Zane glanced at the gunman, who was lying dead in the corner, and at the unmoving boy, who was lying on the ground in the distance. He hesitated but still started the engine quickly.Whitney climbed into the car and sat in the passenger seat. She turned and said to Sebastian, "How's Ms. Griffin?""I've only temporarily stopped the bleeding. I'm not sure if her internal organs were injured or not, so we must get back as quickly as we can so that I can treat her wound," Sebastian said in a slightly choked voice.He had never imagined that Rosalie would take a bullet for him without any thought for her own life. He looked down at Rosalie, who was lying unconscious in his arms, and he couldn't help but think about everything that had happened since they met.At first, he had treated her coldly and kept her at arm's length until he eventually came to accept her. Now, Rosalie was barely hanging on to life. Sebastian had finally realized that he already owed her too much. He was afraid
The burly officer frowned.After hesitating for a long time, he mustered up the courage to approach Sebastian and glance inside the car. When he saw that there really was a severely injured young woman inside, he frowned and asked, "What's going on?"Sebastian had no choice but to tell him simply about what had happened. Once he had heard Sebastian's account, the burly officer waved a hand at the dozen or so officers behind him and said, "Put your guns away. Clear a path and send the young lady in the car to the hospital at once. Hurry!"Sebastian said gratefully, "Thank you.""You're welcome. I'm very sorry. We received a report from someone about a murder, but we didn't expect you to be the victims."He added, "Hurry, time waits for no man. With police cars clearing a path, the journey will be much smoother." He saluted Sebastian and the others and sprinted back to his car.With the police cars clearing a way for them, the half-hour journey to Tranquil Hospital was shortened to
Aloysius was much calmer. Although the black-robed man was holding a knife against Orlando's throat, he didn't seem overly flustered. He looked calmly at the man and said, "I'm guessing that you have a grudge against Sebastian, too. Since we have the same goal, why don't we sit down and have a cup of hot tea?"Jeffrey nodded approvingly at Aloysius. He put his knife away and strode toward the sofa opposite the Gullivers, where he sat down."I guess it's true that experience counts for something. I'll get straight to the point. I'm from the Sanguis Cult. I believe you've heard of us, Mr. Gulliver Senior."Even Aloysius gasped at what Jeffrey had said.The Sanguis Cult was even more terrifying than the Slaughter Gods.If the Slaughter Gods were just an organization of murderers, then the Sanguis Cult could be said to be one of the newest, most evil martial arts sects that had popped up in the past couple of years. It was rumored to have accepted experts from all kinds of sects fro
Aloysius sighed heavily and said, "The Sanguis Cult is the kind of entity that we could never reach. Even the Slaughter Gods are wary of them!""However, when one door closes, another opens. Perhaps we can forge a connection with the Sanguis Cult through this incident with Sebastian. That would be a boon for our family too." Aloysius' serious expression softened as he smiled slightly.…That night, Gavin rushed to the hospital as soon as he could. When he saw Sebastian, he asked in concern, "Mr. Ballard, how is Ms. Griffin? If you need me to, I'll transfer the best medical equipment in Janover here right now."Sebastian waved a hand gently and said, "It's alright. Rosalie is out of danger. She'll wake up after resting for three days. However, those assassins didn't seem to be part of the Slaughter Gods."Gavin frowned and asked, "Mr. Ballard, do you mean to say that someone else was trying to assassinate you this time?"Gavin's phone suddenly rang. Seeing that it was his deputy,
The assassin who had disguised himself as a security guard had martial arts skills at the level of a Grandmaster.Even a small bomb would not have been able to injure a Grandmaster expert so severely. Thus, the degree of his injuries would have required tremendous force and impact.That meant Sebastian's kick was at least at Level One of the Celestial level. That was the only way he would have been able to break the man's spine into six pieces with just one move."It's true. You can come and see for yourself if you don't believe me. I heard that Mr. Ballard was even carrying an injured person while he did it," Fred said as he walked over to the wall where the assassin had fallen. When he saw the cracked marble, he couldn't help knocking on it gently.An entire chunk of marble fell, sending up a shower of pebbles. It made Fred dizzy to look at it."T-The wall's cracked too," he said in disbelief. Gavin stared at Sebastian, his eyes bulging. Although he knew that Sebastian had to
"Mr. Ballard, it'll be easy to find out whether the Gullivers were involved or not. We just have to send someone to check their financial transactions. However, before we have irrefutable proof, I would like to ask you not to do anything to the Gullivers," Gavin said to Sebastian, frowning.The Gullivers were very influential among Sartvale's martial arts sects. If they attacked the Gullivers, it would also stir up those of the Martial Arts Association, and they would end up causing a lot of unnecessary trouble.Sebastian nodded slightly and said, "Alright, I'll be waiting for news from you. It's getting late. You should go home."Gavin nodded and bid his farewell. Meanwhile, Zane and Whitney had both been shaken by the assassination attempt, and they both refused to leave the hospital.Sebastian had no choice. He instructed them to find empty beds in the adjacent hospital rooms and stay there temporarily.…After the defeated assassination attempt from the night before, the Gu
Before long, a red-faced man in his 50s walked into the living room with a young man in tow.The ruddy-faced man was obviously Thaddeus.Aloysius hastily got up to greet him. He bowed to Thaddeus slightly and said, "Mr. Verton, I've heard many things about you, and I finally get to meet you today. With your help, I'm sure that we'll avenge my son in no time."Thaddeus bowed back slightly to Aloysius. He had heard about the Gullivers' predicament from Jeffrey. He then comforted Aloysius for Kelvin's death. Noticing Aloysius still looked grim, he smiled and said, "Mr. Gulliver Senior, I've heard about everything. Although Sebastian didn't die, one of the women with him was severely injured and is now at death's door."If there are no unexpected incidents, she'll die from her injuries any time now. That will be like collecting interest from Ballard." Aloysius looked up at Thaddeus. He looked sinister as he said, "I don't care how many of the people around him die. I only want him d
Thaddeus glared coldly at Aloysius."Oh, right, right. You're absolutely right, Mr. Verton." Aloysius finally understood why Jeffrey had said that they would need the Gullivers' connections.However, if he could kill Sebastian and avenge Kelvin, Aloysius would be willing to do anything.…Early the next day, Sebastian had just changed the dressings on Rosalie's wound when someone banged on the door of the convenience store.Sebastian had taken Rosalie back to the convenience store so that he could easily treat her if there were any urgent situations.Additionally, the convenience store was in a comparatively remote location, so it was easier for Gavin and the others to lie in wait. Once their opponent sent assassins to them again, they could catch them all in one fell swoop and find the mastermind behind it."Damn it, who's that? How could they be so uncivilized?" Zane opened the door angrily. There was an old man and a young man standing outside. The old man wore a mink coat,