[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces":3,"chapter-the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-chapter-263":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Dragon of a Thousand Faces",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2269909,4431,"Chapter 263","the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-chapter-263",263,"\u003Cp>\"Uh, thanks, I can do it myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li En felt slightly better and immediately let go, putting distance between himself and Hela.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... despise me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without doubt, Li En received a pair of wounded eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li En’s reluctance to speak up wasn’t because of his current girlfriend, Sallyman, who was likely watching the livestream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew the delicate dynamic between Li En and Hela and wouldn’t be jealous over such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li En sighed and sent a mental whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You’re too harsh on satisfaction points, some idiot dad—expressing your dissatisfaction your way, always finding fault whenever I get near you.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the satisfaction points he’d painstakingly saved up vanished in an instant just from holding hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The craziest part? If Li En didn’t help Hela—or even snapped at her—the deduction was even worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too far away, deduction. Too close, deduction too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don’t you, Lord Lex, just step out and take over?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having an employer like this is truly tragic, especially when the employer is about to \"pay wages.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li En could feel Lex’s power rapidly fading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forcibly expanding the selection range of the Hall of Heroes, plus previously using his power recklessly during “One Day,” had drastically shortened its duration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ignore him!\" Hearing it was Lex complaining, Hela snapped sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her irritated words, fueled by excessive emotion, even cracked slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone who always faced everything with calm smiles, this was extremely rare—clearly, Lex’s behavior over this period had piled up considerable pressure on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling pity for the poor daughter of an unreliable father, Li En sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, ignore him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Li En took Hela’s hand in return, comforting the emotionally unstable \"girl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He vaguely sensed that Hela wasn’t as mature as she appeared—this sudden, slightly hysterical outburst suggested her inner self might already be shattered by a gaping hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It went unnoticed on ordinary days, but once triggered by sensitive matters, it could erupt completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li En’s warm hand and calm smile gradually calmed the girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Satisfaction -1%】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deduct away. Deduct however you want.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s dead and gone. What matters now is living our lives well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Li En looked at Hela more cheerfully; she puffed out her cheeks, looking slightly annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the one awkwardly struggling to figure out how to interact wasn’t just Lex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This messy family business was growing increasingly tangled. After a small act of revenge, Li En turned his attention to the matter at hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground was a bloody, unrecognizable mess; in a sense, Li En—with his high attack, high defense, and armor-piercing traits—had become an expert hunter of the \"Undead Beasts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From several communications via the Minor Mirror Demon, Li En’s side had hunted seven Horned Disciples and now ranked among the top tier of Hunters on the achievement list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was already impressive, since other squads had more members and were generally composed of Grand Professionals (fifth-rank or higher).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Li En’s side, the main force was Li En himself—even Hela, a High-Rank Warrior, was far less efficient at slaying beasts than he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evidence proved that cutting the beasts into mincemeat and roasting them with Dragon Flame and Radiance was the most efficient \"beast-slaying\" method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other attacks, even if they succeeded in decapitation, still allowed regeneration—several squads were stunned to see a Horned Disciple split cleanly in half, each half running off independently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something’s off.\" Looking at the meat paste on the ground, Li En felt uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You noticed too? These human-beasts are too weak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Feather Arrow, while harvesting \"Deer Hearts\" for later hotpot broth, responded to Li En’s doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had also sensed something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, too weak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too weak? Hela was slightly astonished and confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This monster’s regeneration ability was terrifying, its brute strength, sharp claws, and beastlike combat instincts made it a true killing machine.\u003C\u002Fp>",635,"2026-06-19T21:45:42.084Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7e27e17df1a13c774b8c1d301d8f2b9aee39afc8a258185c10af30457c5b1cd0","the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-chapter-264","the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-chapter-262",362,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-cover.jpg"]