While Hunter was on the phone with Ivan, Vince called Liam and told him briefly about Sebastian's case.After Liam heard about it, he was very surprised. Although he had the authority to use local police power, he didn't have the authority to intervene with the local judicial department's right to enact justice.As he hadn't been present when Sebastian injured Matthias, he had no authority to intervene in the case, even if he wanted to."Grandpa, Seb's in trouble!" Liam put the phone down and rushed to Wyatt's bedroom, where he told him about what had happened to Sebastian."That doesn't sound right. Sebastian doesn't seem like such an impulsive person."Liam couldn't help smiling wryly. "That's because you've never seen him when he's being impulsive."Wyatt glared at Liam and said, "Use your brain! If you wanted to kill someone, would you do it in public?"Liam looked rather baffled as he said, "I know that Seb was framed, but Hunter might already have taken action!"Wyatt l
"Are you going to defy me?" Liam sneered.Matthias' corpse was essential in proving Sebastian's innocence and saving his life. Liam was determined to get it. That was why he had brought Wyatt's guards with him."I'm sorry. I hope that the special forces comrades can cooperate with us," the police officer said, blocking Liam's path.Liam gritted his teeth and pulled out his gun from around his waist. He flicked off the safety catch and pointed it at the police officer who was in his way. He said, "Move aside!""Do you think you're the only one who has a gun?" The police officer pulled out his gun as well, but he didn't dare to take off the safety catch."I'll count to three, and you'll put the corpse down and let us take it. Otherwise, shoot him on the spot!" Liam commanded the soldiers behind him. "Yes, sir!" As they assented, their guns swung around to point at the police officers.The officer who was blocking Liam's path instinctively took two steps backward. He couldn't affo
In less than ten minutes, a second message was sent to Marius' phone, "Your child is in our hands! If you want the child to live, don't do the autopsy!" When Marius saw the message, his hands trembled slightly.They had kidnapped his child!"Dr. Chesney, we have the corpse. What do we do next?" Liam shouted as he jumped out of the military vehicle and walked inside.Marius recovered at once when he heard Liam's shouts. He hesitated and said, "Find a medical examiner to do the autopsy."Liam frowned and looked at him in confusion. "Dr. Chesney, aren't you qualified as a medical examiner?"Marius turned red and hung his head. If Sebastian hadn't pleaded on his behalf, he couldn't imagine what would have happened to him.On one hand was his benefactor, but on the other was his child. He was in a dilemma."Hey, say something!" Liam urged him impatiently. He could tell that there was something strange about Marius' expression."Mr. Holman, I'm afraid that I won't be able to do any
Sebastian's arms were held firmly by two police officers as they got into the police car. Cody was sitting in the front passenger seat. He glanced smugly at Sebastian through the rearview mirror as he said, "Ballard, when we get to the state department, there'll be no one left to defend you! I advise you to behave!"Sebastian ignored him and looked in the rearview mirror. A large fleet of police cars had suddenly popped up behind them."Stop that car!" Ned's voice came from the police cars behind them.Cody huffed coldly and turned to say to the driver, "Ignore them and speed up. We'll rush through the checkpoint ahead, and then our mission will be completed.At his command, the police car picked up speed and rushed straight for the checkpoint at a speed of 120 miles per hour."Damn it! Those assholes! Notify the people in the checkpoint in front and tell them to put up roadblocks!" Ned's eyes were red with fury. If he couldn't get Sebastian back, his stint as office director wo
Liam sneered and clasped his hands behind his back. He stepped forward in his shiny military boots and said, "Do you think you're tough because you're holding a gun?"I'm not sure whether you'll have the guts to shoot or not, but my special forces team members aren't going to give you the chance to pull the trigger. "I'm going to count to three. Put down your gun, or your family will be getting death notices tomorrow morning!" As soon as Liam finished, over a dozen guns were trained on Cody and Knox."Colonel Holman, you must know that I don't just represent the state," Cody said through gritted teeth.Liam scoffed and said, "I know whose dogs you are. But even that dog Hunter wouldn't dare to try and act tough in front of me!" He slapped Cody in the face."You—""Forget it, Cody. This is beyond the two of us. We'd better go and report this to Chief Galledin as soon as we can," Knox said in a low voice as he tugged at Cody's clothes.At Knox's reminder, Cody realized how seri
When Ivan heard the news, he had no choice but to suppress his rage.He knew that Vince was opposing him on purpose, but he could only compromise and revoke Sebastian's arrest warrant in the state department as well. Vince had already set up a special team to put on the case. He was going to investigate it thoroughly and clear Sebastian's name. Ned was in charge of the team. Sebastian nodded slightly, but he couldn't help feeling amused. Shane had almost killed him. Even he couldn't understand when he had offended Shane."Does that mean I'm free now?" Sebastian asked, smiling."Yes. You're innocent, Mr. Ballard, so we must clear your name," Ned said. He started the engine of the police car and headed straight back to Steinberg's city area."Seb, I feel like there's something strange about all this. Even if Shane wanted to get you in trouble, he isn't powerful enough to use someone as important as Ivan. "Although the Winters do have some dealings with the martial arts sects, t
Early the next morning, Sebastian rushed over to the traditional medicine consultation department at St. James Hospital as usual.The moment he entered, he saw Zane teaching Bailey and Madeline how to brew medicine.Sebastian knew exactly what Zane was up to.Over the past few days, Sebastian had been taking turns with Jonah, Henrietta, and Aaron to do consultations at St. James Hospital. As a result, almost all the patients in Steinberg had flocked to them.Even the citizens of neighboring cities had heard about them and traveled to see them.They had to give out hundreds of prescriptions every day.St. James Hospital didn't have enough staff on hand to help with brewing the medicine, so Zane had volunteered to come and help. If he could teach the foreigners how to do it, Zane would be able to laze off a bit. "Mr. Ballard! Is this the right way to brew medicine?" Bailey earnestly asked Sebastian, carrying a clay pot toward him. "Yes. You've just added a bit too much water.
