Chapter 263: Sound East, Strike West

"Uh, thanks, I can do it myself."

Li En felt slightly better and immediately let go, putting distance between himself and Hela.

"You... despise me."

Undoubtedly, Li En had earned himself a pair of hurt eyes.

Li En had a hard time speaking up, but not because his current girlfriend, Miss Shaliman, might be watching the live stream.

She knew of the subtle relationship between Li En and Hela and wouldn't get jealous over such a trivial matter.

Li En sighed and transmitted a message via mental whisper.

【Deducting satisfaction too harshly, some idiot father is expressing his dissatisfaction with me in his own way; as long as I get close to you, he's looking for trouble.】

The satisfaction he had so painstakingly accumulated was gone in a flash just from holding hands.

The most ridiculous part was that if Li En didn't help Hela, or even spoke harshly to her, the deductions were even steeper.

Deducted if far, deducted if too close.

"How about this, Master Lex, you come out and fight yourself."

Having such a client is true misery, especially when the client is about to "pay the wages."

Li En could feel Lex's power rapidly fading.

Forcibly expanding the selection scope of the Hall of Heroes, along with the casual use of his power during the "one day" incident earlier, had significantly shortened its duration.

"Ignore him!" Hearing that Lex was the one complaining, Hela suddenly snapped out in anger.

Her irritated words, fueled by overly intense emotions, even cracked her voice.

This was far too rare for someone who always faced everything with a calm smile; it seemed Lex's behavior lately had accumulated quite a bit of pressure on her as well.

Pitying the pitiful daughter of an unreliable father, Li En sighed.

"Mm, ignore him."

Saying this, Li En took Hela's hand in return, comforting the emotionally unstable "little girl."

He vaguely sensed that Hela wasn't as mature on the inside as her appearance suggested; this sudden outburst, tinged with a bit of hysteria, indicated her heart might already have a huge hole in it.

It wasn't visible on ordinary days, but once encountering sensitive matters, it easily escalated completely.

Li En's warm hand and calm smile gradually calmed the girl down.

【Satisfaction -1%】

Deduct away, deduct as much as you want.

"He's already dead as a doornail; living our own lives well is what matters."

Thus, Li En looked at Hela even more cheerfully; she puffed out her cheeks, seeming a bit displeased.

Obviously, it wasn't just Lex who was awkward and didn't know how to interact.

This messy family affair was really becoming more and more impossible to untangle. After a small revenge, Li En turned his attention to the main business.

The ground was already a blur of flesh and blood fragments; in a sense, Li En, with high attack, high defense, and armor-piercing capabilities, had become an expert at hunting "immortal beasts."

Judging from the contact situations via the Little Mirror Demon several times, having hunted seven Horned Disciples, his side had entered the first tier of the Hunter Achievements from the Data Room.

This was already quite remarkable, after all, other teams not only had more people but were generally all High-Level Professionals (Fifth Tier and above).

On Li En's side, the main force was Li En himself; even Hela, a High-Rank Warrior, was far inferior to Li En in terms of the efficiency of killing beasts.

Facts proved that completely mincing them like Li En did, then roasting them with Dragon Fire and Radiance, was the most efficient method of "beast slaying."

Other attacks, even if beheading was successful, could still result in successful regeneration; several teams were shocked to see a Horned Disciple cut in half, only for it to split into two and run away separately.

"Something's off." Looking at the meat paste on the ground, Li En felt a bit uneasy.

"You noticed it too? The strength of these beast-men is off."

Red Feather Arrow, while harvesting "Deer Hearts" to prepare for a hot pot soup later, responded to Li En's doubt.

She had also noticed the strange situation.

"Yes, they're too weak."

Too weak? Hela was somewhat surprised and confused.

These monsters had terrifying regeneration abilities; that brute strength, sharp claws, combined with beast-like combat instincts, made them true killing weapons.