Chapter 168 Li Xin's Psychological Pressure

Li Xin's eyes were a little red.

However, unlike Wang Yuanyuan's bloodthirsty fighting maniac character, she hated herself more for not living up to her expectations and felt looked down upon by her younger brother Long Haochen.

Girls' minds are really complicated...

After watching for a while, Xingyuan turned his attention back to putting stone armor on the soldiers of the Exorcist Pass and his comrades in the new Demon Hunting Group and repairing the city walls.

You should know that the number of people in the three major professions of magician, priest and summoner is quite scarce in the Exorcist level.

On the one hand, the number of members of these three temples is not as large as that of the other three. On the other hand, the relationship between the six major temples of the Temple Alliance is not solid, and each has its own little thoughts.

Why are there so few priests in the Exorcism Level?

On the one hand, the Assassin's Temple was unable to protect the personal safety of most priests, and on the other hand, the Assassin's Temple could not offer any benefits that would allow the Priest's Temple to increase the number of reinforcements...

The same goes for magicians.

Especially earth magicians like Xingyuan and Huang Yi, who were very popular in the Exorcist City. They were directly asked by the military to take on the task of repairing the city walls and protecting the soldiers.

Of course, the military of Exorcist Pass also promised to reward them with a large amount of merit, which would not be less than the merit they received from participating in the offensive and defensive battles. In addition to the merits they received from killing demons, they would also be given an additional military merit.

Without taking any risks, you can still get more merits than most people. There is such a good thing in the world! Neither Xingyuan nor Huang Yi could refuse.

Huang Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly as he watched Xingyuan condense a piece of 'stone armor' on the bodies of several Exorcist soldiers in just a few breaths. The armor was close-fitting, lightweight, and would not affect the wearer's movements.

They are both obviously fifth-level earth-type, so how could the gap between them be so big?

Earth Spirit Stone Armor? He also knows this magic, but he can't control it as finely as Xingyuan. Unless he focuses on one person, the stone armor he creates can pinch the person's flesh...

Noticing that Li Xin's emotions were a little too unstable, Xingyuan summoned several iron and stone men, holding swords and shields, and came to Li Xin's side.

"Cai'er." Xingyuan called her name softly.

"I'm here."

Cai'er appeared not far in front of him, holding a dagger in her right hand and a magic crystal from the demon's body in her left hand, and gave him an inquiring look.

"Do it to Li Xin like you did to me just now, and then bring her to me."

Xingyuan tapped the back of his neck and sent a message to Caier.

To be honest, Li Xin's talent is not bad. It's just that she is in Xingyuan's demon hunting team, and she seems mediocre when compared with the geniuses of Xingyuan.

Especially since Yue Mingnan, who ranks second to last in the team in terms of cultivation, has four levels of spiritual power higher than her. With Li Xin's strong personality, one can imagine the pressure she feels in such a team.

In particular, she is the oldest in the entire team, six years older than Xingyuan and about the same age as Tan Wan.

However, although Li Xin is 22 years old this year, since these professionals spend most of their time before the age of 20 in meditation and practice, it is common for their minds to not keep up with the development of their bodies.

Cai Er was very fast, and Xing Yuan hadn't figured out how to calm Li Xin down, lest she collapse under the pressure of being in the team...

Because she was carrying Li Xin on her back, she placed the other person at his feet.

"... Cai'er, please help take care of the position that Li Xin has vacated." Xingyuan said to Cai'er after a brief silence.

Cai'er's execution ability is a little too exaggerated... But if everyone can be like her, it would be pretty good.

No matter how brave and fearless the demons outside the Exorcist Pass were, they still needed time to catch their breath. As the battle was about to last two hours, the offensive of the demons gradually slowed down.

Seeing that someone was coming to take over his defense, Xingyuan was finally able to take some time to deal with Li Xin's problem.

He squatted down to help Li Xin take off the blood-stained helmet on her head, and sat down next to her.

Looking at Li Xin's eyes that had lost focus and become dazed after being washed by the pure purifying spiritual power, one could not help but sigh that Cai'er's ability was simply a magical skill that was specifically designed to cure similar mental symptoms.

"Li Xin, you've been under too much pressure lately."

Xingyuan took out an unused water bag from his storage ring and handed it to her. "Maintaining such a tense mental state for a long time will not be beneficial to your training or combat. Do you understand?"

"I……"

Li Xin unconsciously took the water bag handed to her by Xingyuan, then habitually unscrewed the cork and poured the water into her mouth. Her eyes were gradually becoming clear, and she began to chew over the two sentences Xingyuan said to her over and over in her mind.

"Captain, I'm sorry..."

Li Xin's voice sounded as if she was about to break. "Am I useless? I have always been holding everyone back..."

Xingyuan didn't say anything because it was indeed the fact.

If Xing Yuanzhi was not in the Demon Hunting Group, if he wanted to upgrade his Demon Hunting Group to the Emperor level, or even the highest level Title level Demon Hunting Group, not only Li Xin, but even Yue Mingnan, who had several levels of spiritual power higher than her, would not be qualified teammates in Xing Yuan's eyes.

However, Xingyuan has never been such a mean person. He just doesn't know whether his feelings are tolerant or he has never expected his teammates from the beginning...

Why do I suddenly have such arrogant thoughts?

Xingyuan grabbed his hair, unable to believe that such a thought would suddenly come to his mind.

"Captain..."

Li Xin's eyes were already filled with tears, but even if she snatched the helmet that Xingyuan had taken off and put it back on her head, she couldn't hide her crying voice, "I think it would be better for me to wait until the team competition is over, and then apply to the Demon Hunters headquarters to withdraw from the team..."

"Li Xin, what stupid things are you talking about?"

Xingyuan pinched his brows and asked, "Are you trying to escape?"

"No, I'm not. I'm just afraid of being a burden..."

"Have you ever thought about what will happen to the rest of us after you leave?" Xingyuan took a deep breath, calmed his restless mood, and asked Li Xin.

"I will go to the Demon Hunter Group headquarters to apply..."

What made Li Xin even more overwhelmed than the question itself was Xingyuan's attitude when talking to her. This was the first time she felt anger in Xingyuan.

　Suddenly I realized... I can't finish writing eight cards for the team competition... After all, the Demon King hasn't shown up yet.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)