really don’t want to answer?”

The purple mask slowly lifted. His expression was tinged with cold malice.

Seeing Lu Ce get mad actually delighted the slime. It let out a mocking snort.

[I don’t believe you.]

And then the new punishment dropped. A wire-like thing suddenly wrapped around Lu Ce’s right leg, slicing through flesh and tightening around bone.

That counted as another question.

“Looks like I’ll have to start asking some soul-piercing questions.”

Lu Ce’s purple mask once again twisted into that mocking, taunting grin.

“Listen carefully. Based on the recent logic—if I’m [Pain], then what are you?”