He had the look of a simpleton trying to show disdain with his eyes.

Maxwell had seen this type of expression many times, and because he had seen it so much, it naturally annoyed the crap out of him.

Therefore, his anger immediately flared up.

Ben glared at him and lectured: "Is a lowly human like you trying to die!"

His tone of voice was extremely arrogant.

It was similar to a triad gang member taking in protection fees from a street stall seller. If you dare not hand the money over.

And Ben's expression was even more arrogant, completely looking down on Maxwell.

Maxwell didn't bother responding and directly slapped out while shouting: "Really!"

"Slap!"

The slap sent Ben spinning over to the ground with a plop sound.

It was extremely embarrassing for Ben when half his face was stuck in the mud from the fall.

If Fernando wasn't present, Maxwell would have followed up by stepping on his face.

Maxwell sneered as he cursed out: "You damn dog thing, you really think I'm a vegetarian if I don't show you some of my powers, huh?"

Ben struggled back onto his feet with an ugly expression on his face. He then stared at Maxwell with strong hatred while his jaws and fists were clenched. He then relaxed while wiping off the mud from his face. Finally, he spat a huge glob of phlegm near Maxwell's feet before smiling with the same disdainful look.

Immediately after, Ben's expression returned to normal, and he said to Fernando, "Your Royal Highness, we should hurry back so that the king doesn't become anxious."

Fernando nodded: "But what about my boss?"

Ben revealed a benevolent smile and said, "If you want him to send you off, of course, he should come along. You are the Prince, so I'm sure the common people will understand it."

"Thank you, Uncle Ben."

Fernando smiled excitedly. He then grabbed Maxwell's hand and made a mad dash for it. While running towards the gnome race's territory, he pulled out a strange-looking gold coin and quietly stuffed it towards Maxwell's pocket. He then whispered, "This is something my dad gave me. It's called the King's Seal, so I want you to keep it safe for me."

Maxwell was startled by this but secretly put it away. He then said to himself, "This little squirt looks young but is very meticulous."

It was clear that... Fernando sensed something wasn't quite right.

According to Ben's personality, he would have definitely gone Overdrive from being struck. Yet he actually started smiling as nothing happened afterwards.

The most important part was that Ben was someone who always stuck to his own principles, yet suddenly agreed to let Maxwell send him off. This clearly showed there was some conspiracy going on. When Fernando thought of his parents, he couldn't help but start worrying about them. He then looked up at Maxwell and said, "Boss, you're going to help me, right?"

"Crackle!"

"Congratulations to player Maxwell Gillette for triggering a mysterious quest!"

Quest rank: Unknown

Quest reward: Unknown

Quest time limit: Unknown

This was the first time Maxwell had encountered a quest that was filled with unknown sets. "Is this some sort of random quest with random rewards?"

Immediately after, Maxwell didn't hesitate and replied: "Of course I'll help!"

Fernando had made those high-ranked spawned beasts gather over nine thousand drops of blood essence for him. Fernando also allowed him to experience a sense of prestige in front of those spawned beasts that even Kings could never enjoy. This made Maxwell immediately agree to help him.

Maxwell had a very straightforward personality.

For those who treated him well, he would pay them back a thousand or ten thousandfold without a problem.

For those who didn't treat him well, just wait for your journey to hell!

Fernando lightly smiled and said, "Thank you!"

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"You despicable human being, you dare to hit me? You just wait; I will let you experience a living hell!" Ben stopped while his countenance looked a bit green. His eyes were filled with thick killing intent while he waved his fingers in the air and said softly: "Pass on my orders: Have everyone assemble the Hell's Array in front of our tribe's entrance. Remember to activate the array only after the little prince goes inside safely. If you guys accidentally harm the prince, General Asher will not let you guys off!"

"We obey!"

A burst of buzzing sounds was heard in the surrounding bushes before they gradually disappeared.

Ben's eyes turned vicious as his voice turned cold: "You lowly human, you're going to die very soon. Hahaha..."

Ben then quickly ran forward to catch up.

It wasn't long before he caught up to Maxwell and Fernando.

Maxwell was a bit surprised by this. The aura coming from Ben showed he wasn't that strong, which meant his cultivation level was rather weak. Or else why would he have taken that slap without doing anything back? But his speed was extremely fast, so does that mean every gnome in this world had very fast running speeds?

"Your Royal Highness, you should slow down a bit and not tire yourself too much." Ben was revealing a very fake, respectful face as he continued saying, "We should slow down and not rush so much. It's not good if you overexert yourself and harm your health."

Fernando smiled and said, "Uncle Ben, I'm not tired. I just want to see my parents as soon as possible."

Maxwell glanced at Ben and said to himself, "This guy was originally in a rush to return, but now he has suddenly changed his stance. This old fogey must be preparing an ambush or something and needs time to complete it."

Maxwell wasn't afraid.

But he was afraid Fernando might get injured in the process.

Suddenly, Maxwell said with a smile, "Little prince, we should compete to see which of us is faster."

Fernando secretly cooperated and said, "Sounds good! Uncle Ben, you should join us. The speed of my boss is quite fast and isn't below our gnome race."

Ben coldly harrumphed with a disdainful expression.

Maxwell was too lazy to bother with him and said, "Let's start now."

The two of them ran off like a gust of wind.

Ben could only rush after them desperately while thinking to himself: "The Hell Array requires some time to setup so I hope they can make it in time. This damn human needs to die soon because I don't want to see him a moment longer than necessary! Humph!"

Half an hour later.

Below a towering mountain that touched the clouds.

Fernando stopped before it, pointing at a cave halfway up the mountain. "Boss, that's the only entrance into our minimalistic gnome race's territory."

Fernando was pointing at it in a serious manner while looking at Maxwell's gaze.

Maxwell's gaze faintly darkened as he memorised the cave and all its surroundings. He then faintly smiled, casually and said: "It's nothing but a simple cave. I can see it all with a glance, so there's no need for me to pay too much attention to it."

Fernando understood the meaning and gave Maxwell's hand a squeeze.

Maxwell reciprocated the action.

Ben used a particularly icy voice and said, "The rules of our gnome race forbid humans and dogs from entering. You'd better quickly leave this place, or else don't blame me for not warning you! Humph!"

While saying this, Ben's eyes either intentionally or unintentionally started scanning the area.

Even though Maxwell wasn't happy about this, he couldn't just throw a tantrum. He squatted down and gently touched Fernando's head and said, "As a real and truly courageous man, one needs to shoulder their responsibilities. Don't worry, there's still me here if anything bad happens. If anyone dares to bully you, I wouldn't just beat them until they cannot shit, I will just directly kill them!"

As the word kill was said, the grim reaper's killing intent within Maxwell exploded forth. The aura directly forced Ben back several steps, making his face pale and his body faintly shiver. But the anger in Ben's eyes actually became more intense.

"Thank you for your teachings, boss." Fernando nodded and then said, "Uncle Ben, let's go."

Ben calmed himself down and briefly glanced at Maxwell. He then used a really soft voice where Maxwell was the only one who could hear: "Just wait for your death..."

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