398: Chapter 42 Unexpected Events

If he were to take action,

the only result would be death.

But for the king's honor, he was fearless.

He was just about to draw his sword.

Then he heard Lu Chen's voice.

"If a bug chirps in the distance,

you wouldn't care.

But if it's blind enough to run in front of you and bite you,

then there's no need to be polite."

Lu Chen said with a calm expression.

"You're so cynical, likely because you had a poor upbringing in your family of origin, so you feel the need to constantly use various ways to prove you're not inferior to others."

"Deer, right? I'm sorry you had to grow up in such a harsh environment."

Everyone's eyes widened.

They never expected

this young king would actually dare to mock the Adventurer before him.

But the reaction was not good.

Because Deer's eyes were practically spitting fire.

He drew his sword.

He roared,

"What did you say, you ant? Do you think you're something special just because you're a king?"

"Hmph, in my eyes, you are just a Mortal ant."

"I didn't want to do this, but now I must kill you and destroy your entire country."

Then he looked at Corun and asked,

"You won't interfere, will you?"

Corun sighed.

This king was truly young and impetuous.

Immature.

Just because he was insulted,

he dared to mock an adventurer.

Corun said indifferently,

"As you wish."

Deer's eyes lit up.

He charged forward like a bolt of lightning.

"Die, you bastard!"

Barton had already drawn his sword,

stepping in front of Lu Chen to protect him.

But his sword was just an ordinary weapon.

How could it withstand an Adventurer's weapon forged from transcendent Materials?

Barton's sword snapped in two.

Deer's sword was about to slice Barton in half,

only an inch away from his forehead.

Right then,

someone stepped forward

and caught the sword between two fingers.

Everyone looked in shock at the figure that had just stepped out.

It was a young guard from the Royal Guard.

"Trash like you thinks they can strike our king and general? Get back to your Guild. We don't need Adventurer like you."

At this moment,

everyone's eyes nearly popped out.

A Mortal guard had caught Deer's sword with just two fingers.

Deer saw the cold look in the young guard's eyes,

and sweat began to bead on his forehead.

He gave a cold hmph,

and had to sheathe his sword.

"Your Majesty, please forgive this humble subordinate's overstepping. I didn't want to stand out, but they were too much. I couldn't stomach it. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

The guard stepped back

and bowed.

In that instant, he became everyone's hero.

Lu Chen smiled,

thinking to himself,

"This is quite interesting. This young man is clearly very powerful, at least a third-tier lifeform."

"But why didn't I sense his Qi before? Could he have a treasure on him that can even block the senses of a fourteenth-tier lifeform?"

"Truly interesting."

"No problem. But you've offended the Adventurer. Can you handle the border situation alone?"

he asked calmly.

The young man looked at the calm king in surprise.

When a normal person discovers a peerless expert hidden in their army,

shouldn't they become excited, afraid, or suspicious?

But this king didn't even blink an eye,

as if it were no big deal.

The young man said,

"Rest assured, Your Majesty. Leave everything that follows to me. How about we set off now?"

Lu Chen had no objections.

The guards now worshipped this young man,

so naturally, there were no objections.

Corun and the others did not leave.

He stepped forward and said,

"Your Majesty, please forgive our previous rudeness. We still wish to complete the mission without any reward."

Lu Chen smiled again.

This man was very clever.

It seemed he wanted to recruit this guard into his Guild.

The young man didn't answer,

simply looking at Lu Chen.

Lu Chen said,

"Fine, you can stay, but as you said, you won't get a single penny."

Deer couldn't help but clench his fists again,

but Corun waved his hand to stop him.

"We agree."

"Good, then let's go."

Lu Chen entered the carriage.

But before entering,

he gave Deer a contemptuous look.

Then the door closed.

Deer wanted to rage again,

but his target was already gone.

However,

after entering the carriage,

Lu Chen looked into the Black Hole World within his Spiritual Vein Space.

The World Tree seed bestowed by the Great Ruler Albully

now showed faint signs of advancing.

Since being placed in his body,

this seed had been absorbing energy.

Normally,

it would take thousands of years for a World Tree to sprout,

turning from a seed into a sapling.

But the energy within Lu Chen's body

was infinite.

And it was the purest energy.

So it didn't take long

for it to grow into a World Tree.

However, to continue advancing,

it still lacked something.

And that something was Lu Chen's permission.

Because although the World Tree managed everything inside the Black Hole World,

it was like a computer's management System,

requiring the owner's permission to handle everything.

Only with Lu Chen's permission

could it continue to advance and grow further.