Sebastian was startled.River Corporation wasn't just famous in the state; it was renowned in the whole of Dramon, and it had a very good reputation in the industry.Sebastian looked at Norman and knew at once that he wasn't an ordinary man.Even in every breath he took, Sebastian could sense the unique energy that only experts at the most advanced Supreme Grandmaster level possessed."Hello, Mr. Nichols Senior." Sebastian bowed very politely to Norman."You must be Dr. Ballard! Oliver has mentioned you to me before. I didn't expect you to be so young and accomplished." Norman nodded admiringly. "I only know a little about medicine. I wouldn't say that I'm a miracle doctor. Just call me Sebastian," he said modestly."Well, Sebastian, you are much too modest. I'd like you to have a look at me later," Norman said, smiling.Sebastian nodded slightly. Actually, the moment he had entered the room, he had sensed an evil energy from Norman.Although Norman looked energetic on the ou
If the Emrys Sect was also looking for the sword, Anthony wouldn't dare to covet it. However, if they were ignoring Maximus, that would be a different story."Oh, my mentor has passed away. I'm just an external apprentice. How could I ask the other seniors in the sect to do anything? I had no choice but to watch as Purity, one of the ten famous swords of the Emrys Sect, fell into Sebastian's hands." The hatred in Maximus' voice intensified as he spoke. He hadn't just lost the sword. His reputation in Sunway had crumbled as well. He hadn't been able to find an ally, but now Anthony was going to come off his mountain to deal with Sebastian. Maximus might now be able to use the opportunity to get back his sword and his dignity."Oh, okay. I'll help you out. What does your sword look like?" Anthony had heard of Purity, but he had never seen the real thing."It's a rare treasure that can be both soft and hard and can be wrapped around one's waist. As far as I know, Sebastian keeps th
"Mr. Laing, why would you need to go personally for such a young man? Despite my inferior skills, I am willing to get his head for you," a middle-aged man stood up and said to Anthony. He was the deputy sect leader of the Caelbane Sect, and he had been an apprentice together with Anthony. If Anthony went personally and made a scene, everyone in the mystic martial arts sects might find out. If he went personally for a young man, wouldn't that imply that there wasn't anyone else in the Caelbane Sect who could go?Anthony smiled impassively and said, "Jacques, you don't understand. Although Titan's death was a pity, I still have other apprentices who are just as skilled as Titan."Anthony had been acting rather strangely at the entrance that day. He didn't usually treat his apprentices that way.He was the kind of person who didn't think that mentor-apprentice relationships were very important.In fact, several of his apprentices were unhappy about that. The pain that he had expr
If Sebastian was too absolute, he would only attract the hatred and revenge of more people. That was why he had killed Titan, but not Tatum. He had to have a reason to kill every time he did so."The mystic sects?" Rose smiled and shook her head as she said, "With skills like yours, who among the mystic sects can do anything to you? There's probably barely anyone.""Do you want me to end up on the run? What will happen to Rosalie and Whitney? What about the Northmans? They will be sure to suffer a bloody revenge as well." Sebastian shook his head, smiling wryly.If he didn't have anything that he was concerned about, he would be fearless. However, the people around him were all ordinary people who barely had any strength. Sebastian could escape, but what about the others?…It was late at night when Tatum finally crawled back to the Caelbane Sect, covered in blood. The apprentice who was standing guard ran in to report to Anthony when he saw the wretched state that Tatum was i
Tatum had turned pale with fright. His shirt became drenched with cold sweat almost instantly."You… did you just kill one of the Caelbane Sect members?" Tatum still couldn't accept it.There was a snap as Sebastian broke both his legs with a single kick instead of wasting time talking to him.There was a thump as Tatum fell heavily to his knees. The impact crushed his kneecaps as well."Aargh!" Tatum screamed in pain like a dying pig."Shut up. If you scream again, I'll cut out your tongue," Sebastian said, looking down at him. Tatum stopped shouting at once and stared up at Sebastian in abject fear.Since he was a child, he had been the one bullying others. This was the first time he had been treated as if he were a lamb being led to the slaughter!"Apologize to the old lady!" Sebastian pointed to the old lady that Titan had slapped. "Sebastian, we're the apprentices of the sect leader of the Caelbane Sect. You want me to apologize to her? Aren't you afraid that the Caelba
