Who else could the small figure be other than Fernando?

He was really anxious.

Extremely anxious. He was anxious on behalf of his boss but couldn't think of any way to help him.

At the same time, he was hiding all this time.

Waiting for Asher to appear.

He was pretty sure now that the man he once considered the best uncle ever had killed his parents. His heart was hurting so much like it was bleeding from being stabbed.

But...

Fernando was very clear that Asher killed his parents because he wanted to become the king.

Since Asher couldn't get his hands on the King's Seal, he had to use other means. For example, becoming the gnome race's hero!

"Father, mother, I won't let him succeed. I will make him pay the same price as well." Fernando promised in his heart. At the same time, he shouted: "Boss, catch me!"

"Huh?"

Maxwell was startled as he turned around.

He was very worried for Fernando's safety, but now seeing he was okay, it was as if a large rock had been lifted from his heart. Maxwell faintly smiled and said, "No problem!"

Fernando flapped his arms and quickly descended towards Maxwell.

Maxwell caught Fernando and whispered, "What are you planning on doing?"

Fernando then asked: "Boss, you will help me, right?"

This question was the same as the one asked last time.

At this moment, a system notification sounded off in Maxwell's mind.

"Crackle!"

"Congratulations to player Maxwell Gillette for triggering the quest: Rescuing the gnome race."

Quest: Save the gnome race

Difficulty: rank

Rewards: 20,000 XP, 5000 mana, and a random supportive technique.

In an instant, his quest that was previously filled with question marks disappeared and became like this. Maxwell was somewhat happy but somewhat depressed at the same time. He had received quite a few ranked quests already, so he wasn't that excited when those mysterious question marks he had anticipated for so long only turned out like this. He then internally said: "An rank quest, well, let's see what supportive techniques will pop out this time."

"Accept!"

There was no hesitation in Maxwell's thoughts. Even if Fernando didn't ask him, he would still try to help him out. Since he had called him boss, Maxwell had to be responsible for this little brother's well-being. Maxwell then said: "Of course I'll help. I will cooperate with you on whatever you plan on doing next."

This moved Fernando, and a trace of tears appeared in his stubborn eyes. Maxwell was most likely the only person who would still dare to help him right now.

"Don't cry!"

"A real man can bleed but cannot cry. Your crying will only make your enemies even more smug. No matter how big your grievances are right now, you'd better shove them back inside. Right now is not the time to cry!" Maxwell shouted in a muffled tone. He always believed that men had to be responsible for their own fate.

Fernando pulled back his tears and tried hard to suppress his grief. He then said: "En, I won't cry!"

Immediately after...

Fernando's eyes became firm once again as he said, "Boss, send me to the front."

Maxwell did just that.

The gnomes all swarming in were stunned, and most of them stopped.

"Your Royal Highness, the Prince!"

"It's the Royal Prince! Didn't someone say he was missing?"

"He has captured the Prince."

"This damn human is too despicable!"

There was a slight change to Asher's expression. His right hand made a move, and his powerful oppressive pressure could be activated at a moment's notice. He was glaring at Fernando with gloomy eyes before saying to a guard nearby: "Go get all the Iron Blood Corps to come here."

After issuing the command, Asher showed a painful expression and said, "My nephew! This shameless and despicable human dares to hold our prince hostage? What a hateful bastard!"

While internally, Asher was saying coldly, "You think you can deal with me after working with a human? A seven-year-old child wants to overturn this scenario? You want to avenge your parents? Humph! Just wait a bit, and I'll send you to hell to have a reunion with your damn parents!"

Asher's current expression was on cue.

His acting was probably ten thousand times better than those Oscar winners.

Fernando's expression was ice cold without any trace of panic. He then angrily glared at Asher and shouted: "Kneel for me!"

"Bam!"

His voice was like a muffled thunder.

Everyone had shocked expressions on their faces.

The corner of Asher's eyes was twitching while his anger was secretly growing inside him. He then showed an expression like he had no clue what was going on and said, "Fernando, I'm your uncle. Don't be scared, Uncle will save you in a bit."

Fernando once again angrily shouted: "Asher, kneel for me!"

His voice shook the sky.

This time, Fernando directly called out his name.

Maxwell was internally surprised by this. Looking at Fernando's calm expression, Maxwell internally praised him: "Not bad, he has the image of a monarch. He can still be so calm and collected at this moment, and still possess a trace of craziness. He is indeed my little brother. Hahaha…"

Asher now had an ugly look on his face.

His eyes turned fierce, and his voice turned cold as he shouted: "You want me to kneel? I don't think a Prince of the gnome race has such an authority! According to status, I am your uncle, so you should be the one kneeling before me!

"No authority?"

"Fine!"

"Boss, take out the King's Seal. It's fine that you keep holding onto it, and there's no need to give it to me." Said Fernando. He was very careful because he was afraid he was incapable of protecting the King's Seal; that's why he wanted Maxwell to keep holding onto it.

Maxwell pulled out the strange-looking coin and raised it into the air.

"The King's... King's Seal!"

"The highest authority of our gnome race."

"Heavens! Why would it be in the hands of a human?"

The moment the King's Seal appeared, a large number of gnomes started kneeling without hesitation.

It represented the gnome race's highest authority!

No matter who had it, the gnome race had to kneel before it.

At this moment, Fernando also kneeled with a very devout expression.

Asher had an even uglier look now as he said through clenched teeth: "Sure enough, you handed it over to the human. You damn brat, I should've killed you in the beginning."

Maxwell wiped his forehead of imaginary sweat and mumbled, "If I knew this thing was so useful, I would definitely have pulled it out early on."

Fernando then said, "Boss, you are now the king of the gnome race. Even if the original king were here, he would still have to kneel before the King's Seal. Your words are absolute, and whoever doesn't listen can be directly killed."

"Oh shit!"

"It's that awesome?"

Maxwell's lips formed a smug sneer. With an expression like he was the Heavenly Emperor, Maxwell pointed at Asher and shouted: "You damn old fogey, kneel!"

Asher didn't move and coldly shouted: "My fellow tribesman, the prince that we once loved has colluded with the humans. This is too heartbreaking and unexpected, therefore..."

Speaking to this point...

Asher paused and smiled evilly. He then continued: "Therefore, I've decided to enforce justice on behalf of the heavens and kill this vile traitor!"

"A little hairless brat wants to fight with me?"

"You wish to take out the King's Seal to suppress me?"

"The only thing this world recognises is strength. You think that bringing out a piece of scrap iron is enough to suppress me? You guys are all overestimating its worth." Asher started chuckling conceitedly in his heart.

Suddenly, Fernando stood up and clearly pronounced each word: "Asher, you're not even letting a child like me off? Killing my parents was all for the position of king... Aren't you being a bit too ruthless?"

Numerous gnomes were somewhat moved by this.

Asher had a cold smile on his face as he asked: "Since you say I killed your parents, do you have any proof?"

Fernando pulled out a beast core and slapped his palm into the air. A Projection Array then started appearing...

Asher's expression underwent a drastic change as his rage reached the skies!

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