Every Warrior treated the Martial Arts Association like a god. Therefore, that would make the Caelbane Sect even higher than a god!"Are you both not right in the head? I don't owe your sect leader money, yet he's trying to ask me for something? Even beggars aren't this desperate!" Sebastian looked at Titan and Tatum as if they were idiots. "We're not beggars, damn it! I'm telling you, cut both your hands off right now and let us take them. Otherwise, we'll take your life!" Tatum yelled, pointing at Sebastian."What the hell are you looking at? Are you sick of living?" Titan slapped a passing old lady.The old lady had been planning to buy some house protection charms from Sebastian, but Titan slapped her so hard that she fell to the ground, blood trickling out of the corner of her mouth.Titan didn't even look twice at the old lady. He felt that anyone who even glanced their way twice when the Caelbane Sect was conducting their business deserved to die!Slapping her was already
Wensleydale had been overly enthusiastic with them. Not only had he been extremely hospitable, he had even arranged for several young and beautiful women to cater to them.When one went overboard, it would make everything seem insincere.Titan couldn't for the life of him think of any benefit that he could offer Wensleydale. The old man already had one foot in the grave, and the Caelbane Sect would never accept someone of his age. The more he thought about it, the more Titan felt that what Tatum had said made sense."Forget about him. Let's go to Steinberg ourselves tomorrow morning," he said, his eyes narrowing.Even if Wensleydale had tipped Sebastian off, where could the latter escape to in just a single day?He could run, but he couldn't hide. Sebastian also owned the Arctic Snow Group in Steinberg, which was a massive corporation.Besides, according to reliable news from Ethan, Sebastian's ex-wife was also the CEO of Frostwave Corporation. He couldn't possibly pack up all
Sebastian laughed and said nothing. He rubbed the brand new copper coin in his pocket with one hand.Only Lyanna would be capable of doing something like that. The illusion had been cast by her.Without her help, Sebastian would probably be in huge trouble. No matter whether or not he was in the right, there should have been severe consequences for slaughtering more than 100 elite members of the Martial Arts Association.Lyanna had even made the souls of those people her food. It was terrifyingly cruel. "Everything's alright now, everyone. It seems that Mr. Flumen repented after realizing how terrible his crimes were and killed himself," Sebastian said politely, smiling as if nothing had happened."Maybe your character and charisma convinced them, Mr. Ballard." Hans didn't know what to say.Zane swallowed and laughed as he said to Sebastian, "Mr. Ballard, you really… you really are… amazing.""Since you're all here, don't be in such a rush to leave. I'll treat you all to a meal
However, Wensleydale didn't care. He would have killed his own son if it meant that he could live!Without another word, he hacked off Humphrey's arm. Before Humphrey could scream, Wensleydale stabbed him in the heart. He gripped the handle of the knife and twisted it grimly. Humphrey stared at Wensleydale, his eyes bulging, right until the moment he died. He had died a violent death. Wensleydale looked at the corpses scattered all over the ground. Like the man with the dragon-topped cane, they all decayed rapidly and were blown off into the air by a slight breeze, leaving no trace behind. Wensleydale turned slowly and gazed mournfully at Sebastian. He looked into Sebastian's ice-cold gaze and finally realized that the latter wasn't going to forgive him, even though he had hacked off his own arm and killed his apprentice. Instead of dying in great pain like the others, he might as well give himself a quick end! Tears streamed down Wensleydale's face as he held the knife to
"Mr. Ballard! I was wrong! Please, have mercy on me…""Mr. Ballard, we'll never do it again. I don't want to die.""Mr. Ballard, I have an 80-year-old mother at home. Please have mercy!" There was a series of thumps as more than 100 people fell to their knees. They were genuinely afraid. What Lyanna had said had made their last defenses crumble completely. The moment they knelt, the corpse of the man with the dragon-topped cane began to decay rapidly right in front of their eyes. In the end, only pale white bones remained. A slight breeze swept over them from out of nowhere. With a gentle gust, the skeleton disappeared. It was as if the man with the dragon-topped cane had never existed."Mr. Ballard, you mustn't show any compassion at all to these hypocrites," Rose said. She slowly pulled out her short sword and tossed her sheath away. Sebastian closed his eyes and nodded slightly. There was a series of squelching noises as over a dozen heads fell to the ground. More dark